• <b><center>Sotheby's<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts & More<br>Available for Immediate Purchase</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> J.R.R. Tolkien. <i>The Lord of the Rings</i> Trilogy. 11,135 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Edgar Allan Poe. <i>The Raven and Other Poems,</i> 1845. 33,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. <i>War and Peace,</i> 1886. 22,500 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. <i>Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,</i> 1902. 7,500 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. <i>This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby,</i> and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. 11,135 USD
    Sotheby’s: Edgar Allan Poe. The Raven and Other Poems, 1845. 33,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. War and Peace, 1886. 22,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1902. 7,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: F. Scott Fitzgerald. This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD
  • <b>Doyle, Dec. 5:</b> Minas Avetisian (1928-1975). <i>Rest,</i> 1973. $8,000 to $12,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 5:</b> Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973). <i>Yawning Tiger,</i> conceived 1917. $3,000 to $5,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 5:</b> Robert M. Kulicke (1924-2007). <i>Full-Blown Red and White Roses in a Glass Vase,</i> 1982. $3,000 to $5,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 5:</b> Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). L’ATELIER DE CANNES (Bloch 794; Mourlot 279). The cover for <i>Ces Peintres Nos Amis,</i> vol. II. $1,000 to $1,500. <b>Doyle, Dec. 5:</b> LeRoy Neiman (1921-2012). THE BEACH AT CANNES, 1979. $1,200 to $1,800. <b>Doyle, Dec. 5:</b> Richard Avendon, the suite of eleven signed portraits from the Avedon/Paris portfolio. $150,000 to $250,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 5:</b> Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989). <i>Flowers in Vase,</i> 1985. $20,000 to $30,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 5:</b> Edward Weston (1886-1958). <i>Nude,</i> 1936. $20,000 to $30,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 5:</b> Edward Weston (1886-1958). <i>Juniper, High Sierra,</i> 1937. <b>Doyle, Dec. 5:</b> Steven J. Levn (b. 1964). <i>Plumage II,</i> 2011. $6,000 to $8,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 5:</b> Steven Meisel (b. 1954). <i>Madonna, Miami, (from Sex),</i> 1992. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Minas Avetisian (1928-1975). Rest, 1973. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973). Yawning Tiger, conceived 1917. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Robert M. Kulicke (1924-2007). Full-Blown Red and White Roses in a Glass Vase, 1982. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). L’ATELIER DE CANNES (Bloch 794; Mourlot 279). The cover for Ces Peintres Nos Amis, vol. II. $1,000 to $1,500.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: LeRoy Neiman (1921-2012). THE BEACH AT CANNES, 1979. $1,200 to $1,800.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Richard Avendon, the suite of eleven signed portraits from the Avedon/Paris portfolio. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989). Flowers in Vase, 1985. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Edward Weston (1886-1958). Nude, 1936. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Edward Weston (1886-1958). Juniper, High Sierra, 1937.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Steven J. Levn (b. 1964). Plumage II, 2011. $6,000 to $8,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Steven Meisel (b. 1954). Madonna, Miami, (from Sex), 1992. $6,000 to $9,000.
  • <b>ALDE, Dec. 9:</b> BLAEU (JOAN) ET BORGOGNIO (GIO TOMASO). <i>Theatre des Estats de son Altesse Royale le duc de Savoye…,</i> La Haye, 1700. €25,000 to €30,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 9:</b> BROWNE (JAMES D. HOWE). <i>Ten Scenes in the last Ascent of Mont Blanc including five Views from the Summit.</i> London, 1853. €6,000 to €8,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 9:</b> FELLOWS (CHARLES). <i>A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont-Blanc.</i> London, 1827. €30,000 to €40,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 9:</b> HACQUET (BELSAZAR). <i>Physikalisch= Politische Reise aus den Dinarischen durch die Julischen…,</i> Leipzig, 1785. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 9:</b> HAWES (BENJAMIN). <i>A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont-Blanc made during the summer of 1827 by Mr. William Hawes and Mr. Charles Fellows,</i> 1828. <b>ALDE, Dec. 9:</b> MARTEL (PIERRE) ET WINDHAM (WILLIAM). <i>An account of the glacieres or ice Alps in Savoy, in two letters…,</i> London, 1744. €6,000 to €8,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 9:</b> PITSCHNER (WILHELM). <i>Der Mont Blanc Darstellung des Besteigung desselben am 31 Juli, 1 und 2 August 1859…,</i> Berlin, 1860-1864. €8,000 to €10,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 9:</b> SCHEUCHZER (JOHANN JACOB). <i>Natur-Geschichte des Schweizerlandes, samt seinen Reisen über die Schweitzerische Gebürge.</i> Zurich, 1746. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 9:</b> STUMPF (JOANNES). <i>Gemeiner loblicher Eydgnosschaft Stetten, Landen, und Völckeren Chronicwirdiger Thaatenbeschreybung. Zurich, Christoph Froschauer, 1548. €2,500 to €3,500.</i> <b>ALDE, Dec. 9:</b> WALTON (ELIJAH) ET BONNEY (THOMAS GEORGE). <i>The Peaks and valleys of the Alps.</i> London, 1868. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 9:</b> WYTTENBACH (JACOB SAMUEL). <i>Vues remarquables des montagnes de la Suisse, avec leur description.</i> Amsterdam, 1785. €15,000 to €20,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: BLAEU (JOAN) ET BORGOGNIO (GIO TOMASO). Theatre des Estats de son Altesse Royale le duc de Savoye…, La Haye, 1700. €25,000 to €30,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: BROWNE (JAMES D. HOWE). Ten Scenes in the last Ascent of Mont Blanc including five Views from the Summit. London, 1853. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: FELLOWS (CHARLES). A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont-Blanc. London, 1827. €30,000 to €40,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: HACQUET (BELSAZAR). Physikalisch= Politische Reise aus den Dinarischen durch die Julischen…, Leipzig, 1785. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: HAWES (BENJAMIN). A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont-Blanc made during the summer of 1827 by Mr. William Hawes and Mr. Charles Fellows, 1828.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: MARTEL (PIERRE) ET WINDHAM (WILLIAM). An account of the glacieres or ice Alps in Savoy, in two letters…, London, 1744. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: PITSCHNER (WILHELM). Der Mont Blanc Darstellung des Besteigung desselben am 31 Juli, 1 und 2 August 1859…, Berlin, 1860-1864. €8,000 to €10,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: SCHEUCHZER (JOHANN JACOB). Natur-Geschichte des Schweizerlandes, samt seinen Reisen über die Schweitzerische Gebürge. Zurich, 1746. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: STUMPF (JOANNES). Gemeiner loblicher Eydgnosschaft Stetten, Landen, und Völckeren Chronicwirdiger Thaatenbeschreybung. Zurich, Christoph Froschauer, 1548. €2,500 to €3,500.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: WALTON (ELIJAH) ET BONNEY (THOMAS GEORGE). The Peaks and valleys of the Alps. London, 1868. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: WYTTENBACH (JACOB SAMUEL). Vues remarquables des montagnes de la Suisse, avec leur description. Amsterdam, 1785. €15,000 to €20,000.
  • <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> A Rare Complete Run of the Cuala Press Broadsides. €5,500 to €7,000. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Rare First Edition of a Classic Work. [Stafford (Thos.)] <i>Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced…,</i> 1633. €1,500 to €2,000. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Yeats (W.B.) <i>The Poems of W.B. Yeats,</i> 2 vols. Lond. (MacMillan & Co.) 1949. Signed by author, limited edition. €1,250 to €1,750. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Fishing: <i>Literal Translation into English of the Earliest Known Book on Fowling and Fishing,</i> Written originally in Flemish and Printed at Antwerp in 1492. London (Chiswick Press) 1872. €1,500 to €2,000. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Fishing: Blacker's - <i>Art of Fly Making, etc.,</i> Comprising Angling & Dying of Colours..., Rewritten & Revised. Lond. 1855. €250 to €350. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Joyce (James). <i>Finnegans Wake,</i>, London (Faber & Faber Ltd.) 1939, Lim. Edn. No. 269 (425) copies, Signed by the Author (in green pen). €3,000 to €4,000. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Synge (J.M.) & Yeats (Jack B.) illus. <i>The Aran Islands,</i>, D. (Maunsel & Co. Ltd.) 1907, Signed Limited Edn. €4,000 to €5,000. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Meyer (Dr. A.B.) <i>Unser Auer -, Rackel-Und Birkwild und Seine Abarten,</i> Wien (Verlag Von Adolph W. Kunast) 1887. €2,500 to €3,500. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Carve (Thomas). <i>Itinerarium R.D. Thomas Carve Tripperariensis, Sacellani Maioris in Fortisima iuxta…,</i>, Moguntia (Mainz) impriemebat Nicolaus Heyll, 1639. €1,500 to €2,000. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Grose (Francis). <i>The Antiquities of Ireland,</i> 2 vols. folio London (for S. Hooper) 1791. First Edition. €3,000 to €5,000. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Heaney (Seamus) & Le Brocquy (Louis) artist. <i>Ugolino,</i> D. (Dolmen Press) 1979, Signed Limited Edition No. 87 (125) Copies. €3,500 to €4,500. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Heaney (Seamus). <i>Eleven Poems,</i> Belfast (Festival publications - Queens University) [1965], First Edn., (First Issue) Signed. €2,500 to €3,500.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: A Rare Complete Run of the Cuala Press Broadsides. €5,500 to €7,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Rare First Edition of a Classic Work. [Stafford (Thos.)] Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced…, 1633. €1,500 to €2,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Yeats (W.B.) The Poems of W.B. Yeats, 2 vols. Lond. (MacMillan & Co.) 1949. Signed by author, limited edition. €1,250 to €1,750.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Fishing: Literal Translation into English of the Earliest Known Book on Fowling and Fishing, Written originally in Flemish and Printed at Antwerp in 1492. London (Chiswick Press) 1872. €1,500 to €2,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Fishing: Blacker's - Art of Fly Making, etc., Comprising Angling & Dying of Colours..., Rewritten & Revised. Lond. 1855. €250 to €350.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Joyce (James). Finnegans Wake,, London (Faber & Faber Ltd.) 1939, Lim. Edn. No. 269 (425) copies, Signed by the Author (in green pen). €3,000 to €4,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Synge (J.M.) & Yeats (Jack B.) illus. The Aran Islands,, D. (Maunsel & Co. Ltd.) 1907, Signed Limited Edn. €4,000 to €5,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Meyer (Dr. A.B.) Unser Auer -, Rackel-Und Birkwild und Seine Abarten, Wien (Verlag Von Adolph W. Kunast) 1887. €2,500 to €3,500.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Carve (Thomas). Itinerarium R.D. Thomas Carve Tripperariensis, Sacellani Maioris in Fortisima iuxta…,, Moguntia (Mainz) impriemebat Nicolaus Heyll, 1639. €1,500 to €2,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Grose (Francis). The Antiquities of Ireland, 2 vols. folio London (for S. Hooper) 1791. First Edition. €3,000 to €5,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Heaney (Seamus) & Le Brocquy (Louis) artist. Ugolino, D. (Dolmen Press) 1979, Signed Limited Edition No. 87 (125) Copies. €3,500 to €4,500.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Heaney (Seamus). Eleven Poems, Belfast (Festival publications - Queens University) [1965], First Edn., (First Issue) Signed. €2,500 to €3,500.
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Rare Book Hub: 33 Auctions Archived, another 29 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 10 April 2020, 33 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 15 denominated in euros, 1 in British pounds, and 17 in US dollars as 9,473 lots were offered and 7,370 sold for a 78% success rate.  Given that the world is in the grip of both financial and health anxieties the auctions component of the rare book, manuscript, map and ephemera fields are holding up well.  For the houses, consignors and bidders this is an inspiring demonstration.  Their success is well earned.  In this market it takes both brains and guts.  History will will remember you in a favorable light.

 

 

1 auction saw total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Heritage Auctions. Entertainment & Music Memorabilia on April 5th: $1,682,472 

6 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale: 

Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 3/20 on April 1st: 119.08% 
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/31 on April 7th: 119.03% 
Galerie Bassenge. Modern Literature and Art Documentation on April 9th: 115.59% 
Bruneau & Co. . Comic Books on April 4th: 113.17% 
Galerie Bassenge. Valuable Books (Varia) on April 7th: 108.22% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on April 7th: 106.16% 


16 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell: 

Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/31 on April 7th: 100.00% 
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Part of the Library of Decorative Arts - online on April 6th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 10/13/31 on April 7th: 99.69% 
Bruneau & Co. . Comic Books on April 4th: 99.41% 
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 3/22 on April 5th: 99.33% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on April 6th: 98.86% 
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly on April 5th: 96.32% 
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. April Eclectic on April 10th: 96.00% 
Charlton Hall. Three Day Auction - Prints, Books, etc. on April 4th: 95.24% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on April 4th: 95.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Entertainment & Music Memorabilia on April 5th: 88.13% 
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 3/20 on March 29th: 87.18% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 3/27 on April 3rd: 85.50% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on April 7th: 83.51% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 3/20 on April 1st: 83.08% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 3/20 on March 30th: 80.00% 


Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Galerie Bassenge Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica on April 7th Actual price: USD $187,694.
  2. Heritage Auctions The Beatles 1966 Genuine Shea Stadium NY Concert Poster, Long-Lost Original Just Found. on April 5th Actual price: USD $137,500.
  3. Heritage Auctions Buddy Holly & The Crickets Stunningly Rare 1959 Winter Dance Party Concert Poster. on April 5th Actual price: USD $125,000.
  4. Heritage Auctions Michael Jackson Personally Owned Crystal-Studded Glove Worn on Stage During the HIStory World Tour (1996/97). on April 5th Actual price: USD $106,250.
  5. Galerie Bassenge Discours de la méthode pour bien conduire sa ra... on April 7th Actual price: USD $100,550.
  6. Heritage Auctions Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite Valley, California, 1944 on April 4th Actual price: USD $52,500.
  7. Galerie Bassenge Von Tod zu Tod on April 9th Actual price: USD $49,635.
  8. Galerie Bassenge Das Werk von Gustav Klimt on April 9th Actual price: USD $48,293.
  9. Heritage Auctions Whitney Houston Stage-Worn Dolce & Gabbana Multi-Colored Fur Coat, 1999. on April 5th Actual price: USD $42,500.
  10. Galerie Bassenge Heym, Georg - Konvolut Manuskripte on April 8th Actual price: USD $40,220.
  11. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Avot DeRabbi Natan on March 31st Actual price: USD $36,900.
  12. Heritage Auctions Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas in their rue de Fleurus Drawing Room, 1922 on April 4th Actual price: USD $35,000.
  13. RR Auction Wilbur Wright Manuscript on April 8th Actual price: USD $34,769.
  14. Arader Galleries White-Headed Eagle (Male), Plate 31. on April 4th Actual price: USD $31,200.
  15. Galerie Bassenge Stadler, Ernst - Signiertes Manuskript mit 24 Gedichten on April 8th Actual price: USD $24,132.
  16. Heritage Auctions Demain, 1932 on April 4th Actual price: USD $22,500.
  17. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Leaf Handwritten by the Chatam Sofer - Homily on Parashiot Yitro, Mishpatim and Teruma (Homily on the Verse "And He will Bless Your Food and Your Drink, and I will Remove Illness from Your Midst") on March 31st Actual price: USD $22,140.
  18. Heritage Auctions Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958 on April 4th Actual price: USD $21,875.
  19. Arader Galleries La Descrittione dell'Africa. on April 4th Actual price: USD $21,600.
  20. RR Auction Bob Marley Signed Photo on April 8th Actual price: USD $20,335.
  21. Heritage Auctions The Beatles Yesterday and Today "Butcher" Cover Stereo First State Album Cover Prototype With Queens Litho Envelope, Delivery Receipt, Capitol Office Memos, File Folder, Proof Sheets, and Vinyl LP (1966). on April 5th Actual price: USD $20,000.
  22. Heritage Auctions Elvis Presley - George Klein Personally Owned and Worn "TCB" Necklace and Gifted By Elvis. on April 5th Actual price: USD $18,750.
  23. Heritage Auctions The Steerage, 1907 on April 4th Actual price: USD $17,500.
  24. Heritage Auctions Grateful Dead 1966 "Skeleton & Roses" Concert Poster FD-26 Signed by Mouse & Kelley. on April 5th Actual price: USD $17,500.
  25. Kedem Auctions Ltd. The Complutensian Polyglot Bible on March 31st Actual price: USD $17,220.



33 total sales reported this week:

Chiswick Auctions. Books and Works on Paper on March 31st: 58.84%
Arader Galleries. Audubons, Natural History Watercolors, Rare Maps, Asian Art, Rare Books, & Globes. on April 4th: 21.51%
Potomack Company. Jiao Bingzhen (1689-1728) Album: with Gong Qin Wang Yixin seals on April 8th: 0.00%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. April Eclectic on April 10th: 96.00%
Galerie Bassenge. Modern Literature and Art Documentation on April 9th: 60.40%
RR Auction. Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction - online bidstart 3/13 on April 8th: 67.92%
Heritage Auctions. Photographs Monthly Online Auction on April 8th: 74.19%
Galerie Bassenge. Autographs on April 8th: 59.29%
Galerie Bassenge. Literature and Book Illustrations, 17th-19th Centuries on April 8th: 47.91%
Galerie Bassenge. Valuable Books on April 7th: 58.22%
Galerie Bassenge. Valuable Books (Varia) on April 7th: 47.18%
Galerie Bassenge. Book Sale: History, Geography, Travel on April 7th: 52.20%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on April 7th: 83.51%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/31 on April 7th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 10/13/31 on April 7th: 99.69%
Tajan. Prints and Editions on April 3rd: 46.03%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Part of the Library of Decorative Arts - online on April 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on April 6th: 98.86%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly on April 5th: 96.32%
Dorotheum . Master Prints on April 4th: 62.00%
Bruneau & Co. . Comic Books on April 4th: 99.41%
Charlton Hall. Three Day Auction - Prints, Books, etc. on April 4th: 95.24%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 3/27 on April 3rd: 85.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 3/20 on April 1st: 83.08%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 3/20 on March 31st: 74.36%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 3/20 on March 30th: 80.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 3/20 on March 29th: 87.18%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on April 4th: 95.00%
Heritage Auctions. Photographs on April 4th: 69.06%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 3/22 on April 5th: 99.33%
Heritage Auctions. Entertainment & Music Memorabilia on April 5th: 88.13%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Letters, Objects on March 31st: 79.90%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Letters on March 4th: 72.47%

 

For the week ahead 29 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Apr. 13th
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Treasure Chest: Online-Only Timed Auction - bidstart 3/20. 26 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 60 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 4/3. 80 lots

Tue. Apr. 14th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 4/7. 632 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 4/7. 130 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Spring Asian Art Auction - Prints, Books. 58 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 4/3. 42 lots

Wed. Apr. 15th
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Online Only - Estate Treasures - Fine Art Prints, Books. 22 lots
Skinner. Marlborough. Americana - online bidstart 4/4. 84 lots
Tajan. Paris. Online - Comics. 162 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Fine Literature, Featuring a Collection of Rudyard Kipling. 106 lots

Thu. Apr. 16th
ALDE. Paris. Noel Herme Mountain Library - Part 1. 386 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Space Exploration - Bidstart 4/9. 687 lots
ALDE. Paris. Noel Herme Mountain Library - Part 2. 330 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The David Hall T206 Collection Part IV Sports Collectibles. 209 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Spring Auction - Books and Prints - Day 1. 379 lots
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. Contemporary and Post-War Art - Prints - Online only. 90 lots

Fri. Apr. 17th
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Spring Auction - Books and Prints - Day 2. 653 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 4/10. 150 lots

Sat. Apr. 18th
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 690 lots
Aspire Auctions. Cleveland. Fine Art - Prints - Bidstart 4/10. 43 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Spring Auction - Books and Prints - Day 3. 765 lots

Sun. Apr. 19th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly.
Carlsen Gallery. Greenville, NY. March Madness 2020 - Fine Art - Prints. 15 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 4/5. 197 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Spring Auction - Books and Prints - Day 4. 227 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 4/10. 37 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • <b>ALDE, Dec. 11:</b> ALBINUS (BERNHARD SIEGFIED). <i>Tabulæ Sceleti et Musculorum corporis humanum,</i> Londres, 1749. €4,000 to €5,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 11:</b> BIDLOO (GOVARD). <i>Anatomia humani corporis. Centum et quinque tabulis per artificiosiss. G. de Lairesse...,</i> Amsterdam, 1685. <b>ALDE, Dec. 11:</b> BOURGERY (JEAN-MARC) – JACOB (NICOLAS-HENRI). <i>Traité complet de l’anatomie de l’Homme comprenant la médecine opératoire,</i> Paris, 1832. €4,000 to €5,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 11:</b> CALDANI (LEOPOLDO MARCANTONIO ET FLORIANO). <i>Icones anatomicae,</i> Venice, 1801-14. €5,000 to €6,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 11:</b> CARSWELL (ROBERT). <i>Pathological Anatomy. Illustrations of the elementary forms of disease,</i> London, 1838. €5,000 to €6,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 11:</b> CASSERIUS (JULIUS) [GIULIO CASSERIO]. <i>De vocis auditusq. organis historia anatomica singulari fide methodo ac industria concinnata tractatis duobus explicate,</i> Ferrara, 1600-1601. €4,000 to €5,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 11:</b> ESTIENNE (CHARLES). <i>De dissectione partium corporis humani libri tres,</i> Paris, 1545. €8,000 to €10,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 11:</b> GAMELIN (JACQUES). <i>Nouveau Recueil d'Ostéologie et de Myologie dessiné d'après nature... pour l’utilité des sciences et des arts, divisé en deux parties,</i> Toulouse, 1779. €6,000 to €8,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 11:</b> ROESSLIN (EUCHER). <i>Des divers travaux et enfantemens des femmes et par quel moyen l'on doit survenir aux accidens…,</i> Paris, 1536. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 11:</b> RUYSCH (FREDERICK). <i>Thesaurus anatomicus - Anatomisch Cabinet,</i> Amsterdam, 1701-1714. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 11:</b> VALVERDE (JUAN DE). <i>Anatome corporis humani. Nunc primum a Michaele Michaele Columbo latine reddita, et additis novis aliquot tabulis exornata,</i> Venetiis, 1589. €2,000 to €3,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 11:</b> VESALIUS (ANDREAS). <i>De humani Corporis Fabrica libri septem,</i> Venetiis, 1568. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: ALBINUS (BERNHARD SIEGFIED). Tabulæ Sceleti et Musculorum corporis humanum, Londres, 1749. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: BIDLOO (GOVARD). Anatomia humani corporis. Centum et quinque tabulis per artificiosiss. G. de Lairesse..., Amsterdam, 1685.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: BOURGERY (JEAN-MARC) – JACOB (NICOLAS-HENRI). Traité complet de l’anatomie de l’Homme comprenant la médecine opératoire, Paris, 1832. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: CALDANI (LEOPOLDO MARCANTONIO ET FLORIANO). Icones anatomicae, Venice, 1801-14. €5,000 to €6,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: CARSWELL (ROBERT). Pathological Anatomy. Illustrations of the elementary forms of disease, London, 1838. €5,000 to €6,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: CASSERIUS (JULIUS) [GIULIO CASSERIO]. De vocis auditusq. organis historia anatomica singulari fide methodo ac industria concinnata tractatis duobus explicate, Ferrara, 1600-1601. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: ESTIENNE (CHARLES). De dissectione partium corporis humani libri tres, Paris, 1545. €8,000 to €10,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: GAMELIN (JACQUES). Nouveau Recueil d'Ostéologie et de Myologie dessiné d'après nature... pour l’utilité des sciences et des arts, divisé en deux parties, Toulouse, 1779. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: ROESSLIN (EUCHER). Des divers travaux et enfantemens des femmes et par quel moyen l'on doit survenir aux accidens…, Paris, 1536. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: RUYSCH (FREDERICK). Thesaurus anatomicus - Anatomisch Cabinet, Amsterdam, 1701-1714. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: VALVERDE (JUAN DE). Anatome corporis humani. Nunc primum a Michaele Michaele Columbo latine reddita, et additis novis aliquot tabulis exornata, Venetiis, 1589. €2,000 to €3,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: VESALIUS (ANDREAS). De humani Corporis Fabrica libri septem, Venetiis, 1568. €3,000 to €4,000.
  • <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> An extensive archive of Raymond Chandler’s unpublished drafts of fantasy stories. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> RAND, AYN. Single page from Ayn Rand’s handwritten first draft of her influential final novel <i>Atlas Shrugged.</i> $30,000 to $50,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> Ernest Hemingway’s first book with interesting provenance. <i>Three Stories & Ten Poems.</i> $20,000 to $30,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> Hemingway’s second book, one of 170 copies. <i>In Our Time.</i> $15,000 to $25,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> A finely colored example of Visscher’s double hemisphere world map, with a figured border. $12,000 to $18,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> Raymond Chandler’s Olivetti Studio 44 Typewriter. $10,000 to $20,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> Antonio Ordóñez's “Suit of Lights” owned by Ernest Hemingway. $10,000 to $20,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> A remarkable Truman archive featuring an inscribed beam from the White House construction. $8,000 to $12,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> The fourth edition of Audubon’s <i>The Birds of America.</i> $8,000 to $12,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> The original typed manuscript for Chandler’s only opera. <i>The Princess and the Pedlar: An Entirely Original Comic Opera.</i> $8,000 to $12,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> A splendidly illustrated treatise on ancient Peru and its Incan civilization. $7,000 to $10,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> A superb copy of Claude Lorrain’s <i>Liber Veritatis</i> from Longleat House. $5,000 to $8,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: An extensive archive of Raymond Chandler’s unpublished drafts of fantasy stories. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: RAND, AYN. Single page from Ayn Rand’s handwritten first draft of her influential final novel Atlas Shrugged. $30,000 to $50,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: Ernest Hemingway’s first book with interesting provenance. Three Stories & Ten Poems. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: Hemingway’s second book, one of 170 copies. In Our Time. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: A finely colored example of Visscher’s double hemisphere world map, with a figured border. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: Raymond Chandler’s Olivetti Studio 44 Typewriter. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: Antonio Ordóñez's “Suit of Lights” owned by Ernest Hemingway. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: A remarkable Truman archive featuring an inscribed beam from the White House construction. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: The fourth edition of Audubon’s The Birds of America. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: The original typed manuscript for Chandler’s only opera. The Princess and the Pedlar: An Entirely Original Comic Opera. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: A splendidly illustrated treatise on ancient Peru and its Incan civilization. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: A superb copy of Claude Lorrain’s Liber Veritatis from Longleat House. $5,000 to $8,000.
  • <b><center>High Bids Win<br>Letterpress & Bindery Auction<br>Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024</b> <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> Book Press 10 1/2× 15 1/4" Platen , 2 1/2" Daylight. <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> The Tubbs Mfg Co. wooden-type cabinet 27” w by 37” h by 22” deep. <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> G.P.Gordon printing press 7” by 11” with treadle. Needs rollers, trucks, and grippers. Missing roller spring. <b><center>High Bids Win<br>Letterpress & Bindery Auction<br>Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024</b> <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> D & C Ventris curved wood type 2” tall 5/8” wide. <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> Wood Type 1 1/4” tall. <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> Quarter Case with Lead Triangles. <b><center>High Bids Win<br>Letterpress & Bindery Auction<br>Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024</b> <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> Page & Co wood type 1 1/4” tall 1/4” wide. <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> Awt 578 type hi gauge. <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> Quarter Case with Lead Penline Flourishes. <b><center>High Bids Win<br>Letterpress & Bindery Auction<br>Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024</b> <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> Quarter Case with Lead Penline Flourishes. <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> Quarter Case with Lead Cents and Pound Signs. <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> Wooden type cabinet 27” w by 19” d by 38” h.
    High Bids Win
    Letterpress & Bindery Auction
    Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Book Press 10 1/2× 15 1/4" Platen , 2 1/2" Daylight.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: The Tubbs Mfg Co. wooden-type cabinet 27” w by 37” h by 22” deep.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: G.P.Gordon printing press 7” by 11” with treadle. Needs rollers, trucks, and grippers. Missing roller spring.
    High Bids Win
    Letterpress & Bindery Auction
    Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: D & C Ventris curved wood type 2” tall 5/8” wide.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Wood Type 1 1/4” tall.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Triangles.
    High Bids Win
    Letterpress & Bindery Auction
    Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Page & Co wood type 1 1/4” tall 1/4” wide.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Awt 578 type hi gauge.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Penline Flourishes.
    High Bids Win
    Letterpress & Bindery Auction
    Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Penline Flourishes.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Cents and Pound Signs.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Wooden type cabinet 27” w by 19” d by 38” h.