• 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.

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Rare Book Hub: 25 Auctions Archived, 46 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 8 May 2020, 25 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 6 denominated in euros, 1 in British pounds, 2 in Mexican pesos, and 16 in US dollars.  Turnover was $12,612,691 as 7,104 lots were offered and 6,539 sold for a svelte 92% success rate.  Buying interest continues to be strong.

 

 

1 auction saw total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Heritage AuctionsComics and Comic Art on May 3rd: $9,099,710 
 
 
4 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 4/17 on April 29th: 149.40% 
Potter and Potter AuctionsSpring Magic Auction on May 2nd: 144.12% 
Forum AuctionsOnline Sale: Books and Works on Paper on May 7th: 125.87% 
Swann GalleriesPrinted and Manuscript African Americana SALE POSTPONED - DATE TBA Held on May 7th: 109.23% 


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

Heritage AuctionsWorld Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 4/28 on May 5th: 100.00% 
Leland Little AuctionsMay Estates Auction - Prints, Books, Globes on May 2nd: 100.00% 
Heritage AuctionsComics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on May 4th: 99.85% 
Heritage AuctionsComics and Comic Art on May 3rd: 99.30% 
Heritage AuctionsU.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 4/28 on May 5th: 99.22% 
Potter and Potter AuctionsSpring Magic Auction on May 2nd: 98.94% 
Heritage AuctionsMovie Posters Weekly on May 3rd: 98.43% 
Kedem Auctions Ltd.The Collection of Rabbi Professor Daniel Sperber on May 5th: 95.77% 
FreemansP.G. Wodehouse Collection of William Toplis on May 7th: 95.29% 
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 4/17 on April 28th: 93.94% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksFine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on May 2nd: 93.00% 
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 4/17 on April 29th: 90.67% 
Forum AuctionsOnline Sale: Books and Works on Paper on May 7th: 90.00% 
University ArchivesAutographs, Books and Relics on May 6th: 89.66% 
Bruun RasmussenPrints on May 5th: 89.55% 
Swann GalleriesPrinted and Manuscript African Americana SALE POSTPONED - DATE TBA on May 7th: 88.56% 
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 4/24 on May 1st: 82.47% 
Nye & Company AuctioneersBackyard Timed Auction - Prints, Books on May 7th: 81.91% 
Old World AuctionsMaps and Atlases - Internet bidstart 4/15 on April 29th: 80.88% 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions Frank Frazetta The Serpent (aka "Aros") Paperback Novel Cover Painting Original Art (Paperback Library, 1967). on May 3rd Actual price: USD $300,000.
  2. Heritage Auctions Bernie Wrightson Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's Frankenstein Front Endpapers Illustration Original Art (late 1970s). on May 3rd Actual price: USD $240,000.
  3. Heritage Auctions Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC VF 8.0 Off-white pages. on May 3rd Actual price: USD $180,000.
  4. Heritage Auctions John Romita Sr. and Mike Esposito (as M. Demeo) Amazing Spider-Man #41 Splash Page 1 Original Art (Marvel, 1966). on May 3rd Actual price: USD $180,000.
  5. Heritage Auctions Carl Barks Surprise Party at Memory Pond Painting Original Art (1994). on May 3rd Actual price: USD $156,000.
  6. Heritage Auctions Superman #1 (DC, 1939) CGC Apparent FN 6.0 Slight to Moderate (A-2) Off-white pages. on May 3rd Actual price: USD $144,000.
  7. Heritage Auctions Barry Smith X-Men #55 Cover Havok Original Art (Marvel, 1969). on May 3rd Actual price: USD $132,000.
  8. University Archives Isaac Newton DS Re: South Seas Investment Just Before Collapse, Probably Finest Known on May 6th Actual price: USD $106,250.
  9. Heritage Auctions Showcase #22 Green Lantern (DC, 1959) CGC NM- 9.2 Cream to off-white pages. on May 3rd Actual price: USD $105,000.
  10. Heritage Auctions Wally Wood Daredevil #5 Splash Page 1 Original Art (Marvel, 1964). on May 3rd Actual price: USD $96,000.
  11. Heritage Auctions Charles Schulz Peanuts Sunday Comic Strip Lucy and Linus Van Pelt Original Art dated 3-11-56 (United Feature Syndicate, 1956). on May 3rd Actual price: USD $90,000.
  12. Heritage Auctions Batman #1 (DC, 1940) CGC FR/GD 1.5 Off-white to white pages. on May 3rd Actual price: USD $78,000.
  13. Heritage Auctions Winsor McCay Little Nemo In Slumberland Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 12-13-1908 (New York Herald, 1908). on May 3rd Actual price: USD $78,000.
  14. Heritage Auctions Bill Everett Strange Tales #152 Complete 10-Page Story "Into the Dimension of Death" Original Art Marvel, 1967). on May 3rd Actual price: USD $78,000.
  15. Heritage Auctions Bill Elder Mad #3 Complete 8-Page Story "Dragged Net!" Original Art (EC, 1953). on May 3rd Actual price: USD $78,000.
  16. Heritage Auctions Jim Starlin and Frank Giacoia Avengers #120 Cover Thor and Iron Man Original Art (Marvel, 1974). on May 3rd Actual price: USD $75,000.
  17. Heritage Auctions Robert Crumb CoEvolution Quarterly #14 Complete 4-Page Story "R. Crumb's Modern Dance Workshop" Original Art (Point, 1977). on May 3rd Actual price: USD $72,000.
  18. Heritage Auctions Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia Amazing Spider-Man #150 Cover Original Art (Marvel, 1975). on May 3rd Actual price: USD $69,000.
  19. Heritage Auctions Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC VG+ 4.5 Off-white to white pages. on May 3rd Actual price: USD $66,000.
  20. Heritage Auctions Frank Miller and Klaus Janson Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #4 Story Page 24 Original Art (DC, 1986). on May 3rd Actual price: USD $66,000.
  21. Heritage Auctions Frank Frazetta "Fantasy World" Doubleday Science Fiction Book Club House Ad Painting Original Art (c. 1970s). on May 3rd Actual price: USD $66,000.
  22. Heritage Auctions The Amazing Spider-Man #50 (Marvel, 1967) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages. on May 3rd Actual price: USD $55,200.
  23. Heritage Auctions Adventure Comics #40 (DC, 1939) CGC FN/VF 7.0 Cream to off-white pages. on May 3rd Actual price: USD $55,200.
  24. Heritage Auctions Mike Zeck and Bob McLeod Spectacular Spider-Man #132 Cover Original Art (Marvel, 1987). on May 3rd Actual price: USD $51,600.
  25. Heritage Auctions Charles Schulz Li'l Folks Comic Strip Single Panel Gag Strip Illustration Original Art (St. Paul Pioneer Press, c. 1947-50). on May 3rd Actual price: USD $50,400.



25 total sales reported this week:

Swann Galleries. Printed and Manuscript African Americana SALE POSTPONED - DATE TBA on May 7th: 88.56%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Backyard Timed Auction - Prints, Books on May 7th: 81.91%
PBA Galleries. Americana - Travel & Exploration - World History - Cartography on May 7th: 76.70%
Freemans. P.G. Wodehouse Collection of William Toplis on May 7th: 95.29%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on May 7th: 90.00%
University Archives. Autographs, Books and Relics on May 6th: 89.66%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. The Collection of Rabbi Professor Daniel Sperber on May 5th: 95.77%
Morton Subastas. This is Now Contemporary Art - Prints on May 5th: 26.67%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on May 5th: 89.55%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 4/28 on May 5th: 99.22%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 4/28 on May 5th: 100.00%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Spring Magic Auction on May 2nd: 98.94%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly on May 3rd: 98.43%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on May 4th: 99.85%
Aspire Auctions. Fine Art - Prints - Bidstart 4/10 on May 2nd: 72.88%
Morton Subastas. Opportunity - Books, Prints on May 2nd: 65.79%
Leland Little Auctions. May Estates Auction - Prints, Books, Globes on May 2nd: 100.00%
Old World Auctions. Maps and Atlases - Internet bidstart 4/15 on April 29th: 80.88%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 4/24 on May 1st: 82.47%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 4/17 on April 29th: 90.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 4/17 on April 28th: 93.94%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 4/17 on April 27th: 78.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 4/17 on April 26th: 77.42%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on May 2nd: 93.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art on May 3rd: 99.30%

 


For the week ahead 46 sales are scheduled:

Mon. May. 11th
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques. 3420 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 84 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 5/1. 60 lots

Tue. May. 12th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 5/5. 733 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 5/5. 150 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 5/1. 33 lots
Sothebys. London. English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations Online - bidstart 5/5. 94 lots
Bonhams. New York. Photographs - Online bidstart 5/7. 165 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety - Books, Prints. 24 lots

Wed. May. 13th
Morphy Auctions. Denver. Automobilia and Petroliana. 802 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction - online bidstart 4/17. 1048 lots
Christies. New York. From Pictorialism into Modernism: 80 Years of Photography - Bidstart 4/30. 89 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Photographs Monthly Online Auction. 111 lots
Trafford Books. Manchester. Books and Other Paper Collectibles - Online. 257 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. The Collection of a Mexican Library. 228 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 5/1. 144 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Books, Prints. 47 lots

Thu. May. 14th
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Valuable Books, Autographs and Prints. 741 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Rare Golf Books, Clubs & Memorabilia. 489 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Fine Art - Prints. 48 lots
Christies. New York. Working from Home: Prints and Multiples - bidstart 4/30. 76 lots
One Of Kind Collectibles. Coral Gables. Autographs and Documents: Featuring. 152 lots
Cowans Auctions. Cincinnati. Travel Posters: Timed Auction. 448 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. The Origins of the Holocaust. 191 lots
Bonhams. Los Angeles. Prints and Multiples. 199 lots
Bruneau & Co. . Cranston. Single Owner Pokemon and Trading Cards. 180 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Prints, Books, Currency. 30 lots

Fri. May. 15th
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. Brugge. Art, Autographs and Rare Books, Atlases and Manuscripts. 986 lots
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Modern Literature, Erotica and Posters. 569 lots
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Russian Avant-Gard. 314 lots
Sothebys. London. Fine Japanese Art - Woodblock Prints. 38 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Summer Living - Prints. 36 lots
Christies. New York. First Open | Online - bistart 4/30. 12 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Opportunity - Books, Prints. 70 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 5/8. 100 lots

Sat. May. 16th
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . Premier Auction. 32 lots
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Columbus. Country Americana and Decorative Arts. 33 lots
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Counterculture – From Anarchism to Donaldism – The H. D. Heilmann Collection. 222 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Modern Art and Photography - Prints and Photos. 358 lots

Sun. May. 17th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 5/3. 317 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Fine Art - Prints and Photographs. 83 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 5/8. 46 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.