• <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><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.
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Rare Book Hub: 35 Auctions Archived, another 39 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 5 June 2020, 35 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub; 1 in Danish krone, 13 in euros, 3 in British pounds, and 18 in US dollars.  Turnover was $10,837,115 as 14,126 lots were offered and 10,748 sold for a 76% success rate.  It’s was another day at the office.

  

3 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Christies. Photographs - Online bidstart 5/19 on June 3rd: $2,422,125 
Bubb Kuyper. Books, Prints on May 29th: $1,545,123 
Galerie Bassenge. 15th-19th Century Prints on June 3rd: $1,366,122 
 

8 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered: 

Galerie Bassenge. Special Sale 'Fernweh' on June 4th: 268.27% 
Galerie Bassenge. Modern Art Part 2 - Prints on June 5th: 147.81% 
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Important Numismatic Book Sale - bidstart 5/4 on May 30th: 147.16% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 5/15 on May 27th: 135.67% 
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on June 3rd: 131.26% 
Galerie Bassenge. 15th-19th Century Prints on June 3rd: 118.17% 
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Mic-Century and Contemporary Sale on May 30th: 117.39% 
Aguttes. Autographs and Manuscripts on May 26th: 113.57% 


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

Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on June 1st: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 5/26 on June 2nd: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 5/26 on June 2nd: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 5/17 on May 31st: 100.00% 
Dirk Soulis Auctions. The Ed McHugh Collection: Sportsman and Advertising on May 31st: 99.46% 
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly on May 31st: 99.28% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on May 30th: 97.50% 
Dirk Soulis Auctions. McHugh Railroadiana Collection, Session II on May 30th: 97.18% 
Christies. Ansel Adams and the American West Photographs from the Center for Creative Photography - bidstart 5/ on June 4th: 97.06% 
Heritage Auctions. The Armando Valdes Collection of South American Banknote Proofs Online Auction on May 31st: 95.67% 
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Mic-Century and Contemporary Sale on May 30th: 94.87% 
PBA Galleries. Comic Books: Pre-Code Horror, Silver Age Marvel and Undergrounds on June 4th: 93.53% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 5/15 on May 27th: 93.33% 
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on June 3rd: 92.86% 
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Works on Paper - Prints on May 30th: 88.04% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on June 2nd: 85.71% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 5/15 on May 26th: 85.71% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 5/22 on May 29th: 85.71% 
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Important Numismatic Book Sale - bidstart 5/4 on May 30th: 83.77% 
Galerie Bassenge. Modern Art Part 2 - Prints on June 5th: 83.27% 
 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Galerie Bassenge Islamischer Himmelsglobus on June 4th Actual price: USD $336,005.
  2. Christies The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia ... with historical descriptions by the Revd. George Croly; – Egypt and Nubia from drawings made on the spot ... with historical descriptions by William Brockedon. on June 4th Actual price: USD $126,117.
  3. Galerie Bassenge Die Schlacht bei Cadore on June 3rd Actual price: USD $122,305.
  4. Christies But past who can recall or done undo (Paradise Lost), 1977 on June 3rd Actual price: USD $118,750.
  5. Galerie Bassenge Adam und Eva mit dem Knaben Abel on June 3rd Actual price: USD $107,916.
  6. Christies Rag and Bone Man, London, 1951 on June 3rd Actual price: USD $106,250.
  7. Christies Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada, from Lone Pine, California, 1944 on June 4th Actual price: USD $93,750.
  8. Christies Butcher, London, 1951 on June 3rd Actual price: USD $87,500.
  9. Bonhams Liz on June 5th Actual price: USD $75,075.
  10. Christies Dandelion/Taraxacum officinale, New York, c. 1973 on June 3rd Actual price: USD $75,000.
  11. Bonhams Mobil, from Ads on June 5th Actual price: USD $68,825.
  12. Christies Tsavo North on the Athi Tiva, circa 150 lbs. – 160 lbs. side Bull Elephant, February, 1965 on June 3rd Actual price: USD $62,500.
  13. Christies Black and White Fashion (with Handbag) (Jean Patchett), New York, 1950 on June 3rd Actual price: USD $62,500.
  14. Bubb Kuyper The seven deadly sins. on May 29th Actual price: USD $60,478.
  15. Bonhams Composition I on June 5th Actual price: USD $60,075.
  16. Galerie Bassenge Der hl. Hieronymus im Gehäus on June 3rd Actual price: USD $57,555.
  17. Christies Peter’s Houseboat, Winona, Minnesota, 2002 on June 3rd Actual price: USD $52,500.
  18. Christies Colorado River Delta #2, Near San Felipe, Baja, Mexico, 2011 on June 3rd Actual price: USD $52,500.
  19. Christies Untitled (Greetings Richard), July 30-31, 1988 on June 3rd Actual price: USD $50,000.
  20. Christies The Library of Trinity College, 'The Long Room', Dublin, 2008 on June 3rd Actual price: USD $50,000.
  21. Christies Nyala, 1980 on June 3rd Actual price: USD $47,500.
  22. Christies Atlante Veneto: Corso Geografico Universale. on June 4th Actual price: USD $47,294.
  23. Bubb Kuyper [Egypt]. (Part of the Suez gulf). on May 29th Actual price: USD $46,248.
  24. Christies Fishmonger, London, 1950 on June 3rd Actual price: USD $43,750.
  25. Christies Bicentennial Diary, 1976 on June 3rd Actual price: USD $40,000.



35 total sales reported this week:

Dorotheum . Autographs, Manuscripts, Certificates on June 5th: 75.69%
Bonhams. Modern and Contemporary Prints and Multiples on June 5th: 67.46%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Rare Books - online bidstart 5/28 on June 4th: 25.11%
Soler Y Llach. Antiquarian Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Collectibles on June 4th: 43.41%
PBA Galleries. Comic Books: Pre-Code Horror, Silver Age Marvel and Undergrounds on June 4th: 93.53%
Galerie Bassenge. Modern Art Part 2 - Prints on June 5th: 83.27%
Galerie Bassenge. Special Sale 'Fernweh' on June 4th: 70.41%
Eldreds. Spring Online Auction - bidstart 5/21 on June 4th: 60.00%
Christies. Worlds Beyond: Fine Books and Manuscripts - Online bidstart5/14 on June 4th: 61.11%
Christies. Ansel Adams and the American West Photographs from the Center for Creative Photography - bidstart 5/ on June 4th: 97.06%
Christies. Photographs - Online bidstart 5/19 on June 3rd: 54.62%
Bubb Kuyper. Books, Prints on May 29th: 69.21%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on June 3rd: 92.86%
Galerie Bassenge. 15th-19th Century Prints on June 3rd: 61.01%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 5/26 on June 2nd: 100.00%
Aguttes. Autographs and Manuscripts on May 26th: 79.86%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Works on Paper - Prints on May 30th: 88.04%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on June 2nd: 85.71%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 5/26 on June 2nd: 100.00%
Forum Auctions. Forum Auctions @ Artsy: The Body Inform on May 27th: 45.76%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly on May 31st: 99.28%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on June 1st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 5/17 on May 31st: 100.00%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. The Ed McHugh Collection: Sportsman and Advertising on May 31st: 99.46%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Mic-Century and Contemporary Sale on May 30th: 94.87%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Important Numismatic Book Sale - bidstart 5/4 on May 30th: 83.77%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. McHugh Railroadiana Collection, Session II on May 30th: 97.18%
Heritage Auctions. The Armando Valdes Collection of South American Banknote Proofs Online Auction on May 31st: 95.67%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on May 30th: 97.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 5/22 on May 29th: 85.71%
Catawiki B. V.. Cartography - Online Bidstart 5/22 on May 29th: 57.14%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 5/15 on May 27th: 93.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 5/15 on May 26th: 85.71%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 5/15 on May 25th: 79.71%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 5/15 on May 24th: 77.50%

 


For the week ahead 39 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jun. 8th
Winter Associates. Plainville, CT . Fine Art - Prints. 20 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 5/29. 77 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 73 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety - Books, Prints. 31 lots

Tue. Jun. 9th
PosterConnection Inc.. Clayton. Posters. 443 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper. 434 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture & Judaica Books, Manuscripts, Letters and Objects. 401 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 6/2. 655 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 6/2. 151 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. "No Surrender to Coronavirus" Military Autographs. 60 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 5/29. 42 lots
Sothebys. Hong Kong. Contemporary Showcase: Time Goes On - Bidstart 6/2. 9 lots

Wed. Jun. 10th
Old World Auctions. Richmond. Maps and Atlases - Internet bidstart 6/3. 617 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . 19th-21st Century Photography. 388 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Photographs Monthly Online Auction. 107 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs & Artifacts - Featuring Hollywood, and 1956 Topps Master Set - Internet bidstart 5/. 1470 lots
Bonhams. New York. Essential Genius: Ten Important Manuscripts for Modern Times - Online - Bidstart 6/1. 10 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 5/29. 95 lots
University Archives. Westport. The Kennedys. 133 lots
Sothebys. London. Arts of the Islamic World - Manuscripts, Books. 51 lots

Thu. Jun. 11th
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Fine Literature. 481 lots
Aste Bolaffi. Turin. Advertising Posters. 140 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Spring Sale - Prints, Posters, Pamphlets - Day 1. 53 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Fine Photographs. 264 lots

Fri. Jun. 12th
Arenberg Auctions. BRUSSEL. Books and Prints. 1040 lots
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Summer Estates Auction. 120 lots
Christies. New York. Mark Seliger - RADArt4Aid - Photographs - Bidstart 5/28. 26 lots
Christies. New York. Virtue - Prints and Photographs - bistart 5/29. 17 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Summer Sale - Day 2. 30 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 6/5. 156 lots

Sat. Jun. 13th
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. The Important Summer Auction. 48 lots
Arader Galleries. New York City. Audubons, Natural History Watercolors, Rare Maps, Rare Books, & Assorted Americana.. 140 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper.
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Windsor. Decorative Pictures - Prints. 33 lots

Sun. Jun. 14th
Grogan and Company. Dedham. The Spring Auction. 48 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 5/31. 325 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 6/5. 61 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • <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.
  • <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.
  • <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.