• <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.
  • <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.
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Rare Book Hub: 43 Auctions Archived, another 54 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 19 June 2020, 43 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 3 denominated in Swiss francs, 1 in Danish krona, 11 in euros, 4 in British pounds, and 24 in US dollars.  Turnover was $16,010,366 as 11,165 lots were offered and 9,603 sold for a stellar 86% success rate.  One octogenarian explains it this way, “While I’m sequestered for my health and well-being I’m buying up a storm.” Who knew that couch-bandits would be found among the Fulton J. Sheen crowd.  Hoorah!

 4 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars: 


Christies. The Open Book: Fine Travel, Americana, Literature and History in Print and Manuscript bidstart 6/2 on June 18th: $2,727,875 
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples - Prints on June 18th: $1,410,188 
Arader Galleries. Audubons, Natural History Watercolors, Rare Maps, Rare Books, & Assorted Americana. on June 13th: $1,219,573 
Sothebys. R. and B.L. Library - A Decade of Sales on June 17th: $1,050,380 


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

Burgersdijk and Niermans. Books - Day 2: Fine Arts, Literature, Prints/Drawings, Old & Rare Books on June 17th: 214.67% 
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Books - Day 1: Classical Antiquity, Judaism, Egyptology, etc. on June 16th: 205.73% 
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on June 18th: 186.95% 
Christies. Mark Seliger - RADArt4Aid - Photographs - Bidstart 5/28 on June 17th: 176.71% 
Grogan and Company. The Spring Auction on June 14th: 149.48% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 5/29 on June 10th: 140.21% 
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Decorative Pictures - Prints on June 13th: 139.47% 
Arenberg Auctions. Books and Prints on June 13th: 121.66% 
Doyle New York. Travel, Natural History, Americana and Sporting Books on June 17th: 121.23% 
Christies. Virtue - Prints and Photographs - bistart 5/29 on June 12th: 114.04% 
Leland Little Auctions. The Important Summer Auction on June 13th: 113.75% 
Lyon and Turnbull. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Photographs on June 17th: 110.30% 
Christies. Selections from the Library of Lorenzo H. Zambrano: Latin Americana, Science, and Literature -bidsta on June 18th: 109.68% 
Revere Auctions. Chinese and Japanese Prints on June 16th: 107.96% 
Christies. The Open Book: Fine Travel, Americana, Literature and History in Print and Manuscript bidstart 6/2 on June 18th: 106.23% 
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Two Day Books & Ephemera Auction on June 17th: 104.11% 


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

Heritage Auctions. The Henri Nuber PSA Set Registry Collection Auction on June 18th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 6/9 on June 16th: 100.00% 
Christies. Mark Seliger - RADArt4Aid - Photographs - Bidstart 5/28 on June 17th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 6/9 on June 16th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 5/31 on June 14th: 99.69% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on June 15th: 99.51% 
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly on June 14th: 97.62% 
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Books - Day 1: Classical Antiquity, Judaism, Egyptology, etc. on June 16th: 96.33% 
Leland Little Auctions. The Important Summer Auction on June 13th: 95.83% 
Grogan and Company. The Spring Auction on June 14th: 95.83% 
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on June 18th: 95.10% 
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. The 50 Year Asian & Korean Collection of a United States Gentleman Diplomat, Serving Asia 1958-1988 on June 14th: 93.94% 
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Decorative Pictures - Prints on June 13th: 93.94% 
Christies. Selections from the Library of Lorenzo H. Zambrano: Latin Americana, Science, and Literature -bidsta on June 18th: 92.16% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on June 13th: 91.50% 
PBA Galleries. Miscellany - bidstart 6/8 on June 18th: 91.26% 
Doyle New York. Travel, Natural History, Americana and Sporting Books on June 17th: 90.45% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 6/5 on June 12th: 89.74% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 5/29 on June 10th: 88.42% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on June 16th: 87.50% 
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Books - Day 2: Fine Arts, Literature, Prints/Drawings, Old & Rare Books on June 17th: 86.34% 
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Two Day Books & Ephemera Auction on June 17th: 85.66% 
Lyon and Turnbull. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Photographs on June 17th: 82.86% 
Old World Auctions. Maps and Atlases - Internet bidstart 6/3 on June 10th: 81.36% 

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Christies Chris Evert [Sixteen Works] each row (from left to right) on June 12th Actual price: USD $735,000.
  2. Christies \"Defence of Fort M'Henry,\" as printed in the Baltimore Patriot and Evening Advertiser, Vol IV, No. 59, 20 September 1814. on June 18th Actual price: USD $325,000.
  3. Christies Hindenburg on June 18th Actual price: USD $325,000.
  4. Christies The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America on June 18th Actual price: USD $300,000.
  5. Arader Galleries Snowy Owl, Plate 121. on June 13th Actual price: USD $213,500.
  6. Christies On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. on June 18th Actual price: USD $200,000.
  7. Arader Galleries White Pelican, Plate 311. on June 13th Actual price: USD $176,900.
  8. Arader Galleries Carolina Parrot, Plate 26. on June 13th Actual price: USD $158,600.
  9. Lyon and Turnbull Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone on June 17th Actual price: USD $156,448.
  10. Bonhams Girl with Balloon on June 18th Actual price: USD $140,011.
  11. Christies Letter signed (“Go:Washington??) as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army to Thomas McKean, on June 18th Actual price: USD $137,500.
  12. Swann Galleries CH. PHILIPPOSSIAN AUTOMOBILES / GENÈVE. 1920. on June 18th Actual price: USD $137,000.
  13. Arader Galleries Hooping Crane, Plate 261. on June 13th Actual price: USD $115,900.
  14. Christies History of the Indian Tribes of North America on June 18th Actual price: USD $112,500.
  15. Heritage Auctions 1958 Topps Baseball Complete Set (494) Plus Emblem Card & Variation - #5 "Current Finest" on the PSA Set Registry. on June 18th Actual price: USD $99,000.
  16. Sothebys SADE. La Nouvelle Justine. Rarissime en rel. érotique.Véritables éditions originales publiées à Paris en 1799 et en 1801 on June 17th Actual price: USD $98,746.
  17. Christies The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia. on June 18th Actual price: USD $87,500.
  18. Christies Antiquities of Mexico: comprising fac-similes of ancient Mexican paintings and hieroglyphics...together with the monuments of New Spain, by M. Dupaix ... the drawings on stone by A. Aglio. on June 18th Actual price: USD $81,250.
  19. Christies Ludovici Patritii Romani novum itinerarium Aethiopiae: Aegypti: utriusque Arabiae: Persidis: Siriae: ac Indiae: intra et extra Ganges. on June 18th Actual price: USD $75,000.
  20. Christies Aboriginal Portfolio on June 18th Actual price: USD $75,000.
  21. Christies Historia naturalis on June 18th Actual price: USD $75,000.
  22. Christies Mrs Dalloway on June 18th Actual price: USD $68,750.
  23. Christies Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. on June 18th Actual price: USD $68,750.
  24. Christies Les songes drolatiques de Pantagruel, ou sont contenues plusieurs figures de l'invention de maistre François Rabelais. on June 18th Actual price: USD $68,750.
  25. Arader Galleries Reddish Egret / Purple Heron, Plate 256. on June 13th Actual price: USD $68,320.


43 total sales reported this week:

Koller Auctions. Old Master Prints on June 19th: 43.75%
Heritage Auctions. The Henri Nuber PSA Set Registry Collection Auction on June 18th: 100.00%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples - Prints on June 18th: 78.04%
Old World Auctions. Maps and Atlases - Internet bidstart 6/3 on June 10th: 81.36%
Artcurial. Literature of the 20th Century - Aristophil Collection on June 17th: 74.80%
Rossini. Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints and Photographs on June 17th: 77.78%
Swann Galleries. Graphic Design, Modernist Posters on June 18th: 64.02%
RR Auction. Marvels of Modern Music - Internet bidstart 6/11 on June 18th: 63.53%
PBA Galleries. Miscellany - bidstart 6/8 on June 18th: 91.26%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Discovery in the Backyard - Online on June 18th: 75.00%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on June 18th: 95.10%
Christies. Selections from the Library of Lorenzo H. Zambrano: Latin Americana, Science, and Literature -bidsta on June 18th: 92.16%
Christies. The Open Book: Fine Travel, Americana, Literature and History in Print and Manuscript bidstart 6/2 on June 18th: 77.68%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Two Day Books & Ephemera Auction on June 17th: 85.66%
Lyon and Turnbull. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Photographs on June 17th: 82.86%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art - Prints on June 17th: 70.45%
Doyle New York. Travel, Natural History, Americana and Sporting Books on June 17th: 90.45%
Christies. Mark Seliger - RADArt4Aid - Photographs - Bidstart 5/28 on June 17th: 100.00%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Books - Day 2: Fine Arts, Literature, Prints/Drawings, Old & Rare Books on June 17th: 86.34%
Sothebys. R. and B.L. Library - A Decade of Sales on June 17th: 67.90%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. The 50 Year Asian & Korean Collection of a United States Gentleman Diplomat, Serving Asia 1958-1988 on June 14th: 93.94%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 6/9 on June 16th: 100.00%
Revere Auctions. Chinese and Japanese Prints on June 16th: 78.57%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Books - Day 1: Classical Antiquity, Judaism, Egyptology, etc. on June 16th: 96.33%
Koller Auctions. Autographs and Manuscripts on June 15th: 42.50%
Koller Auctions. Books on June 15th: 63.21%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on June 16th: 87.50%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 6/9 on June 16th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 5/31 on June 14th: 99.69%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on June 15th: 99.51%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly on June 14th: 97.62%
Grogan and Company. The Spring Auction on June 14th: 95.83%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Decorative Pictures - Prints on June 13th: 93.94%
Leland Little Auctions. The Important Summer Auction on June 13th: 95.83%
Christies. Virtue - Prints and Photographs - bistart 5/29 on June 12th: 41.18%
Arenberg Auctions. Books and Prints on June 13th: 75.58%
Arader Galleries. Audubons, Natural History Watercolors, Rare Maps, Rare Books, & Assorted Americana. on June 13th: 60.71%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 6/5 on June 12th: 89.74%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 5/29 on June 10th: 88.42%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 5/29 on June 9th: 76.19%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 5/29 on June 8th: 79.22%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 5/29 on June 7th: 60.34%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on June 13th: 91.50%


For the week ahead 54 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jun. 22nd
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 54 lots
Adams Amsterdam Auctions. Amsterdam. Fine Art - Modern and Contemporary Works of Art - Prints. 81 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 6/12. 73 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Timed Eclectic Variety - Prints, Books. 63 lots

Tue. Jun. 23rd
Il Ponte. Milan. Books, Prints, Photographs. 291 lots
Aste Bolaffi. Turin. Rare Books and Autographs. 401 lots
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. PARIS . Books and Prints. 363 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Hindman's Fine Books and Manuscripts, including Americana. 292 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Post War and Contemporary Art - Prints. 8 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Book of Explorers and World Travelers auction. 254 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 5/16. 700 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 6/16. 178 lots
Rossini. Paris. 19th Century, Modern and Contemporary Lithographs. 180 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Francis Hopkinson Family Americana Collection. 292 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 9/27. 34 lots

Wed. Jun. 24th
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Maps and Documents. 379 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Auction of a Collection of Irish Historical Interest Books, Maps, Journals, Periodicals, Pamphlets,. 604 lots
University Archives. Westport. Manuscripts and Autographs - Books. 276 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 6/12. 100 lots
Bogota Auction. Bogota. Prints and Multiples. 93 lots

Thu. Jun. 25th
Forum Auctions. London. Select Modern & Contemporary Editions and Works on Paper. 140 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Modern Literature & First Editions, Children's, Private Press & Illustrated Books. 246 lots
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. PARIS . Sale Collectible Posters. 948 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. The June Estates Auction. 59 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Prints and Photographs. 205 lots
Christies. Paris. "Tendrement Vôtre" - Autograph letters and manuscripts from French authors from the 19th to the 20th. 56 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Summer Market. 23 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Summer 2020 Extravaganza Sale: Part 1 - Day 1. 458 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Americana - Travel - Exploration - World History - Cartography. 575 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Contemporary Art. 413 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Books and Manuscripts, Erotic Library, Art Books. 300 lots
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Online Only: Automobilia. 86 lots
Bruneau & Co. . Cranston. Curated Pop Cultur, TCG, Comics and Toys. 167 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Corsica (Documents, Manuscripts) and Collections (Documents, Photographs).

Fri. Jun. 26th
Cowans Auctions. Cincinnati. American Historical Ephemera and Photography - online bidstart 1/30. 384 lots
Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH. Berlin-Schoneberg. Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints and Photographs. 547 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. American and European Fine Art - Prints. 28 lots
ALDE. Paris. Modern Illustrated Books and Original Bindings. 277 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Summer 2020 Extravaganza Sale: Part 1 - Day 2. 600 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Pictures and Prints. 10 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Cartography - Online Bidstart 6/19. 40 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 6/19. 151 lots

Sat. Jun. 27th
Artcurial. Paris. Comics. 336 lots
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Cleveland. Prints and Drawings. 358 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Summer 2020 Extravaganza Sale: Part 1 - Day 3. 278 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Art and Photography - Online bidstart 6/19. 24 lots

Sun. Jun. 28th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly.
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . Lithographs, Fine Art Prints. 71 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 4/26. 282 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Charles R. Pease Collection Special Currency Online. 441 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Summer 2020 Extravaganza Sale: Part 1 - Day 4. 226 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 6/19. 31 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • <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. 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