• Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Alken (Henry). Sporting Notions, first edition, T.McLean, 1832-33. £800 to £1,200.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Bardi (Lorenzo). Nuova Raccolta delle piu interessanti Vedute della Citta di Firenze…, Florence, Lorenzo Bardi, [c.1840]. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Crawfurd (John). Journal of an Embassy from the Governor-General of India to the Court of Ava..., first edition, 1829. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Dawe (George, engraver). The Life of a Nobleman, first edition, Geo. Henderson, [c.1825]. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: [Doyle (John)], "H.B.". Political Sketches &c., 10 vol. including The Descriptive Key to H.B., Thomas McLean, [1829-51]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Eben (Adolphus Christian Frederick, Baron von) and Nicolaus Heideloff. Modèles de l'Uniforme Militaire Adopté dans l'Armée Royale de Suède, Rudolph Ackerman, 1808. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Geissler (J.G.G.) and Friedrich Hempel. Mahlerische Darstellungen der Sitten, Gebrauche und Lustbarkeiten bey den Russischen, Tartarischen…, 4 parts in 1, Leipzig and Paris, [1804]. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Hunt (Charles). Portraits of Winning Horses...of the Derby, Oaks, & St. Leger, from the Year 1842 to 1849…, Rock Brothers & Payne, 1849. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Kunike (Adolf Friedrich). Zwey hundert und sechzig Donau-Ansichten nach dem Laufe des Donaustromes…, Vienna, Leopold Grund, 1826. £3,000 to £5,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Lasinio (Carlo). [Matrimony], Florence, 1790. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Reinhardt (Joseph). A Collection of Swiss Costumes, in Miniature, second English edition, James Goodwin, [1828]. £800 to £1,200.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Wengen (Gottfried Durst von). Die Öffentliche Maskerade Bamberg am Fastnachts-Montage 1833…, Bamberg, [1833]. £2,000 to £3,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A RUTH BADER GINSBURG BEADED JUDICIAL COLLAR. $80,000 - $120,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: ONLY KNOWN COPY OF THE ONLY BOOK BY THE REMARKABLE EVE ADAMS. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A COMPLETE RUN OF VISIONAIRE MAGAZINE THROUGH 2010. $6,000 - $9,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: LAW REVIEW OFFPRINT SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY RUTH BADER GINSBURG. $3,000 - $5,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: META REBNER'S WORKING SCRIPT OF THE LOVED ONE. $1,500 - $2,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A KATHY GROVE PORTRAIT OF CYNDI LAUPER FOR THE FEBRUARY 1989 DETAILS COVER. $800 - $1,200
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A PLASTIC COAT BY MILLIE DAVID FEATURED IN SOHO NEWS STYLE SECTION, FROM THE COLLECTION OF ANNIE FLANDERS. $500 - $700
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A RUTH BADER GINSBURG JEWELRY BOX. $600 - $900
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A SET OF JONI MITCHELL LYRICS FOR "IF I HAD A HEART." $2,000 - $3,000
  • 19th Century Shop
    Catalogue 198 just published
    19th Century Shop. Darwin and Wallace, first printing of the first paper on natural selection
    19th Century Shop. Shakespeare’s Poems, first collected edition
    19th Century Shop. Walt Whitman portrait inscribed with a Leaves of Grass poem
    19th Century Shop. Major Elizabeth Barrett Browning manuscript notebook
    19th Century Shop. Spock's Baby Book, original MS
    19th Century Shop. Cellarius, Harmonia Macrocosmica, the great celestial atlas

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Rare Book Hub: 47 Auctions Archived, another 35 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 3 July 2020, 47 auctions have been archived; 1 in Danish krona, 24 in euros, 4 in British pounds, and 18 in US dollars.  Turnover was $10,404,296 as 12,651 lots were offered and 9,912 lots sold for a 78% rate of sale [ROS].  It was another solid week.

 

2 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

SothebysContemporary Art Day on June 30th: $2,067,000 
ArtcurialComics on June 27th: $1,563,525 

 

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

Dirk Soulis AuctionsLithographs, Fine Art Prints on June 28th: 141.17% 
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 6/12 on June 24th: 126.42% 
Il PonteThe "wonderful" world of L'Oro dei Farlocchi. A fine selection of items from Maurizio Epifani's esta on June 30th: 118.22% 
Zwiggelaar AuctionsPart 3: Fine Arts, Photography, Sports, Picture albums, Chess books part I. on July 1st: 107.61% 
Bruun RasmussenPrints on June 30th: 107.06% 
Il PonteBooks, Prints, Photographs on June 30th: 102.89% 
Forum AuctionsOnline Sale: Books and Works on Paper on July 2nd: 100.18% 


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

Heritage AuctionsU.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 6/23 on June 30th: 100.00% 
Heritage AuctionsThe Charles R. Pease Collection Special Currency Online on June 28th: 100.00% 
Heritage AuctionsWorld Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 6/23 on June 30th: 100.00% 
Heritage AuctionsSports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 4/26 on June 28th: 100.00% 
Heritage AuctionsComics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on June 29th: 99.66% 
Heritage AuctionsMovie Posters Weekly on June 28th: 97.38% 
Dirk Soulis AuctionsLithographs, Fine Art Prints on June 28th: 95.77% 
University ArchivesManuscripts and Autographs - Books on June 24th: 93.12% 
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 6/12 on June 24th: 92.00% 
Forum AuctionsOnline Sale: Books and Works on Paper on July 2nd: 91.89% 
Rachel Davis Fine ArtsPrints and Drawings on June 27th: 91.62% 
ChristiesModern Editions - Online bidstart 6/15 on July 1st: 91.55% 
Il PonteThe "wonderful" world of L'Oro dei Farlocchi. A fine selection of items from Maurizio Epifani's esta on June 30th: 90.68% 
Bruun RasmussenPrints on June 30th: 90.63% 
Dorotheum Books and Decorative Prints on June 30th: 88.45% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksFine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on June 27th: 87.50% 
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 6/12 on June 22nd: 86.30% 
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 9/27 on June 23rd: 85.29% 
Il PonteBooks, Prints, Photographs on June 30th: 84.88% 
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 6/19 on June 26th: 84.77% 
SothebysBooks and Manuscripts bidstart 6/22 on June 30th: 84.69% 
Zwiggelaar AuctionsPart 3: Fine Arts, Photography, Sports, Picture albums, Chess books part I. on July 1st: 84.62% 
University ArchivesThe Kennedys on June 10th: 84.21% 
Catawiki B. V.Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 6/12 on June 21st: 83.33% 
Morphy AuctionsCoin-Op and Advertising - Signs, Displays, Posters and Prints on June 21st: 82.81% 
SothebysContemporary Art Day on June 30th: 80.77% 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Sothebys DOLLAR SIGN on June 30th Actual price: USD $500,000.
  2. Sothebys PLANK PIECE I-II on June 30th Actual price: USD $387,500.
  3. Artcurial Recueil Spirou n°49 La Pirogue on June 27th Actual price: USD $382,493.
  4. Artcurial Le Sceptre d'Ottokar on June 27th Actual price: USD $347,370.
  5. Sothebys BAD WOMAN on June 30th Actual price: USD $250,000.
  6. Sothebys SAVARIN (ULAE 183) on June 30th Actual price: USD $200,000.
  7. Sothebys UNTITLED ETCHING 1 on June 30th Actual price: USD $150,000.
  8. Artcurial Idées noires - Tome 1 on June 27th Actual price: USD $132,558.
  9. Sothebys UNTITLED on June 30th Actual price: USD $100,000.
  10. Sothebys UNTITLED (CINDY & RICHARD OUTTAKE) on June 30th Actual price: USD $93,750.
  11. Sothebys SHRINKY DINK 3 on June 30th Actual price: USD $55,000.
  12. Sothebys LOUISE BOURGEOIS on June 30th Actual price: USD $52,500.
  13. Artcurial Valérian - Tome 17 L'Orphelin des astres on June 27th Actual price: USD $51,550.
  14. Dorotheum Das Werk. Einleitende Worte: Hermann Bahr (und) Peter Altenberg. on June 30th Actual price: USD $49,931.
  15. Sothebys MALRAUX. La condition humaine. 1933 on June 30th Actual price: USD $49,502.
  16. Artcurial L'île noire on June 27th Actual price: USD $44,186.
  17. Sothebys CRYING PORTRAIT OF WILHELMINA AS A RENAISSANCE MADONNA WITH HOLY CHILD (AFTER LEONARDO) on June 30th Actual price: USD $43,750.
  18. Sothebys UNTITLED (YOUR MISERY LOVES COMPANY/FEEL IS SOMETHING YOU DO WITH YOUR HANDS) on June 30th Actual price: USD $43,750.
  19. Christies Miroir de la Tauromachie on July 1st Actual price: USD $43,574.
  20. Sothebys BETWEEN THE CLOCK AND THE BED (ULAE 246) on June 30th Actual price: USD $42,500.
  21. Sothebys LA BAIE DES ANGES (M. 350) on July 2nd Actual price: USD $40,671.
  22. Sothebys ARRANGED BY DONALD MARRON, SUSAN BRUNDAGE, CHERYL BISHOP AT PAINE WEBBER, INC. on June 30th Actual price: USD $37,500.
  23. Artcurial Eau-Forte V on July 1st Actual price: USD $35,280.
  24. Sothebys LE RÊVE DE PARIS (M. 600) on July 2nd Actual price: USD $34,414.
  25. Sothebys TEMPLE ET HISTOIRE DE BACCHUS (M. 346; C. BKS. 46) on July 2nd Actual price: USD $34,414.



47 total sales reported this week:

Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on July 2nd: 91.89%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Part 4: Chess books part II, Ephemera and Postcards, Toys, WWI & II, Erotica, Posters, Stereo Photo on July 2nd: 72.90%
Sothebys. Marc Chagall's Colourful Reverie - Bidstart 6/22 on July 2nd: 69.74%
OSENAT. Automobilia - Books and Prints - Bidstart 6/25 on July 2nd: 75.82%
Artcurial. Limited Edition on July 1st: 77.55%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Part 3: Fine Arts, Photography, Sports, Picture albums, Chess books part I. on July 1st: 84.62%
Trafford Books. Books, Ephemera, Photographs, Postcards, Postal History on July 1st: 73.96%
Christies. Modern Editions - Online bidstart 6/15 on July 1st: 91.55%
Binoche et Giquello. Typographical Curiosities - Remarkable Bindings - C.L. Collection on July 1st: 62.87%
Sothebys. Contemporary Art Day on June 30th: 80.77%
Sothebys. Books and Manuscripts bidstart 6/22 on June 30th: 84.69%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on June 30th: 90.63%
Il Ponte. Books, Prints, Photographs on June 30th: 84.88%
Il Ponte. The "wonderful" world of L'Oro dei Farlocchi. A fine selection of items from Maurizio Epifani's esta on June 30th: 90.68%
De Baecque and Associes. Ancient and Modern Books on June 30th: 60.47%
Potomack Company. Fine Art Prints, Vintage Posters on June 30th: 68.18%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 6/23 on June 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 6/23 on June 30th: 100.00%
Dorotheum . Books and Decorative Prints on June 30th: 88.45%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Part 2: Atlases, Comics, Asian, Subculture, Fine Arts on June 30th: 78.85%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Part 1: Children's books, Literature, Old Books, Manuscripts, Amsterdam, Topography. on June 29th: 75.44%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Book Sale: Surrealism, Old Paper, Literature, Children's Books on June 29th: 73.43%
Pierre Berge and Associes. Works of Art - Cartoons - bidstart 619 on June 29th: 22.83%
Doyle New York. Photographs on June 29th: 79.77%
Catawiki B. V.. Art and Photography - Online bidstart 6/19 on June 27th: 62.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 6/19 on June 26th: 84.77%
Catawiki B. V.. Cartography - Online Bidstart 6/19 on June 26th: 30.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 6/12 on June 24th: 92.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 9/27 on June 23rd: 85.29%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 6/12 on June 22nd: 86.30%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 6/12 on June 21st: 83.33%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lithographs, Fine Art Prints on June 28th: 95.77%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Prints and Drawings on June 27th: 91.62%
Artcurial. Comics on June 27th: 64.58%
Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH. Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints and Photographs on June 26th: 62.52%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on June 29th: 99.66%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 4/26 on June 28th: 100.00%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Summer 2020 Extravaganza Sale: Part 1 - Day 4 on June 28th: 79.65%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Summer 2020 Extravaganza Sale: Part 1 - Day 3 on June 27th: 50.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. American and European Fine Art - Prints on June 26th: 78.57%
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. Sale Collectible Posters on June 26th: 9.92%
Morphy Auctions. Coin-Op and Advertising - Signs, Displays, Posters and Prints on June 21st: 82.81%
University Archives. Manuscripts and Autographs - Books on June 24th: 93.12%
University Archives. The Kennedys on June 10th: 84.21%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly on June 28th: 97.38%
Heritage Auctions. The Charles R. Pease Collection Special Currency Online on June 28th: 100.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on June 27th: 87.50%


For the week ahead 35 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jul. 6th
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Hamburg. Rare Books. 500 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 6/26. 67 lots

Tue. Jul. 7th
Aste Bolaffi. Turin. Automobilia - Internet Live. 129 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction - online bidstart 6/19. 1135 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Rare and Important Items. 180 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 6/30. 630 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 6/30. 150 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 6/26. 44 lots

Wed. Jul. 8th
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Photography. 160 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Estate Treasures - Fine Art Prints, Books. 20 lots
Bonhams. New York. Fine Books and Manuscripts - Online - Bidstart 6/25. 141 lots
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. BOOKS - FROM THE LIBRARY OF DR HENRI POLAILLON - OLD BOOKS AND MILITARY COSTUMES. 191 lots
Tajan. Paris. Prints and Illustrated Books. 261 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Photographs Monthly Online Auction. 92 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 6/26. 130 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Books, Prints. 75 lots

Thu. Jul. 9th
ALDE. Paris. Travel Books - Atlases - Maps. 282 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics. 1323 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Fine Art - Photographs and Prints - Food and Drink - Illustrated Books. 361 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Carlisle. Antiquarian and Collectable Books Auction. 321 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Maps and Atlases, Natural History and Color Plate Books. 390 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Books, Prints. 28 lots

Fri. Jul. 10th
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Summer 2020 Extravaganza Sale: Part 2- Day 1. 587 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 7/3. 140 lots

Sat. Jul. 11th
Case Antiques, Inc.. Knoxville. Summer Auction. 126 lots
Heritage Auctions. Hong Kong. HKINF World Paper Money Signature Auction. 379 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Marblehead Estates. 121 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 2- Day 2. 762 lots

Sun. Jul. 12th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly.
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Fine Art - Prints. 47 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 6/28. 213 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Summer 2020 Extravaganza Sale: Part 2- Day 3. 417 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 7/3. 38 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [RUTH, George Herman “Babe” (1895-1948)]. Signed photograph. Circa 1930s. 191 x 248 mm. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HARRISON, Benjamin. Document signed (“Benj Harrison”) as governor of Virginia, certifying the service of Daniel Cumbo, a Black Revolutionary soldier. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: ONE OF THE FIRST PRINTED ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: FIRST PRINTING OF LINCOLN’S IMMORTAL GETTYSBURG ADDRESS. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HIGHLY IMPORTANT MORMON ARCHIVE. ALLEY, George. Archive of 23 Autograph Letters Signed by Mormon Convert George Alley to His Brother Joseph Alley. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [AVIATION]. [ARMSTRONG, Neil A.] Aviation Hall of Fame Gold Medal MS64 NGC, Awarded to Neil Armstrong in 1979. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: NEWLY DISCOVERED FIRST PRINTING OF "WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE... " FROM THE ONLY NEWSPAPER ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN LINCOLN’S SECOND INAUGURAL PROCESSION. $4,000 to $8,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: THE MOST IMPORTANT GEORGE WASHINGTON DOCUMENT IN PRIVATE HANDS; GEORGE WASHINGTON’S COMMISSION AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, 1775, ONE OF ONLY TWO ORIGINALS. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: A VERY RARE ACCOUNT OF BLACKBEARD’S DEATH AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIRATE ITEMS EXTANT. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: EDISON, Thomas. Patent for Edison’s Improvements on the Electric-Light, No. 219,628. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent Office], 16 September 1879. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [VIETNAM WAR]. The original pen used by Secretary of State William P. Rogers to sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement, Paris, 27 January 1973. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: SONS OF LIBERTY FOUNDER COLONEL BARRÉ ANNOTATED TITLE-PAGE, “WHICH OUGHT TO ROUSE UP BRITISH ATTENTION”. $4,000 to $6,000.
  • Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: [Langland (William)]. The vision of Pierce Plowman, nowe the seconde time imprinted..., Roberte Crowley, 1550. £8,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: [Shakespeare (William)]. [Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies], second folio edition, [by Tho.Cotes, for Robert Allot], [1632]. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Bible, Czech Biblia Bohemica, first complete Bible printed in the Czech vernacular, Prague, August 1488. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Shabthai Tzvi.- Collection of four printed and illustrated broadsides detailing the appearance, rise and fall of the false messiah, Shabthai Tzvi, Augsburg, 1666-67. £40,000 to £60,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Leaf from the Beauvais Missal, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment, [Northern France (perhaps Beauvais or Amiens)], [fourteenth century (c.1310)]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Aubrey (John). [Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme], manuscript in English, Latin and Greek, [c. 1693]. £30,000 to £50,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Byron (George Gordon Noel, Lord). Poems on Various Occasions, first edition, Harriet Maltby's copy, Newark, Printed by S. & J. Ridge, 1807. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, first edition, second impression with dust-jacket, 1937 [but 1938]. £7,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Blake (William).- Thornton (Robert John). The Pastorals of Virgil, 2 vol., engraved plates by William Blake, 1821. £8,000 to £12,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: America.- Mount (William J.) & Thomas Page. The English Pilot…, [bound with] The Fourth Book, describing The West Indies Navigation from Hudson's-Bay to the River Amazones, 1721. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Oldfield (Henry Ambrose), Rajman Singh Chitrakar & others. An album of 160 photographs and 13 original artworks, (1833-1919), [c. 1850s-1880s]. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Audubon (John James) [and William MacGillivray]. Ornithological Biography…, 5 vol., first edition, presentation copy inscribed by Audubon, Edinburgh, 1831-49 [i.e. 1831-39]. £10,000 to £15,000.