• <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: 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: 

Sothebys. Contemporary Art Day on June 30th: $2,067,000 
Artcurial. Comics on June 27th: $1,563,525 

 

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

Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lithographs, 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 Ponte. The "wonderful" world of L'Oro dei Farlocchi. A fine selection of items from Maurizio Epifani's esta on June 30th: 118.22% 
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Part 3: Fine Arts, Photography, Sports, Picture albums, Chess books part I. on July 1st: 107.61% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on June 30th: 107.06% 
Il Ponte. Books, Prints, Photographs on June 30th: 102.89% 
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on July 2nd: 100.18% 


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

Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 6/23 on June 30th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. The Charles R. Pease Collection Special Currency Online on June 28th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 6/23 on June 30th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 4/26 on June 28th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on June 29th: 99.66% 
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly on June 28th: 97.38% 
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lithographs, Fine Art Prints on June 28th: 95.77% 
University Archives. Manuscripts 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 Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on July 2nd: 91.89% 
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Prints and Drawings on June 27th: 91.62% 
Christies. Modern Editions - Online bidstart 6/15 on July 1st: 91.55% 
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% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on June 30th: 90.63% 
Dorotheum . Books and Decorative Prints on June 30th: 88.45% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine 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 Ponte. Books, 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% 
Sothebys. Books and Manuscripts bidstart 6/22 on June 30th: 84.69% 
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Part 3: Fine Arts, Photography, Sports, Picture albums, Chess books part I. on July 1st: 84.62% 
University Archives. The Kennedys on June 10th: 84.21% 
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 6/12 on June 21st: 83.33% 
Morphy Auctions. Coin-Op and Advertising - Signs, Displays, Posters and Prints on June 21st: 82.81% 
Sothebys. Contemporary 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

  • <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