• 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
  • 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.
  • 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

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Rare Book Hub: 37 Auctions Archived, Another 36 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 24 July 2020, 37 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 1 denominated in Swiss francs, 10 in euros, 3 in British pounds, 2 in Mexican pesos, and 21 in US dollars.  Turnover was $5,768,929 as 6,307 lots were offered and 5,096 sold for a robust 81% rate of sale.  Felicitations!

  

1 auction saw total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Forum AuctionsEditions and Works on Paper on July 21st: $1,266,691 

 


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


Il PonteModern and Contemporary Art - Prints and Photographs on July 21st: 394.99% 
Grays AuctioneersEntertainment and Transportation Collectibles - bidstart 7/3 on July 22nd: 182.12% 
Profiles in HistoryThe Howard Hughes Auction on July 23rd: 176.91% 
Chorley'sFine Art - Prints and Books on July 22nd: 130.25% 
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 3/20 on July 15th: 129.19% 
Koller AuctionsOnline Prints and Multiples - Prints on July 9th: 112.05% 
Heritage AuctionsWorld Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 7/14 on July 21st: 107.07% 


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

Copley Fine Art AuctionsThe Sporting Sale on July 23rd: 100.00% 
Heritage AuctionsSports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 7/5 on July 19th: 100.00% 
Alaska AuctionBooks, Prints on July 23rd: 100.00% 
Chorley'sFine Art - Prints and Books on July 22nd: 100.00% 
Heritage AuctionsComics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on July 20th: 99.47% 
Heritage AuctionsUS Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 7/14 on July 21st: 99.33% 
Heritage AuctionsWorld Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 7/14 on July 21st: 98.64% 
Heritage AuctionsMovie Posters Weekly on July 19th: 98.01% 
Il PonteModern and Contemporary Art - Prints and Photographs on July 21st: 97.37% 
Grays AuctioneersEntertainment and Transportation Collectibles - bidstart 7/3 on July 22nd: 96.15% 
Profiles in HistoryThe Howard Hughes Auction on July 23rd: 94.74% 
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 3/20 on July 15th: 92.67% 
William H. Bunch Auctions and AppraisalsVariety Auction on July 21st: 92.31% 
Koller AuctionsOnline Prints and Multiples - Prints on July 9th: 91.43% 
Thomaston Place Auction GalleriesSummer's Bounty #1, Day 1 on July 18th: 89.19% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksFine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on July 18th: 88.50% 
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 7/3 on July 14th: 87.50% 
Thomaston Place Auction GalleriesSummer's Bounty #1, Day 2 on July 19th: 87.50% 
Catawiki B. V.Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 7/3 on July 12th: 86.84% 
Winner's Auctions LtdRare Manuscripts, Rabbinical & Admors Letters, Seforim & Amulets on July 20th: 85.12% 
Nadeau's Auction GalleryBooks, Prints on July 18th: 84.21% 

  

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Profiles in History Zoë Mozert original poster artwork of Jane Russell for The Outlaw. on July 23rd Actual price: USD $166,400.
  2. Forum Auctions Banksy (b.1974) Love is in the Air (Flower Thrower) on July 21st Actual price: USD $95,643.
  3. Sothebys Autograph manuscript fragment from Washington's undelivered first Inaugural Address on July 21st Actual price: USD $81,250.
  4. Forum Auctions Banksy (b.1974) No Ball Games (Green) on July 21st Actual price: USD $76,856.
  5. Profiles in History Washington, George. Historic autograph letter signed as Commander of the Continental Army. on July 23rd Actual price: USD $70,400.
  6. Forum Auctions Banksy (b.1974) Laugh Now on July 21st Actual price: USD $64,900.
  7. Sothebys QUATRE SUJETS POUR LA BARRE D'APPUI (BLOCH 295A; BAER 607; SEE CRAMER BOOKS 26) on July 24th Actual price: USD $62,500.
  8. Sothebys Autograph letter signed ("Go: Washington") as Continental Commander to Bryan Fairfax, hoping for good news regarding the peace negotiations to end the Revolutionary War—not knowing the preliminary articles of peace had been signed two weeks earlier on July 21st Actual price: USD $60,000.
  9. Forum Auctions Julian Opie (b.1958) This is Shahnoza (Cristea 58-62) on July 21st Actual price: USD $54,653.
  10. Sothebys PORTRAIT DE JACQUELINE AU CHAPEAU DE PAILLE FLEURI (FEMME AU CHAPEAU À FLEURS) (B. 1075; BA. 1322) on July 24th Actual price: USD $50,000.
  11. Forum Auctions Banksy (b.1974) Get out while you can on July 21st Actual price: USD $47,821.
  12. Forum Auctions Banksy (b.1974) Rude Copper on July 21st Actual price: USD $47,821.
  13. Forum Auctions Banksy & Various Artists Pax Britannica: A Hellish Peace on July 21st Actual price: USD $44,406.
  14. Profiles in History Howard Hughes (55+) personal handwritten love letters, notes and postcards from Katharine Hepburn. on July 23rd Actual price: USD $43,400.
  15. Forum Auctions Banksy (b.1974) Bomb Love (Bomb Hugger) on July 21st Actual price: USD $42,698.
  16. Profiles in History Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich. Rare and important autograph letter signed ('N. Lenin'), 1 November 1911. on July 23rd Actual price: USD $40,300.
  17. Profiles in History Eisenhower, Dwight D. Extraordinary typed letter signed as Supreme Allied Commander. on July 23rd Actual price: USD $40,300.
  18. Sothebys House Calendar No. 61, 116th Congress, 1st Session, H. RES 755 [Report No. 116-346], Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. on July 21st Actual price: USD $37,500.
  19. Sothebys DEUX FEMMES AVEC UN VASE À FLEURS (B. 915; BA. 1239) on July 24th Actual price: USD $35,000.
  20. Winner's Auctions Ltd Discovery: Practical Kabbalah Handwritten by Rabbi Moshe Mizrachi. Damascus, 1628 on July 20th Actual price: USD $34,160.
  21. Forum Auctions Bridget Riley Untitled (Fragment 2) (Schubert 5b) on July 21st Actual price: USD $34,158.
  22. Sothebys Bible in Latin. on July 21st Actual price: USD $32,500.
  23. Forum Auctions Banksy (b.1974) Morons on July 21st Actual price: USD $32,450.
  24. Forum Auctions Yayoi Kusama (b.1929) Pumpkin 2000 (Yellow) (Kusama 298) on July 21st Actual price: USD $31,482.
  25. Sothebys PETIT BUSTE DE FEMME (PORTRAIT DE JACQUELINE EN ROBE IMPRIMÉE) (B. 1082; BA. 1300) on July 24th Actual price: USD $31,250.



37 total sales reported this week:

Copley Fine Art Auctions. The Sporting Sale on July 23rd: 100.00%
Sothebys. Picasso Prints (and Ceramics) Online - bidstart 7/13 on July 24th: 69.57%
Profiles in History. The Howard Hughes Auction on July 23rd: 94.74%
Tooveys. Prints, Maps and Posters on July 23rd: 75.00%
RR Auction. Olympic Memorabilia - online bidstart 7/17 on July 23rd: 41.67%
PBA Galleries. Fine and Rare Books on July 23rd: 69.44%
Alaska Auction. Books, Prints on July 23rd: 100.00%
Sothebys. Fine Books and Manuscripts, including The Eric C. Caren Collection - bidstart 7/6 on July 21st: 58.54%
Il Ponte. Photographs on July 22nd: 52.80%
Chorley's. Fine Art - Prints and Books on July 22nd: 100.00%
Grays Auctioneers. Entertainment and Transportation Collectibles - bidstart 7/3 on July 22nd: 96.15%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 7/14 on July 21st: 99.33%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 7/14 on July 21st: 98.64%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Unlimited Sale 122 Part 2 on July 21st: 71.60%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Variety Auction on July 21st: 92.31%
Morton Subastas. Books and Documents - Collection and Library Backal on July 21st: 32.80%
Kestenbaum and Company. Fine Judaica: including Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic and Ceremonial Art on July 21st: 53.89%
Il Ponte. Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints and Photographs on July 21st: 97.37%
Forum Auctions. Editions and Works on Paper on July 21st: 60.52%
ALDE. Ancient and 19th Century Books on July 21st: 57.06%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Rare Manuscripts, Rabbinical & Admors Letters, Seforim & Amulets on July 20th: 85.12%
Binoche et Giquello. Contemporary Art - Photographs, Old and Modern Prints on July 20th: 41.18%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on July 20th: 99.47%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly on July 19th: 98.01%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 7/5 on July 19th: 100.00%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Summer's Bounty #1, Day 2 on July 19th: 87.50%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Summer's Bounty #1, Day 1 on July 18th: 89.19%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Books, Prints on July 18th: 84.21%
Morton Subastas. Opportunity - Books, Prints on July 18th: 71.64%
Koller Auctions. Online Prints and Multiples - Prints on July 9th: 91.43%
Finarte. Recollections: Modern and Contemporary Art's Books and Documents on July 16th: 65.43%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on July 18th: 88.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 7/10 on July 17th: 74.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 3/20 on July 15th: 92.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 7/3 on July 14th: 87.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 7/3 on July 13th: 78.18%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 7/3 on July 12th: 86.84%

 


For the week ahead 36 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jul. 27th
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 79 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. The Billie and Dottie Haughton Online Auction. 26 lots
Winter Associates. Plainville, CT . Prints, Books. 11 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 7/17. 51 lots

Tue. Jul. 28th
Sothebys. London. The Library of a Greek Bibliophile: Travel Books, Aldines and an Important Qur’an. 119 lots
Sothebys. London. Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History. 236 lots
Sothebys. New York. Legends, Landscapes, and Lovelies - bidstart 7/22. 58 lots
Sothebys. New York. Contemporary Prints and Multiples - bidstart 7/1/. 80 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 7/21. 493 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 7/21. 145 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety - Books, Prints. 46 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 7/17. 35 lots

Wed. Jul. 29th
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Auction Of Irish Interest Books, Maps, Posters, Interesting Ephemera Etc. To Include An Entire Colle. 614 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Travel, Atlases and Maps, Autographs and Documents. 428 lots
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . Online Only: Railroad Travel Ephemera, China and Books. 335 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Living Contemporary. 41 lots

Thu. Jul. 30th
Christies. London - King Street. Valuable Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/9. 201 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online only: Books and Works on Paper. 296 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Fine Art, etc. - Old Master Prints. 133 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Summer Sale - signs, prints, books. 23 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Literature & Books in All Fields: Timed Online Auction - No Reserve - bidstart 7/20. 201 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 451 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Summer Sports Card Catalogue Auction. 2182 lots
Christies. New York. Contemporary Edition - Online bidstart 7/16. 134 lots

Fri. Jul. 31st
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. Lancaster. Books - March 13 Sale Postponed - Bid online by 7/31. 400 lots
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . Premier and Emporium Auctions. 139 lots
Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH. Berlin-Schoneberg. Valuable Books, Photographs, Prints. 1682 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Autographs and Memorabilia. 374 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Books & Works on Paper including Aviation & Transport. 355 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Aberon Collection of Virginia Obsolete Banknotes - Online. 464 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Cartography - Online Bidstart 7/24. 42 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 7/24. 157 lots

Sat. Aug. 1st
North American Auction Company. Bozeman. Old West and American Indian - Online Sale. 138 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots

Sun. Aug. 2nd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 7/19. 182 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 7/24. 31 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • 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.
  • 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