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Rare Book Hub: 44 Auctions Archived, another 28 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday 26th February 2021, 44 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database; 1 denominated in Danish krone, 8 in euros, 3 in British pounds, 2 in Mexican pesos, 29 in US dollars, and 1 South African rands.

 

Turnover was $8,481,216 as 87% of all lots offered sold.  Nine thousand three-hundred-eighty-seven lots were offered and 8,173 changed hands.  The market continues to be strong:  boom boom boom!
 
 
2 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:
 
Bonhams. British. Cool. on February 25th: $2,807,424
Hake's Auctions. Americana and Collectibles on February 24th: $2,064,504
 

14 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale:

Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Mid-Century, Modern Art and Contemporary Sale on February 20th: 182.74%
Aste Bolaffi. Comics on February 20th: 175.05%
Bonhams. Highlights from the Medical Library of the late James Tait Goodrich, Part II - bidstart 2/16 on February 24th: 160.31%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 2/5 on February 17th: 148.90%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 2/12 on February 19th: 148.85%
Cowans Auctions. American Historical Ephemera & Photography, Including African Americana: Online Only on February 26th: 145.87%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 2/5 on February 15th: 138.35%
Lyon and Turnbull. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Photographs on February 25th: 132.48%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on February 23rd: 125.46%
Bonhams. British. Cool. on February 25th: 120.04%
Swann Galleries. Fine Books and Autographs on February 25th: 114.40%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 2/16 on February 23rd: 106.28%
Hake's Auctions. Americana and Collectibles on February 24th: 102.32%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 2/5 on February 16th: 102.29%


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

Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 2/16 on February 23rd: 100.00%
Aste Bolaffi. Comics on February 20th: 100.00%
Copley Fine Art Auctions. The Winter Sale 2021 on February 20th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 2/7 on February 21st: 99.59%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 2/16 on February 23rd: 99.26%
Hake's Auctions. Americana and Collectibles on February 24th: 98.42%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 2/14 on February 21st: 98.10%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 2/14 on February 22nd: 97.78%
Aspire Auctions. Fine Art - Prints - bidstart 2/12 on February 20th: 97.22%
Skinner. Irresistible. Unreserved. Bidstart 2/16 on February 25th: 95.35%
Heritage Auctions. The Collar City Collection of New York Nationals Special Online Currency Auction on February 21st: 95.14%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on February 20th: 95.00%
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. Book Auction on February 12th: 94.00%
Bonhams. Highlights from the Medical Library of the late James Tait Goodrich, Part II - bidstart 2/16 on February 24th: 93.02%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on February 23rd: 92.86%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 2/12 on February 19th: 92.11%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 2/5 on February 16th: 90.91%
Lyon and Turnbull. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Photographs on February 25th: 90.74%
Heritage Auctions. Photographs Monthly Online on February 24th: 90.52%
Swann Galleries. Fine Books and Autographs on February 25th: 90.33%
Litchfield County Auctions. Winter Antiques Sale on February 23rd: 90.00%
North American Auction Company. Early Western and American Indian Sale on February 20th: 89.32%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 2/5 on February 17th: 88.70%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 2/5 on February 15th: 87.63%
Bruneau & Co. . February Fine Arts and Antiques - Online Only on February 25th: 86.49%
Bonhams. The Gentleman's Library Sale on February 23rd: 84.62%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Mid-Century, Modern Art and Contemporary Sale on February 20th: 84.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/5 on February 14th: 83.72%
Michaans Auctions. Gallery Auction on February 20th: 82.35%
Bonhams. Geometric Abstractions / Prints and Multiples on February 22nd: 82.27%


Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Bonhams Laugh Now, 2004 on February 25th Actual price: USD $282,312.
  2. Bonhams Girl with Balloon, 2004 on February 25th Actual price: USD $264,690.
  3. Hake's Auctions LINCOLN & HAMLIN "WIDE AWAKE" 1860 HAND PAINTED ALL-SEEING-EYE PARADE BANNER. on February 24th Actual price: USD $143,105.
  4. Bonhams Stop and Search, 2007 on February 25th Actual price: USD $141,332.
  5. Bonhams Because I'm Worthless, 2004 on February 25th Actual price: USD $132,521.
  6. Bonhams Get Out While You Can, 2004 on February 25th Actual price: USD $132,521.
  7. Bonhams Welcome to Hell, 2004 on February 25th Actual price: USD $132,521.
  8. Hake's Auctions "LETTER FROM A BIRMINGHAM JAIL" MARTIN LUTHER KING MULTI SIGNED BIRMINGHAM JAILHOUSE LOGBOOK PAGES. on February 24th Actual price: USD $130,909.
  9. Bonhams Donuts (Chocolate), 2009 on February 25th Actual price: USD $123,710.
  10. Bonhams Grin Reaper, 2005 on February 25th Actual price: USD $114,899.
  11. Swann Galleries DOUGLASS, FREDERICK. Autograph Letter Signed, to Sallie Holley ("Dear Sally"), on February 25th Actual price: USD $112,500.
  12. Bonhams Pulp Fiction, 2004 on February 25th Actual price: USD $88,465.
  13. Bonhams Trolleys, 2007 on February 25th Actual price: USD $88,465.
  14. Cowans Auctions Ninth plate daguerreotype of young African American woman. on February 26th Actual price: USD $75,000.
  15. Bonhams Happy Chopper, 2003 on February 25th Actual price: USD $70,842.
  16. Bonhams HMV, 2003 on February 25th Actual price: USD $67,318.
  17. Bonhams Lucky, 1999 97.5 x 180.5 x 14cm (38 3/8 x 71 1/16 x 5 1/2in) One of two artist's proofs aside from the edition of 3, this version was rebuilt in 2018 using upgraded electrics on February 25th Actual price: USD $67,318.
  18. Bonhams Bomb Middle England, 2002 on February 25th Actual price: USD $62,031.
  19. Bonhams I Fought the Law, 2004 on February 25th Actual price: USD $62,031.
  20. Bonhams Jack and Jill, 2005 on February 25th Actual price: USD $62,031.
  21. Bonhams Kate Moss She's Light (Pure), 2014 on February 25th Actual price: USD $62,031.
  22. Hake's Auctions MICKEY MOUSE FEBRUARY 4, 1931 DAILY STRIP ORIGINAL ART BY FLOYD GOTTFREDSON & EARL DUVALL. on February 24th Actual price: USD $61,729.
  23. Bonhams Flag (Silver), 2006 on February 25th Actual price: USD $53,220.
  24. Hake's Auctions BABE RUTH "1915 CHAMPIONS" BOSTON RED SOX ROYAL ROOTERS VERY RARE BUTTON. on February 24th Actual price: USD $52,368.
  25. Bonhams Grannies, 2006 on February 25th Actual price: USD $49,695.



44 total sales reported this week:

Cowans Auctions. American Historical Ephemera & Photography, Including African Americana: Online Only on February 26th: 79.06%
Hake's Auctions. Americana and Collectibles on February 24th: 98.42%
North American Auction Company. Early Western and American Indian Sale on February 20th: 89.32%
Swann Galleries. Fine Books and Autographs on February 25th: 90.33%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Thursday Morning @ Stair on February 25th: 71.43%
Skinner. Irresistible. Unreserved. Bidstart 2/16 on February 25th: 95.35%
PBA Galleries. Comics - Timed, Online - bidstart 2/15 on February 25th: 71.70%
Bruneau & Co. . February Fine Arts and Antiques - Online Only on February 25th: 86.49%
Bonhams. British. Cool. on February 25th: 77.83%
Second Story Books. Presidents and Leaders: Signed Books and First Editions on January 30th: 67.77%
Stephan Welz & Co.. CAPE TOWN | FINE & DECORATIVE ART, BOOKS & MAPS, CARPETS, FURNITURE, SILVERWARE, JEWELLERY, WATCHES on February 25th: 57.33%
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. Book Auction on February 12th: 94.00%
Potomack Company. February Cornucopia on February 24th: 69.23%
Bonhams. Highlights from the Medical Library of the late James Tait Goodrich, Part II - bidstart 2/16 on February 24th: 93.02%
Lyon and Turnbull. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Photographs on February 25th: 90.74%
Heritage Auctions. Photographs Monthly Online on February 24th: 90.52%
Vermot de Pas. NASA Photographs on February 23rd: 14.49%
Morton Subastas. Antiquarian and Contemporary Books on February 23rd: 35.20%
Litchfield County Auctions. Winter Antiques Sale on February 23rd: 90.00%
Bonhams. The Gentleman's Library Sale on February 23rd: 84.62%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on February 23rd: 92.86%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 2/16 on February 23rd: 99.26%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 2/16 on February 23rd: 100.00%
Bonhams. Geometric Abstractions / Prints and Multiples on February 22nd: 82.27%
Ader. Online Photography and Art Catalogs Books - bidstart 2/15 on February 22nd: 62.45%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 2/14 on February 21st: 98.10%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 2/14 on February 22nd: 97.78%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Mid-Century, Modern Art and Contemporary Sale on February 20th: 84.00%
Morton Subastas. Photographs on February 20th: 14.42%
Michaans Auctions. Gallery Auction on February 20th: 82.35%
Aste Bolaffi. Comics on February 20th: 100.00%
Aspire Auctions. Fine Art - Prints - bidstart 2/12 on February 20th: 97.22%
Clars Auction Gallery. Jewelry, Furniture & Decorative Art, Fine Art, Asian Art Auction on February 21st: 76.67%
Clars Auction Gallery. Jewelry, Furniture, Art, Asian Auction on February 20th: 79.83%
Clars Auction Gallery. February Timed Online Only Art & Antique Auction on February 19th: 52.94%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 2/5 on February 17th: 88.70%
Copley Fine Art Auctions. The Winter Sale 2021 on February 20th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 2/12 on February 19th: 92.11%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 2/5 on February 16th: 90.91%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 2/5 on February 15th: 87.63%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/5 on February 14th: 83.72%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on February 20th: 95.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 2/7 on February 21st: 99.59%
Heritage Auctions. The Collar City Collection of New York Nationals Special Online Currency Auction on February 21st: 95.14%


For the week ahead 28 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Mar. 1st
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. ADVERTISING POSTERS, TOURISM, PAINTERS & CINEMA - bidstart 2/22. 395 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 2/19. 70 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 107 lots

Tue. Mar. 2nd
Tajan. Paris. Modern and Contemporary Prints. 200 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 2/23. 486 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 2/23. 146 lots
Christies. Paris. Man Ray and the surrealists. Lucien and Edmonde Treillard Collection. 188 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 2/19. 28 lots

Wed. Mar. 3rd
University Archives. Wilton. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, and Books. 408 lots
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Kilkenny. The Collector's Sale. 558 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 2/19. 150 lots

Thu. Mar. 4th
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Fine Art, Photographs, and Prints. 227 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. 19th and 20th Century Art. 413 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Antiques and Accessories. 30 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 285 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Books - bidstart 2/19. 24 lots

Fri. Mar. 5th
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. LITTERATURE AND ARTS OF THE XXTH CENTURY - AVANT-GARDES. 338 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Only Banksy. 30 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 2/26. 109 lots

Sat. Mar. 6th
PosterConnection Inc.. Clayton. Winter Sale - Affordable Posters. 418 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Gahanna. Richard Margolis International Numismatic Library. 538 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. SPORLYMPIQUE VI : MULTISPORTS, OLYMPISM, CYCLE POSTER COLLECTION, CYCLE AND AUTOMOBILE POSTER COLLEC. 470 lots

Sun. Mar. 7th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 2/28.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 2/28.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 2/21. 248 lots
Carlsen Gallery. Greenville, NY. March Madness. 25 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/26. 41 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Piccolomini's De La Sfera del Mondo (The Sphere of the World), 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Vellutello's Commentary on Petrarch, With Map, 1525.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Finely Bound Definitive, Illustrated Edition of I Promessi Sposi, 1840.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Rare First Edition of John Milton's Latin Correspondence, 1674.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Giolito's Edition of Boccaccio's The Decamerone, with Bedford Binding, 1542.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of the First Biography of Marie of the Incarnation, with Rare Portrait, 1677.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Aldine Edition of Volume One of Cicero's Orationes, 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Bonanni's Illustrated Costume Catalogue, with Complete Plates, 1711.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Important Incunable, the First Italian Edition of Josephus's De Bello Judaico, 1480.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Jacques Philippe d'Orville's Illustrated Book of the Ruins of Sicily, 1764.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Incunable from 1487, The Contemplative Life, with Early Manuscript.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Ignatius of Loyola's Exercitia Spiritualia, 1563.
  • Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
  • Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: McCarthy (Cormac). Cities of the Plain, N.Y., 1998, First Edn., signed on hf. title; together with Uncorrected Proof and Uncorrected Advance Reading Copies, both signed by the Author. €800 to €1,000.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Stanihurst (Richard). De Rebus in Hibernia Gestis, Libri Quattuor, sm. 4to Antwerp (Christi. Plantium) 1584. First Edn. €525 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Fleischer (Nat.) Jack Dempsey The Idol of Fistiana, An Intimate Narrative, N.Y., 1929, First Edn. Signed on f.e.p. by Rocky Marciano. €400 to €600.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Smith - Classical Atlas, Lond., 1820. Bound with, Smiths New General Atlas .. Principal Empires, Kingdoms, & States throughout the World, Lond. 1822. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Rare Auction Catalogues – 1856: Bindon Blood, of Ennis, Co. Clare: Sotheby & Wilkinson. €320 to €450.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Mavor (Wm.)] A General Collection of Voyages and Travels from the Discovery of America to the Commencement of the Nineteenth Century, 28 vols. (complete) Lond., 1810. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Mc Carthy (Cormac). Outer Dark, N.Y. (Random House)1968, Signed by Mc Carthy. €250 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Three signed works by Ted Huges - Wodwo, 1967; Crow from the Life and Songs of the Crow, 1970; and Tales from Ovid, 1997. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: The Garden. An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Horticulture in all its Branches, 7 vols. lg. 4to Lond. 1877-1880. With 127 colored plates. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Procter (Richard A.) Saturn and its System: Containing Discussions of The Motion (Real and Apparent)…, Lond. 1865. First Edn. €160 to €220.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Ashe] St. George, Lord Bishop of Clogher, A Sermon Preached to the Protestants of Ireland, now in London,... Oct. 23, 1712, London 1712. Second Edn. €130 to €180.
  • Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    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
    Starting 10AM CST
    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
    Starting 10AM CST
    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
    Starting 10AM CST
    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.
  • 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