• Doyle, Dec. 6: An extensive archive of Raymond Chandler’s unpublished drafts of fantasy stories.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.
  • Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 25th
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    H. Schedel, Liber chronicarum, 1493. Est: € 25,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    P. O. Runge, Farben-Kugel, 1810. Est: € 8,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    W. Kandinsky, Klänge, 1913. Est: € 20,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 25th
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    W. Burley, De vita et moribus philosophorum, 1473. Est: € 4,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    M. B. Valentini, Viridarium reformatum seu regnum vegetabile, 1719. Est: € 12,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    PAN, 10 volumes, 1895-1900. Est: € 15,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 25th
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    J. de Gaddesden, Rosa anglica practica medicinae, 1492. Est: € 12,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    M. Merian, Todten-Tanz, 1649. Est: € 5,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    D. Hammett, Red harvest, 1929. Est: € 11,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 25th
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    Book of hours, Horae B. M. V., 1503. Est: € 9,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    J. Miller, Illustratio systematis sexualis Linneai, 1792. Est: € 8,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    F. Hundertwasser, Regentag – Look at it on a rainy day, 1972. Est: € 8,000
  • 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.
  • ALDE
    Bibliothèque médicale Arthur Tatossian
    December 11, 2024
    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
    Bibliothèque médicale Arthur Tatossian
    December 11, 2024
    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
    Bibliothèque médicale Arthur Tatossian
    December 11, 2024
    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
    Bibliothèque médicale Arthur Tatossian
    December 11, 2024
    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.

Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 43 Auctions Archived, another 43 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 9 July 2021, 43 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database; 1 denominated in Danish krone, 21 in euros, 7 in British pounds, and 14 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $29,680,088 as a very slim 63% of all lots sold.  What dented today’s numbers are 4 sales posted by Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers.  Their numbers will improve.

 

 

3 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars:

ChristiesThe Exceptional Sale on July 8th: $14,561,184
ArtcurialUrban and Pop Contemporary on July 5th: $2,294,862
Forum AuctionsSigned and Inscribed: A Gentleman's Library of Modern Literature on July 7th: $1,174,980
 

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

Forum AuctionsSigned and Inscribed: A Gentleman's Library of Modern Literature on July 7th: 174.97%
AderAncient and Modern Prints on July 9th: 139.39%
Heritage AuctionsWorld Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 6/29 on July 6th: 123.94%
Forum AuctionsOnline Sale: Books and Works on Paper on July 8th: 100.13%


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

Heritage AuctionsVideo Games and Trading Card Games Weekly Online Auction - bidstart 6/29 on July 6th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsWorld Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 6/29 on July 6th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsSports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 6/20 on July 4th: 100.00%
ChristiesThe Exceptional Sale on July 8th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsCertified DC Comics Special Titles Auction Showcase Auction on July 8th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsComics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 6/27 on July 5th: 99.81%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 6/30 on July 7th: 99.18%
Heritage AuctionsUS Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 6/29 on July 6th: 98.89%
Forum AuctionsSigned and Inscribed: A Gentleman's Library of Modern Literature on July 7th: 98.63%
Heritage AuctionsMovie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 6/27 on July 4th: 98.15%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksFine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on July 3rd: 97.00%
William H. Bunch Auctions and AppraisalsOnline Only: Eclectic Variety - bidstart 6/25 on July 6th: 96.15%
Alaska AuctionPersonal Property Auction on July 7th: 92.19%
Forum AuctionsOnline Sale: Books and Works on Paper on July 8th: 88.65%
Thomaston Place Auction GalleriesSummer Auction 1a on July 9th: 86.11%
Alaska AuctionPersonal Property Auction on July 8th: 85.26%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 6/25 on July 2nd: 83.78%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 6/18 on June 30th: 83.70%
SothebysIn the Studio of Paolo Roversi on July 9th: 82.19%
Bruun RasmussenPrints on July 6th: 81.38%

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Christies Head of a bear with inscription in pen and brown ink ‘Leonard de Vinci.’ on July 8th Actual price: USD $12,213,607.
  2. Christies ISAAC NEWTON REVISING HIS MAGNUM OPUS on July 8th Actual price: USD $2,347,577.
  3. Artcurial Rubik Dalai-lama - 2008 on July 5th Actual price: USD $555,813.
  4. Christies The Three Trees on July 6th Actual price: USD $553,800.
  5. PBA Galleries Manifiesto a la Republica Mejicana que hace el General de Brigada Jose Figueroa, Comandante General y Gefe Politico de la Alta California, Sobre su conducta y la de los Señores D. Jose Maria de Hijar y D. Jose Maria Padres, como Directores de Colonizacion on July 8th Actual price: USD $361,500.
  6. Christies Knight, Death and the Devil on July 6th Actual price: USD $173,063.
  7. Artcurial Space OS - 2006 on July 5th Actual price: USD $131,164.
  8. Artcurial Napalm - 2005 on July 5th Actual price: USD $101,845.
  9. Artcurial Sans titre -1999 on July 5th Actual price: USD $92,586.
  10. Christies Nemesis on July 6th Actual price: USD $72,686.
  11. Sothebys Roos for Dior, Studio Luce, rue Paul Fort, Paris 2017 on July 9th Actual price: USD $67,246.
  12. Sothebys Self-Portrait in a Cap, Wide-eyed and Open-mouthed (Bartsch, Hollstein 320; New Hollstein 69; Hind 32) on July 9th Actual price: USD $66,022.
  13. Artcurial Obey New World Odor Collage - 2005 on July 5th Actual price: USD $61,724.
  14. Ader Ezra POUND. 89 lettres, dont 8 L.A.S. ou L.A., et 81 lettres dactylographiées, la plupart L.S. et avec ajouts autographes, Rapallo, Rome et Venise 1935-1939 et Washington 1946, à John Hargrave on June 29th Actual price: USD $60,774.
  15. Christies Ephraim Bonus, Jewish Physician on July 6th Actual price: USD $60,572.
  16. ALDE [Liber chronicarum]. Registrum huius operis libri cronicarum cu[m] figuris et ÿmagi[ni]bus ab inicio mu[n]di. on July 7th Actual price: USD $59,200.
  17. Christies Hercules at the Crossroads on July 6th Actual price: USD $58,841.
  18. Artcurial L'invasion de Paris, livre 01: la genèse - 2004 on July 5th Actual price: USD $58,638.
  19. ALDE (Marseille 1808-1979 Valmondois). Le Charcutier. on July 7th Actual price: USD $57,720.
  20. Christies Landscape with a square Tower on July 6th Actual price: USD $55,380.
  21. Bloomsbury Auctions St. Catherine of Siena, as Christ and a host of saints on July 6th Actual price: USD $53,996.
  22. Artcurial CND Soldiers - 2005 on July 5th Actual price: USD $52,465.
  23. Artcurial Invasion in the UK (guide d'invasion 03) : London, Manchester, Newcastle - 2008 on July 5th Actual price: USD $52,465.
  24. Sothebys The Windmill (B., Holl. 233; New Holl. 200; H. 179) on July 9th Actual price: USD $52,122.
  25. ALDE (Paris 1834-1917 Paris). Femme nue assise. on July 7th Actual price: USD $51,800.



43 total sales reported this week:

Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Summer Auction 1a on July 9th: 86.11%
Sothebys. Old Master Prints on July 9th: 70.59%
Sothebys. In the Studio of Paolo Roversi on July 9th: 82.19%
ALDE. Modern, Original Bindings on July 9th: 60.94%
Ader. Ancient and Modern Prints on July 9th: 78.18%
PBA Galleries. Elite Americana & Rare Cartography - A PBA Platinum Auction on July 8th: 60.00%
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. VINTAGE POSTERS FROM FRENCH COLLECTIONS 1880 UP TO CONTEMPORARY - session 4 on July 9th: 4.77%
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. VINTAGE POSTERS FROM FRENCH COLLECTIONS 1880 UP TO CONTEMPORARY - session 3 on July 8th: 7.78%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on July 8th: 88.65%
Christies. The Exceptional Sale on July 8th: 100.00%
Alaska Auction. Personal Property Auction on July 8th: 85.26%
Heritage Auctions. Certified DC Comics Special Titles Auction Showcase Auction on July 8th: 100.00%
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. VINTAGE POSTERS FROM FRENCH COLLECTIONS 1880 UP TO CONTEMPORARY - session 2 on July 7th: 8.28%
Forum Auctions. Signed and Inscribed: A Gentleman's Library of Modern Literature on July 7th: 98.63%
Chiswick Auctions. Autographs and Memorabilia on July 7th: 57.97%
ALDE. Antiquarian Books from the 15th to 19th Centuries on July 7th: 59.42%
Alaska Auction. Personal Property Auction on July 7th: 92.19%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 6/30 on July 7th: 99.18%
De Baecque and Associes. Antiquarian and Modern Books - Manuscripts - Autographs on July 6th: 60.45%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Online Only: Eclectic Variety - bidstart 6/25 on July 6th: 96.15%
Tajan. Prints on July 6th: 43.53%
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. VINTAGE POSTERS FROM FRENCH COLLECTIONS 1880 UP TO CONTEMPORARY - session 1 on July 6th: 3.54%
Christies. Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours including a Fine Collection of Old Master Prints on July 6th: 66.67%
Bloomsbury Auctions. Western Manuscripts and Miniatures on July 6th: 74.65%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on July 6th: 81.38%
Heritage Auctions. Video Games and Trading Card Games Weekly Online Auction - bidstart 6/29 on July 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 6/29 on July 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 6/29 on July 6th: 98.89%
Artcurial. Urban and Pop Contemporary on July 5th: 54.28%
Ader. Letters and Autograph Manuscripts - Part II on June 30th: 54.37%
Ader. Letters and Autograph Manuscripts - Part I on June 29th: 58.89%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 6/20 on July 4th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 6/27 on July 5th: 99.81%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 6/27 on July 4th: 98.15%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 6/25 on July 2nd: 83.78%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 6/25 on July 1st: 57.14%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/18 on June 30th: 65.79%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 6/18 on June 30th: 83.70%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 6/18 on June 29th: 59.09%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 6/18 on June 28th: 67.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Art and Photography - bidstart 6/18 on June 26th: 41.94%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/18 on June 27th: 73.53%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on July 3rd: 97.00%


For the week ahead another 43 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jul. 12th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 7/2. 68 lots

Tue. Jul. 13th
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. Three Day Fine Art Sale. 18 lots
Jacksons Auction. Cedar Falls, Iowa . Summer World Treasures Auction. 43 lots
Soler Y Llach. Barcelona. Antique Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Collectibles. 641 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 7/6. 700 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 7/6. 210 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Only Banksy. 23 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Antique and Contemporary Books. 255 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 7/2. 22 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Video Games and Trading Card Games Weekly Online Auction - bidstart 7/6. 10 lots

Wed. Jul. 14th
Christies. London - King Street. Valuable Books and Manuscripts. 169 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Carlisle. Antiquarian and Collectible Books. 302 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Collection of Irish Interest Books. 661 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs and Artifacts, Featuring Revolutionary War - bidstart 6/25. 1111 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Depth of Field: Photographs. 156 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 7/2. 124 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 7/7. 426 lots

Thu. Jul. 15th
Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers. Billinghurst, West Sussex. Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts. 234 lots
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Constantia. Rare Books - Online bidstart 7/8. 467 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper. 437 lots
Guernseys. New York, NY. A Century of Music - Day 2. 187 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Focus on Women. 178 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. July Estate Auction. 42 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Certified DC Comics Science Fiction/Fantasy Titles Showcase Auction. 266 lots
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Malaga. Autographs, Letters and Manuscripts - Day 1. 480 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Elite PSA Set Registry Catalog Auction. 1856 lots
Waverly Auctions. Falls Church. Quinn's Print and Poster Sale. 149 lots
Rossini. Paris. Posters, Lithographs, Works on Paper, Paintings. 337 lots

Fri. Jul. 16th
Sothebys. New York. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 217 lots
Bruneau & Co. . Cranston. DiscoverIT - Comic and Toy.
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Malaga. Autographs, Letters and Manuscripts - Day 2. 420 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Signature Auction. 1040 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 7/9. 76 lots

Sat. Jul. 17th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Online Only Auction. 128 lots
Donald Heald Auctions. New York. Americana Rare Books, Maps, Prints and Photos. 200 lots

Sun. Jul. 18th
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. RARE BOOKS With NO RESERVE NO BUYERS PREMIUM!. 104 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 7/4. 392 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 7/11.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 7/11.
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Jewelry, Furniture, Fine Art, Asian Art Auction. 77 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/9. 35 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Books - bidstart 7/9. 22 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • Gonnelli:
    Auction 55
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    November 26st 2024
    Gonnelli: Stefano Della Bella, 23 animal plances,1641. Starting price 480€
    Gonnelli: Stefano Della Bella, Boar Hunt, 1654. Starting price 180€
    Gonnelli: Crispijn Van de Passe, The seven Arts, 1637. Starting price 600€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, La Maschera è cagion di molti mali, 1688. Starting price 320€
    Gonnelli: Biribissor’s game, 1804-15. Starting price 2800€
    Gonnelli: Nicolas II de Larmessin, Habitats,1700. Starting price 320€
    Gonnelli: Miniature “O”, 1400. Starting price 1800€
    Gonnelli: Jan Van der Straet, Hunt scenes, 1596. Starting Price 140€
    Gonnelli: Massimino Baseggio, Costantinople, 1787. Starting price 480€
    Gonnelli: Kawanabe Kyosai, Erotic scene lighten up by a candle, 1860. Starting price 380€
    Gonnelli: Duck shaped dropper, 1670. Starting price 800€
  • 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
  • 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.