• 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.
  • 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.

Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 49 Auctions Archived, another 52 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 17 September 2021, 49 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database, 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Danish krone, 11 in euros, 7 in British pounds, and 29 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $58,537,092 as 85% of all lots sold.  There were 13,191 lots posted and 11,232 changed hands.  The average lot sold for $5,212.  Heritage’s “Comics and Comic Art Signature Sale, No. 7246”, that ended on 12 September, raised $26,555,720.60.

 

9 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Heritage AuctionsComics and Comic Art Signature Sale on September 12th: $26,554,221
ChristiesThe Exceptional Literature Collection of Theodore B. Baum on September 14th: $6,703,375
ChristiesA Graphic Dialogue: Prints from the Collection of Lois B. Torf on September 15th: $5,041,375
SothebysBanksy - bidstart 9/10 on September 17th: $3,283,555
SothebysMade in Britain on September 14th: $3,022,658
ChristiesThe Exceptional Literature Collection of Theodore B. Baum: Part Two - bidstart 9/2 on September 17th: $2,949,750
SothebysPrints and Multiples - bidstart 9/8 on September 15th: $2,837,840
RR AuctionFine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 8/20 on September 15th: $1,055,397
BonhamsFine Books and Manuscripts on September 15th: $1,040,416

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

Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 8/28 on September 8th: 233.00%
ChristiesThe Exceptional Literature Collection of Theodore B. Baum on September 14th: 179.49%
Charlton HallInternational Sale on September 17th: 158.07%
SothebysBanksy - bidstart 9/10 on September 17th: 146.84%
Dominic Winter Book AuctionsPrinted Books, Maps and Documents on September 8th: 145.04%
Clars Auction Gallery91721 on September 17th: 138.62%
Heritage AuctionsWorld Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 9/7 on September 14th: 135.51%
ChristiesThe Exceptional Literature Collection of Theodore B. Baum: Part Two - bidstart 9/2 on September 17th: 134.26%
De Baecque and AssociesNavy and Militaria on September 15th: 133.98%
BonhamsTravel and Exploration on September 14th: 130.38%
SothebysPrints and Multiples - bidstart 9/8 on September 15th: 121.07%
Australian Book AuctionsBooks, Maps, Documents: Including an Important Collection of books by James Bonwick, Travel and Aust on September 8th: 115.83%
ChristiesA Graphic Dialogue: Prints from the Collection of Lois B. Torf Online - bidstart 9/2 on September 16th: 114.99%
ChristiesA Graphic Dialogue: Prints from the Collection of Lois B. Torf on September 15th: 114.96%
BonhamsFine Books and Manuscripts on September 15th: 113.50%
FreemansArt and Design on September 15th: 111.29%
Heritage AuctionsUS Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 9/7 on September 14th: 106.48%
Il Ponte"Fast Auction" of Prints, Multiples and Modern Art on September 14th: 103.04%


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

Heritage AuctionsTuesday Video Games and Trading Card Games Auction - bidstart 9/7 on September 14th: 100.00%
SothebysBanksy - bidstart 9/10 on September 17th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsSports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 8/29 on September 12th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsWorld Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 9/7 on September 14th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 9/8 on September 15th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsUS Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 9/7 on September 14th: 99.78%
Heritage AuctionsComics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 9/5 on September 13th: 99.72%
Addison and SarovaBookworm Sale, Online Only on September 12th: 99.56%
Heritage AuctionsComics and Comic Art Signature Sale on September 12th: 99.41%
Heritage AuctionsMovie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 9/5 on September 12th: 99.13%
ChristiesA Graphic Dialogue: Prints from the Collection of Lois B. Torf Online - bidstart 9/2 on September 16th: 98.68%
John McInnis AuctioneersVirtual Online Estate Sale on September 12th: 97.92%
ChristiesThe Exceptional Literature Collection of Theodore B. Baum on September 14th: 97.69%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 8/28 on September 8th: 96.09%
New England AuctionsFine Books and Ephemera - bidstart 9/7 on September 14th: 96.00%
FreemansArt and Design on September 15th: 95.45%
William H. Bunch Auctions and AppraisalsEclectic Variety Auction on September 14th: 95.12%
ChristiesA Graphic Dialogue: Prints from the Collection of Lois B. Torf on September 15th: 94.79%
ChristiesThe Exceptional Literature Collection of Theodore B. Baum: Part Two - bidstart 9/2 on September 17th: 94.65%
Addison and SarovaRare Books, Manuscripts and Ephemera on September 11th: 94.53%
Ripley AuctionsSeptember Estate Art and Antique Auction on September 11th: 93.94%
BonhamsTravel and Exploration on September 14th: 93.91%
Charlton HallInternational Sale on September 17th: 93.55%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksFine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on September 11th: 93.50%
SothebysPrints and Multiples - bidstart 9/8 on September 15th: 91.79%
BonhamsFine Books and Manuscripts on September 15th: 90.76%
Potter and Potter AuctionsFall Magic Auction (Online Only) on September 11th: 90.53%
Australian Book AuctionsBooks, Maps, Documents: Including an Important Collection of books by James Bonwick, Travel and Aust on September 8th: 90.48%
Bruun RasmussenPrints on September 14th: 90.09%
One Source AuctionsANTIQUE & COLLECTIBLE BOOK AND EPHEMERA ONLINE AUCTION on September 10th: 89.38%
Dominic Winter Book AuctionsPrinted Books, Maps and Documents on September 8th: 88.54%
Purcell AuctioneersCollection of Irish Historical Books on September 15th: 87.89%
Il Ponte"Fast Auction" of Prints, Multiples and Modern Art on September 14th: 86.15%
Brunk AuctionsPremier and Emporium Auctions on September 11th: 85.71%
North American Auction CompanyEnd of Summer Western Sale on September 11th: 82.83%
Catawiki B. V.Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 8/28 on September 5th: 80.65%
 
Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white pages. on September 12th Actual price: USD $3,600,000.
  2. Christies Mary Shelley's Frankenstein on September 14th Actual price: USD $1,170,000.
  3. Sothebys Girl With Balloon on September 17th Actual price: USD $655,772.
  4. Heritage Auctions Batman #1 (DC, 1940) CGC FN+ 6.5 Off-white pages. on September 12th Actual price: USD $576,000.
  5. Christies The Origin of Species on September 14th Actual price: USD $562,500.
  6. Heritage Auctions Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott Fantastic Four #86 Cover Original Art (Marvel, 1969). on September 12th Actual price: USD $480,000.
  7. Sothebys La Femme à la Fenêtre (B. 695; Ba. 891/II/A) on September 15th Actual price: USD $453,552.
  8. Christies Untitled I on September 15th Actual price: USD $437,500.
  9. Clars Auction Gallery Moonwalk on September 17th Actual price: USD $430,500.
  10. Christies Dubliners. on September 17th Actual price: USD $400,000.
  11. Christies The Second Folio on September 14th Actual price: USD $400,000.
  12. Heritage Auctions Charles Schulz Peanuts Sunday Comic Strip Charlie Brown and Linus Christmas Original Art dated 12-18-66 (United Feature Syndicate, 1966). on September 12th Actual price: USD $360,000.
  13. Heritage Auctions Pokémon First Edition Base Set Sealed Booster Box (Wizards of the Coast, 1999). on September 12th Actual price: USD $360,000.
  14. Christies Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn): one print on September 15th Actual price: USD $343,750.
  15. Christies Euclid's Elements on September 14th Actual price: USD $300,000.
  16. Sothebys Lute. Highly important early seventeenth-century manuscript of Italian and French lute music in French tablature, c.1620 on September 14th Actual price: USD $296,561.
  17. Sothebys Untitled (A Large Vase) on September 14th Actual price: USD $296,561.
  18. Sothebys Kate Moss - Original Colourway on September 17th Actual price: USD $278,441.
  19. Christies Booster, from Booster and Seven Studies on September 15th Actual price: USD $275,000.
  20. Christies The Raven on September 14th Actual price: USD $275,000.
  21. Christies Bram Stoker's Dracula on September 14th Actual price: USD $275,000.
  22. Christies Mansfield Park on September 14th Actual price: USD $275,000.
  23. Sothebys Choose Your Weapon - Bright Pink on September 17th Actual price: USD $243,636.
  24. Heritage Auctions The Amazing Spider-Man #1 (Marvel, 1963) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white to white pages. on September 12th Actual price: USD $241,200.
  25. Christies Ulysses. on September 17th Actual price: USD $237,500.



49 total sales reported this week:

Charlton Hall. International Sale on September 17th: 93.55%
Sothebys. Banksy - bidstart 9/10 on September 17th: 100.00%
Clars Auction Gallery. 91721 on September 17th: 75.00%
PBA Galleries. Fine Books - Fine Press - Fine Bindings - With a Taste of Golf on September 16th: 71.43%
Christies. The Exceptional Literature Collection of Theodore B. Baum: Part Two - bidstart 9/2 on September 17th: 94.65%
Christies. A Graphic Dialogue: Prints from the Collection of Lois B. Torf Online - bidstart 9/2 on September 16th: 98.68%
Aguttes. Online: AUTOGRAPHIC LETTERS & MANUSCRIPTS (FINE ARTS, HISTORY, LITERATURE AND MISCELLANEOUS) on September 16th: 51.61%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Fall Magic Auction (Online Only) on September 11th: 90.53%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 9/8 on September 15th: 91.79%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 8/20 on September 15th: 76.43%
Christies. A Graphic Dialogue: Prints from the Collection of Lois B. Torf on September 15th: 94.79%
Purcell Auctioneers. Collection of Irish Historical Books on September 15th: 87.89%
Freemans. Art and Design on September 15th: 95.45%
De Baecque and Associes. Navy and Militaria on September 15th: 79.55%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on September 15th: 90.76%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 9/8 on September 15th: 100.00%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on September 14th: 95.12%
Vermot de Pas. HISTORY AND REGIONS OF FRANCE - COLLECTION OF CABINETS on September 14th: 9.38%
Sothebys. Early Music: Rare Music Manuscripts, Printed Music and Books from the Library of Arnold Dolmetsch (1 on September 14th: 75.40%
Sothebys. Made in Britain on September 14th: 74.66%
New England Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera - bidstart 9/7 on September 14th: 96.00%
Il Ponte. "Fast Auction" of Prints, Multiples and Modern Art on September 14th: 86.15%
Christies. The Exceptional Literature Collection of Theodore B. Baum on September 14th: 97.69%
Bonhams. Travel and Exploration on September 14th: 93.91%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on September 14th: 90.09%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Trading Card Games Auction - bidstart 9/7 on September 14th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 9/7 on September 14th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 9/7 on September 14th: 99.78%
North American Auction Company. End of Summer Western Sale on September 11th: 82.83%
Vermot de Pas. NASA Photographs on September 13th: 11.71%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 9/5 on September 13th: 99.72%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Virtual Online Estate Sale on September 12th: 97.92%
Santa Fe Art Auction. 20th Century Art, Design and Photography on September 11th: 44.04%
Ripley Auctions. September Estate Art and Antique Auction on September 11th: 93.94%
Addison and Sarova. Bookworm Sale, Online Only on September 12th: 99.56%
Addison and Sarova. Rare Books, Manuscripts and Ephemera on September 11th: 94.53%
One Source Auctions. ANTIQUE & COLLECTIBLE BOOK AND EPHEMERA ONLINE AUCTION on September 10th: 89.38%
Brunk Auctions. Premier and Emporium Auctions on September 11th: 85.71%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on September 8th: 88.54%
Australian Book Auctions. Books, Maps, Documents: Including an Important Collection of books by James Bonwick, Travel and Aust on September 8th: 90.48%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 9/3 on September 10th: 66.29%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 8/28 on September 8th: 96.09%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 8/28 on September 7th: 76.92%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 8/28 on September 6th: 78.57%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 8/28 on September 5th: 80.65%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on September 11th: 93.50%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 8/29 on September 12th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 9/5 on September 12th: 99.13%
Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art Signature Sale on September 12th: 99.41%

 

For the week ahead 52 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Sep. 20th
Vermot de Pas. Paris. AUTOGRAPHS, PHOTOGRAPHY: HISTORY, SPECTACLE, POLITICS, CINEMA, LITERATURE ETC ...... 383 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 111 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 9/10. 59 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Online Sale - Books (Starting Price: 1 Euro). 680 lots

Tue. Sep. 21st
Chorley's. Gloucestershire. Fine Art and Antiques. 168 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. Books and Manuscripts. 306 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 9/14. 656 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 9/14. 157 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Maurice Houdayer Library - Part 2. 416 lots
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. PARIS . XXth Arts Auction. 34 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 9/10. 22 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Video Games and Trading Card Games Auction - bidstart 9/14. 52 lots

Wed. Sep. 22nd
Revere Auctions. St. Paul. September Day 1: Important Works of Art. 113 lots
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Photographs. 242 lots
Ader. PARIS. Online Books - bidstart 9/10. 133 lots
Bonhams. London. Prints and Multiples. 311 lots
Skinner. Marlborough. Discovery - Interiors. 26 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Asian Art - session 1. 9 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Sale of Collectible Pokemon Cards. 280 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Books and Manuscripts. 28 lots
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Kilkenny. Library Sale at Howth Castle, Howth, Co. Dublin, Ireland.. 1031 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 9/10. 86 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 9/15. 374 lots
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Thomaston. Interiors and Exteriors. 29 lots

Thu. Sep. 23rd
Revere Auctions. St. Paul. September Day 2: Important Asian Art. 17 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 277 lots
Freemans. Philadelphia. Books and Manuscripts. 148 lots
Christies. London - King Street. Banksy: I can't believe you morons actually buy this sh*t - bidstart 9/9. 23 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Rare Books, Autographs, and Maps. 292 lots
Pandolfini. Florence . Timed Auction | 16th-20th Century Painting, Drawings and Prints - bidstart 9/15. 40 lots
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . 43 • THE ARISTOPHIL COLLECTIONS • FROM CRANACH TO PICASSO. 282 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Asian Art - session 2. 75 lots
New England Auctions. South Deerfield. SHELF SALE OF BOOKS: LITERATURE, INCLUDING AWARD WINNING AUTHORS, MYSTERIES, EARLY PRINTING - bidsta. 36 lots

Fri. Sep. 24th
Venator and Hanstein. Köln . Books · Prints · Autographs. 336 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Images of Apollo: The J.L. Pickering Collection Signature Auction. 360 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 9/17. 56 lots

Sat. Sep. 25th
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Cleveland. Robert Whitman Collection of American Block Prints. 354 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Remarkable Rarities - bidstart 9/16. 53 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Steiff, Toys and Pop Culture. 183 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. The Ramones Archives of Daniel Rey - bidstart 9/10. 27 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Including the Brook Mahoney Collection of George Washington Inaugural Buttons. Americana & Politica. 390 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Showcase Auction. 831 lots
Arader Galleries. New York City. Arader Galleries September Auction. 161 lots
Venator and Hanstein. Köln . Modern and contemporary Prints · Drawings · Multiples · Modern Books. 512 lots
Bruneau & Co. . Cranston. September Comic, TCG and Toy Auction. 446 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Art and Photography - bidstart 9/17. 17 lots

Sun. Sep. 26th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 9/12. 400 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 9/19.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 9/19.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Hong Kong Autumn Wold Paper Money Auction. 686 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/17. 47 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 37: Archive of the pioneering woman artist Arrah Lee Gaul, most 1911-59. $3,000 to $4,000.
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 66: Letter describing the dropping water level at Owens Lake near Death Valley, long before it was drained, Keeler, CA, 26 July 1904. $3,000 to $4,000
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 102: To Horse, To Horse! My All for a Horse! The Washington Cavalry, illustrated Civil War broadside, Philadelphia, 1862. $4,000 to $6,000
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 135: Album of cyanotype views of the Florida panhandle and beyond, 224 photographs, 174 of them cyanotypes, Apalachicola, FL and elsewhere, circa 1895-1896. $1,200 to $1,800
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 154: Catalogue of the Library of the United States, as acquired from Thomas Jefferson, Washington, 1815. $15,000 to $25,000
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 173: New Englands First Fruits, featuring the first description of Harvard in print, London, 1643. $40,000 to $60,000
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 177: John P. Greene, Original manuscript diary of a mission to western New York with Joseph Smith, 1833. $60,000 to $90,000
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 243: P.E. Larson, photographer, Such is Life in the Far West: Early Morning Call in a Gambling Hall, Goldfield, NV, circa 1906. $2,500 to $3,500
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 261: Fred W. Sladen, Diaries of a WWII colonel commanding troops from Morocco to Italy to France, 1942-44. $3,000 to $4,000
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 309: Los mexicanos pintados por si mismos, por varios autores, a Mexican plate book. Mexico, 1854-1855. $2,000 to $3,000
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 8: Diaries of a prospector / trapper in the remote Alaska wilderness, 5 manuscript volumes. Alaska, 1917-64. $1,500 to $2,500.
  • Finarte, Nov 20-21: Alighieri, Dante - La Commedia, [col commento di Jacopo della Lana e Martino Paolo Nidobeato, curata da Martino Paolo Nidobeato e Guido da Terzago. Aggiunto Il Credo], 1478
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Alighieri, Dante - La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus, edita da Piero da Figino. Aggiunte le Rime diverse; Marsilius Ficinius, Ad Dantem gratulatio], 1491
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Lactantius, Lucius Coelius Firmianus - Opera, 1465
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Alighieri, Dante - Le terze rime di Dante, 1502
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Boccaccio, Giovanni - Il Decamerone. Di messer Giouanni Boccaccio, 1516
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Giordano Bruno - Candelaio comedia del Bruno nolano achademico di nulla achademia; detto il fastidito. In tristitia hilaris: in hilaritate tristis, 1582
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Petrarca, Francesco - Le cose volgari di Messer Francesco Petrarcha, 1504
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Legatura - Manoscritto - Medici - Cosimo III de' Medici / Solari, Giuseppe - I Ritratti Medicei overo Glorie e Grandezze della sempre sereniss. Casa Medici..., 1678
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Alighieri, Dante - La Divina Commedia di Dante Alighieri con varie annotazioni, e copiosi Rami adornata, 1757
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Lot containing 80 printed guides and publications dedicated to travel and itineraries in Italy
  • 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
  • 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€
  • 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.