• 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
  • 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
  • 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

Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 46 Auctions Archived, another 54 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 1 April 2022, 46 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Danish krone, 14 in euros, 4 in British pounds, 2 in Mexican pesos, and 25 in US dollars.

 

Turnover this past week was $18,711,859 as 80% of all lots sold.  There were 13,414 lots posted and 10,776 changed hands.  The average lot sold for $1,736,44.

 

5 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

BonhamsPrints and Multiples on March 29th: $3,919,666
ChristiesPrints and Multiples - bidstart 3/10 on March 24th: $2,848,921
Heritage AuctionsSports Showcase Auction on March 26th: $1,958,421
Forum AuctionsFine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper on March 31st: $1,524,274
ChristiesThe Andy Warhol Diaries - bidstart 3/17 on March 31st: $1,150,758


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

OSENATBooks and Manuscripts on March 22nd: 552.87%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 3/11 on March 22nd: 200.47%
TooveysAntiquarian and Collectors' Books on March 29th: 177.59%
Catawiki B. V.Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 3/11 on March 20th: 151.81%
Forum AuctionsFine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper on March 31st: 148.40%
BonhamsPrints and Multiples on March 29th: 142.07%
ChristiesPrints and Multiples - bidstart 3/10 on March 24th: 134.26%
Il PonteBooks on March 29th: 131.33%
De Baecque and AssociesAncient and Modern Books - Autographs on March 24th: 125.64%
Heritage AuctionsWorld Currency Weekly - bidstart 3/22 on March 29th: 123.84%
University ArchivesRare Autographs, Manuscripts, Photographs & Books on March 30th: 109.84%
Morphy AuctionsAutomobiliana, Petroliana, Railroadiana on March 30th: 107.06%
Potter and Potter AuctionsSalon de Magie: The Ken Klosterman Collection • Part II on March 26th: 105.46%
Heritage AuctionsUS Currency Weekly - bidstart 3/22 on March 29th: 105.41%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 3/11 on March 21st: 100.78%


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

Heritage AuctionsThe Black Cat Collection and Pre-Code Horror Comics & Comic Art Showcase Auction on March 31st: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsComics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 3/20 on March 28th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 3/23 on March 30th: 99.68%
Heritage AuctionsUS Currency Weekly - bidstart 3/22 on March 29th: 99.56%
Heritage AuctionsWorld Currency Weekly - bidstart 3/22 on March 29th: 99.41%
Heritage AuctionsMovie Posters Weekly - bidstart 3/20 on March 27th: 99.33%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 3/22 on March 29th: 98.02%
Potter and Potter AuctionsSalon de Magie: The Ken Klosterman Collection • Part II on March 26th: 97.78%
Morphy AuctionsAutomobiliana, Petroliana, Railroadiana on March 30th: 97.57%
Heritage AuctionsSports Showcase Auction on March 26th: 97.20%
University ArchivesRare Autographs, Manuscripts, Photographs & Books on March 30th: 97.12%
OSENATBooks and Manuscripts on March 22nd: 96.96%
New England AuctionsFine Antiques and Decorative Arts on March 15th: 96.08%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksTrillium Antique Prints & Rare Books: Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - on March 26th: 96.00%
William H. Bunch Auctions and AppraisalsArt and Prints - Online Only on March 29th: 95.24%
Il PonteBooks on March 29th: 95.00%
ChristiesPrints and Multiples - bidstart 3/10 on March 24th: 94.44%
Heritage AuctionsSports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 3/13 on March 27th: 94.06%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 3/11 on March 22nd: 93.55%
PBA GalleriesBooks in All Fields with Literature, Americana & Maps - bidstart 3/21 on March 31st: 93.37%
BonhamsPrints and Multiples on March 29th: 93.06%
Garth's Auctioneers and AppraisersAmericana and Decorative Arts - bidstart 3/17 on March 27th: 92.00%
Catawiki B. V.Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 3/11 on March 20th: 91.04%
TooveysAntiquarian and Collectors' Books on March 29th: 91.00%
Forum AuctionsFine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper on March 31st: 90.85%
William H. Bunch Auctions and AppraisalsEclectic Variety Auction - Online Only on March 29th: 88.89%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 3/11 on March 23rd: 88.82%
ChristiesThe Andy Warhol Diaries - bidstart 3/17 on March 31st: 84.48%
Brunk AuctionsPremium and Emporium Auction on March 26th: 81.48%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 3/11 on March 21st: 80.00%

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Bonhams Grapes on March 29th Actual price: USD $462,813.
  2. Christies L'Entrée du Christ à Bruxelles le Mardi Gras en 1889 on March 24th Actual price: USD $315,183.
  3. Christies Piss Painting on March 31st Actual price: USD $302,400.
  4. Christies Jack Nicklaus on March 31st Actual price: USD $277,200.
  5. Christies Mick Jagger on March 24th Actual price: USD $199,063.
  6. Bonhams Lithographic water made of lines and crayon on March 29th Actual price: USD $195,313.
  7. Christies Forms in Space on March 24th Actual price: USD $149,297.
  8. Bonhams Mick Jagger on March 29th Actual price: USD $137,813.
  9. Bonhams Reflection on Soda Fountain on March 29th Actual price: USD $137,813.
  10. Christies Femme au Corsage à Fleurs on March 24th Actual price: USD $124,414.
  11. Christies Michel Roux on March 31st Actual price: USD $119,700.
  12. Forum Auctions Austen (Jane) Pride and Prejudice: a Novel... By the Author of "Sense and Sensibility", 3 vol., first edition, on March 31st Actual price: USD $114,943.
  13. Christies Paramount, from: Ads on March 24th Actual price: USD $107,826.
  14. Bonhams Sunshine Through the Clouds, from Landscape Series on March 29th Actual price: USD $102,813.
  15. Bonhams Four Part Splinge, from Some New Prints on March 29th Actual price: USD $100,313.
  16. Bonhams Jacqueline au Bandeau de Face (Grand Tête de Femme) on March 29th Actual price: USD $100,313.
  17. Christies Mao on March 24th Actual price: USD $99,531.
  18. Bonhams Modern Art I on March 29th Actual price: USD $94,063.
  19. Bonhams Day and Night (Blue Variant) on March 29th Actual price: USD $94,063.
  20. Christies Pool made with paper and blue ink for book, from: Paper Pools on March 24th Actual price: USD $91,237.
  21. Bonhams Candy Apples on March 29th Actual price: USD $87,813.
  22. Bonhams Path of Life III on March 29th Actual price: USD $81,563.
  23. Forum Auctions Daniell (Thomas) and William Daniell. Mausoleum of Sultan Purveiz, near Allahabad, watercolour, on March 31st Actual price: USD $76,848.
  24. Bonhams Le Lézard aux Plumes d'Or on March 29th Actual price: USD $75,313.
  25. Christies Contrejour in the French Style on March 24th Actual price: USD $74,649.



46 total sales reported this week:

PBA Galleries. Books in All Fields with Literature, Americana & Maps - bidstart 3/21 on March 31st: 93.37%
Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Comic Strip Art on March 31st: 50.39%
Kestenbaum and Company. Boutique Sale Featuring Passover Hagadot, Maps of Eretz Israel and Additional Material on March 31st: 74.67%
Forum Auctions. Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper on March 31st: 90.85%
Christies. The Andy Warhol Diaries - bidstart 3/17 on March 31st: 84.48%
Chiswick Auctions. Autographs and Memorabilia on March 31st: 55.77%
Heritage Auctions. The Black Cat Collection and Pre-Code Horror Comics & Comic Art Showcase Auction on March 31st: 100.00%
University Archives. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Photographs & Books on March 30th: 97.12%
New England Auctions. Fine Antiques and Decorative Arts on March 15th: 96.08%
De Baecque and Associes. Ancient and Modern Books - Autographs on March 24th: 74.78%
OSENAT. Books and Manuscripts on March 22nd: 96.96%
Morphy Auctions. Automobiliana, Petroliana, Railroadiana on March 30th: 97.57%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 3/23 on March 30th: 99.68%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction - Online Only on March 29th: 88.89%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Art and Prints - Online Only on March 29th: 95.24%
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collectors' Books on March 29th: 91.00%
Morton Subastas. Auction of Old and Contemporary Books on March 29th: 46.22%
Il Ponte. Books on March 29th: 95.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on March 29th: 75.58%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on March 29th: 93.06%
Binoche et Giquello. JACQUES PÉRIER COLLECTION - RUSSIAN AVANT-GARDE: POSTERS, PRINTS, BOOKS, PHOTOGRAPHS, MAGAZINES on March 29th: 62.86%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 3/22 on March 29th: 99.41%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 3/22 on March 29th: 99.56%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 3/22 on March 29th: 98.02%
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques on February 19th: 52.44%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 3/13 on March 27th: 94.06%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 3/20 on March 27th: 99.33%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 3/20 on March 28th: 100.00%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Americana and Decorative Arts - bidstart 3/17 on March 27th: 92.00%
Venator and Hanstein. Modern and contemporary Prints · Drawings · Multiples · Modern Books on March 26th: 64.82%
Ripley Auctions. March Art and Antique Estates Auction on March 26th: 46.15%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Salon de Magie: The Ken Klosterman Collection • Part II on March 26th: 97.78%
Clars Auction Gallery. Fine Art, Furniture and Decorative Art, Asian Art on March 26th: 66.67%
Brunk Auctions. Premium and Emporium Auction on March 26th: 81.48%
Morton Subastas. Opportunites - Live on March 25th: 38.10%
Christies. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 3/10 on March 24th: 94.44%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 3/18 on March 25th: 77.01%
Catawiki B. V.. Books - bidstart 3/18 on March 24th: 63.64%
Catawiki B. V.. Cartography - bidstart 3/18 on March 24th: 41.30%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 3/11 on March 23rd: 88.82%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 3/11 on March 22nd: 93.55%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 3/11 on March 21st: 80.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Books - bidstart 3/11 on March 20th: 41.38%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 3/11 on March 20th: 91.04%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books: Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - on March 26th: 96.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Showcase Auction on March 26th: 97.20%


For the week ahead 54 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Apr. 4th
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. QualityAntiques and Collectible Online Book and Ephemera. 280 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 3/25. 73 lots

Tue. Apr. 5th
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Berlin. Autographs. 577 lots
Koller Auctions. Zurich. ibid Books and Autographs. 170 lots
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . 47 • THE ARISTOPHIL COLLECTIONS • FINE ARTS • GRAPHIC WORKS AND AUTOGRAPHS. 278 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Valuable Books. 616 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 3/29. 386 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 3/29. 108 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 3/29. 167 lots
Artcurial. Paris. More. 123 lots
Christies. New York. Photographs - Online - bidstart 3/23. 87 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety Auction - bidstart 3/30. 61 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. Spring Militaria and Historical Autographs Auction. 800 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 3/25. 32 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 68 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Facsimiles - A Private Library. 418 lots

Wed. Apr. 6th
Koller Auctions. Zurich. ibid Old Master Prints and Drawings. 27 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Early Printed Books, Historical Autographs & Documents, Travel, Maps & Decorative Prints. 554 lots
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. Contemporary & Post-War Art // Prints & Multiples. 109 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 3/29. 396 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Prints and Multiples. 278 lots
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Malaga. Autographs, Letters and Manuscripts Auction. 620 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Cycling Autographs. 362 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. Spring Militaria and Historical Autographs Auction - Day 2. 149 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 3/25. 147 lots
Trafford Books. Manchester. Books, Prints, Ephemera, Autographs, Cigarette Cards, Postcards, Stamps and Postal History.. 134 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Literature, Walking Sticks, and Autographs. 443 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . "Mare Aeternum". 147 lots

Thu. Apr. 7th
Swann Galleries. New York. Printed and Manuscript Americana. 343 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. The Spring Sale. 44 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Carlisle. Antiquarian & Collectable Books Auction to Include Ephemera, Photographs etc.. 352 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. The Jack and Beverly Waltman Collection with Photography and Fine Art. 418 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 309 lots
Christies. New York. Photographs from the Richard Gere Collection - bidstart 3/23. 138 lots
ALDE. Paris. Library of an Amateur. 299 lots
One Of A Kind Collectibles. Coral Gables. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts and Sports Auction. 229 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction. 1773 lots
Bonhams. New York. Photographs. 159 lots
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Malaga. Autographs, Letters and Manuscripts Auction. 680 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. Spring Militaria and Historical Autographs Auction - Day 3. 527 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Online Only: N.H. Seacoast Estate Auction. 67 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Modern Literature and Art Documentation. 578 lots

Fri. Apr. 8th
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Ancient and Modern Books. 383 lots
Mennonite Life. Lancaster. Rare and Used Books. 400 lots
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Spring Estates Auction. 13 lots
Ader. PARIS. COLLECTION OF PRINTS AROUND BONNARD, VALLOTTON AND STEINLEN. 293 lots
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Ultimo. Easter sale History Art Pottery Firsts Australian. 779 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 4/1. 87 lots

Sat. Apr. 9th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books: Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper -. 200 lots
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . Menus, Timetables, Early Brochures; Original Illustration Art. 192 lots

Sun. Apr. 10th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 4/3.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 4/3.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 3/27. 233 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/1. 52 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

 

  • 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.
  • 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.
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    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.