Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 53 Auctions Archived, another 61 Upcoming this Week

 

For the week ended Friday, 11 November 2022, 53 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 2 denominated in Columbian pesos, 1 in Danish krone, 14 in euros, 7 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 28 in US dollars.

 

Turnover this past week was $14,649,876.39 as 78.27% of all lots changed hands.  There were 14,327 offered and 11,214 sold.  The average lot sold for $1,306.39.

 

For the week ahead 61 sales are scheduled.

 

Bon chance!

 

 

4 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars:

ChristiesThe Paul G. Allen Collection. Part II on November 10th: $1,829,520
ChristiesPhotographs - bidstart 10/25 on November 8th: $1,696,313
BonhamsFine Books and Manuscripts on November 9th: $1,606,386
Leslie Hindman AuctioneersFine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Americana on November 9th: $1,227,341
 

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

Tennants AuctioneersAutumn Fine Sale (Day One) The Contents of Knavesmire Lodge on November 11th: 360.82%
Gonnelli Casa DAsteBooks, autographs & manuscripts [timed auction] - bidstart 11/3 on November 10th: 180.46%
Bogota AuctionAndres Hoyo Collection. Colombian Books. Live Auction on October 27th: 169.01%
Ader[LIVE SALE] FROM FILM TO ICONIC: 200 PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE AFP COLLECTION AND 3 NFT on November 5th: 142.77%
Leslie Hindman AuctioneersFine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Americana on November 9th: 132.62%
SothebysAs It Unfolds: Property From the Personal Collection of Robin Woodhead - bidstart 11/4 on November 10th: 130.79%
BonhamsFine Books and Manuscripts on November 9th: 121.62%
Grogan and CompanyFine Art on November 5th: 115.62%
Forum AuctionsOnline Sale: Books and Works on Paper on November 10th: 113.10%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 11/1 on November 8th: 103.82%


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

Tennants AuctioneersAutumn Fine Sale (Day One) The Contents of Knavesmire Lodge on November 11th: 100.00%
BonhamsFine Books and Manuscripts on November 9th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 11/2 on November 9th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 11/2 on November 9th: 100.00%
ChristiesThe Paul G. Allen Collection. Part II on November 10th: 100.00%
John McInnis AuctioneersNewbury Mass. Online Estate Auction on November 10th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 11/1 on November 8th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 11/1 on November 8th: 99.59%
Heritage AuctionsSunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 10/30 on November 7th: 99.59%
Heritage AuctionsGEM MINT Trading Card Games Showcase Auction on November 10th: 99.56%
Heritage AuctionsPhilippe Halsman and Icons of the Twentieth Century: The Photography Collection of Frederich Voelker on November 7th: 99.52%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 10/23 on November 6th: 99.46%
Heritage AuctionsInternational Comics & Comic Art on November 10th: 99.35%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 10/30 on November 6th: 98.57%
Ripley AuctionsBooks & Prints: A Lifetime Collection on November 6th: 97.89%
Bogota AuctionAndres Hoyo Collection. Colombian Books. Internet bidstart 10/20 on October 28th: 97.27%
Winter AssociatesNovember 7, 2022 Auction on November 7th: 95.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksFine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 10/29 on November 5th: 92.00%
Grogan and CompanyFine Art on November 5th: 91.67%
Bogota AuctionAndres Hoyo Collection. Colombian Books. Live Auction on October 27th: 91.36%
Morphy AuctionsCoin-Op and Advertising on November 5th: 89.64%
Forum AuctionsOnline Sale: Books and Works on Paper on November 10th: 89.38%
Leslie Hindman AuctioneersFine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Americana on November 9th: 89.17%
Ader[LIVE SALE] FROM FILM TO ICONIC: 200 PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE AFP COLLECTION AND 3 NFT on November 5th: 87.62%
Bruun RasmussenModern Art and Design - Prints on November 8th: 87.50%
Brunk AuctionsEmporium Auction on November 10th: 84.85%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 10/21 on November 2nd: 83.64%
Swann GalleriesRare & Important Travel Posters: Featuring Highlights from the Victor Ryerson Collection on November 10th: 83.17%
BonhamsPrints & Multiples Online David Shrigley & Co at Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair - bidstart 11/2 on November 10th: 82.81%
Catawiki B. V.Autographs and Manuscripts - Bidstart 1/21 on October 30th: 82.26%
Heritage AuctionsManuscripts of the American Revolutionary War and Civil War on November 10th: 81.31%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 10/21 on October 31st: 80.39%
 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Christies Bibliothek on November 10th Actual price: USD $604,800.
  2. Christies Target on November 10th Actual price: USD $415,800.
  3. Christies Cello Study, 1926 on November 10th Actual price: USD $226,800.
  4. Christies Untitled (legs), Villa d’Este, Lake Como, 1975 on November 8th Actual price: USD $214,979.
  5. Christies 12 Hands of Miles Davis and His Trumpet, New York, July 1, 1986 on November 10th Actual price: USD $195,300.
  6. Christies Swedish Landscape, 1925 on November 10th Actual price: USD $189,000.
  7. Sothebys Map of an Englishman on November 10th Actual price: USD $131,724.
  8. Christies Mullein Maine, 1927 on November 10th Actual price: USD $126,000.
  9. Bonhams Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone on November 9th Actual price: USD $114,141.
  10. Christies Untitled (#134), 1984 on November 8th Actual price: USD $101,167.
  11. Bonhams An extensive collection of some 201 works on November 9th Actual price: USD $93,824.
  12. Bonhams On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection on November 9th Actual price: USD $91,313.
  13. Heritage Auctions The Incredible Hulk #181 (Marvel, 1974) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages. on November 7th Actual price: USD $90,000.
  14. Forum Auctions Banksquiat (Black) (Signed) on November 8th Actual price: USD $88,710.
  15. Christies Nastassja Kinski and the Serpent, Los Angeles, California, June 14 1981 on November 8th Actual price: USD $82,198.
  16. Christies Diagram of Doom 2, New York, c. 1922 on November 8th Actual price: USD $82,198.
  17. Christies Blossom of White Fingers (Dana Steichen's Hands), c. 1923 on November 8th Actual price: USD $75,875.
  18. Ader Claude Cahun et Roger Roussot dans Barbe-Bleue de Pierre Albert-Birot, 1929. on November 10th Actual price: USD $72,548.
  19. Christies Lauren Hutton, Great Exuma, The Bahamas, October 1968 on November 8th Actual price: USD $69,552.
  20. Forum Auctions No Ball Games (Grey) (Signed) on November 8th Actual price: USD $62,709.
  21. Grogan and Company Self-Portrait (Camille Pissarro, par lui-même) on November 5th Actual price: USD $62,500.
  22. Leslie Hindman Auctioneers Chicago. on November 9th Actual price: USD $56,250.
  23. Sothebys Palais des Papes on November 10th Actual price: USD $55,617.
  24. Ader Construction de la basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre. Paris, 1877-1901. on November 10th Actual price: USD $55,400.
  25. Ader Voyage d’Edmond et Marie Ternynck à bord du Transcaspien, octobre-novembre 1890. on November 10th Actual price: USD $54,081.




53 total sales reported this week:

Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Autumn Majestic 2022 - Day 1 on November 11th: 58.18%
Tennants Auctioneers. Autumn Fine Sale (Day One) The Contents of Knavesmire Lodge on November 11th: 100.00%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Books, autographs & manuscripts [timed auction] - bidstart 11/3 on November 10th: 78.21%
Ader. Photographs on November 10th: 55.58%
Morphy Auctions. Coin-Op and Advertising on November 5th: 89.64%
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques - Day 3 on October 15th: 54.92%
Bogota Auction. Andres Hoyo Collection. Colombian Books. Internet bidstart 10/20 on October 28th: 97.27%
Bogota Auction. Andres Hoyo Collection. Colombian Books. Live Auction on October 27th: 91.36%
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques - Day 2 on October 14th: 61.14%
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques - Day 1 on October 13th: 64.28%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 10/21 on November 9th: 61.31%
Swann Galleries. Rare & Important Travel Posters: Featuring Highlights from the Victor Ryerson Collection on November 10th: 83.17%
Sothebys. As It Unfolds: Property From the Personal Collection of Robin Woodhead - bidstart 11/4 on November 10th: 66.67%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Newbury Mass. Online Estate Auction on November 10th: 100.00%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on November 10th: 89.38%
Christies. The Paul G. Allen Collection. Part II on November 10th: 100.00%
Brunk Auctions. Emporium Auction on November 10th: 84.85%
Bonhams. Prints & Multiples Online David Shrigley & Co at Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair - bidstart 11/2 on November 10th: 82.81%
Heritage Auctions. International Comics & Comic Art on November 10th: 99.35%
Heritage Auctions. GEM MINT Trading Card Games Showcase Auction on November 10th: 99.56%
Heritage Auctions. Manuscripts of the American Revolutionary War and Civil War on November 10th: 81.31%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on November 9th: 100.00%
Trafford Books. Books, Ephemera, Cigarette and Trade Cards, Autographs, Photographs, Postcards, Stamps and Postal Hi on November 9th: 69.40%
Rossini. Paintings, Sculptures, Lithographs XIX, Modern and Contemporary on November 9th: 53.33%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Americana on November 9th: 89.17%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Antiquarian Books - bidstart 11/9 on November 9th: 27.81%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on November 8th: 73.44%
Forum Auctions. Only Banksy on November 8th: 45.45%
Christies. Photographs - bidstart 10/25 on November 8th: 68.52%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on November 8th: 87.50%
Artcurial. Books and Manuscripts on November 8th: 48.39%
Heritage Auctions. Depth of Field: Photographs on November 9th: 66.17%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 11/2 on November 9th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 11/2 on November 9th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 11/1 on November 8th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 11/1 on November 8th: 99.59%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 10/21 on November 2nd: 83.64%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 10/21 on November 1st: 76.47%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 10/21 on October 31st: 80.39%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Bidstart 1/21 on October 30th: 82.26%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 10/21 on October 29th: 65.22%
Winter Associates. November 7, 2022 Auction on November 7th: 95.00%
Ripley Auctions. Books & Prints: A Lifetime Collection on November 6th: 97.89%
Alexander Historical Auctions. Fall Historical Militaria and Autographs on November 6th: 66.53%
PosterConnection Inc.. Poster Auctions on November 5th: 66.77%
Morton Subastas. Opportunity Auction on November 5th: 58.57%
Grogan and Company. Fine Art on November 5th: 91.67%
Ader. [LIVE SALE] FROM FILM TO ICONIC: 200 PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE AFP COLLECTION AND 3 NFT on November 5th: 87.62%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 10/29 on November 5th: 92.00%
Heritage Auctions. Philippe Halsman and Icons of the Twentieth Century: The Photography Collection of Frederich Voelker on November 7th: 99.52%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 10/30 on November 7th: 99.59%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 10/23 on November 6th: 99.46%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 10/30 on November 6th: 98.57%


For the week ahead 61 sales are scheduled:

Tue. Nov. 15th
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Leiden. Books and Prints. 890 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. Books. 328 lots
Freemans. Philadelphia. Books and Manuscripts: Rare Americana. 24 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 11/8. 370 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 11/8. 200 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Ibrahim Salem Collection of Islamic Countries Part I. 279 lots
Bonhams. London. A Focus on William Kentridge. 13 lots
Sothebys. London. Travel, Atlases, Maps & Natural History - bidstart 11/3. 190 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Furniture and Art Objects. 35 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Auction - bidstart 11/4. 58 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 52 lots
Bonhams. Marlborough. Skinners: Fine Books & Rare Manuscripts - bidstart 11/5. 474 lots

Wed. Nov. 16th
Old World Auctions. Richmond. Maps and Atlases - bidstart 11/2. 757 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Maps and Documents. 520 lots
Ader. PARIS. Illuminaries, Ancient and Modern Books. 259 lots
Sothebys. Paris. Photographs, Including Works from the Collection of Ernesto Esposito - bidstart 11/10. 176 lots
Tooveys. West Sussex. Postcards; Cigarette and Trade Cards; Photographs, Autographs, and Ephemera. 400 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 11/9. 134 lots
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . 55 • LES COLLECTIONS ARISTOPHIL • ORIGIN(S) • TWO THOUSAND YEARS OF WRITINGS FROM PAPYRUS TO PRINTED. 147 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Selections from the Private Collection of Barbara and Ira Lipman. 144 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Toomey and Co.: Prints and Multiples. 435 lots
Bonhams. London. Rock, Pop and Film. 182 lots
Finarte. Milan. Photographs: Under IK. 409 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. An American Icon: Property from the Collection of Joan Didion. 118 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Property from a Private Collection: A 20th Century Machinal Delight. 119 lots
Potomack Company. Alexandria. Estate of General Colin L. Powell. 107 lots
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Kilkenny. IRISH & INTERNATIONAL ART AUCTION. VARIOUS RARE LITERATURE & SELECT WINES & SPIRITS.. 31 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 11/9. 273 lots

Thu. Nov. 17th
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Rare Books and Manuscripts. 267 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Ancient and Modern Books - Documents and Manuscripts. 329 lots
Sothebys. Paris. Precious Bindings of the 16th-20th Centuries - bidstart 11/9. 125 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Historical Memorabilia and Americana. 576 lots
Duke's. Dorchester. Interiors. 9 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. The Fall Sale. 39 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Art of Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z. 205 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Marvels of Modern Music - bidstart 11/9. 468 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Fall Sports Catalogue Auction. 2644 lots
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . The Guy Boyer Collection for an Art Library in Marseille. 11 lots
Revere Auctions. St. Paul. Americana and European Continental. 67 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. 20th Century, Modern and Contemporary Fine Art. 94 lots
Central Mass Auctions. Boston,. Carolina Brights T206, Sports Cards and Memorabilia. 251 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction. 1408 lots

Fri. Nov. 18th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. A Century of Greatness: George Burke, Charles Conlon and the Legends of Baseball, A Photography Arc. 13 lots
Du Mouchelles. Detroit. The November Auctions: Day 2. 128 lots
Revere Auctions. St. Paul. Dwell in Beauty. 38 lots

Sat. Nov. 19th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 11/12. 200 lots
Arader Galleries. New York City. November Auction. 165 lots
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. Brugge. Modern Art and Book Auction. 290 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Signature Auction. 1196 lots
Damien Voglaire. Brussels. Modern and Contemporary Art. 256 lots
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Harrisonburg. 43rd Semi-Annual Premier Americana Auction - Day 3. 66 lots
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . November Gallery Auction. 75 lots
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Louisiana Purchase Auction - Day 2. 94 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Art and Photography Books Auction - bidstart 11/11. 20 lots

Sun. Nov. 20th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 11/13.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 11/13.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 11/6. 256 lots
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium. 111 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Hirschfeld Celebrity Autograph Charity Auction to Benefit Broadway Cares and The Al Hirschfeld Found. 21 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Maps - bidstart 11/11. 71 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Books and Maps Auction - bidstart 11/11. 59 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Books & Collectors’ Sale
    April 30th & May 1st
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Taylor (Geo.) & Skinner (A.) Maps of the Roads of Ireland, Surveyed 1777. Lond. & Dublin 1778. €500 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Messingham (Thos.) Florilegium Insulae Sanctorum seu Vitae et Acta Sanctorum Hibernia, Paris 1624. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Heaney (Seamus). The Haw Lantern, L. (Faber & Faber) 1987, First Edn., Signed and dated. €225 to €350.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Valencey (Lt. Col. Chas.) Collectanea de Rebus Hibernicis, Vols. I-IV, 4 vols. Dublin 1786. €400 to €600.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Powerscourt (Viscount). A Description and History of Powerscourt, Lond. 1903. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Moryson (Fynes). An Itinerary ... Containing His Ten Yeeres Travel Through the Twelve Dominions of Germany, Bohermerland, Sweitzerland…, Lond. (John Beale) 1617. €700 to €1,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: After Buffon, Birds of Europe, c. 1820. Approx. 120 fine hd. cold. plts., mor. backed boards. €125 to €250.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Dunlevy (Andrew). An Teagasg Criosduidhe De Reir Ceasda agus Freagartha... The Catechism or Christian Doctrine by Way of Question and Answer, Paris (James Guerin) 1742. €400 to €700.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: The Georgian Society Records of Eighteen-Century Domestic Architecture in Dublin, 5 vols. Complete, Dublin 1909-1913. €500 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Scale (Bernard). An Hibernian Atlas or General Description of the Kingdom of Ireland, L. (Robert Sayer & John Bennet) 1776. €625 to €850.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: [Johnson (Rev. Samuel)]. Julian the Apostate Being a Short Account of his Life, together with a Comparison of Popery and Paganism,L. (Langley Curtis) 1682. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Nichlson (Wm.) Illustrator. An Almanac of Twelve Sports, Lond. 1898. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Heaney (Seamus) trans. The Light of the Leaves, 2 vols., Mexico (Imprenta de los Tropicos/Bunholt) 1999. €1,500 to €2,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Fleming (Ian). Moonraker, L. (Jonathan Cape) 1955. €1,500 to €2,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Heaney (Seamus) & Egan (Felim) artist. Squarings, Twelve Poems, D. (Hieroglyph Editions Ltd.) 1991. €1,750 to €2,250.
  • Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: ANDERSEN'S EXTREMELY RARE FIRST APPEARANCE IN PRINT. "Scene af: Røverne i Vissenberg i Fyen." in Harpen, 1822.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: FIRST ISSUE OF THE FIRST THREE FAIRY TALE PAMPHLETS, WITH ALL INDICES AND TITLE PAGES. Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. 1835-1837.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: THE FIRST FAIRY TALES WITH A SIGNED CARTE DE VISITE OF ANDERSEN AS FRONTIS. Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. 1835-1837.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: KARL LAGERFELD. Original pastel and ink drawing in gold, red and black for Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes (1992), "La cassette de l'Empereur."
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: PRESENTATION COPY OF THE SIXTH PAMPHLET FOR PETER KOCH. Eventyr, Fortalte For Børn, Second Series, Third Pamphlet. 1841. Publisher's wrappers, complete with all pre- and post-matter.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN RARE AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED IN ENGLISH from "The Ugly Duckling," c.1860s.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: HEINRICH LEFLER, ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR FOR ANDERSEN'S SNOW QUEEN, "Die Schneekönigin," 1910.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: FIRST EDITION OF ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES IN ENGLISH. Wonderful Stories for Children. London, 1846.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: ANDERSEN ON MEETING CHARLES DICKENS. Autograph Letter Signed ("H.C. Andersen") in English to William Jerdan, July 20, 1847.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: PRESENTATION COPY FOR EDGAR COLLIN. Nye Eventyr og Historier. Anden Raekke. 1861.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: DOLL HOUSE FURNITURE BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON, DECORATED WITH FANTASTICAL CUT-OUTS, for the children of Jonna Stampe (née Drewsen), his godchildren.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: PRESENTATION COPY FOR GEORG BRANDES. Dryaden. Et Eventyr fra Udstillingstiden i Paris 1867. 1868.
  • Heritage Auctions, May 8-9: The New-England Primer Improved. For the more easy attaining the true reading of English. Boston: Printed and Sold by John Boyles, 1770. EXTREMELY RARE AMERICAN PRIMER.
    Heritage Auctions, May 8-9: Lansford W. Hastings. The Emigrants’ Guide to Oregon and California. Cincinnati. George Conclin, 1845. THE VERY RARE FIRST EDITION IN THE SCARCE ORIGINAL PRINTED WRAPPERS.
    Heritage Auctions, May 8-9: J. D. Salinger. The Catcher in the Rye. Boston, 1951. first edition, a fine copy, in an unrestored first issue dust jacket.
    Heritage Auctions, May 8-9: Charles Dickens. A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. London: Chapman & Hall, 1843. THE VERY FINE A.E NEWTON COPY.
    Heritage Auctions, May 8-9: J. K. Rowling. Only known complete set of full unbound imposed sheets for the First Edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. London: Bloomsbury, 1997.
    Heritage Auctions, May 8-9: Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility: A Novel in Three Volumes. By a Lady. London: for the author by C. Roworth and published by T. Egerton, 1811. FIRST EDITION IN A CONTEMPORARY BINDING.
    Heritage Auctions, May 8-9: J. R. R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. First Editions, First Impressions. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1954-1955. A VERY FINE SET.
    Heritage Auctions, May 8-9: Declaration of Independence. In: The Pennsylvania Ledger: Or the Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New-Jersey Weekly Advertiser. Philadelphia: James Humphreys, No. LXXVII, 13 July 1776.
    Heritage Auctions, May 8-9: William Shakespeare. Mr. William Shakespear's Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. London, 1685. THE FOURTH FOLIO.
    Heritage Auctions, May 8-9: Frank Herbert. Dune. Philadelphia and New York: Chilton Books, 1965. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.
  • Sotheby's
    Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Sotheby’s: The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Sold: 4,320,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD
    Sotheby's
    Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Sotheby’s: Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Sold: 1,920,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Machiavelli | Il Principe, a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura, ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Henri Matisse | Jazz, Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR