Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 56 Auctions Archived, another 37 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 18 November 2022, 56 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Danish krone, 12 in euros, 7 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 35 in US Dollars.

 

Turnover this past week was $28,057,684.35 as 83.95% of all lots changed hands.  There were 12,253 offered and 10,287.  The average lot sold for $2,727.49.

 

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8 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Aguttes55 • LES COLLECTIONS ARISTOPHIL • ORIGIN(S) • TWO THOUSAND YEARS OF WRITINGS FROM PAPYRUS TO PRINTED on November 16th: $7,103,490
FreemansBooks and Manuscripts: Rare Americana on November 15th: $2,726,424
RR AuctionMarvels of Modern Music - bidstart 11/9 on November 17th: $1,989,456
Heritage AuctionsMusic Memorabilia & Concert Posters on November 13th: $1,686,184
BonhamsFine Books and Manuscripts on November 9th: $1,656,373
Poster Auctions International, Inc.PAI-LXXXVIII: Rare Posters on November 13th: $1,596,625
Heritage AuctionsThe Ibrahim Salem Collection of Islamic Countries Part I on November 15th: $1,340,774
Stair Auctioneers and AppraisersAn American Icon: Property from the Collection of Joan Didion on November 16th: $1,331,598
 

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

Stair Auctioneers and AppraisersAn American Icon: Property from the Collection of Joan Didion on November 16th: 495.57%
Potomack CompanyEstate of General Colin L. Powell on November 16th: 430.05%
Heritage AuctionsMusic Memorabilia & Concert Posters on November 13th: 403.55%
SothebysPrecious Bindings of the 16th-20th Centuries - bidstart 11/9 on November 17th: 187.14%
AguttesThe Guy Boyer Collection for an Art Library in Marseille on November 17th: 177.35%
Revere AuctionsAmericana and European Continental on November 17th: 153.95%
Burgersdijk and NiermansBooks and Prints on November 16th: 150.54%
FreemansBooks and Manuscripts: Rare Americana on November 15th: 131.86%
Aguttes55 • LES COLLECTIONS ARISTOPHIL • ORIGIN(S) • TWO THOUSAND YEARS OF WRITINGS FROM PAPYRUS TO PRINTED on November 16th: 131.62%
TooveysPostcards; Cigarette and Trade Cards; Photographs, Autographs, and Ephemera on November 16th: 130.99%
Il PonteBooks on November 15th: 123.19%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 10/28 on November 8th: 113.71%
Heritage AuctionsThe Ibrahim Salem Collection of Islamic Countries Part I on November 15th: 112.26%
Dominic Winter Book AuctionsPrinted Books, Maps and Documents on November 16th: 109.05%
AderIlluminaries, Ancient and Modern Books on November 16th: 101.76%
BonhamsA Focus on William Kentridge on November 15th: 100.98%


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

Heritage AuctionsComic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 11/9 on November 16th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsThe Harlan Ellison Collection of Comics Showcase Auction on November 12th: 100.00%
BonhamsA Focus on William Kentridge on November 15th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsThe Ibrahim Salem Collection of Islamic Countries Part I on November 15th: 100.00%
Central Mass AuctionsCarolina Brights T206, Sports Cards and Memorabilia on November 17th: 100.00%
AguttesThe Guy Boyer Collection for an Art Library in Marseille on November 17th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsThe Art of Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z on November 17th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 11/8 on November 15th: 100.00%
Stair Auctioneers and AppraisersAn American Icon: Property from the Collection of Joan Didion on November 16th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsSunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 11/6 on November 14th: 99.79%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 11/9 on November 16th: 99.25%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 11/8 on November 15th: 99.19%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 10/30 on November 13th: 99.15%
Potomack CompanyEstate of General Colin L. Powell on November 16th: 98.13%
Aguttes55 • LES COLLECTIONS ARISTOPHIL • ORIGIN(S) • TWO THOUSAND YEARS OF WRITINGS FROM PAPYRUS TO PRINTED on November 16th: 96.60%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 11/6 on November 13th: 95.53%
Heritage AuctionsMusic Memorabilia & Concert Posters on November 13th: 94.91%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksFine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 11/5 on November 12th: 93.00%
Revere AuctionsAmericana and European Continental on November 17th: 91.04%
Nadeau's Auction GalleryContemporary and Antique Furnishings, Decorative Accessories on November 12th: 90.91%
Il PonteBooks on November 15th: 90.85%
Dominic Winter Book AuctionsPrinted Books, Maps and Documents on November 16th: 89.81%
Doyle New YorkSelections from the Private Collection of Barbara and Ira Lipman on November 16th: 89.58%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers20th Century, Modern and Contemporary Fine Art on November 17th: 89.36%
Early AmericanEarly American Auction on November 12th: 89.34%
TooveysPostcards; Cigarette and Trade Cards; Photographs, Autographs, and Ephemera on November 16th: 88.75%
SothebysPrecious Bindings of the 16th-20th Centuries - bidstart 11/9 on November 17th: 88.00%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 10/28 on November 7th: 87.93%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 10/28 on November 8th: 86.96%
Brunk AuctionsPremier Auction on November 12th: 85.71%
Catawiki B. V.Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 10/28 on November 6th: 85.19%
Nye & Company AuctioneersProperty from a Private Collection: A 20th Century Machinal Delight on November 16th: 84.87%
Potter and Potter AuctionsHistorical Memorabilia and Americana on November 17th: 84.03%
FreemansBooks and Manuscripts: Rare Americana on November 15th: 83.33%
BonhamsFine Books and Manuscripts on November 9th: 83.29%
William H. Bunch Auctions and AppraisalsEclectic Auction - bidstart 11/4 on November 15th: 82.76%
Bruun RasmussenModern Art and Design - Prints on November 15th: 82.69%
BonhamsRock, Pop and Film on November 16th: 82.42%
Burgersdijk and NiermansBooks and Prints on November 16th: 81.80%
 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Freemans Autograph Letter, signed on November 15th Actual price: USD $2,389,500.
  2. RR Auction Bob Dylan Archive of (42) Love Letters on November 17th Actual price: USD $669,875.
  3. Aguttes De Revolutionibus Orbium cœlestium, Libri V Nuremberg, Johann Petreius, 1543 on November 16th Actual price: USD $630,089.
  4. Heritage Auctions Buddy Holly & the Crickets "The Day the Music Died" 1959 Historic Concert Poster. on November 13th Actual price: USD $447,000.
  5. Aguttes EPISTOLAE [LETTERS] EDITION EDITED BY ADRIANUS BRIELIS (DIED 1472). MAYENCE: PETER SCHOEFFER, SEPTEMBER 7, 1470 on November 16th Actual price: USD $446,313.
  6. Aguttes BIBLIA LATINA [Strasbourg, Heinrich Eggestein, not after 24 May 1466]. on November 16th Actual price: USD $367,552.
  7. Heritage Auctions Zanzibar Zanzibar Government 5; 10; 20; 100 Rupees 1.1.1908 Pick 2p; 3p; 4p; 6p Four Proofs in Presentation Album Crisp Uncirculated. on November 15th Actual price: USD $336,000.
  8. Aguttes [BIBLE] EPISTLE OF PAUL TO THE ROMANS on November 16th Actual price: USD $310,590.
  9. Aguttes [PORTULAN]. HANDWRITTEN NAUTICAL ATLAS on November 16th Actual price: USD $276,830.
  10. Bonhams Autograph document signed on November 15th Actual price: USD $252,375.
  11. RR Auction Bob Dylan Archive of (24) Handwritten 'Poems Without Titles' on November 17th Actual price: USD $249,563.
  12. Aguttes [The Conquests or Battles of the Emperor of China, engraved under the direction of Charles-Nicolas Cochin]. 1769-1774 on November 16th Actual price: USD $223,156.
  13. Aguttes 65 L.A.S. and 11 L.S. "A. Einstein," "Albert," "Papa," or "Vater," 1914-1952, to his wife and sons; ca. 90 pages various sizes, including 24 postcards, a few envelopes and addresses; plus a few enclosures; in German. on November 16th Actual price: USD $216,063.
  14. Aguttes CATHERINE'S BOOK OF HOURS (FOR USE IN ROME) on November 16th Actual price: USD $209,311.
  15. Aguttes Opera græca. Edited Demetrios Chalcondyle. Florence, [printer of the Vergilius, probably Bartolomeo de' Libri] with the typeface of Demetrios Damilas, at the expense of Bernardo and Nerio Nerlio, December 9, 1488 [not before January 13, 1489, date of the on November 16th Actual price: USD $181,150.
  16. Aguttes [POMPADOUR - BOUCHER] Office de la sainte Vierge pour tous les Jours de la Semaine. Paris, Imprimerie royale, 1757. on November 16th Actual price: USD $177,212.
  17. Aguttes SUMMER ANTIPHONARY-HYMNARY on November 16th Actual price: USD $175,551.
  18. Aguttes BOOK OF HOURS FOR THE USE OF TROYES(?) on November 16th Actual price: USD $175,551.
  19. Aguttes VOYAGE EN TERRE SAINTE GACHI JEHAN on November 16th Actual price: USD $168,799.
  20. Aguttes autograph manuscript, Pensées, sujets, fragmens; oblong album in-8 (13,7 x 21,8 cm), 110 pages on 56 leaves; original red half-chagrin binding, marbled paper boards. on November 16th Actual price: USD $162,047.
  21. Aguttes In French, illuminated manuscript on paper Netherlands, probably Bruges, ca. 1470-1475. on November 16th Actual price: USD $155,295.
  22. Aguttes New Atlas or Theater of the World including tables and descriptions of all the regions of the universal world. Amsterdam, Jan Jansson, 1652, 1656, 1657. on November 16th Actual price: USD $139,144.
  23. Aguttes Essays of Messire Michel Seigneur de Montaigne, knight of the order of the King, & Gentleman of his chamber. Book one & two. In Bourdeaus, by S. Millanges Ordinary printer of the King, 1580 on November 16th Actual price: USD $137,831.
  24. Aguttes autograph manuscript Rigodon, [1960-1961]; 806 leaves in-4 (27 x 21 cm) written on the front, mounted on tabs on ff. of vellum paper and interleaved with fine paper serpents; the whole bound in 6 strong volumes in-4, half black morocco with corners, spine on November 16th Actual price: USD $135,039.
  25. Freemans The Pennsylvania Herald, and General Advertiser on November 15th Actual price: USD $126,000.


56 total sales reported this week:

Vermot de Pas. Ancient and Modern Books - Documents and Manuscripts on November 17th: 48.63%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. 20th Century, Modern and Contemporary Fine Art on November 17th: 89.36%
Sothebys. Precious Bindings of the 16th-20th Centuries - bidstart 11/9 on November 17th: 88.00%
RR Auction. Marvels of Modern Music - bidstart 11/9 on November 17th: 70.94%
Revere Auctions. Americana and European Continental on November 17th: 91.04%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Historical Memorabilia and Americana on November 17th: 84.03%
PBA Galleries. Rare Books and Manuscripts on November 17th: 67.42%
Eldreds. The Fall Sale on November 17th: 64.10%
Duke's. Interiors on November 17th: 77.78%
Central Mass Auctions. Carolina Brights T206, Sports Cards and Memorabilia on November 17th: 100.00%
Aguttes. The Guy Boyer Collection for an Art Library in Marseille on November 17th: 100.00%
Tooveys. Postcards; Cigarette and Trade Cards; Photographs, Autographs, and Ephemera on November 16th: 88.75%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. An American Icon: Property from the Collection of Joan Didion on November 16th: 100.00%
Sothebys. Photographs, Including Works from the Collection of Ernesto Esposito - bidstart 11/10 on November 16th: 65.34%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Toomey and Co.: Prints and Multiples on November 16th: 77.24%
Potomack Company. Estate of General Colin L. Powell on November 16th: 98.13%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Property from a Private Collection: A 20th Century Machinal Delight on November 16th: 84.87%
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. IRISH & INTERNATIONAL ART AUCTION. VARIOUS RARE LITERATURE & SELECT WINES & SPIRITS. on November 16th: 54.84%
Doyle New York. Selections from the Private Collection of Barbara and Ira Lipman on November 16th: 89.58%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on November 16th: 89.81%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Books and Prints on November 16th: 81.80%
North American Auction Company. Best of the West on November 12th: 67.52%
Heritage Auctions. The Art of Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z on November 17th: 100.00%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on November 9th: 83.29%
Bonhams. Rock, Pop and Film on November 16th: 82.42%
Aguttes. 55 • LES COLLECTIONS ARISTOPHIL • ORIGIN(S) • TWO THOUSAND YEARS OF WRITINGS FROM PAPYRUS TO PRINTED on November 16th: 96.60%
Ader. Illuminaries, Ancient and Modern Books on November 16th: 72.97%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Auction - bidstart 11/4 on November 15th: 82.76%
Sothebys. Travel, Atlases, Maps & Natural History - bidstart 11/3 on November 15th: 47.89%
Il Ponte. Books on November 15th: 90.85%
Freemans. Books and Manuscripts: Rare Americana on November 15th: 83.33%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on November 15th: 82.69%
Bonhams. Skinners: Fine Books & Rare Manuscripts - bidstart 11/5 on November 15th: 53.59%
Bonhams. A Focus on William Kentridge on November 15th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 11/9 on November 16th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 11/9 on November 16th: 99.25%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 11/8 on November 15th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 11/8 on November 15th: 99.19%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 11/6 on November 14th: 99.79%
Heritage Auctions. The Ibrahim Salem Collection of Islamic Countries Part I on November 15th: 100.00%
Poster Auctions International, Inc.. PAI-LXXXVIII: Rare Posters on November 13th: 59.41%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Autumn Majestic 2022 - Day 3 on November 13th: 79.76%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Autumn Majestic 2022 - Day 2 on November 12th: 50.00%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Contemporary and Antique Furnishings, Decorative Accessories on November 12th: 90.91%
Morton Subastas. Opportunity Auction on November 12th: 47.54%
Guernseys. Estate Art Collections on November 12th: 57.69%
Early American. Early American Auction on November 12th: 89.34%
Brunk Auctions. Premier Auction on November 12th: 85.71%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 10/28 on November 8th: 86.96%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 10/28 on November 7th: 87.93%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 10/28 on November 6th: 85.19%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 11/5 on November 12th: 93.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 10/30 on November 13th: 99.15%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 11/6 on November 13th: 95.53%
Heritage Auctions. The Harlan Ellison Collection of Comics Showcase Auction on November 12th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Music Memorabilia & Concert Posters on November 13th: 94.91%


For the week ahead 37 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Nov. 21st
Christies. Paris. Rare Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 11/9. 268 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. HISTORY AND REGIONS OF FRANCE: MANUSCRIPTS, DOCUMENTS, MAPS, PRINTS, ARCHIVES, PLACARDS - LIVE SALE. 563 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Cincinnati. American Historical Ephemera and Photography - bidstart 11/11. 347 lots
Stephan Welz & Co.. Constantia. Johannesburg Premium Auction. 102 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 11/11. 49 lots
Ashcroft and Moore. Hatboro. The Last Gotham Gorey Sale. 349 lots

Tue. Nov. 22nd
Bubb Kuyper. 2011 KM Haarlem. Books and Graphics. 4547 lots
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. Sporting and Collectors' Sale. 77 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 11/15. 323 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 11/15. 142 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 261 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Rare and Important Items. 142 lots
Rossini. Paris. General Sale. 27 lots
Bonhams. London. Scott of the Antarctic - An Heroic Farewell. 1 lots
Christies. New York. A Graphic Century including French Impressions: Prints from Ambroise Vollard and Henri M. Petiet. 145 lots
New England Auctions. South Deerfield. Travel & Exploration, Hunting & Fishing Books & Ephemera Catalog. 180 lots
Sothebys. New York. The John Golden Library: Book Illustration in the Age of Scientific Discovery. 50 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Posters. 422 lots
Bertolami Fine Art . Rome. Ancient and Modern Prints, Geographical Maps. 419 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 11/11. 29 lots

Wed. Nov. 23rd
Tennants Auctioneers. Leyburn. Books, Maps and Manuscripts. 205 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Auction of a Collection of Irish & World Interest Books - Rare & Signed First Editions, Maps, Journa. 576 lots
ALDE. Paris. Original Editions XIXth and XXth century. 291 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 11/16. 344 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 11/16. 115 lots
Bonhams. Paris. Prints and Multiples. 145 lots
Australian Book Auctions. Armadale, . Australian Book Auction. 284 lots

Thu. Nov. 24th
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. 19th and 20th Century Photography, Cameras and Accessories. 426 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. Prints, Multiples and Modern Art. 128 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Books, Paintings, Works of Art and Furniture. 78 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. 19th and 20th Century Photographs. 354 lots

Fri. Nov. 25th
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Columbus. Annual Thanksgiving Americana. 30 lots

Sat. Nov. 26th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 11/19. 200 lots
Christian Hesse Auktionen. Hamburg. Autumn Auction. 922 lots

Sun. Nov. 27th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 11/20.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 11/20.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 11/13. 267 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

 

  • 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
  • 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.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    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.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
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    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
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    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
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    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
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