• <b>ALDE, Dec. 9:</b> BLAEU (JOAN) ET BORGOGNIO (GIO TOMASO). <i>Theatre des Estats de son Altesse Royale le duc de Savoye…,</i> La Haye, 1700. €25,000 to €30,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 9:</b> BROWNE (JAMES D. HOWE). <i>Ten Scenes in the last Ascent of Mont Blanc including five Views from the Summit.</i> London, 1853. €6,000 to €8,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 9:</b> FELLOWS (CHARLES). <i>A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont-Blanc.</i> London, 1827. €30,000 to €40,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 9:</b> HACQUET (BELSAZAR). <i>Physikalisch= Politische Reise aus den Dinarischen durch die Julischen…,</i> Leipzig, 1785. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 9:</b> HAWES (BENJAMIN). <i>A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont-Blanc made during the summer of 1827 by Mr. William Hawes and Mr. Charles Fellows,</i> 1828. <b>ALDE, Dec. 9:</b> MARTEL (PIERRE) ET WINDHAM (WILLIAM). <i>An account of the glacieres or ice Alps in Savoy, in two letters…,</i> London, 1744. €6,000 to €8,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 9:</b> PITSCHNER (WILHELM). <i>Der Mont Blanc Darstellung des Besteigung desselben am 31 Juli, 1 und 2 August 1859…,</i> Berlin, 1860-1864. €8,000 to €10,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 9:</b> SCHEUCHZER (JOHANN JACOB). <i>Natur-Geschichte des Schweizerlandes, samt seinen Reisen über die Schweitzerische Gebürge.</i> Zurich, 1746. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 9:</b> STUMPF (JOANNES). <i>Gemeiner loblicher Eydgnosschaft Stetten, Landen, und Völckeren Chronicwirdiger Thaatenbeschreybung. Zurich, Christoph Froschauer, 1548. €2,500 to €3,500.</i> <b>ALDE, Dec. 9:</b> WALTON (ELIJAH) ET BONNEY (THOMAS GEORGE). <i>The Peaks and valleys of the Alps.</i> London, 1868. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 9:</b> WYTTENBACH (JACOB SAMUEL). <i>Vues remarquables des montagnes de la Suisse, avec leur description.</i> Amsterdam, 1785. €15,000 to €20,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: BLAEU (JOAN) ET BORGOGNIO (GIO TOMASO). Theatre des Estats de son Altesse Royale le duc de Savoye…, La Haye, 1700. €25,000 to €30,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: BROWNE (JAMES D. HOWE). Ten Scenes in the last Ascent of Mont Blanc including five Views from the Summit. London, 1853. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: FELLOWS (CHARLES). A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont-Blanc. London, 1827. €30,000 to €40,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: HACQUET (BELSAZAR). Physikalisch= Politische Reise aus den Dinarischen durch die Julischen…, Leipzig, 1785. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: HAWES (BENJAMIN). A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont-Blanc made during the summer of 1827 by Mr. William Hawes and Mr. Charles Fellows, 1828.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: MARTEL (PIERRE) ET WINDHAM (WILLIAM). An account of the glacieres or ice Alps in Savoy, in two letters…, London, 1744. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: PITSCHNER (WILHELM). Der Mont Blanc Darstellung des Besteigung desselben am 31 Juli, 1 und 2 August 1859…, Berlin, 1860-1864. €8,000 to €10,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: SCHEUCHZER (JOHANN JACOB). Natur-Geschichte des Schweizerlandes, samt seinen Reisen über die Schweitzerische Gebürge. Zurich, 1746. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: STUMPF (JOANNES). Gemeiner loblicher Eydgnosschaft Stetten, Landen, und Völckeren Chronicwirdiger Thaatenbeschreybung. Zurich, Christoph Froschauer, 1548. €2,500 to €3,500.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: WALTON (ELIJAH) ET BONNEY (THOMAS GEORGE). The Peaks and valleys of the Alps. London, 1868. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: WYTTENBACH (JACOB SAMUEL). Vues remarquables des montagnes de la Suisse, avec leur description. Amsterdam, 1785. €15,000 to €20,000.
  • <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> A Rare Complete Run of the Cuala Press Broadsides. €5,500 to €7,000. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Rare First Edition of a Classic Work. [Stafford (Thos.)] <i>Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced…,</i> 1633. €1,500 to €2,000. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Yeats (W.B.) <i>The Poems of W.B. Yeats,</i> 2 vols. Lond. (MacMillan & Co.) 1949. Signed by author, limited edition. €1,250 to €1,750. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Fishing: <i>Literal Translation into English of the Earliest Known Book on Fowling and Fishing,</i> Written originally in Flemish and Printed at Antwerp in 1492. London (Chiswick Press) 1872. €1,500 to €2,000. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Fishing: Blacker's - <i>Art of Fly Making, etc.,</i> Comprising Angling & Dying of Colours..., Rewritten & Revised. Lond. 1855. €250 to €350. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Joyce (James). <i>Finnegans Wake,</i>, London (Faber & Faber Ltd.) 1939, Lim. Edn. No. 269 (425) copies, Signed by the Author (in green pen). €3,000 to €4,000. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Synge (J.M.) & Yeats (Jack B.) illus. <i>The Aran Islands,</i>, D. (Maunsel & Co. Ltd.) 1907, Signed Limited Edn. €4,000 to €5,000. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Meyer (Dr. A.B.) <i>Unser Auer -, Rackel-Und Birkwild und Seine Abarten,</i> Wien (Verlag Von Adolph W. Kunast) 1887. €2,500 to €3,500. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Carve (Thomas). <i>Itinerarium R.D. Thomas Carve Tripperariensis, Sacellani Maioris in Fortisima iuxta…,</i>, Moguntia (Mainz) impriemebat Nicolaus Heyll, 1639. €1,500 to €2,000. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Grose (Francis). <i>The Antiquities of Ireland,</i> 2 vols. folio London (for S. Hooper) 1791. First Edition. €3,000 to €5,000. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Heaney (Seamus) & Le Brocquy (Louis) artist. <i>Ugolino,</i> D. (Dolmen Press) 1979, Signed Limited Edition No. 87 (125) Copies. €3,500 to €4,500. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Heaney (Seamus). <i>Eleven Poems,</i> Belfast (Festival publications - Queens University) [1965], First Edn., (First Issue) Signed. €2,500 to €3,500.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: A Rare Complete Run of the Cuala Press Broadsides. €5,500 to €7,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Rare First Edition of a Classic Work. [Stafford (Thos.)] Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced…, 1633. €1,500 to €2,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Yeats (W.B.) The Poems of W.B. Yeats, 2 vols. Lond. (MacMillan & Co.) 1949. Signed by author, limited edition. €1,250 to €1,750.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Fishing: Literal Translation into English of the Earliest Known Book on Fowling and Fishing, Written originally in Flemish and Printed at Antwerp in 1492. London (Chiswick Press) 1872. €1,500 to €2,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Fishing: Blacker's - Art of Fly Making, etc., Comprising Angling & Dying of Colours..., Rewritten & Revised. Lond. 1855. €250 to €350.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Joyce (James). Finnegans Wake,, London (Faber & Faber Ltd.) 1939, Lim. Edn. No. 269 (425) copies, Signed by the Author (in green pen). €3,000 to €4,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Synge (J.M.) & Yeats (Jack B.) illus. The Aran Islands,, D. (Maunsel & Co. Ltd.) 1907, Signed Limited Edn. €4,000 to €5,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Meyer (Dr. A.B.) Unser Auer -, Rackel-Und Birkwild und Seine Abarten, Wien (Verlag Von Adolph W. Kunast) 1887. €2,500 to €3,500.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Carve (Thomas). Itinerarium R.D. Thomas Carve Tripperariensis, Sacellani Maioris in Fortisima iuxta…,, Moguntia (Mainz) impriemebat Nicolaus Heyll, 1639. €1,500 to €2,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Grose (Francis). The Antiquities of Ireland, 2 vols. folio London (for S. Hooper) 1791. First Edition. €3,000 to €5,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Heaney (Seamus) & Le Brocquy (Louis) artist. Ugolino, D. (Dolmen Press) 1979, Signed Limited Edition No. 87 (125) Copies. €3,500 to €4,500.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Heaney (Seamus). Eleven Poems, Belfast (Festival publications - Queens University) [1965], First Edn., (First Issue) Signed. €2,500 to €3,500.
  • <center><b>Dominic Winter Auctioneers<br>Printed Books, Maps & Ephemera<br>Printing Woodblocks by Thomas & John Bewick<br>12 December 2024</b></center> <b>Dominic Winter, Dec. 12:</b> Gell (William). <i>The Topography of Troy, and its Vicinity,</i> 1804. £2,000 to £3,000. <b>Dominic Winter, Dec. 12:</b> Low (David). <i>The Breeds of the Domestic Animals of the British Islands,</i> 1842. £1,500 to £2,000. <b>Dominic Winter, Dec. 12:</b> North America. Moll (Herman)..., <i>This Map of North America...,</i> circa 1725. £1,000 to £1,500. <center><b>Dominic Winter Auctioneers<br>Printed Books, Maps & Ephemera<br>Printing Woodblocks by Thomas & John Bewick<br>12 December 2024</b></center> <b>Dominic Winter, Dec. 12:</b> Bible [English]. <i>[The Holie Bible conteynyng the Olde Testament and the Newe,</i> 1568]. £3,000 to £5,000. <b>Dominic Winter, Dec. 12:</b> Chaucer (Geoffrey). <i>The Workes of Our Ancient and Learned English Poet, newly Printed,</i> 1602. £1,500 to £2,000. £1,500 to £2,000. <b>Dominic Winter, Dec. 12:</b> Cuffee (Paul). <i>Memoir of Captain Paul Cuffee, A Man of Color,</i> Liverpool, 1811. £300 to £500. <center><b>Dominic Winter Auctioneers<br>Modern First Editions & Illustrated Books, Playing Cards, Toys & Games<br>13 December 2024</b></center> <b>Dominic Winter, Dec. 13:</b> Milne (A. A.) <i>The House at Pooh Corner,</i> signed limited edition, 1928. £3,000 to £5,000. <b>Dominic Winter, Dec. 13:</b> Huxley (Aldous). <i>Brave New World,</i> limited signed edition, 1932. £2,000 to £3,000. <b>Dominic Winter, Dec. 13:</b> Orwell (George). <i>Animal Farm,</i> 1st edition, 1945. £2,000 to £3,000. <center><b>Dominic Winter Auctioneers<br>Modern First Editions & Illustrated Books, Playing Cards, Toys & Games<br>13 December 2024</b></center> <b>Dominic Winter, Dec. 13:</b> Rowling (J. K.). <i>Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone,</i> 1st edition, 1st impression, 1997. £30,000 to £50,000. <b>Dominic Winter, Dec. 13:</b> Tolkien (J. R. R.) <i>The Lord of the Rings,</i> 3 volumes, 1st edition, 1954-55. £2,000 to £3,000. <b>Dominic Winter, Dec. 13:</b> Wells (H. G.) <i>The War of the Worlds,</i> 1st edition, 1st issue, 1898. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    Printed Books, Maps & Ephemera
    Printing Woodblocks by Thomas & John Bewick
    12 December 2024
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: Gell (William). The Topography of Troy, and its Vicinity, 1804. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: Low (David). The Breeds of the Domestic Animals of the British Islands, 1842. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: North America. Moll (Herman)..., This Map of North America..., circa 1725. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    Printed Books, Maps & Ephemera
    Printing Woodblocks by Thomas & John Bewick
    12 December 2024
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: Bible [English]. [The Holie Bible conteynyng the Olde Testament and the Newe, 1568]. £3,000 to £5,000.
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: Chaucer (Geoffrey). The Workes of Our Ancient and Learned English Poet, newly Printed, 1602. £1,500 to £2,000. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: Cuffee (Paul). Memoir of Captain Paul Cuffee, A Man of Color, Liverpool, 1811. £300 to £500.
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    Modern First Editions & Illustrated Books, Playing Cards, Toys & Games
    13 December 2024
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Milne (A. A.) The House at Pooh Corner, signed limited edition, 1928. £3,000 to £5,000.
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Huxley (Aldous). Brave New World, limited signed edition, 1932. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Orwell (George). Animal Farm, 1st edition, 1945. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    Modern First Editions & Illustrated Books, Playing Cards, Toys & Games
    13 December 2024
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Rowling (J. K.). Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1st edition, 1st impression, 1997. £30,000 to £50,000.
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Tolkien (J. R. R.) The Lord of the Rings, 3 volumes, 1st edition, 1954-55. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Wells (H. G.) The War of the Worlds, 1st edition, 1st issue, 1898. £1,000 to £1,500.
  • <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> An extensive archive of Raymond Chandler’s unpublished drafts of fantasy stories. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> RAND, AYN. Single page from Ayn Rand’s handwritten first draft of her influential final novel <i>Atlas Shrugged.</i> $30,000 to $50,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> Ernest Hemingway’s first book with interesting provenance. <i>Three Stories & Ten Poems.</i> $20,000 to $30,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> Hemingway’s second book, one of 170 copies. <i>In Our Time.</i> $15,000 to $25,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> A finely colored example of Visscher’s double hemisphere world map, with a figured border. $12,000 to $18,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> Raymond Chandler’s Olivetti Studio 44 Typewriter. $10,000 to $20,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> Antonio Ordóñez's “Suit of Lights” owned by Ernest Hemingway. $10,000 to $20,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> A remarkable Truman archive featuring an inscribed beam from the White House construction. $8,000 to $12,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> The fourth edition of Audubon’s <i>The Birds of America.</i> $8,000 to $12,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> The original typed manuscript for Chandler’s only opera. <i>The Princess and the Pedlar: An Entirely Original Comic Opera.</i> $8,000 to $12,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> A splendidly illustrated treatise on ancient Peru and its Incan civilization. $7,000 to $10,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> A superb copy of Claude Lorrain’s <i>Liber Veritatis</i> from Longleat House. $5,000 to $8,000.
    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.
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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 55 Auctions Archived, another 55 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 4 October, 55 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 3 denominated in Swiss francs, 18 in euros, 6 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 27 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $19,071,608.99.  The average lot sold for $2,161.58.

 

For the coming week you have a fresh 55 sales to consider.

 

 

6 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Christies. An Eye Towards the Real: Photographs from the Collection of Ambassador Trevor Traina on October 2nd: $3,252,564
RR Auction. Remarkable Rarities - bidstart 9/2 on September 28th: $2,362,034
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on October 1st: $2,165,402
Christies. Post-War to Present on October 1st: $1,636,740
Christies. Contemporary Editions - bidstart 9/17 on October 1st: $1,624,508
Heritage Auctions. Photographs Signature Auction on October 1st: $1,516,038
 

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

Hansons. London Fine Art, Antiques and Collectors Auction on September 30th: 338.06%
Potomack Company. Chinese, Japanese & Korean Works of Art: Incl. Lily Tanaka Collection on October 1st: 157.85%
De Baecque and Associes. Ancient and Modern Books on October 3rd: 139.17%
ALDE. A Collection of Old Books on October 2nd: 130.84%
Heritage Auctions. Space Exploration Showcase Auction on September 28th: 117.21%
Lyon and Turnbull. The Art Edit, Featuring a Selection of Works From the Estate of William McCance on October 2nd: 108.51%
Winter Associates. Paintings and Prints, American Antique Furniture on September 30th: 107.28%


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

Hansons. London Fine Art, Antiques and Collectors Auction on September 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on October 2nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on October 2nd: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books Auction on September 23rd: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on September 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on October 1st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Pulp Magazines Select Auction on September 29th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Space Exploration Showcase Auction on September 28th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Heroes of the Golden Age Comics Showcase Auction on September 27th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on October 1st: 99.91%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on October 1st: 99.33%
ALDE. A Collection of Old Books on October 2nd: 99.22%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on September 24th: 98.88%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on September 28th: 98.75%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on September 29th: 98.12%
Potomack Company. Chinese, Japanese & Korean Works of Art: Incl. Lily Tanaka Collection on October 1st: 97.22%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on September 29th: 96.88%
Winter Associates. Paintings and Prints, American Antique Furniture on September 30th: 92.31%
Sothebys. Contemporary Discoveries - bidstart 9/20 on October 2nd: 88.79%
Quinn's Auction Galleries. 4th In-Home Art Auction on October 1st: 87.23%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on September 27th: 85.25%
Sworders. Modern and Contemporary Art | To include the David and Pam McCleave Collection on October 2nd: 83.53%
Potomack Company. October Art Cornucopia on October 2nd: 82.76%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Cabinet of Morbid Curiosities: The Richard Harris Collection on October 2nd: 81.48%
Ripley Auctions. PICKERS EXPRESS Advertising, Electronics, Industrial, Scientific & Pop Culture Collectibles on October 1st: 80.95%
Koller Auctions. Prints and Multiples - Online Only on June 26th: 80.43%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on October 1st: 80.20%
Freemans. Asian Works of Art on September 27th: 80.00%
 
 
Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. RR Auction Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Autograph Letter Signed, Writing to His Father from Augsburg in October 1777 - "The music here is wholeheartedly bad" on September 28th Actual price: USD $375,000.
  2. Christies Dortmund, 2009 on October 2nd Actual price: USD $352,800.
  3. Christies Duomo di Firenze, Florenz 2004 on October 1st Actual price: USD $315,000.
  4. Christies Greenwood, Mississippi ('The Red Ceiling'), 1973 on October 2nd Actual price: USD $302,400.
  5. Christies Untitled Film Still #81, 1980 on October 2nd Actual price: USD $289,800.
  6. Christies "Untitled" (Still Life) on October 1st Actual price: USD $270,900.
  7. Christies Girl with Balloon on October 1st Actual price: USD $251,161.
  8. De Baecque and Associes [JEHAN PUCELLE] - LIVRE D'HEURES A L'USAGE DE ROME on October 3rd Actual price: USD $220,581.
  9. Christies A sphere lit from the top, four sides, and all their combinations, 2004 on October 2nd Actual price: USD $214,200.
  10. Christies Charles, Vasa, Minnesota, 2002 on October 2nd Actual price: USD $201,600.
  11. RR Auction Ludwig van Beethoven Autograph Letter Signed Twice with Handwritten Musical Quotation from Friedrich von Matthisson's aEU~OpferliedaEU (Song of Sacrifice) on September 28th Actual price: USD $175,000.
  12. Bonhams Grace Kelly on October 1st Actual price: USD $165,600.
  13. Heritage Auctions The Grand Teton and The Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, 1942 on October 1st Actual price: USD $162,500.
  14. Christies Portrait of Jon Gould on October 1st Actual price: USD $151,200.
  15. Christies "Untitled" on October 1st Actual price: USD $151,200.
  16. RR Auction Assassination of John F. Kennedy - Unseen 8mm Film Footage from November 22, 1963, Documenting the Motorcade and Rush to Parkland Hospital on September 28th Actual price: USD $137,500.
  17. RR Auction Lincoln Assassination: Rare Original Reward Broadside Poster for John Wilkes Booth and Conspirators: "$100,000 Reward! The Murderer of our late beloved President, Abraham Lincoln, is still at large" on September 28th Actual price: USD $131,250.
  18. RR Auction Neville Chamberlain War-Dated Autograph Letter Signed on the Day of His Resignation from the Prime Ministership (May 10, 1940) - "The next two or three days will probably decide the fate of mankind for a hundred years" on September 28th Actual price: USD $125,000.
  19. Bonhams Double Gray Scramble on October 1st Actual price: USD $121,150.
  20. Christies Boy with a straw hat waiting to march in a pro-war parade, NYC, 1967 on October 2nd Actual price: USD $119,700.
  21. Christies The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 17 May 2011 on October 1st Actual price: USD $117,208.
  22. Heritage Auctions Irises, 1986 on October 1st Actual price: USD $112,500.
  23. RR Auction Albert Einstein Autograph Letter Signed: "I still do not believe that God plays dice" on September 28th Actual price: USD $112,500.
  24. RR Auction Gutenberg Bible Leaf (c. 1452/1454) Printing Micah's Messianic Prophecy - Rare Page from the First Printed Book in the West on September 28th Actual price: USD $112,500.
  25. Christies U.S. 285, New Mexico, 1956 on October 2nd Actual price: USD $107,100.



55 total sales reported this week:

Vermot de Pas. History and Regions of France on October 3rd: 21.33%
PBA Galleries. Photography & Fine Art; Fine Press & Fine Bindings on October 3rd: 69.38%
Maison Bibelot. From the Grand Tour to the Magic Orient A collection of prints - online 9/26 on October 3rd: 52.45%
De Baecque and Associes. Ancient and Modern Books on October 3rd: 72.52%
Artcurial. Limited Edition online - bidstart 9/26 on October 3rd: 60.12%
Sworders. Modern and Contemporary Art | To include the David and Pam McCleave Collection on October 2nd: 83.53%
Sothebys. Contemporary Discoveries - bidstart 9/20 on October 2nd: 88.79%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Cabinet of Morbid Curiosities: The Richard Harris Collection on October 2nd: 81.48%
Potomack Company. October Art Cornucopia on October 2nd: 82.76%
Lyon and Turnbull. The Art Edit, Featuring a Selection of Works From the Estate of William McCance on October 2nd: 76.00%
Christies. An Eye Towards the Real: Photographs from the Collection of Ambassador Trevor Traina on October 2nd: 79.55%
ALDE. A Collection of Old Books on October 2nd: 99.22%
Quinn's Auction Galleries. 4th In-Home Art Auction on October 1st: 87.23%
Dorotheum . Master Drawings and Prints Until 1900 on October 1st: 73.57%
Hansons. London Fine Art, Antiques and Collectors Auction on September 30th: 100.00%
Aste Bolaffi. Harmers of London: Stamps, Postal History and Documents on September 30th: 48.53%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on October 2nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on October 2nd: 100.00%
Ripley Auctions. PICKERS EXPRESS Advertising, Electronics, Industrial, Scientific & Pop Culture Collectibles on October 1st: 80.95%
Potomack Company. Chinese, Japanese & Korean Works of Art: Incl. Lily Tanaka Collection on October 1st: 97.22%
Winter Associates. Paintings and Prints, American Antique Furniture on September 30th: 92.31%
Doyle New York. Charleston Collects on October 1st: 78.57%
Christies. Post-War to Present on October 1st: 63.64%
Christies. Contemporary Editions - bidstart 9/17 on October 1st: 73.19%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on October 1st: 80.20%
Ader. Books and Photographs on October 1st: 64.75%
RR Auction. Remarkable Rarities - bidstart 9/2 on September 28th: 74.73%
Morton Subastas. Saturday Sale on September 28th: 31.19%
Koller Auctions. Prints and Multiples - Online Only on June 26th: 80.43%
Angling Auctions. Angling Auction on September 28th: 79.55%
Sothebys. Modern and Contemporary African Art on September 27th: 64.29%
Freemans. Asian Works of Art on September 27th: 80.00%
Eldreds. Jacoulet and 20th Century Japanese Prints on September 27th: 77.50%
Koller Auctions. Books and Autographs - Online Only on September 25th: 64.00%
Koller Auctions. Old Master Prints and Drawings - Online Only on September 25th: 67.44%
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques - Day 3 on September 27th: 40.68%
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques - Day 2 on September 26th: 39.85%
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques - Day 1 on September 25th: 43.73%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on September 27th: 85.25%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on September 24th: 98.88%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on September 23rd: 57.84%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books Auction on September 23rd: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on September 23rd: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Historic Photography Auction on September 22nd: 53.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Historical Memorabilia on September 22nd: 72.73%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on September 28th: 98.75%
Heritage Auctions. Photographs Signature Auction on October 1st: 78.78%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on October 1st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on October 1st: 99.33%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Pulp Magazines Select Auction on September 29th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on September 29th: 98.12%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on September 29th: 96.88%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on October 1st: 99.91%
Heritage Auctions. Space Exploration Showcase Auction on September 28th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Heroes of the Golden Age Comics Showcase Auction on September 27th: 100.00%


For the week ahead a fresh 55 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Oct. 7th
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. Quality Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction. 112 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. ONLINE SALE - BOOKS - Fine arts - Modern monograph and general. 770 lots
Kestenbaum and Company. Brooklyn. Single Lot Auction to Benefit October 7th-linked Charities in Israel.. 1 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 99 lots

Tue. Oct. 8th
Bonhams. Paris. Posters Online. 139 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 351 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 158 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Valuable Books and Autographs. 884 lots
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Books, Autographs and Manuscripts: Session 1: Autographs, Manuscripts, Music. 119 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety Auction. 55 lots
Bonhams. Los Angeles. Legacy of a Stateswoman: The Personal Collection of Senator Dianne Feinstein. 64 lots
Ader. PARIS. Letters and Autograph Manuscripts. 248 lots
Potomack Company. Alexandria. 20th & 21st Century Fine Art: Incl. Harlem Renaissance. 47 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Icons and Heroes: Comics, Sports, TCG & Video Games. 321 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. ONLINE SALE - BOOKS - Fine arts - Modern monograph and general. 537 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . A Thousand Years of Manuscripts. 128 lots
Setdart. BARCELONA. Avant-garde, and Latest Trends. 33 lots

Wed. Oct. 9th
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Maps and Playing Cards. 440 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 343 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 60 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Popular Culture, Music, Film and Sporting Memorabilia. 169 lots
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Books, Autographs and Manuscripts - Day 2 Session II: Futurism, 20th Century editions, Anastatics, Art books; Session III: Tuscan local history, Incunabula. 272 lots
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . The United States Constitution–Signed Official Ratification Copy and Related. 8 lots
Potomack Company. Alexandria. European & Irish Fine Art, Furniture, & Decorative Arts. 16 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Depth of Field: Figures in Focus Featuring a Collection of Albert Arthur Allen Photographs Showcase Auction. 119 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Asiatica - Images of the Flowing World. 191 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Literature and Autographs. 430 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 44 lots
Trafford Books. Manchester. Books, Autographs, Banknotes, Postcards, Stamps and Postal History. 214 lots

Thu. Oct. 10th
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 273 lots
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Constantia. Rare Books - online 10/3. 340 lots
Bonhams. New York. Photographs. 119 lots
Ader. PARIS. Masterpieces by Leonetto Cappiello. 52 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Rare and Important Travel Prints. 198 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Carlisle. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items. 310 lots
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Books, Autographs and Manuscripts - Day 3 - Session IV: Books from XVI to XX Century (First part) Session V: Books from XVI to XX Century (Second part). 249 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Books Signature Auction. 348 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Modern Literature. 660 lots
Du Mouchelles. Detroit. October Premier. 69 lots
Old World Auctions. Richmond. Maps and Atlases - online 9/19. 5 lots

Fri. Oct. 11th
Arenberg Auctions. BRUSSEL. Live Auction October. 904 lots
Fleischer's Auctions. Columbus. Day 1: Militaria and Historic Americana. 175 lots
Du Mouchelles. Detroit. October 2024: Online Only Exclusives. 56 lots

Sat. Oct. 12th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 160 lots
William Parkinson. Hinesburg. Americana and Vermontiana Book Auction. 475 lots
Fleischer's Auctions. Columbus. Day 2: Militaria and Historic Americana. 223 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. International Original Art Signature Auction. 835 lots
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Modern Art from the Collections of Ben Wagin, Jürgen Schweinebraden & Alfred Moeke. 102 lots

Sun. Oct. 13th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction. 193 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Banknote Error Currency Showcase Auction. 306 lots
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Ultimo. Gary Gorton Crime Fiction Part 3. 500 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts. 90 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Books. 85 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • <b>Doyle, Dec. 5:</b> Minas Avetisian (1928-1975). <i>Rest,</i> 1973. $8,000 to $12,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 5:</b> Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973). <i>Yawning Tiger,</i> conceived 1917. $3,000 to $5,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 5:</b> Robert M. Kulicke (1924-2007). <i>Full-Blown Red and White Roses in a Glass Vase,</i> 1982. $3,000 to $5,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 5:</b> Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). L’ATELIER DE CANNES (Bloch 794; Mourlot 279). The cover for <i>Ces Peintres Nos Amis,</i> vol. II. $1,000 to $1,500. <b>Doyle, Dec. 5:</b> LeRoy Neiman (1921-2012). THE BEACH AT CANNES, 1979. $1,200 to $1,800. <b>Doyle, Dec. 5:</b> Richard Avendon, the suite of eleven signed portraits from the Avedon/Paris portfolio. $150,000 to $250,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 5:</b> Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989). <i>Flowers in Vase,</i> 1985. $20,000 to $30,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 5:</b> Edward Weston (1886-1958). <i>Nude,</i> 1936. $20,000 to $30,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 5:</b> Edward Weston (1886-1958). <i>Juniper, High Sierra,</i> 1937. <b>Doyle, Dec. 5:</b> Steven J. Levn (b. 1964). <i>Plumage II,</i> 2011. $6,000 to $8,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 5:</b> Steven Meisel (b. 1954). <i>Madonna, Miami, (from Sex),</i> 1992. $6,000 to $9,000.
    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.
  • <b><center>High Bids Win<br>Letterpress & Bindery Auction<br>Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024</b> <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> Book Press 10 1/2× 15 1/4" Platen , 2 1/2" Daylight. <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> The Tubbs Mfg Co. wooden-type cabinet 27” w by 37” h by 22” deep. <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> G.P.Gordon printing press 7” by 11” with treadle. Needs rollers, trucks, and grippers. Missing roller spring. <b><center>High Bids Win<br>Letterpress & Bindery Auction<br>Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024</b> <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> D & C Ventris curved wood type 2” tall 5/8” wide. <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> Wood Type 1 1/4” tall. <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> Quarter Case with Lead Triangles. <b><center>High Bids Win<br>Letterpress & Bindery Auction<br>Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024</b> <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> Page & Co wood type 1 1/4” tall 1/4” wide. <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> Awt 578 type hi gauge. <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> Quarter Case with Lead Penline Flourishes. <b><center>High Bids Win<br>Letterpress & Bindery Auction<br>Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024</b> <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> Quarter Case with Lead Penline Flourishes. <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> Quarter Case with Lead Cents and Pound Signs. <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> Wooden type cabinet 27” w by 19” d by 38” h.
    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.
  • <b><center>Sotheby's<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts & More<br>Available for Immediate Purchase</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> J.R.R. Tolkien. <i>The Lord of the Rings</i> Trilogy. 11,135 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Edgar Allan Poe. <i>The Raven and Other Poems,</i> 1845. 33,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. <i>War and Peace,</i> 1886. 22,500 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. <i>Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,</i> 1902. 7,500 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. <i>This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby,</i> and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD
    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