• <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
  • <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>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.
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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 85 Auctions Archived, another 57 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 25 October, 85 Auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Canadian dollars, 16 in euros, 10 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 1 in New Zealand dollars, 2 in Swedish krone, 53 in US dollars, and 1 in South African rand.

 

Turnover was $59,716,913.22.  The average lot sold for $3,693.98.

 

For the week ahead there’s a fresh 57 auctions.

 

 

11 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:


Brunk Auctions. The United States Constitution–Signed Official Ratification Copy and Related on October 17th: $12,924,135
Christies. Exceptional Impressions: The Alan and Marianne Schwartz Collection on October 23rd: $9,893,182
Sothebys. Prints + Multiples - online 10/15 on October 22nd: $5,788,680
Sothebys. Bibliotheca Brookeriana: A Renaissance Library. The Aldine Collection D-M on October 18th: $5,667,629
Christies. Paris, online: Online:Marc Chagall: Between Heaven and Earth - Works from the artist's estate on October 22nd: $3,168,113
Heritage Auctions. The Art of Anime and Everything Cool...Volume V Signature Auction on October 22nd: $2,964,036
Sothebys. Arts of the Islamic World and India on October 23rd: $2,755,347
Christies. Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds including Rugs and Carpets on October 24th: $2,226,115
Heritage Auctions. World Paper Money Signature Auction on October 17th: $2,225,635
Tajan. Prestige Herge Albums on October 23rd: $1,268,985
Swann Galleries. Fine Books on October 24th: $1,070,692


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

Brunk Auctions. The United States Constitution–Signed Official Ratification Copy and Related on October 17th: 5340.55%
Christies. Paris, online: Online:Marc Chagall: Between Heaven and Earth - Works from the artist's estate on October 22nd: 280.65%
Olympia Auctions. Looking Back at John Osborne: Pictures and Possessions from his Estate The Hurst, Shropshire (Timed) online 10/10 on October 20th: 192.68%
Beaussant Lefevre. Paintings, Furniture and Works of Art on October 23rd: 191.94%
Duke's. The Autumn Auction on October 23rd: 164.15%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Fall Fine and Decorative Arts: Day 3 on October 18th: 162.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Paper Money Signature Auction on October 17th: 153.42%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Fall Fine and Decorative Arts: Day 4 on October 19th: 147.92%
Sothebys. Bibliotheca Brookeriana: A Renaissance Library. The Aldine Collection D-M on October 18th: 140.10%
Tajan. Prestige Herge Albums on October 23rd: 134.01%
Christies. Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds including Rugs and Carpets on October 24th: 133.52%
Ader. Post War Art on October 17th: 128.28%
ALDE. An Anthology of French Poetry - Original 19th Century Editions I on October 23rd: 124.85%
Michaans Auctions. October Gallery Auction on October 18th: 115.77%
Bonhams. History of Science and Technology on October 23rd: 103.48%
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. October Auction on October 19th: 102.60%
Sothebys. Modern and Contemporary Middle East on October 22nd: 101.52%
Sunstone Auction House. No Reserve Fall Auction on October 19th: 101.09%


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

Leland Little Auctions. October Estates Auction on October 24th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Bunny Yeager Archive: Pin Up Photographs Showcase Auction on October 24th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Harvey Kurtzman & the Art of Trump Showcase Auction on October 24th: 100.00%
Northrow Gallery Auctions Ltd.. Post-War, Contemporary and Canadian Fine Art Auction on October 23rd: 100.00%
Sothebys. Modern and Contemporary Middle East on October 22nd: 100.00%
Christies. Paris, online: Online:Marc Chagall: Between Heaven and Earth - Works from the artist's estate on October 22nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on October 22nd: 100.00%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Fall Fine and Decorative Arts: Day 4 on October 19th: 100.00%
Leland Little Auctions. Prints and Photographs Auction on October 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Pulp Magazines Select Auction on October 20th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on October 20th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Origins of the Pokemon Trading Card Game Showcase Auction on October 19th: 100.00%
Brunk Auctions. The United States Constitution–Signed Official Ratification Copy and Related on October 17th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on October 22nd: 99.79%
Heritage Auctions. The Art of Anime and Everything Cool...Volume V Signature Auction on October 22nd: 99.79%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on October 23rd: 99.67%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on October 22nd: 99.38%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. ONLINE SALE - BOOKS - Antique Fine Art, Painting & Sculpture on October 22nd: 99.15%
Heritage Auctions. World Paper Money Signature Auction on October 17th: 98.71%
Central Mass Auctions. Historical, Gambling, Adertising, & More on October 22nd: 98.68%
Dunbar Sloane. The Kerry Carman Botanical Library - online 10/14 on October 24th: 98.50%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on October 23rd: 98.36%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Fall Fine and Decorative Arts: Day 3 on October 18th: 97.87%
ALDE. An Anthology of French Poetry - Original 19th Century Editions I on October 23rd: 97.70%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on October 19th: 97.50%
Robert Siegel Galleries. Postal History on October 19th: 97.39%
Bonhams. The Collection of Ron Rolly and Ron Michaux on October 22nd: 96.59%
New England Book Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera List - online 9/9 on October 22nd: 96.40%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on October 22nd: 95.74%
Christies. Exceptional Impressions: The Alan and Marianne Schwartz Collection on October 23rd: 94.53%
Olympia Auctions. Looking Back at John Osborne: Pictures and Possessions from his Estate The Hurst, Shropshire (Timed) online 10/10 on October 20th: 94.29%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on October 14th: 94.29%
Beaussant Lefevre. Paintings, Furniture and Works of Art on October 23rd: 92.68%
Michaans Auctions. October Gallery Auction on October 18th: 92.42%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Daguerreian Society Annual Benefit Auction on October 19th: 92.31%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on October 20th: 91.53%
Sothebys. Bibliotheca Brookeriana: A Renaissance Library. The Aldine Collection D-M on October 18th: 90.33%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Loud and Proud - LGBTQ+ Art on October 22nd: 90.28%
Morphy Auctions. Coin-Op and Advertising - Las Vegas on October 19th: 89.73%
Grant Zahajko Auctions. Americana, Historical Memorabilia, Aviation, Photography & More on October 24th: 89.52%
Ader. Post War Art on October 17th: 89.47%
Blackwell Auctions. Exceptional Estates Auction on October 19th: 88.24%
Swann Galleries. Fine Books on October 24th: 87.91%
Grant Zahajko Auctions. Sports Cards & Memorabilia on October 23rd: 87.53%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Cauldron of Curiosities on October 20th: 86.55%
Duke's. Art and Design post 1880 on October 24th: 86.36%
William Parkinson. Americana and Vermontiana Book Auction on October 12th: 85.05%
Sothebys. Prints + Multiples - online 10/15 on October 22nd: 84.66%
Bukowskis. The Master Etcher Zorn on October 20th: 84.21%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Cauldron of Curiosities on October 19th: 82.08%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on October 13th: 81.11%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Fine Art at Auction on October 19th: 80.66%
Doyle New York. American Paintings & Prints / American Furniture, Silver & Decorative Arts on October 23rd: 80.00%
Sothebys. The World of Eugène Atget: Photographs from The Museum of Modern Art - online 10/10 on October 18th: 80.00%

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Brunk Auctions The Printed Archetype of the United States Constitution... on October 17th Actual price: USD $11,340,000.
  2. Christies Christ crucified between the two Thieves: 'The Three Crosses' on October 23rd Actual price: USD $1,381,000.
  3. Brunk Auctions Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union Between the Colonies... on October 17th Actual price: USD $1,260,000.
  4. Sothebys An illuminated Qur'an, copied by Yaq'ut al-Musta'simi, on October 23rd Actual price: USD $931,385.
  5. Christies Melencolia I on October 23rd Actual price: USD $882,000.
  6. Christies A QUR'AN SECTION on October 24th Actual price: USD $816,923.
  7. Christies A FIRMAN OF THE EMPEROR AKBAR (R.1556-1605) on October 24th Actual price: USD $588,184.
  8. Christies JAMAL AL-DIN ABU MUHAMMAD NIZAMI (D.1209): KHAMSA on October 24th Actual price: USD $555,508.
  9. Sothebys [Greek] Que hoc volumine continentur. Luciani Opera. Icones Philostrati. Eiusdem Heroica.Eiusdem uitae Sophistarum. Icones Iunioris Philostrati. Descriptiones Callistrati. on October 18th Actual price: USD $469,900.
  10. Christies Saint Eustace on October 23rd Actual price: USD $453,600.
  11. Sothebys Musaei Opusculum de Herone et Leandro, quod et in latinam linguam ad uerbum tralatum est. on October 18th Actual price: USD $381,000.
  12. Sothebys Erasmi Roterodami Adagiorum chiliades quatuor, centuriaeque totidem. Quibus etiam quinta additur imperfecta. on October 18th Actual price: USD $381,000.
  13. Christies Night on the El Train on October 23rd Actual price: USD $378,000.
  14. Sothebys Ten Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth Century (Feldman & Schellmann II.226-235) on October 22nd Actual price: USD $312,000.
  15. Christies Francoise sur fond gris on October 23rd Actual price: USD $277,200.
  16. Christies Jan Lutma, Goldsmith on October 23rd Actual price: USD $277,200.
  17. Sothebys Dog Wall on October 22nd Actual price: USD $264,000.
  18. Tajan TINTIN EN AMERIQUE on October 23rd Actual price: USD $259,745.
  19. Christies A Scholar in his Study ('Faust') on October 23rd Actual price: USD $252,000.
  20. Christies Nature morte au verre sous la lampe on October 23rd Actual price: USD $239,400.
  21. Sothebys A large illuminated volume from an eight-volume Qur'an in Maghribi script on paper, on October 23rd Actual price: USD $232,846.
  22. Sothebys Erasmi Roterodami Opusculum, cui titulus est Moria, idest Stultitia, quae pro concione loquitur. on October 18th Actual price: USD $228,600.
  23. Sothebys Superman, from Myths (Feldman & Schellmann II.260) on October 22nd Actual price: USD $228,000.
  24. Christies The Brooch. Eva Mudocci on October 23rd Actual price: USD $226,800.
  25. Christies The Entombment on October 23rd Actual price: USD $226,800.




85 total sales reported this week:

William Parkinson. Americana and Vermontiana Book Auction on October 12th: 85.05%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Home Furnishings and Interiors on October 24th: 78.57%
Swann Galleries. Fine Books on October 24th: 87.91%
RR Auction. Space on October 24th: 73.51%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Chic and Antique Auction on October 24th: 45.16%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Visions of America: The Stephen White Collection on October 24th: 65.67%
Leland Little Auctions. October Estates Auction on October 24th: 100.00%
Grant Zahajko Auctions. Americana, Historical Memorabilia, Aviation, Photography & More on October 24th: 89.52%
Forum Auctions. Prints and Multiples 1500-2024 on October 24th: 63.33%
Dunbar Sloane. The Kerry Carman Botanical Library - online 10/14 on October 24th: 98.50%
Duke's. Art and Design post 1880 on October 24th: 86.36%
Heritage Auctions. The Bunny Yeager Archive: Pin Up Photographs Showcase Auction on October 24th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Harvey Kurtzman & the Art of Trump Showcase Auction on October 24th: 100.00%
Christies. Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds including Rugs and Carpets on October 24th: 65.22%
Aste Bolaffi. Posters - Cinema on October 24th: 76.99%
Ashcroft and Moore. Wunderkammer - Cabinet of Curiosities on October 24th: 53.85%
Rossini. Stamps, Antique and Modern Books and Autographs on October 23rd: 62.79%
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Chatsworth Autumn Fine Art Sale on October 23rd: 76.19%
Tajan. Prestige Herge Albums on October 23rd: 64.00%
Northrow Gallery Auctions Ltd.. Post-War, Contemporary and Canadian Fine Art Auction on October 23rd: 100.00%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Web Sale #3 of Numismatic Books on October 23rd: 77.13%
Grant Zahajko Auctions. Sports Cards & Memorabilia on October 23rd: 87.53%
Duke's. The Autumn Auction on October 23rd: 79.17%
Doyle New York. American Paintings & Prints / American Furniture, Silver & Decorative Arts on October 23rd: 80.00%
Christies. Exceptional Impressions: The Alan and Marianne Schwartz Collection on October 23rd: 94.53%
Bukowskis. Contemporary Art and Design on October 23rd: 65.82%
Bonhams. Space History on October 23rd: 42.14%
Bonhams. History of Science and Technology on October 23rd: 66.67%
Beaussant Lefevre. Paintings, Furniture and Works of Art on October 23rd: 92.68%
ALDE. An Anthology of French Poetry - Original 19th Century Editions I on October 23rd: 97.70%
Stephan Welz & Co.. October Promenade Auction | Hybrid-Live Auction on October 23rd: 41.07%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on October 22nd: 95.74%
The Ross Art Group Inc. Original Vintage Treasures on October 22nd: 26.85%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. ONLINE SALE - BOOKS - Antique Fine Art, Painting & Sculpture on October 22nd: 99.15%
Sothebys. Arts of the Islamic World and India on October 23rd: 54.35%
Sothebys. Modern and Contemporary Middle East on October 22nd: 100.00%
Sothebys. Prints + Multiples - online 10/15 on October 22nd: 84.66%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Loud and Proud - LGBTQ+ Art on October 22nd: 90.28%
New England Book Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera List - online 9/9 on October 22nd: 96.40%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on October 23rd: 98.36%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on October 23rd: 99.67%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on October 22nd: 99.79%
Christies. Paris, online: Online:Marc Chagall: Between Heaven and Earth - Works from the artist's estate on October 22nd: 100.00%
Chiswick Auctions. Photographica on October 22nd: 53.96%
Central Mass Auctions. Historical, Gambling, Adertising, & More on October 22nd: 98.68%
Bonhams. The Collection of Ron Rolly and Ron Michaux on October 22nd: 96.59%
Aguttes. Collector's Cards on October 22nd: 69.40%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on October 22nd: 100.00%
Rossini. Paintings, Posters, Lithographs, Works on Paper, and Sculptures on October 21st: 55.93%
Olympia Auctions. Looking Back at John Osborne: Pictures and Possessions from his Estate The Hurst, Shropshire (Timed) online 10/10 on October 20th: 94.29%
Bukowskis. The Master Etcher Zorn on October 20th: 84.21%
Sunstone Auction House. No Reserve Fall Auction on October 19th: 69.00%
Robert Siegel Galleries. Postal History on October 19th: 97.39%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Fine Art at Auction on October 19th: 80.66%
PosterConnection Inc.. Vintage Posters - Fall 2024 on October 19th: 50.72%
Morton Subastas. Saturday Sale on October 19th: 44.19%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Daguerreian Society Annual Benefit Auction on October 19th: 92.31%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Fall Fine and Decorative Arts: Day 4 on October 19th: 100.00%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Cauldron of Curiosities on October 20th: 86.55%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Cauldron of Curiosities on October 19th: 82.08%
Clars Auction Gallery. The Warehouse Auction on October 19th: 58.23%
Blackwell Auctions. Exceptional Estates Auction on October 19th: 88.24%
Sothebys. The World of Eugène Atget: Photographs from The Museum of Modern Art - online 10/10 on October 18th: 80.00%
Sothebys. Bibliotheca Brookeriana: A Renaissance Library. The Aldine Collection D-M on October 18th: 90.33%
Michaans Auctions. October Gallery Auction on October 18th: 92.42%
Leland Little Auctions. Prints and Photographs Auction on October 18th: 100.00%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Fall Fine and Decorative Arts: Day 3 on October 18th: 97.87%
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. October Auction on October 19th: 70.28%
Clars Auction Gallery. Jewelry, Furniture, Art & Fine Asian | October Auction on October 18th: 65.79%
Morphy Auctions. Coin-Op and Advertising - Las Vegas on October 19th: 89.73%
Ader. Post War Art on October 17th: 89.47%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. British & European Paintings, Old Master Prints & Drawings, 20th Century Pictures & Printsl G. Allen Collection on October 16th: 63.37%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on October 16th: 72.55%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on October 14th: 94.29%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books on October 13th: 42.35%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on October 13th: 81.11%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on October 19th: 97.50%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Pulp Magazines Select Auction on October 20th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on October 22nd: 99.38%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on October 20th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on October 20th: 91.53%
Heritage Auctions. The Origins of the Pokemon Trading Card Game Showcase Auction on October 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Art of Anime and Everything Cool...Volume V Signature Auction on October 22nd: 99.79%
Heritage Auctions. World Paper Money Signature Auction on October 17th: 98.71%
Brunk Auctions. The United States Constitution–Signed Official Ratification Copy and Related on October 17th: 100.00%


For the week ahead 57 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Oct. 28th
Gorringes. Lewes. Weekly Featuring Books. 300 lots
Sothebys. Paris. The Library of Pierre Berge: The Final Chapter - online 10/14. 228 lots
Potomack Company. Alexandria. Diana Edwards Murnaghan Ceramics & Design Reference Library. 68 lots
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. Quality Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction. 188 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 80 lots

Tue. Oct. 29th
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. Antiquarian Book Auction. 404 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 493 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 169 lots
Christies. Paris. Rare Books and Manuscripts - online 10/16. 127 lots
Rossini. Paris. Photography & Photographic Material Of which photographs from the Succession Mireille DARC. 227 lots
New England Book Auctions. South Deerfield. Literature, Fine Printing, Graphics. 220 lots
Potomack Company. Alexandria. American Fine Art & Decorative Arts: Incl. Washington Family Lots. 18 lots
Ripley Auctions. Indianapolis. PICKERS EXPRESS Timed Auction of Industrial, Scientific & Pop Culture Collectibles 2. 58 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Only Banksy. 14 lots
Cotswold Auction Company. Cheltenham. Modern Art & Design, Vintage Fashion & Textiles. 26 lots
Everard Auctions. Savannah. Fall Southern Estates and Collections - Session 1. 62 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. CLASSIC SALE FURNITURE AND OBJETS D'ART, MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY PAINTINGS, JEWELRY, NUMISMATICS, DESIGN, JOYSTICKS. 86 lots

Wed. Oct. 30th
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. Travel and Vintage Posters. 81 lots
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Books and Manuscripts. 216 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 317 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 61 lots
Tennants Auctioneers. Leyburn. Stamps, Postcards and Postal History. 35 lots
Tooveys. West Sussex. Prints, Maps and Posters. 97 lots
Potomack Company. Alexandria. American Historical & Political Auction: Incl. WWI & WWII Posters. 126 lots
University Archives. Wilton. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, and Books. 460 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Collectibles + More. 31 lots
Everard Auctions. Savannah. Fall Southern Estates and Collections - Session 2. 23 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 42 lots
Litchfield County Auctions. Litchfield. Art, Antiques, Design and Books. 147 lots
PIASA. Paris. Modern and Contemporary Art. 12 lots
Tajan. Paris. Urban Art. 16 lots

Thu. Oct. 31st
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 299 lots
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Strange Tales: The Steve Ditko Collection Part 3. 100 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Prints and Multiples. 173 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Fine Photographs. 315 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tapping Into The Many Worlds Of Magic: The Gathering Volume V Trading Card Games Showcase Auction. 151 lots
Hansons. Etwall, Derbyshire . The Captain Maitland Collection: The Surrender Of Napoleon Bonaparte 15 July 1815. 28 lots
Bonhams. Los Angeles. Elegance of the Eternal The Anne Rice Collection - online 10/21. 87 lots
Everard Auctions. Savannah. Fall Southern Estates and Collections - Session 3. 99 lots
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. Modern Made. 55 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Ed Asner Family Center Annual Inktoberfest Comic Art Showcase Auction. 65 lots
Ripley Auctions. Indianapolis. Greg Dimmett Sports Card Estate Collection Final Session. 284 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts. 19 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 41 lots

Fri. Nov. 1st
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Americana and Political Signature Auction. 138 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Prints Unlimited. 276 lots

Sat. Nov. 2nd
Sarasota Estate Auction. Sarasota. Monumental Two Day Important Art and Antiques Auction. 238 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 160 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Celebrating Disneyland, Disney World, and Theme Parks Everywhere! Animation Art Showcase Auction. 878 lots
EV Stamps. Richmond. Tobacco Card Auction. 123 lots
Grogan and Company. Boston. Fine Art. 51 lots
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Gahanna. BCD Library Part 2. 498 lots

Sun. Nov. 3rd
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. 249 lots
Sarasota Estate Auction. Sarasota. Monumental Two Day Important Art and Antiques Auction. 121 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts. 72 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

 

  • <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.
  • <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.