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<b>19th Century Shop:</b> Charles Darwin on sexuality and the transmission of hereditary characteristics: Autograph Letter Signed to Lawson Tait. Down, 17 January [1877].<b>19th Century Shop:</b> MILTON, JOHN. <i>Paradise Lost. A Poem written in ten books.</i> London: 1667. A very rare example with the contemporary binding untouched and with a 1667 title page.<b>19th Century Shop:</b> Hamilton secures the ratification of the Constitution: <i>The Debates and Proceedings of the Convention of the State of New-York, assembled at Poughkeespsie, on the 17th June, 1788.</i><b>19th Century Shop:</b> The social contract “Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains”: ROUSSEAU, JEAN-JACQUES. <i>Principes du Droit Politique [Du Contract Social]</i>. Amsterdam: Michel Rey, 1762<b>19th Century Shop:</b> “The first English textbook on geometrical land-measurement and surveying”: BENESE, RICHARD. <i>This Boke Sheweth the Maner of Measurynge All Maner of Lande…</i> -
<b>Swann Auction Galleries:</b> Jean de Mandeville, <i>Reysen und Wanderschafften durch das Gelobte Land,</i> Strassburg, 1488. Sold for $106,250.<b>Swann Auction Galleries:</b> José González Cabrera Bueno, <i>Navegación Especulativa, y Práctica,</i> Manila, 1734. Sold for $55,000.<b>Swann Auction Galleries:</b> Francis W. Winton, manuscript on pow-wows with indigenous Canadians, 1881. Sold for $65,000.<b>Swann Auction Galleries:</b> Louise Bourgeois, <i>He Disappeared Into Complete Silence,</i> portfolio with complete text & 9 engravings, 1947. Sold for $413,000.<b>Swann Auction Galleries:</b> Erich Maria Remarque, <i>All Quiet on the Western Front,</i> first American edition, Boston, 1929. Sold for $9,375.<b>Swann Auction Galleries:</b> Sir William Russell Flint, gouache & watercolor illustration for Homer's <i>Odyssey,</i> 1924. Sold for $22,500.<b>Swann Auction Galleries:</b> Kurt Vonnegut, archive of 12 letters, signed to his family, 6 illustrated, 1930s-40s. Sold for $12,500.<b>Swann Auction Galleries:</b> Oscar Wilde, <i>Lady Windermere's Fan,</i> first edition, presentation copy, signed & inscribed, London, 1893. Sold for $27,500.<b>Swann Auction Galleries:</b> Emil Cardinaux, <i>St. Moritz,</i> 1918. Sold for $17,500.<b>Swann Auction Galleries:</b> R.J. Waters, 3 panoramas of the San Francisco earthquake & fire, 1906. Sold for $21,250.<b>Swann Auction Galleries:</b> Album with 200 cartes-de-visite, including images by Felice Beato, John Thompson & F.W. Sutton, Japan & China, 1863-69. Sold for $35,000.<b>Swann Auction Galleries:</b> Thomas Paine, <i>The American Crisis,</i> Fishkill, NY, December 1776. Sold for $40,000. -
<b>Arenberg Auctions: Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps, and Works on Paper. December 14 & 15, 2018</b><b>Arenberg Auctions, Dec 14-15:</b> LÉOPOLD II of Belgium. Autograph letter signed to Ferdinand de Lesseps. (Brusselss, 30th of August 1881. € 500 / 600<b>Arenberg Auctions, Dec 14-15:</b> Unique collection of c. 280 satirical postcards on Léopold II of Belgium.<br>€ 3.000 / 3.500<b>Arenberg Auctions, Dec 14-15:</b> Horae, use of Rouen, c. 1475.<br>€ 22.000 / 30.000<b>Arenberg Auctions: Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps, and Works on Paper. December 14 & 15, 2018</b><b>Arenberg Auctions, Dec 14-15:</b> <i>Sensuyt la tresplaisante hystoire du preux et vaillant Guerin de Montglaue</i> [...]. € 6.000 / 8.000<b>Arenberg Auctions, Dec 14-15:</b> SCUTENAIRE, Louis. <i>Mes inscriptions.</i> 1945-1963. € 1.000 / 1.200<b>Arenberg Auctions, Dec 14-15:</b> Études Gèographiques [puzzle].<br>€ 70 / 100<b>Arenberg Auctions: Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps, and Works on Paper. December 14 & 15, 2018</b><b>Arenberg Auctions, Dec 14-15:</b> Unique series of fifty 19th-c. Persian miniatures. € 1.500 / 2.500<b>Arenberg Auctions, Dec 14-15:</b> SIXTUS IV. <i>De sanguine Christi et De potentia Dei,</i> 1474. € 4.500 / 6.000<b>Arenberg Auctions, Dec 14-15:</b> Joan Miró, lithographies. € 200 / 300<b>Arenberg Auctions, Dec 14-15:</b> MERIAN, Anna Maria Sibylla. [Metamorphosis of a brown butterfly]. € 4.000 / 5.000 -
<center><b>Doyle: Angling Books from the Collection of Arnold "Jake” Johnson<br>Online Only Auction ending Dec. 18</b><b>Doyle, Arnold “Jake” Johnson Online-Only Auction, ending Dec 18:</b> WETZEL, CHARLES M. American Fishing Books. $400 to $600<b>Doyle, Arnold “Jake” Johnson Online-Only Auction, ending Dec 18:</b> BISSELL, ALFRED E., <i>In Pursuit of Salar.</i> $400 to $600<b>Doyle, Arnold “Jake” Johnson Online-Only Auction, ending Dec 18:</b> <i>The Settler and Sportsman in Anticosti.</i> $400 to $600<center><b>Doyle: Angling Books from the Collection of Arnold "Jake” Johnson<br>Online Only Auction ending Dec. 18</b><b>Doyle, Arnold “Jake” Johnson Online-Only Auction, ending Dec 18:</b> CARLETON, HENRY GUY, <i>Advice to Young Anglers.</i> $300 to $500<b>Doyle, Arnold “Jake” Johnson Online-Only Auction, ending Dec 18:</b> ROBINSON, ROLAND EVANS, <i>Forest and Stream Fables. By Awahsoose the Bear.</i> $300 to $500<b>Doyle, Arnold “Jake” Johnson Online-Only Auction, ending Dec 18:</b> SAWADA, KEN, <i>The Art of the Classic Salmon Fly.</i> $300 to $500<center><b>Doyle: Angling Books from the Collection of Arnold "Jake” Johnson<br>Online Only Auction ending Dec. 18</b><b>Doyle, Arnold “Jake” Johnson Online-Only Auction, ending Dec 18:</b> SOUTHARD, CHARLES ZIBEON, <i>The Evolution of Trout and Trout Fishing in America.</i> $400 to $600<b>Doyle, Arnold “Jake” Johnson Online-Only Auction, ending Dec 18:</b> SOUTHARD, CHARLES ZIBEON, <i>Trout Fly-Fishing in America.</i> $400 to $600
Recent Reported Auction Results
| No | Sale Number | Auction House | Sale Name | Date of Auction | Archived Date | Total Lots | Lots Sold | % Lots Sold | CURR | Exch. Rate | Low Est. Lots Sold | High Est. Lots Sold | High Est. All Lots | Total Sales | Total Sales In $ | % Total Sales / High Est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #25901 | ALDE | LIVRES ANCIENS ET DU XIXe SIECLE | December 12, 2018 | December 13, 2018 | 164 | 95 | 57.93% | EUR | 1.14 | 94,500.00 | 124,750.00 | 195,770.00 | 219,387.50 | 247,907.83 | 112.06% |
| 2 | #2078 | Forum Auctions | Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper | December 11, 2018 | December 13, 2018 | 131 | 95 | 72.52% | GBP | 1.26 | 17,250.00 | 24,530.00 | 43,580.00 | 30,181.25 | 38,028.44 | 69.25% |
| 3 | #141850 | Heritage Auctions | Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - Internet bidstart 12/4 | December 11, 2018 | December 13, 2018 | 731 | 707 | 96.72% | USD | 1.0 | 109,745.00 | 161,965.00 | 172,500.00 | 96,681.00 | 96,681.00 | 56.05% |
| 4 | #121849 | Heritage Auctions | Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 12/2 | December 9, 2018 | December 13, 2018 | 895 | 880 | 98.32% | USD | 1.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 412,771.00 | 412,771.00 | |
| 5 | #161849 | Heritage Auctions | Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 12/2 | December 9, 2018 | December 11, 2018 | 462 | 439 | 95.02% | USD | 1.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 61,469.80 | 61,469.80 | |
| 6 | #151849 | Heritage Auctions | Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 11/11 | December 9, 2018 | December 13, 2018 | 151 | 147 | 97.35% | USD | 1.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 48,868.20 | 48,868.20 | |
| 7 | #7196 | Heritage Auctions | Animation Art | December 8, 2018 | December 11, 2018 | 1279 | 1262 | 98.67% | USD | 1.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,956,295.60 | 1,956,295.60 | |
| 8 | #120818 | Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books | Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper | December 8, 2018 | December 11, 2018 | 137 | 121 | 88.32% | USD | 1.0 | 34,125.00 | 62,400.00 | 68,500.00 | 15,461.50 | 15,461.50 | 22.57% |
| 9 | #120818 | Arader Galleries | December Auction | December 8, 2018 | December 13, 2018 | 209 | 149 | 71.29% | USD | 1.0 | 1,617,000.00 | 2,281,300.00 | 3,577,400.00 | 1,541,007.00 | 1,541,007.00 | 43.08% |
| 10 | #2080 | Forum Auctions | Online Sale: Select Modern & Contemporary Editions and Artist's Books | December 7, 2018 | December 13, 2018 | 123 | 20 | 16.26% | GBP | 1.26 | 7,650.00 | 11,300.00 | 79,930.00 | 10,016.50 | 12,620.79 | 12.53% |
| 11 | #1720 | Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers | Books, Maps, Prints and Ephemera - Day 2 | December 7, 2018 | December 13, 2018 | 265 | 140 | 52.83% | GBP | 1.26 | 8,430.00 | 11,500.00 | 20,910.00 | 16,380.00 | 20,638.84 | 78.34% |
| 12 | #2495 | Swann Galleries | Illustration Art | December 6, 2018 | December 7, 2018 | 282 | 193 | 68.44% | USD | 1.0 | 338,800.00 | 504,150.00 | 1,055,150.00 | 498,962.00 | 498,962.00 | 47.29% |
| 13 | #1719 | Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers | Books, Maps, Prints and Ephemera - Day 1 | December 6, 2018 | December 13, 2018 | 870 | 598 | 68.74% | GBP | 1.26 | 45,885.00 | 61,135.00 | 88,265.00 | 78,024.00 | 98,310.25 | 88.40% |
| 14 | #4007 | Heritage Auctions | HKINF World Currency Signature Auction | December 6, 2018 | December 11, 2018 | 1283 | 1170 | 91.19% | HKD | 0.13 | 1,477,250.00 | 2,096,775.00 | 2,356,575.00 | 1,809,606.60 | 235,248.90 | 76.79% |
| 15 | #n09963 | Sothebys | Lady Blue Eyes: Property of Barbara and Frank Sinatra | December 6, 2018 | December 7, 2018 | 58 | 57 | 98.28% | USD | 1.0 | 809,800.00 | 1,257,900.00 | 1,263,900.00 | 2,224,750.00 | 2,224,750.00 | 176.02% |
| 16 | #24898 | Bonhams | The History of Science and Technology | December 5, 2018 | December 7, 2018 | 134 | 60 | 44.78% | USD | 1.0 | 249,600.00 | 366,218.00 | 1,175,618.00 | 329,312.00 | 329,312.00 | 28.01% |
| 17 | #112p | Galerie Bassenge | Photography | December 5, 2018 | December 7, 2018 | 313 | 146 | 46.65% | EUR | 1.14 | 149,500.00 | 149,500.00 | 348,850.00 | 289,431.30 | 329,951.68 | 82.97% |
| 18 | #541 | RR Auction | Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction featuring Pop Culture - Online bidstart: 11/16 | December 5, 2018 | December 13, 2018 | 938 | 595 | 63.43% | USD | 1.0 | 515,200.00 | 767,600.00 | 1,626,400.00 | 689,476.29 | 689,476.29 | 42.39% |
| 19 | #24899 | Bonhams | Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including the World of Hilary Knight | December 5, 2018 | December 7, 2018 | 293 | 198 | 67.58% | USD | 1.0 | 640,800.00 | 971,300.00 | 2,149,501.00 | 1,015,761.00 | 1,015,761.00 | 47.26% |
| 20 | #13569 | Dorotheum | Books and Decorative Prints | December 5, 2018 | December 7, 2018 | 407 | 336 | 82.56% | EUR | 1.14 | 88,490.00 | 88,490.00 | 108,500.00 | 193,300.00 | 220,361.98 | 178.16% |
| 21 | #24645 | Bonhams | Prints and Multiples | December 5, 2018 | December 7, 2018 | 342 | 206 | 60.23% | GBP | 1.26 | 187,300.00 | 268,600.00 | 506,304.00 | 412,193.00 | 527,607.04 | 81.41% |
| 22 | #16393 | Christies | Albert Einstein: The God Letter | December 4, 2018 | December 7, 2018 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% | USD | 1.0 | 1,000,000.00 | 1,500,000.00 | 1,500,000.00 | 2,892,500.00 | 2,892,500.00 | 192.83% |
| 23 | #1193 | Robert Siegel Galleries | The Alfredo Frohlich Collection: The Evolution of Postal Systems in Panama 1777-1881 | December 4, 2018 | December 7, 2018 | 148 | 78 | 52.70% | USD | 1.0 | 103,700.00 | 141,750.00 | 259,650.00 | 143,139.90 | 143,139.90 | 55.13% |
| 24 | #4528 | Forum Auctions in Italy | Online Sale: The Library of Marquis Giulio Carlo Stanga Trecco (1794-1852) - Part I | December 4, 2018 | December 7, 2018 | 54 | 28 | 51.85% | EUR | 1.14 | 12,420.00 | 24,800.00 | 39,900.00 | 19,809.00 | 22,582.28 | 49.65% |
| 25 | #A187a | Koller Auctions | Photography | December 4, 2018 | December 13, 2018 | 173 | 99 | 57.23% | CHF | 1.01 | 123,100.00 | 188,700.00 | 533,700.00 | 205,454.00 | 207,508.54 | 38.50% |
| 26 | #L18406 | Sothebys | Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts and Continental and Russian Books | December 4, 2018 | December 7, 2018 | 318 | 173 | 54.40% | GBP | 1.26 | 679,500.00 | 966,850.00 | 2,044,850.00 | 1,262,823.00 | 1,616,413.44 | 61.76% |
| 27 | #1849 | Bruun Rasmussen | Prints | December 3, 2018 | December 7, 2018 | 111 | 96 | 86.49% | EUR | 1.14 | 47,575.00 | 53,885.00 | 61,445.00 | 57,086.25 | 64,507.45 | 92.91% |
| 28 | #120318 | Adams Amsterdam Auctions | Fine Art, Photographs, Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints | December 3, 2018 | December 7, 2018 | 193 | 150 | 77.72% | EUR | 1.14 | 149,400.00 | 240,950.00 | 388,700.00 | 203,216.04 | 231,666.29 | 52.28% |
| 29 | #67 | Potter and Potter Auctions | Vintage Travel Posters | December 1, 2018 | December 7, 2018 | 741 | 539 | 72.74% | USD | 1.0 | 199,850.00 | 293,900.00 | 399,500.00 | 244,446.00 | 244,446.00 | 61.19% |
| 30 | #669 | Leland Little Auctions | Important Winter Auction | December 1, 2018 | December 13, 2018 | 24 | 24 | 100.00% | USD | 1.0 | 15,300.00 | 29,000.00 | 29,000.00 | 49,471.50 | 49,471.50 | 170.59% |
| 31 | #25900 | ALDE | Modern Illustrated Books and Original Bindings | November 30, 2018 | December 7, 2018 | 348 | 224 | 64.37% | EUR | 1.14 | 163,510.00 | 214,730.00 | 348,190.00 | 287,275.00 | 324,620.53 | 82.51% |
| 32 | #112818 | Chiswick Auctions | Printed Books & Manuscripts; Photographica | November 28, 2018 | December 13, 2018 | 441 | 321 | 72.79% | GBP | 1.26 | 118,530.00 | 168,220.00 | 303,190.00 | 214,425.00 | 268,031.71 | 70.72% |
| 33 | #112K | Galerie Bassenge | 15th -19th Century Prints | November 28, 2018 | December 7, 2018 | 700 | 487 | 69.57% | EUR | 1.14 | 966,110.00 | 966,110.00 | 1,268,400.00 | 1,578,717.30 | 1,799,737.72 | 124.47% |
| 34 | #94195 | Rossini | CATALOG SALE: DISPERSION OF THE LIBRARY OF THE ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY AT THE SORBONNE JEAN LEFRANC (1927-2015) | November 28, 2018 | December 7, 2018 | 210 | 89 | 42.38% | EUR | 1.14 | 21,460.00 | 28,700.00 | 71,570.00 | 36,621.00 | 41,381.73 | 51.17% |
| 35 | #93223 | Rossini | Photographs | November 20, 2018 | December 7, 2018 | 53 | 29 | 54.72% | EUR | 1.14 | 4,545.00 | 6,670.00 | 13,760.00 | 7,678.00 | 8,676.14 | 55.80% |
| 36 | #102918 | Adams Amsterdam Auctions | Co Westerik: Paintings, drawings and prints. The collection of Frank Verhallen | October 29, 2018 | December 8, 2018 | 94 | 73 | 77.66% | EUR | 1.14 | 14,450.00 | 25,450.00 | 35,550.00 | 15,618.15 | 17,804.72 | 43.93% |
| TOTAL VALUES | 13,076 | 10,025 | 76.67% | $18,553,979.09 |
