• Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [RUTH, George Herman “Babe” (1895-1948)]. Signed photograph. Circa 1930s. 191 x 248 mm. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HARRISON, Benjamin. Document signed (“Benj Harrison”) as governor of Virginia, certifying the service of Daniel Cumbo, a Black Revolutionary soldier. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: ONE OF THE FIRST PRINTED ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: FIRST PRINTING OF LINCOLN’S IMMORTAL GETTYSBURG ADDRESS. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HIGHLY IMPORTANT MORMON ARCHIVE. ALLEY, George. Archive of 23 Autograph Letters Signed by Mormon Convert George Alley to His Brother Joseph Alley. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [AVIATION]. [ARMSTRONG, Neil A.] Aviation Hall of Fame Gold Medal MS64 NGC, Awarded to Neil Armstrong in 1979. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: NEWLY DISCOVERED FIRST PRINTING OF "WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE... " FROM THE ONLY NEWSPAPER ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN LINCOLN’S SECOND INAUGURAL PROCESSION. $4,000 to $8,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: THE MOST IMPORTANT GEORGE WASHINGTON DOCUMENT IN PRIVATE HANDS; GEORGE WASHINGTON’S COMMISSION AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, 1775, ONE OF ONLY TWO ORIGINALS. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: A VERY RARE ACCOUNT OF BLACKBEARD’S DEATH AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIRATE ITEMS EXTANT. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: EDISON, Thomas. Patent for Edison’s Improvements on the Electric-Light, No. 219,628. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent Office], 16 September 1879. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [VIETNAM WAR]. The original pen used by Secretary of State William P. Rogers to sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement, Paris, 27 January 1973. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: SONS OF LIBERTY FOUNDER COLONEL BARRÉ ANNOTATED TITLE-PAGE, “WHICH OUGHT TO ROUSE UP BRITISH ATTENTION”. $4,000 to $6,000.
  • Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: [Langland (William)]. The vision of Pierce Plowman, nowe the seconde time imprinted..., Roberte Crowley, 1550. £8,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: [Shakespeare (William)]. [Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies], second folio edition, [by Tho.Cotes, for Robert Allot], [1632]. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Bible, Czech Biblia Bohemica, first complete Bible printed in the Czech vernacular, Prague, August 1488. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Shabthai Tzvi.- Collection of four printed and illustrated broadsides detailing the appearance, rise and fall of the false messiah, Shabthai Tzvi, Augsburg, 1666-67. £40,000 to £60,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Leaf from the Beauvais Missal, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment, [Northern France (perhaps Beauvais or Amiens)], [fourteenth century (c.1310)]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Aubrey (John). [Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme], manuscript in English, Latin and Greek, [c. 1693]. £30,000 to £50,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Byron (George Gordon Noel, Lord). Poems on Various Occasions, first edition, Harriet Maltby's copy, Newark, Printed by S. & J. Ridge, 1807. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, first edition, second impression with dust-jacket, 1937 [but 1938]. £7,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Blake (William).- Thornton (Robert John). The Pastorals of Virgil, 2 vol., engraved plates by William Blake, 1821. £8,000 to £12,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: America.- Mount (William J.) & Thomas Page. The English Pilot…, [bound with] The Fourth Book, describing The West Indies Navigation from Hudson's-Bay to the River Amazones, 1721. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Oldfield (Henry Ambrose), Rajman Singh Chitrakar & others. An album of 160 photographs and 13 original artworks, (1833-1919), [c. 1850s-1880s]. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Audubon (John James) [and William MacGillivray]. Ornithological Biography…, 5 vol., first edition, presentation copy inscribed by Audubon, Edinburgh, 1831-49 [i.e. 1831-39]. £10,000 to £15,000.
  • Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Alken (Henry). Sporting Notions, first edition, T.McLean, 1832-33. £800 to £1,200.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Bardi (Lorenzo). Nuova Raccolta delle piu interessanti Vedute della Citta di Firenze…, Florence, Lorenzo Bardi, [c.1840]. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Crawfurd (John). Journal of an Embassy from the Governor-General of India to the Court of Ava..., first edition, 1829. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Dawe (George, engraver). The Life of a Nobleman, first edition, Geo. Henderson, [c.1825]. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: [Doyle (John)], "H.B.". Political Sketches &c., 10 vol. including The Descriptive Key to H.B., Thomas McLean, [1829-51]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Eben (Adolphus Christian Frederick, Baron von) and Nicolaus Heideloff. Modèles de l'Uniforme Militaire Adopté dans l'Armée Royale de Suède, Rudolph Ackerman, 1808. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Geissler (J.G.G.) and Friedrich Hempel. Mahlerische Darstellungen der Sitten, Gebrauche und Lustbarkeiten bey den Russischen, Tartarischen…, 4 parts in 1, Leipzig and Paris, [1804]. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Hunt (Charles). Portraits of Winning Horses...of the Derby, Oaks, & St. Leger, from the Year 1842 to 1849…, Rock Brothers & Payne, 1849. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Kunike (Adolf Friedrich). Zwey hundert und sechzig Donau-Ansichten nach dem Laufe des Donaustromes…, Vienna, Leopold Grund, 1826. £3,000 to £5,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Lasinio (Carlo). [Matrimony], Florence, 1790. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Reinhardt (Joseph). A Collection of Swiss Costumes, in Miniature, second English edition, James Goodwin, [1828]. £800 to £1,200.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Wengen (Gottfried Durst von). Die Öffentliche Maskerade Bamberg am Fastnachts-Montage 1833…, Bamberg, [1833]. £2,000 to £3,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
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    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD

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1 #2051 Forum Auctions Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper May 10, 2018 May 11, 2018 141 111 78.72% GBP 1.27 18,530.00 26,940.00 35,110.00 37,300.00 50,728.00 106.24%
2 #527 RR Auction Fine Autographs & Artifacts - Internet bidstart 4/20 May 09, 2018 May 10, 2018 1023 593 57.97% USD 1.0 560,000.00 788,900.00 1,709,100.00 710,820.65 710,820.65 41.59%
3 #2477 Swann Galleries Old Master Through Modern Prints May 08, 2018 May 10, 2018 527 352 66.79% USD 1.0 1,620,100.00 2,485,400.00 3,769,900.00 2,086,995.00 2,086,995.00 55.36%
4 #1602 Freemans MODERN & CONTEMPORARY ART INCLUDING FLASH: BRITISH PHOTOGRAPHY FROM THE COLLECTION OF JEFFREY M. KAPLAN May 08, 2018 May 10, 2018 61 51 83.61% USD 1.0 234,700.00 369,000.00 390,300.00 475,378.00 475,378.00 121.80%
5 #141819 Heritage Auctions Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 5/1 May 08, 2018 May 10, 2018 438 433 98.86% USD 1.0 61,556.00 87,492.00 89,737.00 62,292.60 62,292.60 69.42%
6 #1819 Bruun Rasmussen Prints May 07, 2018 May 08, 2018 74 64 86.49% EUR 1.14 25,225.00 29,285.00 33,180.00 27,435.00 32,647.74 82.69%
7 #OL-13 Kedem Auctions Ltd. Online Auction: Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters and Ceremonial Art May 07, 2018 May 10, 2018 545 459 84.22% USD 1.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 96,620.00 96,620.00
8 #151818 Heritage Auctions Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 4/8 May 06, 2018 May 08, 2018 235 224 95.32% USD 1.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 62,450.40 62,450.40
9 #121818 Heritage Auctions Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 4/29 May 06, 2018 May 08, 2018 587 586 99.83% USD 1.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 224,683.50 224,683.50
10 #161818 Heritage Auctions Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 4/29 May 06, 2018 May 08, 2018 500 477 95.40% USD 1.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 38,013.14 38,013.14
11 #50518 Profiles in History The Big Book: The Original Working Manuscript of Alcoholics Anonymous May 05, 2018 May 08, 2018 1 1 100.00% USD 1.0 2,000,000.00 3,000,000.00 3,000,000.00 2,400,000.00 2,400,000.00 80.00%
12 #50518 Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper May 05, 2018 May 10, 2018 174 170 97.70% USD 1.0 56,070.00 109,950.00 112,100.00 34,760.00 34,760.00 31.01%
13 #3811 Artcurial Comic Strips May 05, 2018 May 10, 2018 278 151 54.32% EUR 1.14 614,400.00 847,400.00 1,499,250.00 1,018,531.00 1,212,051.89 67.94%
14 #104 Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques May 04, 2018 May 10, 2018 4428 1979 44.69% EUR 1.14 582,970.00 582,970.00 1,255,755.00 601,026.00 715,220.98 47.86%
15 #3376 Artcurial the Universe of the Creator of TinTin May 04, 2018 May 10, 2018 110 59 53.64% EUR 1.14 84,210.00 124,070.00 321,640.00 129,880.00 154,557.20 40.38%
16 #642 PBA Galleries Fine Literature and Books May 03, 2018 May 05, 2018 511 384 75.15% USD 1.0 138,800.00 219,300.00 318,000.00 167,526.00 167,526.00 52.68%
17 #905 Eldreds Spring Asian Arts - Prints May 03, 2018 May 08, 2018 146 109 74.66% USD 1.0 42,380.00 61,930.00 80,030.00 57,082.50 57,082.50 71.33%
18 #55429 Ader Posters May 68 May 03, 2018 May 08, 2018 103 56 54.37% EUR 1.14 16,830.00 23,500.00 44,050.00 27,798.00 33,357.60 63.11%
19 #2476 Swann Galleries Graphic Design May 03, 2018 May 05, 2018 254 164 64.57% USD 1.0 494,200.00 711,950.00 1,116,700.00 677,588.00 677,588.00 60.68%
20 #70 Zisska and Lacher Books, Manuscripts, Prints May 02, 2018 May 10, 2018 1960 1286 65.61% EUR 1.14 609,790.00 609,790.00 1,379,470.00 656,473.60 781,203.73 47.59%
21 #568 Leslie Hindman Auctioneers Fine Books and Manuscripts May 01, 2018 May 08, 2018 488 367 75.20% USD 1.0 305,800.00 466,400.00 611,820.00 519,243.00 519,243.00 84.87%
22 #18pm01 Doyle New York Prints and Multiples - Prints May 01, 2018 May 08, 2018 231 218 94.37% USD 1.0 551,300.00 830,600.00 884,600.00 1,042,723.00 1,042,723.00 117.88%
23 #45 PosterConnection Inc. Posters April 28, 2018 May 05, 2018 358 156 43.58% USD 1.0 72,520.00 125,600.00 270,570.00 108,836.20 108,836.20 40.22%
24 #90580 Tessier & Sarrou and Associates Comics April 27, 2018 May 05, 2018 352 304 86.36% EUR 1.14 70,430.00 70,430.00 97,275.00 80,855.00 97,026.00 83.12%
25 #42618 One Of A Kind Collectibles Autographs, Manuscripts and Sports Memorabilia April 26, 2018 May 05, 2018 152 123 80.92% USD 1.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 146,026.00 146,026.00
  • Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A RUTH BADER GINSBURG BEADED JUDICIAL COLLAR. $80,000 - $120,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: ONLY KNOWN COPY OF THE ONLY BOOK BY THE REMARKABLE EVE ADAMS. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A COMPLETE RUN OF VISIONAIRE MAGAZINE THROUGH 2010. $6,000 - $9,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: LAW REVIEW OFFPRINT SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY RUTH BADER GINSBURG. $3,000 - $5,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: META REBNER'S WORKING SCRIPT OF THE LOVED ONE. $1,500 - $2,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A KATHY GROVE PORTRAIT OF CYNDI LAUPER FOR THE FEBRUARY 1989 DETAILS COVER. $800 - $1,200
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A PLASTIC COAT BY MILLIE DAVID FEATURED IN SOHO NEWS STYLE SECTION, FROM THE COLLECTION OF ANNIE FLANDERS. $500 - $700
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A RUTH BADER GINSBURG JEWELRY BOX. $600 - $900
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A SET OF JONI MITCHELL LYRICS FOR "IF I HAD A HEART." $2,000 - $3,000
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