• 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.
  • 19th Century Shop
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    19th Century Shop. Darwin and Wallace, first printing of the first paper on natural selection
    19th Century Shop. Shakespeare’s Poems, first collected edition
    19th Century Shop. Walt Whitman portrait inscribed with a Leaves of Grass poem
    19th Century Shop. Major Elizabeth Barrett Browning manuscript notebook
    19th Century Shop. Spock's Baby Book, original MS
    19th Century Shop. Cellarius, Harmonia Macrocosmica, the great celestial atlas
  • 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
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    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
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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 #82021 Eldreds The Marine Sale August 20, 2021 August 20, 2021 30 27 90.00% USD 1.0 19,600.00 28,750.00 34,950.00 41,593.75 41,593.75 119.01%
2 #738 PBA Galleries Americana - Travel & Exploration - World History - Cartography August 19, 2021 August 20, 2021 588 406 69.05% USD 1.0 196,900.00 308,000.00 450,200.00 204,570.00 204,570.00 45.44%
3 #615 RR Auction Apple and Steve Jobs - bidstart 8/12 August 19, 2021 August 20, 2021 35 32 91.43% USD 1.0 348,300.00 462,400.00 966,900.00 2,093,791.00 2,093,791.00 216.55%
4 #81921 Eldreds The Marine Sale August 19, 2021 August 20, 2021 13 11 84.62% USD 1.0 21,750.00 35,450.00 43,950.00 38,843.75 38,843.75 88.38%
5 #81921 Nye & Company Auctioneers Discovery in the Backyard - Online Only August 19, 2021 August 20, 2021 63 43 68.25% USD 1.0 2,004.00 3,025.00 4,540.00 2,402.00 2,402.00 52.91%
6 #2578 Swann Galleries LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture History August 19, 2021 August 20, 2021 274 252 91.97% USD 1.0 555,950.00 837,450.00 872,700.00 1,378,810.00 1,378,810.00 157.99%
7 #81821 Tooveys Prints, Maps and Posters. Decorative Pictures. August 18, 2021 August 19, 2021 189 155 82.01% GBP 1.414 29,290.00 48,460.00 62,630.00 51,853.01 71,386.17 82.79%
8 #81821 Purcell Auctioneers Single Owner Library Sale of Irish & World Interest Books, Posters, Postcards and Ephemera August 18, 2021 August 19, 2021 518 418 80.69% EUR 1.219 11,260.00 20,215.00 25,435.00 18,097.50 21,217.44 71.15%
9 #81821 Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers Antiquarian and Collectible Books August 18, 2021 August 19, 2021 325 302 92.92% GBP 1.414 18,715.00 28,265.00 31,760.00 53,208.56 73,252.56 167.53%
10 #322133 Heritage Auctions Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/11 August 18, 2021 August 19, 2021 305 302 99.02% USD 1.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 133,696.60 133,696.60
11 #3705T Skinner Americana - bidstart 8/9 August 18, 2021 August 19, 2021 61 50 81.97% USD 1.0 16,850.00 26,150.00 32,050.00 42,995.00 42,995.00 134.15%
12 #81721 Tooveys Postcards, Cigarette and Trade Cards, Photos, Autographs, and Ephemera August 17, 2021 August 18, 2021 195 176 90.26% GBP 1.414 16,500.00 25,520.00 30,770.00 51,189.42 70,610.64 166.36%
13 #142133 Heritage Auctions US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 8/10 August 17, 2021 August 18, 2021 651 647 99.39% USD 1.0 143,228.00 214,842.00 218,022.00 203,730.00 203,730.00 93.44%
14 #282133 Heritage Auctions World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 8/10 August 17, 2021 August 18, 2021 147 147 100.00% USD 1.0 27,540.00 41,310.00 41,310.00 52,112.40 52,112.40 126.15%
15 #312133 Heritage Auctions Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 8/10 August 17, 2021 August 19, 2021 47 43 91.49% USD 1.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 19,406.00 19,406.00
16 #26741 Bonhams Prints and Multiples August 17, 2021 August 18, 2021 227 156 68.72% USD 1.0 317,600.00 471,600.00 719,450.00 541,173.00 541,173.00 75.22%
17 #81621 Antikvariat Bryggen AS Norwegian Fiction Debut Books August 16, 2021 August 18, 2021 103 80 77.67% NOK 0.114 0.00 0.00 0.00 165,437.50 18,644.80
18 #2133 Bruun Rasmussen Prints August 16, 2021 August 18, 2021 92 83 90.22% DKK 0.152 221,900.00 259,900.00 284,900.00 325,925.00 51,365.78 114.40%
19 #162133 Heritage Auctions Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 8/8 August 15, 2021 August 17, 2021 544 528 97.06% USD 1.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 58,420.80 58,420.80
20 #122133 Heritage Auctions Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 8/8 August 15, 2021 August 17, 2021 1028 1019 99.12% USD 1.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 672,529.60 672,529.60
21 #81521 Clars Auction Gallery Online Only Auction August 15, 2021 August 16, 2021 53 33 62.26% USD 1.0 17,550.00 27,300.00 47,050.00 25,090.00 25,090.00 53.33%
22 #152133 Heritage Auctions Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 8/1 August 15, 2021 August 16, 2021 460 438 95.22% USD 1.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 167,583.60 167,583.60
23 #81421 Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper August 14, 2021 August 16, 2021 200 182 91.00% USD 1.0 98,950.00 197,600.00 210,800.00 81,416.50 81,416.50 38.62%
24 #81421 Clars Auction Gallery Online Only Auction August 14, 2021 August 16, 2021 159 97 61.01% USD 1.0 15,200.00 26,150.00 49,190.00 16,633.50 16,633.50 33.81%
25 #81421 Michaans Auctions Gallery Auction August 14, 2021 August 16, 2021 26 18 69.23% USD 1.0 10,100.00 15,300.00 19,800.00 9,225.00 9,225.00 46.59%
26 #81321 Catawiki B. V. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 8/6 August 13, 2021 August 16, 2021 64 62 96.88% EUR 1.219 1,618.00 2,017.00 3,492.00 7,502.21 8,854.85 214.84%
27 #81121 Catawiki B. V. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 7/30 August 11, 2021 August 16, 2021 114 108 94.74% EUR 1.219 5,240.00 6,233.00 8,233.00 14,316.81 16,898.17 173.90%
28 #81021 Catawiki B. V. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 7/30 August 10, 2021 August 16, 2021 20 17 85.00% EUR 1.219 3,875.00 4,460.00 6,010.00 5,568.81 6,572.88 92.66%
29 #80921 Catawiki B. V. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 7/30 August 09, 2021 August 16, 2021 57 54 94.74% EUR 1.219 6,480.00 7,700.00 8,670.00 17,321.12 20,444.15 199.78%
30 #80821 Catawiki B. V. Autographs and Manuscripts -- bidstart 8/30 August 08, 2021 August 16, 2021 31 26 83.87% EUR 1.219 1,320.00 1,670.00 3,170.00 2,212.96 2,611.94 69.81%
31 #1117 Potter and Potter Auctions Disneyana/Pop Culture July 30, 2021 August 16, 2021 595 540 90.76% USD 1.0 314,955.00 491,525.00 534,355.00 401,432.00 401,432.00 75.12%
32 #116951 Vermot de Pas American Space Shuttle July 21, 2021 August 16, 2021 591 11 1.86% EUR 1.219 3,700.00 5,100.00 294,550.00 3,465.00 4,089.74 1.18%
33 #116950 Vermot de Pas PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY OF THE SPACE CONQUEST OF THE 20TH CENTURY July 20, 2021 August 16, 2021 313 27 8.63% EUR 1.219 14,400.00 19,200.00 332,600.00 14,578.20 17,206.63 4.38%
34 #3700T Skinner European Decor and Design July 20, 2021 August 16, 2021 18 14 77.78% USD 1.0 4,100.00 6,600.00 8,500.00 8,174.00 8,174.00 96.16%
  • 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:
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    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.
  • 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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