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<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> [EINSTEIN, ALBERT]; JOHN GRAUDENZ [PHOTOGRAPHER]. Photographic portrait of Albert Einstein by John Graudenz, taken circa 1928. $15,000 to $25,000.<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> ENIGMA M4. A fully operational four-rotor ("M4") Kriegsmarine Enigma Cipher Machine. Berlin-Wilmersdorf, Germany, Heimsoeth und Rinke, 1942. $300,000 to $500,000.<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> FEYNMAN, RICHARD P. <i>“Surely You’re Joking Mr. Feynman”. Adventures of a Curious Character.</i> New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1985. $15,000 to $20,000.<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> An intact egg of the Aepyornis Maximus, or Elephant Bird. Pre-17th century, Madagascar. $35,000 to $45,000.<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Palm frond with fish. Green River Formation, Wyoming, United States. <i>Sabalites sp.,</i> and <i>Diplomystus dentatus</i> Cenozoic, Eocene (53-33 million years ago). $60,000 to $70,000.
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<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 18:</b> CLEMENS, SAMUEL L. <i>The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain.</i> Hartford: The American Publishing Company, 1876. $14,000 to $18,000.<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 18:</b> BATEMAN, JAMES. <i>The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala.</i> London: J. Ridgway & Sons for the author, [1837]-1843. $60,000 to $80,000.<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 18:</b> WHITMAN, WALT. <i>Leaves of Grass.</i> Brooklyn: [For the author by Andrew and James Rome,] 1855. $150,000 to $200,000.<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 18:</b> LEE, HARPER. Three “Seckatary Hawkins”-related books inscribed and signed by Harper Lee. $60,000 to $80,000.<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 18:</b> POE, EDGAR ALLAN. <i>The Raven.</i> New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1845. $120,000 to $180,000.
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<b>Chiswick Auctions<br>Seeking Consignments.</b> Churchill (Winston) & Others. 1944 Commonwealth Prime Ministers’ Conference, 27 April 1944. £8,000 to £12,000.<b>Chiswick Auctions<br>Seeking Consignments.</b> Joyce (James). <i>Ulysses.</i> First English edition, 1922. £800 to £1,200.<b>Chiswick Auctions<br>Seeking Consignments.</b> Belzoni (Giovanni Battista). <i>Plates Illustrated of the Researches and Operations...in Egypt and Nubia,</i> FIRST EDITION, 1821-1822. £14,375 inc Buyers Premium.<b>Chiswick Auctions<br>Seeking Consignments.</b> Astor (John Jacob). A collection of rare letters, 9 January 1812- 4 September 1837. £26,000 inc Buyers Premium.<b>Chiswick Auctions<br>Seeking Consignments.</b> Rowling (J.K.) <i>Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone,</i> FIRST EDITION, first issue, 1997. £27,500 inc Buyers Premium.<b>Chiswick Auctions<br>Seeking Consignments.</b> Royal Family. Photograph of Queen Elizabeth, George VI, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret, signed, 1946. £3,640 inc Buyers Premium.<b>Chiswick Auctions<br>Seeking Consignments.</b> Collodi (Carlo). <i>Le avventure di Pinocchio. Storia di un burattino,</i> FIRST EDITION, 1883. £8,401 inc Buyers Premium.
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<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 18:</b> <i>The Birds of America; from Original Drawings by John James Audubon</i> $6,000,000 to $8,000,000.<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 18:</b> <i>The Birds of America; from Original Drawings by John James Audubon</i> $6,000,000 to $8,000,000.<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 18:</b> <i>The Birds of America; from Original Drawings by John James Audubon</i> $6,000,000 to $8,000,000.<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 18:</b> <i>The Birds of America; from Original Drawings by John James Audubon</i> $6,000,000 to $8,000,000.<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 18:</b> <i>The Birds of America; from Original Drawings by John James Audubon</i> $6,000,000 to $8,000,000.
Forum Auctions: Online sale: Modern Literature, Children’s and Illustrated Books, Private Press and Limited Editions, 2119, London
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- 10/17/2019 - 10/17/2019
Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
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1 | Achebe (Chinua) | Things Fall Apart | 1958 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,750.00 | |
2 | Airth (Rennie) | Snatch! | 1969 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 50.00 | |
3 | Arnaud (Georges) | The Wages of Fear | 1952 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 237.50 | |
4 | Atwood (Magaret) | The Handmaid's Tale | 1985 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 875.00 | |
5 | Auden (W.H.) | Poems | 1930 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 187.50 | |
6 | Ballard (J. G.) | Crash | 1973 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 450.00 | |
7 | Ballard (J. G.) | The Terminal Beach | 1964 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 875.00 | |
8 | Beckett (Samuel) | Watt | 1958 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 175.00 | |
9 | Berlin (Sven) | The Dark Monarch | 1962 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 400.00 | |
10 | Bradbury (Ray) | The Machineries of Joy | 2010 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 162.50 | |
11 | [Brand (Max)] | The Killers | 1931 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
12 | Brodie-Innes (J. W.) | The Devil's Mistress | [1915]. | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 137.50 | |
13 | Canning (Victor) | Polycarp's Progress | 1935 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 150.00 | |
14 | Cary (Joyce) | Castle Corner | 1938 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 150.00 | |
15 | Chandler (Raymond).- Brooks (John) | The Big Wheel | New York | 1949 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 100.00 |
16 | Christie (Agatha) | Murder on the Orient Express | 1934 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 875.00 | |
17 | Christie (Agatha) | Towards Zero | 1944 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 212.50 | |
18 | Crompton (Richard) | Just-William | [1922] | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 375.00 | |
19 | Cronin (A. J.) | Hatter's Castle | 1931 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 350.00 | |
20 | Dedication copies.- Pritchett (V. S.) | Mr Beluncle | 1951 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 575.00 | |
21 | Deighton (Len) | The Ipcress File | 1962 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 137.50 | |
22 | Doherty (P. C.) | Satan in St Mary's | 1986 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 100.00 | |
23 | Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan) | The Lost World | [1912]. | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 275.00 | |
24 | Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan).- Moseley (Sydney A.) | An Amazing Séance and an Exposure | 1919 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 187.50 | |
25 | Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan) | The Sherlock Holmes Long Stories | 1929 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 425.00 |