Doyle, Dec. 6: An extensive archive of Raymond Chandler’s unpublished drafts of fantasy stories.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.
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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
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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.

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Letterpress & Bindery Auction
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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.
ALDE, Dec. 11: ALBINUS (BERNHARD SIEGFIED). Tabulæ Sceleti et Musculorum corporis humanum, Londres, 1749. €4,000 to €5,000.

ALDE, Dec. 11: BIDLOO (GOVARD). Anatomia humani corporis. Centum et quinque tabulis per artificiosiss. G. de Lairesse..., Amsterdam, 1685.

ALDE, Dec. 11: BOURGERY (JEAN-MARC) – JACOB (NICOLAS-HENRI). Traité complet de l’anatomie de l’Homme comprenant la médecine opératoire, Paris, 1832. €4,000 to €5,000.

ALDE, Dec. 11: CALDANI (LEOPOLDO MARCANTONIO ET FLORIANO). Icones anatomicae, Venice, 1801-14. €5,000 to €6,000.

ALDE, Dec. 11: CARSWELL (ROBERT). Pathological Anatomy. Illustrations of the elementary forms of disease, London, 1838. €5,000 to €6,000.

ALDE, Dec. 11: CASSERIUS (JULIUS) [GIULIO CASSERIO]. De vocis auditusq. organis historia anatomica singulari fide methodo ac industria concinnata tractatis duobus explicate, Ferrara, 1600-1601. €4,000 to €5,000.

ALDE, Dec. 11: ESTIENNE (CHARLES). De dissectione partium corporis humani libri tres, Paris, 1545. €8,000 to €10,000.

ALDE, Dec. 11: GAMELIN (JACQUES). Nouveau Recueil d'Ostéologie et de Myologie dessiné d'après nature... pour l’utilité des sciences et des arts, divisé en deux parties, Toulouse, 1779. €6,000 to €8,000.

ALDE, Dec. 11: ROESSLIN (EUCHER). Des divers travaux et enfantemens des femmes et par quel moyen l'on doit survenir aux accidens…, Paris, 1536. €3,000 to €4,000.

ALDE, Dec. 11: RUYSCH (FREDERICK). Thesaurus anatomicus - Anatomisch Cabinet, Amsterdam, 1701-1714. €3,000 to €4,000.

ALDE, Dec. 11: VALVERDE (JUAN DE). Anatome corporis humani. Nunc primum a Michaele Michaele Columbo latine reddita, et additis novis aliquot tabulis exornata, Venetiis, 1589. €2,000 to €3,000.

ALDE, Dec. 11: VESALIUS (ANDREAS). De humani Corporis Fabrica libri septem, Venetiis, 1568. €3,000 to €4,000.
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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

Vermot de Pas: Posters from France, 64641, Paris

Auction Details

Auction Date: November 02, 2020 - November 02, 2020

Page Size: 615 items in 25 pages

Lot Number	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
501	MAYENNE. 1812. CASTLE GONTIER COLLEGE. Imperial University, Academy of ANGERS. Solemn distribution of the Prizes, September 15, 1812 Belle Vignette Impr. In ANGERS, at Mame Frères, Imprimeur de M. Le Préfet et de l'Acadé…	1812	EUR 120.00 - 180.00	Unknown
502	DORDOGNE. 1815. "SPEECH OF KING LOUIS XVIII, at the opening of the Chamber of Deputies."	1815	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	Unknown
503	NATIONAL GUARD OF THE HERALD. 1816.	1816	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	Unknown
504	SARTHE. 1816 ORDER OF KING LOUIS XVIII, Given in Paris on July 24, 1816, on the subject of disarmament.	1816	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	Unknown
505	GARD. VITICULTURE. "Arrêté de la Préfecture du Gard relatif à L'ÉCHENILLAGE DES VIGNES."	1816	EUR 100.00 - 150.00	Unknown
506	VALCULUSE. 1816. ROYAL GUARD. Done at AVIGNON (84), 3 July 1816.	1816	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	Unknown
507	TARN-AND-GARONNE. "Order concerning POWDER DEBITS, dated August 12, 1816."	1816	EUR 100.00 - 150.00	Unknown
508	MARNE. 1816. Address of Mr ONFROY DE BREVILLE	1816	EUR 100.00 - 150.00	Unknown
509	1816. NATIONAL GUARD OF VAUCLUSE. Order of FLÉCHIER Prefect of Vaucluse, having regard to the Order of King LOUIS XVIII, dated 28th August 1816, by which His Majesty recognises and rewards by marks of his munificence the…	1816	EUR 100.00 - 150.00	Unknown
510	MORBIHAN. 1817. Municipality of NÉANT (SUR YVEL). Conscription. LIST of the Class of 1817 (list of Conscripts for military service) Large Royal Cannons Vignette. Printed in VALVES, at GALLES ainé, the King's printer. Cup…	1817	EUR 130.00 - 180.00	Unknown
511	GARD. 1817. HUNT. Decree of the Prefecture of Gard, concerning the Hunt of April 4, 1817. Vignette Royale	1817	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	Unknown
512	1819. FRENCH INDUSTRY. BOUCHES DU RHÔNE.	1819	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	Unknown
513	1819. NIÈVRE. DOMAINS & FOREST, Inspection of NEVERS.	1819	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	Unknown
514	CHARENTE. 1819. GIRLS' SCHOOL.	1819	EUR 120.00 - 180.00	Unknown
515	1819. NIÈVRE. NOTICE from the Prefecture of the Department of NIÈVRE, the young soldiers on the Contingent List, will have to go to NEVERS. After a delay, they will be destined for the LEGION of NIÈVRE. Followed by the O…	1819	EUR 120.00 - 180.00	Unknown
516	YVELINES. 1819. "CASE OF POISSY. Ordinance of the King."	1819	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	Unknown
517	CHARENTE MARITIME. 1820. Address of the Sub Prefect Le Chevalier Charles de GIGORD, to the	1820	EUR 120.00 - 180.00	Unknown
518	1821. "MAIRIE D'AIX (13)" (Vignette in the coat of arms of the city).	1821	EUR 120.00 - 180.00	Unknown
519	MEURTHE-ET-MOSELLE. "TRIBUNAL DE COMMERCE DE NANCY"	1822	EUR 100.00 - 120.00	Unknown
520	TWO-SEVER. 1822. "RECRUITMENT. APPEAL of the Class of 1821."	1822	EUR 120.00 - 180.00	Unknown
521	AISNE. 1822. CITY OF ST QUENTIN (02).	1822	EUR 100.00 - 150.00	Unknown
522	CLASS OF 1823. MILITARY SCHOLARSHIP, open to young people from all departments, in the office of Me NOEL jeune, notary in Paris, rue J. J. Rousseau, N°1, near the Bullion Hotel.	1823	EUR 100.00 - 150.00	Unknown
523	HAINAUT. BELGIUM. "Sessions of the Councils of Militia for the lifting of 1823. MONS 27th January, 1823."	1823	EUR 100.00 - 150.00	Unknown
524	LYON TOWN HALL. 1823 3 PLACARDS	1823	EUR 120.00 - 180.00	Unknown
525	AIN. 1823. "By two Orders of the 24th of this month, his Majesty has dissolved the Chamber of Deputies,	1823	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	Unknown

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.
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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