• Freeman’s | Hindman, June 25: [Keats, John] Spenser, Edmund: The Works of that Famous English Poet, Mr. Edmond Spenser. $50,000 - $80,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, June 25: (Walton, Izaak): The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative man's Recreation. Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, June 25: Thomas, Gabriel: An Historical and Geographical Account of the Province and Country of Pensilvania; and of West-New-Jersey in America. $25,000 - $35,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, June 25: [Carroll, Lewis]: The Game of Alice in Wonderland. $2,000 - $3,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, June 25: Athias, Joseph, et al.: Biblia Hebraica. $7,000 - $10,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, June 25: [Warhol, Andy, and Jens Quistgaard] Dansk Designs Salesman's Presentation Catalogue. $2,500 - $3,500.
  • Sotheby’s, June 26: Poe, Edgar Allan. Tamerlane — the most poignant rarity in American literature. 400,000 - 600,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, June 26: The Declaration of Independence. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal..." 2,500,000 - 5,000,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, June 26: William Blake. “Poems with very wild and interesting pictures” 1,200,000 - 1,800,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, June 26: Thomas Taylor [artist]. The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. 400,000 - 600,000 USD
  • Finarte, July 4-5: FERMI, ENRICO. Letters, 1923. €30,000 to €40,000.
    Finarte, July 4-5: ALIGHIERI, DANTE. The comedy, 1477. €45,000 to €50,000.
    Finarte, July 4-5: ALIGHIERI, DANTE. The Comedy [Commentary by Christophorus Landinus]. Addition: Marsilius Ficinus, Ad Dantem gratulatio [in Latin and Italian], 1487. €40,000 to €60,000.
    Finarte, July 4-5: ASTRONOMIA - CALENDARIO - REGIOMONTANUS, JOHANNES (MÜLLER, JOHANN, OF KÖNIGSBERG) Kalendarium, 1483. €5,000 to €7,000.
    Finarte, July 4-5: CATERINA II DI RUSSIA, Parchment diploma granted by Catherine II of Russia, 1778. €15,000 to €20,000.
    Finarte, July 4-5: VICO, GIAMBATTISTA New Science Principles, 1725.

Vermot de Pas: 500 Autographs, Photographs and Drawings, 151328, Paris

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
April 03, 2024 - April 03, 2024
Page Size: 500 items in 20 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
276 Albert DAUZAT

Albert DAUZAT (Gueret 1877-1955, linguist, founder of 2 Prix de linguistique) / Important set of approx. 100 autograph poetic manuscripts, many reused from correspond

1896 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
277 Marcel PAGNOL

Marcel PAGNOL (1895-1974, writer and playwright) / Original typescript with a few autograph corrections of his "Preface to Fanny", 25 p in-4, some paginated, a few re

1970 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 153.60
278 NORGE (Georges Mogin dit,

NORGE (Georges Mogin dit, 1898-1990, French-speaking Belgian poet) / Important correspondence to Belgian poet Jeanine MOULIN (1912-1998, member of the Academie royale

1979-1988 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 268.80
279 Leon DAVID

CHARENTE MARITIME - LES SABLES D'OLONNE - Leon DAVID (Sables d'Olonne 1867 - Sables d'Olonne 1962, Tenor, figure of Sables d'Olonne in the Belle-Epoque, he had the vi

EUR 500.00 - 600.00 EUR 844.80
280 Silvio LAZZARI

MUSIC - Silvio LAZZARI (1857-1944, Austrian-born composer) / Important correspondence of 53 autograph letters signed and 3 aut. postcards signed, 1935-1943, to musico

1935-1943 EUR 400.00 - 500.00 EUR 384.00
281 Angelique Catherine d'ESTE Princesse de CARIGNAGNO

Angelique Catherine d'ESTE Princesse de CARIGNAGNO (1656-1722, wife of Emmanuel-Philibert de Savoie) / Signed in her own hand, 1 page in-4 (19 x 25,5 cm),Turin, April

1716 EUR 100.00 - 120.00 Not Sold
282 Cesar d'ESTE

Cesar d'ESTE (1562-1628 -Duke of Modena) / Autograph letter signed, 1 p in-4 plus address page,Modena, December 25, 1618, large seal with Arms under paper

1618 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 153.60
283 Valentin KATAEV

USSR - LITERATURE - Valentin KATAEV (1897-1986, Ukrainian writer of the Soviet Era) / Letter in Russian autograph signed, 2 p in-4 (2 separate sheets), Hotel de Paris

1966 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
284 Nikolai TOMSKI

URSS - STATUAIRE - Nikolai TOMSKI (1900-1984,Soviet monumentalist sculptor, official sculptor of "Socialist Realism", responsible for giant statues of the heroes of th

EUR 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
285 Raymond BIGOT

Raymond BIGOT (Orbec 1872 - 1953, Animal sculptor) / Nice set - 1deg) Preparatory drawing executed and signed (initials) in his hand in pencil (21 x 8 cm) - 2deg) Set of

EUR 120.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
286 Desire RUGGIERI

ARTIFICIER - Desire RUGGIERI (1817-1885,Artificier, Son of Claude Ruggieri, Napoleon I's artificier, grandson of Petroni Ruggieri, Louis XV's artificer -In 1835, he en

1838 EUR 100.00 - 120.00 Not Sold
287 Jacques-Henry LEVESQUE

Jacques-Henry LEVESQUE (1899-1971,Poet, writer and critic, Friend of Blaise Cendrars and Alfred Jarry,Close to the Dadaist movement) / Autograph letter signed "Jacques

1943 EUR 100.00 - 120.00 Not Sold
288 Soeur EMMANUELLE (Madeleine Cinquin dite,

Soeur EMMANUELLE (Madeleine Cinquin dite, 1908-2008, a nun known for her charitable work in Egypt) and Jacques CHIRAC (1932-2019, President of the French Republic from 1

2002 EUR 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
289 Gene TUNNEY

BOXING / 1deg) Gene TUNNEY (1897-1978,American Boxer World Heavyweight Champion from 1926 to 1928) / His signature (in his own hand) with "Best Wishes" and autograph dat

1926-1928 EUR 100.00 - 120.00 Not Sold
290 Tony JOHANNOT

[Georges SAND] - Tony JOHANNOT (1803-1852, illustrator and engraver) / Autograph letter signed, 1 p in-8 plus address page with postage, March 13, 1852, to publisher

1852 EUR 80.00 - 100.00 Not Sold
291 Joachim GASQUET

FELIBRIGE - Joachim GASQUET (1873-1921, felibre poet, Cezanne's friend) / Suite of 2 autograph letters signed (4 p in-8 and 2 p large in-8), to his friend the felibre

EUR 80.00 - 100.00 EUR 76.80
292

LA PARISIENNE / Original pen drawing (16.5 x 19 cm a vue avec marie-louise 24 x 30 cm), anonymous, dated Sunday, April 13, 1876with the words: "Oh! que je m'ennuie!" a

1876 EUR 60.00 - 80.00 Not Sold
293 (in the taste of Alfred Grevin)

LA VIE PARISIENNE / Suite of 2 original pen-and-ink drawings in the style of Alfred Grevin: 1deg) "Echos de la Vie Joyeuse, - Eh bien! ca va-t'il un peu? - M'en parle p

EUR 80.00 - 100.00 EUR 76.80
294 (in the taste of Alfred Grevin)

LA VIE PARISIENNE / Suite of 2 original pen-and-ink drawings in the style of Alfred Grevin: 1deg)"- O vilain! ma chemisette qui etait toute... defaite, et vous ne me di

1877 EUR 80.00 - 100.00 EUR 76.80
295 (in the taste of Alfred Grevin)

LA VIE PARISIENNE / Suite of 2 original pen-and-ink drawings (each 26 x 35 cm), 1870s, (in the taste of Alfred Grevin), captioned: "- Garcon !..... avant de nous serv

1870s EUR 80.00 - 100.00 EUR 76.80
296 Francis BLANCHE

Francis BLANCHE (1921-1974, actor and humorist) / Original portrait by Robert LASSUS (1930-2004) drawn and signed in pencil by himself, which he signed and dedicated

EUR 50.00 - 70.00 EUR 51.20
297 Desire CHAINEUX

COMEDIE FRANCAISE - Desire CHAINEUX (1851-1919, costume designer for the Comedie Francaise) / Set of 6 original watercolor modelsexecuted and signed (initials) in his

1891 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
298 Louis FRICK

SURREALISM - Louis FRICK (Pierrefitte 1898 - 1984, cartoonist) / Original drawing done and signed by him (15.5 x 24 cm), in black Indian ink and blue colored pencil, 1

1930s EUR 50.00 - 70.00 EUR 58.88
299 Pearl BAILEY

Pearl BAILEY (1918-1990, American actress and singer) / Original vintage black & white photograph (20 x 25 cm, the photo has been laminated on a cardboard support for

EUR 120.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
300 Duc Jacquelin de MAILLE de LA TOUR LANDRY

SPAIN 1842 - Duc Jacquelin de MAILLE de LA TOUR LANDRY (1815-1874) / 1deg) Important correspondence of 24 signed autograph letters (totaling 266 pages!), to his mother

1842 EUR 250.00 - 300.00 EUR 256.00
  • Bonhams, June 25: Vesalius, Andreas. 1514-1564. De humani corporis fabrica libri septem. $200,000 - $300,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Gersdorff, Hans Von. 1455-1529. Feldtbuch der wundartzney. $40,000 - $60,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Pare, Ambroise. C.1509-1590. La Methode Curative des Playes, et Fractures de la Teste humaine. Avec les pourtraits des Instruments necessaires pour la curation d'icelles. $25,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Reisch, Gregor. 1470-1525. Margarita Philosophica. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Bright, Richard. 1789-1858. Reports of Medical Cases, Selected with a View of Illustrating the Symptoms and Cure of Diseases by a Reference to Morbid Anatomy. $12,000 - $18,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Berengario da Carpi, Giacomo. C. 1460-1530. Tractatus de fractura calve sive cranei. $10,000 - $15,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Vicq D'Azyr, Felix. 1748-1794. Traite d'antomie et de physiologie. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Croce, Giovanni Andrea Della. 1509?-1775. Chirurgia libri septem... $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Bruno Da Longburgo. 1200-1286. La cyrogia di Maistro Bruno: Expertissimo in quella. Tradutta in vulgare. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Schwann, Theodor. 1810-1882. Mikroskopische Untersuchungen uber die Ubereinstimmung in der Struktur und dem Wachsthum der Thiere und Pflanzen. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Cowper, William. 1666-1709. The Anatomy of Humane Bodies, with Figures Drawn after the Life… $6,000 - $9,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Bidloo, Govard. 1649-1713. Anatomia humani corporis, centum & quinque tabulis, per artificiossis. G. de Lairesse ad vivum delineatis. $6,000 - $9,000
  • Case Antiques
    2024 Summer Fine Art & Antiques
    July 6-7, 2024
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: Audubon Birds of America, 1st Octavo Edition; 5 vols plus Journals, ex. J.J. Pringle. $4,000 to $4,800.
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: American Ornithology Plates Folio in 2 Vols, A. Wilson and C. Bonaparte. $3,400 to $3,800.
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: 23 CP Railroad Photographs c. 1883 by O.B. Buell. $1,800 to $2,200.
    Case Antiques
    2024 Summer Fine Art & Antiques
    July 6-7, 2024
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: Cormac McCarthy, Signed 1st Editions, The Passenger & Stella Maris Box Set. $1,700 to $1,800.
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: Oliver Buell Cabinet Photograph, Chief Crowfoot. $1,400 to $1,800.
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: Colton's Atlas of the World, 1856, in Two Volumes; plus Africa / Mahdist War Map. $1,000 to $1,200.
    Case Antiques
    2024 Summer Fine Art & Antiques
    July 6-7, 2024
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: 1805 Thomas Jefferson Inaugural Speech. $1,000 to $1,200.
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: Barflies and Cocktails, Harry McElhone, First Edition Mixology Book. $1,000 to $1,200.
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: 1861 U. S. Grant Broadside Proclamation, Paducah, KY. $1,000 to $1,200.
    Case Antiques
    2024 Summer Fine Art & Antiques
    July 6-7, 2024
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: 2 John Overton Signed Letters, 1803, re: TN Statehood. $800 to $900.
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: Simon Wastell "Microbiblion or The Bibles Epitome: in Verse" 1629. $600 to $700.
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: Thomas Lewis Family Letter Archive; Boston, Massachusetts. $400 to $500.
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