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Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate PurchaseSotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. 11,135 USDSotheby’s: Edgar Allan Poe. The Raven and Other Poems, 1845. 33,000 USDSotheby’s: Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. War and Peace, 1886. 22,500 USDSotheby’s: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1902. 7,500 USDSotheby’s: F. Scott Fitzgerald. This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD -
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. -
Gonnelli:
Auction 55
Antique prints, paintings and maps
November 26st 2024Gonnelli: Stefano Della Bella, 23 animal plances,1641. Starting price 480€Gonnelli: Stefano Della Bella, Boar Hunt, 1654. Starting price 180€Gonnelli: Crispijn Van de Passe, The seven Arts, 1637. Starting price 600€Gonnelli: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, La Maschera è cagion di molti mali, 1688. Starting price 320€Gonnelli: Biribissor’s game, 1804-15. Starting price 2800€Gonnelli: Nicolas II de Larmessin, Habitats,1700. Starting price 320€Gonnelli: Miniature “O”, 1400. Starting price 1800€Gonnelli: Jan Van der Straet, Hunt scenes, 1596. Starting Price 140€Gonnelli: Massimino Baseggio, Costantinople, 1787. Starting price 480€Gonnelli: Kawanabe Kyosai, Erotic scene lighten up by a candle, 1860. Starting price 380€Gonnelli: Duck shaped dropper, 1670. Starting price 800€ -
Doyle, Dec. 6: An extensive archive of Raymond Chandler’s unpublished drafts of fantasy stories.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.
AntiquarianAuctions.com: Rare Books - online 10/3, 118, Constantia
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- October 10, 2024 - October 10, 2024
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Cullinan (Patrick) | ROBERT JACOB GORDON 1743-1795 |
Cape Town | 1992 | USD 75.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold |
| 102 | Newman (Kenneth) | BIRDLIFE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA (De luxe collector's edition signed by the author) |
Cape Town | 1971 | USD 100.00 - 125.00 | Not Sold |
| 103 | Clayton (Keith) | DOC CRAVEN'S TRIBUTE (De Luxe edition signed by Danie Craven) |
Howard Place, Cape Town | 1989 | USD 200.00 - 250.00 | USD 172.50 |
| 104 | Simons (Phillida Brooke) | JOHN BLADES CURREY, 1850 TO 1900 (De Luxe edition) |
Johannesburg | 1986 | USD 100.00 - 120.00 | Not Sold |
| 105 | Carruthers (Jane) | MELTON PRIOR |
Johannesburg | 1987 | USD 100.00 - 120.00 | Not Sold |
| 106 | [Spies (S.B.) Editor] | A SOLDIER IN SOUTH AFRICA |
Johannesburg | 1989 | USD 100.00 - 120.00 | Not Sold |
| 107 | Johnson (Peter) and Bannister (Anthony) | OKAVANGO |
Cape Town | 1982 | USD 60.00 - 75.00 | Not Sold |
| 108 | Leyland (John) | THE THAMES ILLUSTRATED |
London | no date (c. 1900) | USD 75.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold |
| 109 | Batten (Auriol) | THE FLOWERS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA |
Johannesburg | 1988 | USD 80.00 - 90.00 | Not Sold |
| 110 | Anglo Boer War. | KRUGER LE GRAND |
Paris | 1900 | USD 60.00 - 70.00 | Not Sold |
| 111 | Souvenir Album | OLD JAPANESE PHOTOGRAPHS |
Japan | c 1880's | USD 250.00 - 300.00 | USD 241.50 |
| 112 | Irwin (Michael P Stuart) | THE BIRDS OF ZIMBABWE (Limited edition signed by the author and the artist) |
Salisbury | 1981 | USD 100.00 - 150.00 | Not Sold |
| 113 | Clancey (Phillip A.) | KINGFISHERS (Sponsor's Remarque edition signed by the author) |
Johannesburg | 1992 | USD 150.00 - 200.00 | USD 151.80 |
| 114 | Dyer (John B.) | ULUSABA TALES |
St. Francis Bay | 2001 | USD 150.00 - 200.00 | USD 103.50 |
| 115 | Anglo Boer War Memorabilia | POW HANDICRAFTS: WOODEN OX WAGON |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 116 | Cape of Good Hope | CIVIL SERVICE LIST, 1899: |
Cape Town | 1899 | USD 60.00 - 60.00 | Not Sold |
| 117 | Tabler (Edward C.) | PIONEERS OF NATAL AND SOUTH-EASTERN AFRICA, 1552-1878 |
Cape Town | 1977 | USD 50.00 - 50.00 | Not Sold |
| 118 | Tabler (Edward C. ) | THE FAR INTERIOR: |
Cape Town | 1955 | USD 75.00 - 75.00 | Not Sold |
| 119 | Tabler (Edward C.) | PIONEERS OF SOUTH WEST AFRICA & NGAMILAND, 1738-1880 |
Cape Town | 1973 | USD 50.00 - 50.00 | USD 90.85 |
| 120 | Tabler (Edward C.) | PIONEERS OF RHODESIA |
Cape Town | 1966 | USD 50.00 - 50.00 | USD 46.00 |
| 121 | Duminy (J.P.) [Signed] | TWILIGHT OVER THE TYGERBERG |
Cape Town | 1979 | USD 50.00 - 50.00 | Not Sold |
| 122 | Van der Post (Laurens) [Signed] | YET BEING SOMEONE OTHER |
London | 1983 | USD 50.00 - 50.00 | Not Sold |
| 123 | Walker (Michael) [Signed] | THE GOLDEN YEARS: |
St James | 1998-03-01 | USD 50.00 - 50.00 | Not Sold |
| 124 | Simons (Phillida Brooke) [Signed] | CAPE DUTCH HOUSES: |
Cape Town | 2000 | USD 50.00 - 50.00 | Not Sold |
| 125 | City of Johannesburg | 4 x Early Municipal Council of Johannesburg Booklets pertaining to Municipal By-Laws & Local Government from 1908, '12, '16 & '29 |
1908, 1912, 1916, 1929 | USD 90.00 - 90.00 | Not Sold |
![<b>ALDE, Dec. 11:</b> CASSERIUS (JULIUS) [GIULIO CASSERIO]. <i>De vocis auditusq. organis historia anatomica singulari fide methodo ac industria concinnata tractatis duobus explicate,</i> Ferrara, 1600-1601. €4,000 to €5,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b719f220-50aa-4855-9a72-293cad312283.jpg "<b>ALDE, Dec. 11:</b> CASSERIUS (JULIUS) [GIULIO CASSERIO]. <i>De vocis auditusq. organis historia anatomica singulari fide methodo ac industria concinnata tractatis duobus explicate,</i> Ferrara, 1600-1601. €4,000 to €5,000.")
