Forum Auctions
Online Sale:
The Detective Fiction Collection of John Cooper
Ending 7th November, 2024

Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). The Thirteen Problems, first edition, The Crime Club, 1932. £15,000 to £20,000.

Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Dumb Witness, first edition, 1937. £3,000 to £4,000.

Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Cards on the Table, first edition, The Crime Club, 1936. £2,000 to £3,000.

Forum, Nov. 7: [Carr (John Dickson)], "Carter Dickson" and John Rhode. Drop to his Death, first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.

Forum, Nov. 7: Berkeley (Anthony). Jumping Jenny, first edition, Hodder and Stoughton, 1933. £800 to £1,200.

Forum Auctions
Online Sale:
The Detective Fiction Collection of John Cooper
Ending 7th November, 2024

Forum, Nov. 7: Marsh (Ngaio). Overture to Death, first edition, The Crime Club, 1939. £600 to £800.

Forum, Nov. 7: [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] "Nicholas Blake". The Beast Must Die, first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.

Forum, Nov. 7: Brand (Christianna). Green for Danger, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, John Lane the Bodley Head, 1945. £600 to £800.

Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Murder is Easy, first edition, signed by the author, 1939. £3,000 to £4,000.

Forum, Nov. 7: Sayers (Dorothy L.) Lord Peter Views the Body, first edition, Gollancz, 1928. £6,000 to £8,000.
Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Chronograph Wristwatches. Precious memories of the 20th Century / Cronografi da Polso. Preziose Memorie del XX Secolo, 2013. €3,000 to €5,000. Starting Bid: €10.

Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Lanthemann, Joseph. Modigliani 1884-1920. A Catalogue Raisonné, Barcelona, 1970. €320 to €380. Starting Bid: €10.

Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Warhol, Andy. The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (from A to B and back again), New York, 1975. Signed by the author. €500 to €600. Starting Bid: €10.

Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Vitali, Lamberto. Morandi: Catalogo Generale. I & II, Mediolan, 1983. €1,100 to €1,300. Starting Bid: €10.

Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Goldstein, Ann. Christopher Wool, Los Angeles, 1998. €320 to €380. Starting Bid: €10.

Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Celant, Germano. Piero Manzoni, 1989. €320 to €360. Starting Bid: €10.

Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Ernst, Max. Oeuvre-Katalog. Das Graphische Werk, Cologne, 1975. €420 to €480. Starting Bid: €10.
Doyle
Stage & Screen
November 14 & 15

Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A studio-sanctioned Darth Vader Touring Costume from The Empire Strikes Back. $50,000 to $100,000.

Doyle, Nov. 14-15: An original Al Hirschfeld's illustration of the cast of On Golden Pond. $4,000 to $6,000.

Doyle, Nov. 14-15: The largest trove of personal Grace Kelly letters to come to market. $60,000 to $80,000.

Doyle, Nov. 14-15: An Important Archive of Musical Manuscripts of Truman Capote and Harold Arlen's House of Flowers. $40,000 to $60,000.

Doyle, Nov. 14-15: The archive of an original Merrily We Roll Along Broadway cast member. $5,000 to $10,000.

Doyle, Nov. 14-15: Jerry Herman's Yamaha Model C7 Ebonized Grand Piano. $6,000 to $9,000.

Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A large group of Jerry Herman musical posters. $300 to $500.

Doyle, Nov. 14-15: Group of awards presented to Jerry Herman. $300 to $400.

Doyle, Nov. 14-15: Six pages of original art for "The MAD Game of Basebrawl," a complete story published in MAD #167, pages 31-36, June 1974. $3,000 to $4,000.

Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A MAD book made for Al Jaffee, containing original art and writings from many MAD contributors. 2011. $1,200 to $1,800.

Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A Jaffee-themed MAD Fold-In - "What honor should the creator of the MAD Fold-Ins be given?" $800 to $1,200.

Doyle, Nov. 14-15: MAD Fold-In - "What developing news story has many Americans totally transfixed?" $800 to $1,200.
Sotheby's
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

Heritage Auctions: Celebrating the 1990s - The Animation Art of Nickelodeon, MTV, and The Cartoon Network Showcase Auction, 40257, Dallas

Auction Details

Auction Date: August 24, 2024 - August 25, 2024

Page Size: 488 items in 20 pages

Lot Number	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
85067	Beavis and Butt-Head Police Hummer Prop Design Model Sheet Signed by Yvette Kaplan and Antonio N. Torres (MTV, 2011).	2011	Not Available	USD 144.00
85068	Bugs Bunny, Marvin the Martian, and MTV Moonman "I Want My MTV" Promo Spot Layout Drawing (Warner Brothers, c. 1980s-90s).	c. 1980s-90s	Not Available	USD 204.00
85069	"M-Murder" MTV Station ID Bumper Animation Drawing Sequence of 7 (Colossal Pictures, 1984).	1984	Not Available	USD 456.00
85070	"Anty-M" MTV Station ID Bumper Production Cel Group of 4, Animation Drawing, Layout Drawing, and Key Master Production Background (Colossal Pictures, 1984).	1984	Not Available	USD 336.00
85071	RARE John K Sody Pop Rough Drawing, Spumco George Liquor Crew L T-Shirt, and John K NBC Peacock Logo Hat (Spumco, 1991).	1991	Not Available	USD 264.00
85072	Liquid Television "The Dangwoods" Production Cel Group of 3 with Animation Drawing, Layout Drawing Group of 2, and Studio-Printed Storyboard Signed by Director John Hays (MTV, 1993).	1993	Not Available	USD 114.00
85073	The Three Stooges TV Pals Moe, Larry, and Curly Dolls Group of 3 (Spumco, 1996).	1996	Not Available	USD 216.00
85074	Johnny Bravo "Johnny Velvet Crush" Limited Edition Print Signed by Van Partible #47/50 (Cartoon Network, c. 1990s-2000s).	c. 1990s-2000s	Not Available	USD 660.00
85075	Johnny Bravo "A Page Right Out of History" Fred Flintstone, Teenage Pebbles, and Johnny Limited Edition Pan Cel #7/10 (Cartoon Network, c. 2004).	c. 2004	Not Available	USD 630.00
85076	Johnny Bravo "Bravo Dooby-Dooby-Doo" Fred, Johnny Bravo, Daphne, Shaggy, Scooby-Doo, and Velma Limited Edition Pan Cel (Cartoon Network, c. 1997).	c. 1997	Not Available	USD 3,360.00
85077	Johnny Bravo "Bravo Dooby-Doo" Johnny, Shaggy, and Ghostly Gardener Production Cel (Cartoon Network, 1997).	1997	Not Available	USD 336.00
85078	Johnny Bravo "Doomates" Carl Chryniszzswics and Johnny Bravo Production Cel (Cartoon Network, 1999).	1999	Not Available	USD 630.00
85079	Johnny Bravo "Bearly Enough Time!" Chronos and Johnny Production Cel (Cartoon Network, 1997).	1997	Not Available	USD 960.00
85080	Johnny Bravo "The Sensitive Male!" Woman, Johnny, and The Sensitive Male Production Cel (Cartoon Network, 1997).	1997	Not Available	USD 372.00
85081	Johnny Bravo "Schnook of the North" Kalak and Johnny Production Cel (Cartoon Network, 1999).	1999	Not Available	USD 204.00
85082	Johnny Bravo "Cookie Crisis" Little Suzy and Johnny Production Cel (Cartoon Network, 1997).	1997	Not Available	USD 780.00
85083	Johnny Bravo "Welcome Back, Bravo" Ms. Winkleman and Johnny Production Cel (Cartoon Network, 1999).	1999	Not Available	USD 870.00
85084	Johnny Bravo "Johnny's Telethon" Production Cel Signed by Van Partible (Cartoon Network, 1999).	1999	Not Available	USD 1,440.00
85085	Johnny Bravo "A Star is Bruised" Johnny and Award Presenter Production Cel (Cartoon Network, 1999).	1999	Not Available	USD 576.00
85086	Johnny Bravo "Super Duped" Mrs. Babe and Johnny Production Cel Signed by Van Partible (Cartoon Network, 1997).	1997	Not Available	USD 900.00
85087	Robert Pope, Scott McRae, and Mike DeCarlo Cartoon Network Block Party #12 "Gel-Zilla!" and #21 "Fishy Sitter" Johnny Bravo Story Pages 1 and 3 Original Art Pair (DC, 2005/06).	2005/06	Not Available	USD 264.00
85088	Scott McRae Cartoon Cartoons #8 "Good Eats" Johnny Bravo and Master Hong Story Pages 6 and 7 Original Art Pair (DC, 2002).	2002	Not Available	USD 159.00
85089	Scott McRae Cartoon Cartoons #12 "To Sea or Not to Sea" Johnny Bravo Story Page 7 Original Art (DC, 2002).	2002	Not Available	USD 264.00
85090	Dexter's Laboratory "Repairanoid" Dexter and Arnie Production Cel Signed by Genndy Tartakovsky (Cartoon Network, 1995).	1995	Not Available	USD 492.00
85091	Dexter's Laboratory Dexter Rare "Old Man Dexter" Color Model Cel (Cartoon Network, 1995).	1995	Not Available	USD 264.00

Swann, Nov. 14: Stephen Sondheim, autograph musical quotation signed and inscribed, 4 bars from “Send in the Clowns,” 1986.

Swann, Nov. 14: George Washington, autograph letter signed to Robert Morris, preparing for attack on Philadelphia, 1777.

Swann, Nov. 14: Autograph album containing over 250 signatures by members of 29th U.S. Congress, 1845.

Swann, Nov. 14: Charles “The Bold,” letter signed to Duke of Milan written during Burgundian Wars, 1475.

Swann, Nov. 14: Deng Xiaoping, TIME magazine “Man of the Year” issue signed and dated, 1979.

Swann, Nov. 14: Theodor Herzl, autograph letter signed to prospective tutor of his children, 1902.

Swann, Nov. 14: Bourienne’s Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte extra illustrated including 1798 letter signed by Napoleon after Battle of the Nile, 1836.

Swann, Nov. 14: George Minot, autograph manuscript signed, diary kept during European trip to claim Nobel Prize, 1934.

Swann, Nov. 14: Thomas Jefferson, autograph letter signed, introducing George Washington’s personal secretary Tobias Lear, 1793.

Swann, Nov. 14: Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, signed in second volume, first edition, 1956-58.

Swann, Nov. 14: John Steinbeck, late typescript drafts of 5 chapters from his posthumously published tales of King Arthur, 1959.

Swann, Nov. 14: H.G. Wells, group of 14 of his books signed to his mistress Rebecca West or the son they had together, 1910s-40s.
Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES. Red-Shouldered Hawk. London: R. Havell, Jr., 1829. $2,000 - $3,000

Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: STEWART, WILLIAM DRUMMOND, SIR. Altowan; or, Incidents of Life and Adventure in the Rocky Mountain... New York, 1846. PRESENTATION COPY. $800 - $1,200

Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: WILLUGHBY & RAY, JOHN. The Ornithology of Francis Willughby in three books... London, Martyn, 1678. $800 - $1,200

Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: SUSAN B. ANTHONY. Autograph Quotation Signed, on equal rights "for men and women," Rochester, 1898. $1,000 - $1,500

Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN. Autograph Letter Signed integrally to Le Comte de Milly arranging a meeting with M. Broignard, Passy, 1778. $10,000 - $15,000

Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: FRANKLIN, JEFFERSON, & ADAMS. Mansucript Signed by all three architects of the American ideal, requesting a Treaty of Amity and Commerce. $750,000 - $1,000,000

Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: LINCOLN, ABRAHAM. Endorsement Signed, a pardon for a Confederate soldier, February 6, 1865. $4,000 - $6,000

Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: NAPOLEON FORMALLY RATIFIES THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE. Document Signed ("James Monroe," "Robt. R. Livingston" and "Barbé-Marbois"). $100,000 - $200,000

Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: JAMES MONROE ON THE DIFFICULTIES OF JAY'S TREATY. Autograph Letter Signed to Thomas Pinckney, Paris, January 17, 1795. $15,000 - $25,000

Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: GIDEON WELLES FIRST HAND ACCOUNT OF FORT PICKENS AND FORT SUMTER ON THE EVE OF CIVIL WAR. Autograph Manuscript, 44 pp, c.1870. $4,000 - $6,000

Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: SIGNED BY BORGES. Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings. 1962. First book publication in English. $4,000 - $6,000

Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: LORENZO DOW TURNER'S COPY. LOCKE, ALAIN. The New Negro: an Interpretation. 1925. $1,000 - $1,500
Forum Auctions
A Visual and Historical Voyage into the Ottoman World:
The Library of a Gentleman
14th November

Forum, Nov. 14: Preziosi (Amedeo). Stamboul: Recollections of Eastern Life, first edition, Paris, Lemercier, 1858. £6,000 to £8,000.

Forum, Nov. 14: Mayr (Heinrich von). Malerische Ansichten aus dem Orient. Vues Pittoresques de l'Orient, first edition in the original 10 parts, Munich, Paris & Leipzig, [1839-40]. £10,000 to £15,000.

Forum, Nov. 14: Lewis (John Frederick). Illustrations of Constantinople, made during a Residence in that City &c. in the Years 1835-6, first edition, [1838]. £6,000 to £8,000.

Forum, Nov. 14: Dodwell (Edward). Views in Greece, first edition, ordinary format, Rodwell and Martin, 1821. £8,000 to £12,000.

Forum, Nov. 14: Cassas (Louis François). [Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palæstube et de la Basse-Égypte], 3 vol., first edition, [Paris], [1799]. £8,000 to £12,000.

Forum Auctions
A Visual and Historical Voyage into the Ottoman World:
The Library of a Gentleman
14th November

Forum, Nov. 14: La Chappelle (Georges). Recueil de Divers Portraits des Principales Dames de la Porte du Grand Turc, first edition, Paris, 1648. £8,000 to £12,000.

Forum, Nov. 14: Fossati (Gaspard). Aya Sophia Constantinople as recently restored by order of H.M. the Sultan Abdul Medjid, first edition, ordinary format, 1852. £6,000 to £8,000.

Forum, Nov. 14: Pertusier (Charles). Promenades Pittoresques dans Constantinople et sur les Rives du Bosphore, 4 vol., inc Atlas, first edition, Paris, H. Nicolle, 1815-17. £6,000 to £8,000.

Forum, Nov. 14: Brindesi (Jean). Souvenirs de Constantinople, first edition, [Paris], [1855-60]. £4,000 to £6,000.

Forum, Nov. 14: Le Bruyn (Cornelius). Voyage au Levant, first French edition, Delft, Henri de Kroonevelt, 1700. £3,000 to £4,000.
Freeman’s | Hindman
Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana
November 14

Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: LEROUX, Gaston. The Phantom of the Opera. FIRST AM. ED, FIRST ISSUE IN THE VERY RARE DUST JACKET. 1911. $6,000 – 8,000.

Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: GOULD, John. A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds. L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.

Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.

Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: ORWELL, George. Nineteen Eighty-Four. Lon., 1949. FIRST EDITION IN A VERY FINE DUST JACKET. $6,000 – 8,000.

Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: GOULD. A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans. L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.

Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: The Federalist. NY, 1788. FIRST EDITION, THICK PAPER COPY. $60,000 – 80,000.

Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: SELBY. Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology. Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.
Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
APRES DE MANNEVILLETTE
Le Neptune Oriental

Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
CASSAS
Eaux fortes de la Sicile et quelques vues d’Espagne

Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
CASSINI DE THURY
Carte générale et particulière de la France.

Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
JOUY; GARNERAY
Vues des côtes de France dans l'Océan et dans la Méditerranée

Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
LA PÉROUSE
Voyage autour du monde

Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
LE GENTIL DE LA GALAISIERE
Voyage dans les Mers de l’Inde

Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
LICENT
Hoang Ho, Pai Ho, Loan Ho, Leao Ho. Itinéraires suivis dans le bassin du golfe du Pei Tcheuly

Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
FRENCH SCHOOL FROM THE 19th CENTURY
Panorama d’Athènes

Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
PEETERS
Description des principales villes, havres et isles du golfe de Venise

Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
PÉRON; FREYCINET
Voyage de découverte aux terres australes

Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
STACKELBERG
La Grèce : vues pittoresques et topographiques.

Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
VALENTINER
Atlas des Sonnensystems.

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