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ALDE, Dec. 9: BLAEU (JOAN) ET BORGOGNIO (GIO TOMASO). Theatre des Estats de son Altesse Royale le duc de Savoye…, La Haye, 1700. €25,000 to €30,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: BROWNE (JAMES D. HOWE). Ten Scenes in the last Ascent of Mont Blanc including five Views from the Summit. London, 1853. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: FELLOWS (CHARLES). A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont-Blanc. London, 1827. €30,000 to €40,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: HACQUET (BELSAZAR). Physikalisch= Politische Reise aus den Dinarischen durch die Julischen…, Leipzig, 1785. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: HAWES (BENJAMIN). A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont-Blanc made during the summer of 1827 by Mr. William Hawes and Mr. Charles Fellows, 1828.ALDE, Dec. 9: MARTEL (PIERRE) ET WINDHAM (WILLIAM). An account of the glacieres or ice Alps in Savoy, in two letters…, London, 1744. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: PITSCHNER (WILHELM). Der Mont Blanc Darstellung des Besteigung desselben am 31 Juli, 1 und 2 August 1859…, Berlin, 1860-1864. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: SCHEUCHZER (JOHANN JACOB). Natur-Geschichte des Schweizerlandes, samt seinen Reisen über die Schweitzerische Gebürge. Zurich, 1746. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: STUMPF (JOANNES). Gemeiner loblicher Eydgnosschaft Stetten, Landen, und Völckeren Chronicwirdiger Thaatenbeschreybung. Zurich, Christoph Froschauer, 1548. €2,500 to €3,500.ALDE, Dec. 9: WALTON (ELIJAH) ET BONNEY (THOMAS GEORGE). The Peaks and valleys of the Alps. London, 1868. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: WYTTENBACH (JACOB SAMUEL). Vues remarquables des montagnes de la Suisse, avec leur description. Amsterdam, 1785. €15,000 to €20,000. -
![<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Rare First Edition of a Classic Work. [Stafford (Thos.)] <i>Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced…,</i> 1633. €1,500 to €2,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/2bfa5105-2bf9-4a52-8ab5-45f3ef7b1eb4.jpg "<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Rare First Edition of a Classic Work. [Stafford (Thos.)] <i>Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced…,</i> 1633. €1,500 to €2,000.")
![<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Heaney (Seamus). <i>Eleven Poems,</i> Belfast (Festival publications - Queens University) [1965], First Edn., (First Issue) Signed. €2,500 to €3,500.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d8cd5291-2e7d-4a24-8d22-f316554ec8f8.jpg "<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Heaney (Seamus). <i>Eleven Poems,</i> Belfast (Festival publications - Queens University) [1965], First Edn., (First Issue) Signed. €2,500 to €3,500.")
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. -
![<b>Dominic Winter, Dec. 12:</b> Bible [English]. <i>[The Holie Bible conteynyng the Olde Testament and the Newe,</i> 1568]. £3,000 to £5,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/73871a8f-7c5e-4b80-933d-0d0161d4363c.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Dec. 12:</b> Bible [English]. <i>[The Holie Bible conteynyng the Olde Testament and the Newe,</i> 1568]. £3,000 to £5,000.")
Dominic Winter Auctioneers
Printed Books, Maps & Ephemera
Printing Woodblocks by Thomas & John Bewick
12 December 2024Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: Gell (William). The Topography of Troy, and its Vicinity, 1804. £2,000 to £3,000.Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: Low (David). The Breeds of the Domestic Animals of the British Islands, 1842. £1,500 to £2,000.Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: North America. Moll (Herman)..., This Map of North America..., circa 1725. £1,000 to £1,500.Dominic Winter Auctioneers
Printed Books, Maps & Ephemera
Printing Woodblocks by Thomas & John Bewick
12 December 2024Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: Bible [English]. [The Holie Bible conteynyng the Olde Testament and the Newe, 1568]. £3,000 to £5,000.Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: Chaucer (Geoffrey). The Workes of Our Ancient and Learned English Poet, newly Printed, 1602. £1,500 to £2,000. £1,500 to £2,000.Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: Cuffee (Paul). Memoir of Captain Paul Cuffee, A Man of Color, Liverpool, 1811. £300 to £500.Dominic Winter Auctioneers
Modern First Editions & Illustrated Books, Playing Cards, Toys & Games
13 December 2024Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Milne (A. A.) The House at Pooh Corner, signed limited edition, 1928. £3,000 to £5,000.Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Huxley (Aldous). Brave New World, limited signed edition, 1932. £2,000 to £3,000.Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Orwell (George). Animal Farm, 1st edition, 1945. £2,000 to £3,000.Dominic Winter Auctioneers
Modern First Editions & Illustrated Books, Playing Cards, Toys & Games
13 December 2024Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Rowling (J. K.). Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1st edition, 1st impression, 1997. £30,000 to £50,000.Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Tolkien (J. R. R.) The Lord of the Rings, 3 volumes, 1st edition, 1954-55. £2,000 to £3,000.Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Wells (H. G.) The War of the Worlds, 1st edition, 1st issue, 1898. £1,000 to £1,500. -
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.
Potter and Potter Auctions: Fine Books and Manuscripts, 1193, Chicago
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- November 21, 2024 - November 21, 2024
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | ANACREON (573-495 B. C.) | Anacreontis Teii Carmina Graece e Recensione Guiliemi Baxteri. Anacreon's Songs of Greece Compiled by William Baxter |
Lipsiae Leipzig | 1666 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 120.00 |
| 27 | LANMAN, Charles. | Haw-Ho-Noo; or, Records of a Tourist. |
Philadelphia | 1850 | USD 150.00 - 200.00 | USD 96.00 |
| 28 | S. RICHARDS. | Monthly Catalogue of Antiques, Curios, Etc. on Sale by S. Richards, Friar Lane, Nottingham. Ricardo, |
Nottingham | 1890-1913. | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 210.00 |
| 29 | [ARABIC MANUSCRIPT]. ["Jawahir al-ihsan fi tahqiq ma'rifat al-arkan wa'l-iman"]. |
West Africa, | n.d. | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 240.00 | |
| 30 | MURPHY, Bailey Scott (1876-1914) | English and Scottish Wrought Ironwork: A Series of Examples of English Ironwork of the Best Periods, Together with Most of the Examples Now Existing in Scotland with Descriptive Text. |
London | 1904 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 240.00 |
| 31 | [ARCHITECTURE]. [A SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTS]. The Builder's Magazine: or Monthly Companion for Architects, Carpenters, Masons, Bricklayers, &c. Consisting of Designs in Architecture, In Every Style and Taste from the most magnificent and superb Structures, |
London | 1774 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 600.00 | |
| 32 | WRIGHT, Frank Lloyd (1867--1959) | Buildings, Plans, and Designs. With a foreword by architect William Wesley Peters. |
New York | 1963 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 900.00 |
| 33 | PERCIER, C. (1764-1838) and FONTAINE, P. F. L. (1762-1853) | Recueil de Decorations Interieures, Comprenant Tout Ce Qui a Rapport a l'Ameublement Comme Vases, Trepieds, Candelabres, Cassolettes, Lustres, Girandoles, Lampes, Chandeliers, Cheminees, Feux, Poeles, Pendules, Tables, Secretaires, Lits, Canapes, Etc. |
Paris | 1812 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 480.00 |
| 34 | BENTON, Thomas Hart (1889-1975) | An Artist in America. With Sixty-Four Illustrations in Two Colors. |
New York | 1937 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 210.00 |
| 35 | [PICASSO, Pablo (1881-1973), MANET, Edouard (1832-1883), DEGAS, Edgar (1834-1917), et al., contributors]. | A Portfolio of Twenty-Four Masterpieces of Graphic Art. |
New York | 1974 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 120.00 |
| 36 | SCHLOSS, Ezekiel. | Ancient Chinese Ceramic Sculpture From Han Through T'Ang. |
Stamford, CT | 1977 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 180.00 |
| 37 | ASIMOV, Isaac (d. 1992) | Nine Tomorrows. Tales of the Near Future. |
Garden City | 1959 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,040.00 |
| 38 | ASIMOV, Isaac (d. 1992) | The Robots of Dawn. |
West Bloomfield, MI | 1983 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,320.00 |
| 39 | ASIMOV, Isaac (d. 1992) | Robots and Empire. Frontispiece by Paul Lehr. |
West Bloomfield, MI | 1985 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,200.00 |
| 40 | ASIMOV, Isaac (d. 1992) | Robots and Empire. Frontispiece by Paul Lehr. |
West Bloomfield, MI | 1985 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 360.00 |
| 41 | ATWOOD, Margaret (b. 1939) | The Handmaid's Tale. |
Toronto | 1985 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 900.00 |
| 42 | AUDUBON, John James (1785--1851) and BACHMAN, John (1790--1874) | The Quadrupeds of North America. |
New York | 1854 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 6,000.00 |
| 43 | AUDUBON, John James (1785 -- 1851) | Ground Dove. Plate CLXXXII. |
London | 1833 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 720.00 |
| 44 | GOULD, John (1804 -- 1881) | Grus Cinera [The Common Crane]. |
London | ca.1862-73 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 45 | AUDUBON, John Woodhouse (1812--1862) | Group of 4 Hand-Colored Prints from the Imperial Folio Edition of "The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America." |
Philadelphia | 1844-48. | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 120.00 |
| 46 | [AUGUSTINE, Saint]. | S. Aurelii Augustini, Hipponensis Epi. Scopi. Civitate Dei. Libri XXII. in duos tomos divisi, ex vetustissimis MSS. exemplaribus emendati, juxta novissimam editionem Coloniensem. |
Hamburg, Frankfurt and Hamburg | 1661 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 780.00 |
| 47 | [AVIATION]. Hispano-Suiza Aeronautical Engines Birkigt Patents Instruction Book November, 1918 Series No. 7A. |
New Brunswick | 1918 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 48 | [BARCLAY, John (1582-1621) | Argensis. |
Lugd. Bat. (Leiden) | 1630 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 49 | BARNUM, P. T. (1810-1891) | Struggles and Triumphs; or, Forty Years' Recollections. Author's Edition. |
Buffalo, NY | 1873 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 480.00 |
| 50 | ELLARD, Harry. | Base Ball in Cincinnati. A History. |
Cincinnati, OH | 1907 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,320.00 |
