• 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    Printed Books, Maps & Ephemera
    Printing Woodblocks by Thomas & John Bewick
    12 December 2024
    Dominic 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 2024
    Dominic 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 2024
    Dominic 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 2024
    Dominic 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.

Potter and Potter Auctions: Fine Books and Manuscripts, 1193, Chicago

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
November 21, 2024 - November 21, 2024
Page Size: 601 items in 25 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
201 DOYLE, Sir Arthur Conan (1859-1930)

The Professor Challenger Novels.

Norwalk, CT ca.1990s-2000s. USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 270.00
202 DURANT, Will (1885-1981) and Ariel (1898-1981)

The Story of Civilization.

Norwalk, CT ca.1990s-2000s. USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 450.00
203 HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961)

The Complete Works of Ernest Hemingway. Collector's Edition.

Norwalk, CT ca.1990s-2000s. USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,800.00
204 MACAULAY, Lord Thomas Babington (1800-1859)

History of England. From the Accession of James the Second. Collector's Edition.

Norwalk, CT ca.1990s-2000s. USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 270.00
205 MICHENER, James A. (1907-1997)

Group of 3 Titles in 6 Volumes.

Norwalk, CT ca.1988-89. USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 360.00
206 SABATINI, Rafael (1875-1950)

Trio of Titles.

Norwalk, CT ca.1990s-2000s. USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 180.00
207

[FRANKLIN LIBRARY]. Group of 25 limited and signed first editions. Twenty-five volumes, four signed, comprising: McCARTHY, Mary. The Group. -- MAILER, Norman. The Naked and the Dead. -- CALDWELL, Erskine. God's Little Acre. -- SHAW, Irwin. The Young Lions

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 450.00
208

[FRANKLIN LIBRARY]. Group of 55 titles. Including: FAULKNER, William. The Sound and the Fury. 1976. -- CRANE, Stephen. The Red Badge of Courage. 1979. -- CHEKHOV, Anton. Peasants and Other Stories. 1977. -- LAWRENCE, D.H. Women in Love. 1979. -- TWAIN, Ma

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 780.00
209

[FRANKLIN LIBRARY]. Group of 49 titles. Including: FITZGERALD, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. 1974. -- HEMINGWAY, Ernest. The Old Man and the Sea. 1975. KAFKA, Franz. The Trial. 1977. -- WARREN, Robert Penn. All the King's Men. 1976. -- SINCLAIR, Upton. Drag

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 660.00
210

[FRANKLIN LIBRARY]. Group of 56 titles. Including: LEVIN, Ira. A Kiss Before Dying. 1989. -- FORRESTER, C.S. Payment Deferred. 1990. -- INNES, Michael. The Man from the Sea. 1988. -- CAIN, James. The Postman Always Rings Twice & Double Indemnity. 1988. --

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 840.00
211

[FRANKLIN LIBRARY]. Group of 53 titles. Including: COOPER, James Fenimore. The Last of the Mohicans. 1979. -- GLASGOW, Ellen. In This Our Life. 1976. -- STEINBECK, John. Tortilla Flat, Of Mice and Men, Cannery Row. 1977. -- EURIPEDES. Nine Plays. 1976. --

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 540.00
212

[EASTON PRESS]. Group of 32 titles. Including: BRUNNER, John. Stand on Zanzibar. 1987. -- BUDRYS, Algis. Rogue Moon. 1988. -- WILLIAMSON, Jack. The Humanoids. 1987. -- ZELAZNY, Roger. This Immortal. 1986. -- TURGENEV, Ivan. Fathers & Sons. 1977. -- MELVIL

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 510.00
213

[EASTON PRESS]. Group of 38 titles. Including: MOORE, Ward. Bring the Jubilee. 1987. -- VANCE, Jack. The Dragon Masters. 1988. -- STEVENSON, Robert Louis. The Black Arrow. 1991. -- GOLDSMITH, Oliver. She Stoops to Conquer. 1978. -- STOWE, Harriet Beecher.

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 600.00
214

[EASTON PRESS]. -- [JEFFERSON, Thomas (1743 -- 1826), subject)]. Group of 2 works in 8 volumes. Including: -- MALONE, Dumas. Jefferson and His Time. 1993. Six volumes. -- JEFFERSON, Thomas. Writings. 1993. Together, 8 volumes, all published by the Easton

USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 480.00
215

[BINDINGS]. Four signed and limited edition volumes from Easton Press and Premier Press. Including: AMBROSE, Stephen E. 1998. -- DE CAMP, L. Sprague. The Honorable Barbarian. 1989. -- ATTANASIO, A.A. The Last Legends of Earth. 1989. -- CONNETT, Eugene V.

USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 150.00
216 EISENHOWER, Dwight David (1890-1969)

Korstog i Europa [Crusade in Europe].

Copenhagen 1948 USD 700.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
217 EMERSON, Ralph Waldo (1803-1882)

English Traits.

Boston 1856 USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 96.00
218 HYDE, Edward, First Earl of Clarendon (1609-1674)

The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641.

Oxford 1702-04. USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 540.00
219

[ETHNOGRAPHY & ANTHROPOLOGY]. Group of Five Books Regarding Ethnographic and Anthropological Studies. Many with illustrations. Includes: POWELL, J.W. Fourth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Smithsonian Institution. 1882--83.

Washington 1886 USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 240.00
220 ERASMUS, Desiderius (1466-1536)

Moriae Encomium [in Greek] sive Stultitiae Laus [In Praise of Folly].

Basil 1780 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 450.00
221 MCKENNA, Joe.

Joe's Magazine. First Issue.

New York 1992 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 720.00
222 FAULKNER, William (1897-1962)

A Fable.

New York 1954 USD 700.00 - 900.00 USD 1,140.00
223 FAULKNER, William (1897-1962)

The Unvanquished. Drawings by Edward Shenton.

New York 1938 USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,880.00
224 FAULKNER, William (1897-1962)

Wild Palms.

New York 1939 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 780.00
225 AINSWORTH, William Harrison (1805-1882)

Historical Romances of William Harrison Ainsworth.

Philadelphia ca.1900. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 480.00
  • 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
  • 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.
  • High Bids Win
    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
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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.
    High Bids Win
    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.
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