• 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.

Bonhams: Fine Japanese and Korean Art, including the Alan and Simone Hartman Collection of Japanese Art, 29505, New York

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
September 18, 2024 - September 18, 2024
Page Size: 115 items in 5 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
601 NISHIKAWA SUKENOBU (1671-1751)

A woodblock-printed album titled Ehon Asakayama (Picture Book of Mount Asaka)

1739 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 Not Sold
602 SUZUKI HARUNOBU (1725-1770)

A chuban tate-e print depicting cranes by the seashore at Waka no ura, with a poem by Yamabe no Akihito (flourished circa 724-736)

circa 1763-1770 USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 11,520.00
603 SUZUKI HARUNOBU (1725-1770)

A chuban tate-e print depicting a parody of Komachi at Sekidera Temple

circa 1767 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 14,080.00
604 SUZUKI HARUNOBU (1725-1770) AND ATTRIBUTED TO KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1753-1806)

Three Erotic Woodblock Prints

18th/19th century USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,088.00
605 ISODA KORYUSAI (1735-1790)

An oban tate-e print titled Chojiya-nai Meizan (Meizan of the Chojiya)

circa 1777-78 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 4,096.00
606 ISODA KORYUSAI (1735-1790)

Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century

18th century USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,280.00
607 KATSUKAWA SHUNSHO (1726--1792)

A hosoban print depicting the actor Nakamura Nakazo I as a Rokubu pilgrim

18th century USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 7,040.00
608 KITAO SHIGEMASA (1739-1820)

A fan-print with two rats, corn, and peaches

19th century USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 15,360.00
609 KITAO SHIGEMASA (1739--1820)

A chuban tate-e print titled Dai-kyu (No. 9) from the series Kaiko yashinaigusa (Silkworm cultivation)

circa 1772 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,152.00
610 FIVE WOODBLOCK PRINTS

Comprising one sheet from the album Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami (New Beauties of the Yoshiwara in the Mirror of their Own Script)

18th/19th century USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,280.00
611 TORII KIYONAGA (1752-1815)

A chuban tate-e print titled Ryogoku, from the series Chamise jikkei (Ten Views of Teashops)

circa 1783 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,816.00
612 TORII KIYONAGA (1752--1815)

A chuban tate-e print titled Sangatsu (The third month) from the series Minami juniko (Twelve Months in the South)

18th/early 19th century USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,840.00
613 KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1754-1806)

An aiban tate-e print depicting a young man and woman dancing and playing a drum

18th/early 19th century USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 4,096.00
614 TORII KIYOMASU (KIYOMINE, 1787-1868)

An oban tate-e print depicting a beauty with a sake cup and a shamisen, from the series Azuma nishiki bijin awase (Comparison of Beauties in Eastern Brocade)

circa 1804-1810 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 7,680.00
615 ICHIRAKUTEI EISUI (ACTIVE CIRCA 1790--1823)

An oban tate-e print depicting the courtesan Hanabito of the Ogiya, from the series Bijin gosekku (Beauties for the Five Festivals)

circa 1795-1797 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 152,900.00
616 UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI I (1769-1825)

An oban tate-e print titled Shogatsuya (The actor Sakata Hangoro III as Fujikawa Mizuemon) from the series Yakusha butai no sugata-e (Portraits of Actors on Stage)

18th century USD 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 USD 7,680.00
617 IPPITSUSAI BUNCHO (ACTIVE CIRCA 1765-1792)

A hosoban print depicting the actor Ichikawa Komazo II in a role

18th century USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
618 KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849) AND JOREN HOKUTEI (ACTIVE EARLY 19TH CENTURY)

Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

19th century USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,200.00
619 KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)

A nagaban yoko-e print depicting turtles and a reflected plum branch

circa 1800 USD 30,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 70,350.00
620 KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760--1849)

An oban yoko-e print, titled Ono no Komachi from the series Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki (100 Poems Explained by the Nurse)

circa 1835-6 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 6,144.00
621 KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)

A nagaban tate-e print depicting two cranes perched on a snow-laden pine tree

circa 1834 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 24,320.00
622 KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)

A nagaban tate-e print titled Ri Haku (Li Bai), from the series Shika shashin kyo (A True Mirror of Chinese and Japanese Poetry)

1833 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 76,700.00
623 TOTOYA HOKKEI (1780-1850)

A shikishiban surimono print with metallic embellishments with a Mandarin duck and drake, and poems by Tohenbo Suenari and Hozanbo Kusamaru,

circa 1800 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,120.00
624 UTAGAWA TOYOHIRO (1773-1828)

A shikishiban surimono print with silver powder depicting cranes in flight over waves beneath a rising sun, with two poems

19th century USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 4,096.00
625 UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786-1865)

A shikishiban surimono print with brass pigment depicting Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Daruma, with poems by Eishindo Kamimura, Higashiya Iwabito, and others

circa 1824 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 17,920.00
  • 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
    Letterpress & Bindery Auction
    Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024
    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
    Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024
    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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