• 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.
  • 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.

New England Book Auctions: Fine Books and Ephemera List, 43, South Deerfield

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
September 24, 2024 - September 24, 2024
Page Size: 225 items in 9 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
126 Washington, George.

A Message of the President of the United States, to Congress, relative to France and Great Britain. 8vo, contemporary sheep; covers detached, margins of last few leaves corroded with loss. SOLD-AS-IS.

Philadelphia 1795 Not Available USD 192.00
127 Blake, William.

America, a Prophecy. 16 (of 18) leaves. Illustrated facsimile. Folio, cloth-backed boards; moderate wear, lacking the descriptive leaves.

Np: 1949] Not Available USD 12.00
128

American Architect and Building News. Churches, Schools, Hotels, City Houses. Plate volume only. Profusion of plates, some folding.

New York 1870s-80s Not Available USD 36.00
129 Butler, Samuel.

An Atlas of Antient Geography. 24 double-paged color maps. 8vo, leather-backed; lacking covers, ink and pencil scribbles on map versos, maps generally sound.

London 1856 Not Available USD 24.00
130 Hey, Rebecca.

The Moral of Flowers. New Edition. 23 (of 24) colored plates. 8vo, leather-backed boards, gilt-lettered spine-labels; front cover detached, some soiling, etc.

London 1849 Not Available USD 96.00
131 [Tudor, William].

Miscellanies. 8vo, contemporary boards; lacking spine, some staining, etc.

Boston 1821 Not Available USD 60.00
132

Group of 4 volumes, as listed below. Illustrated. 4to, boards, first 2 with dust jacket (chipped); moderate wear. FIRST EDITIONS.

Vp vd Not Available USD 12.00
133 Dibdin, Thomas Frognall.

A Bibliographical Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany. Engraved plates, numerous text illustrations, mostly mounted india proofs. 3 volumes. Tall 8vo, full polished brown calf, spines gilt in 6 compartments, all edges gilt; 1 cover deta

London 1821 Not Available USD 84.00
134 Dafoe, Daniel.

The Whole Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York. 2 engraved plates. 2 volumes. 8vo, contemporary calf; crudely rebacked, several cello tape closed tears, etc. SOLD-AS-IS. (Lovett 72).

London 1785 Not Available USD 168.00
135 135. Britten, James.

European Ferns. Illustrated, including 30 color plates. 4to, calf-backed boards, gilt-lettered spine-label; shaken, generally sound.

London [1880] Not Available USD 84.00
136 Blakston, W. A; & W. Swaysland,.

et. al. The Illustrated Book of Canaries and Cage-Birds. 55 (of 56) color plates. 4to, pictorial cloth; lacking 1 plate, inner joints split, generally clean.

London Circa 1880 Not Available USD 228.00
137

The Charter of the United Nations. and Statute of the International Court of Justice. Illustrated with facsimiles. 2 volumes, Folio, gilt-lettered cloth, slipcase; light wear.

Berkeley and Los Angeles 1945 Not Available USD 24.00
138 Gag, Wanda.

Millions of Cats. Illustrations by the Author. Oblong 8vo, pictorial boards; shelf-wear, occasional hand soiling, generally sound. FIRST EDITION.

New York 1928 Not Available USD 60.00
139 Flaubert, Gustave.

Jules und Henry oder Die Schule des Herzens. 25 etchings by Peter Ackermann. Folio, cloth, slipcase; light wear. ONE OF 500 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY ACKERMANN.

Berlin 1971 Not Available USD 24.00
140 Beach, S. A.

The Apples of New York. Illustrated, including color plates. 2 volumes. 8vo, publisher's gilt-pictorial cloth; 1 spine stained, inner joints split.

Albany 1905 Not Available USD 180.00
141

Matthias, John. Bathory & Lermontov. Illustrated by Douglas Kinsey. 8vo, wrappers (torn along spine); generally sound otherwise. INSCRIBED TO SUSAN SONTAG & SIGNED BY MATTHIAS.

Kalejdoskop, Sweden 1980 Not Available USD 24.00
142 Price, Reynolds.

A Long and Happy Life. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket; light wear. INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY PRICE.

New York 1987 Not Available USD 24.00
143

International Postage Stamp Album. 1901-1920. 3 albums * ditto. 1920-29. Together 4 albums. Profusion of hinged stamps, mostly used. 4to, cloth; covers worn, generally sound internally.

Vp 1900-30 Not Available USD 96.00
144

The Illustrated American Biography...Volumes I-III (only). Profusely illustrated, including advertisements. 4to, publisher's cloth (mixed bindings); spines chipped with loss, 1 cover detached, generally sound internally.

New York 1853-55 Not Available USD 24.00
145 Pennant, Thomas.

British Zoology. Profusion of engraved plates (lacking plate LXI, but XIII in duplicate). 4 volumes. 4to, contemporary gilt-ruled diced calf, spines gilt in 6 compartments; lacking 1 plate, 1 cover detached, generally sound otherwise.

Warrington: 1776-1781 Not Available USD 330.00
146 Cook, Frederick A.

My Attainment of the Pole. Illustrated. 4to, pictorial cloth; spine joint frayed, generally sound otherwise. FIRST EDITION.

New York: 1911 Not Available USD 36.00
147 Grahame, Kenneth.

The Golden Age. Illustrations by Maxfield Parrish. 8vo, 3/4 blue morocco "Benedict Prize" binding, top-edge gilt; rubbed.

New York Circa 1905 Not Available USD 48.00
148 Olson, Charles.

Broadside No. 1. Design by Nicola Cernovich. 2 single sheets folded. Folio, original envelope; tears along folds.

Black Mountain, NC: 1952 Not Available USD 156.00
149

Vacquier, J. Les Vieux Hotels de Paris. Le Faubourg Saint-Honore. Volume 1 (only). 42 plates. Folio, loose as issued, portfolio (endpaper soiled); generally clean and sound internally.

Paris 1912 Not Available USD 48.00
150

New York Times. Odd volumes for 1935-41 * New Haven Evening Register. Odd volume for 1887. Together 4 volumes. Large folios, cloth or leather-backed; 1 cover detached.

Vp vd Not Available USD 72.00
  • 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.
  • 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. 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.
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