• 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.

Gros & Delettrez: Travel: Books and Atlas, 158126, PARIS

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
November 07, 2024 - November 07, 2024
Page Size: 145 items in 6 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
77 LEBOUCHER (Odet-Julien)].

Histoire de la Derniere Guerre entre la Grande-Bretagne et les Etats-Unis de L'Amerique, La France, L'Espagne et La Hollande.

Paris 1787 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 1,216.00
78 LE GENTIL DE LA GALAISIERE (Guillaume).

Voyage dans les Mers de l'Inde, fait par ordre du Roi, a l'occasion du passage de Venus, sur le disque du Soleil, le 6 juin 1761 & le 3 du meme mois 1769.

Paris 1779 EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 1,536.00
79 LEMPRIERE (William).

Voyage dans l'Empire du Maroc et le royaume de Fez, fait pendant les annees 1790 et 1791,

1790 et 1791 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 448.00
81 LICENT (Emile).

Hoang Ho, Pai Ho, Loan Ho, Leao Ho. Itineraires suivis dans le bassin du golfe du Pei Tcheuly 1914-1923.

Sien hien 1924 EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 4,352.00
82 LOPEZ DE GOMARA (Francisco).

Histoire generale des Indes occidentales, et terres neuves, qui jusques a present ont este decouvertes, augmentee en cette cinquieme edition de la description de la nouvelles Espagne...

Paris 1587 EUR 500.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
83 MACKENZIE (Colin).

The Mission, the Camp, and the Zenana. Or, six years in India.

London 1854 EUR 600.00 - 800.00 EUR 768.00
84 MAIRAN (Jean-Jacques Dortous de).

Dissertation sur la glace, ou explication physique de la formation de la Glace, et de ses divers phenomenes.

Paris 1749 EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 Not Sold
85 MANDELSLO (Jean-Albert).

Voyages celebres & remarquables faits de Perse aux Indes Orientales par le Sr. Jean-Albert de Mandelslo traduits de l'original par Sr. A. de Wicquefort.

Leide 1719 EUR 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
86 MARTIN DE MOUSSY (Victor) ; BOUVET ( L.).

Description geographique et statistique de la Confederation Argentine.

Paris 1873 EUR 400.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
87 MEARES (J.) ; BILLECOCQ (J.B.L.J.).

Collection de cartes geographiques, vues, marines, plans et portraits relatifs aux voyages du capitaine J. Meares...

Paris an 3 [1794]. EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 384.00
88 MILBERT (Jacques-Gerard).

Voyage pittoresque a l'Ile-de-France, au cap de Bonne-Esperance et a l'ile de Teneriffe.

Paris 1812 EUR 600.00 - 800.00 EUR 768.00
89 MONTEMONT (Albert) [Ed.].

Voyages autour du monde et en Oceanie par Bougainville, Cook, Laperouse, Marion, Baudin, Freycinet, Duperrey, Dumont-d'Urville.

Paris 1855 EUR 300.00 - 500.00 EUR 665.60
90 MOREAU de SAINT-MERY (Mederic Louis Elie).

Description topographique, physique, civile, politique et historique de la partie francaise de l'Isle Saint-Domingue.

Paris 1875 EUR 1,500.00 - 1,800.00 Not Sold
91 MORIER (Jacques).

Voyage en Perse, en Armenie, en Asie-Mineure et a Constantinople, fait dans les annees 1808 et 1809. Atlas.

Paris 1813 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 256.00
92 OLEARIUS (Adam).

Voyages tres-curieux & tres renommez faits en Moscovie, Tartarie Et Perse, par le Sr Adam Olearius

Leide 1719 EUR 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 3,200.00
93 Ecole francaise du XIXe siecle.

Ensemble de 2 aquarelles originales sur papier. Deux personnages masculins assis de trois-quart, en costume souliote ou arnaute (Grece), portant des armes a la ceinture.

XIXe siecle. EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
94 [Dessin].

Panorama d'Athenes. Aquarelle sur papier velin.
Ecole francaise du debut du XIXe siecle.

Splendide vue panoramique de la ville, dominee par l'Acropole au centre de la composition.

EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 EUR 15,360.00
95 OSENBRUGGEN (Eduard).

Alpes et glaciers de la Suisse : ouvrage comprenant soixante vues pittoresques gravees par divers artistes et un texte topographique traduit de l'allemand par C-F. Girard.

Bale vers 1880. EUR 180.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
96 OVINGTON (John).

Voyages de Jean Ovington faits a Surate & en d'autres lieux de l'Asie et de l'Afrique traduit de l'anglais.

Paris 1725, EUR 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
97 [OZANNE & al.].

[Suite de marines].

Paris vers 1800. EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
98 [OZANNE (Pierre & Nicolas)].

[Recueil de 5 suites de marines].

Paris vers 1800. EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 1,024.00
99 PACCARD (Andre).

Le Maroc et l'artisanat traditionnel islamique dans l'architecture.

St-Jorioz 1979 EUR 250.00 - 300.00 EUR 576.00
100 PARIS (Armand).

Marines et paysages par Armand Paris Lieutenant de Vaisseau, de 1863 a 1873.

S.l. vers 1875. EUR 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
101 PEETERS (Jacob).

Description des principales villes, havres et isles du golfe de Venise du cote oriental, comme aussi des villes et forteresses de la Moree et quelques places de la Grece et des isles principales de l'archipel et forteresses d'icelles et en suitte quelques

Anvers vers 1690. EUR 3,000.00 - 3,500.00 EUR 4,096.00
102 PERNETY (Antoine-Joseph).

Histoire d'un voyage aux isles Malouines fait en 1763 & 1764, avec des observations sur le detroit de Magellan.

Paris 1770 EUR 100.00 - 150.00 EUR 281.60
  • 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
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    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.
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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.
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    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Penline Flourishes.
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    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Wooden type cabinet 27” w by 19” d by 38” h.
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