Bonhams: Fine Books & Manuscripts, 29535, New York

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Auction Report
Auction Date
December 18, 2024 - December 18, 2024
Page Size: 159 items in 7 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
130

Autograph Note, unsigned, to Felix Hecht, on verso of a calling card printed with Brahms's name,

1895 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 960.00
131

Autograph Letter Signed ("Anton Bruckner"), to "Dearest friend! Noble Patron!,"

1883 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 Not Sold
132

Autograph Letter Signed ("L. Cherubini"), to Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord,

1835 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 256.00
133 CHOPIN, FREDERIC. 1810-1849.

Autograph Musical Quotation Signed ("F.Chopin"), being 8 bars of music

1837 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 40,960.00
134 HILL, WILLIAM HENRY. With ARTHUR F. HILL and ALFRED E. HILL.

Antoine Stradivarius: sa vie et son oeuvre (1644-1737).

London 1907 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 256.00
135

Postcard Signed ("Maurice Ravel") with an autograph bar of music,

USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 Not Sold
136

Musical Quotation Signed ("Max Reger"), being a bar of music in four measures,

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
137

Autograph Note Signed ("Richard Strauss"), on card, with two bars of music,

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
138

Musical Quotation Signed ("Richard Strauss"), being 2 bars of music from ,

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,408.00
139

Photograph Signed ("Arturo Toscanini"), gelatin silver print,

1937 USD 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
140 WAGNER, RICHARD. 1813-1883.

Autograph Musical Quotation Signed ("Richard Wagner"), being 8 bars of music from the prelude to the third act of ,

1853 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 33,280.00
141 STRAUSS, JOHANN, JR. 1825-1899, ENRICO CARUSO. 1873-1921, and others.

A group of autographs, letters, and photographs of classical musicians,

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
142 BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN. 1770-1827. SONNLEITHNER, JOSEPH. 1766-1835.

Fidelio. Eine Oper in zwey Aufzugen.

Wien 1805 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 Not Sold
143 PUCCINI, GIACOMO. 1858-1924.

La Boheme. Autograph Musical Manuscript Signed ("G. Puccini"), being a composition draft of the beginning of the 4th act, bars 27 to 46 of Act IV,

1895 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 Not Sold
144

Epigrammata.

Venice 1482 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,792.00
145

Sermones Martini ordinis p[rae]dicatorum penitentiarij domi[ni] pape de tempore et de sanctis super ep[isto]las et eua[n]gelia cu[m] pro[m]ptuario....

Strasbourg 1488 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 4,608.00
146

Epigrammata.

Venice 13 November 1493. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,352.00
147 HOMER.

[Works in Greek] Ilias [and] Ulyssea. Batrachomyomachia. Hymni XXXII.

Venice June 1517 [and] April 1524. USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 33,280.00
148

Dipnosophistarum, hoc est argute sciteque in convivio disserentum. Lib. XV.

Basel 1535 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,024.00
149

Vera historia, admirandae cuiusdam navigationis' ab anno 1534 usque ad annum 1554, in Americam vel novum mundum, iuxta Brasiliam & Rio della Plata, confecit.

Nuremberg 1599 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 8,960.00
150 HOBBES, THOMAS. 1588-1679.

Leviathan, or the Matter, Forme, & Power of a Common-Wealth Ecclesiasticall and Civill.

London 1651 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 28,160.00
151

Manuscript receipt book, "A Booke of Cookery belonging to Mrs. Mary Forster of Durham, dated 1674 to manuscript title page, written in several hands,

1674 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 16,640.00
152

Manuscript receipt book containing approximately 42 recipes,

England or Scotland, 18th-century USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,048.00
153

Manuscript receipt book belonging to Jane Bolam,

Lincolnshire(?), 1822 and later USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 409.60
154

Historia General de los Hechos de los Castellanos, en las Islas, y Tierra-Firme de el Mar Oceano.

Madrid 1726-1730. USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 3,840.00
  • High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”.
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    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Puss ‘n Boots. 1994 Charles Perrult All four are signed by Andreas Deja
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Specimen book of type faces. Job composition department, Philadelphia gazette publishing company .
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    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur Court By Mark Twain 1889.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program.
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    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: The American printer, July 1910.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Leaves of grass 1855 by Walt Whitman.
  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare.
    The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens.
    A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Golding.
    Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD
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    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll.
    Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien.
    The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: John Milton.
    Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD
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