Neal Auction Company: Premier Estate Collections Auction, 40425, New Orleans

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Auction Report
Auction Date
April 04, 2025 - April 04, 2025
Page Size: 34 items in 2 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
76 Miguel Covarrubias, Mexican 1904-1957,

The Lindy Hop

1936 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,040.00
80 Salvador Dali, Spanish 1904-1989,

?Lincoln in Dalivision?

1977 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 4,550.00
97 Alexander Calder, American, 1898-1976,

Animals?

1975 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,860.00
98 Alexander Calder, American, 1898-1976,

Elephants?

1975 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 3,770.00
99 James Rizzi, American/New York 1950-2011,

Shooting Like a Star?

1992 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 650.00
277 John James Audubon, American, 1785-1851,

Summer or Wood Duck, Plate 206 from The Birds of America,

USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 28,600.00
278 John James Audubon, American, 1785-1851,

Yellow-Crowned Heron, Plate 336 from The Birds of America

USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 22,100.00
279 John James Audubon, American, 1785-1851,

Red-Shouldered Hawk, Plate 56 from The Birds of America,

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 6,500.00
280 John James Audubon, American, 1785-1851,

Rough-Legged Falcon, Plate 422 from The Birds of America,

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,340.00
281 John James Audubon, American, 1785-1851,

Band-Tailed Pigeon, Plate 367, from The Birds of America

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 5,850.00
282 John James Audubon, American, 1785-1851,

American Pied-Bill Dobchick, Plate 248 from The Birds of America

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,210.00
283 John James Audubon, American, 1785-1851,

Sharp -Tailed Finch, Plate 149 from The Birds of America

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 910.00
284 John James Audubon, American, 1785-1851,

Marsh Wren, Plate 100 from The Birds of America,

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,105.00
285 John James Audubon, American, 1785-1851,

Yellow Throat Warbler, Plate 85 from The Birds of America,

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,430.00
286 John James Audubon, American, 1785-1851,

hand-colored aquatint with engraving

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,235.00
287 John James Audubon, American, 1785-1851,

Children's Warbler, Plate 35 from The Birds of America,

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,690.00
288 John James Audubon, American, 1785-1851,

Republican Cliff Swallow, Plate 68 from The Birds of America

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,170.00
289

Original Title Page and Boards from John James Audubon's The Birds of America Double-Elephant Folio 1827-1830, Vol. I,

1827-1830 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 1,950.00
290 John James Audubon, American, 1785-1851,

Pileated Woodpecker, Plate 111 from The Birds of America

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,300.00
291 John James Audubon, American, 1785-1851,

Baltimore Oriole, Plate 217 from The Birds of America

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,300.00
292 John James Audubon, American, 1785-1851,

Pinnated Grous, Plate 296 from The Birds of America

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 845.00
293 John James Audubon, American, 1785-1851,

Reddish Egret, Plate 371 from The Birds of America

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 3,510.00
294 John James Audubon, American, 1785-1851,

Little Chief Hare, "Hudson's Bay Lemming" and "Tawny Lemming & Back's Lemming", plates 83, 119 & 120 from The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America,

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 487.50
295 Gould, John (British, 1804-1881),

Monograph of the Pittidae [Tropical Birds], London, Published by the Author, 1880-1881, Part I with 10 hand-colored lithographs and text; Part II with text only (as issued), bound together by Henry Sotheran in 3/4 leather, gilt lettering, folio (21 3/4 in

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,990.00
296 John Gould, British 1804-1881,

Harpactes Hodgsoni and "Harpactes Diardi", Plates 64 & 70 from "Birds of Asia"

USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 292.50
  • Sotheby's
    Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Sotheby’s: The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Sold: 4,320,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD
    Sotheby's
    Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Sotheby’s: Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Sold: 1,920,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Machiavelli | Il Principe, a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura, ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Henri Matisse | Jazz, Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR
  • Old World Auctions (April 23):
    Lot 748. Second volume of Blaeu's atlas featuring 89 maps of the Americas and Asia (1642) Est. $12,000 - $15,000
    Old World Auctions (April 23):
    Lot 12. A world map with popular cartographic myths and unique embellishments (1788) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (April 23):
    Lot 30. One of the most sought-after charts from Cellarius' work (1708) Est. $1,200 - $1,500
    Old World Auctions (April 23):
    Lot 38. Anti-Vietnam War persuasive cartography on a velvet poster (1971) Est. $350 - $425
    Old World Auctions (April 23):
    Lot 43. Ortelius' influential map of the New World - second plate (1584) Est. $4,750 - $6,000
    Old World Auctions (April 23):
    Lot 95. Scarce German map illustrating the French & Indian War (1755) Est. $8,000 - $9,500
    Old World Auctions (April 23):
    Lot 149. Bachmann's dramatic view of the Mid-Atlantic region (1864) Est. $1,200 - $1,500
    Old World Auctions (April 23):
    Lot 373. De Jode's very rare map of Europe with costumed figures (1593) Est. $6,000 - $7,500
    Old World Auctions (April 23):
    Lot 674. De Bry's Petits Voyages, Part VII with all plates and map of Sri Lanka (1606) Est. $1,400 - $1,700
    Old World Auctions (April 23):
    Lot 704. The first printed map devoted to the Pacific in full contemporary color (1589) Est. $7,500 - $9,000
    Old World Auctions (April 23):
    Lot 734. Superb hand-colored image of the Tree of Jesse (1502) Est. $700 - $850
  • University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Books & Photos; Abraham Lincoln Collection
    April 23, 2025
    University Archives, Apr. 23: Best Image of Abraham Lincoln: "Closest… to ‘seeing' Lincoln… A National Treasure" Original Hesler/Ayres Interpositive. $800,000 to $1,000,000.
    University Archives, Apr. 23: Einstein, 3pp of Unified Field Theory Equations: “I want to try to show that a truly natural choice for field equations exists.” Formalizing His Final Approach, Association to Theory of Relativity. $80,000 to $120,000.
    University Archives, Apr. 23: Marilyn Monroe's Best Personally Owned & Annotated Script for Unfinished Last Film, "Something's Got to Give" (1962). $75,000 to $100,000.
    University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Books & Photos; Abraham Lincoln Collection
    April 23, 2025
    University Archives, Apr. 23: David Ben-Gurion ALS: "The Jewish people have attained the epitome...the State of Israel is born," 1 Day After Signing Israeli Declaration of Independence, Best Ben-Gurion Ever! $80,000 to $100,000.
    University Archives, Apr. 23: Lincoln ALS to Youth: "A young man, before the enemy has learned to watch him...votes... shall redeem the county" Evocative of Famous "Work" Letter. $70,000 to $100,000.
    University Archives, Apr. 23: Lincoln Appointment for Cabinet Member With Largest, Boldest, Full Signature! Important Content: Detente with England. $10,000 to $15,000.
    University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Books & Photos; Abraham Lincoln Collection
    April 23, 2025
    University Archives, Apr. 23: Abraham Lincoln Rare Signed Check To Law Partner W.H. Herndon, Perhaps Unique as Such! $20,000 to $25,000
    University Archives, Apr. 23: Tokyo War Crimes Files of Prosecuting Attorney For POW Camp Atrocities, 500+ Pages, Unpublished Court Documents, Photos and More. $25,000 to $35,000.
    University Archives, Apr. 23: 1698 South Carolina Slavery Archive Huguenot Planters Earliest Rare Plat Maps for Plantations 41 Docs 107 pp. Most Colonial. $25,000 to $35,000.
    University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Books & Photos; Abraham Lincoln Collection
    April 23, 2025
    University Archives, Apr. 23: Adam Smith ALS While Revising “The Wealth of Nations” - A New Discovery Documenting Meeting with Influential Editor. $18,000 to $24,000.
    University Archives, Apr. 23: Margaret Mitchell Rare ALS to Her Editor as Epic Film "Gone With the Wind" Gains Heat "Forgive this scrawl. I haven't written a letter in long hand in years and I've almost forgotten how it's done." $3,000 to $4,000.
    University Archives, Apr. 23: Einstein 1935 TLS, Hopes to Warn Non-Jews of "The true nature of the Hitler regime.” $8,500 to $10,000.
  • Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: ANDERSEN'S EXTREMELY RARE FIRST APPEARANCE IN PRINT. "Scene af: Røverne i Vissenberg i Fyen." in Harpen, 1822.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: FIRST ISSUE OF THE FIRST THREE FAIRY TALE PAMPHLETS, WITH ALL INDICES AND TITLE PAGES. Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. 1835-1837.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: THE FIRST FAIRY TALES WITH A SIGNED CARTE DE VISITE OF ANDERSEN AS FRONTIS. Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. 1835-1837.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: KARL LAGERFELD. Original pastel and ink drawing in gold, red and black for Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes (1992), "La cassette de l'Empereur."
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: PRESENTATION COPY OF THE SIXTH PAMPHLET FOR PETER KOCH. Eventyr, Fortalte For Børn, Second Series, Third Pamphlet. 1841. Publisher's wrappers, complete with all pre- and post-matter.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN RARE AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED IN ENGLISH from "The Ugly Duckling," c.1860s.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: HEINRICH LEFLER, ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR FOR ANDERSEN'S SNOW QUEEN, "Die Schneekönigin," 1910.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: FIRST EDITION OF ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES IN ENGLISH. Wonderful Stories for Children. London, 1846.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: ANDERSEN ON MEETING CHARLES DICKENS. Autograph Letter Signed ("H.C. Andersen") in English to William Jerdan, July 20, 1847.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: PRESENTATION COPY FOR EDGAR COLLIN. Nye Eventyr og Historier. Anden Raekke. 1861.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: DOLL HOUSE FURNITURE BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON, DECORATED WITH FANTASTICAL CUT-OUTS, for the children of Jonna Stampe (née Drewsen), his godchildren.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: PRESENTATION COPY FOR GEORG BRANDES. Dryaden. Et Eventyr fra Udstillingstiden i Paris 1867. 1868.
  • Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 155
    Saturday April 26, 2025
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 962. Baird. United States Exploring Expedition. Philadelphia 1858.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 772. Edith Holland Norton. Brazilian Flowers. Coombe Croft 1893.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 49. Petrarca. Das Gluecksbuch, Augsburg 1536.
    Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 155
    Saturday April 26, 2025
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 1496. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 8. Augustinus. De moribus ecclesie. Cologne 1480.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 17. Heures a lusaige de Noyon. Paris 1504.
    Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 155
    Saturday April 26, 2025
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 13. Schedel. Buch der Chronicken. Nürnberg 1493.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 957. Donovan. Insects of China. London 1798.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 123. A holy martyr. Tuscany, Florence, mid-14th century.
    Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 155
    Saturday April 26, 2025
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 438. Dante. La Divine Comédie. Paris 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 602. Firdausi. Histoire de Minoutchehr. Paris 1919
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 994. Westwood. Oriental Entomology. London 1848.
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