• Sotheby'sSell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts Sotheby'sSell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
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    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
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    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
  • GonnelliAuction 59Antique prints, paintings and mapsMay 20th 2025 GonnelliAuction 59Antique prints, paintings and mapsMay 20th 2025
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    Antique prints, paintings and maps
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    Gonnelli: Pietro Aquila, Psyche and Proserpina,1690. Starting price 140€
    Gonnelli: Jacques Gamelin, Memento homo quia pulvis es et in pulverem reverteris, 1779. Starting price 300€
    Gonnelli: Giorgio Ghisi, The final Judgement, 1680. Starting price 480€
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    Auction 59
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    May 20th 2025
    Gonnelli Goya y Lucientes Francisco, Los Proverbios.1877. Starting price 1000 €
    Gonnelli: Domenico Peruzzini, Long bearded old man, 1660. Starting price 2200€
    Gonnelli: Enea Vico, Leda and the Swan,1542. Starting price 140€
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    Antique prints, paintings and maps
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    Gonnelli: Andrea Del Sarto [school of], San Giovanni Battista, 1570. Starting price 25000€
    Gonnelli: Carlo Maratta, Virgin Mary and Jesus, 1660. Starting Price 1200€
    Gonnelli: Louis Brion de La Tour, Sphére de Copernic Sphere de Ptolemée / Le Systême de Ptolemée. Le Systême de Ticho-Brahe…, 1766. Starting price 180€
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    Antique prints, paintings and maps
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    Gonnelli: Marc’Antonio Dal Re, Ville di Delizia o Siano Palaggi Camparecci nello Stato di Milano Divise in Sei Tomi Con espressevi le Piante…, Tomo Primo, 1726. Starting price 7000€
    Gonnelli: Katsushika Hokusai, Bird on a branch, 1843. Starting price 100€
  • Dominic Winter AuctioneersMay 14Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & Exploration Dominic Winter AuctioneersMay 14Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & Exploration
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    Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & Exploration
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    Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & Exploration
    Dominic Winter, May 14: (Choiseul-Gouffier, Marie). Voyage Pittoresque de la Grece, 2 vols, 1st edition, 1782-1822. £2,000-3,000
    Dominic Winter, May 14: Gentlemen's Magazine and Historical Chronicle, by Sylvanus Urban, 11 volumes. £700-1,000
    Dominic Winter, May 14: Shackleton (Ernest). The Heart of the Antarctic, 2 vols, 1st ed, presentation copy, 1909. £2,000-3,000
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    Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & Exploration
    Dominic Winter, May 14: Drayton (Michael). Poly Olbion..., London: 1622. £2,000-3,000
    Dominic Winter, May 14: Scheuchzer (Johann Jacob). Ouresiphoites Helveticus, 4 parts in 1, 2nd ed, 1723. £3,000-4,000
    Dominic Winter, May 14: Roberts (Henry, after). Chart of the NW Coast of America and NE Coast of Asia ..., [1784]. £500-800
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    Dominic Winter, May 14: World. Maffei (Giovanni), Indiarum orientalium Occidentaliumque Descriptio..., 1589. £1,200-1,500
    Dominic Winter, May 14: World. Ortelius (Abraham), Typus Orbis Terrarum, [1598]. £2,000-3,000
    Dominic Winter, May 14: Bible [English]. [The Holy Bible, Conteyning the Old Testament, and the New..., 1613]. £2,000-3,000
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
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    Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & Exploration
    Dominic Winter, May 14: Taylor (John). All the Workes of John Taylor the Water-Poet..., 1630. £1,000-1,500
    Dominic Winter, May 14: Pierpont Morgan Collection. Catalogue of the Morgan Collection of Chinese Porcelains, 1904 & 1906. £2,000-3,000
  • Swann, May 15: Lot 4: Helena Bochoráková-Dittrichová, Z Mého Detství Drevoryty, Prague: Obzina, 1929. First trade edition, signed by the artist. $4,000 to $6,000. Swann, May 15: Lot 4: Helena Bochoráková-Dittrichová, Z Mého Detství Drevoryty, Prague: Obzina, 1929. First trade edition, signed by the artist. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 4: Helena Bochoráková-Dittrichová, Z Mého Detství Drevoryty, Prague: Obzina, 1929. First trade edition, signed by the artist. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 4: Helena Bochoráková-Dittrichová, Z Mého Detství Drevoryty, Prague: Obzina, 1929. First trade edition, signed by the artist. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 10: Nancy Cunard, Negro Anthology, with a tipped-in A.L.S. to Karl Marx's niece, 1934. First edition. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 14: Margaret Fuller, Woman in the Nineteenth Century, 1845. First edition. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 17: Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun, inscribed first edition, 1959. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 28: Margaret Hill Morris, Private Journal Kept during a Portion of the Revolutionary War, for the Amusement of a Sister, 1836. First edition. $3,000 to $4,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 38: Anna Sewell, Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse, 1877. First edition. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 43: Gertrude Stein, Portrait of Mabel Dodge at the Villa Curonia, signed presentation copy with photograph of Stein, 1912. First edition. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 48: Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse, first edition in the scarce dust jacket, 1927. $6,000 to $8,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 54: Katherine Dunham, large archive of material from her attorney, 1951-53. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 55: Margaret Fuller Signed Autograph Letter, New York City, 1846. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 92: Sonia Delaunay, illus. & Tristan Tzara, Juste Present, deluxe edition with original gouache, 1961. $20,000 to $25,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 93: Flor Garduño, The Sonnets of Shakespeare, 2006. Limited edition. $6,000 to $8,000.

Trafford Books: Books, Autographs, Photographs, Ephemera, Postcards, Stamps and Postal History. , 432, Manchester

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
February 19, 2025 - February 19, 2025
Page Size: 186 items in 8 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
127

Edwardian actresses, a collection in modern album, RPs and printed types, including many uncommon names.

GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 48.30
128

Sarah Bernhardt selection comprising an embossed print, PPCs (26) and a 4-page synopsis of "L'Aiglon" issued by the London Coliseum.

GBP 120.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
129

Fairies by Ida Outhwaite (11), Margaret Tarrant (3), Rene Cloke (7), Hilda Miller (2) and various others.

GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 66.70
130

Famous People. A French series issued by 'ND' in the 1900s, neatly arranged in a modern album,

GBP 60.00 - 80.00 GBP 46.00
131

Film Star RPs published by Raphael Tuck in their Gaumont-British Star series

GBP 70.00 - 100.00 GBP 71.30
132

Charlie Chaplin selection, mostly Red Letter series, few Cinema Chat and RPs. Fair to fine. (33)

GBP 30.00 - 50.00 GBP 29.90
133

Film Stars 1920s to 1950s with many RPs. Interest in Shirley Temple, Disney, 'Golden Age' stars, and silent era. Includes an ink-signed Judy Garland

1920s to 1950s GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 71.30
134

Film Stars and film scenes, 1920s to 1960s, chiefly 1930s/50s with many RPs plus some sepia and few coloured. A fine lot, stored in plastic sleeves.

1920s to 1960s, chiefly 1930s/50s GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 138.00
135

Film Stars, a collection of Picturegoer RPs from various series,

GBP 70.00 - 100.00 GBP 73.60
136

Harrison Fisher glamour selection, one with writing on front

GBP 30.00 - 50.00 GBP 29.90
137

Charles Flower art topography, a collection of Tuck Oilettes and similar Tuck issues

GBP 50.00 - 70.00 GBP 94.30
138

France. A superb collection of Paris and suburbs in the 1900s published by LL, with many street scenes, transport, architecture and social history,

1900s GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 448.50
139

Glamour selection, 1900s/1930s, largely coloured art types with many named artists including Philip Boileau (10), Corbella, Colombo (5),

1900s/1930s GBP 50.00 - 70.00 GBP 41.40
140

Glamour collection, 1900s/1930s, largely coloured art types with many named artists including Jennie Harbour (20), Nanni (3), Bompard (2), Mauzan (4),

1900s/1930s GBP 70.00 - 100.00 GBP 82.80
141

Greetings accumulation, 1900s/1930s; many EVII period with better designs including embossed chromos, some humorous, Harry Payne & other named artists

1900s/1930s GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 73.60
142

Ireland themes and topography, including heraldic, novelty pull-outs, some humorous, 1904 Royal Visit, and others. Good to fine. (49)

GBP 10.00 - 20.00 GBP 21.85
143

Lancashire topography & themes including RP Royal Visit to Oldham; street scenes of Preesall, Fleetwood (3, one RP), Ashton-u-Lyne (RP), Bury,

GBP 60.00 - 80.00 GBP 82.80
144

Blackpool views & themes, mostly pre-1950, including 1924 RP carnival scene, RP 1908 Lifeboat Crew

pre-1950 GBP 30.00 - 40.00 GBP 66.70
145

Manchester and suburbs including street scenes of Salford (court card), Sedgley Park (2 RPs), Urmston (RP), Middleton (2, one RP), Stretford,

GBP 50.00 - 70.00 GBP 101.20
146

Leicestershire including street scenes of Evington (RP), Leicester (7, four RPs), Lutterworth, High Cross, and Market Harborough (RP).

GBP 30.00 - 50.00 GBP 23.00
147

Lincolnshire topography including Skegness & Mablethorpe RPs by 'Arjay' (21); street scenes of Spilsby, Hemswell, Lincoln (2), Glentham (2)

GBP 30.00 - 50.00 GBP 32.20
148

London views & social history with many Tuck Oilettes, several hotel & restaurant adverts, various 'London Life',

GBP 60.00 - 80.00 GBP 82.80
149

Military interest, largely RPs of soldiers in uniform, a few Naval, mostly WWI, mainly portraits, some group poses, in modern album.

GBP 70.00 - 100.00 GBP 101.20
150

WWI Nurses and Military Hospital scenes, mostly RPs with portraits and many group poses.

GBP 150.00 - 250.00 GBP 155.25
151

Military interest, largely WWI RPs of servicemen notably Royal Flying Corps (51), plus few Scottish and some German soldiers.

GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 166.75
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    Ketterer, May 26: Th. McKenney & J. Hall, History of the Indian tribes of North America, 1836-1844. Est: €50,000
    Ketterer, May 26: Biblia latina vulgata, manuscript on thin parchment, around 1250. Est: €70,000
    Ketterer, May 26: M. Beckmann, Fanferlieschen Schönefüßchen, 1924. Est: €10,000
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    Ketterer, May 26: A. Ortelius, Theatrum orbis terrarum, 1574. Est: €50,000
    Ketterer, May 26: M. S. Merian, Eurcarum ortus, alimentum et paradoxa metamorphosis, 1717-18. Est: €6,000
    Ketterer, May 26: PAN, 9 volumes, 1895-1900. Est: €12,000
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    Ketterer, May 26: Breviarium Romanum, Latin manuscript, 1474. Est: €15,000
    Ketterer, May 26: Quran manuscript from the Saadian period, Maghreb, 16th century. Est: €10,000
    Ketterer, May 26: E. Hemingway, The old man and the sea, 1952. First edition in first issue jacket. Presentation copy. Est: €3,000
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    Ketterer, May 26: Flavius Vegetius Renatus, De re militari libri quatuor, 1553. Est: €3,000
    Ketterer, May 26: K. Marx, Das Kapital, 1867. Est: €30,000
    Ketterer, May 26: Brassaï, Transmutations, 1967. Est: €6,000
  • Leland Little, May 21: Signed Artist Proof of the Monumental G.O.A.T.: A Tribute to Muhammad Ali.
    Leland Little, May 21: Assorted Rare Publications Related to H.P. Lovecraft, Including The Recluse Signed by Vincent Starrett.
    Leland Little, May 21: Two Issues of The Vagrant, Including the First Appearance of H.P. Lovecraft's "Dagon" in Number Eleven.
    Leland Little, May 21: Rare First Printing of Anne of Green Gables, With ALS from the Author.
    Leland Little, May 21: First Edition of Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea, In First Issue Jacket.
    Leland Little, May 21: The Limited Paumanok Edition of The Complete Writings of Walt Whitman.
    Leland Little, May 21: Beautifully Bound Limited Flaubert Edition of The Works of Guy de Maupassant.
    Leland Little, May 21: First Edition of Bonaparte's Celebrated American Ornithology, With Spectacular Hand-Colored Plates.
    Leland Little, May 21: A Rare Complete Set of Jardine's The Naturalist's Library, With Hand-Colored Plates.
    Leland Little, May 21: Invitation to the Lincoln-Johnson National Inaugural Ball, March 4th, 1865.
    Leland Little, May 21: A Scarce Inscribed First Edition of James Baldwin's Nobody Knows My Name.
    Leland Little, May 21: Picasso's Le Goût du Bonheur, Limited Edition.
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