Aspire Auctions: February 2025 Auction, 411, Pittsburgh

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Auction Date
February 15, 2025 - February 15, 2025
Page Size: 267 items in 11 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
42 Thomas Rowlandson (British, 1756 - 1827)

The Successful Fortune Hunter, 1812

1812 USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 111.00
43 Thomas Rowlandson (British, 1756 - 1827)

Disturbers of Domestic Happiness. Hand colored etching, unsigned, matted to 15" x 20".

USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 129.00
44 Thomas Rowlandson (British, 1756 - 1827)

A Man of Feeling. Hand colored etching, signed in the plate.

USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 105.00
45 Thomas Rowlandson (British, 1756 - 1827)

Off She Goes. Hand colored etching, signed in the plate.

USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 80.00
47 Thomas Rowlandson (British, 1756 - 1827)

A Templar at his Studies, 1811

1811 USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 105.00
52 After Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881 - 1973)

Homme Couche et Femme Assise from the La flute double (The Double Flute) Folio, 1967

1967 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 3,948.00
54 Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889 - 1975)

Sunday Morning 1939

1939 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,015.00
55 Roman de Tirtoff "Erte" (Russian/French, 1892 - 1990)

Three Erte Posters. Including: Mirage Editions "Soiree" Foil Exhibition Poster, 1980

1980 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 252.00
56 Theodor Seuss (Dr. Seuss) Geisel (American, 1904-1991)

Golden Girl.

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,091.00
57 Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904 - 1989)

Des Rois Pendus aux Arbes... from "Roi, je t'attends a Babylone" suite, 1973

1973 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 Not Sold
58 Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904 - 1989)

Philosphe ecrase par le cosmos (Philosopher crushed by the cosmos), from the "La Conquete du Cosmos I (Conquest of Cosmos I)" suite, 1974

1974 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
59 Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904 - 1989)

Papillons de l'anti-matiere (Butterflies of anti-matter), from the "La Conquete du Cosmos I (Conquest of Cosmos I)" suite, 1974

1974 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
60 Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904 - 1989)

Dali Martian muni d'un double microscope holoelectronique (Martian Dali equipped with a double holoelectronic microscope), from the "La Conquete du Cosmos I (Conquest of Cosmos I)" suite, 1974

1974 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
61 Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904 - 1989)

Le cercle visceral du cosmos (The visceral circle of the cosmos), from the "La Conquete du Cosmos I (Conquest of Cosmos I)" suite, 1974

1974 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
62 Mary Blair (American, 1911-1978)

Mary Blair Cinderella Concept Painting (Walt Disney, 1950)

1950 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 4,182.00
64 James Rosenquist (American, 1933-1976)

"Flamingo Capsule", 1973

1973 USD 2,400.00 - 2,700.00 USD 2,952.00
65 John Nieto (Native American, 1936 - 2018)

Gray Wolf. Screenprint on paper, signed lower right, numbered PP 5/55 lower left, matted and in silver frame, 421/2" x 551/2" overall.


USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 615.00
66 Hector Saunier (Argentinean, 1936 - 2024)

Forest.

USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 80.00
67 Tom Balbo (American, b. 1954)

Untitled. Etching and aquatint on handmade paper, signed and dated 82 lower right

82 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 98.00
68

Alvara, Romance Digest or Paperback Cover Original Art, c.1972

c.1972 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 209.00
70

White Fire Preliminary Study Original Art, Published by Fawcett, 1982

1982 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 37.00
71

Noah's Ark Storybook Illustrations Group of 2 (Walt Disney, c.1990s).

c.1990s. USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 49.00
72 Beatien (Little No Shirt) Yazz

Navajo Homestead, 1984

1984 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 467.00
73

Four Vintage Avalon Ballroom Posters. Including: "Grateful Dead, Quick Silver, Messenger Service" Poster.

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 1,193.00
75 Al (Alfred Gerald Caplin) Capp (American, 1909 - 1979)

Li'l Abner The Scraggs: Romeo, Lem, and Luke Illustration.

USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 135.00
  • Dominic Winter AuctioneersApril 9Printed Books, English Bibles, Maps & Decorative Prints Dominic Winter AuctioneersApril 9Printed Books, English Bibles, Maps & Decorative Prints
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    Printed Books, English Bibles, Maps & Decorative Prints
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    April 9
    Printed Books, English Bibles, Maps & Decorative Prints
    Dominic Winter, Apr. 9: Johnson (C.). A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the most Notorious Pyrates, 1724. £3,000-4,000
    Dominic Winter, Apr. 9: Ordonez de Cevallos (Pedro). Viage del Mundo, 1st edition, Madrid: Luis Sanchez, 1614. £1,000-1,500
    Dominic Winter, Apr. 9: North America. Merian (Matthaus), Virginia..., 1627 or later. £1,500-2,500
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    April 9
    Printed Books, English Bibles, Maps & Decorative Prints
    Dominic Winter, Apr. 9: World. Waldseemuller (Martin), Tabula Nova Totius Orbis, Vienne: 1541. £2,000-3,000
    Dominic Winter, Apr. 9: Erasmus (Desiderius). The ... paraphrase of Erasmus... 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1549. £3,000-5,000
    Dominic Winter, Apr. 9: Bible [English]. [The Bible and Holy Scriptures conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament, 1562]. £3,000-5,000
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    April 9
    Printed Books, English Bibles, Maps & Decorative Prints
    Dominic Winter, Apr. 9: Smith (Lucy). Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith the Prophet, 1st edition, 1853. £1,000-1,500
    Dominic Winter, Apr. 9: Derain (Andre). Pantagruel, signed limited edition, Albert Skira, 1943. £2,000-3,000
    Dominic Winter, Apr. 9: Austen (Jane). Pride and Prejudice, illustrated by Hugh Thomson, Large Paper edition, 1894. £1,500-2,000
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers

    April 9
    Printed Books, English Bibles, Maps & Decorative Prints
    Dominic Winter, Apr. 9: Ellison (Ralph). Invisible Man, 1st edition, New York: Random House, 1952. £200-300
    Dominic Winter, Apr. 9: Taschen Collector's Edition. Annie Leibovitz, limited edition, 2014. £1,000-1,500
  • Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 1: Bob Dylan, his high school classmate's yearbook with his senior portrait, signed and inscribed to her, 1959. $10,000 to $20,000. Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 1: Bob Dylan, his high school classmate's yearbook with his senior portrait, signed and inscribed to her, 1959. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 1: Bob Dylan, his high school classmate's yearbook with his senior portrait, signed and inscribed to her, 1959. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 1: Bob Dylan, his high school classmate's yearbook with his senior portrait, signed and inscribed to her, 1959. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 4: Various entertainers, Group of 30 items, signed or inscribed, various dates. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 27: John Adams, Autograph Letter Signed to Benjamin Rush introducing Archibald Redford, Paris, 1783. $35,000 to $50,000.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 36: Robert Gould Shaw, Autograph Letter Signed to his father from Camp Andrew, Boston, 1861. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 53: Martin Luther King Jr., Time magazine cover, signed and inscribed "Best Wishes," 1957. $5,000 to $7,500.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 127: Paul Gauguin, Autograph Letter regarding payment for paintings, with woodcut letterhead, 1900. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 169: Suck: First European Sex Paper, complete group of eight issues, 1969-1974. $800 to $1,200.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 173: Black Panthers, The Racist Dog Policemen Must Withdraw Immediately From Our Communities, poster, 1969. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 187: Marc Attali & Jacques Delfau, Les Erotiques du Regard, first edition, Paris, 1968. $300 to $500.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 213: Andy Warhol, Warhol's Index Book, first printing, New York, 1967. $800 to $1,200.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 215: Cookie Mueller, Archive of 17 items, including 4 items inscribed and signed. $3,000 to $4,000.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 249: Jamie Reid, The Ten Lessons / The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle; Sex Pistols, chromogenic print with collage, signed, circa 1980. $20,000 to $30,000.
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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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    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
  • Bonhams, Apr. 8: First report outside of the colonies of the American Revolution, from American accounts. Printed broadsheet, The London Evening-Post, May 30, 1775. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 8: Joyce, James. The earliest typescript pages from Finnegans Wake ever to appear at auction, annotated by Joyce, 1923. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 8: Joyce's Ulysses, 1923, one of only seven copies known, printed to replace copies destroyed in customs. $10,000 - $15,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 8: ATHANASIUS KIRCHER'S COPY, INSCRIBED. Saggi di naturali esperienze fatte nell' Accademia del Cimento, 1667. $2,000 - $3,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 8: Bernoulli's Ars conjectandi, 1713. "... first significant book on probability theory." $15,000 - $25,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 8: Aristotle's Politica. Oeconomica. 1469. The first printed work on political economy. $80,000 - $120,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 8: John Graunt's Natural and political observations...., 1662. The first printed work of epidemiology and demographics. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 8: William Playfair's Commercial and Political Atlas, 1786. The first work to pictorially represent information in graphics. $15,000 - $25,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 8: Anson's A Voyage Round the World, 1748. THE J.R. ABBEY-LORD WARDINGTON COPY, BOUND BY JOHN BRINDLEY. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 8: La Perouse's Voyage de La Perouse autour du monde..., 1797. LARGE FINE COPY IN ORIGINAL BOARDS. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 8: Francesca Woodman's Some Disordered Interior Geometries, 1981. Untrimmed publisher's proof sheets. $4,000 - $6,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 8: Charles Schulz original 8-panel Peanuts Sunday comic strip, 1992, pen and ink over pencil, featuring Charlie Brown, Snoopy and Lucy as a psychiatrist. $20,000 - $30,000
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