-
Fonsie Mealy’s
Chatsworth Summer Fine Art Sale
18th June 2025Fonsie Mealy, June 18: William IV, c1830, oversized slope-top Rosewood Davenport Desk, Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster. With Provenance to Oscar Wilde.Fonsie Mealy, June 18: William IV, c1830, oversized slope-top Rosewood Davenport Desk, Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster. With Provenance to Oscar Wilde.Fonsie Mealy, June 18: William IV, c1830, oversized slope-top Rosewood Davenport Desk, Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster. With Provenance to Oscar Wilde.Fonsie Mealy, June 18: French Bateau Bed, exhibition piece from the Exposition Universelle—The Paris World’s Fair, 1878. Third quarter of the 19th century. With Provenance to Oscar Wilde. -
Bonhams, June 16-24: KELMSCOTT PRESS. RUSKIN. The Nature of Gothic. 1892. $1,500 - $2,500Bonhams, June 16-24: ASHENDENE PRESS. The Wisdom of Jesus. 1932. $2,000 - $3,000Bonhams, June 16-24: CHARLOTTE BRONTE WRITES AS GOVERNESS. Autograph Letter Signed, 1851. $15,000 - $25,000Bonhams, June 16-24: FIRST AMERICAN EDITION OF WUTHERING HEIGHTS. BRONTE, Emily. New York, 1848. $3,000 - $5,000Bonhams, June 16-24: IAN FLEMING ASSOCIATION COPY. You Only Live Twice. London, 1964. $7,000 - $9,000Bonhams, June 16-24: DELUXE EDITION WITH ORIGINAL PAINTING. BUKOWSKI, Charles. War All the Time. 1984. $3,000 - $5,000Bonhams, June 16-24: EINSTEIN'S MOST POWERFUL STATEMENT ON THE ATOMIC BOMB. Original Typed Manuscript Signed, "On My Participation in the Atom Bomb Project," 1953. $100,000 - $150,000Bonhams, June 16-24: EINSTEIN ON SCIENCE, WAR AND MORALITY. Autograph Letter Signed, 1949. $20,000 - $30,000Bonhams, June 16-24: SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI. WASHINGTON, George. Engraved document signed, 1786. $8,000 - $12,000Bonhams, June 16-24: AN EARLY CHINESE-MADE 34-STAR U.S. CONSULAR FLAG. $8,000 - $12,000Bonhams, June 16-24: SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH OF LINCOLN WITH HIS SON TAD. 1864. $60,000 - $90,000Bonhams, June 16-24: MALCOLM X WRITES FROM KENYA. Postcard signed, 1964. $4,000 - $6,000
-
Rare Book Hub is now mobile-friendly! -
Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 567. One of the Earliest & Most Desirable Printed Maps of Arabia - by Holle/Germanus (1482) Est. $55,000 - $65,000Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 681. Zatta's Complete Atlas with 218 Maps in Full Contemporary Color (1779) Est. $27,500 - $35,000Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 347. MacDonald Gill's Landmark "Wonderground Map" of London (1914) Est. $1,800 - $2,100Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 1. Fries' "Modern" World Map with Portraits of Five Kings (1525) Est. $4,000 - $4,750Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 539. Ortelius' Superb, Decorative Map of Cyprus in Full Contemporary Color (1573) Est. $1,100 - $1,400Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 51. Mercator's Foundation Map for the Americas in Full Contemporary Color (1630) Est. $3,250 - $4,000Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 667. Manuscript Bible Leaf with Image of Mary and Baby Jesus (1450) Est. $1,900 - $2,200Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 226. "A Powerful Example of Color Used to Make a Point" (1895) Est. $400 - $600Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 290. One of the Most Decorative Early Maps of South America - from Linschoten's "Itinerario" (1596) Est. $7,000 - $8,500Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 62. Coronelli's Influential Map of North America with the Island of California (1688) Est. $10,000 - $12,000Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 589. The First European-Printed Map of China - by Ortelius (1584) Est. $4,000 - $5,000
Quinn's Auction Galleries: Spring Rare Book, Print and Americana Auction, 367575, Falls Church
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- April 10, 2025 - April 10, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | Wells, H.G. | The Works of H.G. Wells. Signed. |
New York | [1923]. | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 476.25 |
| 97 | Bradbury, Ray. | Fahrenheit 451. Signed. |
New York | 2001 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 241.30 |
| 98 | Horst, Horst P. | Horst. Signed. |
New York | 1984 | USD 60.00 - 80.00 | USD 38.10 |
| 99 | Michener, James A. | Tales of the South Pacific. Signed. |
1955 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 177.80 | |
| 100 | Brooks, Mel; Meehan, Tom. | The Producers. Signed. |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 203.20 | ||
| 101 | Horace Greeley | Horace Greeley Autograph Letter Signed, 1872. |
1872 | USD 60.00 - 80.00 | USD 76.20 | |
| 102 | Typed Letter Signed (TLS) by David Sarnoff. | David Sarnoff Typed Letter Signed, 1955. |
1955 | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 50.80 | |
| 103 | Irving, Washington. | 40 Vols. Irving Works. Author's Autograph Edition. |
USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 825.50 | ||
| 104 | Lovell, Jim; Kluger, Jeffrey. | Apollo 13. Signed. |
Norwalk, CT | 2005 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 412.75 |
| 105 | Olson, Charles. | Y & X. Signed. |
Washington D.C. | 1950 | USD 120.00 - 240.00 | USD 139.70 |
| 106 | Jones, Tom. | No Prisoners. Signed. |
Santa Barbara | 1976 | USD 120.00 - 240.00 | USD 127.00 |
| 107 | Truffaut, Francois. | Hitchcock. Signed. |
New York. | 1967 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,524.00 |
| 108 | Capra, Frank. | The Name Above the Title. Signed. |
New York. | 1971 | USD 120.00 - 240.00 | USD 76.20 |
| 109 | Cohan, George M. | Twenty Years on Broadway. Signed. |
New York. | 1925 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 215.90 |
| 110 | Paley, William S. | As It Happened: a Memoir. Signed. |
Garden City | 1979 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 127.00 |
| 111 | The Radio Industry .... Signed. |
Chicago/New York. | 1928 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 190.50 | |
| 112 | Kalmar, Bert and Ruby, Harry. | The Kalmar Ruby Song Book. Signed |
New York. | 1936 | USD 120.00 - 240.00 | USD 76.20 |
| 113 | Schweitzer, Albert. | On the Edge of the Primeval Forest. Signed. |
New York. | 1948 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 152.40 |
| 114 | Truman, Harry S., | Mr. Citizen. Signed. |
New York | 1960 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 165.10 |
| 115 | Hoover, Herbert. | The Ordeal of Woodrow Wilson. Signed. |
New York | ca.1958, later printing. | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 203.20 |
| 116 | .Kennedy, John F. | Profile in Courage. Signed. |
New York | 1961 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 825.50 |
| 117 | Kennedy, John F. | Why England Slept. Signed. |
New York. | 1961 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 603.25 |
| 118 | Jimmy Carter | 2 Vols. On Jimmy Carter. Signed. |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 119 | Bernstein, Carl and Woodward, Bob. | All the President's Men. Signed. |
New York. | 1974 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,270.00 |
| 120 | Woodrow Wilson | Woodrow Wilson Presidential Signed Document |
Washington | 1919 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 203.20 |
![Finarte, June 24-25: ALIGHIERI, DANTE. La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus]. Aggiunta: Marsilius Ficinus, Ad Dantem gratulatio [in latino e Italiano], 1487. €40,000 to €60,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/4ee20109-25f3-42e8-93ab-bd4c8e17093a.png "<b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> ALIGHIERI, DANTE. <i>La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus]. Aggiunta: Marsilius Ficinus, Ad Dantem gratulatio [in latino e Italiano],</i> 1487. €40,000 to €60,000.")
![Finarte, June 24-25: BANDELLO, MATTEO. La prima [-quarta] parte de le nouelle del Bandello, 1554. €7,000 to €9,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5adfdf34-8a9a-47e5-9288-5e65dac5ce79.png "<b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> BANDELLO, MATTEO. <i>La prima [-quarta] parte de le nouelle del Bandello,</i> 1554. €7,000 to €9,000.")
![Finarte, June 24-25: FESTE - COPPOLA, GIOVANNI CARLO. Le nozze degli Dei, favola [...] rappresentata in musica in Firenze…, 1637. €6,000 to €8,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9a1b8605-a566-4fb7-8a4c-5fb72ac539bc.png "<b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> FESTE - COPPOLA, GIOVANNI CARLO. <i>Le nozze degli Dei, favola [...] rappresentata in musica in Firenze…,</i> 1637. €6,000 to €8,000.")
![Forum, June 19: Euclid. The Elements of Geometrie, first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dbc5286a-4210-44e3-bbf0-6031c1c49801.png "<b>Forum, June 19:</b> Euclid. <i>The Elements of Geometrie,</i> first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000.")
![Forum, June 19: Shakespeare (William). The Tempest [&] The Two Gentlemen of Verona, from the Second Folio, [Printed by Thomas Cotes], 1632. £4,000 to £6,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/655b361c-71c7-48ba-9455-09c14e8c7494.png "<b>Forum, June 19:</b> Shakespeare (William). <i>The Tempest</i> [&] <i>The Two Gentlemen of Verona,</i> from the <i>Second Folio,</i> [Printed by Thomas Cotes], 1632. £4,000 to £6,000.")
![ALDE, June 18: ADRIEN LE CHARTREUX. De remediis utriusque fortunæ, [Cologne, vers 1470]. €5,000 to €6,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/16cfdea8-0749-44a9-b801-b991dc2eaa21.jpg "<b>ALDE, June 18:</b> ADRIEN LE CHARTREUX. <i>De remediis utriusque fortunæ,</i> [Cologne, vers 1470]. €5,000 to €6,000.")
![ALDE, June 18: GAZA (THÉODORE). [...] Introductivæ grammatices libri quatuor. Ejusdem de mensibus opusculum sanequampulchrum, Venise, 1495. €8,000 to €10,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/46e14fa0-19d2-42b7-9994-312d5ae3df4d.jpg "<b>ALDE, June 18:</b> GAZA (THÉODORE). <i>[...] Introductivæ grammatices libri quatuor. Ejusdem de mensibus opusculum sanequampulchrum,</i> Venise, 1495. €8,000 to €10,000.")
![ALDE, June 18: LUTHER (MARTIN). Der Erste [– Achte und letze] Teil aller Bücher und Schrifften des thewren, seligen Mans Doct. Mart. Lutheri, Iéna, 1555-1568. €5,000 to €6,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/13d0418d-fffb-4841-9721-851464785bd9.jpg "<b>ALDE, June 18:</b> LUTHER (MARTIN). <i>Der Erste [– Achte und letze] Teil aller Bücher und Schrifften des thewren, seligen Mans Doct. Mart. Lutheri,</i> Iéna, 1555-1568. €5,000 to €6,000.")
