-
Doyle, Dec. 6: An extensive archive of Raymond Chandler’s unpublished drafts of fantasy stories. $60,000 to $80,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: RAND, AYN. Single page from Ayn Rand’s handwritten first draft of her influential final novel Atlas Shrugged. $30,000 to $50,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: Ernest Hemingway’s first book with interesting provenance. Three Stories & Ten Poems. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: Hemingway’s second book, one of 170 copies. In Our Time. $15,000 to $25,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: A finely colored example of Visscher’s double hemisphere world map, with a figured border. $12,000 to $18,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: Raymond Chandler’s Olivetti Studio 44 Typewriter. $10,000 to $20,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: Antonio Ordóñez's “Suit of Lights” owned by Ernest Hemingway. $10,000 to $20,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: A remarkable Truman archive featuring an inscribed beam from the White House construction. $8,000 to $12,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: The fourth edition of Audubon’s The Birds of America. $8,000 to $12,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: The original typed manuscript for Chandler’s only opera. The Princess and the Pedlar: An Entirely Original Comic Opera. $8,000 to $12,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: A splendidly illustrated treatise on ancient Peru and its Incan civilization. $7,000 to $10,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: A superb copy of Claude Lorrain’s Liber Veritatis from Longleat House. $5,000 to $8,000. -
Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 37: Archive of the pioneering woman artist Arrah Lee Gaul, most 1911-59. $3,000 to $4,000.Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 66: Letter describing the dropping water level at Owens Lake near Death Valley, long before it was drained, Keeler, CA, 26 July 1904. $3,000 to $4,000Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 102: To Horse, To Horse! My All for a Horse! The Washington Cavalry, illustrated Civil War broadside, Philadelphia, 1862. $4,000 to $6,000Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 135: Album of cyanotype views of the Florida panhandle and beyond, 224 photographs, 174 of them cyanotypes, Apalachicola, FL and elsewhere, circa 1895-1896. $1,200 to $1,800Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 154: Catalogue of the Library of the United States, as acquired from Thomas Jefferson, Washington, 1815. $15,000 to $25,000Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 173: New Englands First Fruits, featuring the first description of Harvard in print, London, 1643. $40,000 to $60,000Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 177: John P. Greene, Original manuscript diary of a mission to western New York with Joseph Smith, 1833. $60,000 to $90,000Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 243: P.E. Larson, photographer, Such is Life in the Far West: Early Morning Call in a Gambling Hall, Goldfield, NV, circa 1906. $2,500 to $3,500Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 261: Fred W. Sladen, Diaries of a WWII colonel commanding troops from Morocco to Italy to France, 1942-44. $3,000 to $4,000Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 309: Los mexicanos pintados por si mismos, por varios autores, a Mexican plate book. Mexico, 1854-1855. $2,000 to $3,000Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 8: Diaries of a prospector / trapper in the remote Alaska wilderness, 5 manuscript volumes. Alaska, 1917-64. $1,500 to $2,500. -
![<b>Finarte, Nov 20-21:</b> Alighieri, Dante - La Commedia, [col commento di Jacopo della Lana e Martino Paolo Nidobeato, curata da Martino Paolo Nidobeato e Guido da Terzago. Aggiunto Il Credo], 1478](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/45a90570-7486-4199-91da-bd2e9a044380.jpg "<b>Finarte, Nov 20-21:</b> Alighieri, Dante - La Commedia, [col commento di Jacopo della Lana e Martino Paolo Nidobeato, curata da Martino Paolo Nidobeato e Guido da Terzago. Aggiunto Il Credo], 1478")
![<b>Finarte, Nov 20-21:</b> Alighieri, Dante - La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus, edita da Piero da Figino. Aggiunte le Rime diverse; Marsilius Ficinius, Ad Dantem gratulatio], 1491](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/99566626-91f5-42da-8f8c-05fae35b4c67.jpg "<b>Finarte, Nov 20-21:</b> Alighieri, Dante - La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus, edita da Piero da Figino. Aggiunte le Rime diverse; Marsilius Ficinius, Ad Dantem gratulatio], 1491")
Finarte, Nov 20-21: Alighieri, Dante - La Commedia, [col commento di Jacopo della Lana e Martino Paolo Nidobeato, curata da Martino Paolo Nidobeato e Guido da Terzago. Aggiunto Il Credo], 1478Finarte, Nov 20-21: Alighieri, Dante - La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus, edita da Piero da Figino. Aggiunte le Rime diverse; Marsilius Ficinius, Ad Dantem gratulatio], 1491Finarte, Nov 20-21: Lactantius, Lucius Coelius Firmianus - Opera, 1465Finarte, Nov 20-21: Alighieri, Dante - Le terze rime di Dante, 1502Finarte, Nov 20-21: Boccaccio, Giovanni - Il Decamerone. Di messer Giouanni Boccaccio, 1516Finarte, Nov 20-21: Giordano Bruno - Candelaio comedia del Bruno nolano achademico di nulla achademia; detto il fastidito. In tristitia hilaris: in hilaritate tristis, 1582Finarte, Nov 20-21: Petrarca, Francesco - Le cose volgari di Messer Francesco Petrarcha, 1504Finarte, Nov 20-21: Legatura - Manoscritto - Medici - Cosimo III de' Medici / Solari, Giuseppe - I Ritratti Medicei overo Glorie e Grandezze della sempre sereniss. Casa Medici..., 1678Finarte, Nov 20-21: Alighieri, Dante - La Divina Commedia di Dante Alighieri con varie annotazioni, e copiosi Rami adornata, 1757Finarte, Nov 20-21: Lot containing 80 printed guides and publications dedicated to travel and itineraries in Italy -
Ketterer Rare Books
Auction November 25thKetterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
H. Schedel, Liber chronicarum, 1493. Est: € 25,000Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
P. O. Runge, Farben-Kugel, 1810. Est: € 8,000Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
W. Kandinsky, Klänge, 1913. Est: € 20,000Ketterer Rare Books
Auction November 25thKetterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
W. Burley, De vita et moribus philosophorum, 1473. Est: € 4,000Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
M. B. Valentini, Viridarium reformatum seu regnum vegetabile, 1719. Est: € 12,000Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
PAN, 10 volumes, 1895-1900. Est: € 15,000Ketterer Rare Books
Auction November 25thKetterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
J. de Gaddesden, Rosa anglica practica medicinae, 1492. Est: € 12,000Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
M. Merian, Todten-Tanz, 1649. Est: € 5,000Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
D. Hammett, Red harvest, 1929. Est: € 11,000Ketterer Rare Books
Auction November 25thKetterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
Book of hours, Horae B. M. V., 1503. Est: € 9,000Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
J. Miller, Illustratio systematis sexualis Linneai, 1792. Est: € 8,000Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
F. Hundertwasser, Regentag – Look at it on a rainy day, 1972. Est: € 8,000
Back
Arader Galleries: New York Views, Maps, Scenes, and Naval Prints from the Downtown Association
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | New York Views, Maps, Scenes, and Naval Prints from the Downtown Association | Total Sales (USD) | 444,750.00 |
| Auction Date | April 25, 2020 - April 25, 2020 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 571,150.00 |
| Sale Number | #42520 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,005,900.00 |
| Total Lots | 236 | ||
| Sold Lots | 234 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 575,950.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 99.15% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,012,100.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 2 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 43.94% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 156 | (Left). MONTRESOR, John (1736- 1799). | A Plan of the City of New-York & its Environs"¦ Survey'd in the Winter, 1775. |
1775 | USD 30,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 25,200.00 |
| 136 | HOLLAND, Samuel (1728-1801). | The Seat of Action between the British and American Forces or An Authentic Plan of the Western Part of Long Island, with the Engagement of the 27th August 1776 between The King's Forces and the Americans. Containing also STATEN ISLAND and the Environs ofA |
1776 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 12,600.00 |
| 157 | (right). MONTRESOR, John (1736- 1799). | A Map of the Province of New York with Part of Pensilvania and New England from an actual survey by Captain Montresor, Engineer, 1775. |
1775 | USD 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 10,200.00 |
| 4 | BACHMANN, John (1814-1896). | Panorama of New York and Vicinity. |
1866 | USD 9,000.00 - 14,000.00 | USD 9,300.00 |
| 11 | BENNETT, William, J. (1787-1844) after CHAPMAN, J. G. (1808-1889). | New York, Taken from the Bay Near Bedlow's Island. |
1836 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 9,000.00 |
| 172 | PARSONS, Charles (1821-1910) & ATWATER, Lyman (1835-1891). | The Port of New York / Bird's Eye View from the Battery Looking South. |
1872 | USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 9,000.00 |
| 224 | WELLSTOOD, William (1819-1900), after SMITH, Benjamin Franklin (1830-1927). | New York, 1855 / From the Latting Observatory. |
1855 | USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 7,800.00 |
| 142 | JACOBSEN, Antonio Nicolo Gasparo (1850-1921). | Clipper Ship Gamecock / Built at E. Boston in 1857 for Capt. D. E. Barne. |
1918 | USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 7,200.00 |
| 152 | MARTEL, Pierre (19th Century). | Martel's New York Central Park: respectfully dedicated to the park comissioners. |
1864 | USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 7,200.00 |
| 200 | SEYMOUR, Samuel (active 1797- 1823), after BIRCH, William (1755-1834). | The City of New York in the State of New York, North America. |
1803 | USD 15,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 7,200.00 |
| 112 | FOREMAN, E. and Brown Jr. | New York and Environs, from Williamsburgh. |
c. 1852. c. 1850's. | USD 8,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 6,900.00 |
| 45 | CARWITHAM, John (fl. 1723-1741). | A View of Fort George with the City of New York from the SW. |
c. 1674. | USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 6,600.00 |
| 74 | DANCKERTS, Justus (1635-1701). | Novi Belgii Novae Que Angliae Nec Non Pennsylvaniae et Partis Virginiae Tabula. |
c. 1684. | USD 8,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 6,000.00 |
| 104 | ENDICOTT & Co. (Mid-19th C.). | U.S. Monitor Weehawken. |
1860's. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,700.00 |
| 129 | HAVELL, Robert Jr. (1793-1878). | Panoramic View of New York from the East River. |
1840-1844. | USD 8,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 5,700.00 |
| 107 | ENDICOTT & Co. (Mid-19th C.). | U.S. Harbor & River Monitor, "Canonicus", built by Harrison Loring, Boston, Mass. |
c. 1860's. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,400.00 |
| 44 | BURTON, C.W. (active, 1840's). | New York from Staten Island, Brooklyn City. |
c. 1849. | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 5,100.00 |
| 132 | HILL, J. W. (1812-1879). | Brooklyn, L. I. / As Seen From Trinity Church, New York. |
1853 | USD 2,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,100.00 |
| 72 | CURRIER & IVES (1857-1907), after PARSONS, Charles (1821-1910). | The Great Ocean Yacht Race / Between The Henrietta, Fleetwing & Vesta. Dec. 11th, 1866. |
1867 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 4,800.00 |
| 134 | HILL, J. W. (1812-1879), engraved by MOTTRAM, C. (1807"“1876). | New York (Proof). |
1855 | USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 4,800.00 |
| 163 | PALMER, Fanny (1812-1876), after a sketch by MANNING, H. D. | A Midnight Race on the Mississippi. |
1860 | USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 4,800.00 |
| 203 | SMITH, Benjamin Franklin Jr. | Brooklyn, N.Y., 1854. |
1854 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 4,800.00 |
| 213 | After WALL, William G. (1792 "“1864), engraved by HILL, John (1770-1850). | City Hall / To the Honorable Philip Hone, Mayor of the City of New York... |
1826 | USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,800.00 |
| 202 | SMITH, Joseph R. (1796-1876). | ..First Methodist Episcopal Church in John Street New York... |
1844 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 4,500.00 |
| 8 | BENNETT, William, J. (1787-1844). | "A Brisk Gale", Bay of New York. |
1867 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 4,200.00 |
