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Sothebys: R. and B.L. Library - A Decade of Sales

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Auction Name R. and B.L. Library - A Decade of Sales Total Sales (EUR) 930,750.00
Auction Date June 17, 2020 - June 17, 2020 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 567,900.00
Sale Number #pf0023 High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 806,800.00
Total Lots 271
Sold Lots 184 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 795,700.00
% of Lots Sold 67.90% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 1,127,800.00
Unsold Lots 87 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 82.53%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
167 SADE, DONATIEN-ALPHONSE-FRANÇOIS, MARQUIS DE

SADE. La Nouvelle Justine. Rarissime en rel. érotique.Véritables éditions originales publiées à Paris en 1799 et en 1801

 1797 EUR 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 EUR 87,500.00
223 CÉLINE, LOUIS-FERDINAND

CELINE. Voyage au bout de la nuit. 1932. Ed. originale. Un des rares premiers ex sur Arches, avec envoi a.s.

 1932 EUR 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 EUR 56,250.00
40 FLAUBERT, GUSTAVE

FLAUBERT. Madame Bovary. Paris, 1857. In-12. Reliure de Chambolle-Duru. Édition originale, ex. sur vélin fort.

 1857 EUR 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 EUR 43,750.00
42 FLAUBERT, GUSTAVE

FLAUBERT. L'Éducation sentimentale. 1870. 2 vol. in-8. Rel. de Carayon. E.O., ex. sur hollande, envoi à Janin

 1870 EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 EUR 40,000.00
83 HUGO, VICTOR

Hugo. Départ du ballon. Dessin original à la plume (130 x 113 mm).

 VERS 1870 EUR 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 EUR 37,500.00
224 COCTEAU, JEAN

COCTEAU. Journal 1911-1912. Manuscrit inédit. 91 p. in-folio. Précieux journal de jeunesse.

 1911-1912. EUR 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 EUR 35,000.00
22 CHATEAUBRIAND, FRANÇOIS-RENÉ DE

CHATEAUBRIAND. Mémoires d'outre-tombe. Paris, 1849-1850. 12 vol. Exemplaire élégamment relié par Andrieux

 1849-1850 EUR 12,000.00 - 16,000.00 EUR 30,000.00
187 STENDHAL, HENRI BEYLE DIT

STENDHAL. Armance. 1827. 3 vol, relié sur brochure par Mercier. EO, rarissime, du premier roman de Stendhal

 1827 EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 30,000.00
219 BOTTINI, GEORGES

BOTTINI. Dessins originaux pour illustrer La Maison Philibert de J. Lorrain. 108 dessins. Reliure Meunier

 C. 1904 EUR 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 EUR 30,000.00
242 MALRAUX, ANDRÉ

MALRAUX. L'Espoir. 1937. Éd.or 1/6 premiers exemplaires sur Chine. Parfaitement relié par Pierre-Lucien Martin.

 1937 EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 EUR 23,750.00
263 SAINT-JOHN PERSE (ALEXIS SAINT-LEGER, DIT)

SAINT-JOHN PERSE. Eloges. 1911. Très rare édition originale. Reliure de Pierre Legrain en parchemin.

 1911 EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 21,250.00
87 HUYSMANS, JORIS-KARL

HUYSMANS. Certains... Paris, 1889. In-12, maroquin rouge de G. Mercier. Avec envoi autographe à Léon Hennique.

 1889 EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 18,750.00
190 STENDHAL, HENRI BEYLE DIT

STENDHAL. La Chartreuse de Parme. 1839. 2 vol, demi-mar. de Pagnant, relié sur brochure. Édition originale.

 1839 EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 18,750.00
104 MALLARMÉ, STÉPHANE

MALLARMÉ. Les Poésies, photolithographiées... Paris, 1887. 9 fascicules in-4, en feuilles. Rare édition originale.

 1887 EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 EUR 15,000.00
265 SAINT-JOHN PERSE (ALEXIS SAINT-LEGER, DIT)

SAINT-JOHN PERSE. Vents. 1946. Edition originale. 1/15 premiers exemplaires sur Chine.

 1946 EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 EUR 12,500.00
10 BARBEY D'AUREVILLY, JULES

BARBEY D'AUREVILLY. Un prêtre marié. 1865. Sur Hollande, ex. de l'auteur, semé d'étoiles sur tranches

 1865 EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 EUR 10,625.00
135 LISZT, FRANZ

LISZT. Lettre autographe signée à Hector Berlioz, datée 3 janvier 1849, 6 pages in-8.

 1849 EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 EUR 10,625.00
173 SAND, GEORGE

Sand

1832 EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 EUR 10,625.00
74 HUGO, VICTOR

HUGO. Les Orientales. Paris, 1829. In-8, demi-veau cerise, dos orné avec gros fers à froid (Bibolet).

 1829 EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 10,000.00
162

REVUE. L'Estampe moderne. 1897-1899. 24 fascicules. Collection complète de cette suite de 100 estampes originales

 1899 EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 10,000.00
164 RIMBAUD, ARTHUR

RIMBAUD. Une saison en enfer. 1873. Exemplaire broché, en parfait état. Edition originale

 1873 EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 10,000.00
222 CARRÉ, LÉON -- FRANZ TOUSSAINT

CARRÉ – TOUSSAINT. Le Jardin des caresses. 1914. Ex. sur Japon impérial. Rel. arabisante de Levitzky

 1914 EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 10,000.00
3 BALZAC, HONORÉ DE

BALZAC. Etudes de moeurs au XIXe siècle. 1834-1837. 12 vol. en belle reliure contemporaine signée.

 1834-1837 EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 EUR 9,375.00
98 LA MÉSANGÈRE, PIERRE DE

LA MÉSANGÈRE. Observations sur les modes... Paris, 1817. In-4, chagrin vert (Reliure de l'époque). Premier tirage.

 1817 EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 EUR 9,375.00
218 APOLLINAIRE, GUILLAUME

APOLLINAIRE. Magnifique lettre d'amour à Lou. 1915. "Tu es pour moi le résumé du monde."

 1915 EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 9,375.00
  • Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
  • Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: McCarthy (Cormac). Cities of the Plain, N.Y., 1998, First Edn., signed on hf. title; together with Uncorrected Proof and Uncorrected Advance Reading Copies, both signed by the Author. €800 to €1,000.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Stanihurst (Richard). De Rebus in Hibernia Gestis, Libri Quattuor, sm. 4to Antwerp (Christi. Plantium) 1584. First Edn. €525 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Fleischer (Nat.) Jack Dempsey The Idol of Fistiana, An Intimate Narrative, N.Y., 1929, First Edn. Signed on f.e.p. by Rocky Marciano. €400 to €600.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Smith - Classical Atlas, Lond., 1820. Bound with, Smiths New General Atlas .. Principal Empires, Kingdoms, & States throughout the World, Lond. 1822. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Rare Auction Catalogues – 1856: Bindon Blood, of Ennis, Co. Clare: Sotheby & Wilkinson. €320 to €450.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Mavor (Wm.)] A General Collection of Voyages and Travels from the Discovery of America to the Commencement of the Nineteenth Century, 28 vols. (complete) Lond., 1810. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Mc Carthy (Cormac). Outer Dark, N.Y. (Random House)1968, Signed by Mc Carthy. €250 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Three signed works by Ted Huges - Wodwo, 1967; Crow from the Life and Songs of the Crow, 1970; and Tales from Ovid, 1997. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: The Garden. An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Horticulture in all its Branches, 7 vols. lg. 4to Lond. 1877-1880. With 127 colored plates. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Procter (Richard A.) Saturn and its System: Containing Discussions of The Motion (Real and Apparent)…, Lond. 1865. First Edn. €160 to €220.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Ashe] St. George, Lord Bishop of Clogher, A Sermon Preached to the Protestants of Ireland, now in London,... Oct. 23, 1712, London 1712. Second Edn. €130 to €180.
  • Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [RUTH, George Herman “Babe” (1895-1948)]. Signed photograph. Circa 1930s. 191 x 248 mm. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HARRISON, Benjamin. Document signed (“Benj Harrison”) as governor of Virginia, certifying the service of Daniel Cumbo, a Black Revolutionary soldier. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: ONE OF THE FIRST PRINTED ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: FIRST PRINTING OF LINCOLN’S IMMORTAL GETTYSBURG ADDRESS. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HIGHLY IMPORTANT MORMON ARCHIVE. ALLEY, George. Archive of 23 Autograph Letters Signed by Mormon Convert George Alley to His Brother Joseph Alley. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [AVIATION]. [ARMSTRONG, Neil A.] Aviation Hall of Fame Gold Medal MS64 NGC, Awarded to Neil Armstrong in 1979. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: NEWLY DISCOVERED FIRST PRINTING OF "WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE... " FROM THE ONLY NEWSPAPER ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN LINCOLN’S SECOND INAUGURAL PROCESSION. $4,000 to $8,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: THE MOST IMPORTANT GEORGE WASHINGTON DOCUMENT IN PRIVATE HANDS; GEORGE WASHINGTON’S COMMISSION AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, 1775, ONE OF ONLY TWO ORIGINALS. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: A VERY RARE ACCOUNT OF BLACKBEARD’S DEATH AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIRATE ITEMS EXTANT. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: EDISON, Thomas. Patent for Edison’s Improvements on the Electric-Light, No. 219,628. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent Office], 16 September 1879. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [VIETNAM WAR]. The original pen used by Secretary of State William P. Rogers to sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement, Paris, 27 January 1973. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: SONS OF LIBERTY FOUNDER COLONEL BARRÉ ANNOTATED TITLE-PAGE, “WHICH OUGHT TO ROUSE UP BRITISH ATTENTION”. $4,000 to $6,000.
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