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<CENTER><b>Chiswick Auctions<br>Books & Works on Paper including Contents from<br>the Estate of Paul Gallico<br>January 27, 2022</b><b>Chiswick Auctions, Jan. 27:</b> [Fleming] James Bond: Original British poster for Dr No, 1962. £20,000 to £25,000.<b>Chiswick Auctions, Jan. 27:</b> Fleiming (Ian). <i>Casino Royale,</i> first edition, first issue, Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to ‘Paul [Gallico] from Balzache. 1953’. £18,000 to £22,000.<b>Chiswick Auctions, Jan. 27:</b> Fleming (Ian). <i>iamonds are Forever,</i> first edition, first impression, Presentation copy from the author. £12,000 to £15,000.<b>Chiswick Auctions, Jan. 27:</b> Greene (Graham).<i> A Burnt-Out Case,</i> first edition, inscribed 'For Paul Gallico - arrears for gratitudes to Antibes.........? from Graham Greene', 1961. £1,000 to £1,500.<CENTER><b>Chiswick Auctions<br>Books & Works on Paper including Contents from<br>the Estate of Paul Gallico<br>January 27, 2022</b><b>Chiswick Auctions, Jan. 27:</b> Rowling (J. K.) <i>Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone,</i> first edition, first printing, paperback, 1997. £6,000 to £8,000.<b>Chiswick Auctions, Jan. 27:</b> Tolkien (J.R.R.) <i>[The Lord of the Rings],</i> 3 vol., <i>The Fellowship of the Ring,</i> 1954; <i>The Two Towers,</i> 1954; <i>The Return of the King,</i> 1955, first editions, first impressions. £800 to £1,200.<b>Chiswick Auctions, Jan. 27:</b> Dali (Salvador). The Little Mermaid II, lithograph on Japon, signed and numbered ‘XXIV / XXXXV’ in pencil, 1966. £800 to £1,200. -
<center><b>Sotheby’s<br> Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana<br>Online<br>Now through January 25, 2022</b><b>Sotheby’s, Now to Jan. 25:</b> Audubon, John James. The "Wild Turkey" manuscript — capturing one of the nation's most iconic symbols of unity. $250,000 to $350,000.<b>Sotheby’s, Now to Jan. 25:</b> (Flag) — Commemorative Thirteen-Star Flag. Pre-Civil War, Thirteen-Star Flag of the United States, from the collection of Charles Kuralt. $15,000 to $25,000.<b>Sotheby’s, Now to Jan. 25:</b> Fitzgerald, F. Scott. <i>Tender is the Night</i>. First edition, presentation copy, and a former mystery. $30,000 to $50,000.<b>Sotheby’s, Now to Jan. 25:</b> Audubon, John James. The "Wild Turkey" manuscript — capturing one of the nation's most iconic symbols of unity. $250,000 to $350,000.<b>Sotheby’s, Now to Jan. 25:</b> Salinger, J.D. <i>The Catcher in the Rye.</i> A strikingly fresh first edition of Salinger's essential novel. $20,000 to $25,000.<b>Sotheby’s, Now to Jan. 25:</b> Whitman, Walt. <i>Leaves of Grass.</i> “America's second Declaration of Independence” — signed by Whitman. $150,000 to $200,000.<b>Sotheby’s, Now to Jan. 25:</b> [Dylan, Bob]. Some of the earliest known professional portraits. $10,000 to $15,000.<b>Sotheby’s, Now to Jan. 25:</b> Y-Worth [Yarworth], William. <i>Cerevisiarii Comes: Or, the New and True Art of Brewing…</i> A rare and early English work on the art of brewing. $5,000 to $7,000. -
<b>Bonhams, Jan. 19 – 27:</b> RUTH BADER GINSBERG’S PERSONAL COPY OF THE 1957-58 HARVARD LAW REVIEW, HEAVILY ANNOTATED BY HER.<b>Bonhams, Jan. 19 – 27:</b> RUTH BADER GINSBURG’S TEXTBOOK FOR HER “CIVIL PROCEDURE” CLASS AT HARVARD, HEAVILY ANNOTATED BY HER.<b>Bonhams, Jan. 19 – 27:</b> RUTH BADER GINSBURG’S TEXTBOOK FOR COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL CLASS ON JURISPRUDENCE, HEAVILY ANNOTATED BY HER.<b>Bonhams, Jan. 19 – 27:</b> HONORARY DOCTORATE AWARDED TO RUTH BADER GINSBURG BY SMITH COLLEGE, 1994.<b>Bonhams, Jan. 19 – 27:</b> A COPY OF JUSTICE GINSBURG’S ARTICLE, “WOMEN IN THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY,” SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE JUSTICE TO SENATOR NANCY KASSEBAUM.<b>Bonhams, Jan. 19 – 27:</b> A COPY OF SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR’S ARTICLE, “THEY OFTEN ARE HALF-OBSCURE: THE RIGHTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE LEGACY OF OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES,” PRESENTED TO RUTH BADER GINSBURG.<b>Bonhams, Jan. 19 – 27:</b> A DELUXE EDITION OF ANTONIN SCALIA’S MAKING YOUR CASE: THE ART OF PERSUADING JUDGES, FROM AN EDITION OF 2000, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED TO RUTH BADER GINSBURG.<b>Bonhams, Jan. 19 – 27:</b> A FIRST EDITION OF SONIA SOTOMAYOR’S <i>MY BELOVED WORLD,</i> SIGNED AND INSCRIBED TO RUTH BADER GINSBURG.<b>Bonhams, Jan. 19 – 27:</b> A FIRST EDITION OF AL GORE’S “THE ASSAULT ON REASON,” SIGNED AND INSCRIBED TO RUTH BADER GINSBURG.<b>Bonhams, Jan. 19 – 27:</b> <i>BELOVED</i> BY TONI MORRISON, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO RUTH AND MARTIN GINSBURG.<b>Bonhams, Jan. 19 – 27:</b> A FIRST EDITION OF GLORIA STEINEM’S “MY LIFE ON THE ROAD,” SIGNED AND INSCRIBED TO RUTH BADER GINSBURG. -
<center><b>Swann Auction Galleries<br>A Record Breaking Season</b><b>Swann:</b> <i>The Book of Mormon,</b> first edition, Palmyra, NY, 1830. Sold Sept. 30 — $112,500.<b>Swann:</b> Vincent Van Gogh, <i>Homme à la Pipe: Portrait du Docteur Gachet, Evening,</i> etching, 1890. Sold Nov. 2 — $161,000.<b>Swann:</b> Edward Ruscha, <i>Stains,</i> title page, one of 70, signed, 1969. Sold Nov. 9 — $112,500.<b>Swann:</b> John James Audubon, <i>Carolina Parrot, Plate 26,</i> hand colored aquatint, 1828. Sold Dec.9 — $137,000.<b>Swann:</b> Edmund Dulac, <i>The Snow Queen,</i> watercolor, gouache, pen & ink, 1910. Sold Dec. 16 — $125,000.
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Forum Auctions: A third selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | A third selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library | Total Sales (GBP) | 503,650.00 |
| Auction Date | 10/21/2021 - 10/21/2021 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 223,850.00 |
| Sale Number | #1090 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 313,850.00 |
| Total Lots | 408 | ||
| Sold Lots | 332 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 271,400.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 81.37% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 380,150.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 76 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 132.49% |
