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Sotheby’s
New York Book Week
12-26 JuneSotheby’s, June 25: Theocritus. Theocriti Eclogae triginta, Venice, Aldo Manuzio, February 1495/1496. 220,000 - 280,000 USDSotheby’s, June 26: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby, 1925. 40,000 - 60,000 USDSotheby’s, June 26: Blake, William. Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Printed ca. 1381-1832. 400,000 - 600,000 USDSotheby’s, June 26: Lincoln, Abraham. Thirteenth Amendment, signed by Abraham Lincoln. 8,000,000 - 12,000,000 USDSotheby’s, June 26: Galieli, Galileo. First Edition of the Foundation of Modern Astronomy, 1610. 300,000 - 400,000 USD -
Finarte
Books, Autographs & Prints
June 24 & 25, 2025Finarte, June 24-25: ALIGHIERI, DANTE / LANDINO, CRISTOFORO. Comento di Christophoro Landino Fiorentino sopra la Comedia di Danthe Alighieri poeta fiorentino, 1481. €40,000 to €50,000.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.Finarte, June 24-25: ALIGHIERI, DANTE. Il Convivio, 1490. €20,000 to €25,000.Finarte
Books, Autographs & Prints
June 24 & 25, 2025Finarte, June 24-25: BANDELLO, MATTEO. La prima [-quarta] parte de le nouelle del Bandello, 1554. €7,000 to €9,000.Finarte, June 24-25: LEGATURA – PLUTARCO. Le vies des hommes illustres, grecs et romaines translates, 1567. €10,000 to €12,000.Finarte, June 24-25: TOLOMEO, CLAUDIO. Ptolemeo La Geografia di Claudio Ptolemeo Alessandrino, Con alcuni comenti…, 1548. €4,000 to €6,000.Finarte
Books, Autographs & Prints
June 24 & 25, 2025Finarte, June 24-25: FESTE - COPPOLA, GIOVANNI CARLO. Le nozze degli Dei, favola [...] rappresentata in musica in Firenze…, 1637. €6,000 to €8,000.Finarte, June 24-25: SPINOZA, BARUCH. Opera posthuma, 1677. €8,000 to €12,000.Finarte, June 24-25: PUSHKIN, ALEXANDER. Borus Godunov, 1831. €30,000 to €50,000.Finarte
Books, Autographs & Prints
June 24 & 25, 2025Finarte, June 24-25: LIBRO D'ARTISTA - LECUIRE, PIERRE. Ballets-minute, 1954. €35,000 to €40,000.Finarte, June 24-25: LIBRO D'ARTISTA - MAJAKOVSKIJ, VLADIMIR / LISSITZKY, LAZAR MARKOVICH. Dlia Golosa, 1923. €7,000 to €10,000.Finarte, June 24-25: LIBRO D'ARTISTA - MATISSE, HENRI / MONTHERLANT, HENRY DE. Pasiphaé. Chant de Minos., 1944. €22,000 to €24,000. -
Bonhams, June 16-25: 15th-CENTURY TREATISE ON SYPHILIS. GRÜNPECK. 1496. $20,000 - $30,000Bonhams, June 16-25: THE NORMAN COPY OF BENIVIENI'S TREATISE ON PATHOLOGY. 1507. $12,000 - $18,000Bonhams, June 16-25: FRACASTORO. Syphilis sive Morbus Gallicus. 1530. $8,000 - $12,000Bonhams, June 16-25: THE FIRST PUBLISHED WORK ON SKIN DISEASES. MERCURIALIS. De morbis cutaneis... 1572. $10,000 - $15,000Bonhams, June 16-25: BIDLOO. Anatomia humani corporis... 1685. $6,000 - $9,000Bonhams, June 16-25: THE NORMAN COPY OF DOUGLASS'S EARLY AMERICAN WORK ON INNOCULATION AND SMALLPOX. 1722. $20,000 - $30,000Bonhams, June 16-25: LIND'S FIRST TREATISE ON SCURVY. 1753. $15,000 - $20,000Bonhams, June 16-25: RARE JENNER SIGNED CIRCULAR ON VACCINATION. 1821. $4,000 - $6,000Bonhams, June 16-25: MOST BEAUTIFUL OF MEDICAL ILLUSTRATIONS. BRIGHT. Reports of Medical Cases... 1827-1831. $10,000 - $15,000Bonhams, June 16-25: FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE PRESENTATION COPY TO HER MOTHER. 1860. $6,000 - $8,000Bonhams, June 16-25: LORENZO TRAVER'S MANUSCRIPT JOURNAL OF BURNSIDE'S NORTH CAROLINA EXPEDITION. TRAVER, Lorenzo. $2,000 - $3,000Bonhams, June 16-25: ONE OF THE EARLIEST PHOTOGRAPHIC BOOKS ON DERMATOLOGY. HARDY. Clinique Photographique... 1868. $3,000 - $5,000
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Dominic Winter Auctioneers
June 18 & 19
Printed Books & Maps, Children's & Illustrated Books, Modern First EditionsDominic Winter, June 18-19: World. Van Geelkercken (N.), Orbis Terrarum Descriptio Duobis..., circa 1618. £4,000-6,000.Dominic Winter, June 18-19: Moll (Herman). A New Exact Map of the Dominions of the King of Great Britain..., circa 1715. £2,000-3,000.Dominic Winter, June 18-19: Churchill (Winston S.). The World Crisis, 5 volumes bound in 6, 1st edition, 1923-31. £1,000-1,500Dominic Winter Auctioneers
June 18 & 19
Printed Books & Maps, Children's & Illustrated Books, Modern First EditionsDominic Winter, June 18-19: Darwin (Charles). On the Origin of Species, 2nd edition, 2nd issue, 1860. £1,500-2,000.Dominic Winter, June 18-19: Roberts (David). The Holy Land, 6 volumes in 3, 1st quarto ed, 1855-56. £1,500-2,000.Dominic Winter, June 18-19: Saint-Exupéry (Antoine de, 1900-1944). Pilote de guerre (Flight to Arras), 1942. £10,000-15,000.Dominic Winter Auctioneers
June 18 & 19
Printed Books & Maps, Children's & Illustrated Books, Modern First EditionsDominic Winter, June 18-19: Austen (Jane, 1775-1817). Signature, cut from a letter, no date. £7,000-10,000Dominic Winter, June 18-19: Huxley (Aldous). Brave New World, 1st edition, with wraparound band, 1932. £4,000-6,000Dominic Winter, June 18-19: Tolkien (J. R. R.) The Hobbit, 1st edition, 2nd impression, 1937. £3,000-5,000Dominic Winter Auctioneers
June 18 & 19
Printed Books & Maps, Children's & Illustrated Books, Modern First EditionsDominic Winter, June 18-19: Rackham (Arthur, 1867-1939). Princess by the Sea (from Irish Fairy Tales), circa 1920. £4,000-6,000Dominic Winter, June 18-19: Kelmscott Press. The Story of the Glittering Plain, Walter Crane's copy, 1894. £3,000-4,000Dominic Winter, June 18-19: King (Jessie Marion, 1875-1949). The Summer House, watercolour. £4,000-6,000
![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.")
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Chiswick Auctions: Sound Visions: Photobooks and Music Photobooks
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Sound Visions: Photobooks and Music Photobooks | Total Sales (GBP) | 27,631.00 |
| Auction Date | September 29, 2023 - September 29, 2023 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 19,890.00 |
| Sale Number | #92923 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 31,100.00 |
| Total Lots | 166 | ||
| Sold Lots | 90 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 60,110.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 54.22% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 89,280.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 76 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 30.95% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | Thomson. Illustrations of China and Its People, 1873 | Illustrations of China and Its People, |
GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,250.00 | |
| 87 | SHANGHAI, 1959 | SHANGHAI, 1959 |
1959 | GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,875.00 |
| 86 | THE GREAT HALL OF THE PEOPLE, 1959 | THE GREAT HALL OF THE PEOPLE, 1959 |
1959 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,750.00 |
| 85 | BEIJING, 1959 | BEIJING, 1959 |
1959 | GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,500.00 |
| 89 | LONG LIVE THE GLORIOUS MAY 7 DIRECTIVE, 1971 | LONG LIVE THE GLORIOUS MAY 7 DIRECTIVE, 1971 |
1971 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,250.00 |
| 51 | Paul Strand (1890-1976) | THE MEXICAN PORTFOLIO, 1967. |
1967 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 938.00 |
| 67 | COLLECTION OF PHOTO POCHE TITLES, 1982-2010 | COLLECTION OF PHOTO POCHE TITLES, 1982-2010 |
1982-2010 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 625.00 |
| 54 | Daniel Masclet (1892-1969) | NUS, LA BEAUTÉ DE LA FEMME, FIRST EDITION, Paris 1933. |
1933 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 600.00 |
| 65 | Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004) | Two signed and dedicated volumes, |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 600.00 | |
| 70 | Chris Killip (1946-2020) | IN FLAGRANTE, 1988. |
1988 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 550.00 |
| 29 | Joel Bernstein (XX) | NEIL YOUNG, AFTER THE GOLD RUSH [SOLARISED], 1970. |
1970 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 500.00 |
| 68 | Abbas (1944 - 2018) | A collection of four volumes by Abbas, three signed, dated and dedicated to Abbas' Magnum colleague Chris Steele-Perkins. |
GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 500.00 | |
| 107 | Martin Parr (b.1952) | A group of eleven volumes by Martin Parr, six of which are signed and dedicated to Parr's Magnum colleague Chris Steele-Perkins, including: THE LAST RESORT, PHOTOGRAPHS OF NEW BRIGHTON, 1986. |
1986 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 500.00 |
| 56 | Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004) | IMAGES A LA SAUVETTE, 1952. |
1952 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 475.00 |
| 126 | AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHY, 20th Century | AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHY, 20th Century |
20th Century | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 475.00 |
| 66 | Martine Franck (1938-2012) | A collection of five signed and dedicated catalogues by the photographer Martine Franck to her friend and colleague Chris Steele-Perkins, including: I GRANDI FOTOGRAFI: MARTINE FRANCK, 1983. |
1983 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 450.00 |
| 50 | Charles Piazzi Smyth (d.1900) | TENERIFE, AN ASTRONOMERS EXPERIMENT: OR, SPECIALITIES OF A RESIDENCE ABOVE THE CLOUDS, 1858. |
1858 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 438.00 |
| 64 | A LARGE COLLECTION OF MAGNUM PHOTOBOOKS | A LARGE COLLECTION OF MAGNUM PHOTOBOOKS |
GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 400.00 | |
| 52 | Alvin Langdon Coburn (1882-1966) | MEN OF MARK (1913) |
1913 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 375.00 |
| 63 | Paul Fusco (b.1953) | RFK FUNERAL TRAIN, 2000. |
2000 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 375.00 |
| 82 | Alex Webb (b.1952) & Rebecca Norris Webb (b.1956) | A group two volumes by Alex Webb, and one volume by Alex Webb & Rebecca Norris Webb: |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 375.00 | |
| 112 | Stephen Gill (b.1971) | HACKNEY WICK, SPECIAL PRINT EDITION, 2005. |
2005 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 375.00 |
| 114 | Nigel Shafran (b.1964) | A group of three volumes, including: RUTHBOOK, 1995. |
1995 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 375.00 |
| 158 | CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE PHOTOBOOKS | CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE PHOTOBOOKS A group of eight volumes, including: Nayoa Hatakeyama (3): UNDERGROUND, 2000. |
2000 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 350.00 |
| 143 | Madonna Sex | Sex, |
1992 | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | GBP 325.00 |
![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.")
