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Doyle, Dec. 5: Minas Avetisian (1928-1975). Rest, 1973. $8,000 to $12,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973). Yawning Tiger, conceived 1917. $3,000 to $5,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Robert M. Kulicke (1924-2007). Full-Blown Red and White Roses in a Glass Vase, 1982. $3,000 to $5,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). L’ATELIER DE CANNES (Bloch 794; Mourlot 279). The cover for Ces Peintres Nos Amis, vol. II. $1,000 to $1,500.Doyle, Dec. 5: LeRoy Neiman (1921-2012). THE BEACH AT CANNES, 1979. $1,200 to $1,800.Doyle, Dec. 5: Richard Avendon, the suite of eleven signed portraits from the Avedon/Paris portfolio. $150,000 to $250,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989). Flowers in Vase, 1985. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Edward Weston (1886-1958). Nude, 1936. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Edward Weston (1886-1958). Juniper, High Sierra, 1937.Doyle, Dec. 5: Steven J. Levn (b. 1964). Plumage II, 2011. $6,000 to $8,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Steven Meisel (b. 1954). Madonna, Miami, (from Sex), 1992. $6,000 to $9,000. -
ALDE, Dec. 9: BLAEU (JOAN) ET BORGOGNIO (GIO TOMASO). Theatre des Estats de son Altesse Royale le duc de Savoye…, La Haye, 1700. €25,000 to €30,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: BROWNE (JAMES D. HOWE). Ten Scenes in the last Ascent of Mont Blanc including five Views from the Summit. London, 1853. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: FELLOWS (CHARLES). A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont-Blanc. London, 1827. €30,000 to €40,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: HACQUET (BELSAZAR). Physikalisch= Politische Reise aus den Dinarischen durch die Julischen…, Leipzig, 1785. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: HAWES (BENJAMIN). A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont-Blanc made during the summer of 1827 by Mr. William Hawes and Mr. Charles Fellows, 1828.ALDE, Dec. 9: MARTEL (PIERRE) ET WINDHAM (WILLIAM). An account of the glacieres or ice Alps in Savoy, in two letters…, London, 1744. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: PITSCHNER (WILHELM). Der Mont Blanc Darstellung des Besteigung desselben am 31 Juli, 1 und 2 August 1859…, Berlin, 1860-1864. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: SCHEUCHZER (JOHANN JACOB). Natur-Geschichte des Schweizerlandes, samt seinen Reisen über die Schweitzerische Gebürge. Zurich, 1746. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: STUMPF (JOANNES). Gemeiner loblicher Eydgnosschaft Stetten, Landen, und Völckeren Chronicwirdiger Thaatenbeschreybung. Zurich, Christoph Froschauer, 1548. €2,500 to €3,500.ALDE, Dec. 9: WALTON (ELIJAH) ET BONNEY (THOMAS GEORGE). The Peaks and valleys of the Alps. London, 1868. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: WYTTENBACH (JACOB SAMUEL). Vues remarquables des montagnes de la Suisse, avec leur description. Amsterdam, 1785. €15,000 to €20,000. -
![<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Rare First Edition of a Classic Work. [Stafford (Thos.)] <i>Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced…,</i> 1633. €1,500 to €2,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/2bfa5105-2bf9-4a52-8ab5-45f3ef7b1eb4.jpg "<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Rare First Edition of a Classic Work. [Stafford (Thos.)] <i>Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced…,</i> 1633. €1,500 to €2,000.")
![<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Heaney (Seamus). <i>Eleven Poems,</i> Belfast (Festival publications - Queens University) [1965], First Edn., (First Issue) Signed. €2,500 to €3,500.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d8cd5291-2e7d-4a24-8d22-f316554ec8f8.jpg "<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Heaney (Seamus). <i>Eleven Poems,</i> Belfast (Festival publications - Queens University) [1965], First Edn., (First Issue) Signed. €2,500 to €3,500.")
Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: A Rare Complete Run of the Cuala Press Broadsides. €5,500 to €7,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Rare First Edition of a Classic Work. [Stafford (Thos.)] Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced…, 1633. €1,500 to €2,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Yeats (W.B.) The Poems of W.B. Yeats, 2 vols. Lond. (MacMillan & Co.) 1949. Signed by author, limited edition. €1,250 to €1,750.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Fishing: Literal Translation into English of the Earliest Known Book on Fowling and Fishing, Written originally in Flemish and Printed at Antwerp in 1492. London (Chiswick Press) 1872. €1,500 to €2,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Fishing: Blacker's - Art of Fly Making, etc., Comprising Angling & Dying of Colours..., Rewritten & Revised. Lond. 1855. €250 to €350.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Joyce (James). Finnegans Wake,, London (Faber & Faber Ltd.) 1939, Lim. Edn. No. 269 (425) copies, Signed by the Author (in green pen). €3,000 to €4,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Synge (J.M.) & Yeats (Jack B.) illus. The Aran Islands,, D. (Maunsel & Co. Ltd.) 1907, Signed Limited Edn. €4,000 to €5,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Meyer (Dr. A.B.) Unser Auer -, Rackel-Und Birkwild und Seine Abarten, Wien (Verlag Von Adolph W. Kunast) 1887. €2,500 to €3,500.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Carve (Thomas). Itinerarium R.D. Thomas Carve Tripperariensis, Sacellani Maioris in Fortisima iuxta…,, Moguntia (Mainz) impriemebat Nicolaus Heyll, 1639. €1,500 to €2,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Grose (Francis). The Antiquities of Ireland, 2 vols. folio London (for S. Hooper) 1791. First Edition. €3,000 to €5,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Heaney (Seamus) & Le Brocquy (Louis) artist. Ugolino, D. (Dolmen Press) 1979, Signed Limited Edition No. 87 (125) Copies. €3,500 to €4,500.Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Heaney (Seamus). Eleven Poems, Belfast (Festival publications - Queens University) [1965], First Edn., (First Issue) Signed. €2,500 to €3,500. -
![<b>Dominic Winter, Dec. 12:</b> Bible [English]. <i>[The Holie Bible conteynyng the Olde Testament and the Newe,</i> 1568]. £3,000 to £5,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/73871a8f-7c5e-4b80-933d-0d0161d4363c.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Dec. 12:</b> Bible [English]. <i>[The Holie Bible conteynyng the Olde Testament and the Newe,</i> 1568]. £3,000 to £5,000.")
Dominic Winter Auctioneers
Printed Books, Maps & Ephemera
Printing Woodblocks by Thomas & John Bewick
12 December 2024Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: Gell (William). The Topography of Troy, and its Vicinity, 1804. £2,000 to £3,000.Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: Low (David). The Breeds of the Domestic Animals of the British Islands, 1842. £1,500 to £2,000.Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: North America. Moll (Herman)..., This Map of North America..., circa 1725. £1,000 to £1,500.Dominic Winter Auctioneers
Printed Books, Maps & Ephemera
Printing Woodblocks by Thomas & John Bewick
12 December 2024Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: Bible [English]. [The Holie Bible conteynyng the Olde Testament and the Newe, 1568]. £3,000 to £5,000.Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: Chaucer (Geoffrey). The Workes of Our Ancient and Learned English Poet, newly Printed, 1602. £1,500 to £2,000. £1,500 to £2,000.Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: Cuffee (Paul). Memoir of Captain Paul Cuffee, A Man of Color, Liverpool, 1811. £300 to £500.Dominic Winter Auctioneers
Modern First Editions & Illustrated Books, Playing Cards, Toys & Games
13 December 2024Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Milne (A. A.) The House at Pooh Corner, signed limited edition, 1928. £3,000 to £5,000.Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Huxley (Aldous). Brave New World, limited signed edition, 1932. £2,000 to £3,000.Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Orwell (George). Animal Farm, 1st edition, 1945. £2,000 to £3,000.Dominic Winter Auctioneers
Modern First Editions & Illustrated Books, Playing Cards, Toys & Games
13 December 2024Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Rowling (J. K.). Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1st edition, 1st impression, 1997. £30,000 to £50,000.Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Tolkien (J. R. R.) The Lord of the Rings, 3 volumes, 1st edition, 1954-55. £2,000 to £3,000.Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Wells (H. G.) The War of the Worlds, 1st edition, 1st issue, 1898. £1,000 to £1,500.
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Freemans: Books and Manuscripts
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Books and Manuscripts | Total Sales (USD) | 2,510,879.00 |
| Auction Date | September 10, 2024 - September 10, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 764,400.00 |
| Sale Number | #2101 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,214,800.00 |
| Total Lots | 152 | ||
| Sold Lots | 129 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 810,400.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 84.87% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,285,100.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 23 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 195.38% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | [Washington, George, and Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette] Cathala, Etienne-Louis-Denis. | The Destruction of the Bastille. A Tribute to the Patriarch of Liberty: The Marquis de Lafayette's Personal Gift to President George Washington of a Drawing of the Demolished Bastille... |
1789 | USD 500,000.00 - 800,000.00 | USD 1,996,000.00 |
| 128 | Audubon, J(ohn). J(ames). | Hooping Crane |
1834 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 95,250.00 |
| 34 | [Washington, Bushrod] (Hamilton, Alexander, and James Madison, and John Jay). | The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution, As Agreed Upon by the Federal Convention, September 17, 1787 |
1788 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 53,975.00 |
| 108 | (Walton, Izaak). | The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative man's Recreation. Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing... Fine First Edition of Izaak Walton's Angling Classic |
1653 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 34,925.00 |
| 132 | Audubon, J(ohn). J(ames). | Wood Ibis |
1834 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 34,925.00 |
| 129 | Audubon, John J. | Passenger Pigeon |
(1834). | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 20,320.00 |
| 95 | [Homer] Chapman, Geo(rge). | The Whole Works of Homer; Prince of Poetts In his Iliads, and Odysses... |
(ca. 1616). | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 16,510.00 |
| 130 | Audubon, J(ohn). J(ames). | Purple Heron |
1835 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 16,510.00 |
| 150 | Sonnerat, (Pierre). | Voyage aux Indes Orientales et a la Chine, Fait par ordre du Roi, depuis 1774 jusqu'en 1781... |
1782 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 16,510.00 |
| 149 | Ramusio, Giovanni Battista. | Delle Navigationi et Viaggi... |
1565-83. | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 13,970.00 |
| 138 | Galilei, Galileo. | Opere di Galileo Galilei linceo nobile Fiorentino... |
1655-56. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 9,525.00 |
| 3 | [Barclay, James]. | The Voyages and Travels of James Barclay. Containing Many Surprising Adventures, and Interesting Narratives |
1777 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 8,890.00 |
| 118 | [Cuvier, Georges] Edwards, George. | A Natural History of Uncommon Birds, and of Some other Rare and Undescribed Animals... |
(1743-51). | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 8,890.00 |
| 106 | Twain, Mark (Clemens, Samuel L.). | The Writings of Mark Twain |
1929 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 8,255.00 |
| 11 | [Franklin, Benjamin] Prince, Thomas, and Joseph Sewall, and Cotton Mather, and Ebenezer Pemberton. | A Sermon Delivered by Thomas Prince, M. A. on Wensday, October 1, 1718. At His Ordination, to the Pastoral Charge of the South Church in Boston, N. E. in Conjunction with the Reverend Mr. Joseph Sewall. ... |
1718 | USD 2,500.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 6,033.00 |
| 60 | (Josephus, Flavius). | De antiquitate Judaica. De Bello Judaica |
1480 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 6,033.00 |
| 71 | [Hague, Theodore] Hieronymus, Sophronius Eusebius. | Commentaria in Bibliam |
1497-(1498). | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,715.00 |
| 104 | Twain, Mark (Clemens, Samuel L.). | Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade) |
1885 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,715.00 |
| 1 | (Cooper, Anna Julia). | A Voice from the South. By a Black Woman of the South |
1892 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,398.00 |
| 136 | Freud, Sigm(und). | Die Infantile Cerebrallahmung |
1897 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,080.00 |
| 90 | Fitzgerald, F. Scott. | The Great Gatsby |
1925 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 4,763.00 |
| 139 | Halley, Edmund. | Astronomi dum Viveret Regii Tabulae Astronomicae Accedunt de usu Tabularum Praecepta |
1749 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,445.00 |
| 140 | Kepler, Johannes. | Tabulae Rudolphinae. Or the Rudolphine Tables, Supputated to the Meridian of Uraniburge, ... |
1675 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 4,445.00 |
| 32 | Bright, Clarence E. | Personal Archive of Letters and Ephemera. Archive of Clarence E. Bright, longtime Manager of the Pearson Printing Office, the sole printer of Supreme Court Decisions from 1891-1946 |
ca. 1913-75. | USD 2,500.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,810.00 |
| 61 | Kempis, Thomas a, and Johannes Gerson. | Imitatio Christi and De meditatione cordis |
1486 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,810.00 |
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 10:</b> [Brontë, Emily, and Ann Brontë] — Ellis Bell and Acton Bell. An outstanding survival of the sisters' debut novels Estimate. 90,000 - 130,000 USD](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b074d0c9-0c77-4e80-a457-f59c4262ea72.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 10:</b> [Brontë, Emily, and Ann Brontë] — Ellis Bell and Acton Bell. An outstanding survival of the sisters' debut novels Estimate. 90,000 - 130,000 USD")
