Doyle, Dec. 6: An extensive archive of Raymond Chandler’s unpublished drafts of fantasy stories.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.
High Bids Win
Letterpress & Bindery Auction
Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024

High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Book Press 10 1/2× 15 1/4" Platen , 2 1/2" Daylight.

High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: The Tubbs Mfg Co. wooden-type cabinet 27” w by 37” h by 22” deep.

High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: G.P.Gordon printing press 7” by 11” with treadle. Needs rollers, trucks, and grippers. Missing roller spring.

High Bids Win
Letterpress & Bindery Auction
Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024

High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: D & C Ventris curved wood type 2” tall 5/8” wide.

High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Wood Type 1 1/4” tall.

High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Triangles.

High Bids Win
Letterpress & Bindery Auction
Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024

High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Page & Co wood type 1 1/4” tall 1/4” wide.

High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Awt 578 type hi gauge.

High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Penline Flourishes.

High Bids Win
Letterpress & Bindery Auction
Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024

High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Penline Flourishes.

High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Cents and Pound Signs.

High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Wooden type cabinet 27” w by 19” d by 38” h.
Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. 11,135 USD

Sotheby’s: Edgar Allan Poe. The Raven and Other Poems, 1845. 33,000 USD

Sotheby’s: Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. War and Peace, 1886. 22,500 USD

Sotheby’s: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1902. 7,500 USD

Sotheby’s: F. Scott Fitzgerald. This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD
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.

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Nosbüsch & Stucke: Part 1: Valuable Books, Autographs and Prints

Auction Reports


Auction Name	Part 1: Valuable Books, Autographs and Prints	Total Sales (EUR)	193,536.00
Auction Date	November 14, 2024 - November 14, 2024	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	145,660.00
Sale Number	#27a	High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	145,660.00
Total Lots	355
Sold Lots	169	Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	266,420.00
% of Lots Sold	47.61%	High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	266,420.00
Unsold Lots	186	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	72.64%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
82	Carpue, Joseph Constantine	Geschichte zweier gelungenen Falle, wo der Verlust der Nase vermittelst der Stirnhaut ersetzt wurde	1817	EUR 360.00 - 360.00	EUR 12,825.00
88	Tagliacozzi, Gaspare	De curtorum chirurgia per insitionem, libri duo	1597	EUR 9,000.00 - 9,000.00	EUR 8,100.00
235		Restbestand der Familienbibliothek Juel auf Valdemars Slot	16.-19 Jahrhundert	EUR 3,600.00 - 3,600.00	EUR 7,425.00
78	Benedetti, Alessandro	Singulis corporum morbis a capite ad pedes, generatim membratimque remedia, causas, eorumque signa ... praeterea Historiae corporis humni, De pestilentia & Collectionum medicinalium libellum	1533	EUR 7,500.00 - 7,500.00	EUR 6,750.00
267	Blaeu, J	Troisieme volume de la Geographie Blaviane, contenant l'Allemagne, qui fait le huitieme livre de l'Europe	1667	EUR 7,500.00 - 7,500.00	EUR 6,750.00
344		Sammlung von 82 Original-Photographien und 10 Original-Photographien aus Agypten	Um 1880	EUR 900.00 - 900.00	EUR 5,400.00
57	Sander, Frederick	Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described. First (second) series. 4 Bande.	1888-94 =1886-95	EUR 4,500.00 - 4,500.00	EUR 5,130.00
153	Tallar, Georg	Visum Repertum Anatomico-Chirurgicum oder Grundlicher Bericht von den sogenannten Blutsaugern, Vampier, oder in der wallachischen Sprache Moroi, in der Walachey, Siebenburgen, und Banat...	1784	EUR 2,000.00 - 2,000.00	EUR 4,725.00
327	Mansfeld, Johann Georg und Vincencz Georg Kininger	Abbildung der neuen Adjustirung der K.K. Armee	1796-1798	EUR 5,000.00 - 5,000.00	EUR 4,725.00
229	Stirner, Max	Der Einzige und sein Eigenthum	1845	EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00	EUR 4,590.00
196	Vitruvius Pollio, Marcus	I dieci libri dell'architettura tradutti et commentati da Monsignor Barbaro. Holzschnitten von Salviati nach Andrea Palladio	1556	EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00	EUR 4,455.00
273	Propaganda Fide	Sammelband mit 14 Alphabeten (Schriftmustern exotischer Sprachen fur missionarische Zwecke)	1771-1809.	EUR 4,500.00 - 4,500.00	EUR 4,050.00
56	Linne, Carl von	Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatis ... secundum systema sexuale digestas. 2 Bande in 1 Band	1753	EUR 2,400.00 - 2,400.00	EUR 3,510.00
285	Mumm von Schwarzenstein, Ph. A. Freiherr von	Ein Tagebuch in Bildern. Meinen Mitarbeitern in Peking zur freundlichen Erinnerung an ihren Chef	1902	EUR 1,500.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 3,510.00
216	Hoffmann von Fallersleben, August Heinrich	Das Lied der Deutschen. Melodie nach Joseph Haydn's: "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser, Unsern guten Kaiser Franz!"	1841	EUR 1,500.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 2,430.00
239	Poeschel & Trepte, Buchdruckerei	Proben von Werk- & Titel-Schriften (und:) Schriftproben Zweite (- Sechste) Folge	um 1890-1912	EUR 900.00 - 900.00	EUR 2,430.00
236	Bickham, George	The Universal Penman	1733-41	EUR 900.00 - 900.00	EUR 2,160.00
72	Fries, Lorenz	Spiegl der Artzney. Mit 10 (3 blattgrossen) Textholzschnitten	1519	EUR 1,200.00 - 1,200.00	EUR 1,957.50
103	Ehrmann, Friedrich Ludwig	Montgolfier'sche Luftkorper oder aerostatische Maschinen, eine Abhandlung, ...	1784	EUR 900.00 - 900.00	EUR 1,890.00
172		Gerlach's Jugendbucherei	circa 1900-1924	EUR 1,200.00 - 1,200.00	EUR 1,890.00
217	Bertuch, Friedrich Justin	London und Paris. Bande 1-3, 5-9, 11-12 und 15-22 (von 24) mit 66 (von 72) Stucken in 14 Banden	1798-1802/ 1803-1807	EUR 1,800.00 - 1,800.00	EUR 1,890.00
328	Sancke, Christoph	Ausfuhrliche Historie derer Emigranten oder vertriebenen Lutheraner aus dem Erz-Bissthum Saltzburg...	1733-1734	EUR 2,000.00 - 2,000.00	EUR 1,890.00
18		Protokoll uber Verhor und Folterung des Henning Tode aus dem Kreis Steinburg (Schleswig-Holstein), angeklagt wegen Totschlags und mehrerer Diebstahle	1710 und 1711	EUR 1,500.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 1,755.00
268	Homann Erben	Atlas compendiarius seu ita dictus scholasticus minor	1753	EUR 2,000.00 - 2,000.00	EUR 1,755.00
333	Pallas, P. S	Reise von Sarepta in verschiedene Kalmucken-Horden des Astrachanischen Gouvernements im Jahr 1823...	1776-1778.	EUR 1,500.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 1,755.00

Dominic Winter Auctioneers
Printed Books, Maps & Ephemera
Printing Woodblocks by Thomas & John Bewick
12 December 2024

Dominic 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 2024

Dominic 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 2024

Dominic 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 2024

Dominic 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.
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.
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.

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