• 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
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Bonhams: Fine Japanese and Korean Art, including the Alan and Simone Hartman Collection of Japanese Art

Auction Reports

Auction Name Fine Japanese and Korean Art, including the Alan and Simone Hartman Collection of Japanese Art Total Sales (USD) 880,110.00
Auction Date September 18, 2024 - September 18, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 374,200.00
Sale Number #29505 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 543,200.00
Total Lots 115
Sold Lots 95 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 451,700.00
% of Lots Sold 82.61% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 656,700.00
Unsold Lots 20 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 134.02%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
615 ICHIRAKUTEI EISUI (ACTIVE CIRCA 1790--1823)

An oban tate-e print depicting the courtesan Hanabito of the Ogiya, from the series Bijin gosekku (Beauties for the Five Festivals)

circa 1795-1797 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 152,900.00
622 KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)

A nagaban tate-e print titled Ri Haku (Li Bai), from the series Shika shashin kyo (A True Mirror of Chinese and Japanese Poetry)

1833 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 76,700.00
619 KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)

A nagaban yoko-e print depicting turtles and a reflected plum branch

circa 1800 USD 30,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 70,350.00
649 UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

35 oban tate-e prints from the series Fuji sanjurokkei (36 Views of Mount Fuji), each signed Hiroshige ga

1858 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 57,600.00
642 UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

An oban tate-e print titled Ohashi Atake no yudachi (Sudden Shower over Shin-Ohashi Bridge and Atake)

1857 USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 51,200.00
639 UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

An oban yoko-e print titled Sanjuni, Seba (No. 32, Seba), from the series Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi (69 Stations of the Kisokaido)

circa 1835-1838 USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 32,000.00
621 KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)

A nagaban tate-e print depicting two cranes perched on a snow-laden pine tree

circa 1834 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 24,320.00
625 UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786-1865)

A shikishiban surimono print with brass pigment depicting Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Daruma, with poems by Eishindo Kamimura, Higashiya Iwabito, and others

circa 1824 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 17,920.00
630 UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

An oban yoko-e print titled Shono, hakuu (Shono: Driving Rain), from the series Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi (53 Stations of the Tokaido)

circa 1833-1834 USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 16,640.00
608 KITAO SHIGEMASA (1739-1820)

A fan-print with two rats, corn, and peaches

19th century USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 15,360.00
603 SUZUKI HARUNOBU (1725-1770)

A chuban tate-e print depicting a parody of Komachi at Sekidera Temple

circa 1767 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 14,080.00
671 KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)

An oban tate-e print titled Shiba Zojoji (Zojoji Temple in Shiba), from the series Tokyo nijukei (20 Views of Tokyo)

1925 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 14,080.00
637 UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

A chutanzaku print depicting two horses by a stream under a willow tree, with a poem

circa 1835 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 12,800.00
602 SUZUKI HARUNOBU (1725-1770)

A chuban tate-e print depicting cranes by the seashore at Waka no ura, with a poem by Yamabe no Akihito (flourished circa 724-736)

circa 1763-1770 USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 11,520.00
638 UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

A chutanzaku print depicting a crane and asters, with a Chinese poem

19th century USD 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 USD 11,520.00
665 YOSHIDA HIROSHI (1876-1950)

A large woodblock print titled Hansen, gogo (Sailboats: Afternoon), from the series Seto Naikai shu (Inland Sea)

1926 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 10,880.00
629 UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

An oban yoko-e print titled Kanbara, yoru no yuki (Kanbara: Night Snow), from the series Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi (53 Stations of the Tokaido )

circa 1833-1834 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 8,960.00
648 UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

An oban tate-e print titled Oji Shozoku enoki Omisoka no kitsunebi (New Year's Eve Foxfires at the Changing Tree, Oji)

1857 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 8,960.00
691 KISHI GANTAI (1785-1865)

Dragon and Tiger

19th century USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 8,960.00
706 ANONYMOUS

Temari (Handball)

17th/18th century USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 8,320.00
614 TORII KIYOMASU (KIYOMINE, 1787-1868)

An oban tate-e print depicting a beauty with a sake cup and a shamisen, from the series Azuma nishiki bijin awase (Comparison of Beauties in Eastern Brocade)

circa 1804-1810 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 7,680.00
616 UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI I (1769-1825)

An oban tate-e print titled Shogatsuya (The actor Sakata Hangoro III as Fujikawa Mizuemon) from the series Yakusha butai no sugata-e (Portraits of Actors on Stage)

18th century USD 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 USD 7,680.00
656 TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI (1839-1892)

An oban tate-e print triptych with metallic powders and embossing, depicting Ichikawa Danjuro IX in the role of Musashibo Benkei in the play Kanjincho (The Subsription List)

1890 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 7,424.00
607 KATSUKAWA SHUNSHO (1726--1792)

A hosoban print depicting the actor Nakamura Nakazo I as a Rokubu pilgrim

18th century USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 7,040.00
668 KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)

An oban yoko-e print titled Fukagawa kaminohashi (The Fukagawa Kaminohashi bridge) from the series Tokyo juni-dai (12 scenes of Tokyo)

1920 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 7,040.00
  • 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. 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.
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