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Morton Subastas: Special Auction of Antique and Contemporary Books

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Auction Name	Special Auction of Antique and Contemporary Books	Total Sales (MXN)	249,321.00
Auction Date	September 19, 2024 - September 19, 2024	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (MXN)	220,800.00
Sale Number	#16700	High Estimate of Lots Sold (MXN)	300,100.00
Total Lots	200
Sold Lots	108	Low Estimate of All Lots (MXN)	438,600.00
% of Lots Sold	54.00%	High Estimate of All Lots (MXN)	590,700.00
Unsold Lots	92	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	42.21%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
83	FERNANDEZ, LEANDRO.	ALBUM DE FERROCARRILES.	1910	MXN 22,000.00 - 26,000.00	MXN 22,140.00
169		DIARIO DE LOS NINOS. LITERATURA, ENTRETENIMIENTO E INSTRUCCION.	1839 - 1840.	MXN 7,000.00 - 9,000.00	MXN 8,610.00
163		PRIMERA EDICION DE LA PRIMER NOVELA ESCRITA POR ARTEMIO DE VALLE ARIZPE.		MXN 8,000.00 - 10,000.00	MXN 7,380.00
142	GARCIA MARQUEZ, GABRIEL.	LA MALA HORA.	1962	MXN 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	MXN 6,765.00
13		CODICES MEXICANOS Y LIBROS SOBRE CODICES MEXICANOS.		MXN 4,000.00 - 5,000.00	MXN 5,166.00
162	PAZ, OCTAVIO.	VOCES DE ESPANA (BREVE ANTOLOGIA DE POETAS ESPANOLES CONTEMPORANEOS).	1938	MXN 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	MXN 4,920.00
11		CODICE DE HUAMANTLA / LIENZOS DE LA FUNDACION DE HUAMANTLA / LIENZOS DE LA FUNDACION DE HUAMANTLA.		MXN 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	MXN 4,920.00
29		LIBROS SOBRE ARQUEOLOGIA Y CODICES PREHISPANICOS.		MXN 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	MXN 4,674.00
37		MERIDA DE YUCATAN Y LA CULTURA MAYA.		MXN 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	MXN 4,674.00
96	CAMPOBELLO, NELLIE.	RITMOS INDIGENAS DE MEXICO / LAS MANOS DE MAMA. MEXICO: 1941 Y 1949.		MXN 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	MXN 4,674.00
28		LIBROS SOBRE ARQUEOLOGIA Y CULTURAS PREHISPANICAS, MAYAS, MEXICAS.		MXN 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	MXN 3,936.00
117		ALEISTER CROWLEY, VIDA Y OBRA.		MXN 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	MXN 3,936.00
122	BELOFF, ANGELINA.	MUNECOS ANIMADOS. HISTORIA, TECNICA Y FUNCION EDUCATIVA DEL TEATRO DE MUNECOS EN MEXICO Y EN EL MUNDO.	1945	MXN 4,000.00 - 5,000.00	MXN 3,690.00
153		LOTE DE LIBROS HISTORIA DE MEXICO, EDITADOS POR PORRUA, FCE, CONACULTA, UNAM.		MXN 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	MXN 3,690.00
165	SELVA, SALOMON DE LA.	POEMA DE LOS SIETE TRATADOS. ILUSTRE FAMILIA (DE PRAECLARAE FAMILIAE HISTORIA LIBRI SEPTEM).	1953	MXN 4,000.00 - 5,000.00	MXN 3,690.00
25		LA CIVILIZACION AZTECA HISTORIA Y CULTURA.		MXN 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	MXN 3,690.00
30		LIBROS SOBRE ARQUEOLOGIA, HISTORIA DE MEXICO, VARIOS TEMAS.		MXN 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	MXN 3,690.00
51	ENCISO, JORGE.	SELLOS DEL ANTIGUO MEXICO.	1947	MXN 2,500.00 - 3,000.00	MXN 3,690.00
68	MARROQUI, JOSE MARIA.	LA CIUDAD DE MEXICO.	1969	MXN 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	MXN 3,690.00
111		PINTURA ANTIGUA, IMPRESIONISTA, CONTEMPORANEA, ARQUITECTURA Y ESCULTURA.		MXN 1,200.00 - 1,600.00	MXN 3,690.00
116	AGUEROS, VICTORIANO.	EL TIEMPO LITERARIO ILUSTRADO. SEMANARIO DE LITERATURA, HISTORIA, BELLAS ARTES, VARIEDADES, ETC. MEXICO: VICTORIANO AGUEROS, 1901.		MXN 4,000.00 - 5,000.00	MXN 3,690.00
17		EL MUNDO MAYA, CIUDADES, HISTORIA E INSCRIPCIONES. DESDE LA PREHISTORIA HASTA LA GUERRA DE CASTAS.		MXN 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	MXN 3,444.00
18		ETNIAS Y PUEBLOS DE MEXICO.		MXN 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	MXN 3,444.00
160		MUSICA / LITERATURA / CINE.		MXN 1,200.00 - 1,600.00	MXN 3,075.00
9		COLECCION DE LA EDITORIAL DE LA "UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PRESS, AUSTIN".		MXN 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	MXN 3,075.00

High Bids Win
Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
and Machine Manuals
December 24 to January 9

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”.

High Bids Win
Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
and Machine Manuals
December 24 to January 9

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Puss ‘n Boots. 1994 Charles Perrult All four are signed by Andreas Deja

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Specimen book of type faces. Job composition department, Philadelphia gazette publishing company .

High Bids Win
Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
and Machine Manuals
December 24 to January 9

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur Court By Mark Twain 1889.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program.

High Bids Win
Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
and Machine Manuals
December 24 to January 9

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: The American printer, July 1910.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Leaves of grass 1855 by Walt Whitman.
Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare.
The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD

Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens.
A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD

Sotheby’s: William Golding.
Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD

Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll.
Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD

Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien.
The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD

Sotheby’s: John Milton.
Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD

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