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    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.
  • 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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Ader: Letters and Autograph Manuscripts

Auction Reports

Auction Name Letters and Autograph Manuscripts Total Sales (EUR) 188,718.00
Auction Date October 08, 2024 - October 08, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 90,310.00
Sale Number #156957 High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 117,130.00
Total Lots 248
Sold Lots 167 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 133,880.00
% of Lots Sold 67.34% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 172,700.00
Unsold Lots 81 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 109.28%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
6 Karl BODMER (1809-1893)

Karl BODMER (1809-1893). Dessin a la mine de plomb

EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 9,360.00
116 Christian GUEZ (1948-1988)

Christian GUEZ (1948-1988). 4 manuscrits autographes signes

EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 9,100.00
5 Karl BODMER (1809-1893)

Karl BODMER (1809-1893). Dessin a la mine de plomb

EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 7,800.00
188 Jacques LACAN (1901-1981)

Jacques LACAN (1901-1981). Manuscrit autographe, Poiisis Poesie Psychiatrie, [vers 1958]

vers1958 EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 EUR 7,150.00
186 Jean-Henri FABRE (1823-1915)

Jean-Henri FABRE (1823-1915). 33 L.A.S. et une lettre dictee, Avignon, Orange et Serignan 1861-1884, a Theodore Delacour (une a Bernard Verlot)

1861-1884 EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 EUR 6,240.00
158 Jean RACINE (1639-1699)

Jean RACINE (1639-1699). P.S. <>, 11 decembre 1669

11 decembre 1669 EUR 3,000.00 - 3,500.00 EUR 5,850.00
7 Camille CLAUDEL (1864-1943)

Camille CLAUDEL (1864-1943). Enveloppe autographe [vers 1882-1885 ?]

1882-1885 ? EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 4,550.00
196 Leon BLUM (1872-1950)

Leon BLUM (1872-1950). Manuscrit autographe, [juillet 1936]

1936 EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 4,160.00
78 Pierre-Augustin Caron de BEAUMARCHAIS (1732-1799)

Pierre-Augustin Caron de BEAUMARCHAIS (1732-1799). Manuscrit, Le mariage de Figaro. Piece en cinq actes de Mr Caron de Beaumarchais, 1784

1784 EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 3,900.00
122 Alphonse de LAMARTINE (1790-1869)

Alphonse de LAMARTINE (1790-1869). Manuscrit autographe signe, Contre la Peine de mort, [1830]

1830 EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 3,900.00
177 Marguerite YOURCENAR (1903-1987)

Marguerite YOURCENAR (1903-1987). 4 L.A.S., juin-decembre 1939, a Maurice Sachs

1939 EUR 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 EUR 3,640.00
227 Charles LEMONNIER (1806-1891)

Charles LEMONNIER (1806-1891) militant pacifiste et saint-simonien, president de la Ligue Internationale de la Paix et de la Liberte, promoteur de l'idee de Confederation europeenne. Ensemble de manuscrits autographes, 1868-1881

1868-1881 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 3,640.00
59 Maurice RAVEL (1875-1937)

Maurice RAVEL (1875-1937). L.A.S., Mont Pelerin 2/3/[19]34, a son ami Lucien Garban chez l'editeur Durand a Paris

EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 3,380.00
219

Frederic-Maurice IV de GRAMONT DE VILLEMONTES (1760-1794) capitaine puis chef de bataillon dans le corps du Genie. 75 lettres ou pieces, la plupart L.A.S. a lui adressees, 1779-1794

1779-1794 EUR 500.00 - 700.00 EUR 3,380.00
43 Gustav MAHLER (1860-1911)

Gustav MAHLER (1860-1911). Photographie originale par Moritz Nahr (1859-1945), Vienne [1907]

1907 EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 3,250.00
226 Jean JAURES (1859-1914)

Jean JAURES (1859-1914). Manuscrit autographe signe, Programme d'hier et programme de demain, [aout 1905]

1905 EUR 1,800.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 2,990.00
119 Victor HUGO.

Victor HUGO. Manuscrit signe avec ajouts et corrections autographes, Au Congres de la Paix, Paris 10 septembre 1875

1875 EUR 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 EUR 2,860.00
229 LOUIS XIV (1638-1715)

LOUIS XIV (1638-1715). L.S. <>, Paris 31 decembre 1662, a <> [peut-etre Christine de France, duchesse de Savoie]

1662 EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 2,860.00
236 NAPOLEON Ier (1769-1821)

NAPOLEON Ier (1769-1821). L.S. <>, Stuttgart 16 janvier 1806, au Prince Eugene, Vice-Roi d'Italie

1806 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 2,860.00
3 Jacques-Emile BLANCHE (1861-1942)

Jacques-Emile BLANCHE (1861-1942). 4 L.A.S., [1893]-1897, a Pierre Louys

1893-1897 EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 2,600.00
150 Andre MALRAUX (1901-1976)

Andre MALRAUX (1901-1976). Tapuscrit avec envoi autographe signe, Transfert des cendres de Jean Moulin au Pantheon, 19 decembre 1964

1964 EUR 1,800.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 2,340.00
167 George SAND (1804-1876)

George SAND (1804-1876). L.A.S., Nohant 30 mai 1867, a Gustave Flaubert

1867 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 2,340.00
44 Louis MAINGUENEAU (1884-1950)

Louis MAINGUENEAU (1884-1950). 6 manuscrits musicaux autographes (la plupart signes)

EUR 600.00 - 800.00 EUR 2,210.00
71 Hans Severus ZIEGLER (1893-1978)

Hans Severus ZIEGLER (1893-1978). Entartete Musik. Eine Abrechnung (Dusseldorf, Volkischer Verlag, [1938])

1938 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 2,210.00
171 Alexis de TOCQUEVILLE (1805-1859)

Alexis de TOCQUEVILLE (1805-1859). 10 L.A.S., 1845-1847, a Nicolas Noel-Agnes

1845-1847 EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 2,080.00
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
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