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Gonnelli:
Auction 55
Antique prints, paintings and maps
November 26st 2024Gonnelli: Stefano Della Bella, 23 animal plances,1641. Starting price 480€Gonnelli: Stefano Della Bella, Boar Hunt, 1654. Starting price 180€Gonnelli: Crispijn Van de Passe, The seven Arts, 1637. Starting price 600€Gonnelli: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, La Maschera è cagion di molti mali, 1688. Starting price 320€Gonnelli: Biribissor’s game, 1804-15. Starting price 2800€Gonnelli: Nicolas II de Larmessin, Habitats,1700. Starting price 320€Gonnelli: Miniature “O”, 1400. Starting price 1800€Gonnelli: Jan Van der Straet, Hunt scenes, 1596. Starting Price 140€Gonnelli: Massimino Baseggio, Costantinople, 1787. Starting price 480€Gonnelli: Kawanabe Kyosai, Erotic scene lighten up by a candle, 1860. Starting price 380€Gonnelli: Duck shaped dropper, 1670. Starting price 800€ -
Swann, Nov. 14: Stephen Sondheim, autograph musical quotation signed and inscribed, 4 bars from “Send in the Clowns,” 1986.Swann, Nov. 14: George Washington, autograph letter signed to Robert Morris, preparing for attack on Philadelphia, 1777.Swann, Nov. 14: Autograph album containing over 250 signatures by members of 29th U.S. Congress, 1845.Swann, Nov. 14: Charles “The Bold,” letter signed to Duke of Milan written during Burgundian Wars, 1475.Swann, Nov. 14: Deng Xiaoping, TIME magazine “Man of the Year” issue signed and dated, 1979.Swann, Nov. 14: Theodor Herzl, autograph letter signed to prospective tutor of his children, 1902.Swann, Nov. 14: Bourienne’s Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte extra illustrated including 1798 letter signed by Napoleon after Battle of the Nile, 1836.Swann, Nov. 14: George Minot, autograph manuscript signed, diary kept during European trip to claim Nobel Prize, 1934.Swann, Nov. 14: Thomas Jefferson, autograph letter signed, introducing George Washington’s personal secretary Tobias Lear, 1793.Swann, Nov. 14: Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, signed in second volume, first edition, 1956-58.Swann, Nov. 14: John Steinbeck, late typescript drafts of 5 chapters from his posthumously published tales of King Arthur, 1959.Swann, Nov. 14: H.G. Wells, group of 14 of his books signed to his mistress Rebecca West or the son they had together, 1910s-40s. -
Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 37: Archive of the pioneering woman artist Arrah Lee Gaul, most 1911-59. $3,000 to $4,000.Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 66: Letter describing the dropping water level at Owens Lake near Death Valley, long before it was drained, Keeler, CA, 26 July 1904. $3,000 to $4,000Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 102: To Horse, To Horse! My All for a Horse! The Washington Cavalry, illustrated Civil War broadside, Philadelphia, 1862. $4,000 to $6,000Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 135: Album of cyanotype views of the Florida panhandle and beyond, 224 photographs, 174 of them cyanotypes, Apalachicola, FL and elsewhere, circa 1895-1896. $1,200 to $1,800Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 154: Catalogue of the Library of the United States, as acquired from Thomas Jefferson, Washington, 1815. $15,000 to $25,000Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 173: New Englands First Fruits, featuring the first description of Harvard in print, London, 1643. $40,000 to $60,000Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 177: John P. Greene, Original manuscript diary of a mission to western New York with Joseph Smith, 1833. $60,000 to $90,000Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 243: P.E. Larson, photographer, Such is Life in the Far West: Early Morning Call in a Gambling Hall, Goldfield, NV, circa 1906. $2,500 to $3,500Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 261: Fred W. Sladen, Diaries of a WWII colonel commanding troops from Morocco to Italy to France, 1942-44. $3,000 to $4,000Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 309: Los mexicanos pintados por si mismos, por varios autores, a Mexican plate book. Mexico, 1854-1855. $2,000 to $3,000Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 8: Diaries of a prospector / trapper in the remote Alaska wilderness, 5 manuscript volumes. Alaska, 1917-64. $1,500 to $2,500. -
![<b>Finarte, Nov 20-21:</b> Alighieri, Dante - La Commedia, [col commento di Jacopo della Lana e Martino Paolo Nidobeato, curata da Martino Paolo Nidobeato e Guido da Terzago. Aggiunto Il Credo], 1478](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/45a90570-7486-4199-91da-bd2e9a044380.jpg "<b>Finarte, Nov 20-21:</b> Alighieri, Dante - La Commedia, [col commento di Jacopo della Lana e Martino Paolo Nidobeato, curata da Martino Paolo Nidobeato e Guido da Terzago. Aggiunto Il Credo], 1478")
![<b>Finarte, Nov 20-21:</b> Alighieri, Dante - La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus, edita da Piero da Figino. Aggiunte le Rime diverse; Marsilius Ficinius, Ad Dantem gratulatio], 1491](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/99566626-91f5-42da-8f8c-05fae35b4c67.jpg "<b>Finarte, Nov 20-21:</b> Alighieri, Dante - La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus, edita da Piero da Figino. Aggiunte le Rime diverse; Marsilius Ficinius, Ad Dantem gratulatio], 1491")
Finarte, Nov 20-21: Alighieri, Dante - La Commedia, [col commento di Jacopo della Lana e Martino Paolo Nidobeato, curata da Martino Paolo Nidobeato e Guido da Terzago. Aggiunto Il Credo], 1478Finarte, Nov 20-21: Alighieri, Dante - La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus, edita da Piero da Figino. Aggiunte le Rime diverse; Marsilius Ficinius, Ad Dantem gratulatio], 1491Finarte, Nov 20-21: Lactantius, Lucius Coelius Firmianus - Opera, 1465Finarte, Nov 20-21: Alighieri, Dante - Le terze rime di Dante, 1502Finarte, Nov 20-21: Boccaccio, Giovanni - Il Decamerone. Di messer Giouanni Boccaccio, 1516Finarte, Nov 20-21: Giordano Bruno - Candelaio comedia del Bruno nolano achademico di nulla achademia; detto il fastidito. In tristitia hilaris: in hilaritate tristis, 1582Finarte, Nov 20-21: Petrarca, Francesco - Le cose volgari di Messer Francesco Petrarcha, 1504Finarte, Nov 20-21: Legatura - Manoscritto - Medici - Cosimo III de' Medici / Solari, Giuseppe - I Ritratti Medicei overo Glorie e Grandezze della sempre sereniss. Casa Medici..., 1678Finarte, Nov 20-21: Alighieri, Dante - La Divina Commedia di Dante Alighieri con varie annotazioni, e copiosi Rami adornata, 1757Finarte, Nov 20-21: Lot containing 80 printed guides and publications dedicated to travel and itineraries in Italy
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Canada Book Auctions Limited: Americana and Canadiana
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Americana and Canadiana | Total Sales (CAD) | 58,387.50 |
| Auction Date | September 25, 2024 - September 25, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (CAD) | 79,800.00 |
| Sale Number | #343618 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (CAD) | 120,300.00 |
| Total Lots | 177 | ||
| Sold Lots | 150 | Low Estimate of All Lots (CAD) | 84,200.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 84.75% | High Estimate of All Lots (CAD) | 127,500.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 27 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 45.79% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 135 | Gatenby, Greg [editor]. | MONTBLANC. THE ART OF WRITING. THE DEFINITIVE NOTES [HANDWRITTEN POEMS AND NOTES BY CANADIAN AUTHORS]. |
1991 | CAD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | CAD 7,500.00 |
| 126 | GOAD'S ATLAS OF THE CITY OF TORONTO: FIRE INSURANCE MAPS. |
1930-51 | CAD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | CAD 5,000.00 | |
| 162 | Casson, A.J. | A NORTHERN SUITE. |
1981 | CAD 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 | CAD 2,625.00 |
| 165 | Casson, A.J.; Duval, Paul [foreword]. | WATERCOLOURS. 1919 TO 1979: A SIXTY YEAR CHRONICLE |
CAD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | CAD 2,625.00 | |
| 172 | Boulet, Roger. | WALTER J. PHILLIPS. THE COMPLETE GRAPHIC WORKS. |
1981 | CAD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | CAD 2,500.00 |
| 34 | Photo-lithographed portrait of ROBERT MARR WRIGHT (1840-1915), considered to be one of the founders of Dodge City, Kansas. |
1875 | CAD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | CAD 2,125.00 | |
| 177 | Shadbolt, Doris. | THE ART OF EMILY CARR. |
1980 | CAD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | CAD 2,125.00 |
| 123 | INSURANCE PLANS OF THE CITY OF TORONTO, 1952-64. |
1952-64. | CAD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | CAD 1,750.00 | |
| 163 | Casson, A.J. | PORTFOLIO OF SERIGRAPHS [LIMITED EDITION]. |
1980 | CAD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | CAD 1,750.00 |
| 167 | Town, Harold. | THE TOY HORSE. |
CAD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | CAD 1,750.00 | |
| 13 | Trumball, John (after); Cheesman, T. | GENERAL WASHINGTON. |
1796 | CAD 200.00 - 300.00 | CAD 1,500.00 |
| 174 | Laing, G. Blair. | MORRICE: A GREAT CANADIAN ARTIST REDISCOVERED. |
1984 | CAD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | CAD 1,500.00 |
| 171 | KURELEK, WILLIAM. | A lot of 4 limited edition signed colour lithographs from Kurelek's "Last of the Arctic" series. |
Circa 1975. | CAD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | CAD 1,187.50 |
| 130 | Rooke, Constance [editor]. | PEN CANADA WRITING AWAY ANTHOLOGY, LIMITED PRESENTATION COPY, SIGNED. |
1994 | CAD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | CAD 1,125.00 |
| 120 | A NEW UNIVERSAL ATLAS |
1852 | CAD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | CAD 875.00 | |
| 173 | Duval, Paul. | A.J. PHILLIPS. CASSON: A TRIBUTE. [ARTIST'S PROOF. LUXURY EDITION, W/ LITHOGRAPH] |
1980 | CAD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | CAD 875.00 |
| 41 | Boorne, W. Hanson. | CHIEF YELLOW QUILL. |
Circa 1883. | CAD 600.00 - 800.00 | CAD 593.75 |
| 122 | ILLUSTRATED HISTORICAL ATLAS OF THE COUNTY OF YORK. |
1878 | CAD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | CAD 562.50 | |
| 170 | Town, Harold; Silcox, David P. | TOM THOMSON: THE SILENCE AND THE STORM. |
1977 | CAD 300.00 - 500.00 | CAD 562.50 |
| 3 | THE KLONDYKE NUGGET. SON OF BUFFALO BILL. |
c.1900. | CAD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | CAD 531.25 | |
| 61 | (King, Harriet Barbara) | LETTERS FROM MUSKOKA. |
1878 | CAD 300.00 - 500.00 | CAD 531.25 |
| 37 | Russell, Charles Marion. | AN OLD-TIME HUNTING PARTY. |
1905 | CAD 300.00 - 500.00 | CAD 500.00 |
| 158 | Harrison, Ted; Berton, Pierre [introduction]. | THE LAST HORIZON: PAINTINGS & STORIES OF AN ARTIST'S LIFE IN THE NORTH. |
1980 | CAD 300.00 - 500.00 | CAD 500.00 |
| 176 | Duval, Paul. | THE ART OF GLEN LOATES [EXQUISITE LUXURY EDITION, SEALED, WITH LITHOGRAPH]. |
1977 | CAD 400.00 - 600.00 | CAD 500.00 |
| 10 | PHILADEPHIA; A lot of 5 prints sold together. |
CAD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | CAD 468.75 |
![<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Mayr (Heinrich von). <i>Malerische Ansichten aus dem Orient. Vues Pittoresques de l'Orient,</i> first edition in the original 10 parts, Munich, Paris & Leipzig, [1839-40]. £10,000 to £15,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d55bdd84-749f-463d-8dbb-b699758ef469.jpg "<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Mayr (Heinrich von). <i>Malerische Ansichten aus dem Orient. Vues Pittoresques de l'Orient,</i> first edition in the original 10 parts, Munich, Paris & Leipzig, [1839-40]. £10,000 to £15,000.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Lewis (John Frederick). <i>Illustrations of Constantinople, made during a Residence in that City &c. in the Years 1835-6,</i> first edition, [1838]. £6,000 to £8,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/543a84e0-0b4b-4ad5-87d2-5a608e848ef0.jpg "<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Lewis (John Frederick). <i>Illustrations of Constantinople, made during a Residence in that City &c. in the Years 1835-6,</i> first edition, [1838]. £6,000 to £8,000.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Cassas (Louis François). <i>[Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palæstube et de la Basse-Égypte],</i> 3 vol., first edition, [Paris], [1799]. £8,000 to £12,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/4dff8ca9-d113-4251-ae8e-ae25228f7956.jpg "<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Cassas (Louis François). <i>[Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palæstube et de la Basse-Égypte],</i> 3 vol., first edition, [Paris], [1799]. £8,000 to £12,000.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Brindesi (Jean). <i>Souvenirs de Constantinople,</i> first edition, [Paris], [1855-60]. £4,000 to £6,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0ddc823f-dd6d-4282-8aba-978d6ee7abbe.jpg "<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Brindesi (Jean). <i>Souvenirs de Constantinople,</i> first edition, [Paris], [1855-60]. £4,000 to £6,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD, John. <i>A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds.</i> L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5a5a37a4-bc84-4fa8-b8b8-bad6106a9297.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD, John. <i>A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds.</i> L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00aa5647-98fa-42e5-aa1f-e306d308a753.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD. <i>A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans.</i> L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/529a982d-de64-41cf-b68c-93f0df023bfc.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD. <i>A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans.</i> L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> SELBY. <i>Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology.</i> Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5c121f9c-5368-40ac-a487-76508b5ac622.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> SELBY. <i>Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology.</i> Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.")
