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Letterpress & Bindery Auction
Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024High 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
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Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024High 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, 2024High 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
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Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024High 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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Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate PurchaseSotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. 11,135 USDSotheby’s: Edgar Allan Poe. The Raven and Other Poems, 1845. 33,000 USDSotheby’s: Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. War and Peace, 1886. 22,500 USDSotheby’s: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1902. 7,500 USDSotheby’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.
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Galerie Bassenge: Literature and Autographs
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Literature and Autographs | Total Sales (EUR) | 216,409.60 |
| Auction Date | October 09, 2024 - October 09, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 159,140.00 |
| Sale Number | #124LT | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 159,140.00 |
| Total Lots | 430 | ||
| Sold Lots | 228 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 316,420.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 53.02% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 316,420.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 202 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 68.39% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2179 | Kant, Immanuel | Allgemeine Naturgeschichte und Theorie des Himmels |
1755 | EUR 30,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 38,400.00 |
| 2510 | Hauptmann, Benvenuto | Sein Stammbuch + Beilagen |
1910-1943. | EUR 19,000.00 - 19,000.00 | EUR 20,480.00 |
| 2620 | Brahms, Johannes | Brief aus Hamburg an seinen Schweizer Verleger |
Nov. 1861. | EUR 6,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 11,520.00 |
| 2505 | Mann, Thomas | Gemeinschaftsbrief sechs deutscher Schriftsteller |
18.V.1942. | EUR 4,500.00 - 4,500.00 | EUR 6,144.00 |
| 2580 | Gandhi, Mahatma | Brief uber Vegetarier |
9.IX.1938. | EUR 4,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 6,144.00 |
| 2507 | Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von | Brief an Christian G. Frege |
18.V.1813. | EUR 4,500.00 - 4,500.00 | EUR 5,376.00 |
| 2669 | Weber, Carl Maria von | Brief an den Maler Ferdinand Schimon |
23.I.1826. | EUR 2,200.00 - 2,200.00 | EUR 4,864.00 |
| 2596 | Napoleon I. Bonaparte | Eigenhand. Verfugung uber Truppenversorgung |
3.VI.1811. | EUR 1,500.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 4,352.00 |
| 2521 | Rilke, Rainer Maria | Brief an Reinhard Johannes Sorge |
4.VI.1914. | EUR 3,200.00 - 3,200.00 | EUR 3,840.00 |
| 2647 | Moor, Emanuel | Signiertes Musikmanuskript |
1907 | EUR 1,500.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 3,584.00 |
| 2657 | Strauss, Johann (Sohn) | Musikal. Albumblatt |
31.VII. o. J. | EUR 1,500.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 3,072.00 |
| 2548 | Klaproth, Martin Heinrich | Brief an Louis-Nicolas Vauquelin |
29.V.1799. | EUR 1,200.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 2,560.00 |
| 2589 | Katharina II., die Grosse, Kaiserin von Russland | Deutscher Brief vom 25. August |
25.VIII.1773. | EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 2,560.00 |
| 2136 | Silesius, Johannes Angelus | Cherubinischer Wandersmann |
1675 | EUR 2,000.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 2,304.00 |
| 2524 | Schlegel, Dorothea von | Brief an Konig Ludwig von Bayern + Beigabe |
18.VI.1830. - "... Nach meiner Zuruckkunft aus Italien habe ich dahier mit Ihrem Schreiben vom 14ten Marz die letzten zu Dresden gehaltenen Vorlesungen Ihres verewigten Gatten ... empfangen. Ich werde diesem Werke gleiche Aufmerksamkeit schenken | EUR 1,800.00 - 1,800.00 | EUR 2,304.00 |
| 2609 | Meidner, Ludwig | 4 eigenhand. Briefe und 1 Orig.-Selbstportrat |
1955-1959. | EUR 1,500.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 2,304.00 |
| 2010 | Beecher Stowe, Harriet | Uncle Tom's cabin. Erste Ausgabe |
1852 | EUR 2,500.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 2,176.00 |
| 2661 | Strauss, Richard | Brief an einen Zuricher Konzertveranstalter |
7.VII.1917. | EUR 750.00 - 750.00 | EUR 2,176.00 |
| 2656 | Strauss, Johann (Vater) | Musikal. Albumblatt |
17.III.1849. | EUR 800.00 - 800.00 | EUR 2,048.00 |
| 2595 | Napoleon I. Bonaparte | Notiz auf einem Brief des Kriegsministers |
29.IV.1807. | EUR 1,200.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 1,920.00 |
| 2586 | Hitler, Adolf | Brief an einen Gemeinderat |
1.XI.1934. | EUR 750.00 - 750.00 | EUR 1,792.00 |
| 2592 | Carafa della Roccella, Gregorio | Pergament-Urkunde fur Carlos de Grunenbergh |
1687 | EUR 300.00 - 300.00 | EUR 1,792.00 |
| 2566 | Ketteler, Clemens Freiherr von | Signiertes Zolldokument in Peking |
8.V.1900. | EUR 450.00 - 450.00 | EUR 1,664.00 |
| 2615 | Sisley, Alfred | Brief an einen Maler |
17.I.1897. | EUR 900.00 - 900.00 | EUR 1,664.00 |
| 2621 | Brahms, Johannes | Postkarte an Gustav Wendt |
2.VII.1895. | EUR 1,800.00 - 1,800.00 | EUR 1,536.00 |
![<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Rare First Edition of a Classic Work. [Stafford (Thos.)] <i>Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced…,</i> 1633. €1,500 to €2,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/2bfa5105-2bf9-4a52-8ab5-45f3ef7b1eb4.jpg "<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Rare First Edition of a Classic Work. [Stafford (Thos.)] <i>Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced…,</i> 1633. €1,500 to €2,000.")
![<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Heaney (Seamus). <i>Eleven Poems,</i> Belfast (Festival publications - Queens University) [1965], First Edn., (First Issue) Signed. €2,500 to €3,500.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d8cd5291-2e7d-4a24-8d22-f316554ec8f8.jpg "<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Heaney (Seamus). <i>Eleven Poems,</i> Belfast (Festival publications - Queens University) [1965], First Edn., (First Issue) Signed. €2,500 to €3,500.")
![<b>Dominic Winter, Dec. 12:</b> Bible [English]. <i>[The Holie Bible conteynyng the Olde Testament and the Newe,</i> 1568]. £3,000 to £5,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/73871a8f-7c5e-4b80-933d-0d0161d4363c.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Dec. 12:</b> Bible [English]. <i>[The Holie Bible conteynyng the Olde Testament and the Newe,</i> 1568]. £3,000 to £5,000.")
