• Doyle, Dec. 6: An extensive archive of Raymond Chandler’s unpublished drafts of fantasy stories.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.
  • 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. 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.
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Heritage Auctions: The Ibrahim Salem Collection of Islamic Countries Part II & III Signature Auction

Auction Reports

Auction Name The Ibrahim Salem Collection of Islamic Countries Part II & III Signature Auction Total Sales (USD) 1,382,898.00
Auction Date October 24, 2024 - October 25, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 521,900.00
Sale Number #4050 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 782,850.00
Total Lots 494
Sold Lots 493 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 523,100.00
% of Lots Sold 99.80% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 784,650.00
Unsold Lots 1 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 176.24%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
25101

Egypt National Bank of Egypt 10 Pounds 1946 Pick UNL Printer's Design PMG About Uncirculated 55.

1946 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 78,000.00
25222

Full Specimen Set of Egypt Cassa Mediterranea di Credito per l'Egitto 1; 5; 10; 50 Piastre; 1; 5; 10; 50 100 Lire ND (1942) Pick UNL; M1s; M2s; M3s; M4s; M5s; M6s; M7s; M8s Nine Specimen PMG About Uncirculated 53, About Uncirculated 55, Choice About Unc 5

ND (1942) USD 64,000.00 - 96,000.00 USD 78,000.00
25076

Egypt National Bank of Egypt 1 Pound 8.7.1928 Pick 20 PMG Choice Uncirculated 64.

1928 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 51,600.00
24057

Libya Treasury 10 Pounds 1951 (ND 1955) Pick 11 PMG Very Fine 25.

1951 (ND 1955) USD 5,600.00 - 8,400.00 USD 43,200.00
25008

Egypt National Bank of Egypt 50 Piastres 1.1.1899 Pick 1a PMG Very Fine 25.

1899 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 40,800.00
25011

Egypt National Bank of Egypt 1 Pound (ND 1899) Pick 2s Specimen PMG About Uncirculated 50.

USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 28,800.00
25009

Egypt National Bank of Egypt 50 Piastres 1.1.1899 Pick 1b PMG Very Fine 25.

1899 USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 USD 27,600.00
25145

United Arab Republic Central Bank 1 Arab Dinar ND (1958) Pick UNL Front and Back Printer's Model PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ; Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ.

ND (1958) USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 27,600.00
25007

Egypt National Bank of Egypt 50 Piastres ND (1899) Pick 1s Specimen PMG Choice Uncirculated 63.

ND (1899) USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 24,000.00
25012

Egypt National Bank of Egypt 5 Pounds 21.7.1912 Pick 3s Specimen PMG Choice Uncirculated 64.

1912 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 24,000.00
24187

Sudan Cassa Mediterranea Di Credito Per Il Sudan 50 Lire ND (1940) Pick M7s Specimen PMG Choice Uncirculated 64.

ND (1940) USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 19,200.00
24186

Sudan Cassa Mediterranea Di Credito Per Il Sudan 5 Lire ND (1940) Pick M5 Specimen PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ.

ND (1940) USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 18,600.00
25041

Egypt National Bank of Egypt 25 Piastres 11.8.1917 Pick 10a PMG Choice Uncirculated 64.

1917 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 18,000.00
25223

Egypt Cassa Mediterranea di Credito per l'Egitto 5 Lire ND (1942) Pick M5a PMG Fine 12 Net.

ND (1942) USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 16,800.00
25010

Egypt National Bank of Egypt 50 Piastres 25.6.1898 ND (1899) Pick 1s Specimen PMG Choice Very Fine 35.

1898, USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 15,600.00
25040

Egypt National Bank of Egypt 100 Pounds 7.10.1919 Pick 16s Specimen PMG Choice Uncirculated 63.

1919 USD 6,400.00 - 9,600.00 USD 15,600.00
25156

United Arab Republic Central Bank 10 Arab Dinars 1958 Pick UNL Printer's Design PMG Uncirculated 62.

1958 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 15,600.00
25037

Egypt National Bank of Egypt 50 Pounds 21.1.1920 Pick 15b PMG About Uncirculated 53.

1920 USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00 USD 14,400.00
24185

Sudan Cassa Mediterranea Di Credito Per Il Sudan 50 Piastres ND (1940) Pick M3s Specimen PMG Choice Uncirculated 63 EPQ.

ND (1940) USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 13,200.00
25086

Egypt National Bank of Egypt 10 Pounds 5.1.1937 Pick 23a PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ; Egypt National Bank of Egypt 10 Pounds 6.4.1945; 11.2.1950 Pick 23b; 23c Extremely Fine and Very Fine.

1937 USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 USD 13,200.00
25162

United Arab Republic Central Bank 5 Arab Dinars 1959 Pick UNL Printer's Design PMG About Uncirculated 53.

1959 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 13,200.00
25161

United Arab Republic Central Bank 5 Arab Dinars 1959 Pick UNL Printer's Design PMG About Uncirculated 53.

1959 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 12,600.00
25152

United Arab Republic Central Bank 50 Piastres 1958 (ND 1959) Pick UNL Printer's Design PMG About Uncirculated 53 EPQ.

1958 (ND 1959) USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00 USD 11,400.00
24074

Libya Treasury 5 Pounds 1.1.1952 Pick 17 PMG About Uncirculated 55 EPQ.

1952 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 10,800.00
24051

Libya Treasury 1/2 Pound 1951 (ND 1955) Pick 8 PMG About Uncirculated 55.

1951 (ND 1955) USD 5,600.00 - 8,400.00 USD 10,200.00
  • 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.
  • 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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