• 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.
  • 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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Bonhams: Americana, Natural History, and Travel

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Auction Name Americana, Natural History, and Travel Total Sales (USD) 828,059.60
Auction Date October 24, 2024 - October 24, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 502,300.00
Sale Number #29515 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 770,700.00
Total Lots 102
Sold Lots 88 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 636,300.00
% of Lots Sold 86.27% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 978,700.00
Unsold Lots 14 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 84.61%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
57 PAINE, THOMAS. 1737-1809.

Common Sense; Addressed to the Inhabitants of America...

1776 USD 120,000.00 - 180,000.00 USD 140,200.00
12 CATESBY, MARK. 1683-1749.

The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands: Containing the Figures of Birds, Beasts, Fishes, Serpents, Insects, and Plants... Revis'd by Mr. Edwards.

1754 USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 USD 127,500.00
59

Boston, September 14, 1768. Gentlemen, you are already too well acquainted with the melancholy & very alarming circumstances to which this Province, as well as America in general, is now reduced....

1768 USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 70,350.00
45 FORLANI, PAULO. fl.1560-1571.

Il Disegno Del Discoperto Della Nova Franza....

1566 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 48,640.00
13 CATLIN, GEORGE. 1796-1872.

North American Indian Portfolio. Hunting Scenes and Amusements of the Rocky Mountains and Prairies of America.

c.1875 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 40,960.00
3 AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES. 1785-1851.

The Birds of America, from Drawings Made in the United States and their Territories.

[1839-]1840-1844. USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 38,400.00
48 HAMILTON, ALEXANDER. 1757-1804.

The Debates and Proceedings of the Convention of the State of New-York, Assembled at Poughkeepsie, on the 17th June, 1788. To deliberate and decide on the Form of Federal Government recommended by the General Convention at Philadelphia....

1788 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 35,840.00
16 EDWARDS, GEORGE. 1694-1773.

A Natural History of Uncommon Birds.

1739-1751 [but 1802-1805]. USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 20,480.00
19 HOLBROOK, JOHN EDWARDS. 1794-1871.

North American Herpetology; or, A Description of the Reptiles inhabiting the United States.

1842 USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 16,640.00
38 BENJAMIN, ASHER. 1773-1845.

The Country Builder's Assistant, Containing a Collection of New Designs of Carpentry and Architecture.

1797 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 16,640.00
89 ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM. 1527-1598.

Parergon sive Veteris Geographiae aliquot Tabulae. [Theatrum orbis terrarum....]

c.1595.] USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 15,360.00
44 CUSTER, GEORGE ARMSTRONG. 1839-1876.

Contemporary manuscript map of the battle of the Little Big Horn, "Custers Last Fight, at 4 p.m., June 25 1876,"

1876 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 12,800.00
68

Memoire presente au Congres des Etats-Unis d'Amerique par les habitans de la Louisiane.

1804 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 12,800.00
6 AUDUBON, JOHN WOODHOUSE. 1812-1862.

"Night Watch," Pl. 2 from Illustrated Notes of an Expedition through Mexico and California.

1852 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 12,160.00
90 HEINE, WILHELM.

Graphic Scenes of the Japan Expedition.

1856 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 12,160.00
46 BROWN, GRAFTON T. 1841-1918.

Viginia City, NT, 1864. Lithographic print,

[1864], USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 10,880.00
24 MCKENNEY, THOMAS L. 1785-1859; and JAMES HALL. 1793-1868.

History of the Indian Tribes of North America.

1870 USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 10,240.00
52 LINCOLN, ABRAHAM. 1809-1865.

Autograph Document Signed ("Lincoln & Herndon"), a legal filing for George D. Berry, in the case against Cagle, seeking additional damages caused by Cagle's impregnating Berry's daughter Elizabeth,

1849 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 8,320.00
53 LINCOLN, ABRAHAM. 1809-1865.

Autograph Endorsement Signed ("Abraham Lincoln"), "Let this man take the Oath of Dec 8 1863 and be discharged,"

1864 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 8,320.00
36 WILSON, ALEXANDER. 1766-1813.

American Ornithology; or, The Natural History of the Birds of the United States.

1808-14. USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 7,680.00
102

The Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel appearing in Iton Rishmi [Official Gazette] of the Israeli government, issue no 1, May 14, 1948.

1948 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 7,680.00
18 HAYDEN, FERDINAND VANDIVEER. 1829-1887. And ANDREW JOSEPH RUSSELL. 1829-1902. Photographer.

Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery.

1870 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 6,144.00
22 LEWIS, MERIWETHER. 1774-1809; and WILLIAM CLARK. 1770-1838.

Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean.

1815 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 5,632.00
94 PHILIP III, KING OF SPAIN. 1598-1621.

Carta executoria of King Philip III of Spain.

1612 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 5,632.00
96 CARLOS II, KING OF SPAIN. 1665-1700.

Carta executoria of King Carlos II of Spain.

1685 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 5,632.00
  • 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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    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
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    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: D & C Ventris curved wood type 2” tall 5/8” wide.
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    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Triangles.
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    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.
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    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
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