• 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.
  • 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.
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Nosbüsch & Stucke: Part 2: The Collections of Dr. George Fischer, Vienna

Auction Reports

Auction Name Part 2: The Collections of Dr. George Fischer, Vienna Total Sales (EUR) 79,987.50
Auction Date November 14, 2024 - November 14, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 72,890.00
Sale Number #27b High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 72,890.00
Total Lots 176
Sold Lots 50 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 626,090.00
% of Lots Sold 28.41% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 626,090.00
Unsold Lots 126 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 12.78%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
483 Gille, Florent A

Musee de Tzarskoe-Selo ou Collection d'armes de sa Majeste l'Empereur de toutes les Russies. Mit teils ganzseitigen Abbildungen auf Tafeln.

1835-53 EUR 7,500.00 - 7,500.00 EUR 6,750.00
456 Jackson, A. V. Williams (Hrsg.)

History of India. 9 Bande. Mit zahlreichen Tafeln und Textabbildungen

1906-1907 EUR 6,000.00 - 6,000.00 EUR 6,075.00
419 Lang, Andrew

Fairy Books. 12 Bande. Mit zahlreichen Illustrationen in Farbe und Schwarz-Weiss von H. J. Ford.

1889-1910 EUR 2,400.00 - 2,400.00 EUR 5,400.00
410 Dostoievsky, Fiodor

Les Freres Karamazov. Traduction de B. de Schloezer. Cent lithographies de Alexandre Alexeieff. 3 Bande

1929 EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 4,725.00
400 Defoe, Daniel

The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner.... Mit gestochenem Frontispiz von Clark und Pine.

1719 EUR 4,500.00 - 4,500.00 EUR 4,050.00
528 Francesco Angelonio Lueders, Georg (Ubersetzer)

Kaiserliche Geschichtbeschreibung Von dem Julio Caesare an, biss zu Constantino dem Grossen

1667 EUR 4,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 4,050.00
526 Kohler, Johann David

Historischer Munz-Belustigung erster bis zwey und zwanzigster Theil (in 22 Banden), darinnen allerhand merkwurdige und rare Thaler, Ducaten... Kupfer gestochen, beschrieben und erklaret werden. -

1729-1765 EUR 4,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 3,510.00
444 Valentia, George Annesley

Voyages and Travels to India, Ceylon, the Red Sea, Abyssinia, and Egypt, in the Years 1802, 1803, 1804, 1805, and 1806. 3 Bande. Mit gestochenen Vignetten.. Kupfertafeln nach Henry Salt

1809 EUR 2,700.00 - 2,700.00 EUR 3,240.00
452 Lee, Guy Charleton

The History of North America. 20 Bande. Mit 20 kolorierten Frontispizen, zahlreichen teils farbigen Tafeln und Karten.

1903-1907 EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 2,700.00
396 Defoe, Daniel

The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe. Cooke's Edition

circa 1799 EUR 600.00 - 600.00 EUR 2,160.00
426 Pepys, Samuel

Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys, from his Ms. Cypher in the Pepysian Library, with a life and notes by Richard Lord Baybrooke...additional notes, by Mynors Bright.

1875-1879 EUR 2,400.00 - 2,400.00 EUR 2,160.00
441 Nevill, Ralph

The World of Fashion. 1837 - 1922. Mit Frontispiz, 4 Tafeln sowie 16 zusatzlichen Tafeln

1923 EUR 1,500.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 2,160.00
450 Cartwright, George

A Journal of Transactions and Events During a Residence of Nearly Sixteen Years on the Coast of Labrador;.... 3 Bande. Mit gestochenem Portrat-Frontispiz und 2 gestochenen Faltkarten.

1792 EUR 1,800.00 - 1,800.00 EUR 2,160.00
481 Franklin, John

Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1819, 20, 21 and 22. With an Appendix on various Subjects relating to Science and Natural History. Illustrated ...

1823 EUR 2,400.00 - 2,400.00 EUR 2,160.00
521 Biber, Anton

Folgende Muntzen und Medaillen hierbey abgezeichnet von Anton Bibern in Bresslau. Mit gezeichnetem Titel, 234 Bl. mit Hunderten von Tuschfederzeichnungen ...

1695 EUR 2,000.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 1,755.00
454 Du Halde, Jean Baptiste

Description geographique, politique, et physique de l'Empire de la Chine et de la Tartarie Chinoise. 4 Bande....

1736 EUR 1,800.00 - 1,800.00 EUR 1,620.00
438 Dickens, Charles

The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit. With illustrations by Phiz.

1844 EUR 600.00 - 600.00 EUR 1,485.00
439 Mason, Alfred Edward Woodley

The Life of Francis Drake. Mit Frontispiz, 1 Plan und 1 Faksimile-Karte.

1941 EUR 1,500.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 1,485.00
525 Frohlich, Erasmus u.a.

Numismata cimelii Caesarei Regii Austriaci Vindobonensis quorum rariora iconismis cetera catalogis exhibita iussu Mariae Theresiae. 2 Teile in 1 Band.

1754 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 1,485.00
408 Defoe, Daniel

The Works. 16 Bande. Mit 64 Tafeln jeweils mit bedruckten Seidenhemdchen.

1903-1904 EUR 1,500.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 1,350.00
418 Lamb, Charles

The Life and Works. 12 Bande. Mit 12 kolorierten gestochenen Frontispizen und 24 gestochenen Tafeln.

1888-1899 EUR 1,500.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 1,350.00
494 Spada, Antonio Francesco

Ephemerides russes politiques, litteraires, historiques et necrologiques. ... jusqu'en 1816. 4 Bande.

1816 EUR 1,500.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 1,350.00
393 Congreve, William

The Works. Consisting of his plays and poems. 3 Bande.

1761 EUR 900.00 - 900.00 EUR 1,215.00
417 Irving, Washington

Mahomet and his Successors. 3 Bande. Mit 3 kolorierten Frontispizen und 37 gestochenen Tafeln.

1901 EUR 750.00 - 750.00 EUR 1,215.00
457 Wellesley, Richard Colley

The Despatches, Minutes, and Correspondence, of the Marquess Wellesley during his Administration in India. 5 Bande.

1836-1837 EUR 750.00 - 750.00 EUR 1,215.00
  • 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. 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.
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