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Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 567. One of the Earliest & Most Desirable Printed Maps of Arabia - by Holle/Germanus (1482) Est. $55,000 - $65,000Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 681. Zatta's Complete Atlas with 218 Maps in Full Contemporary Color (1779) Est. $27,500 - $35,000Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 347. MacDonald Gill's Landmark "Wonderground Map" of London (1914) Est. $1,800 - $2,100Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 1. Fries' "Modern" World Map with Portraits of Five Kings (1525) Est. $4,000 - $4,750Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 539. Ortelius' Superb, Decorative Map of Cyprus in Full Contemporary Color (1573) Est. $1,100 - $1,400Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 51. Mercator's Foundation Map for the Americas in Full Contemporary Color (1630) Est. $3,250 - $4,000Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 667. Manuscript Bible Leaf with Image of Mary and Baby Jesus (1450) Est. $1,900 - $2,200Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 226. "A Powerful Example of Color Used to Make a Point" (1895) Est. $400 - $600Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 290. One of the Most Decorative Early Maps of South America - from Linschoten's "Itinerario" (1596) Est. $7,000 - $8,500Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 62. Coronelli's Influential Map of North America with the Island of California (1688) Est. $10,000 - $12,000Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 589. The First European-Printed Map of China - by Ortelius (1584) Est. $4,000 - $5,000
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Forum Auctions
A Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library
19th June 2025Forum, June 19: Euclid. The Elements of Geometrie, first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000.Forum, June 19: Nicolay (Nicolas de). The Navigations, peregrinations and voyages, made into Turkie, first edition in English, 1585. £10,000 to £15,000.Forum, June 19: Shakespeare source book.- Montemayor (Jorge de). Diana of George of Montemayor, first edition in English, 1598. £6,000 to £8,000.Forum, June 19: Livius (Titus). The Romane Historie, first edition in English, translated by Philemon Holland, Adam Islip, 1600. £6,000 to £8,000.Forum Auctions
A Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library
19th June 2025Forum, June 19: Robert Molesworth's copy.- Montaigne (Michel de). The Essayes Or Morall, Politike and Millitarie Discourses, first edition in English, 1603. £10,000 to £15,000.Forum, June 19: Shakespeare (William). The Tempest [&] The Two Gentlemen of Verona, from the Second Folio, [Printed by Thomas Cotes], 1632. £4,000 to £6,000.Forum, June 19: Boyle (Robert). Medicina Hydrostatica: or, Hydrostaticks Applyed to the Materia Medica, first edition, for Samuel Smith, 1690. £2,500 to £3,500.Forum, June 19: Locke (John). An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding in Four Books, first edition, second issue, 1690. £8,00 to £12,000. -
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New York Book Week
12-26 JuneSotheby’s, June 25: Theocritus. Theocriti Eclogae triginta, Venice, Aldo Manuzio, February 1495/1496. 220,000 - 280,000 USDSotheby’s, June 26: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby, 1925. 40,000 - 60,000 USDSotheby’s, June 26: Blake, William. Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Printed ca. 1381-1832. 400,000 - 600,000 USDSotheby’s, June 26: Lincoln, Abraham. Thirteenth Amendment, signed by Abraham Lincoln. 8,000,000 - 12,000,000 USDSotheby’s, June 26: Galieli, Galileo. First Edition of the Foundation of Modern Astronomy, 1610. 300,000 - 400,000 USD
![Forum, June 19: Euclid. The Elements of Geometrie, first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dbc5286a-4210-44e3-bbf0-6031c1c49801.png "<b>Forum, June 19:</b> Euclid. <i>The Elements of Geometrie,</i> first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000.")
![Forum, June 19: Shakespeare (William). The Tempest [&] The Two Gentlemen of Verona, from the Second Folio, [Printed by Thomas Cotes], 1632. £4,000 to £6,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/655b361c-71c7-48ba-9455-09c14e8c7494.png "<b>Forum, June 19:</b> Shakespeare (William). <i>The Tempest</i> [&] <i>The Two Gentlemen of Verona,</i> from the <i>Second Folio,</i> [Printed by Thomas Cotes], 1632. £4,000 to £6,000.")
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Copley Fine Art Auctions: The Spring Discovery Sale
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | The Spring Discovery Sale | Total Sales (USD) | 10,627.50 |
| Auction Date | April 09, 2025 - April 09, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 9,200.00 |
| Sale Number | #40925 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 17,150.00 |
| Total Lots | 35 | ||
| Sold Lots | 29 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 11,150.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 82.86% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 20,350.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 6 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 52.22% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 116 | signed "Beebe Hopper" lower right | Framed Set of Federal Duck Stamps |
USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,170.00 | |
| 106 | Roger Tory Peterson (1908-1996) | Jaegers |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 975.00 | |
| 226 | Frank W. Benson (1862-1951) | Seven Etchings |
USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 845.00 | |
| 104 | Roger Tory Peterson (1908-1996) | Swifts and Swallows, c. 1993 |
c. 1993 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 520.00 |
| 105 | Roger Tory Peterson (1908-1996) | Pipits, c. 1990 |
c. 1990 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 520.00 |
| 108 | Roger Tory Peterson (1908-1996) | Harriers, c. 1993 |
c. 1993 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 520.00 |
| 139 | Edmund Henry Osthaus (1858-1928) | The Cold Trail |
USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 520.00 | |
| 126 | George Shumate (20th-21st Centuries) | Wood Ducks Coming In |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 487.50 | |
| 111 | Jack Murray (1889-1965) | Three Federal Duck Stamp Designs |
USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 455.00 | |
| 248 | Over One Hundred Decoy Magazines 1996-2023 |
1996-2023 | USD 100.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 422.50 | |
| 124 | Ogden M. Pleissner (1905-1983) | Dry Fly Fishing for Salmon, 1982 |
1982 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 390.00 |
| 115 | Richard E. Bishop (1887-1975) | Two Federal Duck Stamp Designs |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 357.50 | |
| 110 | Arthur B. Singer (1917-1990) | Six Woodland Bird Drawings, c. 1979-1980 |
c. 1979-1980 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 325.00 |
| 118 | Richard E. Bishop (1887-1975) | Two Christmas Card Etchings |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 325.00 | |
| 112 | Aiden Lassell Ripley (1896-1969) | Two Federal Duck Stamp Designs |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 292.50 | |
| 114 | Walter E. Bohl (1907-1990) | Two Federal Duck Stamp Designs |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 292.50 | |
| 125 | Ned Ewell (20th-21st Centuries) | Two Watercolors |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 292.50 | |
| 122 | Ogden M. Pleissner (1905-1983) | June Trout Fishing |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 260.00 | |
| 113 | Edwin Richard Kalmbach (1884-1972) | Two Federal Duck Stamp Designs |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 227.50 | |
| 120 | Aiden Lassell Ripley (1896-1969) | Woodcock by the Brook |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 195.00 | |
| 249 | Adam E. M. Paff, | "Etchings and Drypoints by Frank W. Benson, Volume Four," ed. 483/600, 1929. |
1929 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 195.00 |
| 109 | Arthur B. Singer (1917-1990) | Chaffinch |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 162.50 | |
| 227 | Frank W. Benson (1862-1951) | Lighting In, 1925 |
1925 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 162.50 |
| 250 | One Nash Buckingham Book |
USD 100.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 162.50 | ||
| 137 | Stow Wengenroth (1906-1978) | Ruffed Grouse, 1942 |
1942 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 130.00 |
![Finarte, June 24-25: ALIGHIERI, DANTE. La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus]. Aggiunta: Marsilius Ficinus, Ad Dantem gratulatio [in latino e Italiano], 1487. €40,000 to €60,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/4ee20109-25f3-42e8-93ab-bd4c8e17093a.png "<b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> ALIGHIERI, DANTE. <i>La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus]. Aggiunta: Marsilius Ficinus, Ad Dantem gratulatio [in latino e Italiano],</i> 1487. €40,000 to €60,000.")
![Finarte, June 24-25: BANDELLO, MATTEO. La prima [-quarta] parte de le nouelle del Bandello, 1554. €7,000 to €9,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5adfdf34-8a9a-47e5-9288-5e65dac5ce79.png "<b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> BANDELLO, MATTEO. <i>La prima [-quarta] parte de le nouelle del Bandello,</i> 1554. €7,000 to €9,000.")
![Finarte, June 24-25: FESTE - COPPOLA, GIOVANNI CARLO. Le nozze degli Dei, favola [...] rappresentata in musica in Firenze…, 1637. €6,000 to €8,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9a1b8605-a566-4fb7-8a4c-5fb72ac539bc.png "<b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> FESTE - COPPOLA, GIOVANNI CARLO. <i>Le nozze degli Dei, favola [...] rappresentata in musica in Firenze…,</i> 1637. €6,000 to €8,000.")
