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Rare Book Transaction History — 15,472,583 searchable records

The Rare Book Transaction History currently contains 15,472,583 bibliographic records and growing. Records come from current and historic auctions, recent and classic bookseller and collector catalogues and bibliographies. Bookseller catalogues include list prices while auction records include estimated and actual sales prices. Most records include full description provided at time. The database may be searched broadly for keywords appearing in any fields, or narrowly targeted by searching only specific or combination of specific fields such as author, title, year printed, place printed, etc.

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  • Sotheby’sBy a Lady1-15 October 2025 Sotheby’sBy a Lady1-15 October 2025
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    By a Lady
    1-15 October 2025
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    By a Lady
    1-15 October 2025
    Sotheby’s, Oct. 1-15: Austen, Jane. A long and intimate autograph letter signed ("JA"), to Cassandra Austen. $300,000 to $400,000.
    Sotheby’s, Oct. 1-15: Austen, Jane. “Lines on Maria Beckford,” autograph manuscript signed ("Jane Austen"). $100,000 to $150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Oct. 1-15: [Austen, Jane]. Emma, the extraordinary Edgeworth-Butler copy. $250,000 to $350,000.
  • Dominic Winter Auctioneers2 OctoberBeatrix Potter:The Private Collection of Thomas & Greta Schuster Dominic Winter Auctioneers2 OctoberBeatrix Potter:The Private Collection of Thomas & Greta Schuster
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    Beatrix Potter:
    The Private Collection of Thomas & Greta Schuster
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    Beatrix Potter:
    The Private Collection of Thomas & Greta Schuster
    Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Peter Rabbit, 1st privately printed edition, 1901. £40,000-£60,000.
    Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix Helen, 1866-1943). Squintina Tabby, Licensed dealer in Tea. £7,000-£10,000.
    Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix Helen, 1866-1943). A pair of original illustrations from The Tale of Benjamin Bunny. £8,000-£12,000.
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    2 October
    Beatrix Potter:
    The Private Collection of Thomas & Greta Schuster
    Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix, illustrator). A Happy Pair, 1st [and only] edition, 1890. £5,000-£8,000.
    Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). Autograph Illustrated Letter, c. 1920. £3,000-£5,000.
    Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). The Fairy Caravan, 1st (autographed limited) edition, 1929. £2,000-£3,000.
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    2 October
    Beatrix Potter:
    The Private Collection of Thomas & Greta Schuster
    Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, 1st edition, 1903, inscribed by Beatrix Potter. £1,500-£2,000.
    Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher, 1st deluxe edition, inscribed by Beatrix Potter. £3,000-£5,000.
    Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, 1st deluxe edition, 1903, rare trial binding. £2,000-£3,000.
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    2 October
    Beatrix Potter:
    The Private Collection of Thomas & Greta Schuster
    Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). The Tailor of Gloucester, 1st privately printed edition, December 1902. £2,000-£3,000.
    Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). Autograph Illustrated Letter Signed, 26 October 1936. £2,000-£3,000.
    Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). Signed and Inscribed ICAA Christmas Card, 1938. £1,500-£2,000.
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    Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: BOETTI, Alighiero - Classifying the thousand longest rivers in the world. Ascoli Piceno: 1977. € 15.000 - 18.000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco José - Los desastres de la guerra. Madrid: 1863. € 12.000 - 18.000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: HEVELIUS, Johannes - Selenographia sive lunae descriptio. Danzica: 1647. € 10.000 - 15.000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000
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