Rare Book Transaction History — 15,496,183 searchable records

The Rare Book Transaction History currently contains 15,496,183 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
    Sotheby’s
    By a Lady
    1-15 October 2025
    Sotheby’s
    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.
  • Gonnelli:Auction 63Books, Autographs & ManuscriptsOctober 7th-9th 2025 Gonnelli:Auction 63Books, Autographs & ManuscriptsOctober 7th-9th 2025
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    Books, Autographs & Manuscripts
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    Auction 63
    Books, Autographs & Manuscripts
    October 7th-9th 2025
    Gonnelli: The Arabian Nights - Alf Laylah wa-Laylah. 1862. Starting price € 25.000
    Gonnelli: Depero futurista. 1927. Starting price € 9.000
    Gonnelli: Dalì, Alchimia dei Filosofi. 1976. Starting price € 3.800
    Gonnelli:
    Auction 63
    Books, Autographs & Manuscripts
    October 7th-9th 2025
    Gonnelli: Cicero, Tusculanae disputationes. 1480. Starting price € 4.800
    Gonnelli: Cassini, De cometa. 1653. Starting price € 10.000
    Gonnelli: Cataldi, Trattato della quadratura del cerchio etc. 1612. Starting price € 8.000
    Gonnelli:
    Auction 63
    Books, Autographs & Manuscripts
    October 7th-9th 2025
    Gonnelli: Cavalieri, Geometria indivisibilibus. 1635. Starting price € 15.000
    Gonnelli: Diophantus, Arithmeticorum libri sex. 1670. Starting price € 15.000
    Gonnelli: Fontana, Novae coelestium observationes. 1646. Starting price € 10.000
    Gonnelli:
    Auction 63
    Books, Autographs & Manuscripts
    October 7th-9th 2025
    Gonnelli: Galileo, Sidereus nuncius. 1610. Starting price € 100.000
    Gonnelli: Pico della Mirandola, Conclusiones nonagentae. 1532. Starting price € 7.000
    Gonnelli: Jansson's Waterworld. 1657. Starting price € 20.000
  • Dominic Winter Auctioneers2 OctoberBeatrix Potter:The Private Collection of Thomas & Greta Schuster Dominic Winter Auctioneers2 OctoberBeatrix Potter:The Private Collection of Thomas & Greta Schuster
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    2 October
    Beatrix Potter:
    The Private Collection of Thomas & Greta Schuster
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    2 October
    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.
  • Rare Map, Book, and Autograph Fair17 and 18 Oct Rare Map, Book, and Autograph Fair17 and 18 Oct
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  • University Archives Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & BooksOctober 8, 2025 University Archives Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & BooksOctober 8, 2025
    University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
    October 8, 2025
    University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
    October 8, 2025
    University Archives, Oct. 8: Wilson Declares War on Germany! 1917 Original Government Printed Joint Resolution Signed by the President, VP & House Speaker
    University Archives, Oct. 8: Thomas Jefferson Certifies 3 Acts with 3 Sigs, Securing the Coasts with Lighthouses, Injured Battle Monmouth Soldier, Hugh Mercer - Fantastic!
    University Archives, Oct. 8: George Washington 1781 LS Re: PA Line Mutiny Aftermath: "the continuance of this unhappy affair"
    University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
    October 8, 2025
    University Archives, Oct. 8: Mary, Queen of Scots Signed Letter, 1565
    University Archives, Oct. 8: Best Gandhi ALS “Don’t worry about my fast, God will fill that... Don't lose the hope”
    University Archives, Oct. 8: Albert Einstein Signed Booklet Exploring Relativity! "On the Special and General Theory of Relativity" Issued Shortly Before Nobel Prize Win
    University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
    October 8, 2025
    University Archives, Oct. 8: Benjamin Franklin Signed 1787 Land Grant as President of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania
    University Archives, Oct. 8: Treaty of Amity & Commerce: Incredible Archive, 1778-1783, Nearly 200 Pages!
    University Archives, Oct. 8: Rare Herman Melville ALS Dating From 1867, His "Annus Horribilis" According to One Biographer
    University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
    October 8, 2025
    University Archives, Oct. 8: Stonewall Jackson ALS to Fellow John Brown Execution Witness, Re: Hypnosis
    University Archives, Oct. 8: A. Lincoln 1864 Appointment of William H. Parkhurst to Commissary of Subsistence of Volunteers
    University Archives, Oct. 8: Apollo 11 Crew Signed Type 3 Insurance Cover, Armstrong, Aldrin & Collins