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Description	Reiss and Sohn was formed in 1970 in Mainz, Germany. In 1989, the firm moved to Konigsburg, near Frankfurt. Reiss and Sohn describes its specialty as being rare and valuable books, whole libraries and collections, illustrated books, atlases, manuscripts, incunabula, early printing, science, medicine, mathematics, botanical and zoological works, travel and geography, topography, literature, law and statesmanship, press books, rare maps and views of all parts of the world, and decorative prints. The firm holds two book auctions per year, in the spring and fall. These tend to be enormous auctions, particularly by American standards, with many thousands of items being offered.
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Total Records in AED	59367

Chiswick Auctions: Rowling (J.K). Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, FIRST EDITION, first issue, 1997. £15,000 to £20,000

Chiswick Auctions, seeking consignments: Thornton (Samuel). A Large Drought of the North Part of China Shewing…the Harbour of Chusan, copper engraved map, 1711. £600 to £800

Chiswick Auctions, seeking consignments: Stuart (Helen). Portrait of a Maori, over-painted gelatin silver print, signed and dated, 1885. £4,000 to £6,000

Chiswick Auctions, seeking consignments: Picasso (Pablo). Minotaure vaincu, plate 89 from La Suite Vollard , signed, Paris, 1939. £4,000 to £5,000

Chiswick Auctions, seeking consignments: Pissarro (Camille). Vachère au Bord de l'Eau, NUMBER 14 OF 100 PROOFS, etching, 1890. £800 to £1,200

Chiswick Auctions, seeking consignments: Einstein (Albert). Copy of typewritten script of the episode "The Atom" of the TV programme "Your World Tomorrow", signed by Einstein. £2,000 to £3,000
Bonhams, Jun 13 results: Darwin, Charles. On the Origin of Species. Presentation Copy. Sold for $500,075.

Bonhams, Jun 13 results: Darwin, Charles. Autograph Letter Signed, 3 pp, negotiating the 2nd American edition with Appleton. Sold for $21,325.

Bonhams, Jun 13 results: Hemingway, Ernest. Autograph Letter Signed, 8 pp, Paris, 1924, to his father discussing Bullfighting, Stories, and his new baby. Sold for $25,075.

Bonhams, Jun 13 results: Shakespeare, William. Corialanus. London, 1623. 1st printing [Extracted from the First Folio]. Sold for $50,075.

Bonhams, Jun 13 results: Swift, Jonathan. Gulliver's Travels. London, 1726. 1st edition, Teerink's A edition, fine, large copy. Sold for $21,325.

Bonhams, Jun 13 results: Fitzroy, Robert. Autograph Letter Signed to agent Thomas Stilwell, informing him of the progress of H.M.S. Beagle. Sold for $17,575.

<center>Bonhams Property from the Collection of Nicole and William R. Keck II

Bonhams, Jun 13 results: Shakespeare, William. Sonnets. 1901. 2 volumes. Printed on vellum and illuminated by Ross Turner, bound by Trautz-Bauzonnet. Sold for $13,825.

Bonhams, Jun 13 results: Beardsley, Aubrey. The Birth, Life, and Acts of King Arthur. 1893-94. 2 volumes. Contemporary painted vellum gilt by Chivers. Sold for $5,325.

Bonhams, Jun 13 results: Assisi, St. Francis. The Canticle of Brother Sun. Illuminated on vellum, for the Grolier Society. Sold for $7,575.

Bonhams, Jun 13 results: Proust, Marcel. Du coté de chez Swann. 1st edition, 1st issue. Inscribed by Proust. Sold for $8,825.

Bonhams, Jun 13 results: Rackham, Arthur. Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. 1/500 copies signed by Rackham. Sold for $4,825.
Doyle, The Estate of Oleg Cassini. June 27

Doyle, The Estate of Oleg Cassini: KENNEDY ONASSIS, JACQUELINE Typed letter signed to Oleg Cassini. $400 to $600

Doyle, The Estate of Oleg Cassini: [CASSINI-KENNEDY FASHIONS] Important archives related to the development of fashions for Mrs. Kennedy… $4,000 to $6,000

Doyle, The Estate of Oleg Cassini: [CASSINI-KENNEDY FASHIONS] Detailed ledger of the Kennedy White House years… $500 to $800

Doyle, The Estate of Oleg Cassini: KELLY, GRACE. Four autograph letters to Oleg Cassini. $5,000 to $8,000

Doyle, The Estate of Oleg Cassini. June 27

Doyle, The Estate of Oleg Cassini: CASSINI, OLEG. Group of Kennedy-era original fashion sketches. $1,000 to $1,500

Doyle, The Estate of Oleg Cassini: KENNEDY ONASSIS, JACQUELINE. Autograph letter signed to Oleg Cassini. $800 to $1,200

Doyle, The Estate of Oleg Cassini: CASSINI, OLEG. Fashion sketch titled “Mrs. Kennedy-Palais de Versailles-State Dinner.” $800 to $1,200

Doyle, The Estate of Oleg Cassini: [CASSINI, OLEG - KENNEDY, JACQUELINE.] Group of approximately 130 original fashion designs… $800 to $1,200
<center>Sotheby’s Fine Books and Manuscripts Online Now through June 21

Sotheby’s Online, June 21: THOREAU, HENRY DAVID. Walden: or, Life in the Woods. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1854. $15,000 to $20,000

Sotheby’s Online, June 21: BUKOWSKI, CHARLES. Archive of Correspondence Addressed to Kay "Kaja" Johnson, Los Angeles, California: July – November 1961. $20,000 to $30,000

Sotheby’s Online, June 21: DICKENS, CHARLES, AND GEORGE CRUIKSHANK [ILLUSTRATOR]. Unpublished autograph letter signed, to Cruikshank, completed on the artist's proof, related to the publication of The Pic-Nic Papers. $7,000 to $10,000

<center>Sotheby’s Fine Books and Manuscripts Online Now through June 21

Sotheby’s Online, June 21: FEYNMAN, RICHARD. "Surely You’re Joking Mr. Feynman!" Adventures of a Curious Character. As Told to Ralph Leighton. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 1985. $12,000 to $18,000

Sotheby’s Online, June 21: GERSHWIN, GEORGE. Autograph music manuscript of "Leavin’ for de Promise’ Lan’" from the opera Porgy and Bess, Act One Scene Two. $25,000 to $35,000

Sotheby’s Online, June 21: LINCOLN, ABRAHAM. Document signed ("Abraham Lincoln") as sixteenth president, being a military commission for Rufus H. Johnson. $8,000 to $10,000
Swann Auction Galleries June 20: NYC pride parade photos by Hank O’Neal, annotated on verso by Allen Ginsberg, 1970s. Pictured is Marsha P. Johnson. $70,000 to $100,000.

Swann Auction Galleries June 20: David Wojnarowicz, Neon Dancer, postcard signed to Jim Fouratt, 1982. $5,000 to $8,000.

Swann Auction Galleries June 20: Personal papers of Candy Darling, New York, circa 1950s-1973. $20,000 to $30,000.

Swann Auction Galleries June 20: Walt Whitman, Memoranda of the War, Remembrance Copy, inscribed to Peter Doyle, from “the author with his love,” Camden, 1875-76. $50,000 to $75,000.

Swann Auction Galleries June 20: Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People, first edition, signed, London, 1899. $50,000 to $70,000.

Swann Auction Galleries June 20: James Baldwin, Giovanni’s Room, first edition, presentation copy, New York, 1956. $1,800 to $2,500.

Swann Auction Galleries June 20: JEB (Joan E. Biren), Ginger and Catherine, silver print, 1972. $700 to $1,000.

Swann Auction Galleries June 20: Su Negrin, Gay Liberation, photograph by Peter Hujar, poster published by Times Change Press, 1970. $400 to $600.

Swann Auction Galleries June 20: Harvey Milk, Autograph Letter Signed, as acting Mayor of San Francisco, March 7, 1978. $4,000 to $6,000.

Swann Auction Galleries May 23: Lester Beall, Rural Electrification Administration, 1939. $20,000 to $30,000.

Swann Auction Galleries June 20: Gerda Wegener, Two Women in a Window, watercolor, chalk & wash, circa 1920. $15,000 to $25,000.

Swann Auction Galleries June 20: Jean Cocteau, original sketchbook, Le Mystère et Antigone, including sketches of his lover Jean Desbordes, 1932. $30,000 to $40,000.

Swann Auction Galleries June 20: Djuna Barnes, Ladies Almanack . . . Written & Illustrated by A Lady of Fashion, limited edition, signed & inscribed to her literary executor, 1928. $10,000 to $15,000.

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