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Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate PurchaseSotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. 11,135 USDSotheby’s: Edgar Allan Poe. The Raven and Other Poems, 1845. 33,000 USDSotheby’s: Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. War and Peace, 1886. 22,500 USDSotheby’s: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1902. 7,500 USDSotheby’s: F. Scott Fitzgerald. This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD -
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. -
Gonnelli:
Auction 55
Antique prints, paintings and maps
November 26st 2024Gonnelli: Stefano Della Bella, 23 animal plances,1641. Starting price 480€Gonnelli: Stefano Della Bella, Boar Hunt, 1654. Starting price 180€Gonnelli: Crispijn Van de Passe, The seven Arts, 1637. Starting price 600€Gonnelli: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, La Maschera è cagion di molti mali, 1688. Starting price 320€Gonnelli: Biribissor’s game, 1804-15. Starting price 2800€Gonnelli: Nicolas II de Larmessin, Habitats,1700. Starting price 320€Gonnelli: Miniature “O”, 1400. Starting price 1800€Gonnelli: Jan Van der Straet, Hunt scenes, 1596. Starting Price 140€Gonnelli: Massimino Baseggio, Costantinople, 1787. Starting price 480€Gonnelli: Kawanabe Kyosai, Erotic scene lighten up by a candle, 1860. Starting price 380€Gonnelli: Duck shaped dropper, 1670. Starting price 800€ -
Doyle, Dec. 6: An extensive archive of Raymond Chandler’s unpublished drafts of fantasy stories.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.
Rare Book Monthly
Book Catalogue Reviews - November - 2007 Issue
Recent Acquisitions at the Antiquariaat Forum
The Antiquariaat Forum displays at the Amsterdam Book Fair.
By Michael Stillman
The Antiquariaat Forum has issued a new Short Title List with recent acquisitions and a selection from our stock. These short catalogues are issued in conjunction with the numerous book fairs the Antiquariaat Forum attends. This list was prepared for the Amsterdam Antiquariaat Book and Print Fair, completed just a few days ago. Here are a few of the items they featured at this recent fair.
Item 6 is an item the Antiquariaat Forum describes as a "rare travel account, which is largely unknown to Western bibliographers..." That is explained by it being a rare Russian work, Neshchastniya priklucheniya Vasiliia Baranshchivoka (The misfortunes of Vasilii Baranshchikov). Baranshchikov traveled around the world from 1780-1787, and as the title implies, experienced many unpleasantries on his voyage. He visited Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in the West, as well as Bethlehem, Constantinople, Venice and France. His book was published in St Petersburg in 1787. Priced at €13,250 (Euros, or approximately $18,946 in U.S. dollars).
Item 44 is one you might not expect from a Dutch bookseller as it is most important to collectors of California. It is the memoirs of a French sailor, Pierre Francois Peron: Memoires du Capitaine Peron... P.F. Peron sailed to many locales in the late 18th century, but perhaps the most notable was on the American ship Otter. This ship was engaged in the transport of sealskins and furs from the Pacific coast to China. In his day-to-day accounts, Peron writes about the Pacific Northwest and its natives, as well as the Hawaiian Islands. Most notable is a visit to California, including a stay at Monterey. This may be the first time an American ship entered California waters. He found Monterey somewhat backward at the time, though I imagine he would be far more impressed with its exclusiveness were he to return today. Captain Peron also recounts being left for 40 months gathering sealskins on New Amsterdam Island, located between Africa and Australia. Other places he describes include Australia, China and New England. This book was produced from Peron's manuscripts many years after his voyages and published in 1824. €2,650 (US $3,788).
The recent book fair undoubtedly attracted many people to Amsterdam, but they were hardly the first to visit. Item 7 recalls a spectacular visit in 1638 by Marie de Medici, once Queen and regent of France, but now on the outs with her son, Louis XIII, and his powerful advisor, Cardinal Richelieu. Marie, her veins filled with the blood of European royalty, was the second wife of France's King Henry IV. When Henry was assassinated in 1610, she took control of the country as Regent for her then eight-year-old son. However, within a few years, the young King Louis XIII became tired of her control and ousted his mother. She was exiled in 1617. There began years of maneuvering between mother and son. She returned a few years later, but was finally thrown out of the country in 1630 after attempting to remove Richelieu. She embarked on her trip to Amsterdam in 1638 where she received a spectacular welcome, the Dutch considering it recognition of their republic. There were great displays and celebrations. Marie must have once again felt like a queen. Item 7 recounts the visit: Marie de Medicis, entrant dans Amsterdam, by C. Barlaeus, published in 1638 by J. and C. Blaeu of atlas printing fame. This book is the official, illustrated coverage of Marie's entrance into the country. €15,900 (US $22,741).
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