• Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Alken (Henry). Sporting Notions, first edition, T.McLean, 1832-33. £800 to £1,200.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Bardi (Lorenzo). Nuova Raccolta delle piu interessanti Vedute della Citta di Firenze…, Florence, Lorenzo Bardi, [c.1840]. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Crawfurd (John). Journal of an Embassy from the Governor-General of India to the Court of Ava..., first edition, 1829. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Dawe (George, engraver). The Life of a Nobleman, first edition, Geo. Henderson, [c.1825]. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: [Doyle (John)], "H.B.". Political Sketches &c., 10 vol. including The Descriptive Key to H.B., Thomas McLean, [1829-51]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Eben (Adolphus Christian Frederick, Baron von) and Nicolaus Heideloff. Modèles de l'Uniforme Militaire Adopté dans l'Armée Royale de Suède, Rudolph Ackerman, 1808. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Geissler (J.G.G.) and Friedrich Hempel. Mahlerische Darstellungen der Sitten, Gebrauche und Lustbarkeiten bey den Russischen, Tartarischen…, 4 parts in 1, Leipzig and Paris, [1804]. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Hunt (Charles). Portraits of Winning Horses...of the Derby, Oaks, & St. Leger, from the Year 1842 to 1849…, Rock Brothers & Payne, 1849. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Kunike (Adolf Friedrich). Zwey hundert und sechzig Donau-Ansichten nach dem Laufe des Donaustromes…, Vienna, Leopold Grund, 1826. £3,000 to £5,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Lasinio (Carlo). [Matrimony], Florence, 1790. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Reinhardt (Joseph). A Collection of Swiss Costumes, in Miniature, second English edition, James Goodwin, [1828]. £800 to £1,200.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Wengen (Gottfried Durst von). Die Öffentliche Maskerade Bamberg am Fastnachts-Montage 1833…, Bamberg, [1833]. £2,000 to £3,000.
  • Koller Auctions
    Books & Autographs
    20 March 2024
    Koller, Mar. 20: DADA - Der Zeltweg. Redaktion: Flake, Serner, Tzara. Zürich, 1919. CHF 5,000 – 8,000
    Koller, Mar. 20: Jespers, Floris - Peeters, Jan. Kinderlust. Antwerpen, J. F. Bogaerts & R. R. Dodson, [1923]. CHF 2,000 – 3,000
    Koller, Mar. 20: FARBENLEHRE - Chevreul, M. E. De la Loi du contraste simultané des couleurs et de l'assortiment des objets colorés. Paris, 1839. CHF 4,000 – 5,000
    Koller, Mar. 20: BOTANIK - Schrank, Franz de Paula von. Flora Monacensis, seu plantae sponte circa Monachium nascentes. München, 1811-1818. CHF 20,000 – 30,000
    Koller, Mar. 20: French Bible manuscript. Latin manuscript on parchment. With 81 illuminated, ornamental and figurative initials. Paris, c. 1250. CHF 90,000 – 120,000
    Koller Auctions
    Books & Autographs
    20 March 2024
    Koller, Mar. 20: Gradual for the use of a Dominican convent. Latin manuscript on parchment, with Flemish rubrics in black and red. Mecheln (?), c. 1520. CHF 25,000 – 40,000
    Koller, Mar. 20: Calendar. French manuscript on parchment. With 12 large colored thorn leaf initials on a gold background. Paris, c. 1380/1390. CHF 40,000 – 60,000
    Koller, Mar. 20: Freud, Sigmund. Collection of 23 handwritten letters to Alphonse Maeder in Zurich. In addition to 4 letter drafts from Maeder to Freud. 2 February 1910 - 21 September 1913. CHF 50,000 – 80,000
    Koller, Mar. 20: Jung, Carl Gustav. Collection of 26 autograph and 3 typescript letters and a postcard to Alphonse Maeder. 1911-1918. CHF 20,000 – 30,000
    Koller, Mar. 20: Nietzsche, Friedrich, philosopher. Handwritten letter signed to Richard Wagner. Basel, September 27, 1876. CHF 20,000 to 30,000
  • 19th Century Shop
    Catalogue 198 just published
    19th Century Shop. Darwin and Wallace, first printing of the first paper on natural selection
    19th Century Shop. Shakespeare’s Poems, first collected edition
    19th Century Shop. Walt Whitman portrait inscribed with a Leaves of Grass poem
    19th Century Shop. Major Elizabeth Barrett Browning manuscript notebook
    19th Century Shop. Spock's Baby Book, original MS
    19th Century Shop. Cellarius, Harmonia Macrocosmica, the great celestial atlas

Auction Update Review

In the Heart of the Season

For the week ending Saturday November 9th 34 auctions were archived to the AED, 14 in euros, 5 in British pounds, and 15 is US dollars.  Turnover was $12,088,921 on the sale of 12,121 lots, 65% of the 18,628 offered.

 

Two auctions saw total sales reach the million dollar level:

 

Christies.  Old Books, Art Books, and Manuscripts on November 6th:  $2,424,094

Swann Galleries.  The Armory Show at 100 – Prints on November 5th:  $1,315,375

 

Five sales saw their totals reach 100% of the estimates of all lots offered:

 

RR Auction.  Autographs – JFK 50 Years after Dallas on October 24th:  678%

Bloomsbury Auctions.  Library of a Gentleman on November 7th:  140%

Dominic Winter Book Auctions.  Printed Books, Maps and Documents – Vintage Contemporary Photography on November 6th:  118%

Heritage Auctions.  Space on November 1st:  100%

 

Fifteen sales saw at least 80% of their sell:

 

Bloomsbury Auctions.  Library of a Gentleman on November 7th:  100%

Bruun Rasmussen.  Old Master Prints on November 4th:  100%

National Book Auctions.  Books and Ephemera on November 3rd:  100%

National Book Auctions.  Books and Ephemera – Civil War, Ephemera, Signed on October 13th:  100%

National Book Auctions.  Books and Ephemera – Burman, PA Dutch. Ornithology, etc. on September 13th:  100%

Archives International Auctions.  Historical Documents, Autographs, and the Copps Collection on October 19th:  99%

Heritage Auctions.  Comics – Internet bidding ended November 3rd:  99%

Heritage Auctions.  Rare Books internet bidding ended November 7th:  93%

Heritage Auctions.  Posters – internet bidding ended November 3rd:  91%

Leslie Hindman Auctioneers.  Fine Books and Manuscripts on November 6th:  90%

Bruun Rasmussen.  Modern and Contemporary Prints on November 5th:  87%

Dominic Winter Book Auctions.  Printed Books, Maps and Documents – Vintage Contemporary Photography on November 6th:  86%

Heritage Auctions.  Space on November 1st:  83%

Bonhams.  Sports Memorabilia on November 6th:  83%

Heritage Auctions.  Photography on November 2nd:  81%

 

For the week upcoming 38 sales are scheduled:

 

Mon. Nov. 11th

Doyle – New York.  Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints [111113].  222 lots

 

Tues. Nov. 12th

Bonhams – London.  Books [20753].  361 lots

Burgersdijk and Niermans – Leiden.  Books [338].  1,268 lots

Swann Galleries – New York.  Early Printed Medical and Science Books [2330].  316 lots

Sothebys – London.  Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History [13405].  228 lots

Adams Amsterdam Auctions – Amsterdam.  Exhibitions by Vincent Mentzel [111213].  245 lots 

 

Wed. Nov. 13th

RR Auction – Amherst.  Autographs [418].  1,911 lots

Burgersdijk and Niermans – Leiden.  Books [338].  1,268 lots

Piasa – Paris.  Ancient and Modern Prints [22683].  345 lots

  

Thurs. Nov. 14th

Kapandji Morhange – Paris.  Ancient Photographs [15612].  317 lots

Christies – Paris.  Photograph Collection [3580].  149 lots

Minerva Auctions Roma – Roma.  Modern and Contemporary Art [95].  26 lots

Bloomsbury Auctions – London.  Bibliophile [36091].  539 lots

Freemans – Philadelphia.  Pennsylvania Sale:  Books [1477].  85 lots

Christies – New York.  George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation [3454].  1 lot

Aguttes – Neuilly-sur-Seine.  Books and Ancient Paper [24085].  297 lots

Heritage Auctions – Dallas.  Rare Books – internet bidding ending today [201346].  342 lots

Kestenbaum and Company – New York.  Fine Judaica [111413].  398 lots

 

Fri. Nov. 15th

Sothebys – Paris.  Photographs [PF1320].  126 lots

Kapandji Morhange – Paris.  Modern Photographs [15613].  421 lots

Christies – London – South Kensington.  Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts [9702].  476 lots

Cowans Auctions – Cincinnati.  American History [376].  402 lots

Artcurial – Paris.  Nicholas de Crecy – New York sur Loire [2454].  40 lots

 

Sat. Nov. 16th

Heritage Auctions – Dallas.  Movie Posters [7083].  1,106 lots

Christies – Paris.  Contemporary Photographs [3549].  61 lots

Christies – Paris.  Contemporary Photographs [3561].  113 lots

Alain and Evelyne Morel de Westgaver – 1050 Bruxelles.  Books [111613].  575 lots

Artcurial – Paris.  Comic Strips [2392].  132 lots

Neret Minet and Tessier – Paris.  Comic Strips [17089].  374 lots

Artcurial – Paris.  Comic Strips, Session I [24201].  502 lots

 

Sun. Nov. 17th

Heritage Auctions – Dallas.  Movie Posters [7083].  1,106 lots

Skinner – Boston.  Fine Books and Manuscripts [2687B].  497 lots

Bonhams – Los Angeles.  Books [21023].  114 lots

Neret Minet and Tessier – Paris.  Comic Strips [17090].  543 lots

Heritage Auctions – Dallas.  Comics internet bidding ending today [121346]. 

Heritage Auctions – Dallas.  Posters – internet bidding ending today [161346].

Osenat – Fontainbleau.  The Empire at Fontainebleau [17374].  150 lots

Ader – Paris.  Photograph Collection from the Catholic Institute of Paris [24017].  180 lots

 

It’s a very busy week.  Heading into the holidays there’s a sale starting every 4 hours and twenty-five minutes.

 

Best of luck in the rooms,

 

Bruce McKinney

AE

  • Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: [Langland (William)]. The vision of Pierce Plowman, nowe the seconde time imprinted..., Roberte Crowley, 1550. £8,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: [Shakespeare (William)]. [Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies], second folio edition, [by Tho.Cotes, for Robert Allot], [1632]. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Bible, Czech Biblia Bohemica, first complete Bible printed in the Czech vernacular, Prague, August 1488. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Shabthai Tzvi.- Collection of four printed and illustrated broadsides detailing the appearance, rise and fall of the false messiah, Shabthai Tzvi, Augsburg, 1666-67. £40,000 to £60,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Leaf from the Beauvais Missal, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment, [Northern France (perhaps Beauvais or Amiens)], [fourteenth century (c.1310)]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Aubrey (John). [Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme], manuscript in English, Latin and Greek, [c. 1693]. £30,000 to £50,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Byron (George Gordon Noel, Lord). Poems on Various Occasions, first edition, Harriet Maltby's copy, Newark, Printed by S. & J. Ridge, 1807. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, first edition, second impression with dust-jacket, 1937 [but 1938]. £7,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Blake (William).- Thornton (Robert John). The Pastorals of Virgil, 2 vol., engraved plates by William Blake, 1821. £8,000 to £12,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: America.- Mount (William J.) & Thomas Page. The English Pilot…, [bound with] The Fourth Book, describing The West Indies Navigation from Hudson's-Bay to the River Amazones, 1721. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Oldfield (Henry Ambrose), Rajman Singh Chitrakar & others. An album of 160 photographs and 13 original artworks, (1833-1919), [c. 1850s-1880s]. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Audubon (John James) [and William MacGillivray]. Ornithological Biography…, 5 vol., first edition, presentation copy inscribed by Audubon, Edinburgh, 1831-49 [i.e. 1831-39]. £10,000 to £15,000.