• 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.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
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    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
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    Modern First Editions
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    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
  • Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [RUTH, George Herman “Babe” (1895-1948)]. Signed photograph. Circa 1930s. 191 x 248 mm. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HARRISON, Benjamin. Document signed (“Benj Harrison”) as governor of Virginia, certifying the service of Daniel Cumbo, a Black Revolutionary soldier. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: ONE OF THE FIRST PRINTED ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: FIRST PRINTING OF LINCOLN’S IMMORTAL GETTYSBURG ADDRESS. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HIGHLY IMPORTANT MORMON ARCHIVE. ALLEY, George. Archive of 23 Autograph Letters Signed by Mormon Convert George Alley to His Brother Joseph Alley. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [AVIATION]. [ARMSTRONG, Neil A.] Aviation Hall of Fame Gold Medal MS64 NGC, Awarded to Neil Armstrong in 1979. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: NEWLY DISCOVERED FIRST PRINTING OF "WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE... " FROM THE ONLY NEWSPAPER ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN LINCOLN’S SECOND INAUGURAL PROCESSION. $4,000 to $8,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: THE MOST IMPORTANT GEORGE WASHINGTON DOCUMENT IN PRIVATE HANDS; GEORGE WASHINGTON’S COMMISSION AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, 1775, ONE OF ONLY TWO ORIGINALS. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: A VERY RARE ACCOUNT OF BLACKBEARD’S DEATH AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIRATE ITEMS EXTANT. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: EDISON, Thomas. Patent for Edison’s Improvements on the Electric-Light, No. 219,628. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent Office], 16 September 1879. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [VIETNAM WAR]. The original pen used by Secretary of State William P. Rogers to sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement, Paris, 27 January 1973. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: SONS OF LIBERTY FOUNDER COLONEL BARRÉ ANNOTATED TITLE-PAGE, “WHICH OUGHT TO ROUSE UP BRITISH ATTENTION”. $4,000 to $6,000.
  • Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A RUTH BADER GINSBURG BEADED JUDICIAL COLLAR. $80,000 - $120,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: ONLY KNOWN COPY OF THE ONLY BOOK BY THE REMARKABLE EVE ADAMS. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A COMPLETE RUN OF VISIONAIRE MAGAZINE THROUGH 2010. $6,000 - $9,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: LAW REVIEW OFFPRINT SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY RUTH BADER GINSBURG. $3,000 - $5,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: META REBNER'S WORKING SCRIPT OF THE LOVED ONE. $1,500 - $2,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A KATHY GROVE PORTRAIT OF CYNDI LAUPER FOR THE FEBRUARY 1989 DETAILS COVER. $800 - $1,200
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A PLASTIC COAT BY MILLIE DAVID FEATURED IN SOHO NEWS STYLE SECTION, FROM THE COLLECTION OF ANNIE FLANDERS. $500 - $700
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A RUTH BADER GINSBURG JEWELRY BOX. $600 - $900
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A SET OF JONI MITCHELL LYRICS FOR "IF I HAD A HEART." $2,000 - $3,000

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1 #181425 Heritage Auctions Lomasney Vintage Movie Art Posters Benefiting Lifebeat Monthly Internet Charity June 26, 2014 June 27, 2014 40 28 70.00% USD 1.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 4,435.00 4,435.00
2 #201426 Heritage Auctions Rare Books - Internet bidstart 6/19 June 26, 2014 June 27, 2014 373 318 85.25% USD 1.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 26,874.50 26,874.50
3 #21752 Bonhams Printed Books, Maps and Photographs June 25, 2014 June 27, 2014 503 444 88.27% GBP 1.715 158,300.00 237,150.00 268,500.00 348,679.00 592,754.30 129.86%
4 #21773 Bonhams ASIAN DECORATIVE WORKS OF ARTS - Ref Books and Woodblock Prints June 25, 2014 June 27, 2014 23 20 86.96% USD 1.0 21,600.00 31,550.00 35,150.00 24,648.00 24,648.00 70.12%
5 #21947 Bonhams Entertainment Memorabilia June 25, 2014 June 27, 2014 364 255 70.05% GBP 1.715 252,250.00 349,100.00 532,150.00 389,253.00 661,730.10 73.15%
6 #n09160 Sothebys A Rock & Roll History: Presley to Punk June 24, 2014 June 26, 2014 113 73 64.60% USD 1.0 1,777,100.00 3,181,400.00 4,337,900.00 3,210,817.00 3,210,817.00 74.02%
7 #1426b Bruun Rasmussen Modern and Contemporary Prints June 24, 2014 June 26, 2014 35 29 82.86% EUR 1.361 9,600.00 10,680.00 13,600.00 10,241.25 13,928.10 75.30%
8 #L14006 Sothebys Modern Art - Prints June 23, 2014 June 26, 2014 2 2 100.00% GBP 1.715 1,500,000.00 2,200,000.00 2,200,000.00 2,225,000.00 3,782,500.00 101.14%
9 #1426a Bruun Rasmussen Old Master Prints June 23, 2014 June 26, 2014 4 2 50.00% EUR 1.361 400.00 470.00 1,070.00 281.25 382.50 26.29%
10 #121425 Heritage Auctions Comics -Internet bidstart 6/15 June 22, 2014 June 23, 2014 755 754 99.87% USD 1.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 191,741.45 191,741.45
11 #161425 Heritage Auctions Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 6/15 June 22, 2014 June 23, 2014 501 471 94.01% USD 1.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 26,135.94 26,135.94
12 #27787 Ferraton Books and Prints, Part II June 21, 2014 June 26, 2014 583 468 80.27% EUR 1.361 27,330.00 43,025.00 55,895.00 88,243.75 120,011.50 157.87%
13 #23539 Vermot de Pas Comic Strips, Original Prints, Albums By-Products June 21, 2014 June 26, 2014 833 395 47.42% EUR 1.361 75,240.00 95,000.00 248,050.00 93,273.14 126,851.37 37.60%
14 #27785 Ferraton Books and Prints, Part I June 20, 2014 June 26, 2014 650 552 84.92% EUR 1.361 34,380.00 53,820.00 69,945.00 78,573.75 106,860.30 112.34%
15 #56119 Dirk Soulis Auctions The Estate of Mary McRory - Books and Prints June 20, 2014 June 24, 2014 26 26 100.00% USD 1.0 3,100.00 5,875.00 5,875.00 6,182.00 6,182.00 105.23%
16 #81216 PIASA Ancient and Modern Prints June 20, 2014 June 26, 2014 406 307 75.62% EUR 1.361 152,530.00 193,770.00 262,080.00 291,299.00 396,166.64 111.15%
17 #36145 Bloomsbury Auctions Bibliophile June 19, 2014 June 24, 2014 560 390 69.64% GBP 1.715 62,555.00 88,275.00 133,290.00 79,731.00 135,542.70 59.82%
18 #430 RR Auction Rare Manuscript, Document & Autograph - bidstart 5/23 June 18, 2014 June 24, 2014 889 575 64.68% USD 1.0 531,700.00 729,000.00 1,327,800.00 887,584.53 887,584.53 66.85%
19 #27833 OSENAT The Empire at Fontainebleau June 15, 2014 June 24, 2014 85 59 69.41% EUR 1.361 223,550.00 287,550.00 323,500.00 597,925.00 813,178.00 184.83%
20 #61414 Rachel Davis Fine Arts Works on Paper and Books June 14, 2014 June 23, 2014 589 528 89.64% USD 1.0 142,840.00 237,500.00 269,140.00 260,066.10 260,066.10 96.63%
21 #61314 Mennonite Life RARE, OUT-OF-PRINT, AND USED BOOKS June 13, 2014 June 24, 2014 507 452 89.15% USD 1.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 10,021.00 10,021.00
22 #103P Galerie Bassenge 19th - 21st Century Photography June 04, 2014 June 23, 2014 315 157 49.84% EUR 1.361 155,350.00 155,350.00 350,500.00 209,162.50 284,461.00 59.68%
23 #0015b Gonnelli Casa DAste Musical Works, Autographs and Signed Books May 17, 2014 June 21, 2014 147 87 59.18% EUR 1.361 27,180.00 27,180.00 52,790.00 46,776.90 67,142.94 88.61%
24 #0015a Gonnelli Casa DAste Books and Manuscripts May 16, 2014 June 21, 2014 400 261 65.25% EUR 1.361 225,190.00 225,190.00 417,500.00 424,706.70 578,998.50 101.73%
25 #88 Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen Old and Rare Books and Manuscripts May 02, 2014 June 24, 2014 5343 2304 43.12% EUR 1.361 746,785.00 746,785.00 1,731,560.00 747,624.00 1,016,768.52 43.18%
  • 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.
  • 19th Century Shop
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    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
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