• 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
    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
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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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No Sale Number Auction House Sale Name Date of Auction Archived Date Total Lots Lots Sold % Lots Sold CURR Exch. Rate Low Est. Lots Sold High Est. Lots Sold High Est. All Lots Total Sales Total Sales In $ % Total Sales / High Est.
1 #36233 Bloomsbury Auctions Fine Photographs October 20, 2016 October 21, 2016 262 94 35.88% GBP 1.234 93,900.00 133,550.00 389,550.00 137,916.00 172,190.80 35.40%
2 #L16416 Sothebys The Library of an English Bibliophile, Part VI October 20, 2016 October 21, 2016 200 145 72.50% GBP 1.234 549,200.00 830,550.00 1,145,250.00 1,103,020.00 1,345,684.40 96.31%
3 #133642 PIASA Library of Tissot Dupont - Part 2 October 19, 2016 October 21, 2016 298 227 76.17% EUR 1.055 967,090.00 1,383,370.00 1,546,740.00 1,675,868.00 1,826,696.12 108.35%
4 #23501 Bonhams The Sporting Sale - Books and Prints October 19, 2016 October 21, 2016 49 36 73.47% GBP 1.234 20,020.00 29,960.00 38,400.00 23,368.00 28,508.96 60.85%
5 #L16223 Sothebys Arts of the Islamic World - Manuscripts, Prints October 19, 2016 October 21, 2016 114 76 66.67% GBP 1.234 1,284,000.00 1,851,000.00 2,516,000.00 3,190,750.00 3,892,715.00 126.82%
6 #6165 Heritage Auctions Manuscripts October 19, 2016 October 21, 2016 324 277 85.49% USD 1.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 984,193.50 984,193.50
7 #16PM02 Doyle New York Prints and Multiples October 18, 2016 October 21, 2016 218 196 89.91% USD 1.0 562,600.00 836,900.00 951,200.00 950,505.00 950,505.00 99.93%
8 #133641 PIASA Library of Tissot Dupont - Part 1 October 18, 2016 October 21, 2016 280 215 76.79% EUR 1.055 449,845.00 668,860.00 779,820.00 880,512.00 968,563.20 112.91%
9 #23435 Bonhams Prints and Multiples October 18, 2016 October 21, 2016 258 204 79.07% USD 1.0 1,008,800.00 1,479,200.00 2,102,800.00 1,510,557.00 1,510,557.00 71.84%
10 #2425 Swann Galleries Early Printed, Medical, Scientific and Travel Books October 18, 2016 October 21, 2016 335 328 97.91% USD 1.0 389,900.00 588,600.00 601,050.00 785,672.00 785,672.00 130.72%
11 #12118 Dorotheum Automobilia October 18, 2016 October 21, 2016 387 292 75.45% EUR 1.055 0.00 0.00 0.00 70,087.50 77,096.58
12 #133639 PIASA Art Nouveau Posters October 17, 2016 October 21, 2016 104 70 67.31% EUR 1.055 63,700.00 80,500.00 112,800.00 155,962.27 171,558.50 138.26%
13 #1515 Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers Antiques and Interiors with Pictures: Prints October 17, 2016 October 21, 2016 31 10 32.26% GBP 1.234 30.00 40.00 240.00 302.00 371.46 125.83%
14 #1642 Bruun Rasmussen Prints October 17, 2016 October 21, 2016 85 65 76.47% EUR 1.055 28,230.00 30,270.00 39,800.00 29,066.40 31,973.04 73.03%
15 #3071 Artcurial Prints and Illustrated Books October 17, 2016 October 21, 2016 235 145 61.70% EUR 1.055 311,250.00 433,050.00 563,600.00 612,030.00 673,233.00 108.59%
16 #121642 Heritage Auctions Comics - Internet bidstart 10/9 October 16, 2016 October 21, 2016 785 785 100.00% USD 1.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 197,274.73 197,274.73
17 #161642 Heritage Auctions Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 10/9 October 16, 2016 October 21, 2016 490 478 97.55% USD 1.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 49,528.51 49,528.51
18 #101616 Clars Auction Gallery Prints October 16, 2016 October 21, 2016 36 25 69.44% USD 1.0 18,500.00 29,500.00 47,400.00 15,050.00 15,050.00 31.75%
19 #101516 Clars Auction Gallery Prints October 15, 2016 October 21, 2016 144 117 81.25% USD 1.0 24,100.00 42,150.00 50,850.00 21,640.00 21,640.00 42.56%
20 #78084 OSENAT Automobilia October 15, 2016 October 21, 2016 107 64 59.81% EUR 1.055 13,160.00 19,370.00 40,240.00 21,206.25 23,326.88 52.70%
21 #851 Eldreds The Marine Sale - Books and Prints October 15, 2016 October 21, 2016 48 36 75.00% USD 1.0 24,950.00 38,450.00 46,470.00 30,505.75 30,505.75 65.65%
22 #485 RR Auction Fine Autographs & Artifacts - Internet bidstart 9/23 October 12, 2016 October 21, 2016 918 575 62.64% USD 1.0 465,500.00 672,500.00 1,300,500.00 577,695.03 577,695.03 44.42%
23 #28195 Ader Vinyl and Memorabilia October 11, 2016 October 21, 2016 457 169 36.98% EUR 1.055 29,590.00 39,670.00 150,540.00 25,450.00 27,740.50 16.91%
24 #100816 National Book Auctions Books, Art and Ephemera - Polar, West, Americana, Sendak etc October 08, 2016 October 21, 2016 370 370 100.00% USD 1.0 55,350.00 111,700.00 111,700.00 52,722.25 52,722.86 47.20%
25 #78085 OSENAT The Empire at Fontainebleau October 07, 2016 October 21, 2016 37 28 75.68% EUR 1.055 2,880.00 3,990.00 5,200.00 11,581.25 12,739.38 222.72%
  • 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
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