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    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
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    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
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    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.
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    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.
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    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
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    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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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung: I. Literature II. Science

Auction Reports

Auction Name I. Literature II. Science Total Sales (EUR) 631,323.60
Auction Date March 13, 2018 - March 13, 2018 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 330,740.00
Sale Number #706a High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 330,740.00
Total Lots 343
Sold Lots 296 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 373,470.00
% of Lots Sold 86.30% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 373,470.00
Unsold Lots 47 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 169.04%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
10 BERNHARD, Thomas, 1931 – 1989

2 e. Br. m. U. und 7 Br. m. U.

1958-1970 EUR 12,000.00 - 12,000.00 EUR 37,760.00
50 GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749 – 1832

Br. m. U. „Goethe“. Weimar 9.III.1799

1799 EUR 2,000.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 20,060.00
274 HEGEL, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich

E. Br. m. U. Berlin 26./27. III.1819. 3¾ S. gr.-4o. Leichter Tintenfraß (Verlust eines Wortes und einiger Buchstaben), kleine Schadstellen mit Transparentpapier unterlegt.

1819 EUR 8,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 14,160.00
150 PROUST, Marcel, 1871 – 1921

E. Br. m. U. „Marcel“. O. O. u. D (1.VIII.1907). 8 S. (quer-)kl.-8o. Mit breitem Trauerrand. Schwach fleckig

1907 EUR 6,000.00 - 6,000.00 EUR 12,980.00
243 EINSTEIN, Albert

E. Br. m. U. „A. Einstein.“ O. O. u. D. (Bern, wohl Ende 1908). 11?2 S. schmal-gr.- 8o. Kariertes Papier.

wohl Ende 1908 EUR 5,000.00 - 5,000.00 EUR 12,980.00
264 GRIMM, Wilhelm

E. Br. m. U. „Wilhelm Carl Grimm“. O. O. u. D., fortgesetzt Weimar 23.XII.1809. 3 S. gr.-4o. Mit Siegel und Adresse.

O.D. 1809 EUR 4,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 12,980.00
57 (GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749 – 1832.)

Gedruckte Todesanzeige. Weimar 23.III.1832 6,5 × 10,8 cm. Leichter Karton, etwas gebräunt

1832 EUR 250.00 - 250.00 EUR 11,800.00
149 PASTERNAK, Boris, 1890 – 1960

7 e. Br. m. U., meist „B Pasternak“. Peredelkino 12.V.1959 bis 21.II.1960

1959-1960 EUR 8,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 11,210.00
53 GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749 – 1832

Billett m. U. (Weimar, Anfang Februar 1825). 6,0 × 9,1 cm. Leichter Karton, etwas fleckig

1825 EUR 1,200.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 10,620.00
56 GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749 – 1832

E. Schriftstück. O. O. u. D. 1 S. schmal-8o.

EUR 4,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 10,620.00
74 GOETHEKREIS. – ZELTER, Carl Friedrich, 1758 – 1832

E. Albumblatt m. U. Berlin 1.II.1820

1820 EUR 2,000.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 10,620.00
92 HESSE, Hermann, 1877 – 1962

11 e. Gedichte, davon 8 mit a q u a r e l l i e r t e n Federzeichnungen als Titelblätter. 22 S. gr.-8o (11 Doppelblätter, Bütten). Farbfrische Aquarelle. – Dazu ein Begleitbrief: Briefkarte m. U. „H Hesse“. O.O. u. D. (März 1959)

O.D. 1959 EUR 12,000.00 - 12,000.00 EUR 10,620.00
182 STIFTER, Adalbert, 1805 – 1867

E. Br. m. U. „Lakerhäuser bei Breitenberg“ 18.VIII. 1865

1865 EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 10,620.00
52 GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749 – 1832

E. Br. m. U. Jena 14.IV.1818

1818 EUR 6,000.00 - 6,000.00 EUR 10,030.00
97 HORVÁTH, Ödön von, 1901 – 1938

1 e. Br. m. U., 2 Br. m. U. und 4 e. Postkarten m. U. „Ödön Horváth“ und „Horvath“. Berlin, Salzburg, Murnau, Barcelona und Marseille 15.I. bis 27.IX.1929

1929 EUR 6,000.00 - 6,000.00 EUR 10,030.00
58 GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749 – 1832; GOETHE, Catharina Elisabeth, 1731 – 1808

E. Schriftstück mit Namen am Kopf. Frankfurt a. M. 27.VIII.1807. 2?3 S. quer- 8o

1807 EUR 1,600.00 - 1,600.00 EUR 8,850.00
34 FONTANE, Theodor, 1819 – 1898

E. Br. m. U. Thale 25.VI.1882

1882 EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 8,260.00
51 GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749 – 1832

Br. m. U. u. E. Jena 2.IV.1818

1818 EUR 2,000.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 8,260.00
255 FREUD, Sigmund

E. Br. m. U. Wien 15.I.1922. 2 S. gr.-8o. Auf seinem Briefpapier. Spuren fachmännischer Restaurierung.

1922 EUR 6,000.00 - 6,000.00 EUR 8,260.00
323 RÖNTGEN, Wilhelm Conrad

E. Br. m. U. Davos 23.XII.1908. 3 S. gr.-8o, eng beschrieben.

1908 EUR 2,000.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 8,260.00
130 MANN, Thomas, 1875 – 1955

Eigenh. Manuskript mit Namenszug im Titel (1923.) 71?4 S. gr.-4o, paginiert „1“ bis „7“. Kariertes Papier, schwach gebräunt. Fadengeheftet und gebunden in schlichten, bräunlichen Halblederband mit marmorierten Vorsätzen. Minimal bestoßen.

1923 EUR 8,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 7,670.00
158 RILKE, Rainer Maria, 1875 – 1926

E. Br. m. U. Paris 18.X.1902

1902 EUR 4,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 7,670.00
260 GAUSS, Carl Friedrich

E. Br. m. U. Göttingen 24.X.1836.2 S. gr.-4o. Mit Oblatensiegel („G“) und Adresse. Leicht sporfleckig.

1836 EUR 3,500.00 - 3,500.00 EUR 7,080.00
20 CHAMISSO, Adelbert von, 1781 – 1838

E. Gedicht m. U. 71?2 S. gr.-8o. Minimal fleckig, kleine Faltenrisse

EUR 6,000.00 - 6,000.00 EUR 6,490.00
269 HAHNEMANN, Samuel

E. Br. m. U. Dresden („im Langischen Hause auf der Scheffelgasse“) 29.XI. 1779. 2 S. 4o. Mit Siegelspur und Adresse.

1779 EUR 4,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 6,490.00
  • 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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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