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    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
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    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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    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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    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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Swann Galleries: Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books

Auction Reports

Auction Name Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books Total Sales (USD) 793,876.00
Auction Date June 07, 2018 - June 07, 2018 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 550,880.00
Sale Number #2481 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 839,750.00
Total Lots 397
Sold Lots 329 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 624,050.00
% of Lots Sold 82.87% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 947,330.00
Unsold Lots 68 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 83.80%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
337 AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES.

Fish Hawk.

1830 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 68,750.00
54 DE FER, NICOLAS.

L'Amerique Divisee Selon Letendue de ses Principales Parties.

1713 (but 1716) USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 30,000.00
25 BOYE, HERMAN.

A Map of the State of Virginia Reduced from the Nine Sheet Map of the State, in Conformity to Law.

1827 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 27,500.00
297 AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES.

The Birds of America.

1840-1844 USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 23,400.00
273 MOLL, HERMAN.

[The World Described.] 30 engraved multiple-sheet folding maps with original outline hand-color.

circa 1735 or after USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 22,500.00
338 AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES.

Great Horned Owl.

1829 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 22,500.00
140 MELISH, JOHN.

Map of the United States with the Contiguous British & Spanish Possessions.

1816 USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 20,000.00
326 SELIGMANN, JOHANN MICHAEL.

Recueil de Divers Oiseaux Etrangers et Peu Communs qui se Trouvent dans les Ouvrages de Messieurs Edwards et Catesby Representes en Taille Douce et Exactement Colories.

1768-1776 USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 18,750.00
9 BAKER, SAMUEL.

A New and Exact Map of the Island of St. Christopher in America, According to an Actual and Accurate Survey Made in the Year 1753.

[1753] USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 15,000.00
295 WYTFLIET, CORNELIUS.

Histoire Universelle des Indes Occidentales.

1607 USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD 11,875.00
348 CATESBY, MARK.

Fifty-two hand-colored engraved plates, extracted from the first edition of Catesby's The Natural History of Carolina, [etc.],

1731-46 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 11,250.00
349 Meeker, Edwin James.

19 grisaille gouache and watercolor drawings on illustration board.

circa 1920 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 10,625.00
177 ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM.

Typus Orbis Terrarum.

1570 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 10,400.00
292 SEUTTER, MATTHAUS.

Atlas Novus sive Tabulae Geographicae Totius Orbis.

circa 1735 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 10,000.00
38 CHATELAIN, HENRI.

Carte Tres Curieuse de la Mer du Sud, Contenant des Remarques Nouvelles et Tres Utiles non Seulement sur les Ports et Iles de Cette Mer.

1719 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 9,375.00
291 REID, JOHN.

The American Atlas.

1796 USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD 9,375.00
282 Viele, Egbert.

Topographical Atlas of the City of New York Including the Annexed Territory, Showing Original Water Courses and Made Land.

1874 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 9,100.00
280 Department of Docks; Graham, Charles Kinnaird.

Map Showing the High and Low Water Mark and the Original City Grants of Lands Under Water Made to Various Parties from 1686 to 1873.

1873 USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD 8,750.00
319 MUNTING, ABRAHAM.

Naauwkeurige Beschryving der Aardgewassen Waar in de Veelerley Aart en Bijzondere Eigenschappen der Boomen, Heesters, Kruyden, Bloemen.

1696 USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 8,750.00
65 EVANS, LEWIS; and POWNALL, THOMAS.

A Map of the Middle British Colonies in North America.

1776 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 8,125.00
220 SPEED, JOHN.

A New and Accurat Map of the World.

circa 1651 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 8,125.00
379 Gillray, James.

The Plumb-Pudding in Danger;__or__State Epicures Taking un Petit Souper.

1805 USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD 8,125.00
147 MORDEN, ROBERT; and BROWNE, CHRISTOPHER.

A New Map of the English Empire in America viz Virginia, Maryland, Carolina, Pennsylvania, New York, New Iarsey, New England, Newfoundland, New France &c.

[1698] USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 7,800.00
249 BORDONE, BENEDETTO.

Isolario.

1534 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 7,500.00
7 ARIAS, MONTANUS BENEDICTUS.

Sacrae Geographiae Tabulam ex Antiquissimorum Cultor.

1571 [1572] USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 7,250.00
  • 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
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    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.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
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    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.
  • 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.
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    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.
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    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.
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