Rare Book Monthly

Articles - September - 2014 Issue

For the Month Ahead 92 Sales are Scheduled [so far]

A year ago, during the month of September 82 auctions in the books, manuscripts, maps and ephemera fields were conducted.  As of August 29th this year 92 are scheduled and more are still to be announced.  For the September - December period last year 437 sales were conducted.  This year that number will approach 500.

Mon. Sep. 1st 
Australian Book Auctions. Armadale, . Spring Book Auction. 339 lots 
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Old Master Prints. 4 lots 

Tue. Sep. 2nd 
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Books and Manuscripts. 182 lots 
Cowans Auctions. Cincinnati. American History - Online bidstart 8/21. 324 lots 
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern and Contemporary Prints. 57 lots 

Wed. Sep. 3rd 
Kedem Auction. Jerusalem . Books, Manuscripts, and Rabbinical Letters. 413 lots 
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. Sporting and Collector's Sale - Books and Ephemera

Thu. Sep. 4th 
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 8/28. 364 lots 
Knotty Pine Auction Service. West Swanzey. Ephemera, Advertising, Collectibles and Books. 316 lots 
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Lomasney Vintage Movie Art Posters Benefiting Lifebeat Monthly Internet Charity - Internet bidstart. 40 lots 

Fri. Sep. 5th 
Aspire Auctions. Cleveland. September Sale: Prints - Internet bidstart 8/29
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. September Auction: Books, Prints - Day 1
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. Prints and Photographs

Sat. Sep. 6th 
Cowans Auctions. Cincinnati. Cleveland Fall Auction: Fine and Decorative Arts - Prints. 11 lots 
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. September Auction: Books, Prints - Day 2
Bonhams. London. Automobilia - Books and Prints. 31 lots 

Sun. Sep. 7th 
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics -Internet bidstart 8/31
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 8/31
Bonhams. Los Angeles. Period Art and Design - Prints. 33 lots 

Mon. Sep. 8th 
Winter Associates. Plainville, CT . Antiques
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Online only sale - Ephemera - Online bidstart: now

Tue. Sep. 9th 
Paige Auction. Portland. Vintage Advertising. 59 lots 
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. Summer 2014 Auction. 1565 lots 
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . MIlitary, Technology and Space Exploration

Wed. Sep. 10th 
Rupert Toovey and Co. West Sussex. Prints
RR Auction. Amherst. Rare Manuscript, Document & Autograph - bidstart 8/22. 1019 lots 
Grays Auctioneers. Cleveland, . Prints
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. Rare Books, Maps and Manuscripts. 515 lots 
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Transport - Ephemera

Thu. Sep. 11th 
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Fine Literature with the Michael Montfort Collection of Charles Bukowski
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 9/4
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Bibliophile
Waverly Auctions. Falls Church. Rare Books

Fri. Sep. 12th 
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. Lancaster. Rare and Used Books. 439 lots 
Ferraton. Bruxelles. Books and Prints

Sat. Sep. 13th 
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Books, Prints
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Prints
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Western Americana
Bonhams. London. Goodwill Revival - Automobilia. 19 lots 

Sun. Sep. 14th 
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics -Internet bidstart 9/7
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 9/7
Carlsen Gallery. Greenville, NY. Important Autumn Antique Auction - Books and Prints. 21 lots 
National Book Auctions. Ithaca. Books, etc.

Tue. Sep. 16th 
Bonhams. Oxford . Printed Books, Maps and Photographs
Freemans. Philadelphia. Photographs and Photobooks
Sothebys. London. Prints and Multiples
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Doodles for Hunger Illustration Art - online bidstart 8/26. 60 lots 

Wed. Sep. 17th 
Old World Auctions. Glen Allen. Antique Maps, Globes, Charts, Atlases & Vintage Graphics - online bidstart 9/3
RR Auction. Amherst. Historic Collection of Raleigh DeGeer Amyx - Internet bidstart 9/11. 91 lots 
Christies. London - King Street. Modern and Contemporary Prints
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Books, Maps and Documents
Ader. PARIS. Vanguard Books, Fine Arts
Bonhams. London. Prints, Featuring the Works of L. S. Lowry

Thu. Sep. 18th 
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Kilkenny. Rare Books
Christies. London -South Kensington. MODERN MASTERS & POLÍGRAFA: CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF PRINTMAKING. 330 lots 
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Autographs, Manuscripts and Documents
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 9/11
Skinner. Marlborough. Discovery - Books and Prints
RR Auction. Amherst. Remarkable Rarity - Internet bidstart 9/11. 71 lots 

Fri. Sep. 19th 
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Old Master Prints. 65 lots 
Koller Auctions. Geneve. Prints
Skinner. Marlborough. Discovery - Online Auction - Prints Bidstart 9/11
Skinner. Boston. Americana and European Prints and Photography

Sat. Sep. 20th 
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Books and Autographs. 549 lots 
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Antiques and Accessories - Books and Prints

Sun. Sep. 21st 
OSENAT. FONTAINEBLEAU. The Manuscript that Would Change the History of the World...
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics -Internet bidstart 9/14
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 9/14

Mon. Sep. 22nd 
Bonhams. Los Angeles. Fine Books and Manuscripts
Dorotheum . Vienna. Posters, Advertising Art, Comics, Film and Photohistory

Tue. Sep. 23rd 
Swann Galleries. New York. 19th and 20th Century Prints

Wed. Sep. 24th 
Woolley and Wallis. Salisbury. Prints

Thu. Sep. 25th 
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Books - Day 1
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Rare Books and Manuscripts
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Modern and Contemporary Prints
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 9/18

Fri. Sep. 26th 
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Books - Day 2
Venator and Hanstein. Köln . Books, Prints and Autographs

Sat. Sep. 27th 
Venator and Hanstein. Köln . Modern and Contemporary Prints, Modern Literature on Art
Neret Minet and Tessier. Paris. Cinema
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. Prints and Photographs

Sun. Sep. 28th 
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics -Internet bidstart 9/21
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 9/21

Mon. Sep. 29th 
Christies. New York. Photographs
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Fine Prints
ALDE. Paris. Collection of an Amateur - Day 1

Tue. Sep. 30th 
Bloomsbury Philobiblon. Rome. Rare Books. 587 lots 
Sothebys. London. Exploration and Discovery 1576-1939: The Library of Franklin Brooke-Hitching, Part II, D-J
Sothebys. New York. Photographs
ALDE. Paris. Collection of an Amateur - Day 2
Morton Casa de Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Books and Ancient Documents
Sothebys. New York. Edward Weston/Cole Weston: The Master Set

Rare Book Monthly

  • Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt, 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.
  • Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.
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