Auctions in December
- by Bruce E. McKinney

Fonzie Mealy Auctioneers. Rare Books & Manuscripts Dec. 9. Lot 450. American Vrime app. 13 Wanted Posters - estimated euros 175-225
This December there are 107 scheduled auctions in the books, manuscripts, maps and ephemera fields. The material is complex ranging from less important to once-in a-life-time possibilities. It is always this way if not always so much in such a short period. If you are bidding, best of luck.
Mon. Dec. 1st
Skinner. Boston. The Gentleman's Auction - Internet bidstart 11/20. 16 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Old Master Prints. 10 lots
Tue. Dec. 2nd
Sothebys. London. Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts. 54 lots
Sothebys. New York. Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana. 276 lots
Christies. New York. FIRST EDITIONS, SECOND THOUGHTS: AN AUCTION OF BOOKS AND ARTWORK TO BENEFIT PEN AMERICAN CENTER. 75 lots
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. Books, Prints. 18 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern and Contemporary Prints. 58 lots
Rossini. Paris. Collection dont Ancienne Provenance Galerie de France - Prints. 35 lots
Wed. Dec. 3rd
Tooveys. West Sussex. Prints. 21 lots
Bonhams. London. Travel and Exploration. 142 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Photography. 364 lots
ALDE. Paris. Modern Illustrated Books. 252 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Prints and Illustrated Books. 284 lots
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Modern and Contemporary Prints. 261 lots
Christies. London - King Street. Old Master Prints. 118 lots
Ader. PARIS. Art of the Orient. 28 lots
Thu. Dec. 4th
Swann Galleries. New York. Maps and Atlases, Natural History and Color Plate Books. 379 lots
Ader. PARIS. Letters and Autograph Manuscripts.
PIASA. Paris. Prints - Petiet Collection. 256 lots
Christies. London -South Kensington. 500 Years of Printmaking. 294 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Antiquarian and Modern Books. 355 lots
Koller Auctions. Geneve. Modern Prints. 28 lots
Sothebys. New York. Important Judaica. 121 lots
Christies. New York. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts - Including Americana. 268 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Fall Asian Art Auction. 25 lots
Bonhams. New York. The Transportation History Sale. 41 lots
Christies. New York. Dr. James D. Watson Nobel Medal and Related Papers. 3 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 11/27. 424 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Rare Americana with the Jess Jones Collection of Californiana & Pictorial Letter Sheets. 448 lots
Waverly Auctions. Falls Church. Maps & Atlases, Autographs, Rare Books, Fine Bindings, First Editions, Press Books, Americana and Ar.
Fri. Dec. 5th
Tajan. Paris. Prints.
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Contemporary Art -Photos. 22 lots
Aspire Auctions. Cleveland. Prints - Internet bidstart 11/28.
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Books and Prints. 89 lots
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. The Library of Jean C.. 351 lots
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . 16th Annual Fine Arts Sale - Prints. 62 lots
Sat. Dec. 6th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Entertainment. 714 lots
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Modern and Contemporary Prints.
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Comic Strips, Original Prints, Animation.
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. Modern & Contemporary Fine and Decorative Arts. 117 lots
Arader Galleries. New York City. From Sea to Shining Sea: Art of America.
Sun. Dec. 7th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics - Internet bidstart 11/30.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 11/30.
National Book Auctions. Ithaca. Books, Art and Ephemera - Basquiat, Medical, Hemingway, etc..
Mon. Dec. 8th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Civil War and Militaria.
ALDE. Paris. Selected Travel Books.
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Salvador Dali Editions.
Winter Associates. Plainville, CT . Prints, Baseball Memorabilia, and Books.
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Old Master Prints. 9 lots
Tue. Dec. 9th
Henri Godts Books and Prints Auctions. Bruxelles . Books, Maps, Prints.
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Kilkenny. Rare Books.
ALDE. Paris. Henry Beraud Funds.
Artcurial. Paris. Books and Manuscripts.
Bonhams. London. Prints and Multiples.
Christies. Paris. Antiquarian Books, Art Books and Manuscripts.
Sothebys. London. English Literature, History, Children's Books & Illustrations.
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints and Photographs.
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern and Contemporary Prints. 51 lots
Wed. Dec. 10th
Bonhams. New York. Fine Books and Manuscripts.
Bonhams. London. Entertainment Memorabilia.
RR Auction. Amherst. Rare Manuscript, Document & Autograph - bidstart 11/21. 957 lots
Minerva Auctions Roma. Roma. Books, Autographs and Prints.
Thu. Dec. 11th
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Bibliophile.
Sothebys. New York. 175 Masterworks To Celebrate 175 Years Of Photography: Property from Joy of Giving Something Foundat.
Minerva Auctions Roma. Roma. Photography.
Ader. PARIS. Prints.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 12/4.
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Fine Prints.
Fri. Dec. 12th
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. Lancaster. Rare and Used Books. 501 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Vernacular Imagery and Photobooks.
Ader. PARIS. Prints.
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Manuscripts, Books, Autographs, Prints and Drawings. 492 lots
Hauswedell and Nolte. Hamburg. Who's Afraid of the Moon. 57 lots
Ferraton. Bruxelles. Books and Prints, Part I.
OSENAT. FONTAINEBLEAU. Books.
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Books.
Sat. Dec. 13th
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Books and Prints.
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Cleveland. Works on Paper and Books.
Ferraton. Bruxelles. Books and Prints, Part II.
Sun. Dec. 14th
Grogan and Company. Dedham. The December Auction - Prints.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics - Internet bidstart 12/7.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 12/7.
Mon. Dec. 15th
Pandolfini. Florence . Old Prints, Old and Modern Books.
Robert Siegel Galleries. New York. The George J. Kramer Collection: U.S. Domestic Mails 1776-1869.
Tue. Dec. 16th
Bolaffi Ambassador Auctions. Milan. Rare Books and Autographs. 1100 lots
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Books.
Wed. Dec. 17th
Pierre Berge and Associes. Paris. Books and Manuscripts.
ALDE. Paris. Letters and Original Manuscripts.
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Maps and Documents.
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Antiquarian Books.
Bonhams. New York. The Art of Fashion Photography.
Audap and Mirabaud. PARIS. Weapons, Hunting, Militaria, Historical Memories.
Profiles in History. Calabasas Hills. The Morris Everett, Jr. Collection.
Robert Siegel Galleries. New York. U.S., Possessions, and Confederate Postal History.
Sothebys. London. Daughter of History: Mary Soames and the Legacy of Sir Winston Churchill.
Thu. Dec. 18th
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Children's and Illustrated Books.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 12/14.
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Rare Americana with the Jess Jones Collection of Californiana & Pictorial Letter Sheets.
Sothebys. Paris. Books and Manuscripts.
Sun. Dec. 21st
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics - Internet bidstart 12/14.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 12/14.
Mon. Dec. 22nd
Ader. PARIS. Ancient Weapons and Historical Memories.
Thu. Dec. 25th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 12/18.
Sun. Dec. 28th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 12/21.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics - Internet bidstart 12/21.
Wed. Dec. 31st
Tooveys. West Sussex. Prints.