• Swann, Apr. 22: Lot 124: Henri Courvoisier-Voisin, et alia, [Recueil de Vues de Paris et ses Environs], depicting precursors of the modern roller coaster, Paris, [1814-1819?]. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Swann, Apr. 22: Lot 148: Pablo Picasso & Fernando de Rojas, La Célestine, First Edition, Paris, 1971. $30,000 to $40,000.
    Swann, Apr. 22: Lot 201: Omar Khayyam & Edward Fitzgerald, Rubaiyat, William Bell Scott's copy of the First Edition, London, 1859. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Swann, Apr. 22: Lot 223: Charles Dickens, Great Expectations, First Edition, extra-illustrated with hand-colored plates by Palinthorpe, London, 1861. $7,000 to $9,000.
    Swann, Apr. 22: Lot 248: L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, First Edition, inscribed by the illustrator, Chicago & New York, 1900. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Swann, Apr. 22: Lot 305: Tycho Brahe & Pierre Gassendi, Tychonis Brahei Vita, Paris, 1654. From the Collection of Owen Gingerich. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Swann, Apr. 22: Lot 338: Giovanni Battista Riccioli, Almagestum Novum, two folio volumes, Bologna, 1651. From the Collection of Owen Gingerich. $8,000 to $10,000.
    Swann, Apr. 22: Lot 350: Tobias Cohn, Ma'aseh Toviyyah, first edition, Venice, 1707-8. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Swann, Apr. 22: Lot 359: Alan Turing, Computing, Machinery, and Intelligence, first edition, Edinburgh, 1950. $3,000 to $5,000.
  • Sotheby's
    Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Sotheby’s: The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Sold: 4,320,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD
    Sotheby's
    Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Sotheby’s: Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Sold: 1,920,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Machiavelli | Il Principe, a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura, ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Henri Matisse | Jazz, Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR
  • Gros & Delettrez, Apr. 23: BELLEFOREST (François de). La cosmographie universelle de tout le monde. €12,000 to €15,000.
    Gros & Delettrez, Apr. 23: DESNOS (Louis Charles). Mappe-monde, ou Carte Generale de la Terre. €5,000 to €6,000.
    Gros & Delettrez, Apr. 23: BLAEU (Willem Janszoon & Joan). Theatrum Sabaudiae. €18,000 to €20,000.
    Gros & Delettrez, Apr. 23: LINASSI. Ferdinando Ie Maria Anna Carolina nel Litorale in Settembre 1844. €4,000 to €5,000.
    Gros & Delettrez, Apr. 23: AMBROSOLI (Francesco). Monumento a Francesco Primo in Vienna. €3,000 to €4,000.
    Gros & Delettrez, Apr. 23: Plano de la plaza de Mesina y de su ciudadel y castiglios. €5,000 to €6,000.
    Gros & Delettrez, Apr. 23: ROCKSTUHL (Alois Gustav), GILLE (Florent A.). 78 Lithographies du Musée de Tzarskoe-Selo. €1,000 to €1,500.
    Gros & Delettrez, Apr. 23: Chtchedrovski, Ignatiy Stepanovitch. €2,000 to €3,000.
    Gros & Delettrez, Apr. 23: DE BRUYN (Cornelis). Voyage au Levant. €3,000 to €5,000.
    Gros & Delettrez, Apr. 23: ABI ISHAQ AHMAD B. IBRAHIM AL-THAʿLABI (M. 1035) : TROISIÈME VOLUME DU KASHF WA-L-BAYAN ʻAN TAFSIRI AL-QURʼAN. €3,000 to €5,000.
    Gros & Delettrez, Apr. 23: DESNOS (Louis Charles). L’Afrique. €3,000 to €4,000.
    Gros & Delettrez, Apr. 23: DE BRUYN (Cornelis). Voyages de Corneille Le Brun par la Moscovie, en Perse, et aux Indes orientales. €1,500 to €2,000.
    Gros & Delettrez, Apr. 23: DESNOS. (Louis Charles). Amérique septentrionale et Méridionale. €4,000 to €5,000.
    Gros & Delettrez, Apr. 23: ÉLIOT (J.B.) ; MONDHARE (Louis Joseph). Carte du théatre de la guerre actuel entre les anglais et les treize Colonies Unies de l'Amérique Septentrionale. €5,000 to €6,000.
  • Old World Auctions (April 23):
    Lot 748. Second volume of Blaeu's atlas featuring 89 maps of the Americas and Asia (1642) Est. $12,000 - $15,000
    Old World Auctions (April 23):
    Lot 12. A world map with popular cartographic myths and unique embellishments (1788) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (April 23):
    Lot 30. One of the most sought-after charts from Cellarius' work (1708) Est. $1,200 - $1,500
    Old World Auctions (April 23):
    Lot 38. Anti-Vietnam War persuasive cartography on a velvet poster (1971) Est. $350 - $425
    Old World Auctions (April 23):
    Lot 43. Ortelius' influential map of the New World - second plate (1584) Est. $4,750 - $6,000
    Old World Auctions (April 23):
    Lot 95. Scarce German map illustrating the French & Indian War (1755) Est. $8,000 - $9,500
    Old World Auctions (April 23):
    Lot 149. Bachmann's dramatic view of the Mid-Atlantic region (1864) Est. $1,200 - $1,500
    Old World Auctions (April 23):
    Lot 373. De Jode's very rare map of Europe with costumed figures (1593) Est. $6,000 - $7,500
    Old World Auctions (April 23):
    Lot 674. De Bry's Petits Voyages, Part VII with all plates and map of Sri Lanka (1606) Est. $1,400 - $1,700
    Old World Auctions (April 23):
    Lot 704. The first printed map devoted to the Pacific in full contemporary color (1589) Est. $7,500 - $9,000
    Old World Auctions (April 23):
    Lot 734. Superb hand-colored image of the Tree of Jesse (1502) Est. $700 - $850

Rare Book Monthly

Articles - February - 2018 Issue

San Francisco Antiquarian Book, Print & Paper Fair February 2-3

Poster:  Studio Hinrichs, San Francisco

Poster: Studio Hinrichs, San Francisco

San Francisco’s every other year book, print and paper fair is about to happen.  The location is the South San Francisco Conference Center just north of the San Francisco International Airport at 255 S. Airport Boulevard.  This year 117 dealers are participating in the two-day event.

 

Over the years the mix of exhibitors has proven to be consistently interesting so plan to come early.

 

The days and hours are:

 

Friday February 2nd 11:00 am to 8 pm

Saturday February 3rd 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

 

Exhibitors

 

 Alan Wofsy Fine Arts LLC -- A-B

 

• Amazing Adventures -- 401

 

• Amy Fegely -- 400

 

• Antipodean Books, ABAA, ILAB -- 404

 

• Aquila Books, ABAA, ILAB -- 213

 

• Antiquariat Botanicum, ABAA/ILAB -- 217

 

• Antique Search & Rescue -- V

 

• Anniroc Rare Books -- 304

 

• Armadillo & Dicker -- 123

 

• Asian Steppes Antiquarian Books -- 209

 

• Avant Retro Books -- 301

 

• Barbara Fegely Design -- 400

 

• Bauman Rare Books, ABAA, ILAB -- 308

 

• Ben Kinmont, Bookseller -- 119/a>

 

• Bibliomania -- 102

 

• Blanchette Press -- Lobby

 

• Bonham’s -- 316

 

• Book Gallery -- 109-111

 

 

• Books As Issued -- 318

 

• Books of Wonder, ABAA, ILAB -- F

 

• Bookvica -- 221

 

• Bridging Time -- 204

 

• Bruce Shyer (Ephemera Society of America) -- 509

 

• California Wine Museum -- 407

 

• Carl Mautz Vintage Photographs -- R

 

• Carpe Diem Fine Books, ABAA, ILAB -- 302

 

• Catron-Grant Books -- 321/a>

 

• Circle City Books -- 214

 

• Coconut Rose Books & Autographs, ABAA, ILAB -- 322

 

• Colebrook Book Barn, ABAA, ILAB -- 312

 

• Connie Dahlstet -- 319

 

• Cultural Images (Ephemera Society of America) -- 224

 

• Dan Glaeser Books (IOBA) -- G

 

• David Bergman,ABAA, ILAB -- 218

 

• Discoveries West -- K

 

• Discovery Bay Old Books -- 118

 

• Donald Heald Rare Books, ABAA, ILAB -- 215

 

• Douglas Stewart Fine Books, ANZAAB, AAADA, ILAB -- 210

 

• Dow & Frosini -- A

 

• Ed Herny, Ephemerist -- 408

 

• Elena Gallego Rare Books LLC, ILAB -- 110-A

 

• Fairlook Antiques -- 315-317

 

• Findings -- 506

 

• Fly By Night Books -- J

 

• Friends of San Francisco -- 120

 

• Fumio Aoki -- O

 

• Geiger’s Books -- 327

 

• Gillian Books -- 204

 

• Hordern House Rare Books -- 207

 

• Iowa Genealogy Society -- N

 

• James Arsenault & Company, ABAA, ILAB --101-103

 

• James D. Keeline, Bookseller -- 122

 

• James R. Harrington Bookseller -- 405

 

• Jeffrey Rovenpor Rare Books -- E

 

• John Carpenter, Fine Books -- C

 

• Johnson Rare Books & Archives, ABAA, ILAB -- E

 

• Johnson/Thill Numismatic Literature -- 327A

 

• Judith Rafferty Fine Art -- 320

 

• K-C’s Cupboard -- 319

 

• Kayo Books -- 324

 

• Ken Harrison, ABAA, ILAB -- S

 

• Lakin & Marley Rare Books, ABAA, ILAB -- 203

 

• Leslie Potenzo Antiques -- 507

 

• Linda Ruiz-Lozito, Artist -- Lobby

 

• lizzyoung bookseller,ABAA, ILAB -- 206

 

• Maggs Bros. LTD, ABA, PBDA, ILAB -- 113

 

• Magus Books -- 115

 

• Manning’s Books & Prints, ABAA, ILAB -- 311

 

• Mark Craig, Bookseller -- 314

 

• Mark Post, Bookseller -- 202

 

• Michael Maslan -- 313-315

 

• Montgomery Rare Books -- C

 

• Nancy Johnson, Bookseller, IOBA, TxBA -- Lobby

 

• Newall Snyder -- 504

 

• Northern California Booksellers Association -- Lobby

 

• Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB -- 303

 

• Oak Knoll Press -- 303

 

• Old West Books, ABAA, ILAB -- 212

 

• Orrin Schwab Books -- 500

 

• Pablo Butcher, ILAB -- 323

 

• Pacific Coast Books, ABAA, ILAB -- 110

 

• Pacifica Historical Society -- 311

 

• PBA Galleries -- 322

 

• Peter Harrington, ABAA, ILAB, PBFA, LAPADA -- 220-222

 

• Peter Luke 100

 

• PY Rare Books -- 208

 

• Randy Raymond -- 500

 

• Rare Paper Inc. -- 307

 

• Recollection Gallery -- 500-502

 

• Reed’s Rare Books -- 219

 

• Robert Dagg Rare Books, ABAA, ILAB -- 201

 

• Robert Frew Ltd, ABA, ILAB -- 223

 

• Rodolphe Chamonal, ILAB -- 105-107

 

• Ronald Erickson, Ephemera -- L

 

• Rulon-Miller Books,ABAA, ILAB -- 211

 

• S. Howlett-West Books, IOBA -- 51

 

• Sacramento Book Fair -- 301

 

• Sophie Schneideman Rare Books, ILAB -- 205

 

• Studio-Hinrichs -- Lobby

 

• Tachyon Publications -- J

 

• Ten Pound Island Book Co., ABAA, ILAB, IOBA -- 306

 

• Texas Bookseller Association -- Lobby

 

• The Book Binders Museum -- K-1

 

• The Book Shop LLC, ABAA, ILAB -- E

 

• The Bookman - Paul Johnson -- 403

 

• The Cook Book Lady -- 325

 

• Uncommon Works -- 324

 

• Verto Publishing LLC -- T

 

• Walkabout Books, AABA, ILAB -- 306

 

• Whitmore Rare Books Inc., AABA, ILAB -- 117

 

• Wildcat Arts -- Lobby

 

• Wilfrid M. deFreitas Bookseller, ABAC, ILAB, PBFA -- 216

 

• William Hutchison -- 502

 

• Wittenborn Art Books -- B

 

• Woodie’s Collectibles -- 501-503

Rare Book Monthly

  • Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 155
    Saturday April 26, 2025
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 962. Baird. United States Exploring Expedition. Philadelphia 1858.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 772. Edith Holland Norton. Brazilian Flowers. Coombe Croft 1893.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 49. Petrarca. Das Gluecksbuch, Augsburg 1536.
    Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 155
    Saturday April 26, 2025
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 1496. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 8. Augustinus. De moribus ecclesie. Cologne 1480.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 17. Heures a lusaige de Noyon. Paris 1504.
    Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 155
    Saturday April 26, 2025
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 13. Schedel. Buch der Chronicken. Nürnberg 1493.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 957. Donovan. Insects of China. London 1798.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 123. A holy martyr. Tuscany, Florence, mid-14th century.
    Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 155
    Saturday April 26, 2025
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 438. Dante. La Divine Comédie. Paris 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 602. Firdausi. Histoire de Minoutchehr. Paris 1919
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 994. Westwood. Oriental Entomology. London 1848.
  • University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Books & Photos; Abraham Lincoln Collection
    April 23, 2025
    University Archives, Apr. 23: Best Image of Abraham Lincoln: "Closest… to ‘seeing' Lincoln… A National Treasure" Original Hesler/Ayres Interpositive. $800,000 to $1,000,000.
    University Archives, Apr. 23: Einstein, 3pp of Unified Field Theory Equations: “I want to try to show that a truly natural choice for field equations exists.” Formalizing His Final Approach, Association to Theory of Relativity. $80,000 to $120,000.
    University Archives, Apr. 23: Marilyn Monroe's Best Personally Owned & Annotated Script for Unfinished Last Film, "Something's Got to Give" (1962). $75,000 to $100,000.
    University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Books & Photos; Abraham Lincoln Collection
    April 23, 2025
    University Archives, Apr. 23: David Ben-Gurion ALS: "The Jewish people have attained the epitome...the State of Israel is born," 1 Day After Signing Israeli Declaration of Independence, Best Ben-Gurion Ever! $80,000 to $100,000.
    University Archives, Apr. 23: Lincoln ALS to Youth: "A young man, before the enemy has learned to watch him...votes... shall redeem the county" Evocative of Famous "Work" Letter. $70,000 to $100,000.
    University Archives, Apr. 23: Lincoln Appointment for Cabinet Member With Largest, Boldest, Full Signature! Important Content: Detente with England. $10,000 to $15,000.
    University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Books & Photos; Abraham Lincoln Collection
    April 23, 2025
    University Archives, Apr. 23: Abraham Lincoln Rare Signed Check To Law Partner W.H. Herndon, Perhaps Unique as Such! $20,000 to $25,000
    University Archives, Apr. 23: Tokyo War Crimes Files of Prosecuting Attorney For POW Camp Atrocities, 500+ Pages, Unpublished Court Documents, Photos and More. $25,000 to $35,000.
    University Archives, Apr. 23: 1698 South Carolina Slavery Archive Huguenot Planters Earliest Rare Plat Maps for Plantations 41 Docs 107 pp. Most Colonial. $25,000 to $35,000.
    University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Books & Photos; Abraham Lincoln Collection
    April 23, 2025
    University Archives, Apr. 23: Adam Smith ALS While Revising “The Wealth of Nations” - A New Discovery Documenting Meeting with Influential Editor. $18,000 to $24,000.
    University Archives, Apr. 23: Margaret Mitchell Rare ALS to Her Editor as Epic Film "Gone With the Wind" Gains Heat "Forgive this scrawl. I haven't written a letter in long hand in years and I've almost forgotten how it's done." $3,000 to $4,000.
    University Archives, Apr. 23: Einstein 1935 TLS, Hopes to Warn Non-Jews of "The true nature of the Hitler regime.” $8,500 to $10,000.
  • Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: ANDERSEN'S EXTREMELY RARE FIRST APPEARANCE IN PRINT. "Scene af: Røverne i Vissenberg i Fyen." in Harpen, 1822.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: FIRST ISSUE OF THE FIRST THREE FAIRY TALE PAMPHLETS, WITH ALL INDICES AND TITLE PAGES. Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. 1835-1837.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: THE FIRST FAIRY TALES WITH A SIGNED CARTE DE VISITE OF ANDERSEN AS FRONTIS. Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. 1835-1837.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: KARL LAGERFELD. Original pastel and ink drawing in gold, red and black for Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes (1992), "La cassette de l'Empereur."
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: PRESENTATION COPY OF THE SIXTH PAMPHLET FOR PETER KOCH. Eventyr, Fortalte For Børn, Second Series, Third Pamphlet. 1841. Publisher's wrappers, complete with all pre- and post-matter.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN RARE AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED IN ENGLISH from "The Ugly Duckling," c.1860s.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: HEINRICH LEFLER, ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR FOR ANDERSEN'S SNOW QUEEN, "Die Schneekönigin," 1910.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: FIRST EDITION OF ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES IN ENGLISH. Wonderful Stories for Children. London, 1846.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: ANDERSEN ON MEETING CHARLES DICKENS. Autograph Letter Signed ("H.C. Andersen") in English to William Jerdan, July 20, 1847.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: PRESENTATION COPY FOR EDGAR COLLIN. Nye Eventyr og Historier. Anden Raekke. 1861.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: DOLL HOUSE FURNITURE BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON, DECORATED WITH FANTASTICAL CUT-OUTS, for the children of Jonna Stampe (née Drewsen), his godchildren.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: PRESENTATION COPY FOR GEORG BRANDES. Dryaden. Et Eventyr fra Udstillingstiden i Paris 1867. 1868.

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