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Articles - October - 2008 Issue

Odd Bidding on eBay

- by Bruce E. McKinney

And now for a few final notes.

Running a book up by bidding throughout the life of an eBay auction is not a good strategy for a buyer although placing a strategic first bid, if you are concerned the item may be removed, if no other bids are made, makes very good sense. But you need to remember to look on other sites to see if there are copies available. Don't bid more on eBay than you can buy the item for elsewhere. Finally, don't get carried away by the appearance of fierce public bidding. It could be too good to be true.

All this said, eBay is an exceptional marketplace where great items and sometimes bargains are offered and snatched up. But beguiling tales are also told, the midway lights are always on, barkers and touts shout and whistle for your attention. So keep your hand on your wallet and your wits about you.

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<center>Forum Auctions Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper 28 January 2021

Forum Auctions, Jan. 28: Schedel (Hartmann). Liber Chronicarum, first edition, Nuremberg, Anton Koberger for Sebald Schreyer and Sebastian Kammermeister, 1493. £30,000 to £50,000.

Forum Auctions, Jan. 28: [Greek Orthodox Church].- Menaion, manuscript in Greek, on paper, in Greek letters, [Eastern Mediterranean], [c. 1400]. £5,000 to £7,000.

Forum Auctions, Jan. 28: American Revolution.- Loyalist's cow powder horn, engraved with the cypher "GR" for George III surmounted by a crown, an inscription, and on reverse an engraving of the "North River" [Hudson River], 1777. £5,000 to £7,000.

<center>Forum Auctions Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper 28 January 2021

Forum Auctions, Jan. 28: Illuminated prayer book.- Maria Carcer y Trigueros... Santa Misa y Oraciones, illuminated manuscript in Spanish, on paper, [c. 1850]. £5,000 to £7,000.

Forum Auctions, Jan. 28: Hardy (Thomas). The Mayor of Casterbridge, 2 vol., first edition in book form, original cloth, 1886. £2,000 to £3,000.

Forum Auctions, Jan. 28: [Austen (Jane)]. Emma: A Novel, first edition, Printed for John Murray, 1816. £7,000 to £10,000.

<center>Forum Auctions Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper 28 January 2021

Forum Auctions, Jan. 28: Brontë (Charlotte). Jane Eyre. An Autobiography, 3 vol., first edition, Smith, Elder and Co., 1847. £10,000 to £15,000.

Forum Auctions, Jan. 28: Cruikshank (George). The Road to the Derby, one of two proof copies, Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1882. £600 to £800.

Forum Auctions, Jan. 28: Meunier (Charles, binder).- Gruel (Leon). Manuel Historique et Bibliographique de l'Amateur de Reliures, 2 vol., Paris, 1887.-1905. £3,000 to £4,000.

<center>Forum Auctions Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper 28 January 2021

Forum Auctions, Jan. 28: Burne-Jones (Sir Edward). The Work of Edward Burne-Jones, edited by Philip Burne-Jones, one of 200 copies, [c.1900]. £4,000 to £6,000.

Forum Auctions, Jan. 28: Nazraeli Press.- Six by Six, 36 vol. [a complete set], one of 100 sets, each with signed photograph, Portland, Or., 2010-16. £10,000 to £15,000.

Forum Auctions, Jan. 28: Australasia.- Péron (Francois) and Freycinet. Voyage de Découvertes aux Terres Australes, 5 vol. including Atlas, second edition, Paris, 1824. £6,000 to £8,000.
<center>Rare Book Fair Stuttgart 29 Jan – 1 Feb 2021

<center>Rare Book Fair Stuttgart 29 Jan – 1 Feb 2021

<center>Rare Book Fair Stuttgart 29 Jan – 1 Feb 2021
Swann Auction Galleries Feb 18: Manuel Orazi, La Maison Moderne, 1900. $40,000 to $60,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Feb 18: Maxfield Parrish, The Century, Midsummer Holiday Number, 1897. $2,000 to $3,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Feb 18: Alphonse Mucha, Medee, Sarah Bernhardt, 1898. $12,000 to $18,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Feb 18: H.A. Volodimer, Grand Prix d’Endurance de 24 Heures, 1923. $12,000 to $18,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Feb 18: Aldo Mazza, Vini d’Italia, circa 1920. $7,000 to $10,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Feb 18: Leonetto Cappiello, l’Oie d’Or, circa 1930. $3,000 to $4,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Feb 18: James Bond Does It Everywhere in “Thunderball!” designer unknown, 1965. $1,500 to $2,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Feb 18: Emil Cardinaux, Palace Hotel, St. Moritz, 1920. $10,000 to $15,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Feb 18: Joseph C. Leyendecker, “Contour” Arrow Form-Fit Collars, 1917. $3,000 to $4,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Feb 18: Sascha Maurer, Ski at Lake Placid, 1938. $2,500 to $3,500.
<center>Christie’s Paul Destribats: Une Bibliothèque des Avant-gardes Part III 2-3 and 4 February 2021

<center>Christie’s Paul Destribats: Une Bibliothèque des Avant-gardes Part III 2-3 and 4 February 2021

<center>Christie’s Paul Destribats: Une Bibliothèque des Avant-gardes Part III 2-3 and 4 February 2021

<center>Christie’s Paul Destribats: Une Bibliothèque des Avant-gardes Part III 2-3 and 4 February 2021

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