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Sothebys

Auction House Name	Sothebys
Site URL	https://www.sothebys.com/
About Us	Art, antiques, rare and fine books in Americana, prints, ephemera, maps. On March 11, 1744, Samuel Baker, founder of Sotheby's, held the first-ever sale under his own name. It has only been in the last century, after all, that the original London company has expanded from book auctions to cover all areas of the fine and decorative arts. Sotheby's holds auctions practically every other day. In New York alone, there are more than 150 auctions in any given year.
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City	Hong Kong
Country	China
Zipcode	00000
Contact Number	(212) 606-7000
Buyer's Fee	20% premium and an additional 12% after 100,000 USD or 70,000 GBP.
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AUCTION LIST

<center>Sotheby's The Joanne Woodward & Paul Newman Collection 26 May - 12 June

Sotheby’s, May 26 – Jun. 12: "Cool Hand Luke" | Paul Newman Academy Award® Nomination Plaque. USD$2500 - $3500

Sotheby’s, May 26 – Jun. 12: "Hud" | Bound presentation script incorporating photographic stills. USD$1000 - $1500

Sotheby’s, May 26 – Jun. 12: "The Long, Hot Summer" | Movie Poster. USD$1000 - $1500

Sotheby’s, May 26 – Jun. 12: Joseph Heller | "Catch-22," inscribed to Woodward & Newman by author. USD$500 - $800

<center>Sotheby's The Joanne Woodward & Paul Newman Collection 26 May - 12 June

Sotheby’s, May 26 – Jun. 12: George H. W. Bush | Typed Letter Signed, Issuing a "Pardon" to Paul Newman. USD$1500 - $2000

Sotheby’s, May 26 – Jun. 12: William Jefferson Clinton | Inscribed Color Photograph. USD$1000 - $1500

Sotheby’s, May 26 – Jun. 12: Ken Kesey | Typed letter to “Paulnewman,” asking for further compensation for "Sometimes a Great Notion". USD$1000 - $1500

Sotheby’s, May 26 – Jun. 12: "They Might Be Giants" | Costume sketches by Edith Head. USD$1000 - $2000
<center>Swann Auction Galleries Focus On Women: At Auction June 1, 2023

Swann June 1: Sojourner Truth, Narrative of Sojourner Truth, a Northern Slave, first edition, Boston, 1850. $10,000 to $15,000.

Swann June 1: Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, London, 1817. $6,000 to $8,000.

Swann June 1: Cindy Sherman, Secretary, gelatin silver print, 1978; printed 1993. $6,000 to $8,000.

Swann June 1: Fanny Stevenson, Archive of Photographs & Letters, 1866-1904. $4,000 to $6,000.

Swann June 1: Charlotte Perkins Gilman, The Forerunner, Volumes I-VII; Family Association Set; Four Volumes Signed or Inscribed by the Author, New York, 1909-16. $3,000 to $5,000.
<center>Fonsie Mealy’s Rare Book & Collectors’ Sale May 30th and 31st, 2023

Fonsie Mealy’s, May 30 & 31: The West Indies, C. 1792, by Sir William Young. Colonial Watercolours, etc. A highly important group of original watercolours now on the market for the first time in approx. 230 years. €10,000 to €15,000.

Fonsie Mealy’s, May 30 & 31: Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vols. lg. atlas folio, Lond. (Taylor & Francis) 1873. First Edition, with 363 hand-coloured plates. €9,000 to €15,000.

Fonsie Mealy’s, May 30 & 31: Joyce (James). Ulysses, thick 4to, L. (John Lane, The Bodley Head) 1936, Signed Limited Edition No. 20 (100) Copies. €8,000 to €12,000.

<center>Fonsie Mealy’s Rare Book & Collectors’ Sale May 30th and 31st, 2023

Fonsie Mealy’s, May 30 & 31: Rackham (Arthur) illus. The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm, Lg. 4to Lond. (Constable & Co.) 1909. Lim. Edition No. 128 of 750 Copies, Signed by Author. €2,000 to €3,000.

Fonsie Mealy’s, May 30 & 31: Arctic Travel: Hearne (Samuel). A Journey from Prince of Wales Fort in Hudson's Bay… Thick 8vo Dublin, 1796. First Dublin Edition. €1,250 to €1,750.

Fonsie Mealy’s, May 30 & 31: Hand-Coloured Plates: Maw (George). A Monograph of The Genus Crocus, Lg. 4to Lond. (Culau & Co.) 1886. First Edn. €1,200 to €1,500.

<center>Fonsie Mealy’s Rare Book & Collectors’ Sale May 30th and 31st, 2023

Fonsie Mealy’s, May 30 & 31: Holinshed (Raphael) & Stanyhurst (R.) The Historie of Ireland from the First Inhabitation thereof, unto the Yeare 1509… Folio, London, 1577, First Edn. €1,000 to €1,500.

Fonsie Mealy’s, May 30 & 31: Fine Hand-Coloured Plates: [Dalvimart (Octavien.)] The Costume of Turkey, ... with Descriptions in English and French, Folio Lond. (for Wm. Miller by Wm. Bulmer) 1804. First Edn. €750 to €1,250.

Fonsie Mealy’s, May 30 & 31: Astronomy: Nasmyth (James) & Carpenter (James). The Moon: Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite. Lg. 4to Lond. 1874. First Edn. €700 to €1,000.

<center>Fonsie Mealy’s Rare Book & Collectors’ Sale May 30th and 31st, 2023

Fonsie Mealy’s, May 30 & 31: Binding: Tennyson - The Works of Lord Tennyson Poet Laureate, 8vo Lond. (Macmillan & Co.) 1900. €700 to €1,000.

Fonsie Mealy’s, May 30 & 31: Manuscript: Green (E.) Chronology and Geography by E. Green, Folio manuscript, no date but c. 1800. €400 to €600.

Fonsie Mealy’s, May 30 & 31: Alexander (James Edward). Sketches in Portugal, During The Civil War of 1834. 8vo Lond. (J. Cochrane) 1835. First Edition. €300 to €400.