Auction House Details

Donald Heald Auctions

Auction House Name Donald Heald Auctions
Site URL https://www.donaldheald.com/auctions.php
About Us In our forty-nine year history we have established ourselves among the world's leading authorities on fine antiquarian books, prints & drawings and maps. Throughout this time, we have worked with some of the largest and most trusted auction houses and have been organizing and running auctions. From our beginnings in London in the early 1970s, to our present location on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, we specialize in Americana, Voyages and Travel, Maps & Atlases, Color Plate and Illustrated Books and Natural History, and have been fortunate to have helped build among the finest public and private collections worldwide. Our client service is of the very highest standard, and our genuine enthusiasm for this remarkable material is unmatched. Mr. Heald is a member of the American Antiquarian Society, the Grolier Club, and the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America, where he served as a board member for many years, and is the co-chair of the New York Antiquarian Book Fair.
Who do I contact if I have questions? info@donaldheald.com
City New York
State New York
Country United States
Zipcode 10002
Contact Number 212-744-3505
Buyer's Fee 25% buyer’s premium.
Consigner's Fee

AUCTION LIST


  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: ALDROVANDI, Ulisse (1522-1605) - [Opera omnia]. Bologna: Bellagamba, Benacci, Bonomi, Tebaldini, Ferroni, 1599-1668. €22.000-€28.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [CANALETTO] - VISENTINI, Antonio (1688-1782) da Giovanni Antonio CANAL (1697-1768, detto 'Il Canaletto') - Urbis Venetiarum prospectus celebriores. Venezia: Giovanni Battista Pasquale, 1742-51. €7.000-€10.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: LA FONTAINE, Jean de (1621-1695) - Fables Choisies. Parigi: Claude Barbin, 1668. €7.000-€10.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: MERCATOR, Rumold (1545-1599) - [I continenti] - Europa; Africa; America Sive India Nova; Asia. Amsterdam: S.d. [ca. 1633]. €2.000-€3.000
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