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<b>Il Ponte Casa d’Aste: Books and Manuscripts. January 22, 2019</b><b>Il Ponte Casa d’Aste, Jan 22:</b> [MAGGIOLO, Vesconte] <i>Carta nautica manoscritta, bottega di Vesconte Maggiolo.</i> Italy, c.1550. Previously unknown extraordinary portolan chart. €50,000 to 80,000<b>Il Ponte Casa d’Aste, Jan 22:</b><br>LA PÉROUSE, Jean-François. <i>Voyage de la Pérouse autour du monde.</i> Paris: L'Imprimerie de la République, 1797. €6,000 to 9,000<b>Il Ponte Casa d’Aste, Jan 22:</b> PEREA Y ROJAS, Daniel. The preparatory watercolours to the renown album <i>A Los Toros.</i> €4,000 to 6,000<b>Il Ponte Casa d’Aste: Books and Manuscripts. January 22, 2019</b><b>Il Ponte Casa d’Aste, Jan 22:</b> MELA, Pomponio. <i>Cosmographia, sive De situ orbis.</i> Venice, 1478 [Bound with] DIONISIO il Periegeta. <i> De situ orbis…</i> Venice, 1478. €6,000 to 9,000<b>Il Ponte Casa d’Aste, Jan 22:</b> DE FELICE, Fortunato Bartolomeo. <i>Encyclopedie, ou dictionnaire universel raisonne des connoissances humaines.</i> Yverdon, 1770-1780. €4,000 to 6,000<b>Il Ponte Casa d’Aste, Jan 22:</b> VECELLIO, Cesare. <i>De gli habiti antichi et moderni di diverse parti del mondo.</i> Venice: Damian Zenaro, 1590. €3,000 to 5,000<b>Il Ponte Casa d’Aste: Books and Manuscripts. January 22, 2019</b><b>Il Ponte Casa d’Aste, Jan 22:</b> FALDA, Giovanni Battista; SPECCHI, Alessandro. <i>Il nuovo teatro delle fabriche…</i> [bound with] <i>ll quarto libro del nuovo teatro delli palazzi in prospettiva di Roma moderna.</i> 1665-1699. €4,000 to 6,000<b>Il Ponte Casa d’Aste, Jan 22:</b> FALDA Giovan Battista. <i>Le fontane di Roma nelle piazze e luoghi pubblici della citta - Le fontane delle ville di Frascati nel Tusculano…</i> Rome, [1691]. €2,000 to 3,000<b>Il Ponte Casa d’Aste, Jan 22:</b> FERRERIO, Pietro & Giovanni Battista FALDA. <i> Palazzi di Roma de piu celebri architetti disegnati… [1655 – 1677]. €2,500 to 3,000<b>Il Ponte Casa d’Aste: Books and Manuscripts. January 22, 2019</b><b>Il Ponte Casa d’Aste, Jan 22:</b> VON JACQUIN, Joseph Franz. <i>Eclogae graminum rariorum.</i> Vienna: Strauss Sommer, 1813-1844. €2,000 to 3,000<b>Il Ponte Casa d’Aste, Jan 22:</b> Prayer book according to the synagogical Ashkenazy rite in an elegant and precious silver binding. €3,000 to 5,000<b>Il Ponte Casa d’Aste, Jan 22:</b> BOCCACCIO, Giovanni. <i>Ameto.</i> Venice: Nicolo Zoppino, 1524. €3,000 to 5,000 -
<b>19th Century Shop:</b> Charles Darwin on sexuality and the transmission of hereditary characteristics: Autograph Letter Signed to Lawson Tait. Down, 17 January [1877].<b>19th Century Shop:</b> MILTON, JOHN. <i>Paradise Lost. A Poem written in ten books.</i> London: 1667. A very rare example with the contemporary binding untouched and with a 1667 title page.<b>19th Century Shop:</b> Hamilton secures the ratification of the Constitution: <i>The Debates and Proceedings of the Convention of the State of New-York, assembled at Poughkeespsie, on the 17th June, 1788.</i><b>19th Century Shop:</b> The social contract “Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains”: ROUSSEAU, JEAN-JACQUES. <i>Principes du Droit Politique [Du Contract Social]</i>. Amsterdam: Michel Rey, 1762<b>19th Century Shop:</b> “The first English textbook on geometrical land-measurement and surveying”: BENESE, RICHARD. <i>This Boke Sheweth the Maner of Measurynge All Maner of Lande…</i> -
<b>Bonhams New York: Fine Books and Manuscripts Including the World of Hilary Knight. December 5, 2018</b><b>Bonhams, Dec 5:</b> KNIGHT, HILARY. The Original Portrait of Eloise that Hung at the Plaza Hotel. $100,000 to 150,000<b>Bonhams, Dec 5:</b> WARHOL, ANDY. "Iced Lemon Delight," an Original Watercolor Presented to Hilary Knight's cat, Phoebe $8,000 to 12,000<b>Bonhams, Dec 5:</b> SENDAK, MAURICE. <i>Where the Wild Things Are.</i> PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED with drawing to Hilary Knight in the month following publication. $10,000 to 15,000<b>Bonhams New York: Fine Books and Manuscripts Including the World of Hilary Knight. December 5, 2018</b><b>Bonhams, Dec 5:</b> NOLAND, KENNETH. Original circle painting, untitled, acrylic and ink on cloth, for cover of monograph $8,000 to 12,000<b>Bonhams, Dec 5:</b> TOULOUSE-LAUTREC. <i>Histoires Naturelles,</i> 1899. With 22 original lithographs. $10,000 to 15,000<b>Bonhams, Dec 5:</b> SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. <i>A Collection of Poems,</i> [1711]. The first authoritative and complete collected Sonnets.$15,000 to 20,000<b>Bonhams New York: Fine Books and Manuscripts Including the World of Hilary Knight. December 5, 2018</b><b>Bonhams, Dec 5:</b> LONDON, JACK. <i>The Call of the Wild.</i> 1903. First edition, first state jacket. $2,000 to 3,000<b>Bonhams, Dec 5:</b> FROST, ROBERT. Autograph Manuscript of "Build Soil," 12 pp, 1932-1936. $15,000 to 20,000<b>Bonhams, Dec 5:</b> GOULD, GLENN. Glenn Gould's extensively annotated copy of Bach's Goldberg Variations $100,000 to 150,000<b>Bonhams New York: Fine Books and Manuscripts Including the World of Hilary Knight. December 5, 2018</b><b>Bonhams, Dec 5:</b> PLATH, SYLVIA. EARLY Autograph Letter Signed, about her beginnings as a writer, Northampton, MA, 1951. $7,000 to 10,000<b>Bonhams, Dec 5:</b> HOUDINI, HARRY. A collection of 11 cast iron shackle and lock items from Houdini's personal collection. $20,000 to 30,000<b>Bonhams, Dec 5:</b> M4 ENGIMA MACHINE, with very rare RARE HYDRA KEY ENVELOPE. $400,000 to 600,000 -
<b>Potter & Potter Auctions: Fine Books & Manuscripts. February 2, 2018</b><b>Potter & Potter Auctions, Feb. 2:</b><br>Lot 230: Charles Bukowski. <i>South of No North.</i> Los Angeles, 1973. First edition. Signed. $1,500 to $2,000<b>Potter & Potter Auctions, Feb. 2:</b><br>Lot 244: Aldous Huxley. <i>Brave New World.</i> Garden City, 1932. First American edition. Signed. $2,500 to $3,500<b>Potter & Potter Auctions, Feb. 2:</b><br>Lot 10: Frank Lloyd Wright. “Fallingwater Side Elevation” Original Blueprint. $1,500 to $2,500<b>Potter & Potter Auctions: Fine Books & Manuscripts. February 2, 2018</b><b>Potter & Potter Auctions, Feb. 2:</b><br>Lot 169: <i>Chicago’s Progress: A Review of the World’s Fair City.</i> Chicago: Bishop Publishing, (1933). $150 to $250<b>Potter & Potter Auctions, Feb. 2:</b><br>Lot 299: [Tanguy, Yves] Benjamin Peret. <i>Dormir dans Les Pierres.</i> Paris: Editions Surrealistes, 1927. $2,500 to $3,500<b>Potter & Potter Auctions, Feb. 2:</b><br>Lot 276: Jean Hans Arp. <i>Arp: Eleven Configurations.</i> Zurich, 1945. $1,200 to $1,500<b>Potter & Potter Auctions: Fine Books & Manuscripts. February 2, 2018</b><b>Potter & Potter Auctions, Feb. 2:</b><br>Lot 235: Joseph Conrad. <i>Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard.</i> New York: 1904. First edition. $800 to $1,200<b>Potter & Potter Auctions, Feb. 2:</b><br>Lot 290: Umberto Brunelleschi. Louys, Pierre. <i>Les Aventures du Roi Pausole.</i> Paris: 1930. $1,200 to $1,500<b>Potter & Potter Auctions, Feb. 2:</b><br>Lot 700: X-Men No. 94. Marvel Comics, 1975. CGC 9.0. $800 to $1,200<b>Potter & Potter Auctions: Fine Books & Manuscripts. February 2, 2018</b><b>Potter & Potter Auctions, Feb. 2:</b><br>Lot 540: Travers, P.L. <i>Mary Poppins</i> [and] <i>Mary Poppins Comes Back.</i> Signed. New York: 1936. $1,000 to $1,500<b>Potter & Potter Auctions, Feb. 2:</b><br>Lot 576: Mickey Mouse. 17 Big Little Books. 1930s-40s. $300 to $500<b>Potter & Potter Auctions, Feb. 2:</b><br>Lot 429: Paracelsus. <i>Medicina Diastatica or Sympathecall Mumie.</i> London: 1653. $800 to $1,200
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October Week Two Revised
For the week ended Saturday 8 October 2017 33 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 7 denominated in euros, 6 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 21 in US dollars. Turnover was $7,066,303 as 8,721 lots were offered and 6,671 sold for a 76% success rate. The average lot value was $1,059.26.
1 auction saw its total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Sothebys. Photographs on October 5th: $2,901,375
8 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
RR Auction. The Prince Auction - Online bidstart9/14 on September 27th: 204.13%
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collectors' Books on October 3rd: 155.24%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Asian Fine Art - Prints on September 23rd: 131.49%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on October 4th: 127.09%
Jacksons Auction. Important Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper on September 26th: 112.48%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on October 6th: 111.45%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Estate Sale - Books and Prints - online bidstart 9/13 on September 27th: 106.26%
Chiswick Auctions. Printed Books and Manuscripts on September 27th: 100.35%
14 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Carlsen Gallery. September Anniversary Antique Auction - Books, Prints on September 17th: 100.00%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Estate Sale - Books and Prints - online bidstart 9/13 on September 27th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 9/24 on October 1st: 99.88%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - Online bidstart 9/26 on October 3rd: 99.03%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 9/24 on October 1st: 98.52%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on October 6th: 96.97%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles Auction - bidstart 9/3 on October 1st: 95.92%
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collectors' Books on October 3rd: 93.26%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Asian Fine Art - Prints on September 23rd: 91.26%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on October 4th: 87.35%
Il Ponte. Interior Decoration - Modern Art/Modern Antiques - session 10: Books on October 2nd: 86.97%
PBA Galleries. Fine Literature on October 5th: 85.32%
RR Auction. The Prince Auction - Online bidstart9/14 on September 27th: 85.20%
Jacksons Auction. Important Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper on September 26th: 80.10%
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33 total sales reported this week:
Sothebys. Photographs on October 5th: 54.77%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on October 6th: 96.97%
Il Ponte. Interior Decoration - Modern Art/Modern Antiques - Prints on October 6th: 72.22%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art – Antique Engravings & Lithographs – Works on Paper on October 5th: 74.68%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art, etc. - Books, Prints on October 4th: 50.00%
PBA Galleries. Fine Literature on October 5th: 85.32%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Fine Art - Prints on October 5th: 75.36%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on October 4th: 87.35%
RR Auction. The Prince Auction - Online bidstart9/14 on September 27th: 85.20%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - Online bidstart 9/26 on October 3rd: 99.03%
Tooveys. Prints and Maps on October 4th: 75.37%
Chiswick Auctions. Printed Books and Manuscripts on September 27th: 75.29%
Old World Auctions. Antique Maps, Globes, Charts, Atlases & Vintage Graphics - online bidstart 8/30 on September 13th: 72.06%
The Antiquarian Book. Online sale of Fine & Rare Antiquarian Books and Documents on October 3rd: 41.18%
Carlsen Gallery. September Anniversary Antique Auction - Books, Prints on September 17th: 100.00%
Morton Subastas. Books and Documents on the History of Mexico on October 3rd: 30.57%
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collectors' Books on October 3rd: 93.26%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on October 3rd: 44.44%
Winter Associates. Modern, Fine Art - Prints on October 2nd: 60.00%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Estate Sale - Books and Prints - online bidstart 9/13 on September 27th: 100.00%
OSENAT. Works of Art - Prints on October 1st: 60.00%
Bonhams. Photographs on October 2nd: 30.56%
Il Ponte. Interior Decoration - Modern Art/Modern Antiques - session 10: Books on October 2nd: 86.97%
Il Ponte. Interior Decoration - Modern Art/Modern Antiques - Prints on September 29th: 75.34%
The Written Word Autographs. Autographs on September 30th: 40.86%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 9/24 on October 1st: 99.88%
Heritage Auctions. The Connie Francis Collection Entertainment on October 1st: 46.09%
Potomack Company. Books, Prints, Asian & Decorative Arts Online Auction on September 27th: 67.43%
Jacksons Auction. Important Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper on September 26th: 80.10%
Jeschke van vliet Buch und Kunstauktionen GmbH. Modern Art, Modern Photography, Old Paintings & Antiques on September 29th: 44.02%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Asian Fine Art - Prints on September 23rd: 91.26%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 9/24 on October 1st: 98.52%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles Auction - bidstart 9/3 on October 1st: 95.92%
For the week ahead 30 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Oct. 9th
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Old Master Prints and Modern Prints. 360 lots
Cowans Auctions. Cincinnati. American History: Timed Online Auction - bidstart 9/28. 446 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 104 lots
Profiles in History. Calabasas Hills. The Personal Property Auction of Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds - Day 3. 168 lots
Tue. Oct. 10th
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. ROMANTIC ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, R. B.L.'S COLLECTION. 103 lots
Christies. New York. VISIONARIES: PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE EMILY AND JERRY SPIEGEL COLLECTION. 40 lots
Christies. New York. Photographs. 111 lots
Christies. New York. Important Photographs from the Collection of Donald and Alice Lappe. 67 lots
Henri Godts Books and Prints Auctions. Bruxelles . Live Auction - Books, Prints. 469 lots
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. ROMANTIC LITERARY WORKS, ORIGINAL EDITIONS, R. B.L.'S COLLECTION. 261 lots
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Prints, Autographs, Photographs, Music. 427 lots
PIASA. Paris. FRANÇOIS DAUTRESME COLLECTION , MEMORIES OF CHINA - books, photos. 48 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - Online bidstart 10/3. 802 lots
Wed. Oct. 11th
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Photographs. 651 lots
Trafford Books. Manchester. Books. 243 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs & Artifacts - Internet bidstart 9/28. 775 lots
Heritage Auctions. New York. Photographs. 467 lots
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Books and Manuscripts. 589 lots
Ader. PARIS. Modern Illustrated Books.
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Books and Prints. 50 lots
Thu. Oct. 12th
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Cape Town. Books - Internet Bidstart 10/5. 241 lots
Forum Auctions. London. The Edge Hall Library. 311 lots
Ader. PARIS. Abstract and Contemporary Art - Books and Prints.
Fri. Oct. 13th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Illustration Art. 365 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Modern and Contemporary Art, Modern Prints. 83 lots
Sat. Oct. 14th
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Antiques, Asian and Fine Arts: Prints. 143 lots
Sun. Oct. 15th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 10/8.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 10/8.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles Auction - bidstart 9/17. 263 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Antiques, Asian and Fine Arts: Prints. 44 lots
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