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<b>Chiswick Auctions<br>Seeking Consignments.</b> Churchill (Winston) & Others. 1944 Commonwealth Prime Ministers’ Conference, 27 April 1944. £8,000 to £12,000.<b>Chiswick Auctions<br>Seeking Consignments.</b> Joyce (James). <i>Ulysses.</i> First English edition, 1922. £800 to £1,200.<b>Chiswick Auctions<br>Seeking Consignments.</b> Belzoni (Giovanni Battista). <i>Plates Illustrated of the Researches and Operations...in Egypt and Nubia,</i> FIRST EDITION, 1821-1822. £14,375 inc Buyers Premium.<b>Chiswick Auctions<br>Seeking Consignments.</b> Astor (John Jacob). A collection of rare letters, 9 January 1812- 4 September 1837. £26,000 inc Buyers Premium.<b>Chiswick Auctions<br>Seeking Consignments.</b> Rowling (J.K.) <i>Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone,</i> FIRST EDITION, first issue, 1997. £27,500 inc Buyers Premium.<b>Chiswick Auctions<br>Seeking Consignments.</b> Royal Family. Photograph of Queen Elizabeth, George VI, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret, signed, 1946. £3,640 inc Buyers Premium.<b>Chiswick Auctions<br>Seeking Consignments.</b> Collodi (Carlo). <i>Le avventure di Pinocchio. Storia di un burattino,</i> FIRST EDITION, 1883. £8,401 inc Buyers Premium. -
<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 18:</b> CLEMENS, SAMUEL L. <i>The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain.</i> Hartford: The American Publishing Company, 1876. $14,000 to $18,000.<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 18:</b> BATEMAN, JAMES. <i>The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala.</i> London: J. Ridgway & Sons for the author, [1837]-1843. $60,000 to $80,000.<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 18:</b> WHITMAN, WALT. <i>Leaves of Grass.</i> Brooklyn: [For the author by Andrew and James Rome,] 1855. $150,000 to $200,000.<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 18:</b> LEE, HARPER. Three “Seckatary Hawkins”-related books inscribed and signed by Harper Lee. $60,000 to $80,000.<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 18:</b> POE, EDGAR ALLAN. <i>The Raven.</i> New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1845. $120,000 to $180,000. -
<b>Bonhams, Dec. 5:</b> SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. <i>Macbeth: A Tragedy.</i> London, 1673. FIRST SEPARATE AND FIRST QUARTO EDITION. THE CHARLTON HESTON COPY. $80,000 to $120,000.<b>Bonhams, Dec. 5:</b> HEMINGWAY, ERNEST. <i>In Our Time.</i> Paris, 1924. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY. $20,000 to $30,000.<b>Bonhams, Dec. 5:</b> HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL. <i>Fanshawe, A Tale.</i> Boston, 1828. FIRST EDITION OF AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK. $20,000 to $30,000.<b>Bonhams, Dec. 5:</b> THOREAU, HENRY DAVID. <i>Walden; Or, Life in the Woods.</i> Boston, 1854. FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION. $10,000 to $15,000.<b>Bonhams, Dec. 5:</b> SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. <i>Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies.</i> London, 1685. THE FOURTH FOLIO, Brewster/Bentley issue. $20,000 to $30,000.<b>Bonhams, Dec. 5:</b> STEIG, WILLIAM. Original maquette and 58 finished drawings for <i>The Agony in the Kindergarten,</i> one of Steig's most important books. $10,000 to $15,000.<b>Bonhams, Dec. 5:</b> VERNE, JULES. <i>A Journey to the Centre of the Earth.</i> New York & London, 1872. FIRST EDITION, RARE AMERICAN ISSUE, with Scribner & Welford cancel title. $5,000 to $8,000.<b>Bonhams, Dec. 5:</b> KING, STEPHEN. <i>Carrie.</i> New York, 1974. INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION, OF AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK. $1,200 to $1,800.<b>Bonhams, Dec. 4:</b> APPLE MACINTOSH PROTOTYPE. 1983. The earliest known Macintosh with "Twiggy" drive, one of only two known working machines. $120,000 to $180,000.<b>Bonhams, Dec. 4:</b> PLATO. <i>Timaeus</i> [AND] <i>Critias</i> [from Ficini's 1484 Opera]. A LANDMARK OF SCIENTIFIC THOUGHT. $80,000 to $120,000.<b>Bonhams, Dec. 4:</b> LOVELACE, AUGUSTA ADA. Sketch of the Analytical Engine Invented by Charles Babbage Esq. London, 1843. FIRST EDITION, JOURNAL ISSUE, MOST IMPORTANT PAPER IN EARLY DIGITAL COMPUTING. $15,000 to $20,000.<b>Bonhams, Dec. 4:</b> APPLE-1 COMPUTER. Signed by Steve Wozniak, used in development of Apple II. $200,000 to $300,000.<b>Bonhams, Dec. 4:</b> DARWIN, CHARLES. 1809-1882. <i>On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection.</i> London, 1859. FIRST EDITION. $80,000 to $120,000. -
<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> [EINSTEIN, ALBERT]; JOHN GRAUDENZ [PHOTOGRAPHER]. Photographic portrait of Albert Einstein by John Graudenz, taken circa 1928. $15,000 to $25,000.<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> ENIGMA M4. A fully operational four-rotor ("M4") Kriegsmarine Enigma Cipher Machine. Berlin-Wilmersdorf, Germany, Heimsoeth und Rinke, 1942. $300,000 to $500,000.<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> FEYNMAN, RICHARD P. <i>“Surely You’re Joking Mr. Feynman”. Adventures of a Curious Character.</i> New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1985. $15,000 to $20,000.<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> An intact egg of the Aepyornis Maximus, or Elephant Bird. Pre-17th century, Madagascar. $35,000 to $45,000.<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Palm frond with fish. Green River Formation, Wyoming, United States. <i>Sabalites sp.,</i> and <i>Diplomystus dentatus</i> Cenozoic, Eocene (53-33 million years ago). $60,000 to $70,000.
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41 auctions scheduled this week. The busy season is upon us
For this week and next we will be omitting recently archived auctions as we both update our software and take a breather. During this two week hiatus, we will provide a list of upcoming sales and, as today shows, the flow is significant: 41 sales this week.
Here are the scheduled events:
Mon. Oct. 16th
Adams Amsterdam Auctions. Amsterdam. Fine Art (16th – 20th Century) and Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints. 103 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 73 lots
Tue. Oct. 17th
ALDE. Paris. Precious Ancient Books. 86 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Early Printed, Medical, Scientific and Travel Books. 306 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . History, Geography and Travel Books. 243 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Francis Giacobetti Photographs. 34 lots
Adams Amsterdam Auctions. Amsterdam. Modern & Contemporary Art, part 2 (F t/m Z). 112 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Valuable Books. 328 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Manuscripts, Incunabula and Books. 208 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - Online bidstart 10/10. 820 lots
Wed. Oct. 18th
Pierre Berge and Associes. Paris. Ancient and Modern Books. 234 lots
Christies. London - King Street. VILLA WUNDERKIND: SELECTED WORKS FROM THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF WOLFGANG JOOP. 5 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. The Schofield Collection of Political Memorabilia. 516 lots
Forum Auctions. London. THE MOON: Vintage NASA Photographs 1964-1972 (Online only). 150 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Literature, Children's Books. 327 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . The Romantic Ballet. 82 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Autographs. 469 lots
Thu. Oct. 19th
Swann Galleries. New York. Art and Storytelling: Photographs and Photobooks. 407 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. The Richard Beagle Collection of Angling & Sporting Books, Part II. 426 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Space and Aviation - Internet bidstart 10/12. 534 lots
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Books and Works on Paper. 432 lots
Soler Y Llach. Barcelona. Ancient Books and Manuscripts. 400 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Cinema Posters.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Historical Manuscripts. 532 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. October Auction - Mining: Books and Ephemera. 442 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Collection Private Press Books. 400 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Modern Literature and Art Documentation. 625 lots
Forum Auctions in Italy. Roma. Ancient and Rare Books. 77 lots
Fri. Oct. 20th
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. October Auction - Native American Books - Cowboy Ephemera. 78 lots
Sat. Oct. 21st
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Cleveland. Fine Art - Prints. 205 lots
OSENAT. FONTAINEBLEAU. Automobilia - Books and Prints.
Waverly Auctions. Falls Church. Specialty Auction: Weird Fiction: the Brammer Family Collection of Books, Comics, Pulp, and Ephemera. 932 lots
Case Antiques, Inc.. Knoxville. Online Auction - Books, Prints. 137 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. October Auction - Books, Paper Ephemera, Postal History. 267 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The David and Janice Frent Collection of Presidential & Political Americana Americana & Political. 381 lots
Ferraton. Bruxelles. Modern and Contemporary Works of Art - Prints. 378 lots
National Book Auctions. Ithaca. Books and Ephemera.
Sun. Oct. 22nd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 10/15.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles Auction - bidstart 9/24. 259 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. October Auction - Americana: Books, Ephemera.
Mossgreen. Armadale, Melbourne VIC. The Martin Copley Collection of Important Natural History and Voyages and Travels. 127 lots
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