• Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Alken (Henry). Sporting Notions, first edition, T.McLean, 1832-33. £800 to £1,200.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Bardi (Lorenzo). Nuova Raccolta delle piu interessanti Vedute della Citta di Firenze…, Florence, Lorenzo Bardi, [c.1840]. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Crawfurd (John). Journal of an Embassy from the Governor-General of India to the Court of Ava..., first edition, 1829. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Dawe (George, engraver). The Life of a Nobleman, first edition, Geo. Henderson, [c.1825]. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: [Doyle (John)], "H.B.". Political Sketches &c., 10 vol. including The Descriptive Key to H.B., Thomas McLean, [1829-51]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Eben (Adolphus Christian Frederick, Baron von) and Nicolaus Heideloff. Modèles de l'Uniforme Militaire Adopté dans l'Armée Royale de Suède, Rudolph Ackerman, 1808. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Geissler (J.G.G.) and Friedrich Hempel. Mahlerische Darstellungen der Sitten, Gebrauche und Lustbarkeiten bey den Russischen, Tartarischen…, 4 parts in 1, Leipzig and Paris, [1804]. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Hunt (Charles). Portraits of Winning Horses...of the Derby, Oaks, & St. Leger, from the Year 1842 to 1849…, Rock Brothers & Payne, 1849. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Kunike (Adolf Friedrich). Zwey hundert und sechzig Donau-Ansichten nach dem Laufe des Donaustromes…, Vienna, Leopold Grund, 1826. £3,000 to £5,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Lasinio (Carlo). [Matrimony], Florence, 1790. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Reinhardt (Joseph). A Collection of Swiss Costumes, in Miniature, second English edition, James Goodwin, [1828]. £800 to £1,200.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Wengen (Gottfried Durst von). Die Öffentliche Maskerade Bamberg am Fastnachts-Montage 1833…, Bamberg, [1833]. £2,000 to £3,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A RUTH BADER GINSBURG BEADED JUDICIAL COLLAR. $80,000 - $120,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: ONLY KNOWN COPY OF THE ONLY BOOK BY THE REMARKABLE EVE ADAMS. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A COMPLETE RUN OF VISIONAIRE MAGAZINE THROUGH 2010. $6,000 - $9,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: LAW REVIEW OFFPRINT SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY RUTH BADER GINSBURG. $3,000 - $5,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: META REBNER'S WORKING SCRIPT OF THE LOVED ONE. $1,500 - $2,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A KATHY GROVE PORTRAIT OF CYNDI LAUPER FOR THE FEBRUARY 1989 DETAILS COVER. $800 - $1,200
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A PLASTIC COAT BY MILLIE DAVID FEATURED IN SOHO NEWS STYLE SECTION, FROM THE COLLECTION OF ANNIE FLANDERS. $500 - $700
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A RUTH BADER GINSBURG JEWELRY BOX. $600 - $900
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A SET OF JONI MITCHELL LYRICS FOR "IF I HAD A HEART." $2,000 - $3,000
  • 19th Century Shop
    Catalogue 198 just published
    19th Century Shop. Darwin and Wallace, first printing of the first paper on natural selection
    19th Century Shop. Shakespeare’s Poems, first collected edition
    19th Century Shop. Walt Whitman portrait inscribed with a Leaves of Grass poem
    19th Century Shop. Major Elizabeth Barrett Browning manuscript notebook
    19th Century Shop. Spock's Baby Book, original MS
    19th Century Shop. Cellarius, Harmonia Macrocosmica, the great celestial atlas

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Rare Book Hub: 46 Auctions Archived, another 55 Upcoming this Week

 For the week ended Friday, 19th March 2021, 46 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database; 1 denominated in Danish krone, 16 in euros, 8 in British pounds, and 21 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $28,462,844 as 87%, of all lots offered, sold.  Eleven thousand two-hundred-twenty-four lots were posted and 9,759 changed hands.

 

For the week ahead 55 new sales are posted.  We are living in collecting nirvana!

 


6 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

SothebysPrints and Multiples on March 17th: $8,673,084
SothebysBanksy - bidstart 3/9 on March 18th: $5,693,683
RR AuctionFine Autographs and Artifacts - Featuring Music and Prince - bidstart 2/19 on March 19th: $1,641,160
SothebysMade in Britain - bidstart 3/9 on March 16th: $1,611,875
Heritage AuctionsInternational Comic & Animation Art on March 14th: $1,572,089
SothebysOtto Dix: Haunted Visions | Graphic Masterworks from an Important Private Collection - bidstart 3/9 on March 19th: $1,160,507

25 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:

SothebysCollection Pierre Le-Tan, Part II - bidstart3/9 on March 17th: 346.05%
SothebysCollection Pierre Le-Tan, Part I on March 16th: 215.50%
Leland Little AuctionsThe Important Spring Auction on March 13th: 206.06%
TooveysAntiquarian and Collector's Books on March 17th: 200.23%
SothebysPrints and Multiples on March 17th: 195.48%
SothebysBanksy - bidstart 3/9 on March 18th: 183.73%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 2/26 on March 10th: 179.05%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/5 on March 12th: 163.20%
Marc van de Wiele AuctionsAntiquarian and Collectible Books on March 13th: 155.34%
EldredsSpring Asian Art: Session II on March 18th: 140.55%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 2/26 on March 9th: 140.36%
Dirk Soulis AuctionsThe Personal Collection of Georgia and Jack Olsen on March 13th: 138.74%
ALDEMax Cointreau humanist library on March 18th: 138.69%
SothebysMade in Britain - bidstart 3/9 on March 16th: 133.16%
Potter and Potter AuctionsFine Books and Manuscripts on March 13th: 127.63%
SkinnerStudio Art - bidstart 3/9 on February 17th: 123.35%
TooveysPrints, Maps and Posters on March 17th: 122.55%
ALDEMax Cointreau gastronomic & oenological library on March 17th: 121.91%
Garth's Auctioneers and AppraisersAmericana Auction - Day 1 on March 19th: 116.90%
AderLetters and Manuscripts on March 16th: 116.32%
SothebysPrints and Multiples - bidstart 3/5 on March 19th: 115.82%
Tessier & Sarrou and AssociatesChinese Contemporary Photographs and Works on March 16th: 115.47%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 2/26 on March 8th: 112.44%
Heritage AuctionsUS Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 3/9 on March 16th: 104.00%
Forum AuctionsOnline Sale: Maps and Atlases on March 18th: 100.76%


33 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:

SothebysCollection Pierre Le-Tan, Part I on March 16th: 100.00%
Garth's Auctioneers and AppraisersAmericana Auction - Day 1 on March 19th: 100.00%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.Special Auction for Pessach and 11th Nissan: Honoring the Birthday of the Lubavitcher Rebbe on March 16th: 100.00%
Leland Little AuctionsThe Important Spring Auction on March 13th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsComics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 3/7 on March 15th: 99.82%
Heritage AuctionsSports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 2/28 on March 14th: 99.67%
Heritage AuctionsInternational Comic & Animation Art on March 14th: 99.62%
Heritage AuctionsWorld Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/9 on March 16th: 99.41%
Heritage AuctionsUS Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 3/9 on March 16th: 98.79%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksFine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on March 13th: 98.00%
SothebysCollection Pierre Le-Tan, Part II - bidstart3/9 on March 17th: 97.73%
Heritage AuctionsMovie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 3/7 on March 14th: 95.99%
SothebysPrints and Multiples - bidstart 3/5 on March 19th: 95.56%
Dirk Soulis AuctionsThe Personal Collection of Georgia and Jack Olsen on March 13th: 94.67%
SothebysPrints and Multiples on March 17th: 93.98%
SothebysBanksy - bidstart 3/9 on March 18th: 93.88%
SothebysOtto Dix: Haunted Visions | Graphic Masterworks from an Important Private Collection - bidstart 3/9 on March 19th: 93.75%
TooveysAntiquarian and Collector's Books on March 17th: 93.41%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 2/26 on March 9th: 92.11%
Potter and Potter AuctionsFine Books and Manuscripts on March 13th: 92.07%
Keys Fine Arts AuctioneersBooks on March 19th: 91.61%
EldredsSpring Asian Art: Session II on March 18th: 91.53%
SothebysMade in Britain - bidstart 3/9 on March 16th: 91.49%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 2/26 on March 10th: 90.67%
SkinnerStudio Art - bidstart 3/9 on February 17th: 90.00%
Forum AuctionsOnline Sale: Maps and Atlases on March 18th: 87.90%
PBA GalleriesFine Literature with Beats, Bukowski, and Counterculture on March 18th: 87.50%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 2/26 on March 8th: 87.18%
Tessier & Sarrou and AssociatesChinese Contemporary Photographs and Works on March 16th: 86.96%
Bruun RasmussenPrints on March 16th: 86.73%
Marc van de Wiele AuctionsAntiquarian and Collectible Books on March 13th: 84.66%
Winner's Auctions LtdPassover Sale on March 14th: 84.14%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters and Ceremonial Art on March 15th: 82.61%

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Sothebys Endangered Species (F. & S. II.293-302) on March 17th Actual price: USD $4,066,459.
  2. Sothebys Der Krieg (K. 70 - 119) on March 19th Actual price: USD $491,592.
  3. Sothebys Choose Your Weapon (Fluoro Green) on March 18th Actual price: USD $421,364.
  4. Sothebys Kate Moss - Original Colourway on March 18th Actual price: USD $386,250.
  5. Sothebys Jazz (Duthuit Books 22) on March 17th Actual price: USD $386,167.
  6. Sothebys Grannies Hand Sprayed on March 18th Actual price: USD $316,023.
  7. Sothebys Love Is In The Air on March 18th Actual price: USD $298,466.
  8. Sothebys Choose Your Weapon - Queue Jumping Grey on March 18th Actual price: USD $280,909.
  9. Sothebys Girl With Balloon on March 18th Actual price: USD $280,909.
  10. Sothebys Reigning Queens (Royal Edition): Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (F. & S. II.334A) on March 17th Actual price: USD $280,849.
  11. Sothebys Metamorphosis II (Bool/Kist/Locher/Wierda 320) on March 17th Actual price: USD $280,849.
  12. Sothebys Chanel (F. & S. II.354) on March 17th Actual price: USD $263,296.
  13. Sothebys Laugh Now on March 18th Actual price: USD $210,682.
  14. Sothebys Untitled on March 16th Actual price: USD $192,599.
  15. Sothebys Festival Colour A/P on March 18th Actual price: USD $175,568.
  16. Sothebys Toxic Mary Colourway Gold & Pink on March 18th Actual price: USD $166,790.
  17. Sothebys Grannies on March 18th Actual price: USD $149,233.
  18. Sothebys Donuts Chocolate on March 18th Actual price: USD $140,455.
  19. Sothebys Grin Reaper AP (On Cream) on March 18th Actual price: USD $140,455.
  20. Sothebys Jack & Jill on March 18th Actual price: USD $131,676.
  21. Sothebys Soup Can (Yellow/Cherry Red/Blue) on March 18th Actual price: USD $131,676.
  22. Sothebys Toxic Mary on March 18th Actual price: USD $122,898.
  23. Sothebys Pulp Fiction on March 18th Actual price: USD $114,119.
  24. Sothebys Formica Flag - Gold on March 18th Actual price: USD $114,119.
  25. Sothebys Zirkus (K. 32 - 41) on March 19th Actual price: USD $105,341.



46 total sales reported this week:

Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Books on March 19th: 91.61%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Americana Auction - Day 1 on March 19th: 100.00%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 3/5 on March 19th: 95.56%
Sothebys. Otto Dix: Haunted Visions | Graphic Masterworks from an Important Private Collection - bidstart 3/9 on March 19th: 93.75%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - Featuring Music and Prince - bidstart 2/19 on March 19th: 70.25%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Special Auction for Pessach and 11th Nissan: Honoring the Birthday of the Lubavitcher Rebbe on March 16th: 100.00%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters and Ceremonial Art on March 15th: 82.61%
Sothebys. Banksy - bidstart 3/9 on March 18th: 93.88%
PBA Galleries. Fine Literature with Beats, Bukowski, and Counterculture on March 18th: 87.50%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Discovery Auction on March 18th: 72.62%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Maps and Atlases on March 18th: 87.90%
Eldreds. Spring Asian Art: Session II on March 18th: 91.53%
Aste Bolaffi. Posters on March 18th: 77.78%
Skinner. Studio Art - bidstart 3/9 on February 17th: 90.00%
Litchfield County Auctions. Discovery Auction on March 17th: 78.33%
Tajan. Old Books and Manuscripts on March 16th: 45.18%
ALDE. Max Cointreau humanist library on March 18th: 74.29%
ALDE. Max Cointreau gastronomic & oenological library on March 17th: 75.40%
Ader. Letters and Manuscripts on March 16th: 65.11%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 3/9 on March 16th: 98.79%
Tooveys. Prints, Maps and Posters on March 17th: 73.85%
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collector's Books on March 17th: 93.41%
Sothebys. Collection Pierre Le-Tan, Part II - bidstart3/9 on March 17th: 97.73%
Finarte. Photographs on March 17th: 69.87%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples on March 17th: 93.98%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Chinese Contemporary Photographs and Works on March 16th: 86.96%
Sothebys. Collection Pierre Le-Tan, Part I on March 16th: 100.00%
Sothebys. Made in Britain - bidstart 3/9 on March 16th: 91.49%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on March 16th: 86.73%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/9 on March 16th: 99.41%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 3/7 on March 15th: 99.82%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 2/28 on March 14th: 99.67%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Passover Sale on March 14th: 84.14%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Fine Books and Manuscripts on March 13th: 92.07%
Leland Little Auctions. The Important Spring Auction on March 13th: 100.00%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. The Personal Collection of Georgia and Jack Olsen on March 13th: 94.67%
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. Antiquarian and Collectible Books on March 13th: 84.66%
Binoche et Giquello. Ancient Books, Autographs, and Old Geological Maps on March 12th: 65.56%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/5 on March 12th: 76.03%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 2/26 on March 10th: 90.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 2/26 on March 9th: 92.11%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 2/26 on March 8th: 87.18%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/26 on March 7th: 73.17%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on March 13th: 98.00%
Heritage Auctions. International Comic & Animation Art on March 14th: 99.62%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 3/7 on March 14th: 95.99%


For the week ahead 55 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Mar. 22nd
Australian Book Auctions. Armadale, . Australiana and Travel, Maps, Ephemera, Local History (balance of a collection), Art and Private Pre. 279 lots
PIASA. Paris. Architecture - Art - Design : part I Libraries from a important private collection - bidstart 3/15. 248 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/12. 84 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Books, Prints. 322 lots

Tue. Mar. 23rd
Chorley's. Gloucestershire. Fine Arts and Antiques: Books. 185 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 3/16. 534 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/16. 163 lots
Bonhams. London. Picassomania. 60 lots
Christies. Paris. The poetic library of Jean Paul Barbier-Mueller. 121 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Quarterly Fine & Decorative Arts Catalog. 47 lots
PIASA. Paris. Architecture - Art - Design : part II Libraries from a important private collection - bidstart 3/16. 236 lots
Soler Y Llach. Barcelona. Old Books, Maps and Manuscripts. 626 lots
Bogota Auction. Bogota. Auction: Alma Byington and Rafael Arboleda Library. 264 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 3/12. 35 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Rare Books. 274 lots
Rossini. Paris. Posters, Lithographs, and Works on Paper. 436 lots

Wed. Mar. 24th
Chiswick Auctions. London. Books and Works on Paper. 224 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Autographs and Memorabilia. 346 lots
Bonhams. Los Angeles. Prints and Multiples. 217 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Auction of the John Wyse Jackson Library. 790 lots
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Books and Autographs. 291 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/12. 140 lots
Grays Auctioneers. Cleveland, . Fine Art, Furniture, and Decorative Art. 92 lots

Thu. Mar. 25th
Forum Auctions. London. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper. 306 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Final Frontier II: Space Exploration & Flight - bidstart 3/15. 394 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Printed and Manuscript African Americana. 356 lots
Arenberg Auctions. BRUSSEL. Books. 1523 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Old and Modern Photographs. 155 lots
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Lakeville. Antiquarian and Collectible Books - bidstart 3/18. 155 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Selected Antiques & Historic Textiles, British & European Paintings & Watercolours, Portrait Miniatu. 113 lots
ALDE. Paris. Le Couteulx hunting library in Canteleu. 268 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Artsy X Forum Auctions.
Il Ponte. Milan. Books. 416 lots
Sothebys. London. Classic Travel Photographs - bidstart 3 11. 74 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Sports - bidstart 3/11. 310 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Multiples and Prints Online - bidstart 3/19. 109 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. March Estate Auction. 21 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. The Estate of Richard P. Mellon, Ligonier, Pennsylvania. 18 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/19. 52 lots

Fri. Mar. 26th
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Old Master Prints. 28 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. AUTOGRAPHS AND MANUSCRIPTS - NUMISMATICS - PHILATELY - BOOKS. 281 lots
Ferraton. Bruxelles. Books, Paintings and Drawings. 929 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Pictures and Prints. 56 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Cartography - Bidstart 3/19. 50 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/19. 114 lots

Sat. Mar. 27th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Signature Auction. 892 lots
Arader Galleries. New York City. Spring Sale. 174 lots
Bruneau & Co. . Cranston. Spring Comic, TCG & Toy Auction. 404 lots
Second Story Books. Rockville. 20th Century Art and Art Books. 63 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Art and Photography - bidstart 3/19. 27 lots

Sun. Mar. 28th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 3/21.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 3/21.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 3/14. 307 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 3/19. 40 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [RUTH, George Herman “Babe” (1895-1948)]. Signed photograph. Circa 1930s. 191 x 248 mm. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HARRISON, Benjamin. Document signed (“Benj Harrison”) as governor of Virginia, certifying the service of Daniel Cumbo, a Black Revolutionary soldier. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: ONE OF THE FIRST PRINTED ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: FIRST PRINTING OF LINCOLN’S IMMORTAL GETTYSBURG ADDRESS. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HIGHLY IMPORTANT MORMON ARCHIVE. ALLEY, George. Archive of 23 Autograph Letters Signed by Mormon Convert George Alley to His Brother Joseph Alley. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [AVIATION]. [ARMSTRONG, Neil A.] Aviation Hall of Fame Gold Medal MS64 NGC, Awarded to Neil Armstrong in 1979. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: NEWLY DISCOVERED FIRST PRINTING OF "WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE... " FROM THE ONLY NEWSPAPER ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN LINCOLN’S SECOND INAUGURAL PROCESSION. $4,000 to $8,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: THE MOST IMPORTANT GEORGE WASHINGTON DOCUMENT IN PRIVATE HANDS; GEORGE WASHINGTON’S COMMISSION AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, 1775, ONE OF ONLY TWO ORIGINALS. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: A VERY RARE ACCOUNT OF BLACKBEARD’S DEATH AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIRATE ITEMS EXTANT. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: EDISON, Thomas. Patent for Edison’s Improvements on the Electric-Light, No. 219,628. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent Office], 16 September 1879. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [VIETNAM WAR]. The original pen used by Secretary of State William P. Rogers to sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement, Paris, 27 January 1973. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: SONS OF LIBERTY FOUNDER COLONEL BARRÉ ANNOTATED TITLE-PAGE, “WHICH OUGHT TO ROUSE UP BRITISH ATTENTION”. $4,000 to $6,000.
  • Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: [Langland (William)]. The vision of Pierce Plowman, nowe the seconde time imprinted..., Roberte Crowley, 1550. £8,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: [Shakespeare (William)]. [Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies], second folio edition, [by Tho.Cotes, for Robert Allot], [1632]. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Bible, Czech Biblia Bohemica, first complete Bible printed in the Czech vernacular, Prague, August 1488. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Shabthai Tzvi.- Collection of four printed and illustrated broadsides detailing the appearance, rise and fall of the false messiah, Shabthai Tzvi, Augsburg, 1666-67. £40,000 to £60,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Leaf from the Beauvais Missal, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment, [Northern France (perhaps Beauvais or Amiens)], [fourteenth century (c.1310)]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Aubrey (John). [Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme], manuscript in English, Latin and Greek, [c. 1693]. £30,000 to £50,000.
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    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Byron (George Gordon Noel, Lord). Poems on Various Occasions, first edition, Harriet Maltby's copy, Newark, Printed by S. & J. Ridge, 1807. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, first edition, second impression with dust-jacket, 1937 [but 1938]. £7,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Blake (William).- Thornton (Robert John). The Pastorals of Virgil, 2 vol., engraved plates by William Blake, 1821. £8,000 to £12,000.
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    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: America.- Mount (William J.) & Thomas Page. The English Pilot…, [bound with] The Fourth Book, describing The West Indies Navigation from Hudson's-Bay to the River Amazones, 1721. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Oldfield (Henry Ambrose), Rajman Singh Chitrakar & others. An album of 160 photographs and 13 original artworks, (1833-1919), [c. 1850s-1880s]. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Audubon (John James) [and William MacGillivray]. Ornithological Biography…, 5 vol., first edition, presentation copy inscribed by Audubon, Edinburgh, 1831-49 [i.e. 1831-39]. £10,000 to £15,000.