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Rare Book Hub: 51 Auctions Archived, another 46 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 16 April 2021, 51 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Danish krone, 18 in euros, 4 in British pounds, and 27 in US dollars.

 

 

Turnover was $29,944,204 as 81% of all lots sold.  Fourteen thousand and forty-six were posted and 11,324 changed hands.

 

 

Collectible paper is now officially a hot sector!

 

5 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Sothebys. The Passion of American Collectors: Property of Barbara and Ira Lipman | Highly Important Printed an on April 14th: $12,396,132
Christies. Prints and Multiples on April 16th: $5,890,000
Heritage Auctions. The Art of the Disney Theme Park/Disney Storybook Art Collection Signature Auction on April 10th: $1,779,074
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Online Only - Autographs: Day 2 on April 16th: $1,165,699
Heritage Auctions. Photographs on April 12th: $1,031,994

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

Jacksons Auction. Spring Collector's Choice Auction on April 14th: 322.09%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/26 on April 7th: 155.37%
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Online Only - Autographs: Day 2 on April 16th: 150.59%
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Online Only - Autographs: Day 1 on April 15th: 149.98%
De Baecque and Associes. Ancient and Modern Books on April 15th: 141.95%
Pandolfini. Books, Manuscripts and Autographs on April 15th: 128.98%
Pandolfini. Works on Paper: 15th - 19th Century Drawings, Paintings and Prints on April 14th: 128.75%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on April 15th: 123.27%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 3/26 on April 5th: 122.73%
Heritage Auctions. Hong Kong Spring World Paper Money Special Online Auction on April 11th: 122.59%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectible Books on April 15th: 118.67%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on April 13th: 118.22%
Sothebys. The Passion of American Collectors: Property of Barbara and Ira Lipman | Highly Important Printed an on April 14th: 116.56%
Rossini. Online Sale: Posters - bidstart 9/13 on September 27th: 115.85%
Brunk Auctions. Premier and Emporium Auctions on April 10th: 114.76%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 4/6 on April 13th: 110.91%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 3/26 on April 6th: 110.37%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 4/6 on April 13th: 103.77%


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

William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Online Only: Timed Eclectic Variety on April 13th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 3/28 on April 11th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Video Games and Trading Card Games Weekly Online Auction - bidstart 4/6 on April 13th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 4/6 on April 13th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Jim Davis: The Art of Garfield on April 15th: 100.00%
Jacksons Auction. Spring Collector's Choice Auction on April 14th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Art of the Disney Theme Park/Disney Storybook Art Collection Signature Auction on April 10th: 99.87%
Heritage Auctions. Hong Kong Spring World Paper Money Special Online Auction on April 11th: 99.44%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 4/6 on April 13th: 99.29%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 4/4 on April 11th: 99.08%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 4/4 on April 12th: 98.67%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectible Books on April 15th: 98.64%
Ripley Auctions. Spring Estate Art and Antiques on April 10th: 96.67%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on April 10th: 96.50%
Leland Little Auctions. The April Estate Auction on April 15th: 96.15%
Sothebys. The Passion of American Collectors: Property of Barbara and Ira Lipman | Highly Important Printed an on April 14th: 95.16%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on April 15th: 92.98%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/26 on April 7th: 91.61%
University Archives. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, and Books on April 14th: 90.34%
North American Auction Company. Early Wester and Americana Sale on April 10th: 89.23%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on April 13th: 88.30%
Swann Galleries. Printed and Manuscript Americana on April 15th: 88.14%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 3/26 on April 5th: 88.00%
Brunk Auctions. Premier and Emporium Auctions on April 10th: 87.50%
Christies. Prints and Multiples on April 16th: 86.08%
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Online Only - Autographs: Day 2 on April 16th: 85.79%
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Online Only - Autographs: Day 1 on April 15th: 85.12%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 4/2 on April 9th: 84.68%
Tajan. Books - Online Only on April 13th: 80.81%

Heritage Auctions. Photographs on April 12th: 80.33% 

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Sothebys The Declaration of Independence | The first book-form printing of the Declaration of Independence on April 14th Actual price: USD $504,000.
  2. Christies Cowboys and Indians on April 16th Actual price: USD $500,000.
  3. Sothebys United States Congress | The official printing, signed by Thomas Jefferson, of the "Assumption Act," a cornerstone of Alexander Hamilton's economic program. on April 14th Actual price: USD $403,200.
  4. Sothebys Lincoln, Abraham | The earliest obtainable printing of the Emancipation Proclamation in any form on April 14th Actual price: USD $403,200.
  5. Sothebys (Hamilton, Alexander) | The launch of one of the most consequential careers in American public life on April 14th Actual price: USD $378,000.
  6. Sothebys (Yorktown Campaign—Jean-Nicolas Desandrouins) | A Yorktown Campaign map from the personal archive of the Comte de Rochambeau on April 14th Actual price: USD $352,800.
  7. Sothebys (Paine, Thomas) | "These are the times that try men's souls" on April 14th Actual price: USD $327,600.
  8. Christies Moonwalk on April 16th Actual price: USD $300,000.
  9. Sothebys Psalms: The Bay Psalm Book | The unique surviving copy of the earliest obtainable American edition of the Bay Psalm Book on April 14th Actual price: USD $239,400.
  10. Sothebys Denton, Daniel | Daniel Denton's New-York, one of "the finest American promotional tracts of the seventeenth century" on April 14th Actual price: USD $239,400.
  11. Sothebys (Lincoln, Abraham) | John Wilkes Booth Is Still At Large on April 14th Actual price: USD $214,200.
  12. Sothebys Adams, John | Presentation copy of the rarest presidential book on April 14th Actual price: USD $214,200.
  13. Christies Night on the El Train on April 16th Actual price: USD $187,500.
  14. JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756 – 1791. Eigenh. Musikmanuskript, verso Entwürfe für ein Konzertprogramm. (Wien, Januar/Februar 1783 on April 16th Actual price: USD $186,857.
  15. Sothebys Washington, George | The French and Indian War intelligence journal of twenty-one-year-old Major George Washington on April 14th Actual price: USD $176,400.
  16. Sothebys Penn, William | The second major Penn tract promoting Pennsylvania on April 14th Actual price: USD $176,400.
  17. Sothebys (Hamilton, Alexander) | Alexander Hamilton's celebrated Report on Manufactures on April 14th Actual price: USD $163,800.
  18. Christies Sunset on April 16th Actual price: USD $162,500.
  19. Christies Sunset on April 16th Actual price: USD $156,250.
  20. Sothebys Simcoe, John Graves | A legendary rarity, Simcoe's privately printed journal of the American Revolution on April 14th Actual price: USD $151,200.
  21. Sothebys Martin, Luther | The only contemporary account of the inner workings of the Constitutional Convention on April 14th Actual price: USD $151,200.
  22. Sothebys The Articles of Confederation | A quartet of crucial government documents of Virginia and the United States on April 14th Actual price: USD $151,200.
  23. Christies Lithographic Water made of lines, crayon, and a blue wash on April 16th Actual price: USD $150,000.
  24. Sothebys Thévenot, Melchisédech | First publication of the Mississippi Valley discoveries of Marquette and Joliet on April 14th Actual price: USD $144,900.
  25. Christies Grand Tête (Portrait de Jacqueline aux Cheveux lisses) on April 16th Actual price: USD $143,750.





51 total sales reported this week:

Christies. Prints and Multiples on April 16th: 86.08%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. IDRIESS, MAPS, MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS, AUSTRALIANA on April 16th: 66.67%
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Online Only - Autographs: Day 2 on April 16th: 85.79%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectible Books on April 15th: 98.64%
Swann Galleries. Printed and Manuscript Americana on April 15th: 88.14%
Skinner. Discovery - Interiors - Online bidstart 4/6 on April 15th: 75.76%
Pandolfini. Books, Manuscripts and Autographs on April 15th: 79.38%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on April 15th: 92.98%
De Baecque and Associes. Ancient and Modern Books on April 15th: 77.37%
De Baecque and Associes. Old Photographs on April 15th: 39.58%
Chiswick Auctions. Photographica on April 15th: 77.45%
Binoche et Giquello. 20th Century Arts on April 15th: 46.94%
Jacksons Auction. Spring Collector's Choice Auction on April 14th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Jim Davis: The Art of Garfield on April 15th: 100.00%
University Archives. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, and Books on April 14th: 90.34%
PBA Galleries. Fine Books - Fine Press - Fine Bindings - with Food & Drink on April 15th: 74.68%
Leland Little Auctions. The April Estate Auction on April 15th: 96.15%
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Online Only - Autographs: Day 1 on April 15th: 85.12%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - Featuring Hollywood - bidstart 3/26 on April 14th: 68.94%
Pandolfini. Works on Paper: 15th - 19th Century Drawings, Paintings and Prints on April 14th: 73.61%
North American Auction Company. Early Wester and Americana Sale on April 10th: 89.23%
Sothebys. The Passion of American Collectors: Property of Barbara and Ira Lipman | Highly Important Printed an on April 14th: 95.16%
Heritage Auctions. Monthly Photographs Online on April 14th: 71.03%
Tajan. Books - Online Only on April 13th: 80.81%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Online Only: Timed Eclectic Variety on April 13th: 100.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on April 13th: 88.30%
Heritage Auctions. Video Games and Trading Card Games Weekly Online Auction - bidstart 4/6 on April 13th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 4/6 on April 13th: 99.29%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 4/6 on April 13th: 100.00%
Rossini. Online Sale: Posters - bidstart 9/13 on September 27th: 65.33%
Vermot de Pas. NASA Photographs on September 10th: 14.00%
Vermot de Pas. Modern and Antiquarian Books - Art Photography Books on April 3rd: 12.01%
Winter Associates. Fine Furnishings; 19th C. to Mid-Century Paintings & Prints; Jewelry; Miniatures; African Tribal; et on April 12th: 70.73%
Vermot de Pas. HISTORY AND REGIONS OF FRANCE - MANUSCRIPTS, ARCHIVES, PLACARDS on April 12th: 25.00%
Pierre Berge and Associes. Jewelry and Books on April 12th: 41.67%
Heritage Auctions. Hong Kong Spring World Paper Money Special Online Auction on April 11th: 99.44%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 4/4 on April 11th: 99.08%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 4/4 on April 12th: 98.67%
Heritage Auctions. Photographs on April 12th: 80.33%
Alexander Historical Auctions. Spring Timed Auction on April 11th: 74.23%
Ripley Auctions. Spring Estate Art and Antiques on April 10th: 96.67%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Timed Auction of Boxed Books on April 10th: 55.80%
Brunk Auctions. Premier and Emporium Auctions on April 10th: 87.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 4/2 on April 9th: 84.68%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/26 on April 7th: 91.61%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 3/26 on April 6th: 71.88%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 3/26 on April 5th: 88.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 3/26 on April 4th: 75.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on April 10th: 96.50%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 3/28 on April 11th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Art of the Disney Theme Park/Disney Storybook Art Collection Signature Auction on April 10th: 99.87%


For the week ahead 46 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Apr. 19th
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Graphics and Books. 1373 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Political Posters and Propaganda. 374 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 103 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 4/9. 92 lots

Tue. Apr. 20th
Ader. PARIS. Post-War Prints. 360 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 4/13. 630 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 4/13. 178 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Prints and Multiples. 207 lots
Artcurial. Paris. MORE: Design, Limited Editions, Urban and Photography. 351 lots
Cowans Auctions. Cincinnati. American Historical Ephemera and Photography. 333 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 4/9. 24 lots
New England Auctions. South Deerfield. Fine Books and Ephemera. 179 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Video Games and Trading Card Games Weekly Online Auction - bidstart 4/13. 45 lots

Wed. Apr. 21st
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Estate Treasures Auction. 107 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Auction of a Collection of Irish Historical Interest Books Including Maps, Journals, Periodicals, Pa. 685 lots
Sothebys. New York. 50 Masterworks to Celebrate 50 Years of Sotheby’s Photographs. 25 lots
Moreshet Auctions. Jerusalem. Books, Kodesh books, Hassidic books, Rabbinical letters, Manuscripts, Judaika objects and more. 236 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Central States Currency Auction. 1228 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Variety, including Civil War Currency, Prints. 47 lots
Trafford Books. Manchester. Books, Photographs, Cigarette & Trade Cards, Postcards, Stamps and Postal History.. 216 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 4/9. 160 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Online Only: Morton Weekly - bidstart 4/8. 140 lots

Thu. Apr. 22nd
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Constantia. Rare Books, Maps and Prints - bistart 4/15. 358 lots
Christies. New York. Fine Printed and Manuscript Americana - online bidstart 4/8. 53 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Master Drawings, Prints before 1900, Watercolours, Miniatures. 69 lots
Sothebys. New York. Prints and Multiples. 57 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Comics - Timed, Online - bidstart 4/12. 238 lots
Sothebys. London. 50 Masterworks to Celebrate 50 Years of Sotheby’s Photographs. 25 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Space Exploration and Aviation - bidstart 4/15. 724 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. Thursday Morning @ Stair. 11 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Variety, including Rare Baseball Cards. 43 lots

Fri. Apr. 23rd
Sothebys. New York. Prints and Multiples, Day Sale - bidstart 4/15. 160 lots
Christies. New York. Illuminated Manuscripts and Early Printed Books from the Collection of Elaine and Alexandre Rosenber. 209 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. MARINE & VOYAGE / PETITCOLLOT AND VARIOUS COLLECTION. 30 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Only Banksy. 30 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 4/16. 106 lots

Sat. Apr. 24th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . Fine Art and Antiques. 91 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Spring Magic Auction. 146 lots
Second Story Books. Rockville. Robert Lee Hunter III Comic Book Auction: Part I. 153 lots
Lang's Auction, Inc.. Bouckville. Fishing Tackle and Related Ephemera. 207 lots

Sun. Apr. 25th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 4/18.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 4/18.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 4/11. 297 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 4/11.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/16. 48 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • <b><center>Heritage Auctions<br>Rare Books Signature Auction<br>December 15, 2025</center></b> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Edgar Rice Burroughs. <i>Tarzan of the Apes.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. <i>Tender is the Night. A Romance.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Bram Stoker. <i>Dracula.</i> Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Jerry Thomas. <i>How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…</i>
    Heritage Auctions
    Rare Books Signature Auction
    December 15, 2025
    Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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  • <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Francesco Colonna. <i>Hypnerotomachie,</i> Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Nausea. <i>De principiis dialectices Gorgias,</i> and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Billon. <i>Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur,</i> Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000. <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.