Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 59 Auctions Archived, another 57 Upcoming this Week

 For the week ended Friday, 15 October 2021, 59 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database, 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Danish krone, 17 in euros, 3 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 1 in Norwegian krone, and 35 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $25,594,032 as 79% of all lots sold.  There were 15,092 lots posted and 11,896 changed hands.  The average lot sold for $2,151.

 

7 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Heritage AuctionsLong Beach Expo US Currency Signature Auction on October 8th: $7,396,823
ChristiesFine Printed Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana - bidstart 10/1 on October 15th: $4,745,250
Rago Arts and AuctionsPrints and Multiples on October 13th: $1,433,204
Heritage AuctionsThe Gary Munson Collection of Horror and Fantasy Rare Books on October 14th: $1,339,028
BonhamsThe Robin Satinsky Collection of Illustrated Books on October 15th: $1,176,898
Arenberg AuctionsManuscripts, archives, atlas, rare books on October 9th: $1,109,356
RR AuctionFine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 9/26 on October 13th: $1,063,042

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

Heritage AuctionsThe Gary Munson Collection of Horror and Fantasy Rare Books on October 14th: 263.17%
AderJACQUES CREPINEAU COLLECTION - A LIFE BETWEEN THEATRE AND MUSIC HALL - PART I on October 6th: 160.98%
AderJACQUES CREPINEAU COLLECTION - A LIFE BETWEEN THEATRE AND MUSIC HALL - PART 2 on October 8th: 154.92%
Arenberg AuctionsManuscripts, archives, atlas, rare books on October 9th: 151.25%
Swann GalleriesEarly Printed Books on October 14th: 133.30%
ArtcurialPrints including Maurice Houdayer’s Collection Online on October 12th: 132.90%
Arenberg AuctionsDrawings, engravings, posters, prints, photography, rare books on October 8th: 130.08%
SothebysAround the Princess of Salm | Arts and Literature - bidstart 10/4 on October 14th: 129.52%
Heritage AuctionsWorld Currency Weekly - bidstart 10/5 on October 12th: 127.83%
Arenberg AuctionsCollection Isy Brachot on Surrealism, a Collection of Books on October 7th: 126.56%
AderJACQUES CREPINEAU COLLECTION - A LIFE BETWEEN THEATRE AND MUSIC HALL - PART 2 on October 7th: 119.08%
Heritage AuctionsThe Wayne Thompson Collection Currency Showcase Auction on October 10th: 118.47%
TajanBooks, Manuscripts and Comics on October 11th: 115.14%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 9/24 on October 5th: 109.00%
Rago Arts and AuctionsPrints and Multiples on October 13th: 107.15%
Heritage AuctionsLong Beach Expo US Currency Signature Auction on October 8th: 103.94%
Heritage AuctionsUS Currency Weekly - bidstart 10/5 on October 12th: 102.78%
Lark Mason AssociatesAntiquarian and Other Books - bidstart 9/14 on October 12th: 100.12%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 10/1 on October 8th: 100.10%


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

Heritage AuctionsThe Gary Munson Collection of Horror and Fantasy Rare Books on October 14th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsThe Wayne Thompson Collection Currency Showcase Auction on October 10th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsWorld Currency Weekly - bidstart 10/5 on October 12th: 100.00%
Schilb AntiquarianRARE BOOKS With NO RESERVE NO BUYERS PREMIUM! on October 10th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsSports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 9/26 on October 10th: 99.79%
TajanBooks, Manuscripts and Comics on October 11th: 99.76%
Heritage AuctionsUS Currency Weekly - bidstart 10/5 on October 12th: 99.71%
Heritage AuctionsComics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 10/3 on October 11th: 99.52%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 10/6 on October 13th: 99.19%
Heritage AuctionsLong Beach Expo US Currency Signature Auction on October 8th: 98.96%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 10/5 on October 12th: 98.36%
Heritage AuctionsMovie Posters Weekly - bidstart 10/3 on October 10th: 97.61%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksFine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on October 9th: 96.00%
Sydney Rare Book AuctionsHistory, Art, Maps, Australiana, Firsts, Signed books and more on October 15th: 95.75%
SothebysAround the Princess of Salm | Arts and Literature - bidstart 10/4 on October 14th: 95.24%
William H. Bunch Auctions and AppraisalsEclectic Variety Auction on October 12th: 93.33%
Rago Arts and AuctionsPrints and Multiples on October 13th: 92.03%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 9/24 on October 6th: 88.64%
AderJACQUES CREPINEAU COLLECTION - A LIFE BETWEEN THEATRE AND MUSIC HALL - PART 2 on October 8th: 87.26%
Lark Mason AssociatesAntiquarian and Other Books - bidstart 9/14 on October 12th: 87.23%
Antikvariat Bryggen ASBooks - online on October 15th: 87.10%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 9/24 on October 5th: 86.36%
ChristiesFine Printed Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana - bidstart 10/1 on October 15th: 86.34%
Bruun RasmussenPrints on October 12th: 85.98%
Swann GalleriesEarly Printed Books on October 14th: 85.91%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 9/24 on October 4th: 85.00%
ArtcurialPrints including Maurice Houdayer’s Collection Online on October 12th: 83.71%
Catawiki B. V.Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/24 on October 3rd: 81.36%
Arenberg AuctionsManuscripts, archives, atlas, rare books on October 9th: 80.52%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 10/1 on October 8th: 80.00%

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Christies Astronomia nova on October 15th Actual price: USD $687,500.
  2. Arenberg Auctions Getijdenboek. Use of Utrecht. on October 9th Actual price: USD $304,032.
  3. Christies Origin of Species on October 15th Actual price: USD $300,000.
  4. Heritage Auctions Fr. 2231-G $10,000 1934 Federal Reserve Note. PMG About Uncirculated 50. on October 8th Actual price: USD $240,000.
  5. Christies Theatrum orbis terrarum on October 15th Actual price: USD $237,500.
  6. Christies Collection of Etruscan, Greek and Roman Antiquities from the Cabinet of the Hon. William Hamilton. on October 15th Actual price: USD $212,500.
  7. Heritage Auctions Fr. 2221-E $5,000 1934 Federal Reserve Note. PMG Choice Uncirculated 63. on October 8th Actual price: USD $204,000.
  8. Christies Ricci world map on a Japanese screen on October 15th Actual price: USD $200,000.
  9. Heritage Auctions Fr. 1218f $1,000 1882 Gold Certificate PMG Very Fine 25. on October 8th Actual price: USD $192,000.
  10. Christies Essay on the Principle of Population on October 15th Actual price: USD $187,500.
  11. Christies Description de l'Egypte on October 15th Actual price: USD $175,000.
  12. Heritage Auctions Frankenstein. Or, The Modern Prometheus. on October 14th Actual price: USD $162,500.
  13. Heritage Auctions Fr. 2220-F $5,000 1928 Federal Reserve Note. PMG Choice Very Fine 35. on October 8th Actual price: USD $150,000.
  14. Artcurial La Tétralogie du Monstre - tome 4 - Quatre ? on October 13th Actual price: USD $144,491.
  15. Christies Dialogo on October 15th Actual price: USD $137,500.
  16. Heritage Auctions Serial Number 1 Fr. 2211-L $1,000 1934 Light Green Seal Federal Reserve Note. PMG Very Fine 25. on October 8th Actual price: USD $126,000.
  17. Christies The Second Folio on October 15th Actual price: USD $118,750.
  18. Christies The Holy Land on October 15th Actual price: USD $100,000.
  19. Swann Galleries Manuscript on Paper. on October 14th Actual price: USD $100,000.
  20. Rago Arts and Auctions Entablature I-VIII, X and XA (ten works) on October 13th Actual price: USD $97,500.
  21. Heritage Auctions Fr. 203 $50 1863 Interest Bearing Note PMG Very Fine 30. on October 8th Actual price: USD $96,000.
  22. Heritage Auctions Fr. 2221-H $5,000 1934 Federal Reserve Note. PMG Very Fine 25. on October 8th Actual price: USD $93,000.
  23. Christies Middlemarch in original parts on October 15th Actual price: USD $87,500.
  24. Christies Atlas of England and Wales on October 15th Actual price: USD $87,500.
  25. Artcurial La Trilogie Nikopol - tome 2 - La Femme piège on October 13th Actual price: USD $86,694.



59 total sales reported this week:

Sydney Rare Book Auctions. History, Art, Maps, Australiana, Firsts, Signed books and more on October 15th: 95.75%
Finarte. Contemporary Recollections: Documents, Books, Photographs and Arts on October 15th: 33.88%
Christies. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana - bidstart 10/1 on October 15th: 86.34%
Bonhams. The Robin Satinsky Collection of Illustrated Books on October 15th: 77.94%
Antikvariat Bryggen AS. Books - online on October 15th: 87.10%
Swann Galleries. Early Printed Books on October 14th: 85.91%
Sothebys. Around the Princess of Salm | Arts and Literature - bidstart 10/4 on October 14th: 95.24%
Old World Auctions. Antique Maps, Charts, Atlases and Engravings on October 14th: 18.75%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on October 14th: 75.93%
Heritage Auctions. The Gary Munson Collection of Horror and Fantasy Rare Books on October 14th: 100.00%
Jasper52. Japanese Woodblock Prints on October 13th: 18.89%
Jasper52. Antique Maps of the World on October 13th: 2.13%
Jasper52. Vintage Movie and Advertising Posters on October 13th: 1.50%
Jasper52. Antique Maps of the Eastern Hemisphere on October 12th: 3.49%
Trafford Books. Books, Ephemera, Cigarette Cards, Postcards, Stamps and Postal History on October 13th: 77.52%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 9/26 on October 13th: 74.94%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints and Multiples on October 13th: 92.03%
Jasper52. Historical Manuscripts and Printings on October 13th: 18.52%
Jasper52. Photolithographs and Gravures on October 13th: 46.21%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. British & European Paintings and Watercolours, Old Master Drawings & Modern Prints on October 13th: 62.86%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 10/6 on October 13th: 99.19%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 10/5 on October 12th: 99.71%
Heritage Auctions. Depth of Field: Photographs on October 13th: 65.56%
North American Auction Company. Live and Online Best in the West Fall Auction on October 9th: 72.64%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on October 12th: 93.33%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Discovery in the Backyard - Online Only on October 13th: 76.47%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Discovery in the Backyard - Online Only on October 12th: 71.03%
Morton Subastas. Rare, Antique and Contemporary Books on October 12th: 34.00%
Lark Mason Associates. Antiquarian and Other Books - bidstart 9/14 on October 12th: 87.23%
Jasper52. Antique 15th-19th Century Book Collection on October 12th: 21.95%
Jasper52. Fine Black and White Photographica on October 12th: 34.00%
Jasper52. Vintage Photo engravings and Photolithographs on October 12th: 35.82%
Artcurial. Enki Bilal on October 13th: 53.57%
Artcurial. Prints including Maurice Houdayer’s Collection Online on October 12th: 83.71%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 10/5 on October 12th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 10/5 on October 12th: 98.36%
Tajan. Books, Manuscripts and Comics on October 11th: 99.76%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on October 12th: 85.98%
Ader. JACQUES CREPINEAU COLLECTION - A LIFE BETWEEN THEATRE AND MUSIC HALL - Online on October 11th: 44.85%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 10/3 on October 11th: 99.52%
Heritage Auctions. Long Beach Expo US Currency Signature Auction on October 8th: 98.96%
Heritage Auctions. Photographs Signature Auction on October 8th: 68.95%
One Source Auctions. ANTIQUE & COLLECTIBLE PHOTOGRAPHY ONLINE CATALOGED AUCTION on October 8th: 77.30%
Arenberg Auctions. Manuscripts, archives, atlas, rare books on October 9th: 80.52%
Arenberg Auctions. Drawings, engravings, posters, prints, photography, rare books on October 8th: 77.57%
Arenberg Auctions. Collection Isy Brachot on Surrealism, a Collection of Books on October 7th: 74.46%
Schilb Antiquarian. RARE BOOKS With NO RESERVE NO BUYERS PREMIUM! on October 10th: 100.00%
Ader. JACQUES CREPINEAU COLLECTION - A LIFE BETWEEN THEATRE AND MUSIC HALL - PART 2 on October 7th: 74.53%
Ader. JACQUES CREPINEAU COLLECTION - A LIFE BETWEEN THEATRE AND MUSIC HALL - PART 2 on October 8th: 87.26%
Ader. JACQUES CREPINEAU COLLECTION - A LIFE BETWEEN THEATRE AND MUSIC HALL - PART I on October 6th: 77.78%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on October 9th: 96.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 10/1 on October 8th: 80.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 9/24 on October 6th: 88.64%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 9/24 on October 5th: 86.36%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 9/24 on October 4th: 85.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/24 on October 3rd: 81.36%
Heritage Auctions. The Wayne Thompson Collection Currency Showcase Auction on October 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 10/3 on October 10th: 97.61%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 9/26 on October 10th: 99.79%


For the week ahead 57 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Oct. 18th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 10/8. 117 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 74 lots
Antikvariat Bryggen AS. Skjeberg. Books - online. 184 lots

Tue. Oct. 19th
Chorley's. Gloucestershire. Modern Art and Design. 53 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Prints and Multiples. 198 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Master Drawings, Prints before 1900, Watercolours, Miniatures. 93 lots
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. Maritime Auction. 142 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 10/12. 823 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 10/12. 183 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 10/12. 52 lots
Sothebys. New York. The Luzzatto High Holiday Mahzor: A Magnificent Illuminated Ashkenazic Prayer Book. 1 lots
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. Vintage & Film Posters Starring James Bond. 48 lots
Gorringes. Lewes. Book Sale. 315 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 10/8. 31 lots
Jasper52. New York. Historical Manuscripts and Printings. 60 lots
Jasper52. New York. Americana, History and Scholarly Fiction. 95 lots
Jasper52. New York. Modern Master Prints. 192 lots
Jasper52. New York. 16th - 20th Century Antiquarian Maps. 202 lots
New England Auctions. South Deerfield. Sporting Books and Ephemera - bidstart 10/5. 167 lots
Sothebys. London. The Beatles. 57 lots

Wed. Oct. 20th
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Exceptional Collection of Irish Railwayana and Model Railway Collectables - Webb & Thompson Large St. 68 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 10/13. 379 lots
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Travel including a single owner collection of books on Mountaineering. 125 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Only Banksy. 23 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 10/8. 144 lots
Jasper52. New York. Vintage Movie and Advertising Posters. 195 lots
Jasper52. New York. No Reserve Rare Comics. 123 lots
Jasper52. New York. Japanese Woodblock Prints. 94 lots

Thu. Oct. 21st
ALDE. Paris. Modern Illustrated Books. 342 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Space - bidstart 10/14. 708 lots
Forum Auctions. London. A third selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library. 408 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Fine Photographs. 319 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Fine Literature - Bukowski, Beats & the Counterculture. 501 lots
Christies. New York. Prints and Multiples. 200 lots
Sothebys. New York. Important Prints and Multiples - Part 1. 53 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. October Estate Auction. 52 lots
New England Auctions. South Deerfield. Angling, Hunting and Equestrian - bidstart 10/3. 162 lots
Skinner. Marlborough. Discovery - Interiors. 8 lots
Waverly Auctions. Falls Church. Quinn - Book Department Discovery Auction. 238 lots
Bonhams. Paris. Jean Cocteau: l'Orphée moderne. 37 lots

Fri. Oct. 22nd
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . Premier and Emporium Auctions. 51 lots
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . Fine Art, Photography and Modernism. 123 lots
Sothebys. New York. Important Prints and Multiples - Part 2. 167 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 10/15. 73 lots

Sat. Oct. 23rd
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Cleveland. Fine Art at Auction. 84 lots
Case Antiques, Inc.. Knoxville. Fall 2021 Auction. 50 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Paper Money Fair - Netherlands World Banknote Signature Auction. 545 lots
Early American. Rancho Santa Fe. History Auction - bidstart 10/1. 258 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Showcase Auction. 445 lots
Second Story Books. Rockville. Literary, Social Activism & Counterculture Auction. 126 lots

Sun. Oct. 24th
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Columbus. Rare and Antique Book Auction - bidstart 9/30. 282 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 10/17.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 10/17.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 10/10. 423 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 10/15. 35 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Books - bidstart 10/15. 17 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • 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
  • 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.
    Forum Auctions
    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.
    Forum Auctions
    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.
  • 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
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    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
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