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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 57 Auctions Archived, another 48 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 22 October 2021, 57 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database, 2 denominated in Swiss francs, 1 in Danish krone, 15 in euros, 7 in British pounds, 1 in Norwegian krone, and 31 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $41,621,488 as 75% of all lots sold.  There were 14,120 lots offered and 10,545 changed hands.  The average lot sold for $3,947.

 

7 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Christies. Prints and Multiples on October 22nd: $14,651,375
Sothebys. The Luzzatto High Holiday Mahzor: A Magnificent Illuminated Ashkenazic Prayer Book on October 19th: $8,307,000
Sothebys. Important Prints and Multiples - Part 1 on October 21st: $3,650,850
Sothebys. Important Prints and Multiples - Part 2 on October 22nd: $3,186,792
RR Auction. Space - bidstart 10/14 on October 21st: $2,059,971
Swann Galleries. Fine Photographs on October 21st: $1,159,676
Doyle New York. Prints and Multiples on October 19th: $1,108,642

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

De Baecque and Associes. Antiquarian and Modern Books - Autographs on October 14th: 206.48%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 10/1 on October 13th: 167.90%
Sothebys. The Luzzatto High Holiday Mahzor: A Magnificent Illuminated Ashkenazic Prayer Book on October 19th: 138.45%
Forum Auctions. A third selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library on October 21st: 132.49%
Bloomsbury Auctions. Travel including a single owner collection of books on Mountaineering on October 20th: 126.56%
Gorringes. Book Sale on October 19th: 124.28%
Doyle New York. Prints and Multiples on October 19th: 123.77%
Christies. Prints and Multiples on October 22nd: 121.82%
Rossini. Stamps, Books, Old Paper on October 14th: 119.83%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 10/1 on October 11th: 114.08%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on October 19th: 108.69%
Koller Auctions. ibid Old Master Prints and Drawings on October 6th: 106.90%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 10/12 on October 19th: 103.97%
Sothebys. Important Prints and Multiples - Part 2 on October 22nd: 102.89%


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

Sothebys. The Luzzatto High Holiday Mahzor: A Magnificent Illuminated Ashkenazic Prayer Book on October 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 10/12 on October 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 10/12 on October 19th: 100.00%
Leland Little Auctions. October Estate Auction on October 21st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 10/13 on October 20th: 99.74%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 10/12 on October 19th: 99.51%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 10/10 on October 18th: 99.23%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 10/3 on October 17th: 98.95%
Waverly Auctions. Quinn - Book Department Discovery Auction on October 21st: 98.74%
Doyle New York. Prints and Multiples on October 19th: 97.98%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on October 16th: 97.50%
Heritage Auctions. The Michael S. Tallent Collection Part II Currency Showcase Auction on October 17th: 97.12%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 10/10 on October 17th: 96.96%
New England Auctions. Sporting Books and Ephemera - bidstart 10/5 on October 19th: 96.41%
New England Auctions. Angling, Hunting and Equestrian - bidstart 10/3 on October 21st: 94.44%
Gorringes. Book Sale on October 19th: 93.97%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 10/1 on October 13th: 92.92%
Christies. Prints and Multiples on October 22nd: 91.50%
Antikvariat Bryggen AS. Books - online on October 18th: 90.76%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 10/1 on October 11th: 89.83%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 10/1 on October 12th: 88.46%
De Baecque and Associes. Antiquarian and Modern Books - Autographs on October 14th: 87.65%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Eclectic Variety - bidstart 10/7 on October 17th: 87.18%
Jasper52. No Reserve Rare Comics on October 20th: 86.99%
Chorley's. Modern Art and Design on October 19th: 84.91%
Sothebys. Important Prints and Multiples - Part 2 on October 22nd: 83.83%
Lyon and Turnbull. Vintage & Film Posters Starring James Bond on October 19th: 83.33%
Koller Auctions. ibid Old Master Prints and Drawings on October 6th: 83.33%
Forum Auctions. A third selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library on October 21st: 81.37%
 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Sothebys The Luzzatto High Holiday Mahzor: A Magnificent Illuminated Ashkenazic Prayer Book on October 19th Actual price: USD $8,307,000.
  2. Christies Séries 347 on October 22nd Actual price: USD $2,190,000.
  3. Christies Myths on October 22nd Actual price: USD $930,000.
  4. Christies Madonna on October 22nd Actual price: USD $870,000.
  5. Christies Jazz, Tériade, Paris, 1947 on October 22nd Actual price: USD $774,000.
  6. RR Auction Gene Cernan's Apollo 17 Flown Lunar Surface-Used EVA-3 Cuff Checklist on October 21st Actual price: USD $744,994.
  7. Christies Afternoon Swimming on October 22nd Actual price: USD $500,000.
  8. Christies Growing on October 22nd Actual price: USD $412,500.
  9. Christies Reflections on Girl, from Reflections series on October 22nd Actual price: USD $350,000.
  10. Sothebys Nature morte au verre sous la lampe (Bloch 1101; Baer 1312) on October 21st Actual price: USD $327,600.
  11. Ader [Claude DEBUSSY (1862-1918).] Jacques-Émile BLANCHE (1861-1942). Claude Debussy, 1902 on October 12th Actual price: USD $327,120.
  12. Christies Details of Renaissance Paintings (Sandro Botticelli, Birth of Venus, 1482): one print on October 22nd Actual price: USD $325,000.
  13. Sothebys Grapes (Feldman & Schellmann II.190-95) on October 21st Actual price: USD $277,200.
  14. Sothebys The Scream (After Munch) (Feldman & Schellmann IIIA.58) on October 21st Actual price: USD $277,200.
  15. Christies Torse de femme, (L'Égyptienne) on October 22nd Actual price: USD $275,000.
  16. Christies Electric Chair on October 22nd Actual price: USD $275,000.
  17. Sothebys Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn) (Feldman & Schellmann II.24) on October 21st Actual price: USD $252,000.
  18. Sothebys Flag III (ULAE 7) on October 21st Actual price: USD $226,800.
  19. Forum Auctions Banksy (b.1974) Choose your weapon (Red) (Signed AP) on October 20th Actual price: USD $207,373.
  20. Christies Woman Bathing (La Toilette) on October 22nd Actual price: USD $200,000.
  21. Sothebys Flowers (Feldman & Schellmann II.66) on October 22nd Actual price: USD $189,000.
  22. Sothebys Nice and the Côte D'Azur (Mourlot CS 26 - 37) on October 21st Actual price: USD $189,000.
  23. Christies Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn): one print on October 22nd Actual price: USD $187,500.
  24. Sothebys Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn) (Feldman & Schellmann II.28) on October 21st Actual price: USD $176,400.
  25. Sothebys The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 1 January, 2011 on October 21st Actual price: USD $176,400.


57 total sales reported this week:

Sothebys. Important Prints and Multiples - Part 2 on October 22nd: 83.83%
Christies. Prints and Multiples on October 22nd: 91.50%
Waverly Auctions. Quinn - Book Department Discovery Auction on October 21st: 98.74%
Swann Galleries. Fine Photographs on October 21st: 79.94%
Sothebys. Important Prints and Multiples - Part 1 on October 21st: 73.58%
Skinner. Discovery - Interiors on October 21st: 62.50%
RR Auction. Space - bidstart 10/14 on October 21st: 75.28%
PBA Galleries. Fine Literature - Bukowski, Beats & the Counterculture on October 21st: 73.25%
New England Auctions. Angling, Hunting and Equestrian - bidstart 10/3 on October 21st: 94.44%
Leland Little Auctions. October Estate Auction on October 21st: 100.00%
Forum Auctions. A third selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library on October 21st: 81.37%
Bonhams. Jean Cocteau: l'Orphée moderne on October 21st: 70.27%
ALDE. Modern Illustrated Books on October 21st: 56.14%
Purcell Auctioneers. Exceptional Collection of Irish Railwayana and Model Railway Collectables - Webb & Thompson Large St on October 20th: 67.65%
Jasper52. No Reserve Rare Comics on October 20th: 86.99%
Forum Auctions. Only Banksy on October 20th: 56.52%
Bloomsbury Auctions. Travel including a single owner collection of books on Mountaineering on October 20th: 78.40%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 10/12 on October 19th: 99.51%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 10/13 on October 20th: 99.74%
Sothebys. The Beatles on October 19th: 63.16%
Sothebys. The Luzzatto High Holiday Mahzor: A Magnificent Illuminated Ashkenazic Prayer Book on October 19th: 100.00%
New England Auctions. Sporting Books and Ephemera - bidstart 10/5 on October 19th: 96.41%
Lyon and Turnbull. Vintage & Film Posters Starring James Bond on October 19th: 83.33%
Jasper52. 16th - 20th Century Antiquarian Maps on October 19th: 16.83%
Jasper52. Modern Master Prints on October 19th: 4.17%
Jasper52. Americana, History and Scholarly Fiction on October 19th: 31.58%
Jasper52. Historical Manuscripts and Printings on October 19th: 18.33%
Gorringes. Book Sale on October 19th: 93.97%
Doyle New York. Prints and Multiples on October 19th: 97.98%
Dorotheum . Master Drawings, Prints before 1900, Watercolours, Miniatures on October 19th: 69.89%
Chorley's. Modern Art and Design on October 19th: 84.91%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on October 19th: 75.68%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 10/12 on October 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 10/12 on October 19th: 100.00%
Antikvariat Bryggen AS. Books - online on October 18th: 90.76%
Rossini. Stamps, Books, Old Paper on October 14th: 71.93%
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques - Day 3 on October 16th: 32.91%
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques - Day 2 on October 15th: 46.00%
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques - Day 1 on October 14th: 55.98%
Koller Auctions. ibid Old Master Prints and Drawings on October 6th: 83.33%
Koller Auctions. ibid Books and Autographs on October 5th: 62.67%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 10/3 on October 17th: 98.95%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 10/10 on October 18th: 99.23%
Moreshet Auctions. Books, Kodesh books, Hassidic books, Rabbinical letters, Manuscripts, Judaika and more on October 17th: 60.83%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Eclectic Variety - bidstart 10/7 on October 17th: 87.18%
Michaans Auctions. Gallery Auction on October 16th: 74.07%
Clars Auction Gallery. Online Only Auction on October 16th: 74.32%
De Baecque and Associes. Antiquarian and Modern Books - Autographs on October 14th: 87.65%
Ader. Letters, Manuscripts, Autographs - Music on October 12th: 39.19%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 10/8 on October 15th: 77.78%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 10/1 on October 13th: 92.92%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 10/1 on October 12th: 88.46%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 10/1 on October 11th: 89.83%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 10/1 on October 10th: 64.71%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on October 16th: 97.50%
Heritage Auctions. The Michael S. Tallent Collection Part II Currency Showcase Auction on October 17th: 97.12%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 10/10 on October 17th: 96.96%


For the week ahead 48 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Oct. 25th
Freemans. Philadelphia. The Alexander Hamilton Collection of John E. Herzog. 44 lots
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. QUALITY ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES ONLINE AUCTION. 103 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 10/15. 79 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints and Photographs. 136 lots

Tue. Oct. 26th
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Graphics and Books. 1508 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 10/19. 743 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 10/19. 184 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 10/19. 70 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Sports Memorabilia. 307 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 10/15. 36 lots

Wed. Oct. 27th
Tennants Auctioneers. Leyburn. Stamps, Postcards, and Postal History. 62 lots
Tooveys. West Sussex. Postcards, Cigarette and Trade Cards, Photos, Autographs, and Ephemera. 255 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Online Sale - Books. 812 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 10/20. 404 lots
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Presidential Memorabilia and Coins. 52 lots
Sothebys. New York. The Ricky Jay Collection. 634 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Estate Treasures Auction. 15 lots
Lion Heart Autographs. New York, NY . 150 Fascinating Autographs by Emperors, Revolutionaries, Presidents, Composers, Aviation Heroes, a S. 151 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Select Auction, including Art Prints. 65 lots
Bruneau & Co. . Cranston. Fall Comic and TCG Online Only Auction. 307 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 10/15. 133 lots

Thu. Oct. 28th
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 294 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Fine Books and Autographs. 213 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Women in the Arts. 18 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Comics & Comic Art. 400 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Inktoberfest for the Ed Asner Center Charity Auction. 136 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Prints and Photography Auction. 288 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Autumn Splendor Auction: Americana, Railroad, Numismatics, Mining. 518 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Personal Property Auction. 63 lots
Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Los Angeles. Fine Autographs and Memorabilia. 251 lots
Bonhams. Los Angeles. Music. 134 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Cartography - bidstart 10/22. 60 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 10/22. 34 lots

Fri. Oct. 29th
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Autumn Splendor Auction: Americana, Railroad, Numismatics, Mining. 398 lots
Ader. PARIS. BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'UN AMATEUR - BOOKS - ONLINE SALE FROM 19 TO 29 OCTOBER 2021. 200 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 10/22. 87 lots

Sat. Oct. 30th
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Salon de Magie • The Klosterman Collection Part I. 140 lots
Aspire Auctions. Cleveland. Fine Art - bidstart 10/22. 36 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Michael Treloar. Adelaide SA. The Paul Lucas Collection of Australian Military History - Part III. 199 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Autumn Splendor Auction: Americana, Railroad, Numismatics, Mining. 338 lots
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Windsor. Annual Major Fall Americana and Chinese Auction with Extensive Clock Collection. 40 lots

Sun. Oct. 31st
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 10/24.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 10/24.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 10/17. 417 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Autumn Splendor Auction: Americana, Railroad, Numismatics, Mining. 363 lots
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. RARE BOOKS With NO RESERVE NO BUYERS PREMIUM!.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 10/22. 27 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.