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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 49 Auctions Archived, another 49 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday 5 November 2021, 49 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database, 1 denominated in Danish krone, 16 in euros, 1 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 29 in US dollars, and 1 in South African Rand.

 

Turnover was $14,162,015 as 75% of all lots sold.  There were 15,376 lots posted and 11,561 changed hands.  The average lot sold for $1,225.

 

4 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Swann Galleries. Old Master Through Modern Prints on November 2nd: $2,361,426
Bonhams. Modern and Contemporary Prints and Multiples on November 2nd: $2,062,724
Hake's Auctions. Hake's Auction on November 3rd: $1,170,389
Bonhams. History of Science and Technology on November 3rd: $1,019,119

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

Doyle New York. American Paintings and Prints on November 2nd: 283.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 10/15 on October 27th: 208.75%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Salon de Magie • The Klosterman Collection Part I on October 30th: 172.48%
Santa Fe Art Auction. 2021 Signature Annual Live Sale - Session 1 on November 5th: 148.50%
ALDE. Part 1: Old Books from the 15th to 19th Century on November 4th: 147.02%
Eldreds. Women in the Arts on October 28th: 130.73%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Annual Major Fall Americana and Chinese Auction with Extensive Clock Collection on October 30th: 119.93%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 10/26 on November 2nd: 113.66%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on November 4th: 110.37%
Bonhams. History of Science and Technology on November 3rd: 108.31%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on November 2nd: 101.24%


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

Doyle New York. American Paintings and Prints on November 2nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 10/24 on October 31st: 100.00%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Salon de Magie • The Klosterman Collection Part I on October 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Black Cat Collection and Pre-Code Horror Showcase Auction on November 4th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 10/26 on November 2nd: 100.00%
Alaska Auction. Live Online Auction on November 3rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 10/27 on November 3rd: 99.78%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 10/17 on October 31st: 99.76%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 10/24 on November 1st: 99.71%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 10/26 on November 2nd: 99.35%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 10/26 on November 2nd: 99.05%
Schilb Antiquarian. RARE BOOKS With NO RESERVE NO BUYERS PREMIUM! on October 31st: 98.10%
Santa Fe Art Auction. 2021 Signature Annual Live Sale - Session 1 on November 5th: 97.78%
Hake's Auctions. Hake's Auction on November 3rd: 97.51%
Aspire Auctions. Fine Art - bidstart 10/22 on October 30th: 97.22%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on October 30th: 96.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 10/15 on October 27th: 94.74%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Annual Major Fall Americana and Chinese Auction with Extensive Clock Collection on October 30th: 92.50%
Revere Auctions. Fine Art, Furnishings and Jewelry on November 3rd: 91.14%
Eldreds. Women in the Arts on October 28th: 88.89%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on November 4th: 87.75%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Autumn Splendor Auction: Americana, Railroad, Numismatics, Mining on November 1st: 87.43%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 10/15 on October 26th: 86.11%
ALDE. Part 1: Old Books from the 15th to 19th Century on November 4th: 84.01%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on November 2nd: 82.76%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 10/15 on October 25th: 82.28%

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Bonhams STEVE JOBS REVEALS HIS SPIRITUAL SIDE. Autograph Letter Signed ("steve jobs"), to Tim Brown, with autograph envelope, on November 3rd Actual price: USD $500,313.
  2. Doyle New York THE BLOODY MASSACRE Hand-colored engraving on November 2nd Actual price: USD $429,000.
  3. Swann Galleries Homme à la Pipe: Portrait du Docteur Gachet. on November 2nd Actual price: USD $161,000.
  4. Potter and Potter Auctions Houdini Upside Down in the Water Torture Cell on October 30th Actual price: USD $112,500.
  5. Bonhams Sweet Dreams Baby!, from 11 Pop Artists Portfolio, Vol. III on November 2nd Actual price: USD $87,813.
  6. Bonhams Decoy II on November 2nd Actual price: USD $87,813.
  7. Heritage Auctions Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC VG+ 4.5 Cream to off-white pages. on November 1st Actual price: USD $84,000.
  8. Bonhams Grande Tête de Femme au Chapeau on November 2nd Actual price: USD $81,563.
  9. Doyle New York FISH HAWK Hand-colored aquatint, engraving and etching by R. Havell Junr. on November 2nd Actual price: USD $81,250.
  10. Bonhams HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI: STAFFORD L. WARREN. on November 3rd Actual price: USD $69,063.
  11. Bonhams TRINITY PROJECT: STAFFORD L. WARREN. on November 3rd Actual price: USD $69,063.
  12. Bonhams Encyclopedie, ou dictionnaire raisonne des sciences, des arts et des metiers, par une societe de gens de lettres. & Recueil de planches, sur les sciences, les arts liberaux, et les arts mechaniques, avec leur explication. on November 3rd Actual price: USD $69,063.
  13. Bonhams My Shirt and Trousers on November 2nd Actual price: USD $69,063.
  14. Potter and Potter Auctions Soirees Fantastiques on October 30th Actual price: USD $66,000.
  15. Bonhams STEVE JOBS SETS THE STAGE FOR DESKTOP PUBLISHING. Document Signed ("steven jobs") as Chairman of Apple Computer, Inc. & ("K.R. Wigginton"), 12 pp, quarto, on November 3rd Actual price: USD $62,813.
  16. Bonhams Flûtiste et dormeuse XVI on November 2nd Actual price: USD $62,813.
  17. Swann Galleries Perils of the Sea. on November 2nd Actual price: USD $62,500.
  18. Aguttes Les Hindoûs, ou Description de leurs moeurs, coutumes et cérémonies on November 3rd Actual price: USD $61,390.
  19. Aguttes ÉPREUVES corrigées avec corrections et additions autographes pour Du côté de chez Swann (1913); cahier in-8 de 16 pages (273-288). on November 3rd Actual price: USD $55,633.
  20. Bonhams Blackglama (Judy Garland), from Ads on November 2nd Actual price: USD $52,813.
  21. Bonhams Autograph Manuscript Signed ("Henri Poincaré"), "La Logique de l'Infini," Poincaré's final word on infinity, on November 3rd Actual price: USD $50,313.
  22. Bonhams Liz on November 2nd Actual price: USD $47,813.
  23. Swann Galleries La Femme Toupie. on November 2nd Actual price: USD $47,500.
  24. Hake's Auctions 1999 POKÉMON UNLIMITED BASE SET HOLOGRAPHIC UNCUT PROOF SHEET WITH 100 CARDS. on November 3rd Actual price: USD $45,560.
  25. Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen Ritter, Tod und Teufel. on October 16th Actual price: USD $42,839.



49 total sales reported this week:

Aguttes. Books and Manuscripts on November 3rd: 64.96%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 10/22 on October 29th: 77.01%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Graphics and Books on October 29th: 67.04%
Santa Fe Art Auction. 2021 Signature Annual Live Sale - Session 1 on November 5th: 97.78%
PBA Galleries. Fine Art & Illustration - Photography on November 4th: 48.06%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on November 4th: 87.75%
ALDE. Part 1: Old Books from the 15th to 19th Century on November 4th: 84.01%
Heritage Auctions. The Black Cat Collection and Pre-Code Horror Showcase Auction on November 4th: 100.00%
Alaska Auction. Live Online Auction on November 3rd: 100.00%
Bonhams. History of Science and Technology on November 3rd: 63.27%
Hake's Auctions. Hake's Auction on November 3rd: 97.51%
Revere Auctions. Fine Art, Furnishings and Jewelry on November 3rd: 91.14%
Dorotheum . Photography on November 3rd: 65.15%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 10/27 on November 3rd: 99.78%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 10/26 on November 2nd: 99.05%
Swann Galleries. Old Master Through Modern Prints on November 2nd: 70.42%
Doyle New York. American Paintings and Prints on November 2nd: 100.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on November 2nd: 82.76%
Bonhams. Modern and Contemporary Prints and Multiples on November 2nd: 78.35%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 10/26 on November 2nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 10/26 on November 2nd: 99.35%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Autumn Splendor Auction: Americana, Railroad, Numismatics, Mining on November 1st: 87.43%
Jasper52. Vintage Movie and Advertising Posters on October 20th: 0.00%
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques - Day 3 on October 16th: 40.80%
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques - Day 2 on October 15th: 51.87%
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques - Day 1 on October 14th: 63.64%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 10/24 on November 1st: 99.71%
Schilb Antiquarian. RARE BOOKS With NO RESERVE NO BUYERS PREMIUM! on October 31st: 98.10%
Alexander Historical Auctions. Fall Militaria & Historical Autographs Timed Auction on October 31st: 63.00%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Salon de Magie • The Klosterman Collection Part I on October 30th: 100.00%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Annual Major Fall Americana and Chinese Auction with Extensive Clock Collection on October 30th: 92.50%
Morton Subastas. Opportunity Auction on October 30th: 38.81%
Michael Treloar. The Paul Lucas Collection of Australian Military History - Part III on October 30th: 60.30%
Aspire Auctions. Fine Art - bidstart 10/22 on October 30th: 97.22%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Autumn Splendor Auction: Americana, Railroad, Numismatics, Mining on October 31st: 59.78%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Autumn Splendor Auction: Americana, Railroad, Numismatics, Mining on October 30th: 76.04%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Autumn Splendor Auction: Americana, Railroad, Numismatics, Mining on October 29th: 74.12%
Ader. BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'UN AMATEUR - BOOKS - ONLINE SALE FROM 19 TO 29 OCTOBER 2021 on October 29th: 58.00%
Eldreds. Women in the Arts on October 28th: 88.89%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 10/22 on October 28th: 61.76%
Catawiki B. V.. Cartography - bidstart 10/22 on October 28th: 31.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 10/15 on October 27th: 94.74%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 10/15 on October 26th: 86.11%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 10/15 on October 25th: 82.28%
Catawiki B. V.. Books - bidstart 10/15 on October 24th: 41.18%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 10/15 on October 24th: 65.71%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on October 30th: 96.50%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 10/24 on October 31st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 10/17 on October 31st: 99.76%

 


For the week ahead 49 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Nov. 8th
Vermot de Pas. Paris. HISTORY AND REGIONS OF FRANCE: MANUSCRIPTS, PLACARDS, ARCHIVES. 521 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Arabic Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 10/29. 12 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 102921. 90 lots
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. 12th Annual Fall Toy Catalogued Auction. 34 lots
OSENAT. FONTAINEBLEAU. The Empire at Fontainebleau. 141 lots
The Ohio Company. Marietta. The Historic Holzer Auction. 60 lots

Tue. Nov. 9th
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Photographic Materials and Photographs. 69 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Fine Books and Works on Paper. 287 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Autographs and Memorabilia. 464 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Contemporary Artists’ Books: The Property of a Texas Collector. 299 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 11/2. 679 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 11/2. 151 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 11/2. 54 lots
Christies. Paris. Photographs. 100 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Americana. 686 lots
Soler Y Llach. Barcelona. Antiquarian Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Collectibles. 554 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 10/29. 27 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 97 lots
OSENAT. FONTAINEBLEAU. The Empire at Fontainebleau. 42 lots

Wed. Nov. 10th
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 10/22. 1121 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Maps and Documents. 472 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 11/3. 415 lots
Tooveys. West Sussex. Prints, Maps and Posters. 98 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Depth of Field: Photographs. 158 lots
University Archives. Wilton. Rare Autographs, Photographs & Books. 391 lots
Skinner. Marlborough. Modern Firsts, Online - bidstart 11/1. 196 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 10/29. 155 lots
OSENAT. FONTAINEBLEAU. The Empire at Fontainebleau. 38 lots

Thu. Nov. 11th
Bonhams. London. Pop X Culture. 104 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Jim Davis: The Art of Garfield. 91 lots
New England Auctions. South Deerfield. SHELF SALE OF BOOKS: LITERATURE, EARLY PRINTING, BOOKS ON BOOKS - bidstart 10/18. 36 lots
Kestenbaum and Company. Brooklyn. Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinic Letters, Ceremonial & Graphic Art. 390 lots

Fri. Nov. 12th
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. Lancaster. Rare and Used Book Auction. 399 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. The Civil War Collection of James C. Frasca. 75 lots
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Thomaston. Autumn Majestic. 62 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Space Exploration. 960 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 11/5. 111 lots

Sat. Nov. 13th
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . Gallery Auction. 52 lots
Ader. PARIS. Photographs - On the Occasion of Paris Photo. 340 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
North American Auction Company. Bozeman. Western Antiques. 133 lots
Second Story Books. Washington, DC . Entertainment and Sports Auction. 118 lots

Sun. Nov. 14th
OSENAT. FONTAINEBLEAU. Books and Manuscripts.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 11/7.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 11/7.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 10/31. 343 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Michael S. Tallent Collection Part III Currency Showcase Auction. 614 lots
Poster Auctions International, Inc.. New York. PAI-LXXXV: Rare Posters - bidstart 10/14. 487 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 11/14. 32 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

 

  • Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Piccolomini's De La Sfera del Mondo (The Sphere of the World), 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Vellutello's Commentary on Petrarch, With Map, 1525.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Finely Bound Definitive, Illustrated Edition of I Promessi Sposi, 1840.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Rare First Edition of John Milton's Latin Correspondence, 1674.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Giolito's Edition of Boccaccio's The Decamerone, with Bedford Binding, 1542.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of the First Biography of Marie of the Incarnation, with Rare Portrait, 1677.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Aldine Edition of Volume One of Cicero's Orationes, 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Bonanni's Illustrated Costume Catalogue, with Complete Plates, 1711.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Important Incunable, the First Italian Edition of Josephus's De Bello Judaico, 1480.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Jacques Philippe d'Orville's Illustrated Book of the Ruins of Sicily, 1764.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Incunable from 1487, The Contemplative Life, with Early Manuscript.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Ignatius of Loyola's Exercitia Spiritualia, 1563.
  • Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
  • Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: McCarthy (Cormac). Cities of the Plain, N.Y., 1998, First Edn., signed on hf. title; together with Uncorrected Proof and Uncorrected Advance Reading Copies, both signed by the Author. €800 to €1,000.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Stanihurst (Richard). De Rebus in Hibernia Gestis, Libri Quattuor, sm. 4to Antwerp (Christi. Plantium) 1584. First Edn. €525 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Fleischer (Nat.) Jack Dempsey The Idol of Fistiana, An Intimate Narrative, N.Y., 1929, First Edn. Signed on f.e.p. by Rocky Marciano. €400 to €600.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Smith - Classical Atlas, Lond., 1820. Bound with, Smiths New General Atlas .. Principal Empires, Kingdoms, & States throughout the World, Lond. 1822. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Rare Auction Catalogues – 1856: Bindon Blood, of Ennis, Co. Clare: Sotheby & Wilkinson. €320 to €450.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Mavor (Wm.)] A General Collection of Voyages and Travels from the Discovery of America to the Commencement of the Nineteenth Century, 28 vols. (complete) Lond., 1810. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Mc Carthy (Cormac). Outer Dark, N.Y. (Random House)1968, Signed by Mc Carthy. €250 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Three signed works by Ted Huges - Wodwo, 1967; Crow from the Life and Songs of the Crow, 1970; and Tales from Ovid, 1997. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: The Garden. An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Horticulture in all its Branches, 7 vols. lg. 4to Lond. 1877-1880. With 127 colored plates. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Procter (Richard A.) Saturn and its System: Containing Discussions of The Motion (Real and Apparent)…, Lond. 1865. First Edn. €160 to €220.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Ashe] St. George, Lord Bishop of Clogher, A Sermon Preached to the Protestants of Ireland, now in London,... Oct. 23, 1712, London 1712. Second Edn. €130 to €180.
  • Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    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
    Starting 10AM CST
    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
    Starting 10AM CST
    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
    Starting 10AM CST
    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.
  • 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