Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 60 Auctions Archived, another 70 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 3 December 2021, 60 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database, 5 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Swiss francs, 1 in Danish krone, 16 in euros, 9 in British pounds, 3 in Mexican pesos, 1 in Norwegian krone, 23 in US dollars, and 1 South African rand.

 

Turnover was $16,779,696 as 78% of all lots sold.  There were 18,666 lots posted and 14,565 changed hands.  The average lot sold for $1,152. Five auctions sold at least $1,000,000 of collectible paper and related objects.  Strong sales were widely distributed.

 

In 2021 we have seen the big numbers.  In 2022 we’ll see some big changes.

 

5 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Ketterer Kunst DoerlingBooks and Graphics on November 29th: $2,028,512
Bubb KuyperBooks and Graphics on November 26th: $1,426,060
BonhamsFine Books and Manuscripts on December 1st: $1,407,649
ChristiesExiles and Idealists: A Private Collection of Russian Literary Manuscripts - bidstart 11/17 on December 1st: $1,166,179
Koller AuctionsPrints and Multiples on December 2nd: $1,092,948
 

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

ALDEA Collection of Hiroshiga Prints - Chinese Prints on December 2nd: 214.06%
TooveysAntiquarian and Collectors' Books on November 30th: 188.02%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 11/10 on November 22nd: 163.22%
Antikvariat Bryggen ASMaps and Plates - bidstart 11/19 on November 28th: 157.17%
Forum AuctionsOnline Sale: Modern Literature on December 2nd: 154.93%
BonhamsFine Books and Manuscripts on December 1st: 148.44%
Ketterer Kunst DoerlingBooks and Graphics on November 29th: 139.01%
Koller AuctionsPrints and Multiples on December 2nd: 137.22%
Peter ArnoldRare Books and Maps mainly relating to Australia and the Pacific - Catalogue 1 - start time 6:30pm A on November 27th: 134.44%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SLAutographs, Letters and Manuscripts Auction - Day 2 on December 2nd: 127.78%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers20th Century Modern and Contemporary Art on December 2nd: 118.86%
Heritage AuctionsWorld Currency Weekly - bidstart 11/23 on November 30th: 116.16%
Nosbüsch & StuckePart 4: Science, Natural History, and Curiosities on November 27th: 112.02%
Robert Siegel GalleriesWorldwide Stamps and Postal History on December 2nd: 106.81%
Australian Book AuctionsDecember Gallery Sale on December 1st: 106.56%
Bruun RasmussenModern Art and Design - Prints on November 30th: 105.29%
Peter ArnoldRare Books and Maps mainly relating to Australia and the Pacific - Catalogue 3 - start time 6:30 pm on November 28th: 103.10%
Peter ArnoldRare Books and Maps mainly relating to Australia and the Pacific - Catalogue 4 on November 28th: 102.19%
SothebysMaking Our Nation: Constitutions and Related Documents. Sold to Benefit the Dorothy Tapper Goldman F on December 2nd: 101.28%


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

Alaska AuctionThe Select Auction on December 1st: 100.00%
Stephenson's Auctioneers & AppraisersRock Concert Posters Auction on December 3rd: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 11/23 on November 30th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsWorld Currency Weekly - bidstart 11/23 on November 30th: 100.00%
SothebysMaking Our Nation: Constitutions and Related Documents. Sold to Benefit the Dorothy Tapper Goldman F on December 2nd: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsComics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 11/21 on November 29th: 99.74%
Heritage AuctionsSports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 11/14 on November 28th: 99.74%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 11/28 on December 1st: 99.72%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksFine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on November 27th: 99.50%
Heritage AuctionsUS Currency Weekly - bidstart 11/23 on November 30th: 98.91%
Robert Siegel GalleriesWorldwide Stamps and Postal History on December 2nd: 97.23%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SLAutographs, Letters and Manuscripts Auction - Day 2 on December 2nd: 96.60%
Forum AuctionsOnline Sale: Modern Literature on December 2nd: 95.69%
TooveysAntiquarian and Collectors' Books on November 30th: 95.58%
Stair Auctioneers and AppraisersPrints from the Collection of Lois B. Torf on December 1st: 95.49%
Heritage AuctionsMovie Posters Weekly - bidstart 11/21 on November 28th: 95.01%
William H. Bunch Auctions and AppraisalsOnline Only - Eclectic Variety on November 30th: 94.74%
Peter ArnoldRare Books and Maps mainly relating to Australia and the Pacific - Catalogue 1 - start time 6:30pm A on November 27th: 94.52%
New England AuctionsFine Books and Ephemera on November 30th: 93.68%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SLAutographs, Letters and Manuscripts Auction on December 1st: 93.08%
BonhamsFine Books and Manuscripts on December 1st: 92.74%
Morphy AuctionsToy and General Collectibles on December 2nd: 92.45%
Koller AuctionsPrints and Multiples on December 2nd: 92.39%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers20th Century Modern and Contemporary Art on December 2nd: 91.82%
Antikvariat Bryggen ASMaps and Plates - bidstart 11/19 on November 28th: 91.67%
Bruun RasmussenModern Art and Design - Prints on November 30th: 91.30%
Cotswold Auction CompanyToys, Dolls, Models, Antiques & Interiors - Two Day Sale on December 1st: 91.30%
ChristiesExiles and Idealists: A Private Collection of Russian Literary Manuscripts - bidstart 11/17 on December 1st: 89.96%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 11/10 on November 24th: 89.23%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 11/10 on November 22nd: 88.04%
Leslie Hindman AuctioneersAmerican Historical Ephemera & Photography on November 30th: 85.60%
Catawiki B. V.Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 11/10 on November 21st: 84.85%
Australian Book AuctionsDecember Gallery Sale on December 1st: 83.01%
Grays AuctioneersThe Holiday Auction including The James Foster Fanseen NASA Collection on December 1st: 82.72%
ALDEA Collection of Hiroshiga Prints - Chinese Prints on December 2nd: 80.93%
 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Sothebys Guitar. Important late C17th manuscript volume of 72 pieces for five-course guitar on November 30th Actual price: USD $184,588.
  2. Ketterer Kunst Doerling Theatrum orbis terrarum, 1601. on November 29th Actual price: USD $183,371.
  3. Ketterer Kunst Doerling Versuche über Pflanzen-Hybriden, 1865-66. on November 29th Actual price: USD $162,213.
  4. Bonhams Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION, Bloomsbury, 1997 on December 1st Actual price: USD $141,683.
  5. Koller Auctions From: Mick Jagger. 1975. on December 2nd Actual price: USD $125,210.
  6. International Autograph Auctions Europe SL EINSTEIN ALBERT: (1879-1955) German-born Theoretical Physicist, Nobel Prize winner for Physics, 1921... on December 2nd Actual price: USD $117,681.
  7. Bonhams Manuscript on vellum, [England or Northern France, mid-thirteenth century] on December 1st Actual price: USD $100,109.
  8. Christies A Tiger in the Street. 1936 on December 1st Actual price: USD $99,787.
  9. ALDE Album accordéon contenant 61 planches, de la série Les cents vues célèbres d’Edo. on December 2nd Actual price: USD $93,241.
  10. Sothebys Jacobus de Voragine, Legenda aurea sanctorum, [Augsburg, not after 1475], contemporary pigskin on November 30th Actual price: USD $92,294.
  11. Sothebys Arthur Rackham | Original illustration for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ("Off with his head!"), 1907 on December 1st Actual price: USD $92,194.
  12. International Autograph Auctions Europe SL WAR OF THE WORLDS: on December 1st Actual price: USD $89,992.
  13. Robert Siegel Galleries SWITZERLAND, Geneva, 1843, 5c + 5c Black on Yellow Green, "Double Geneva" (2L1; Zumstein 3) on December 2nd Actual price: USD $76,700.
  14. Koller Auctions Shipboard Girl. 1965. on December 2nd Actual price: USD $72,344.
  15. Peter Arnold The voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay, with an account of the establishment of the colonies of Port Jackson & Norfolk Island. on November 27th Actual price: USD $69,752.
  16. Peter Arnold The mammals of Australia. on November 27th Actual price: USD $69,752.
  17. Ketterer Kunst Doerling Stundenbuch nach Gebrauch von Langres. Um 1490 on November 29th Actual price: USD $67,706.
  18. Sothebys Arthur Rackham | Original illustration for A Midsummer Night's Dream (She never had so sweet a changeling), 1908 on December 1st Actual price: USD $67,050.
  19. Bonhams The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, FIRST EDITION, IN THE 20 ORIGINAL PARTS IN 19, Chapman & Hall, April 1836-November 1837 on December 1st Actual price: USD $66,850.
  20. Sothebys Arthur Rackham | Original illustration for A Midsummer Night's Dream (Titania lying asleep), 1908 on December 1st Actual price: USD $63,697.
  21. Koller Auctions The Oval Office. 1992. on December 2nd Actual price: USD $61,214.
  22. Koller Auctions Femme / Vase deux anses hautes. 1952. on December 2nd Actual price: USD $61,214.
  23. Ketterer Kunst Doerling Das Werk Ernst Ludwig Kirchners, 1926. on November 29th Actual price: USD $57,833.
  24. Bonhams Théâtre de l'univers, contenant les cartes de tout le monde. Avec une briève déclaration d'icelles, [Antwerp, Christopher Plantin, for the Author], 1581 on December 1st Actual price: USD $53,547.
  25. Koller Auctions V-Series. 1968. on December 2nd Actual price: USD $51,475.



60 total sales reported this week:

Bubb Kuyper. Books and Graphics on November 26th: 66.38%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on November 27th: 99.50%
Finarte. Original Comic Arts and Illustration on November 27th: 59.75%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Sports and Sporting on December 3rd: 33.90%
Stephenson's Auctioneers & Appraisers. Rock Concert Posters Auction on December 3rd: 100.00%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. 20th Century Modern and Contemporary Art on December 2nd: 91.82%
Sothebys. Making Our Nation: Constitutions and Related Documents. Sold to Benefit the Dorothy Tapper Goldman F on December 2nd: 100.00%
PBA Galleries. Antiquarian Books on December 2nd: 66.53%
Morton Subastas. New Year's Auction of Painting, Sculpture, Graphic Work and Photography on December 2nd: 38.80%
Morphy Auctions. Toy and General Collectibles on December 2nd: 92.45%
Koller Auctions. Prints and Multiples on December 2nd: 92.39%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autographs, Letters and Manuscripts Auction - Day 2 on December 2nd: 96.60%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Modern Literature on December 2nd: 95.69%
Eldreds. The Holiday Sale on December 2nd: 78.57%
Dorotheum . Autographs, Manuscripts, Certificates (online) on December 2nd: 74.62%
ALDE. A Collection of Hiroshiga Prints - Chinese Prints on December 2nd: 80.93%
Chiswick Auctions. 19th and 20th Century Photographs on December 1st: 69.89%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on December 1st: 92.74%
Australian Book Auctions. December Gallery Sale on December 1st: 83.01%
Robert Siegel Galleries. Worldwide Stamps and Postal History on December 2nd: 97.23%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Banks, Toys and Collectibles on December 1st: 53.33%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Prints from the Collection of Lois B. Torf on December 1st: 95.49%
Sothebys. The Fantasy World of Arthur Rackham: Rare Original Illustrations from the Collection of Shirley Cart on December 1st: 61.76%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autographs, Letters and Manuscripts Auction on December 1st: 93.08%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 11/28 on December 1st: 99.72%
Grays Auctioneers. The Holiday Auction including The James Foster Fanseen NASA Collection on December 1st: 82.72%
Christies. Exiles and Idealists: A Private Collection of Russian Literary Manuscripts - bidstart 11/17 on December 1st: 89.96%
Alaska Auction. The Select Auction on December 1st: 100.00%
Cotswold Auction Company. Toys, Dolls, Models, Antiques & Interiors - Two Day Sale on December 1st: 91.30%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Online Only - Eclectic Variety on November 30th: 94.74%
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collectors' Books on November 30th: 95.58%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Movie Posters on November 30th: 36.71%
Sothebys. Music and Antiquarian Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 11/20 on November 30th: 78.45%
Pierre Berge and Associes. Library of a Castle in the South West, and various on November 30th: 77.16%
New England Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera on November 30th: 93.68%
Morton Subastas. Winter Auction of Ancient and Contemporary Books on November 30th: 36.06%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. American Historical Ephemera & Photography on November 30th: 85.60%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 11/23 on November 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 11/23 on November 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 11/23 on November 30th: 98.91%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on November 30th: 91.30%
Bonhams. Soviet Political and Propaganda Posters - The Sergo Grigorian Collection - bidstart 11/19 on November 30th: 30.77%
Aspire Art Auctions. Modern and Contemporary Art on November 30th: 77.78%
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Books and Graphics on November 29th: 72.11%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 11/21 on November 29th: 99.74%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 11/26 on November 26th: 77.97%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 11/10 on November 24th: 89.23%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 11/10 on November 23rd: 76.09%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 11/10 on November 22nd: 88.04%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 11/10 on November 21st: 84.85%
Antikvariat Bryggen AS. Maps and Plates - bidstart 11/19 on November 28th: 91.67%
Peter Arnold. Rare Books and Maps mainly relating to Australia and the Pacific - Catalogue 4 on November 28th: 78.23%
Peter Arnold. Rare Books and Maps mainly relating to Australia and the Pacific - Catalogue 3 - start time 6:30 pm on November 28th: 73.79%
Peter Arnold. Rare Books and Maps mainly relating to Australia and the Pacific - Catalogue 2 on November 27th: 66.88%
Peter Arnold. Rare Books and Maps mainly relating to Australia and the Pacific - Catalogue 1 - start time 6:30pm A on November 27th: 94.52%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Part 5: Modern Art and Photography on November 27th: 63.56%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Part 4: Science, Natural History, and Curiosities on November 27th: 65.22%
Morton Subastas. Opportunites - Face to Face on November 27th: 49.46%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 11/14 on November 28th: 99.74%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 11/21 on November 28th: 95.01%


For the week ahead 70 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Dec. 6th
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Online Sale - Books. 314 lots
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Amsterdam. Book Auction - Session 1. 542 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 11/26. 89 lots

Tue. Dec. 7th
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Books. 203 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 11/30. 627 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 11/30. 190 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 11/30. 90 lots
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Kilkenny. Christmas Rare Books and Collectors' Sale. 447 lots
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. The History of Western Script: A further selection from The Schøyen Collection. 60 lots
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. Antiquarian Book Sale - Online Only. 823 lots
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Books of Hours - Manuscripts - Archives. 12 lots
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Amsterdam. Book Auction - Session 2. 567 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 11/26. 49 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . A Special Chabad Auction. 35 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. Fall Historical Militaria and Autographs Auction - Day 1. 623 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 84 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Important Library and Documentation of Primitive Arts - Online Sale. 369 lots
Hake's Auctions. York. Hake's Auction. 635 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety Auction. 16 lots

Wed. Dec. 8th
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - Featuring Science and Technology bidstart 11/19. 1002 lots
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Stockholm. Books, Maps, and Manuscripts. 233 lots
Sothebys. Paris. Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 11/30. 127 lots
ALDE. Paris. Original Editions - part 1. 262 lots
Koller Auctions. Zurich. ibid Prints and Multiples. 70 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 12/1. 342 lots
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Kilkenny. Christmas Rare Books and Collectors' Sale. 504 lots
Tajan. Paris. Prints. 201 lots
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Amsterdam. Book Auction - Session 3. 565 lots
Sothebys. Paris. Zang Tumb Tuuum: the futuristic revolution - bidstart 11/30. 30 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Depth of Field: Photographs. 175 lots
Bonhams. New York. The Gift of Photographs - bidstart 11/24. 143 lots
Bonhams. Los Angeles. TCM Presents... Hollywood Cool. 150 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Paintings, Sculptures and Prints. 55 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Photography of the 19th-21st Century. 361 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 11/26. 160 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. Fall Historical Militaria and Autographs Auction - Day 2. 488 lots

Thu. Dec. 9th
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Book Sale. 652 lots
Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers. Billinghurst, West Sussex. Printed Books, Manuscripts and Maps. 209 lots
Bonhams. London. Prints and Multiples. 241 lots
Koller Auctions. Zurich. ibid Photography. 170 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Maps and Atlases, Natural History, and Color Book Plates. 422 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Rare Books, Autographs and Maps. 446 lots
Christies. London -South Kensington. Old Master Prints. 156 lots
One Of A Kind Collectibles. Coral Gables. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts and Entertainment Auction - bidstart 11/12. 268 lots
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Amsterdam. Book Auction - Session 4. 495 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Books. 515 lots
Bonhams. New York. Deck the Walls - Prints and Multiples - bidstart 12/1. 194 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Antiquarian Books - bidstart 11/26. 38 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. Fall Historical Militaria and Autographs Auction - Day 3. 492 lots
Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Los Angeles. Fine Autographs and Memorabilia. 83 lots

Fri. Dec. 10th
Pierre Berge and Associes. Paris. A Thousand Dreamy Nights - Collection Geneviève & Jean -Paul Kahn IV. 246 lots
Sothebys. London. Old Master Prints - bidstart 12/3. 31 lots
ALDE. Paris. Original Editions - part 2 - bidstart 11/10. 276 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Art of Anime and Everything Cool II Animation Art. 1551 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Important December Americana Auction - Day 1. 79 lots
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Ultimo. Christmas Sale. Signed 1sts, Cooking, Law, Henry Lawson, Fine bindings, Art , Australiana and more. 703 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 12/3. 122 lots

Sat. Dec. 11th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper.
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. December Magic Auction. 335 lots
Bruneau & Co. . Cranston. Comics, TCG, Toy and Sports Memorabilia. 482 lots
Heritage Auctions. Hong Kong. HKING World Paper Money. 540 lots
Arader Galleries. New York City. December Auction. 161 lots
Early American. Rancho Santa Fe. American History. 254 lots
Aspire Auctions. Cleveland. Fine Art - Prints - bidstart 12/3. 21 lots
Santa Fe Art Auction. Santa Fe. The Gustave Baumann Sale. 61 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Important December Americana Auction - Day 2. 17 lots

Sun. Dec. 12th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 12/5.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 12/5.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 1128. 356 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/3. 42 lots

Bruce McKinney

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  • 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
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    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
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    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Byron (George Gordon Noel, Lord). Poems on Various Occasions, first edition, Harriet Maltby's copy, Newark, Printed by S. & J. Ridge, 1807. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, first edition, second impression with dust-jacket, 1937 [but 1938]. £7,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Blake (William).- Thornton (Robert John). The Pastorals of Virgil, 2 vol., engraved plates by William Blake, 1821. £8,000 to £12,000.
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    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
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    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
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    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
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  • 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
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    19th Century Shop. Darwin and Wallace, first printing of the first paper on natural selection
    19th Century Shop. Shakespeare’s Poems, first collected edition
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    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
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.