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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 41 Auctions Archived, another 39 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday 4 February 2022, 41 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Danish krone, 12 in euros, 3 in British pounds, and 24 in US dollars.

 

Turnover this past week was $$8,895,258 as 90% of all lots sold.  There were 10,684 lots posted and 9,581 changed hands.  The average lot sold for $928.

 

Best wishes to consignors, bidders, and buyers!

 

2 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Arader Galleries. January 2022 Auction on January 29th: $2,536,320
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 1/23 on January 31st: $1,203,976

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

Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 1/14 on January 26th: 268.14%
Case Antiques, Inc.. Winter 2022 Auction on January 29th: 234.47%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/14 on January 23rd: 146.12%
Ader. Books Online on February 4th: 138.43%
Tooveys. Postcards; Cigarette and Trade Cards; Photographs, Autographs and Ephemera on February 2nd: 133.17%
Lyon and Turnbull. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Photographs on February 2nd: 131.27%
Christian Hesse Auktionen. Auction 24 on January 29th: 128.56%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 1/25 on February 1st: 127.09%
Winter Associates. Auction on January 31st: 123.84%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on February 1st: 123.43%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/14 on January 24th: 116.08%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Vintage Posters on January 29th: 113.73%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 1/25 on February 1st: 112.88%
Neal Auction Company. Winter Estate Auction on January 29th: 105.43%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 1/14 on January 25th: 101.36%
Bonhams. 19th and 20th Century Vintage Posters - bidstart 1/24 on February 3rd: 100.79%


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

Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 1/25 on February 1st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 1/25 on February 1st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Mark "The Fifth Turtle" Freedman Showcase Auction on February 3rd: 100.00%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Online Only : Timed Eclectic Variety Auction on February 1st: 100.00%
Marathon Auction Services. Rare Books and Important Antiques Auction on January 30th: 100.00%
Schilb Antiquarian. RARE BOOKS With NO RESERVE NO BUYERS PREMIUM! on January 30th: 100.00%
Neal Auction Company. Winter Estate Auction on January 29th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 1/23 on January 31st: 99.81%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 1/26 on February 2nd: 99.64%
Heritage Auctions. he Mile High Hoard Collection Currency Showcase Auction on January 30th: 99.59%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 1/25 on February 1st: 99.56%
PBA Galleries. Comics on February 3rd: 99.24%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 1/22 on January 29th: 99.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 1/16 on January 30th: 98.74%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 1/23 on January 30th: 98.71%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Vintage Posters on January 29th: 96.48%
Case Antiques, Inc.. Winter 2022 Auction on January 29th: 96.05%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/14 on January 23rd: 95.24%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 1/14 on January 26th: 94.16%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Books on February 2nd: 92.16%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 1/14 on January 25th: 91.67%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Miscellany Art Sport Australian and Fine Bindings on February 4th: 91.59%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on February 1st: 90.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/14 on January 24th: 88.73%
EV Stamps. Weekly Stamps and Sports Card Auction on January 30th: 86.67%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Special Sale: Incunables, Chassidut, Belongings of Tzaddikim, Amulets, Segula Books, Manuscripts, Ra on February 1st: 85.99%
Lyon and Turnbull. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Photographs on February 2nd: 85.91%
Tooveys. Postcards; Cigarette and Trade Cards; Photographs, Autographs and Ephemera on February 2nd: 84.38%
Winter Associates. Auction on January 31st: 80.25%
 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Arader Galleries A Plan of the Progres of the Royal Army from their Landing at Elk Ferry to Philadelphia 1777 Under the Command of His Excellency, Sir William Howe Knight of the most Honorable Order of the Bath, Commander in Chief &ca &ca &ca Surveyed and Drawn by Order o on January 29th Actual price: USD $750,000.
  2. Arader Galleries Philadelphia Harbor. on January 29th Actual price: USD $300,000.
  3. Arader Galleries Snowy Heron or White Egret, Plate 242. on January 29th Actual price: USD $180,000.
  4. Arader Galleries Wild Turkey - Male, Plate 1. on January 29th Actual price: USD $132,000.
  5. Arader Galleries Cistus Virginiana, flore & odore Periclymeni. D. Banist (Virginia rock rose with flowers and odor of honey-suckle). on January 29th Actual price: USD $96,000.
  6. Arader Galleries Long-billed Curlew, Plate 231. on January 29th Actual price: USD $90,000.
  7. Arader Galleries Summer, or Wood Duck, Plate 206. on January 29th Actual price: USD $90,000.
  8. Arader Galleries Cistus Sempervirens Laurifolia, floribus eleganter bullatis Virginiana. <br>D. Banist. (Mountain Laurel, a native of Virginia). on January 29th Actual price: USD $78,000.
  9. Heritage Auctions X-Men #1 (Marvel, 1963) CGC VF- 7.5 Off-white pages. on January 31st Actual price: USD $75,000.
  10. Heritage Auctions Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC VG+ 4.5 Cream to off-white pages. on January 31st Actual price: USD $69,000.
  11. Arader Galleries Rubus odoratus, Cornut (purple-flowering Raspberry, Flowering Raspberry, or Virginia raspberry). on January 29th Actual price: USD $66,000.
  12. Christian Hesse Auktionen Jahrmarkt. on January 29th Actual price: USD $59,400.
  13. Winner's Auctions Ltd Sefer HaIkarim - on February 1st Actual price: USD $54,560.
  14. Winner's Auctions Ltd ..Such a Fragrance is not Present Anymore .. Blessing for Wealth Handwritten by the Chafetz Chaim for the Yissachar/Zevulun of the Generation - Rare Dedication on his Book. on February 1st Actual price: USD $49,600.
  15. Winner's Auctions Ltd Sefer HaShorashim. on February 1st Actual price: USD $49,600.
  16. Arader Galleries Crested Caracara Eagle (Polyborus plancus). on January 29th Actual price: USD $48,000.
  17. Lyon and Turnbull ‡ Stuart, Mary, 1542-1587, Queen of Scotland Letter signed with section in autograph sent from "Carlel" (Carlisle), dated 26th June 1568 on February 2nd Actual price: USD $44,038.
  18. Christian Hesse Auktionen Die Märchen vom Paradies. Band 1 [alles Erschienene] 1. Der Hahnepeter. 2. Der Paradiesvogel. 3. Das Paradies auf der Wiese. on January 29th Actual price: USD $43,200.
  19. Arader Galleries Theatrum Imperii Magnae Britanniae [The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine] on January 29th Actual price: USD $42,000.
  20. Arader Galleries Study for a Bouquet. on January 29th Actual price: USD $42,000.
  21. Bonhams Kiki's Delivery Service, Kiki and Jiji, Studio Ghibli, 1989 on February 2nd Actual price: USD $40,313.
  22. Bonhams My Neighbor Totoro, Sleeping Totoro, Studio Ghibli, 1988 on February 2nd Actual price: USD $37,813.
  23. Christian Hesse Auktionen Poems. on January 29th Actual price: USD $37,800.
  24. Heritage Auctions Fantastic Four #1 (Marvel, 1961) CGC VG+ 4.5 Off-white to white pages. on January 31st Actual price: USD $36,000.
  25. Arader Galleries [Beaver Map] A New and Exact Map of the Dominions of the King of Great Britain on ye Continent of North America... on January 29th Actual price: USD $36,000.



41 total sales reported this week:

Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Miscellany Art Sport Australian and Fine Bindings on February 4th: 91.59%
Ader. Books Online on February 4th: 77.84%
PBA Galleries. Comics on February 3rd: 99.24%
Bonhams. 19th and 20th Century Vintage Posters - bidstart 1/24 on February 3rd: 77.05%
Rossini. GENERAL SALE: KNOBS, PAINTINGS, PAPER WORKS, BOOKS, GLASS on February 2nd: 51.92%
Heritage Auctions. Mark "The Fifth Turtle" Freedman Showcase Auction on February 3rd: 100.00%
Tooveys. Postcards; Cigarette and Trade Cards; Photographs, Autographs and Ephemera on February 2nd: 84.38%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Books on February 2nd: 92.16%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Discovery in the Backyard - Online Only - preview 1/24 on February 2nd: 79.53%
Lyon and Turnbull. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Photographs on February 2nd: 85.91%
Bonhams. The World of Anime - bidstart 1/24 on February 2nd: 48.37%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 1/26 on February 2nd: 99.64%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 1/25 on February 1st: 99.56%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Special Sale: Incunables, Chassidut, Belongings of Tzaddikim, Amulets, Segula Books, Manuscripts, Ra on February 1st: 85.99%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Online Only : Timed Eclectic Variety Auction on February 1st: 100.00%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Photographs on February 1st: 78.89%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on February 1st: 90.00%
Ader. Online Photographs Books on February 1st: 40.57%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 1/25 on February 1st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 1/25 on February 1st: 100.00%
Winter Associates. Auction on January 31st: 80.25%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sales - Advertising Posters on January 31st: 79.47%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 1/16 on January 30th: 98.74%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 1/23 on January 31st: 99.81%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 1/23 on January 30th: 98.71%
Heritage Auctions. he Mile High Hoard Collection Currency Showcase Auction on January 30th: 99.59%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 1/21 on January 28th: 73.61%
Catawiki B. V.. Cartography - bidstart 1/21 on January 27th: 32.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 1/14 on January 26th: 94.16%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 1/14 on January 25th: 91.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/14 on January 24th: 88.73%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/14 on January 23rd: 95.24%
Schilb Antiquarian. RARE BOOKS With NO RESERVE NO BUYERS PREMIUM! on January 30th: 100.00%
Marathon Auction Services. Rare Books and Important Antiques Auction on January 30th: 100.00%
EV Stamps. Weekly Stamps and Sports Card Auction on January 30th: 86.67%
Case Antiques, Inc.. Winter 2022 Auction on January 29th: 96.05%
Neal Auction Company. Winter Estate Auction on January 29th: 100.00%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Vintage Posters on January 29th: 96.48%
Christian Hesse Auktionen. Auction 24 on January 29th: 73.21%
Arader Galleries. January 2022 Auction on January 29th: 57.38%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 1/22 on January 29th: 99.00%


For the week ahead 39 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Feb. 7th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/28. 37 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 1/28. 163 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. The Gunnar Skoog Collection of Maps. 37 lots

Tue. Feb. 8th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 2/1. 600 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 2/1. 176 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 2/1. 91 lots
Sothebys. London. Original Film Posters - bidstart 2/2. 120 lots
Cotswold Auction Company. Cheltenham. Books, Medals, Militaria, Collectables. 128 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 60 lots
The Ross Art Group Inc. Boca Raton. Original Vintage Poster Treasures. 314 lots
New England Auctions. South Deerfield. FINE BOOKS & EPHEMERA LIST #12.

Wed. Feb. 9th
Ader. PARIS. Ancient and Modern Prints. 240 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 2/2. 302 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 1/21. 1043 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Depth of Field: Photographs. 107 lots
Old World Auctions. Richmond. Maps and Atlases - bidstart 1/26. 840 lots
Grays Auctioneers. Cleveland, . Fine Art, Decoration and Furniture. 33 lots
Kestenbaum and Company. Brooklyn. Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinic Letters, Ceremonial & Graphic Art. 384 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 1/28. 130 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Old and Modern Books. 256 lots

Thu. Feb. 10th
Ader. PARIS. Ancient and Modern Prints. 233 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper. 339 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. PBA Platinum. 113 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Fine Photographs: Celebrating 70 Years of Photographs at Swann. 251 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Antiques and Accessories. 65 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. The February Estate Auction. 59 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Carlisle. Antiquarian & Collectable Books Auction to Include Ephemera, Photographs etc.. 316 lots

Fri. Feb. 11th
Bruneau & Co. . Cranston. DiscoverIT Comic & Toy Auction.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 2/4. 130 lots
Tajan. Paris. Old Books, Manuscripts, Drawings and Paintings.

Sat. Feb. 12th
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Cleveland. Japanese and American Woodblocks. 428 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Comic Books and Originals. 558 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 2/5. 200 lots
Tennants Auctioneers. Leyburn. Antiques and Interiors.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Lincoln and His Times Americana & Political Signature Auction. 503 lots

Sun. Feb. 13th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 2/6.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 2/6.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 1/30. 453 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/4. 59 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.