Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 53 Auctions Archived, another 48 Upcoming this week

 

For the week ended Friday, 21 April 2023, 53 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub's Transactions+ database; 2 denominated in Danish krone, 12 in euros, 4 in Britiah pounds, 2 in  Mexican pesos, and 33 in US dollars.

 

Turnover this past week was $38,783,418.96 as 83.93% of all lots changed hands.  There were 11,590 offered and 9,727 transacted.  The average lot sold for $3,987.19.

 

Spring is in the air and the New York Book Fair soon opens.

 

8 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

ChristiesThe Sale of the Century: An Important Corporate Collection of Prints and Multiples on April 19th: $13,498,768 
SothebysPrints & Multiples Including Jasper Johns from the Estate of Mark Lancaster on April 19th: $7,462,775 
ChristiesPrints and Multiples on April 20th: $4,789,260 
BonhamsHot Off the Press on April 19th: $1,437,377 
SothebysBanksy - bidstart 4/14 on April 20th: $1,279,614 
Robert Siegel GalleriesThe Jeffrey M. Forster Collection of The 1869 Pictorial Issue Used In International Mails on April 18th: $1,184,720 
Charlton HallHopper Library, Books, Maps and Documents on February 10th: $1,172,679 
Leslie Hindman AuctioneersPrints and Multiples on April 20th: $1,113,811 

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

Charlton HallHopper Library, Books, Maps and Documents on February 10th: 259.21% 
Lang's Auction, Inc.Online and Live Auction on April 21st: 205.52% 
Lion Heart AutographsAutograph Rarities: Einstein’s Skull, Mickey Mouse, Emily Dickinson, Babe Ruth, Nikola Tesla, M.L. K on April 27th: 202.02% 
Il PonteBooks on April 18th: 187.83% 
Jeffrey S. Evans & AssociatesSpring Fine and Decorative Arts Auction - Day 1 on April 19th: 187.37% 
Robert Siegel GalleriesThe Jeffrey M. Forster Collection of The 1869 Pictorial Issue Used In International Mails on April 18th: 138.64% 
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 3/31 on April 11th: 131.98% 
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 3/31 on April 12th: 128.81% 
Leslie Hindman AuctioneersPrints and Multiples on April 20th: 117.59% 
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 3/31 on April 10th: 106.32% 
Binoche et GiquelloBeautiful Ancient and Modern Books on April 14th: 101.81% 


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

Charlton HallHopper Library, Books, Maps and Documents on February 10th: 100.00% 
Neal Auction CompanyPremier Collections: Art and Interiors on April 21st: 100.00% 
Lang's Auction, Inc.Online and Live Auction on April 21st: 100.00% 
Heritage AuctionsTuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 4/11 on April 18th: 100.00% 
Heritage AuctionsTuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 4/11 on April 18th: 100.00% 
Robert Siegel GalleriesThe Jeffrey M. Forster Collection of The 1869 Pictorial Issue Used In International Mails on April 18th: 100.00% 
Heritage AuctionsTimeless Good Girl Art Comics Featuring Dan DeCarlo Showcase Auction on April 20th: 100.00% 
Heritage AuctionsSunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 4/2 on April 16th: 100.00% 
Heritage AuctionsSunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 4/9 on April 17th: 99.82% 
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 4/12 on April 19th: 99.66% 
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 4/12 on April 19th: 99.17% 
Tessier & Sarrou and AssociatesOnline Sale - Ancient and Modern Fine Art Books on April 19th: 98.78% 
Heritage Auctions14 Pulp Magazine Showcase Auction: Detective & Mystery Featuring the Jack and Joanie Kump Collection on April 14th: 98.57% 
Il PonteBooks on April 18th: 96.54% 
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 3/31 on April 12th: 95.24% 
Heritage AuctionsSunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 4/9 on April 16th: 94.55% 
University ArchivesRare Autographs, Manuscripts, and Books on April 19th: 94.30% 
Garth's Auctioneers and AppraisersOnline Only - Eclectic Auction - bidstart 4/6 on April 16th: 92.86% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksFine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 4/8 on April 15th: 92.50% 
Leslie Hindman AuctioneersPrints and Multiples on April 20th: 92.16% 
ChristiesThe Sale of the Century: An Important Corporate Collection of Prints and Multiples on April 19th: 92.00% 
Potter and Potter AuctionsA Study in Sherlock on April 20th: 89.02% 
New England AuctionsComics, Pop Culture, Ephemera, etc. - bidstart 2/28 on April 18th: 88.44% 
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 3/31 on April 10th: 88.06% 
ChristiesPrints and Multiples on April 20th: 87.61% 
SothebysPrints & Multiples Including Jasper Johns from the Estate of Mark Lancaster on April 19th: 87.44% 
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 3/31 on April 11th: 85.29% 
Lion Heart AutographsAutograph Rarities: Einstein’s Skull, Mickey Mouse, Emily Dickinson, Babe Ruth, Nikola Tesla, M.L. K on April 27th: 85.11% 
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & ValuersAntiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on April 20th: 83.33% 
Jeffrey S. Evans & AssociatesSpring Fine and Decorative Arts Auction - Day 1 on April 19th: 80.00% 

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Christies Flowers on April 19th Actual price: USD $2,349,000.
  2. Christies 18 Cantos on April 19th Actual price: USD $2,107,000.
  3. Christies Campbell's Soup I on April 19th Actual price: USD $1,008,000.
  4. Christies Color Numeral Series on April 19th Actual price: USD $819,000.
  5. Sothebys Nude with Blue Hair, from Nudes Series on April 19th Actual price: USD $762,000.
  6. Christies Mao on April 20th Actual price: USD $630,000.
  7. Christies Jazz on April 19th Actual price: USD $630,000.
  8. Christies A Rake's Progress on April 19th Actual price: USD $541,800.
  9. Christies 0-9 on April 19th Actual price: USD $504,000.
  10. Sothebys Dog on April 19th Actual price: USD $444,500.
  11. Bonhams The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 6 May on April 19th Actual price: USD $344,912.
  12. Christies Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, from Reigning Queens on April 20th Actual price: USD $327,600.
  13. Lion Heart Autographs Russian Czar Peter the Great Orders Attack on Sweden on April 27th Actual price: USD $286,925.
  14. Christies Moonwalk: one print on April 20th Actual price: USD $264,600.
  15. Christies On a Clear Day on April 19th Actual price: USD $264,600.
  16. Christies Black Rhinoceros, from Endangered Species on April 20th Actual price: USD $252,000.
  17. Christies Las Repas Frugal, from La Suite des Saltimbanques on April 19th Actual price: USD $239,400.
  18. Sothebys Flower Thrower Triptych (Grey) on April 20th Actual price: USD $236,673.
  19. Sothebys Flowers on April 19th Actual price: USD $215,900.
  20. Sothebys Chanel, from Ads on April 19th Actual price: USD $215,900.
  21. Christies River of Ponds I-IV on April 19th Actual price: USD $201,600.
  22. Christies Grace Kelly on April 20th Actual price: USD $189,000.
  23. Christies Sunset on April 20th Actual price: USD $189,000.
  24. Sothebys $, (9) on April 19th Actual price: USD $177,800.
  25. Sothebys $, (4) on April 19th Actual price: USD $177,800.




53 total sales reported this week:

Lion Heart Autographs. Autograph Rarities: Einstein’s Skull, Mickey Mouse, Emily Dickinson, Babe Ruth, Nikola Tesla, M.L. K on April 27th: 85.11%
Neal Auction Company. Premier Collections: Art and Interiors on April 21st: 100.00%
Lang's Auction, Inc.. Online and Live Auction on April 21st: 100.00%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on April 20th: 83.33%
Sothebys. Banksy - bidstart 4/14 on April 20th: 69.23%
RR Auction. Space Exploration and Aviation - bidstart 3/17 on April 20th: 57.88%
Potter and Potter Auctions. A Study in Sherlock on April 20th: 89.02%
PBA Galleries. Fine Art and Photography on April 20th: 60.49%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Prints and Multiples on April 20th: 92.16%
Heritage Auctions. Timeless Good Girl Art Comics Featuring Dan DeCarlo Showcase Auction on April 20th: 100.00%
Christies. Prints and Multiples on April 20th: 87.61%
Bruun Rasmussen. Selected Photos on April 20th: 61.84%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Antiquarian Book Sale - bidstart 4/13 on April 20th: 22.98%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 3/31 on April 8th: 78.26%
University Archives. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, and Books on April 19th: 94.30%
Tooveys. Prints, Maps and Posters on April 19th: 75.16%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Ancient and Modern Fine Art Books on April 19th: 98.78%
Sothebys. Prints & Multiples Including Jasper Johns from the Estate of Mark Lancaster on April 19th: 87.44%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Spring Fine and Decorative Arts Auction - Day 1 on April 19th: 80.00%
Eldreds. 20th Century Art and Design on April 19th: 67.69%
Bonhams. Hot Off the Press on April 19th: 79.86%
Christies. The Sale of the Century: An Important Corporate Collection of Prints and Multiples on April 19th: 92.00%
Sothebys. Rock and Roll on April 18th: 78.02%
Robert Siegel Galleries. The Jeffrey M. Forster Collection of The 1869 Pictorial Issue Used In International Mails on April 18th: 100.00%
New England Auctions. Comics, Pop Culture, Ephemera, etc. - bidstart 2/28 on April 18th: 88.44%
Morton Subastas. Auction of Old and Contemporary Books on April 18th: 36.96%
Il Ponte. Books on April 18th: 96.54%
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Borleagh Manor, Inch, Gorey, Co. Wexford, Ireland. Country House Clearance Sale. on April 18th: 70.77%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on April 18th: 77.05%
ALDE. Travel Books, Maps and Atlases on April 18th: 66.20%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 3/31 on April 12th: 95.24%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books and Maps Auction - bidstart 3/31 on April 12th: 30.77%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 3/31 on April 11th: 85.29%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 3/31 on April 10th: 88.06%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 3/31 on April 9th: 76.19%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 4/12 on April 19th: 99.17%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 4/12 on April 19th: 99.66%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 4/9 on April 17th: 99.82%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 4/11 on April 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 4/11 on April 18th: 100.00%
Michaans Auctions. Prints and Multiples on April 17th: 66.47%
Michaans Auctions. Collectibles Auction on April 17th: 61.15%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Online Only - Eclectic Auction - bidstart 4/6 on April 16th: 92.86%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Beverly Hills Estate Collectibles Auction on April 16th: 61.61%
One Source Auctions. Estate of Bonnie Connelly Online Only Auction on April 15th: 76.00%
Morton Subastas. Opportunity Auction on April 15th: 45.88%
Artcurial. Obey: Shepard Fairey The Art of Rebellion on April 15th: 62.92%
Binoche et Giquello. Beautiful Ancient and Modern Books on April 14th: 76.04%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 4/8 on April 15th: 92.50%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 4/2 on April 16th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 4/9 on April 16th: 94.55%
Heritage Auctions. 14 Pulp Magazine Showcase Auction: Detective & Mystery Featuring the Jack and Joanie Kump Collection on April 14th: 98.57%
Charlton Hall. Hopper Library, Books, Maps and Documents on February 10th: 100.00%

 


For the week ahead 48 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Apr. 24th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 4/14. 78 lots
Bonhams. Hong Kong. The Pleasures of Living. 33 lots
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Ultimo. Voyaging to Vaillant. 458 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Online Sale: Books on Decorative Arts and Architecture. 625 lots

Tue. Apr. 25th
Doyle New York. New York. Prints and Multiples. 172 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 4/18. 350 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 4/18. 89 lots
Christies. New York. The Sale of the Century: An Important Corporate Collection of Prints and Multiples: Online - bidstar. 216 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety Auction. 31 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Illustration Art Signature Auction. 473 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 4/14. 34 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 38 lots
Sothebys. New York. Ex Libris: The Wolf Family Collection Art Reference Library. 63 lots

Wed. Apr. 26th
Old World Auctions. Richmond. Maps and Atlases - bidstart 4/12. 778 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Spring Selection: Modern and Contemporary Editions. 225 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 4/19. 393 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 4/19. 120 lots
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. Vintage Posters. 76 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Estate Treasures Auction. 24 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Prints and Multiples. 279 lots
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Los Angeles. Hollywood Entertainment Memorabilia Auction. 310 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Showcase Auction. 272 lots
The Ohio Company. Marietta. Spring Auction. 89 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 4/14. 56 lots
Grays Auctioneers. Cleveland, . Fine Art, Furniture and Decor. 42 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Notre Dame Football Man Cave. 1 lots
Fairhill Auction. Elkton. April Militaria and Collectibles Auction. 293 lots

Thu. Apr. 27th
Arenberg Auctions. BRUSSEL. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Atlases, Drawings and Prints. 1312 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 347 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. HISTORY & REGIONS OF FRANCE - MANUSCRIPTS, ARCHIVES, DOCUMENTS, CABINETS .... LIVE PUBLIC SALE. 502 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Fine Photographs. 325 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. GEM MINT Trading Card Games Showcase Auction. 105 lots
Sloane Street Auctions. London. The Spring Fine Art and Antiques Sale. Old Masters, Modern British, as well as Private Collections o. 70 lots
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Letters and Manuscripts. 203 lots
Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Los Angeles. Fine Autographs and Memorabilia. 70 lots

Fri. Apr. 28th
Il Ponte. Milan. Prints, Multiples, and Modern Art. 137 lots
Tennants Auctioneers. Leyburn. Books, Maps and Manuscripts. 99 lots

Sat. Apr. 29th
Addison and Sarova. Social Circle. Rare Books, Manuscripts and Ephemera. 312 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 4/22. 200 lots
Ripley Auctions. Indianapolis. Spring Great Estates Art and Antiques Auction. 47 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Signature Auction. 1023 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/21. 20 lots

Sun. Apr. 30th
Addison and Sarova. Social Circle. Online Only Bookworm Auction. 335 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 4/23.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 4/23.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 4/16. 302 lots
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/21. 35 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [RUTH, George Herman “Babe” (1895-1948)]. Signed photograph. Circa 1930s. 191 x 248 mm. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HARRISON, Benjamin. Document signed (“Benj Harrison”) as governor of Virginia, certifying the service of Daniel Cumbo, a Black Revolutionary soldier. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: ONE OF THE FIRST PRINTED ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: FIRST PRINTING OF LINCOLN’S IMMORTAL GETTYSBURG ADDRESS. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HIGHLY IMPORTANT MORMON ARCHIVE. ALLEY, George. Archive of 23 Autograph Letters Signed by Mormon Convert George Alley to His Brother Joseph Alley. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [AVIATION]. [ARMSTRONG, Neil A.] Aviation Hall of Fame Gold Medal MS64 NGC, Awarded to Neil Armstrong in 1979. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: NEWLY DISCOVERED FIRST PRINTING OF "WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE... " FROM THE ONLY NEWSPAPER ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN LINCOLN’S SECOND INAUGURAL PROCESSION. $4,000 to $8,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: THE MOST IMPORTANT GEORGE WASHINGTON DOCUMENT IN PRIVATE HANDS; GEORGE WASHINGTON’S COMMISSION AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, 1775, ONE OF ONLY TWO ORIGINALS. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: A VERY RARE ACCOUNT OF BLACKBEARD’S DEATH AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIRATE ITEMS EXTANT. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: EDISON, Thomas. Patent for Edison’s Improvements on the Electric-Light, No. 219,628. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent Office], 16 September 1879. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [VIETNAM WAR]. The original pen used by Secretary of State William P. Rogers to sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement, Paris, 27 January 1973. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: SONS OF LIBERTY FOUNDER COLONEL BARRÉ ANNOTATED TITLE-PAGE, “WHICH OUGHT TO ROUSE UP BRITISH ATTENTION”. $4,000 to $6,000.
  • Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: [Langland (William)]. The vision of Pierce Plowman, nowe the seconde time imprinted..., Roberte Crowley, 1550. £8,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: [Shakespeare (William)]. [Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies], second folio edition, [by Tho.Cotes, for Robert Allot], [1632]. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Bible, Czech Biblia Bohemica, first complete Bible printed in the Czech vernacular, Prague, August 1488. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Shabthai Tzvi.- Collection of four printed and illustrated broadsides detailing the appearance, rise and fall of the false messiah, Shabthai Tzvi, Augsburg, 1666-67. £40,000 to £60,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Leaf from the Beauvais Missal, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment, [Northern France (perhaps Beauvais or Amiens)], [fourteenth century (c.1310)]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Aubrey (John). [Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme], manuscript in English, Latin and Greek, [c. 1693]. £30,000 to £50,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Byron (George Gordon Noel, Lord). Poems on Various Occasions, first edition, Harriet Maltby's copy, Newark, Printed by S. & J. Ridge, 1807. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, first edition, second impression with dust-jacket, 1937 [but 1938]. £7,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Blake (William).- Thornton (Robert John). The Pastorals of Virgil, 2 vol., engraved plates by William Blake, 1821. £8,000 to £12,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: America.- Mount (William J.) & Thomas Page. The English Pilot…, [bound with] The Fourth Book, describing The West Indies Navigation from Hudson's-Bay to the River Amazones, 1721. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Oldfield (Henry Ambrose), Rajman Singh Chitrakar & others. An album of 160 photographs and 13 original artworks, (1833-1919), [c. 1850s-1880s]. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Audubon (John James) [and William MacGillivray]. Ornithological Biography…, 5 vol., first edition, presentation copy inscribed by Audubon, Edinburgh, 1831-49 [i.e. 1831-39]. £10,000 to £15,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    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
  • Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A RUTH BADER GINSBURG BEADED JUDICIAL COLLAR. $80,000 - $120,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: ONLY KNOWN COPY OF THE ONLY BOOK BY THE REMARKABLE EVE ADAMS. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A COMPLETE RUN OF VISIONAIRE MAGAZINE THROUGH 2010. $6,000 - $9,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: LAW REVIEW OFFPRINT SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY RUTH BADER GINSBURG. $3,000 - $5,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: META REBNER'S WORKING SCRIPT OF THE LOVED ONE. $1,500 - $2,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A KATHY GROVE PORTRAIT OF CYNDI LAUPER FOR THE FEBRUARY 1989 DETAILS COVER. $800 - $1,200
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A PLASTIC COAT BY MILLIE DAVID FEATURED IN SOHO NEWS STYLE SECTION, FROM THE COLLECTION OF ANNIE FLANDERS. $500 - $700
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A RUTH BADER GINSBURG JEWELRY BOX. $600 - $900
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A SET OF JONI MITCHELL LYRICS FOR "IF I HAD A HEART." $2,000 - $3,000
  • 19th Century Shop
    Catalogue 198 just published
    19th Century Shop. Darwin and Wallace, first printing of the first paper on natural selection
    19th Century Shop. Shakespeare’s Poems, first collected edition
    19th Century Shop. Walt Whitman portrait inscribed with a Leaves of Grass poem
    19th Century Shop. Major Elizabeth Barrett Browning manuscript notebook
    19th Century Shop. Spock's Baby Book, original MS
    19th Century Shop. Cellarius, Harmonia Macrocosmica, the great celestial atlas