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Rare Book Hub: 43 Auctions Archived, another 34 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 9 August, 43 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Danish krone, 9 in euros, 7 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 24 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $6,395,875.91.  The average lot sold for $774.51.

 

This past week 89.6% of all lots offered were sold.  Congratulations to the auction houses and their consignors!

 

 

1 auction saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art Signature Auction on August 8th: $1,484,142
 
 

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

Lay's Auctioneers. Rare Books and Works on Paper on August 8th: 137.60%
University Archives. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Books & Americana on August 7th: 125.94%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Two Day Books, Maps, Ephemera and Works on Paper on August 8th: 124.22%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on July 27th: 122.74%
Neal Auction Company. Unreserved@Neal Online Only Auction Day 2 on August 8th: 119.19%
Peter Arnold. Natural History Books, Rare Maps, Fanfrolico Press books, Voyages and Travels incl. Antarctica on August 3rd: 117.94%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Lots of Antiquarian and Collectable Books on August 8th: 113.47%
Bonhams. The Art of Hawaii on August 7th: 107.09%


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

Heritage Auctions. Star Wars Comics Showcase Auction on August 8th: 100.00%
Vogt Auction. The Hunter Family Collection on August 3rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on August 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Rarities of the Golden Age Comics Showcase Auction on August 2nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on August 6th: 99.47%
Schilb Antiquarian. Schilb on August 4th: 99.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on August 6th: 98.64%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on August 7th: 98.60%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on August 7th: 97.98%
University Archives. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Books & Americana on August 7th: 97.83%
Neal Auction Company. Unreserved@Neal Auction Online only Auction - Day 1 on August 7th: 97.78%
Heritage Auctions. Summer US Obsolete Banknotes Currency Showcase Auction on August 4th: 97.62%
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art Signature Auction on August 8th: 97.56%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Lots of Antiquarian and Collectable Books on August 8th: 97.25%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on July 27th: 95.92%
Neal Auction Company. Unreserved@Neal Online Only Auction Day 2 on August 8th: 95.65%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on August 4th: 93.97%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on July 31st: 91.04%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Two Day Books, Maps, Ephemera and Works on Paper on August 8th: 90.82%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 3rd: 90.63%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books on August 3rd: 90.32%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on August 4th: 90.00%
Robert Siegel Galleries. U.S. Postal History on August 3rd: 89.22%
Loon Estates . No Reserve Books, Maps and Ephemera on August 6th: 88.85%
One Source Auctions. QUALITY ANTIQUE AND COLLECTIBLE BOOK, POSTCARD AND EPHEMERA ONLINE AUCTION on August 5th: 88.22%
Tooveys. Prints, Maps and Posters on August 7th: 87.66%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Photos on August 5th: 86.96%
Lay's Auctioneers. Rare Books and Works on Paper on August 8th: 85.19%
Sothebys. Contemporary Discoveries on August 2nd: 84.62%
Peter Arnold. Natural History Books, Rare Maps, Fanfrolico Press books, Voyages and Travels incl. Antarctica on August 3rd: 81.86%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on July 29th: 80.85%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Historical Memorabilia on July 28th: 80.00%

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions Blonde in Sunglasses (NC #5), 1983 Acrylic on canvas 30 x 30 inches (76.2 x 76.2 cm) on August 8th Actual price: USD $137,500.
  2. Heritage Auctions Death's Diary, Spicy Mystery Stories pulp magazine cover, May 1936 Oil on canvas 30 x 21 inches (76.2 x 53.3 cm) on August 8th Actual price: USD $137,500.
  3. Bruun Rasmussen Vanitas. on August 6th Actual price: USD $109,228.
  4. Sothebys still-life, yellow tomatoes on August 2nd Actual price: USD $91,452.
  5. Heritage Auctions The Black Master, The Shadow pulp magazine cover, March 1932 Oil on canvas 22 x 21 inches (55.9 x 53.3 cm) on August 8th Actual price: USD $75,000.
  6. University Archives Davy Crockett ALS Criticizing President Jackson: "his will is to be the law of the land" on August 7th Actual price: USD $62,500.
  7. Peter Arnold The mammals of Australia. on August 3rd Actual price: USD $62,205.
  8. Heritage Auctions Masquerade (Jeanne Dean), 1950 Watercolor and pencil laid on board 22 x 20-1/2 inches (55.9 x 52.1 cm) on August 8th Actual price: USD $60,000.
  9. University Archives Albert Einstein ALS: "it only makes sense to postulate (1) alone, i.e., without Rik = 0. This is, in fact, a generalization of the old gravitational equations" on August 7th Actual price: USD $59,375.
  10. Heritage Auctions Toast of the Town (A Frame Worth Picturing), 1954 Oil on canvas 30 x 24 inches (76.2 x 61.0 cm) on August 8th Actual price: USD $52,500.
  11. Peter Arnold Nova orbis terrarum delineatio singulari ratione accommodata meridiano tabb. Rudolphi astronomicarum. on August 3rd Actual price: USD $49,764.
  12. Heritage Auctions Hold Everything (Making Friends; Puppy Love), 1949 Oil on canvas 30 x 24 inches (76.2 x 61.0 cm) on August 8th Actual price: USD $43,750.
  13. Heritage Auctions I Really Appreciate the New Negligee, Darling..., Playboy interior, August 1965 Watercolor on board 15 x 23-1/2 inches (38.1 x 59.7 cm) on August 8th Actual price: USD $42,500.
  14. Heritage Auctions Star Wars #1 35C/ Price Variant (Marvel, 1977) CGC NM 9.4 White pages. on August 8th Actual price: USD $40,800.
  15. Lay's Auctioneers (Early golf) The Goff. An Heroi-Comical Poem. In three Cantos... on August 8th Actual price: USD $35,089.
  16. Heritage Auctions Peace on Earth, 1982 Watercolor and pencil on board 15 x 11 inches (38.1 x 27.9 cm) on August 8th Actual price: USD $32,500.
  17. Heritage Auctions Praise the Lord Anyhow, 1977 Watercolor and pencil on board laid on board 16 x 11 inches (40.6 x 27.9 cm) on August 8th Actual price: USD $31,250.
  18. Heritage Auctions Love is Kind, 1979 Watercolor and pencil on board 16-1/2 x 10 inches (41.9 x 25.4 cm) on August 8th Actual price: USD $31,250.
  19. Heritage Auctions Two Pussycats, 1970 Watercolor and pencil on board 19 x 25 inches (48.3 x 63.5 cm) on August 8th Actual price: USD $30,000.
  20. Sothebys Frost on August 2nd Actual price: USD $28,960.
  21. Los Angeles Estate Auction Maxwell Bell - B&W Photograph AP 1/1 on August 4th Actual price: USD $27,940.
  22. Heritage Auctions Queen of the Sea, circa 1950 Watercolor and pencil on board 30 x 22 inches (76.2 x 55.9 cm) on August 8th Actual price: USD $27,500.
  23. Sothebys Pulp Fiction on August 2nd Actual price: USD $27,436.
  24. Sothebys Irish Sea, Isle of Man on August 2nd Actual price: USD $27,436.
  25. Peter Arnold Carte de la Nouvelle Hollande et des archipels situes au Nord et a l'Est de cette Ile. Dressee pour servir au voyage de M. D'Entrecasteaux, Commandant les Fregates Francoises la Recherche et l'Esperance expediees du Port de Brest en 1791, pour aller a la on August 3rd Actual price: USD $26,541.



43 total sales reported this week:

Chiswick Auctions. Photographica - Timed Online on August 9th: 44.57%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Lots of Antiquarian and Collectable Books on August 8th: 97.25%
PBA Galleries. Americana - Travel & Exploration - Maps, Prints & Views on August 8th: 58.08%
Neal Auction Company. Unreserved@Neal Online Only Auction Day 2 on August 8th: 95.65%
Lay's Auctioneers. Rare Books and Works on Paper on August 8th: 85.19%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Two Day Books, Maps, Ephemera and Works on Paper on August 8th: 90.82%
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art Signature Auction on August 8th: 97.56%
Heritage Auctions. Star Wars Comics Showcase Auction on August 8th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books on August 3rd: 90.32%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Maps on July 31st: 43.24%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on July 31st: 91.04%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on July 29th: 80.85%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Historical Memorabilia on July 28th: 80.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books on July 28th: 51.85%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on July 28th: 71.43%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on July 27th: 95.92%
Tooveys. Prints, Maps and Posters on August 7th: 87.66%
Neal Auction Company. Unreserved@Neal Auction Online only Auction - Day 1 on August 7th: 97.78%
Chiswick Auctions. Photographica on August 7th: 48.67%
Bonhams. The Art of Hawaii on August 7th: 66.67%
University Archives. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Books & Americana on August 7th: 97.83%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on August 7th: 97.98%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on August 7th: 98.60%
Loon Estates . No Reserve Books, Maps and Ephemera on August 6th: 88.85%
One Source Auctions. QUALITY ANTIQUE AND COLLECTIBLE BOOK, POSTCARD AND EPHEMERA ONLINE AUCTION on August 5th: 88.22%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Photos on August 5th: 86.96%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on August 6th: 77.78%
Schilb Antiquarian. Schilb on August 4th: 99.00%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Prominent Beverly Hills Estate Auction on August 4th: 68.29%
Vogt Auction. The Hunter Family Collection on August 3rd: 100.00%
Robert Siegel Galleries. U.S. Postal History on August 3rd: 89.22%
Peter Arnold. Natural History Books, Rare Maps, Fanfrolico Press books, Voyages and Travels incl. Antarctica on August 3rd: 81.86%
Morton Subastas. Saturday Sale on August 3rd: 46.85%
EV Stamps. Monthly Sports Cards and Comic Books Auction on August 3rd: 79.03%
Sothebys. Contemporary Discoveries on August 2nd: 84.62%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 3rd: 90.63%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on August 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on August 6th: 98.64%
Heritage Auctions. Summer US Obsolete Banknotes Currency Showcase Auction on August 4th: 97.62%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on August 4th: 90.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on August 4th: 93.97%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on August 6th: 99.47%
Heritage Auctions. Rarities of the Golden Age Comics Showcase Auction on August 2nd: 100.00%

 


For the week ahead 34 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Aug. 12th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books. 143 lots

Tue. Aug. 13th
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. Prints and Multiples. 115 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 446 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 125 lots
Northrow Gallery Auctions Ltd.. Erin. Fine Art Auction Featuring Canadian and Inuit Art. 42 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 51 lots
New England Book Auctions. South Deerfield. Books and Ephemera List. 229 lots

Wed. Aug. 14th
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Bookbinding Tools, Maps & Document. 262 lots
Tooveys. West Sussex. Cigarette and Trade Cards, Postcards, Photographs, Autographs and Ephemera. 279 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Chicago. Wrights: Editions and Works on Paper. 192 lots
Bonhams. New York. Prints and Multiples: Summer Splash - online 8/4. 316 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 346 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 101 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction. 88 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs and Artifacts. 819 lots
Canada Book Auctions Limited. Toronto. Summer Selection of Fine and Rare Books. 155 lots
Bonhams. Sydney. Asian Works of Art. 17 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. Historical Militaria & Autographs Auction Summer 2024. 1503 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1700). 58 lots

Thu. Aug. 15th
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 196 lots
Propstore. Valencia. Entertainment Memorablilia Live Auction: Los Angeles 2024. 357 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Art of Archie Comics Part V Showcase Auction. 56 lots

Fri. Aug. 16th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The History of Animation - The Glad Museum Collection Signature Auction. 1597 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Trading Card Games Signature Auction. 145 lots
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . August Gallery Auction. 30 lots

Sat. Aug. 17th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 160 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. The Ricky Jay Collection: Part 3. 496 lots
Addison and Sarova. Social Circle. Rare Books, Manuscripts and Ephemera. 153 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Saturday Sale.

Sun. Aug. 18th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction. 207 lots
Addison and Sarova. Social Circle. Bookworm Online-Only Auction. 307 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Fractional Currency Showcase Auction. 236 lots

Bruce McKinney

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  • <B>Old World Auctions (Oct. 10):</B> Lot 1. Rare First Edition of Oronce Fine Double-Cordiform World Map (1531) Est. $50,000 - $60,000 <B>Old World Auctions (Oct. 10):</B> Lot 2. French Edition of "Rudimentum Novitiorum" with Woodcut Maps of the World and Palestine (1543) Est. $27,500 - $35,000 <B>Old World Auctions (Oct. 10):</B> Lot 3. Complete Edition of Munster’s Cosmographia with over 100 Maps & Views (1560) Est. $32,500 - $40,000 <B>Old World Auctions (Oct. 10):</B> Lot 4. Purchas' Important Collection of Voyages with 88 Maps, Including John Smith Map of Virginia (1625-26) Est. $55,000 - $70,000 <B>Old World Auctions (Oct. 10):</B> Lot 5. Complete First Latin Edition of De Bry's "Grands Voyages," Parts I-IX (1590-1602) Est. $120,000 - $150,000
    Old World Auctions (Oct. 10): Lot 1. Rare First Edition of Oronce Fine Double-Cordiform World Map (1531) Est. $50,000 - $60,000
    Old World Auctions (Oct. 10): Lot 2. French Edition of "Rudimentum Novitiorum" with Woodcut Maps of the World and Palestine (1543) Est. $27,500 - $35,000
    Old World Auctions (Oct. 10): Lot 3. Complete Edition of Munster’s Cosmographia with over 100 Maps & Views (1560) Est. $32,500 - $40,000
    Old World Auctions (Oct. 10): Lot 4. Purchas' Important Collection of Voyages with 88 Maps, Including John Smith Map of Virginia (1625-26) Est. $55,000 - $70,000
    Old World Auctions (Oct. 10): Lot 5. Complete First Latin Edition of De Bry's "Grands Voyages," Parts I-IX (1590-1602) Est. $120,000 - $150,000
  • <b><center>Sotheby’s<br>Bibliotheca Brookeriana:<br>A Renaissance Library. The Aldine Collection D-M<br>18 October 2024</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s, Oct. 18:</b> Herodianus Syrus, Herodiani Historiarum, Venice, Heirs of Aldo & Torresano, 1524, Parisian binding for Jean Grolier by Jean Picard, ca. 1540 <b>Sotheby’s, Oct. 18:</b> Musaeus, Opusculum de Herone et Leandro, Venice, Aldo, 1495 (Greek text), interleaved with 1497–1498 (Latin text), English olive morocco by Charles Lewis, the Botfield copy <b>Sotheby’s, Oct. 18:</b> Horatius Flaccus, Horatius, Venice, Aldo, 1501, Bolognese brown goatskin (between 1501 and 1503), arms of Mino Rossi and illuminated initials throughout <b>Sotheby’s, Oct. 18:</b> Lucretius, De rerum natura, Venice, Aldo, 1500, English early eighteenth-century red morocco, the Fletcher copy <b>Sotheby’s, Oct. 18:</b> Dante, Le terze rime, Venice, Aldo, 1502, illuminated, contemporary Bolognese morocco binding
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    Sotheby’s, Oct. 18: Herodianus Syrus, Herodiani Historiarum, Venice, Heirs of Aldo & Torresano, 1524, Parisian binding for Jean Grolier by Jean Picard, ca. 1540
    Sotheby’s, Oct. 18: Musaeus, Opusculum de Herone et Leandro, Venice, Aldo, 1495 (Greek text), interleaved with 1497–1498 (Latin text), English olive morocco by Charles Lewis, the Botfield copy
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    Sotheby’s, Oct. 18: Dante, Le terze rime, Venice, Aldo, 1502, illuminated, contemporary Bolognese morocco binding
  • <b><center>One of a Kind Collectibles Auctions<br>Rare Autograph and Book Auction<br>October 17th, 2024</b> <b>One of a Kind Collectibles, Oct. 17:</b> Abraham Lincoln Signed Letter on Executive Mansion Stationary To Secretary of The Navy re: Appointment for Naval Academy! <b>One of a Kind Collectibles, Oct. 17:</b> Extremely Rare Ben Franklin Printed: Considerations on Keeping Negroes...Part Second. 1762. <b>One of a Kind Collectibles, Oct. 17:</b> An impressively extra-illustrated copy; Including an Original leaf from Shakespeare’s 1623 First Folio! <b><center>One of a Kind Collectibles Auctions<br>Rare Autograph and Book Auction<br>October 17th, 2024</b> <b>One of a Kind Collectibles, Oct. 17:</b> Rarest Naval Autograph James Lawrence “Don’t give up the ship On " U.S. Ship Hornet June 19th 1812. <b>One of a Kind Collectibles, Oct. 17:</b> Oversize Ernest Hemingway Signed Photo with long Inscription about Drinking Wine to his dear friend and Secretary Roberto Herrera. <b>One of a Kind Collectibles, Oct. 17:</b> VOLTAIRE Signed Receipt about a partial payment of debt for the Duke of Wuerttemberg. <b><center>One of a Kind Collectibles Auctions<br>Rare Autograph and Book Auction<br>October 17th, 2024</b> <b>One of a Kind Collectibles, Oct. 17:</b> [Maps] Gio. Ant. Magnini, Italia, 1620. <b>One of a Kind Collectibles, Oct. 17:</b> LAWMAN SALOON JUDGE ROY BEAN Signed Legal Document 1895-RARE! <b>One of a Kind Collectibles, Oct. 17:</b> Autograph Album with James Garfield as President, Chester A. Aurthur as VP, William T. Sherman, Burnside, P.T. Barnum and many more! <b><center>One of a Kind Collectibles Auctions<br>Rare Autograph and Book Auction<br>October 17th, 2024</b> <b>One of a Kind Collectibles, Oct. 17:</b> Thomas Jefferson and James Madison Signed Four Language Ship's Paper. <b>One of a Kind Collectibles, Oct. 17:</b> Hector Berlioz Autograph Musical Quotation Signed. <b>One of a Kind Collectibles, Oct. 17:</b> Important Memorandum the Day after Gettysburg July 5th, 1863 where Lincoln asks all Department Heads of the cabinet to meet him at the Executive Mansion.
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    One of a Kind Collectibles, Oct. 17: Abraham Lincoln Signed Letter on Executive Mansion Stationary To Secretary of The Navy re: Appointment for Naval Academy!
    One of a Kind Collectibles, Oct. 17: Extremely Rare Ben Franklin Printed: Considerations on Keeping Negroes...Part Second. 1762.
    One of a Kind Collectibles, Oct. 17: An impressively extra-illustrated copy; Including an Original leaf from Shakespeare’s 1623 First Folio!
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    October 17th, 2024
    One of a Kind Collectibles, Oct. 17: Rarest Naval Autograph James Lawrence “Don’t give up the ship On " U.S. Ship Hornet June 19th 1812.
    One of a Kind Collectibles, Oct. 17: Oversize Ernest Hemingway Signed Photo with long Inscription about Drinking Wine to his dear friend and Secretary Roberto Herrera.
    One of a Kind Collectibles, Oct. 17: VOLTAIRE Signed Receipt about a partial payment of debt for the Duke of Wuerttemberg.
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    October 17th, 2024
    One of a Kind Collectibles, Oct. 17: [Maps] Gio. Ant. Magnini, Italia, 1620.
    One of a Kind Collectibles, Oct. 17: LAWMAN SALOON JUDGE ROY BEAN Signed Legal Document 1895-RARE!
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    One of a Kind Collectibles, Oct. 17: Thomas Jefferson and James Madison Signed Four Language Ship's Paper.
    One of a Kind Collectibles, Oct. 17: Hector Berlioz Autograph Musical Quotation Signed.
    One of a Kind Collectibles, Oct. 17: Important Memorandum the Day after Gettysburg July 5th, 1863 where Lincoln asks all Department Heads of the cabinet to meet him at the Executive Mansion.
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  • <b>Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11:</b> J. R. R. Tolkien. <i>The Lord of the Rings</i> Trilogy. London, 1954-1955.FIRST EDITIONS, FIRST IMPRESSIONS, ALL IN THE EXTREMELY RARE FIRST STATE DUST JACKETS. <b>Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11:</b> Francesco Fontana. Novae coelestium terrestriumque rerum observationes... Naples: Gaffari, 1646. FIRST EDITION. Contains the first observations of spots on the surface of Mars. <b>Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11:</b> Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. London: Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1776. FIRST EDITION of “the first and greatest classic of modern economic thought” (PMM). <b>Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11:</b> Benjamin Franklin. Mémoires de la Vie Privée de Benjamin Franklin, écrits par lui-méme… Paris: Chez Buisson, 1791. FIRST EDITION OF FRANKLIN'S MEMOIRS IN THE PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL WRAPPERS. <b>Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11:</b> Samuel Johnson, Jr. <i>A School Dictionary…</i> New Haven, [Connecticut]: Edward O'Brien, [1798]. FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST DICTIONARY IN ENGLISH BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR, AN EXCEPTIONAL RARITY. <b>Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11:</b> Joseph Smith, Jr. The Book of Mormon. Palmyra: Printed by E. B. Grandin, for the Author, 1830. FIRST EDITION. <b>Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11:</b> Miguel de Cervántes Saavedra. El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid: Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. THE BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED IBARRA EDITION. <b>Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11:</b> James Joyce. <i>Ulysses.</i> London: John Lane The Bodley Head, [1936]. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, SIGNED BY JOYCE. Designated a “Presentation Copy” in ink beneath Joyce’s signature. <b>Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11:</b> [Photoplay]. Delos W. Lovelace. <i>King Kong.</i> New York: Grosset & Dunlap, [1932]. FIRST EDITION of "a most sought after title" (Davis). <b>Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11:</b> Ray Bradbury. <i>Fahrenheit 451.</i> New York: Simon & Schuster, [1993]. 40th Anniversary Edition. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR TO HUGH HEFNER. <b>Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11:</b> Neil Gaiman. Original manuscript for the "Neverwhere" BBC television miniseries. [London: Crucial Films, LTD., 1995-1996]. TYPESCRIPT "NEVERWHERE" WITH NEIL GAIMAN'S NOTES AND AMENDATIONS THROUGHOUT. <b>Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11:</b> [DICTIONARY]. Noah Webster. <i>An American Dictionary of the English Language...</i> New York, 1828. FIRST EDITION OF WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY, UNCUT IN THE PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL BOARDS <b>Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11:</b> Stephen King. <i>Full Dark, No Stars.</i> Baltimore: Cemetery Dance Publications, 2010. WITH AN ORIGINAL TWO-PAGE COLOR ILLUSTRATION BY GLENN CHADBOURNE <b>Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11:</b> George Orwell. <i>Nineteen Eighty-Four.</i> London: Secker & Warburg, 1949. FIRST EDITION, IN THE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. <b>Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11:</b> H. G. Wells. <i>The Time Machine: An Invention.</i> London: William Heinemann, 1895 [but 1897]. With a SIGNED PHOTOGRAPHIC POSTCARD laid in.
    Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: J. R. R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. London, 1954-1955.FIRST EDITIONS, FIRST IMPRESSIONS, ALL IN THE EXTREMELY RARE FIRST STATE DUST JACKETS.
    Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: Francesco Fontana. Novae coelestium terrestriumque rerum observationes... Naples: Gaffari, 1646. FIRST EDITION. Contains the first observations of spots on the surface of Mars.
    Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. London: Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1776. FIRST EDITION of “the first and greatest classic of modern economic thought” (PMM).
    Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: Benjamin Franklin. Mémoires de la Vie Privée de Benjamin Franklin, écrits par lui-méme… Paris: Chez Buisson, 1791. FIRST EDITION OF FRANKLIN'S MEMOIRS IN THE PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
    Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: Samuel Johnson, Jr. A School Dictionary… New Haven, [Connecticut]: Edward O'Brien, [1798]. FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST DICTIONARY IN ENGLISH BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR, AN EXCEPTIONAL RARITY.
    Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: Joseph Smith, Jr. The Book of Mormon. Palmyra: Printed by E. B. Grandin, for the Author, 1830. FIRST EDITION.
    Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: Miguel de Cervántes Saavedra. El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid: Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. THE BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED IBARRA EDITION.
    Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: James Joyce. Ulysses. London: John Lane The Bodley Head, [1936]. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, SIGNED BY JOYCE. Designated a “Presentation Copy” in ink beneath Joyce’s signature.
    Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: [Photoplay]. Delos W. Lovelace. King Kong. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, [1932]. FIRST EDITION of "a most sought after title" (Davis).
    Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: Ray Bradbury. Fahrenheit 451. New York: Simon & Schuster, [1993]. 40th Anniversary Edition. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR TO HUGH HEFNER.
    Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: Neil Gaiman. Original manuscript for the "Neverwhere" BBC television miniseries. [London: Crucial Films, LTD., 1995-1996]. TYPESCRIPT "NEVERWHERE" WITH NEIL GAIMAN'S NOTES AND AMENDATIONS THROUGHOUT.
    Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: [DICTIONARY]. Noah Webster. An American Dictionary of the English Language... New York, 1828. FIRST EDITION OF WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY, UNCUT IN THE PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL BOARDS
    Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: Stephen King. Full Dark, No Stars. Baltimore: Cemetery Dance Publications, 2010. WITH AN ORIGINAL TWO-PAGE COLOR ILLUSTRATION BY GLENN CHADBOURNE
    Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: George Orwell. Nineteen Eighty-Four. London: Secker & Warburg, 1949. FIRST EDITION, IN THE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET.
    Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: H. G. Wells. The Time Machine: An Invention. London: William Heinemann, 1895 [but 1897]. With a SIGNED PHOTOGRAPHIC POSTCARD laid in.