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Swann Auction Galleries Nov 14: William P. Welsh, Vacation Lands Are Calling / Go in Pullman, 1936. $1,500 to $2,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Nov 14: Paul Proehl, Chicago for the Tourist / Illinois Central, 1925. $5,000 to $7,500.

Swann Auction Galleries Nov 14: James Northfield, Wattle Time / Travel By Train, circa 1925. $4,000 to $6,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Nov 14: John O. Brubaker, California / America’s Vacation Land / New York Central Lines, 1925. $10,000 to $15,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Nov 14: Montauk Beach, designer unknown, circa 1929. $15,000 to $20,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Nov 14: Otto Brennemann, Football / Notre Dame by South Shore Line, 1926. $7,000 to $10,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Nov 14: Guy Arnoux, Air France / Amérique du Nord, 1946. $3,000 to $4,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Nov 14: Joseph Feher, Yosemite / United Air Lines. $2,000 to $3,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Nov 14: Roger Broders, Le Tour du Mt. Blanc, 1927. $5,000 to $7,500.

Swann Auction Galleries Nov 14: Leslie Ragan, The Transportation Parade of the Years / Great Lakes Exposition, 1936. $3,000 to $4,000.
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<center>Forum Auctions Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper including Books from The Collection of The Garden Ltd November 21, 2019

Forum Auctions, Nov. 21: Bohr (Niels). On the Constitution of Atoms and Molecules, first edition, presentation copy, offprint 1913. £20,000 to £30,000

Forum Auctions, Nov. 21: Shakespeare's Falstaff.- Henry V & Sir John Fastolf. Indenture agreement appointing Fastolf as Keeper of the Bastille of St Anthony at Paris, manuscript in French, 1421. £10,000 to £15,000

Forum Auctions, Nov. 21: World.- Purchas (Samuel). Purchas his Pilgrimes. In Five Books..., 5 vol., first edition, 7 folding engraved maps, contemporary calf, by William Stansby for Henrie Fetherstone, 1625-26. £20,000 to £30,000

<center>Forum Auctions Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper including Books from The Collection of The Garden Ltd November 21, 2019

Forum Auctions, Nov. 21: Book of Hours.- Use of Rouen, manuscript on vellum, in Latin and French, illuminated with 14 full-page miniatures by the workshop or follower of the Maitre de l'Echevinage, Rouen, 1480s. £20,000 t0 £30,000

Forum Auctions, Nov. 21: Giese (Raban, ?scholar and medical doctor). Album Amicorum of drawing on his travels and acquaintances in Europe 1618-21, 134 watercolour illustrations including c. 60 professional miniatures, 1618-39. £30,000 to £40,000

Forum Auctions, Nov. 21: Jones (David). 14 Autograph Letters signed, 1952-68; and a small quantity of ephemera (sm. qty). £6,000 to £8,000

<center>Forum Auctions Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper including Books from The Collection of The Garden Ltd November 21, 2019

Forum Auctions, Nov. 21: Constable (John). Various Subjects of Landscape, Characteristic of English Scenery, signed presentation inscription from Constable, 1833. £6,000 to £8,000

Forum Auctions, Nov. 21: Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669). The Descent from the Cross: Second Plate, etching and engraving, 1633. £6,000 to £8,000

Forum Auctions, Nov. 21: Salvin (Francis Henry) and William Brodrick. Falconry in the British Isles, second edition, William Brodrick's copy with 3 original watercolours by him, 1873. £8,000 to £12,000

<center>Forum Auctions Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper including Books from The Collection of The Garden Ltd November 21, 2019

Forum Auctions, Nov. 21: China.- Helman (Isidore Stanislas Henri). Suite des seize estampes representant les conquetes de l'Empereur de la Chine, 1783-88. £10,000 to £15,000

Forum Auctions, Nov. 21: Pratt (Edward Roger, 1789-1863). Album of 28 watercolours and other works on paper from a journey to ancient sites and monuments in the Mediterranean, [c.1830 and later]. £3,000 to £5,000
Old World Auctions (Nov 13): Lot 4. First printed world map to depict western Australia, 1680. Est. $7500 - $9000

Old World Auctions (Nov 13): Lot 31. One of the finest celestial charts ever produced, 1708. Est. $2500 - $3250

Old World Auctions (Nov 13): Lot 35. Stunning French armillary sphere, 1805. Est. $4000 - $5000

Old World Auctions (Nov 13): Lot 47. Speed's popular carte-a-figures map of the Americas, 1626. Est. $4750 - $6000

Old World Auctions (Nov 13): Lot 110. 1960 election map of the United States, 1960. Est. $250 - $325

Old World Auctions (Nov 13): Lot 115. Arrowsmith's large-format map used by Lewis & Clark, 1802. Est. $8000 - $10000

Old World Auctions (Nov 13): Lot 359. German WWI propaganda map showing a "European brawl", 1914. Est. $1400 - $1700

Old World Auctions (Nov 13): Lot 380. The "Beetle" map of northern Europe, 1746. Est. $240 - $300

Old World Auctions (Nov 13): Lot 476. Braun & Hogenberg's first plan of Moscow, 1575. Est. $2400 - $3000

Old World Auctions (Nov 13): Lot 582. The first European-printed map of China, 1584. Est. $5500 - $6500

Old World Auctions (Nov 13): Lot 673. Complete French atlas with 62 maps in contemporary color, 1787. Est. $2750 - $3500

Old World Auctions (Nov 13): Lot 676. Finley's early and important American atlas, 1828. Est. $4500 - $5500

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<center>Ketterer Rare Books Auction on November 25th

Ketterer Rare Books, November 25: Fust-Schöffer-Bibel from Gutenberg-Press, 1462. Est: € 1,000,000

Ketterer Rare Books, November 25: J. W. Weinmann, Phytanthoza-Iconographia, 1735-45. Est: € 60,000

Ketterer Rare Books, November 25: O. Kokoschka, Die träumenden Knaben, 1917. Est: € 10,000

<center>Ketterer Rare Books Auction on November 25th

Ketterer Rare Books, November 25: Z. Lilius, Orbis breviarium, 1493. Est: € 10,000

Ketterer Rare Books, November 25: Gazette du Bon Ton, 1912-22. Est: € 14,000

Ketterer Rare Books, November 25: M. Chagall, Daphnis & Chloé, 1961. Est: € 100,000

<center>Ketterer Rare Books Auction on November 25th

Ketterer Rare Books, November 25: C. Ptolemaeus, Geographie, 1513. Est: € 100,000

Ketterer Rare Books, November 25: E. L. Kirchner, Umbra vitae, 1924. Est: € 6,000

Ketterer Rare Books, November 25: J. Miró, Midi le trèfle blanc, 1968. Est: € 2,000

<center>Ketterer Rare Books Auction on November 25th

Ketterer Rare Books, November 25: Clemens V., Constitutiones, 1471. Est: € 14,000

Ketterer Rare Books, November 25: C. Gesner, Tierbuch, Vogelbuch, Fischbuch, 1563-81. Est: € 5,000

Ketterer Rare Books, November 25: M. Beckmann, Fanferlieschen Schönefüßchen, 1924. Est: € 10,000
<center>Chiswick Auctions Books & Works on Paper, to include Travel, Sciences, Sport & Illustrated Art November 20, 2019

Chiswick Auctions, Nov. 20: [Herberstein, Sigismund von, & al.] Rerum Moscoviticarum…, 4 plates, illustrations, folio, Andreas Wevhelius, Frankfurt, 1600. £1,500 to £2,000

Chiswick Auctions, Nov. 20: Bowen (Emmanuel) & Owen (John). Britannia Depicta…, fourth edition, engraved title and 273 maps, 4to, Thomas Bowles, 1753. £700 to £900

Chiswick Auctions, Nov. 20: Geographical Game.- Jefferys (Thomas). The Royal Geographical Pastime or the Tour of Europe, FIRST EDITION, engraving of Europe, map c. 507 x 665 mm, Thomas Jefferys, 1768. £600 to £800

<center>Chiswick Auctions Books & Works on Paper, to include Travel, Sciences, Sport & Illustrated Art November 20, 2019

Chiswick Auctions, Nov. 20: Germany.- Homann (Johann Baptist). Atlas Novus Terrarum Orbis Imperia... Atlas von Deutschland, engraved half title, 87 maps only, folio, Erben, Nuremberg, 1753. £8,000 to £10,000

Chiswick Auctions, Nov. 20: Iceland [Løvenørns (Poul)]. Beskrivelse over den Iislandske…, 10 engraved maps and plates, vignettes, 4to, Copenhagen, F. W. Thiele, 1788. £600 to £800

Chiswick Auctions, Nov. 20: Lewis (John Frederick). Illustrations of Constantinople…, FIRST EDITION, frontispiece and 26 views folio, T. McLean, D.& P. Colnaghi & John F. Lewis, [1838]. £2,000 to £3,000

<center>Chiswick Auctions Books & Works on Paper, to include Travel, Sciences, Sport & Illustrated Art November 20, 2019

Chiswick Auctions, Nov. 20: Lilford (Lord, Thomas Littleton Powys, 4th Baron). Coloured Figures of the Birds of the British Islands, 7 vol., second edition, [one of 450 sets], 421 plates, large 8vo, 1891-97. £1,800 to £2,200

Chiswick Auctions, Nov. 20: Londres [panorama], engraving, 350 x 520mm, chez Baltazar Moncornet, Paris, c.1666-68. £800 to £1,200

Chiswick Auctions, Nov. 20: Van Keulen (Joannes). Niewe Pas Caarte Strekkende van Pta Cataon tot Pta Lamtaon…, copper engraved map, hand coloured, 510 x 585mm, Amsterdam, [1753]. £1,200 to £1,500

<center>Chiswick Auctions Books & Works on Paper, to include Travel, Sciences, Sport & Illustrated Art November 20, 2019

Chiswick Auctions, Nov. 20: Goethe (Johann Wolfgang von). Prologue dans le ciel, Traduction de Gerard de Nerval…, 11 double sheets with calligraphic handwriting, 33 fine gouaches, Philippe Gonin, [Paris, c. 1932]. £400 to £600

Chiswick Auctions, Nov. 20: Murphy (Jill, author and illustrator) ARR. Peace at Last & The Large Family: All in One Piece, 10 pieces of original artwork from the two books, 1980 & 1987 (12). £1,800 to £2,000

Chiswick Auctions, Nov. 20: Rembrandt (Harmensz. van Rijn). Christ at Emmaus: the larger plate, etching and drypoint, 212 x 161mm, sheet 225 x 170mm, 1654. £1,000 to £1,500
Bonhams, Oct. 23: SMITH, CHRISTOPHER WEBB. 1793-1871. Indian Ornithology. [Patna, India]: 1828. $50,000 to $80,000.

Bonhams, Oct. 23: DUPRÉ, LOUIS. 1789-1837. Voyage à Athènes et à Constantinople, ou Collection de portraits, vues et costumes grecs et ottomans. Paris: Dondey-Dupré, 1825. $60,000 to $90,000.

Bonhams, Oct. 23: ADAMS, JOHN. Autograph Letter Signed ("J Adams"), [to Dr. Perkins?] while recovering from his small pox inoculation, [late-April, 1764]. $30,000 to $50,000.

Bonhams, Oct. 23: AUSTEN, JANE. Autograph Letter Signed ("J. Austen"), to her sister Cassandra, 4 pp, "Thursday – after dinner," [September 16, 1813,] Henrietta St. $80,000 to $120,000.

Bonhams, Oct. 23: AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES. 1785-1851. The Birds of America, from Drawings Made in the United States and Their Territories. New York & Philadelphia: J.J. Audubon & J.B. Chevalier, 1840-1844. $20,000 to $30,000.

Bonhams, Oct. 23: DODWELL, EDWARD. 1767-1832. Views in Greece. London: Rodwell and Martin, 1821. $20,000 to $30,000.

Bonhams, Oct. 23: JAMES, JESSE. Autograph Letter Signed ("Jesse W. James"), to Mr. Flood demanding Flood retract spurious accusations, 3 pp, June 5, 1875. $200,000 to $300,000.

Bonhams, Oct. 23: DE CORDOBA, JACOB. Map of the State of Texas. New York, 1866. $15,000 to $20,000

Bonhams, Oct. 23: ARNOLD, BENEDICT. Autograph bookseller's receipt for Dr. John Dickinson, Signed ("B. Arnold"), February 1767. $3,000 to $5,000.

Bonhams, Oct. 23: EINSTEIN, ALBERT. 4 Typed Letters Signed ("A Einstein") to Cleveland E. Dodge offering early reports on the meetings of the Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists. $10,000 to $15,000.

Bonhams, Oct. 23: EISENHOWER, DWIGHT D. Typed Letter Signed ("Dwight D. Eisenhower") to General Henri Giraud written from a secret bunker in Gibraltar on the eve of Operation Torch, November 4 [but 6], 1942. $10,000 to $15,000.

Bonhams, Oct. 23: Early Broadside Printing of the GADSDEN PURCHASE, Puebla, August 16, 1854. $2,000 to $3,000.

Bonhams, Oct. 23: ALLEN, ETHAN. Autograph Letter Signed to Crevecouer during the Constitutional Debates in Congress, 2 pp, August 29, 1787. $30,000 to $50,000.
<center>Sotheby’s Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History Auction London 12 November On view 8 – 11 November

Sotheby’s London, Nov. 12: Dinner plate from the British Antarctic Expedition (Terra Nova), 1910-1913, Dunn Bennett Patent. £2,000 to £3,000.

Sotheby’s London, Nov. 12: Hermann Schlegel, and A.H. Verster van Wulverhorst. Traité de Fauconnerie. Leiden and Dusseldorf, 1844-1853. £30,000 to £40,000.

Sotheby’s London, Nov. 12: Pierre Joseph Redouté. Album de Redouté. Paris, [1824]. £50,000 to £60,000.

<center>Sotheby’s Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History Auction London 12 November On view 8 – 11 November

Sotheby’s London, Nov. 12: Jakob Christoph Trew. Hortus nitidissimis omnen per annum superbiens floribus. Nuremberg, 1750 [-1786]. £70,000 to £90,000.

Sotheby’s London, Nov. 12: Samuel de Champlain. Les voyages de la Novvelle France occidentale, dite Canada. Paris, 1640. £50,000 to £70,000.

Sotheby’s London, Nov. 12: Levinus Vincent. Wondertooneel der Nature. Amsterdam, 1706-1715, two volumes bound in one. £10,000 to £15,000.

<center>Sotheby’s Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History Auction London 12 November On view 8 – 11 November

Sotheby’s London, Nov. 12: Louis Dupré. Voyage a Athénes et à Constantinople. Paris, 1825. £40,000 to £50,000.

Sotheby’s London, Nov. 12: Abraham Ortelius. Theatrum orbis terrarum... The Theatre of the Whole World. London, 1606 (colophon: 1608). £70,000 to £100,000.

Sotheby’s London, Nov. 12: Description de l'Égypte. Paris, 1809-1828, FIRST EDITION, 35 volumes, housed in custom mahogany cabinet. £250,000 to £350,000.

<center>Sotheby’s Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History Auction London 12 November On view 8 – 11 November

Sotheby’s London, Nov. 12: Giovanni Battista Belzoni. Plates illustrative of the researches and operations of G. Belzoni in Egypt and Nubia. London, 1822. £2,000 to £3,000.

Sotheby’s London, Nov. 12: United Arab Emirates. A collection of 218 historic photographs. [c.1901 to early 1960s.]. £50,000 to £70,000.

Sotheby’s London, Nov. 12: Tingqua (Guan Lianchang). A boxed set of ten albums containing 123 Chinese paintings. [Canton, c.1830]. £30,000 to £40,000.

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