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<center>Case Antiques Two-Day Winter Auction Jan. 30 & 31, 2021

Case Antiques, Jan. 30-31: Rare 1778 Engraved map of Colonial Philadelphia after George Heap (1714-1752) and Nicholas Scull (1687-1761). $10,000 to $12,000.

Case Antiques, Jan. 30-31: Author signed and inscribed THE FOUNTAINHEAD, stated First Edition, by Ayn Rand, published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, New York, 1943. $2,000 to $2,400.

Case Antiques, Jan. 30-31: John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851) hand-colored aquatint engraving, "Yellow-billed Magpie, Stellers Jay, Ultramarine Jay and Clark's Crow," Plate Number CCCLXII. $1,800 to $2,200.

<center>Case Antiques Two-Day Winter Auction Jan. 30 & 31, 2021

Case Antiques, Jan. 30-31: Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) autograph letter, signed, as President, to Nathan Reid detailing Jackson’s intervention on behalf of Reid's grandson. $1,800 to $2,200.

Case Antiques, Jan. 30-31: Edward Steichen (Luxembourg/American, 1879-1973) portfolio of photographs, "The Early Years 1900-1927, 12 Hand-Gravure Prints" #41/1000, printed in 1981. $1,400 to $1,600.

Case Antiques, Jan. 30-31: President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, TLS, one-page typed letter on The White House, Washington, D.C., stationary to John Marshall Butler. $1,400 to $1,600.

<center>Case Antiques Two-Day Winter Auction Jan. 30 & 31, 2021

Case Antiques, Jan. 30-31: Two Pre-Civil War slave related letters, including one written by Mariah, a female domestic slave of James Vincent Musgrove (1814-1890) to her daughter. $1,000 to $1,200.

Case Antiques, Jan. 30-31: Two author signed and inscribed Ayn Rand related books, including one Rand signed WE THE LIVING, London 1940 edition. $1,000 to $1,200.

Case Antiques, Jan. 30-31: PLAN DE LA VILLE DE MEMPHIS (ETATS-UNIS) 40,000 HABITANTS pen and ink with watercolor hand drawn drainage system map, circa 1870. $700 to $900.

<center>Case Antiques Two-Day Winter Auction Jan. 30 & 31, 2021

Case Antiques, Jan. 30-31: Scarce Mezzotint portrait of Thomas Pownall, Colonial Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (1757-1760) and South Carolina (1760). $600 to $700.

Case Antiques, Jan. 30-31: VIEW OF NORFOLK FROM COSPORT, VIRGINIA, John Hill, engraver, after John Shaw (U.K., 1776-1832). $600 to $700.

Case Antiques, Jan. 30-31: THE BURNING OF THE MERCHANT'S EXCHANGE, NEW YORK CITY -THE GREAT FIRE OF DECEMBER, 1835. Scarce color lithograph, a 1909 reissue of the original 1836 print. $500 to $700.
<center>Il Ponte Casa d'Aste Books and Manuscripts 26 January 2021

<center>Il Ponte Casa d'Aste Books and Manuscripts 26 January 2021

<center>Il Ponte Casa d'Aste Books and Manuscripts 26 January 2021
<center>Forum Auctions Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper 28 January 2021

Forum Auctions, Jan. 28: Schedel (Hartmann). Liber Chronicarum, first edition, Nuremberg, Anton Koberger for Sebald Schreyer and Sebastian Kammermeister, 1493. £30,000 to £50,000.

Forum Auctions, Jan. 28: [Greek Orthodox Church].- Menaion, manuscript in Greek, on paper, in Greek letters, [Eastern Mediterranean], [c. 1400]. £5,000 to £7,000.

Forum Auctions, Jan. 28: American Revolution.- Loyalist's cow powder horn, engraved with the cypher "GR" for George III surmounted by a crown, an inscription, and on reverse an engraving of the "North River" [Hudson River], 1777. £5,000 to £7,000.

<center>Forum Auctions Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper 28 January 2021

Forum Auctions, Jan. 28: Illuminated prayer book.- Maria Carcer y Trigueros... Santa Misa y Oraciones, illuminated manuscript in Spanish, on paper, [c. 1850]. £5,000 to £7,000.

Forum Auctions, Jan. 28: Hardy (Thomas). The Mayor of Casterbridge, 2 vol., first edition in book form, original cloth, 1886. £2,000 to £3,000.

Forum Auctions, Jan. 28: [Austen (Jane)]. Emma: A Novel, first edition, Printed for John Murray, 1816. £7,000 to £10,000.

<center>Forum Auctions Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper 28 January 2021

Forum Auctions, Jan. 28: Brontë (Charlotte). Jane Eyre. An Autobiography, 3 vol., first edition, Smith, Elder and Co., 1847. £10,000 to £15,000.

Forum Auctions, Jan. 28: Cruikshank (George). The Road to the Derby, one of two proof copies, Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1882. £600 to £800.

Forum Auctions, Jan. 28: Meunier (Charles, binder).- Gruel (Leon). Manuel Historique et Bibliographique de l'Amateur de Reliures, 2 vol., Paris, 1887.-1905. £3,000 to £4,000.

<center>Forum Auctions Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper 28 January 2021

Forum Auctions, Jan. 28: Burne-Jones (Sir Edward). The Work of Edward Burne-Jones, edited by Philip Burne-Jones, one of 200 copies, [c.1900]. £4,000 to £6,000.

Forum Auctions, Jan. 28: Nazraeli Press.- Six by Six, 36 vol. [a complete set], one of 100 sets, each with signed photograph, Portland, Or., 2010-16. £10,000 to £15,000.

Forum Auctions, Jan. 28: Australasia.- Péron (Francois) and Freycinet. Voyage de Découvertes aux Terres Australes, 5 vol. including Atlas, second edition, Paris, 1824. £6,000 to £8,000.

Auction Reports

Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH

Auction Info

Auction Name: Rare Books, Prints, and Historic Photographs
Auction Date: 12/04/2020 - 12/04/2020
Sale Number: #134
Total Lots: 543
Sold Lots: 248
Lots Sold: 45.67%
Unsold Lots: 295

Total Sales (EUR): 726,743.21
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR): 572,650.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR): 1,141,100.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR): 1,177,100.00
High Estimate of All Lots (EUR): 2,349,600.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.: 30.93%

Top twenty by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
84	Ortelius, Abraham	Ortelius, Abraham Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Mit	1574	EUR 28,000.00 - 56,000.00	EUR 66,534.00
6	Spechtshart von Reutlingen, Hugo	Spechtshart von Reutlingen, Hugo Flores musicae. Mit	1488	EUR 15,000.00 - 30,000.00	EUR 16,633.50
417	Dalí, Salvador	Dalí, Salvador Les Douze Tribus d'Israël.	1973	EUR 12,000.00 - 24,000.00	EUR 12,795.00
249	Linden, J.	Linden, J. Lindenia. Iconographie des Orchidées.	1885-1901	EUR 12,000.00 - 24,000.00	EUR 12,795.00
434	Grosz, George	Grosz, George Die Räuber: Neun Lithographien zu	1922	EUR 8,000.00 - 16,000.00	EUR 11,515.50
36	Rozin, Frédéric-André	Rozin, Frédéric-André Essai sur	20	EUR 10,000.00 - 20,000.00	EUR 11,515.50
44		Stundenbuch. Tagzeiten und Psalmen MSCPT (RTitel). Mit	15./16 Jahrhundert.	EUR 5,000.00 - 10,000.00	EUR 11,515.50
337	Biehler, Tobias	Biehler, Tobias Practische Anleitung für jeder	1839	EUR 12,000.00 - 24,000.00	EUR 10,236.00
2	Panormitanus de Tudeschis, N	Panormitanus de Tudeschis, N Lectura super quinque	1478	EUR 5,500.00 - 11,000.00	EUR 10,236.00
27	Du Chatelet, Emilie, Voltaire, François Marie	Du Chatelet, Emilie, Voltaire, François Marie	1778	EUR 12,000.00 - 24,000.00	EUR 10,236.00
231	Alsted, Johann Heinrich	Alsted, Johann Heinrich I. Elementale mathematicum in	1611	EUR 3,600.00 - 7,200.00	EUR 9,980.10
74	Heiden, C. F. von der	Heiden, C. F. von der Americanische Urquelle derer	1760	EUR 1,800.00 - 3,600.00	EUR 9,596.25
518	Ury, Lesser	Ury, Lesser Berliner Impressionen. Mit 7 ORadierungen	1924	EUR 8,000.00 - 16,000.00	EUR 8,956.50
108	Forbin, Louis Nicolas Phillipe Auguste de	Forbin, Louis Nicolas Phillipe Auguste de Voyage dans	1819	EUR 6,000.00 - 12,000.00	EUR 8,316.75
72	Chassiron, Charles de	Chassiron, Charles de Apercu Pittoresque de la Ré	1849	EUR 5,000.00 - 10,000.00	EUR 7,689.80
142		Wichtiges Fotoalbum und Tagebuch aus dem 1. WK aus dem	Um 1914-1918	EUR 12,000.00 - 24,000.00	EUR 7,677.00
465	Guillemot, Maurice	Guillemot, Maurice Paris. Moeurs, Costumes & Attitudes	1914	EUR 8,000.00 - 16,000.00	EUR 7,677.00
510	Steiner-Prag, Hugo	Steiner-Prag, Hugo Der Golem. Prager Phantasien.		EUR 3,000.00 - 6,000.00	EUR 7,037.25
15	Vostre, Simon	Vostre, Simon Reich geschmücktes Pariser	ca. 1508	EUR 7,500.00 - 15,000.00	EUR 7,037.25
224	Manenti, Francesco	Manenti, Francesco Deliberationi astronomiche perpetue	1643	EUR 6,000.00 - 12,000.00	EUR 7,037.25

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Swann Auction Galleries Jan 28: Joseph F. Kernan, College Football, oil on canvas, The Saturday Evening Post cover, 1932. $25,000 to $35,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Jan 28: Joseph C. Leyendecker, Golfer Lighting a Cigarette, oil on canvas, c.1920. $7,000 to $10,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Jan 28: Howard Chandler Christy, In the Field, charcoal & watercolor, published in Scribner’s, 1902. $8,000 to $12,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Jan 28: N.C. Wyeth, Standish Reading, pen & ink, for The Courtship of Miles Standish, 1920. $5,000 to $7,500.

Swann Auction Galleries Jan 28: Johnanna Stewart Mapes, A Fairy Book, conté crayon, for St. Nicholas Magazine, 1907. $2,500 to $3,500.

Swann Auction Galleries Jan 28: Arnold Lobel, pen & ink, for The Frog & Toad Coloring Book, 1981. $3,000 to $4,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Jan 28: Antonio Lopez, Today’s Fashions, study for The New York Times, 1981. $2,500 to $3,500.

Swann Auction Galleries Jan 28: Charles Schulz, “I’ll have to go back to the house…I forgot my rubbers…” pen & ink, original 4-panel Peanuts comic, 1960. $8,000 to $12,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Jan 28: Constantin Alajalov, Family Tree, watercolor and gouache, cover for The New Yorker, 1938. Estimate $3,000 to $4,000.
<center>Christie’s Paul Destribats: Une Bibliothèque des Avant-gardes Part III 2-3 and 4 February 2021

<center>Christie’s Paul Destribats: Une Bibliothèque des Avant-gardes Part III 2-3 and 4 February 2021

<center>Christie’s Paul Destribats: Une Bibliothèque des Avant-gardes Part III 2-3 and 4 February 2021

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