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Reiss & Sohn

Auction Info

Auction Name
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Auction Date
10/28/2008 - 10/29/2008
Sale Number
#123b
Total Lots
1113
Sold Lots
615
Lots Sold
55.26%
Unsold Lots
498
Total Sales (EUR)
1,028,954.80
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)
1,448,310.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)
1,448,310.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)
1,734,750.00
High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)
1,734,750.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
59.31%

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    <b>Swann:</b> Scott Joplin, <i>Treemonisha: Opera in Three Acts,</i> New York, 1911. Sold March 24 — $40,000.
    <b>Swann:</b> Louisa May Alcott, autograph letter signed, 1868. Sold June 2 — $23,750.
    <b>Swann:</b> Anne Bradstreet, <i>Several Poems Compiled with Great Variety of Wit and Learning, full of Delight,</i> Boston, 1758. Sold June 2 — $21,250.
    <b>Swann:</b> William Shakespeare, <i>Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. Published according to the true Originall Copies. The Second Impression,</i> London, 1632. Sold May 5 — $161,000.
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    <b>Swann:</b> John Bachmann, <i>Panorama of the Seat of War,</i> New York, 1861-62. Sold June 23 — $35,000.
    <b>Swann:</b> Charlotte Bronte, <i>Jane Eyre,</i> first edition, London, 1847. Sold June 16 — $23,750.
    <b>Swann:</b> Elihu Vedder, <i>Simple Simon, His Book,</i> 1913. Sold June 9 — $12,350.
    <b>Swann:</b> Frederick Catherwood, <i>Views of Ancient Monuments in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatan,</i> London, 1844. Sold April 7 — $37,500.
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