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ANZAAB Joint Catalogue: BULLER, Walter Lawry. A HISTORY OF THE BIRDS OF NEW ZEALAND. London, Van Voorst, 1873. Special De-Luxe edition of this already rare work.

ANZAAB Joint Catalogue: GIBBS, May. Gum-Nut Babies. Sydney: Angus and Robertson, Ca. 1918.

ANZAAB Joint Catalogue: SWIFT, Jonathan. TRAVELS INTO SEVERAL REMOTE NATIONS OF THE WORLD. London: Printed for Benj.Motte. 1727.

ANZAAB Joint Catalogue: JUKES, Joseph Beete. NARRATIVE OF THE SURVEYING VOYAGE OF H.M.S. FLY… London: T. & W. Boone, 1847. First Edition.

ANZAAB Joint Catalogue: SOMERVILLE, E OE. IN THE VINE COUNTRY. London: W H Allen & Co Limited, 1893.

ANZAAB Joint Catalogue: MAWE, John. The voyager’s companion, or shell collector’s pilot. London : 1825. Rare.

ANZAAB Joint Catalogue: PARKINSON, John. Theatrum Botanicum, The Theater of Plants… London, Thomas Cotes, 1640.

ANZAAB Joint Catalogue: c. 1150 decorated MONASTIC MISSAL LEAF, Southern Germany/Austria.

ANZAAB Joint Catalogue: LEGGE, Captain W. Vincent. A HISTORY OF THE BIRDS OF CEYLON. London, The Author, 1880.

ANZAAB Joint Catalogue: AUNT HANNAH. SOME ADVENTURES IN THE LIFE OF A COCKATOO. Published in New York by R. Shugg and Co., 1872.
<center>Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers Christmas Rare Books & Collectors’ Sale 9 & 10 December 2020

Fonsie Mealy, Dec. 9: Joyce (James), Ulysses, 4to, Paris: (Shakespeare & Co.) 1922, First Edn. €7,000 to €9,000.

Fonsie Mealy, Dec. 9: Of the Utmost Rarity with Swift Association. Harward (Michael). Philomath. A New Almanack for the Year of Our Lord, 1666. €6,000 to €9,000.

Fonsie Mealy, Dec. 9: With Full Complement of Hand Coloured & Other Plates. Rosellini (Ippolito). Monumenti dell Egitto e della Nubia, Vols. I, II, & III Plate Volumes only. €5,000 to €7,000.

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Fonsie Mealy, Dec. 9: With Magnificent Hand Coloured Plates. [Bivort, Debabay, & others] Annales de Pomologie, 8 vols., folio, Brussels, 1853-1861. €4,000 to €6,000.

Fonsie Mealy, Dec. 9: With Very Fine Coloured Plates & Illustrations. Barbier (George) Vogel (Lucien) & others, Gazette du Bon Ton - Arts-modes et frivolities, 1914 to 1922. €4,000 to €6,000.

Fonsie Mealy, Dec. 9: “I have seen War... I hate War," Signed Presentation Copy to William C. Bullitt, Roosevelt (Franklin D.) August 14, 1936. €3,000 to €4,000.

<center>Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers Christmas Rare Books & Collectors’ Sale 9 & 10 December 2020

Fonsie Mealy, Dec. 9: Victorian Hostess & Horticulturist. An Important Collection Relating to Lady Dorothy Nevill (1826-1913). €2,500 to €3,200.

Fonsie Mealy, Dec. 9: Fine Original Portrait Photos of The O'Brien Ladies by Margaret Cameron. Two black and white Photos, each 8" x 10". €1,200 to €1,800.

Fonsie Mealy, Dec. 9: James Hume Nesbitt Illustrations: A collection of twelve pen and ink Drawings and Etchings intended for publication as book of illustrations for his thriller novels. €800 to €1,200.

<center>Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers Christmas Rare Books & Collectors’ Sale 9 & 10 December 2020

Fonsie Mealy, Dec. 9: Attributed to Kitagawa Utamavo (1753-1806). A pair of attractive colourful woodblock prints, of Court Ladies in decorative robes with numerous stamps and script. €800 to €1,000.

Fonsie Mealy, Dec. 9: Contemporaneous Notes from Captain Cook's Voyage Travel: [Anon] Voyage to the South Sea by Mr. Banks, Mr. Parkinson and Dr. Solender, with Capt. Cooke, a 7 page m/ss document. €700 to €1,000.

Fonsie Mealy, Dec. 9: Very Rare First U.K. Edition with Yellow Paper Band. Herbert (Frank). Dune, 8vo London (Victor Gollancz Ltd.) 1966. €500 to €700.
<center>Sotheby’s English Literature, History, Science, Children’s Books and Illustrations 1 – 8 December, 2020

Sotheby’s, 1-8 Dec.: JAMES OF MILAN | Pricking of love, illuminated manuscript in Middle English [England, fifteenth century]. £60,000 to £80,000.

Sotheby’s, 1-8 Dec.: BEARDSLEY | The Toilet of Helen, original ink drawing for Savoy, 1895. £30,000 to £50,000.

Sotheby’s, 1-8 Dec.: DICKENS | A Christmas Carol, 1844, seventh edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author. £20,000 to £30,000.

<center>Sotheby’s English Literature, History, Science, Children’s Books and Illustrations 1 – 8 December, 2020

Sotheby’s, 1-8 Dec.: DARWIN | For Private Distribution... Extracts from Letters addressed to Professor Henslow..., 1835, original wrappers. £70,000 to £90,000.

Sotheby’s, 1-8 Dec.: DEFOE | Autograph manuscript poem, 'Resignation', 1708. £20,000 to £30,000.

Sotheby’s, 1-8 Dec.: GRAHAME | The Wind in the Willows, 1908, first edition, dust-jacket. £12,000 to £16,000.

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Auction Info

Auction Name: Books, Maps, Manuscripts, and Historical Photographs
Auction Date: 03/19/2013 - 03/19/2013
Sale Number: #20751
Total Lots: 234
Sold Lots: 199
Lots Sold: 85.04%
Unsold Lots: 35

Total Sales (GBP): 784,659.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP): 424,300.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP): 630,500.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP): 529,800.00
High Estimate of All Lots (GBP): 779,500.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.: 100.66%

Top twenty by sale price

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<center>Arader Galleries December Sale December 5, 2020

Arader Galleries, Dec. 5: SHERBURNE, BRANTZ, and WIRGMAN. The Original Drawings of the First Modern Scientific Survey of the Patapsco River and Chesapeake Bay. $350,000 to $500,000.

Arader Galleries, Dec. 5: LAFON, Barthelemy. The Earliest Comprehensive Survey of Louisiana and its Adjacent Regions. $350,000 to $450,000.

Arader Galleries, Dec. 5: Giacomo GASTALDI. The Most Important Renaissance Wall Map of Asia Published in the 16th Century – with all four sheets having full margins. $300,000 to $400,000.

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Arader Galleries, Dec. 5: CAO, Junyi. The Most Important Map of China to Come to Market in 50 Years. One of only three known copies of the last Ming Dynasty world map. $325,000 to $375,000.

Arader Galleries, Dec. 5: ORTELIUS, Abraham. Ortelius Atlas Spanish 1588 Magnificently Rich Original Hand Color in Full. $225,000 to $350,000.

Arader Galleries, Dec. 5: An Exceptionally Fine and Historically Important Manuscript Map Showing the Origins of Texas in the 19th Century. $250,000 to $350,000.

<center>Arader Galleries December Sale December 5, 2020

Arader Galleries, Dec. 5: PRICE, William and BONNER, John. Map of Boston 1769. $225,000 to $325,000.

Arader Galleries, Dec. 5: John James AUDUBON. Audubon’s Brilliant Icon, That Has Never Been Equaled for Drama. $150,000 to $250,000.

Arader Galleries, Dec. 5: Pierre-Joseph REDOUTE. Original Watercolor, Red Lily. $175,000 to $250,000.

<center>Arader Galleries December Sale December 5, 2020

Arader Galleries, Dec. 5: John James AUDUBON. The Most Famous Image of a Bird in All of History. $150,000 to $200,000.

Arader Galleries, Dec. 5: Martin WALDSEEMULLER. The Finest Example in Existence of Martin Waldseemuller’s Map of the New World, with Spectacular Full Original Color. $150,000 to $200,000.

Arader Galleries, Dec. 5: GORDON, Peter. The First State of the First View of Savannah: The Template for American Urban Planning. $100,000 to $150,000.
Swann Auction Galleries Dec 17: Bernardus Sylvanus, one of the earliest printed maps of the New World, woodcut, Venice, 1511. $20,000 to $30,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Dec 17: Johannes Blaeu, Nova et Accuratissima Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula, Amsterdam, 1662. $8,000 to $12,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Dec 17: Emanuel Bowen & John Gibson, Atlas Minimus, miniature atlas, London, 1758. $2,500 to $3,500.

Swann Auction Galleries Dec 17: Henry Andrews, The Botanist's Repository for New & Rare Plants, London, 1797-1815. $3,000 to $5,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Dec 17: John James Audubon, Night Heron or Qua Bird, Plate CCXXXVI, hand-colored aquatint, 1835. $25,000 to $35,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Dec 17: Basilius Besler, group of 30 folio engravings, Hortus Eystettensis, Eichstatt, 1613. $7,000 to $10,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Dec 17: Henri Chatelain, Carte Tres Curieuse de la Mer du Sud..., Amsterdam, 1719. $8,000 to $12,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Dec 17: Arnoldus Montanus, Die Unbekante Neue Welt..., German text edition, Amsterdam, 1673. $4,000 to $6,000.
<center>Sotheby’s Livres et Manuscrits 7 – 15 December, 2020

Sotheby’s, 7 – 15 Dec.: [RELIURE BRODÉE]. Horae beatissimae... Anvers, 1570. Reliure brodée de la Renaissance aux armes du duc d'Anjou. €50,000 to €70,000.

Sotheby’s, 7 – 15 Dec.: ARTOIS, comte d', futur Charles X. 75 lettres autographes au comte de Vaudreuil entre 1792 et 1804. €15,000 to €20,000.

Sotheby’s, 7 – 15 Dec.: [Pascal, Blaise]. Lettres de A. Dettonville ... Paris, 1658-1659. Rarissime édition originale en reliure de l'époque. €30,000 to €50,000.

<center>Sotheby’s Livres et Manuscrits 7 – 15 December, 2020

Sotheby’s, 7 – 15 Dec.: Aragon, Louis. Ens. de 8 ouvrages avec envois à Jacques Lacan, dont "Blanche et l'oubli", 1967, sur grand papier. €2,000 to €3,000.

Sotheby’s, 7 – 15 Dec.: Fermat, Pierre de. Varia opera mathematica. Toulouse,1679. Petit in-folio. Edition originale. De la bibliothèque de Jacques Lacan. €6,000 to €8,000.

Sotheby’s, 7 – 15 Dec.: Leduc, Violette. La Bâtarde. 1958-1963. Important manuscrit autographe, premier jet. 20 cahiers, env 2048 p. ms. €40,000 to €60,000.

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