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Bonhams, Sep. 17: EARLY AVIATION PHOTOGRAPHY ARCHIVE. Chronicling 20th century aviation from the earliest Wright Brothers images through commercial and military applications. $50,000 to $70,000.

Bonhams, Sep. 17: SPUTNIK-1 EMC/EMI LAB MODEL, 1957. Full scale vintage test model of the Sputnik-1 satellite, Moscow, [February, 1957]. $400,000 to $600,000.

Bonhams, Sep. 17: FIRST TELEPHONE CALL TO THE MOON. Partial transcription signed by Apollo 11 astronauts and President Nixon. $20,000 to $30,000.

Bonhams, Sep. 17: Apollo 11 Beta cloth crew emblem, SIGNED BY THE ENTIRE APOLLO 11 CREW. $8,000 to $10,000.

Bonhams, Sep. 17: GEMINI 1/8 SCALE MODEL. Rarely seen large-scale contractor's model. $3,000 to $5,000

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.
<center>Arader Galleries Fall 2019 Auction September 28, 2019

Arader Galleries, Sep. 28: AUDUBON, John James. Snowy Owl, Plate 121. Aquatint Engraving with original hand color. London: Havell Jr., 1827-1838 from Birds of America. $225,000 to $300,000.

Arader Galleries, Sep. 28: JEFFERYS, Thomas. The American Atlas... London: Sayer and Bennett, 1776. $65,000 to $90,000.

Arader Galleries, Sep. 28: RACKHAM, Arthur. Original Illustrations for Jack and the Beanstalk. Pen and ink with watercolor on paper. C. 1913. $60,000 to $80,000.

Arader Galleries, Sep. 28: AUDUBON, John James. Ruffed Grous, Plate 41. Aquatint Engraving with original hand color. London: Havell Jr., 1827-1838 from Birds of America. $50,000 to $70,000.

Arader Galleries, Sep. 28: ROESSLER, A. R. Latest Map of the State of Texas. Lithograph with original hand color. New York: Mittendorfer, 1874. $50,000 to $65,000.

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Arader Galleries, Sep. 28: AUDUBON, John James. American Bison or Buffalo (Male), Plate 56. Lithograph with original hand color. New York, 1845-1848 from Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America. $18,000 to $25,000.

Arader Galleries, Sep. 28: HOOKER, Sir William Jackson & FITCH, Walter Hood. Victoria Regia. Lithograph with original hand color. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1851. $20,000 to $30,000.

Arader Galleries, Sep. 28: AUDUBON, John James. Pin Tailed Duck, Plate 227. Aquatint Engraving with original hand color. London: Havell Jr., 1827-1838 from Birds of America. $15,000 to $20,000.

Arader Galleries, Sep. 28: LEWIS, Meriwether and CLARK, William. Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent... London, 1814. $7,000 to $10,000.

Arader Galleries, Sep. 28: AUDUBON, John James. American Black or Silver Fox, Plate 116. Lithograph with original hand color. New York, 1845-1848 from Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America. $18,000 to $25,000.
Swann Auction Galleries Illustration Art: Eric Carle, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, hand-painted collage. Sold for a record $20,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Illustration Art: Charles Addams, Couple passing a giant bird house, watercolor cartoon for The New Yorker, 1948. Sold for $16,250.

Swann Auction Galleries Illustration Art: Miriam Troop, Rain on Laundry Day, oil on canvas, cover for The Saturday Evening Post, 1940. Sold for $40,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Illustration Art: Rockwell Kent, To All Fascists, ink broadside for The League of American Writers, circa 1937. Sold for $6,500.

Swann Auction Galleries Illustration Art: Jo Mielziner, Pet Shop Drop, backdrop design for Pal Joey on Broadway, 1940. Sold for a record $55,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Illustration Art: Lee Brown Coye, acrylic cover illustration for the 25th anniversary of Weird Tales, 1944. Sold for $18,750.

Swann Auction Galleries Illustration Art: Virgil Finlay, The Outsider & Others, pen & ink dust jacket illustration for H.P. Lovecraft's book, 1939. Sold for $5,500.

Swann Auction Galleries Illustration Art: Al Hirschfeld, Paul Robeson as Othello, illustration for The New York Times, 1942. Sold for $68,750

Swann Auction Galleries Illustration Art: Frederic Remington, pen & ink illustration for A Scout with the Buffalo Soldiers in The Century magazine, 1889. Sold for $17,500.

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Henri Godts Books and Prints Auctions

Auction Info

Auction Name: Books, Prints, Maps
Auction Date: 06/17/2014 - 06/17/2014
Sale Number: #61714
Total Lots: 460
Sold Lots: 336
Lots Sold: 73.04%
Unsold Lots: 124

Total Sales (EUR): 246,000.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR): 76,633.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR): 87,656.10
Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR): 107,853.80
High Estimate of All Lots (EUR): 123,456.30
Total Sales as a % of High Est.: 199.26%

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<center>Chiswick Auctions Books & Works on Paper September 25, 2019

Chiswick Auctions, Sep. 25: Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST EDITION, first issue, 8vo, 1997. £15,000 to £20,000

Chiswick Auctions, Sep. 25: Bible, Italian.- Malermi Bible, woodcut illustrations, folio, Lazaro de Soardi & Bernardino Benali, Venice,1517. £8,000 to £12,000

Chiswick Auctions, Sep. 25: Germany.- Homann (Johann Baptist). Atlas von Deutschland, engraved half title, hand coloured, 87 double page engraved maps, [folio, Erben, Nuremberg, 1753]. £8,000 to £10,000

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Chiswick Auctions, Sep. 25: [Mirk (John)].- Liber festivalis et Quatuor sermons [bound with], [Le Roy (Pierre)] A Pleasant Satyre or Poesie, first edition in English, Widdow Orwin for Thomas Man, 1595, 8vo. £1,500 to £2,000

Chiswick Auctions, Sep. 25: Antoninus Florentinus (Saint Archbishop of Florence). Confessionale: Defecerunt…, 8vo, Pietro Quarengi, Venice, 15 February 1499. £1,000 to £1,500

Chiswick Auctions, Sep. 25: Jesuit Letters.- [Froes (Father Luigi) & et al.)] Avvisi del Giapone de gli anni 1582, 1583, 1584…, 1586 [bound with] Avvisi della Cina et Giapone…, FIRST EDITIONS, Rome. £1,000 to £1,500

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Chiswick Auctions, Sep. 25: Plutarch & Probus (Aemilius). Plutarchi Cheronei et Aemilii Probi Illustrium, folio, Nicolas de Pratis for Jean-Petit, Paris, 1521. £1,000 to £1,500

Chiswick Auctions, Sep. 25: Bible.- English. The Byble in Englyshe of the Largest and Greatest volume, elaborate woodcut border, text vignettes, folio, 1541. £1,000 to £1,500

Chiswick Auctions, Sep. 25: Fore-edge Painting.- Lord George Byron, The Giaour, a Fragment of a Turkish Tale, bound with 10 other titles, 4 plates marked 'Proof.', 1813. £800 to £1,200

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Chiswick Auctions, Sep. 25: Manson (John). Twelve by Sixteen Papers of John Mason, a collection of 50 sheets of paper, some watermarked, 12 x 16”, c.1978. £800 to £1,200

Chiswick Auctions, Sep. 25: Fleming (Ian). Dr. No, FIRST EDITION, original boards, dust-jacket, 8vo, 1958. £700 to £900

Chiswick Auctions, Sep. 25: Eliot (T.S.) Four Quartets, NUMBER 121 of 290 COPIES, signed by author, 1960. £400 to £600
Forum Auctions: Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper. September 26, 2019

Forum Auctions, Sep. 26: Joyce (James). Dubliners, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1914. £100,000 to £150,000

Forum Auctions, Sep. 26: The Beatles.- Baker (Geoffrey.) 3 Autograph Letters and 1 Autograph Card signed to Ann Gosnell, addtionally sgn’d by George Harrison, John Lennon, Cynthia Lennon and others, 1968. £5,000 to £7,000

Forum Auctions, Sep. 26: Pilgrim Press.- Dod (John). A plaine and familiar exposition of the tenne commandements ..., [Leiden], [William Brewster], 1617. £15,000 to £20,000

Forum Auctions: Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper. September 26, 2019

Forum Auctions, Sep. 26: Automaton Chess Player & Mechanical Illusion.- Reynell (H., printer). “The Famous Chess-Player, No.14, St.James's-Street, next Brooks's,” broadside advertisement for "The famous Automaton", [1784]. £2,000 to £3,000

Forum Auctions, Sep. 26: Clemens (Samuel Langhorne). Life on the Mississippi, first English edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1883. £8,000 to £12,000

Forum Auctions, Sep. 26: Arctic Sledge Flag.- Fulford (Reginald Baldwin). Sledge flag... HMS Discovery, 1875. £4,000 to £6,000

Forum Auctions: Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper. September 26, 2019

Forum Auctions, Sep. 26: Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first edition, first printing, 1997. £20,000 to £30,000

Forum Auctions, Sep. 26: Piranesi (Giovanni Battista). Le Antichità Romane, 4 vol., 1756. £20,000 to £30,000

Forum Auctions, Sep. 26: Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal, called). Urbis Venetiarum Prospectus Celebriores, 3 parts in 1, Richard Ford's copy, Venice, Giovanni Battista Pasquali, 1751. £10,000 to £15,000

Forum Auctions: Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper. September 26, 2019

Forum Auctions, Sep. 26: Atlases.- Speed (John). A Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World, bound with The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine, 1631-27. £12,000 to £18,000

Forum Auctions, Sep. 26: Anatomical illustration.- Aselli (Gaspare). De lactibus sive lacteis venis... dissertatio, first edition, Milan, Giovanni Battista Bidelli, 1627. £20,000 to £30,000

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