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<b>Sotheby’s NY, Jan 24:</b> Kingsborough, Edward King. <i>Antiquities of Mexico: Comprising Facsimiles of Ancient Mexican Paintings and Hieroglyphics…</i> London, 1831-1848. $80,000 to $120,000<b>Sotheby’s NY, Jan 24:</b> Paul Revere. <i>The Bloody Massacre perpetrated In King-Street Boston on March 5th 1770 by a party of the 29th Reg. Boston, 1770.</i> $150,000 to $200,000<b>Sotheby’s NY, Jan 24:</b> Battle of the Alamo. <i>Suplemento al Diario del Gobierno de la Republica Mexicana.</i> (Núm. 326. Tom. IV.). Mexico City: Imprenta del Aguila, Dirigida por José Ximeno, 1836. $6,000 to $8,000<b>Sotheby’s NY, Jan 24:</b> The Declaration of Independence. The first book-form printing of the Declaration of Independence. $300,000 to $500,000<b>Sotheby’s NY, Jan 24:</b> Treaty of Paris, Ratification. By the United States in Congress Assembled, A Proclamation … Annapolis, [Ca. 16-17 January 1784]. $800,000 to $1,200,000<b>Sotheby’s NY, Jan 24:</b> Declaration of Independence. The only known privately held copy of the celebrated William J. Stone facsimile for which provenance can be traced back to a direct ancestor who received it in 1824. $600,000 to $800,000<b>Sotheby’s NY, Jan 24:</b> Crockett, David. Autograph letter signed ("David Crockett") to George Patton, announcing his intention to travel to Texas. $70,000 to $100,000<b>Sotheby’s NY, Jan 24:</b> Wytfliet, Cornelius. <i>Descriptionis Ptolemaicae Augmentum, Sive Occidentalis Notitia Brevi Commentario Illustrata.</i> Leuven: Johannes Bogaerts 1597. $35,000 to $50,000<b>Sotheby’s NY, Jan 24:</b> Schedel, Hartmann. <i>Liber Cronicarum cum Figuris et Ymaginibus.</i> Nuremberg, Anton Koberger for Sebald Schreyer and Sebastian Kammermeister, 12 July 1493. $70,000 to $100,000<b>Sotheby’s NY, Jan 24:</b> New York Mets. Baseball from the first victory of the New York Mets. $25,000 to $35,000<b>Sotheby’s NY, Jan 24:</b> Robert E. Lee. Autograph letter signed ("R E Lee") as Confederate commander, to Rabbi Max Michelbacher, declining to furlough Jewish Confederate troops for the high holy days. $150,000 to $250,000 -
<b>Chiswick Auctions: Rare Books & Works on Paper. January 23, 2019</b><b>Chiswick Auctions, Jan 23:</b> Rossini (Luigi, artist & engraver). <i>Le Antichità Romane, ossia Raccolta della piu interessanti Vedute di Roma Antica,</i> 89 plates. £2500 to £3500<b>Chiswick Auctions, Jan 23:</b> Four original hand-painted propaganda posters, (550 x 770 mm.), North Korea, 2009. £1200 to £1800<b>Chiswick Auctions, Jan 23:</b> Plinius Secundus (Gaius). <i>Historia Natural,</i> 2 vol, Spanish translation, woodcut arms of Philip IV of Spain, Madrid, 1624; 1629 £600 to £800<b>Chiswick Auctions, Jan 23:</b> Nasmyth (James) & Carpenter (James). <i>The Moon,</i> FIRST EDITION, frontispiece and 24 plates, 1874. £600 to £800<b>Chiswick Auctions: Rare Books & Works on Paper. January 23, 2019</b><b>Chiswick Auctions, Jan 23:</b> A group (12) of large size Chinese Cultural Revolution papercuts on red paper presented on white paper backing, featuring various slogans and images of General Mao. £600 to £800<b>Chiswick Auctions, Jan 23:</b> Coronelli (V. M.). <i>Tran-Siselana,</i> copper engraved, hand-coloured, title cartouche with four winds and four monkeys, coat of arms, Venice, c.1692; and 8 others. £600 to £800<b>Chiswick Auctions, Jan 23:</b> Pouchkine (Alexandre). <i>Contes populaires Russes… traduits … par Alexandra de Holstein et René Ghil,</i> FIRST EDITION, n. 165 of an edition of 270 copies. £400 to £600 -
<b>Bonhams New York: Fine Books and Manuscripts Including the World of Hilary Knight. December 5, 2018</b><b>Bonhams, Dec 5:</b> KNIGHT, HILARY. The Original Portrait of Eloise that Hung at the Plaza Hotel. $100,000 to 150,000<b>Bonhams, Dec 5:</b> WARHOL, ANDY. "Iced Lemon Delight," an Original Watercolor Presented to Hilary Knight's cat, Phoebe $8,000 to 12,000<b>Bonhams, Dec 5:</b> SENDAK, MAURICE. <i>Where the Wild Things Are.</i> PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED with drawing to Hilary Knight in the month following publication. $10,000 to 15,000<b>Bonhams New York: Fine Books and Manuscripts Including the World of Hilary Knight. December 5, 2018</b><b>Bonhams, Dec 5:</b> NOLAND, KENNETH. Original circle painting, untitled, acrylic and ink on cloth, for cover of monograph $8,000 to 12,000<b>Bonhams, Dec 5:</b> TOULOUSE-LAUTREC. <i>Histoires Naturelles,</i> 1899. With 22 original lithographs. $10,000 to 15,000<b>Bonhams, Dec 5:</b> SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. <i>A Collection of Poems,</i> [1711]. The first authoritative and complete collected Sonnets.$15,000 to 20,000<b>Bonhams New York: Fine Books and Manuscripts Including the World of Hilary Knight. December 5, 2018</b><b>Bonhams, Dec 5:</b> LONDON, JACK. <i>The Call of the Wild.</i> 1903. First edition, first state jacket. $2,000 to 3,000<b>Bonhams, Dec 5:</b> FROST, ROBERT. Autograph Manuscript of "Build Soil," 12 pp, 1932-1936. $15,000 to 20,000<b>Bonhams, Dec 5:</b> GOULD, GLENN. Glenn Gould's extensively annotated copy of Bach's Goldberg Variations $100,000 to 150,000<b>Bonhams New York: Fine Books and Manuscripts Including the World of Hilary Knight. December 5, 2018</b><b>Bonhams, Dec 5:</b> PLATH, SYLVIA. EARLY Autograph Letter Signed, about her beginnings as a writer, Northampton, MA, 1951. $7,000 to 10,000<b>Bonhams, Dec 5:</b> HOUDINI, HARRY. A collection of 11 cast iron shackle and lock items from Houdini's personal collection. $20,000 to 30,000<b>Bonhams, Dec 5:</b> M4 ENGIMA MACHINE, with very rare RARE HYDRA KEY ENVELOPE. $400,000 to 600,000 -
<b>Shapero Rare Books:</b> Fine Illustrated Books. 50 illustrated works across a range of subjects.<b>Shapero Rare Books:</b> Present Perfect. Books & works on paper including Literature, Children’s & Illustrated, Sports & Pastimes, Modern Prints and more.<b>Shapero Rare Books:</b> The House of Romanov, marking the centenary of the tragic demise of the Romanov dynasty.<b>Shapero Rare Books:</b> CHAGALL & GOGOL. Les âmes mortes, 1948. Chagall’s first major illustrated book.<b>Shapero Rare Books:</b> GUSTAV KLIMT, eine nachlese, 1931. An important early monograph on Klimt.<b>Shapero Rare Books:</b> ELLIOT. Birds of North America, 1866. One of 200 2 vols sets, folio.<b>Shapero Rare Books:</b> PURCHAS. His Pilgrimes/Pilgrimage, 1625-26. 5 vols. Probably the greatest collection of voyages ever published.<b>Shapero Rare Books:</b> HUXLEY. Brave New World, 1932. Exceptionally fine first edition.<b>Shapero Rare Books:</b> KELMSCOTT PRESS. Poems of Shakespeare, one of 500, publisher’s vellum.<b>Shapero Rare Books:</b> LEROUX. Phantom of the Opera, 1911. First UK edition in fine S&S binding.<b>Shapero Rare Books:</b> INDIANA, Robert. The American Dream, one of 30 AP copies, 30 screen prints.<b>Shapero Rare Books:</b> BENOIS. Tsarskoe Selo during the Reign of Elizaveta Petrovna, St Petersburg, 1910. Deluxe issue.<b>Shapero Rare Books:</b> CORONATION ALBUM. Description du sacre et du couronnement de leurs Majestés Impériales, 1883. One of 200.<b>Shapero Rare Books:</b> IMPERIAL FAMILY. Signed original photograph of Tsar Nicholas II’s 4 daughters.<b>Shapero Rare Books:</b> Souvenir du Couronnement de Leurs Majestés Imperiales a Moscou, 1896.
Recent Reported Auction Results
| No | Sale Number | Auction House | Sale Name | Date of Auction | Archived Date | Total Lots | Lots Sold | % Lots Sold | CURR | Exch. Rate | Low Est. Lots Sold | High Est. Lots Sold | High Est. All Lots | Total Sales | Total Sales In $ | % Total Sales / High Est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #161902 | Heritage Auctions | Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 1/6 | January 13, 2019 | January 14, 2019 | 448 | 435 | 97.10% | USD | 1.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 74,235.40 | 74,235.40 | |
| 2 | #121902 | Heritage Auctions | Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 1/6 | January 13, 2019 | January 14, 2019 | 809 | 808 | 99.88% | USD | 1.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 228,143.20 | 228,143.20 | |
| 3 | #151902 | Heritage Auctions | Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles Auction - online bidstart 12/16/18 | January 13, 2019 | January 15, 2019 | 235 | 222 | 94.47% | USD | 1.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 82,472.00 | 82,472.00 | |
| 4 | #11219 | Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books | Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper | January 12, 2019 | January 14, 2019 | 170 | 161 | 94.71% | USD | 1.0 | 44,000.00 | 90,850.00 | 94,550.00 | 27,588.00 | 27,588.00 | 29.18% |
| 5 | #1724 | Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers | Art - Prints | January 12, 2019 | January 16, 2019 | 89 | 62 | 69.66% | GBP | 1.29 | 5,570.00 | 7,670.00 | 12,070.00 | 10,622.00 | 13,596.16 | 88.00% |
| 6 | #11219 | Michaans Auctions | Gallery Auction - Books, Prints, Photographs | January 12, 2019 | January 16, 2019 | 42 | 13 | 30.95% | USD | 1.0 | 5,600.00 | 8,400.00 | 46,900.00 | 6,330.00 | 6,330.00 | 13.50% |
| 7 | #663 | PBA Galleries | Literature of the 19th & 20th Centuries, with the Glenn Todd Collection of Arion Press | January 10, 2019 | January 16, 2019 | 433 | 371 | 85.68% | USD | 1.0 | 154,040.00 | 246,900.00 | 297,600.00 | 211,734.00 | 211,734.00 | 71.15% |
| 8 | #2084 | Forum Auctions | Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper | January 10, 2019 | January 11, 2019 | 174 | 150 | 86.21% | GBP | 1.29 | 31,850.00 | 45,640.00 | 53,640.00 | 45,350.00 | 58,048.00 | 84.55% |
| 9 | #543 | RR Auction | January Auction - Featuring Art and Animation - Online bidstart 12/14 | January 9, 2019 | January 11, 2019 | 987 | 587 | 59.47% | USD | 1.0 | 510,900.00 | 758,400.00 | 1,766,900.00 | 694,937.50 | 694,937.50 | 39.33% |
| 10 | #381 | Trafford Books | Stamps & postal history, Photographs, Books, Postcards, and Ephemera. | January 9, 2019 | January 16, 2019 | 252 | 152 | 60.32% | GBP | 1.29 | 0.00 | 18,347.00 | 28,277.00 | 16,435.80 | 21,202.22 | 58.12% |
| 11 | #10919 | Alaska Auction | Online auction - Books, Prints, Posters, Signs | January 9, 2019 | January 16, 2019 | 86 | 80 | 93.02% | USD | 1.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,216.70 | 1,216.68 | |
| 12 | #3571 | Heritage Auctions | FUN Currency Signature Auction - Orlando and Dallas | January 9, 2019 | January 15, 2019 | 2924 | 2692 | 92.07% | USD | 1.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6,910,098.20 | 6,910,098.20 | |
| 13 | #4008 | Heritage Auctions | FUN Currency Signature Auction - Orlando and Dallas | January 9, 2019 | January 15, 2019 | 1391 | 1197 | 86.05% | USD | 1.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,391,697.20 | 2,391,697.20 | |
| 14 | #10719 | Cowans Auctions | Historic Photography: Timed Auction - Internet bidstart 12/20 | January 7, 2019 | January 10, 2019 | 237 | 217 | 91.56% | USD | 1.0 | 45,850.00 | 78,950.00 | 96,400.00 | 87,714.00 | 87,714.00 | 90.99% |
| 15 | #17 | Kedem Auction | Online: Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinic Letters | December 26, 2018 | January 11, 2019 | 395 | 348 | 88.10% | USD | 1.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 125,369.00 | 125,369.00 | |
| 16 | #N09964 | Sothebys | Lady Blue Eyes: Property of Barbara and Frank Sinatra Online - Prints and Books | December 7, 2018 | January 14, 2019 | 68 | 68 | 100.00% | USD | 1.0 | 44,350.00 | 69,600.00 | 69,600.00 | 227,875.00 | 227,875.00 | 327.41% |
| 17 | #307 | Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers | Rare Books | December 4, 2018 | January 11, 2019 | 916 | 635 | 69.32% | EUR | 1.14 | 276,590.00 | 396,125.00 | 569,640.00 | 628,386.00 | 722,643.90 | 110.31% |
| 18 | #69 | Bubb Kuyper | Books, Manuscripts, Prints | November 27, 2018 | January 16, 2019 | 6472 | 4465 | 68.99% | EUR | 1.14 | 932,490.00 | 1,354,820.00 | 2,122,220.00 | 1,732,248.45 | 1,974,761.94 | 81.60% |
| TOTAL VALUES | 16,128 | 12,663 | 78.52% | $13,859,662.40 |
