Christies Auction 17705

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
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Swann Auction Galleries: Ian Fleming, Goldfinger, first edition, inscribed to Sir Henry Cotton, MBE, London, 1959. Sold for $25,000.

Swann Auction Galleries: Joseph Brant, Mohawk Chief, ALS, writing after pledging support to King George III against American rebels, 1776. Sold for a record $35,000.

Swann Auction Galleries: Sonia Delaunay, Ses Peintures . . ., 20 pochoir plates, Paris, 1925. Sold for a record $13,750.

Swann Auction Galleries: Diana, Princess of Wales, 6 autograph letters signed to British Vogue editor, 1989-92. Sold for $10,400.

Swann Auction Galleries: Alexander Hamilton, ALS, as Secretary of the Treasury covering costs of the new U.S. Mint, 1793. Sold for $12,500.

Swann Auction Galleries: Benjamin Graham & David L. Dodd, Security Analysis, first edition, inscribed by Graham to a Wall Street trader, NY, 1934. Sold for $20,000.

Swann Auction Galleries: George Barbier & François-Louis Schmied, Personnages de Comédie, Paris, 1922. Sold for $9,375.

Swann Auction Galleries: Alphonse Mucha, Ilsée, Princesse de Tripoli, Paris, 1897. Sold for a record $13,000.

Swann Auction Galleries: Ralph Waldo Emerson, The Dial, first edition of the reconstituted issue, Emerson’s copy with inscriptions, Cincinnati, 1860. Sold for a record $3,250.

Bonhams, Jun 13 results: Darwin, Charles. On the Origin of Species. Presentation Copy. Sold for $500,075.

Bonhams, Jun 13 results: Darwin, Charles. Autograph Letter Signed, 3 pp, negotiating the 2nd American edition with Appleton. Sold for $21,325.

Bonhams, Jun 13 results: Hemingway, Ernest. Autograph Letter Signed, 8 pp, Paris, 1924, to his father discussing Bullfighting, Stories, and his new baby. Sold for $25,075.

Bonhams, Jun 13 results: Shakespeare, William. Corialanus. London, 1623. 1st printing [Extracted from the First Folio]. Sold for $50,075.

Bonhams, Jun 13 results: Swift, Jonathan. Gulliver's Travels. London, 1726. 1st edition, Teerink's A edition, fine, large copy. Sold for $21,325.

Bonhams, Jun 13 results: Fitzroy, Robert. Autograph Letter Signed to agent Thomas Stilwell, informing him of the progress of H.M.S. Beagle. Sold for $17,575.

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Bonhams, Jun 13 results: Shakespeare, William. Sonnets. 1901. 2 volumes. Printed on vellum and illuminated by Ross Turner, bound by Trautz-Bauzonnet. Sold for $13,825.

Bonhams, Jun 13 results: Beardsley, Aubrey. The Birth, Life, and Acts of King Arthur. 1893-94. 2 volumes. Contemporary painted vellum gilt by Chivers. Sold for $5,325.

Bonhams, Jun 13 results: Assisi, St. Francis. The Canticle of Brother Sun. Illuminated on vellum, for the Grolier Society. Sold for $7,575.

Bonhams, Jun 13 results: Rackham, Arthur. Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. 1/500 copies signed by Rackham. Sold for $4,825.

Bonhams, Jun 13 results: Proust, Marcel. Du coté de chez Swann. 1st edition, 1st issue. Inscribed by Proust. Sold for $8,825.

Doyle, The Estate of Oleg Cassini. June 27

Doyle, The Estate of Oleg Cassini: KENNEDY ONASSIS, JACQUELINE Typed letter signed to Oleg Cassini. $400 to $600

Doyle, The Estate of Oleg Cassini: [CASSINI-KENNEDY FASHIONS] Important archives related to the development of fashions for Mrs. Kennedy… $4,000 to $6,000

Doyle, The Estate of Oleg Cassini: [CASSINI-KENNEDY FASHIONS] Detailed ledger of the Kennedy White House years… $500 to $800

Doyle, The Estate of Oleg Cassini: KELLY, GRACE. Four autograph letters to Oleg Cassini. $5,000 to $8,000

Doyle, The Estate of Oleg Cassini. June 27

Doyle, The Estate of Oleg Cassini: CASSINI, OLEG. Group of Kennedy-era original fashion sketches. $1,000 to $1,500

Doyle, The Estate of Oleg Cassini: KENNEDY ONASSIS, JACQUELINE. Autograph letter signed to Oleg Cassini. $800 to $1,200

Doyle, The Estate of Oleg Cassini: CASSINI, OLEG. Fashion sketch titled “Mrs. Kennedy-Palais de Versailles-State Dinner.” $800 to $1,200

Doyle, The Estate of Oleg Cassini: [CASSINI, OLEG - KENNEDY, JACQUELINE.] Group of approximately 130 original fashion designs… $800 to $1,200.

Christie’s Paris: Blaise Cendrars and Fernand Léger, La Fin du monde filmée par l’ange N.-D., Paris, Editions de la Sirène, 1919

Christie’s Paris: André Breton, Second manifeste du Surréalisme, Paris, Editions Kra, 1930

Christie’s Paris: Paul Eluard and Pablo Picasso, La Barre d’appui, Paris, Editions « Cahiers d’Art », 1936

Christie’s Paris: Blaise Cendrars and Fernand Léger, La Fin du monde filmée par l’ange N.-D., Paris, Editions de la Sirène, 1919

Christie’s Paris: Hans Bellmer, Die Puppe, Paris, G.L.M., 1936

Christie’s Paris: Salvador Dali, La femme visible, Paris, Editions Surréalistes, 1930

Christie’s London, Jul. 9: Pushkin, Alexander. Evgenii Onegin. A novel in verse. A first edition of the most important work in Russian literature in its original parts, 1825–32. £120,000 to £160,000

Christie’s London, Jul. 9: Gogol, Nikolai. Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka. A rare first edition of Gogol's first masterpiece, 1831–32. £70,000 to £100,000

Christie’s London, Jul. 9: Darwin, Charles Robert. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. First edition, owned and read by two contemporaries of Darwin. London: John Murray, 1859. £140,000 to £200,000

Christie’s London, Jul. 9: Galilei, Galileo. Sidereus Nuncius. First edition, announcing the first astronomical discoveries made with the telescope. Venice: Tommaso Baglioni, [March] 1610. £300,000 to £500,000

Christie’s London, Jul. 9: The seal of Wulfric. England, first half 11th century. £70,000 to £100,000

Christie’s London, Jul. 9: Bible, Ezechiel in Latin. [Northern Italy, 5th century]. £120,000 to £180,000

Christie’s London, Jul. 9: Blaeu, Jan and Willem Blaeu. Grooten Atlas [Atlas Major]. Amsterdam: Johannes Blaeu, 1664. £450,000 to £650,000

Christie’s London, Jul. 9: Petites Heures of Charles VIII use of Paris, in Latin. An exquisite Hours illuminated by the Master of the Chronique Scandaleuse. [Paris, 1490s]. £300,000 to £500,000

Christies: Single Owner Books, 17705, London - King Street

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