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  • Gonnelli
    Auction 54
    Books, Autographs & Manuscripts
    October 8th-10th 2024
    Gonnelli: Menù di gala per l'incoronazione di Nicola II Romanov e di Aleksandra Feodorovna. Moskva, 1896. Starting price 1000 €
    Gonnelli: Raccolta di 38 albumine, molte colorate a mano, di vedute della Cina, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Giappone e vari ritratti, 1880. Starting price 340 €
    Gonnelli
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    Gonnelli: Lucio Fontana. Milan: Achille Mauri, 1968. Starting price 400 €
    Gonnelli: Mucha Alphonse, Documents décoratifs, 1901-1902. Starting price 10000 €
    Gonnelli: Christie Agatha, The Mysterious Affair at Styles. A detective story. London: John Lane, 1921. Starting price 460 €
    Gonnelli: Alberti Leon Battista, Ecatonphyla. Venice: Bernardino da Cremona, 1491. Starting price 10000 €
    Gonnelli: Menabrea Luigi Federico, Sketch of the analytical engine invented by Charles Babbage Esq. London: Richard and John E. Taylor, 1843. Starting price 5000 €
    Gonnelli: Bardi Giovanni, Memorie del calcio fiorentino. Florence, 1688. Starting price 1000 €
  • Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: J. R. R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. London, 1954-1955.FIRST EDITIONS, FIRST IMPRESSIONS, ALL IN THE EXTREMELY RARE FIRST STATE DUST JACKETS.
    Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: Francesco Fontana. Novae coelestium terrestriumque rerum observationes... Naples: Gaffari, 1646. FIRST EDITION. Contains the first observations of spots on the surface of Mars.
    Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. London: Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1776. FIRST EDITION of “the first and greatest classic of modern economic thought” (PMM).
    Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: Benjamin Franklin. Mémoires de la Vie Privée de Benjamin Franklin, écrits par lui-méme… Paris: Chez Buisson, 1791. FIRST EDITION OF FRANKLIN'S MEMOIRS IN THE PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
    Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: Samuel Johnson, Jr. A School Dictionary… New Haven, [Connecticut]: Edward O'Brien, [1798]. FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST DICTIONARY IN ENGLISH BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR, AN EXCEPTIONAL RARITY.
    Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: Joseph Smith, Jr. The Book of Mormon. Palmyra: Printed by E. B. Grandin, for the Author, 1830. FIRST EDITION.
    Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: Miguel de Cervántes Saavedra. El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid: Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. THE BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED IBARRA EDITION.
    Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: James Joyce. Ulysses. London: John Lane The Bodley Head, [1936]. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, SIGNED BY JOYCE. Designated a “Presentation Copy” in ink beneath Joyce’s signature.
    Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: [Photoplay]. Delos W. Lovelace. King Kong. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, [1932]. FIRST EDITION of "a most sought after title" (Davis).
    Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: Ray Bradbury. Fahrenheit 451. New York: Simon & Schuster, [1993]. 40th Anniversary Edition. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR TO HUGH HEFNER.
    Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: Neil Gaiman. Original manuscript for the "Neverwhere" BBC television miniseries. [London: Crucial Films, LTD., 1995-1996]. TYPESCRIPT "NEVERWHERE" WITH NEIL GAIMAN'S NOTES AND AMENDATIONS THROUGHOUT.
    Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: [DICTIONARY]. Noah Webster. An American Dictionary of the English Language... New York, 1828. FIRST EDITION OF WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY, UNCUT IN THE PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL BOARDS
    Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: Stephen King. Full Dark, No Stars. Baltimore: Cemetery Dance Publications, 2010. WITH AN ORIGINAL TWO-PAGE COLOR ILLUSTRATION BY GLENN CHADBOURNE
    Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: George Orwell. Nineteen Eighty-Four. London: Secker & Warburg, 1949. FIRST EDITION, IN THE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET.
    Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: H. G. Wells. The Time Machine: An Invention. London: William Heinemann, 1895 [but 1897]. With a SIGNED PHOTOGRAPHIC POSTCARD laid in.
  • Old World Auctions (Oct. 10): Lot 1. Rare First Edition of Oronce Fine Double-Cordiform World Map (1531) Est. $50,000 - $60,000
    Old World Auctions (Oct. 10): Lot 2. French Edition of "Rudimentum Novitiorum" with Woodcut Maps of the World and Palestine (1543) Est. $27,500 - $35,000
    Old World Auctions (Oct. 10): Lot 3. Complete Edition of Munster’s Cosmographia with over 100 Maps & Views (1560) Est. $32,500 - $40,000
    Old World Auctions (Oct. 10): Lot 4. Purchas' Important Collection of Voyages with 88 Maps, Including John Smith Map of Virginia (1625-26) Est. $55,000 - $70,000
    Old World Auctions (Oct. 10): Lot 5. Complete First Latin Edition of De Bry's "Grands Voyages," Parts I-IX (1590-1602) Est. $120,000 - $150,000

Old World Auctions: Maps and Atlases - bidstart 8/28, 199, Richmond

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
September 11, 2024 - September 11, 2024
Page Size: 770 items in 31 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
76 Bowen, Thomas

"A New & Accurate Map of North America; with the New Discovered Islands on the North East Coast of Asia", Bowen, Thomas

1787 (circa) USD 230.00 - 275.00 USD 204.00
77

"[Lot of 2] A General Map of North America from the Best Authorities [and] North America",

1794-1800 (circa) USD 160.00 - 190.00 USD 96.00
78 Blondeau, Alexandre

"Amerique Septentrionale", Blondeau, Alexandre

1800 (circa) USD 140.00 - 170.00 USD 120.00
79 Rossi, Luigi

"L'America Settentrionale", Rossi, Luigi

1821 USD 220.00 - 250.00 USD 150.00
80 Brue, Adrien Hubert

"Carte Generale de l'Amerique Septentrionale, et des Iles qui en Dependent", Brue, Adrien Hubert

1828 USD 230.00 - 275.00 USD 204.00
81 Andriveau-Goujon, J.

"Carte de l'Amerique du Nord", Andriveau-Goujon, J.

1832 USD 160.00 - 190.00 USD 168.00
82 Duval, Henri Louis Nicolas

"Tableau Historique et Geographique de l'Amerique Septentrionale", Duval, Henri Louis Nicolas

1836 (circa) USD 150.00 - 180.00 USD 144.00
83 Levasseur, Victor

"Amerique Septentrionale", Levasseur, Victor

1851 (circa) USD 140.00 - 170.00 USD 120.00
84 Smithsonian Institute

"Map Illustrating the Extermination of the American Bison", Smithsonian Institute

1889 (circa) USD 275.00 - 350.00 USD 264.00
85 Homann, Johann Baptist

"Regni Mexicani seu Novae Hispaniae, Floridae, Novae Angliae, Carolinae, Virginiae et Pensylvaniae, nec non Insularum Archipelagi Mexicani in America Septentrionali Accurata Tabula", Homann, Johann Baptist

1715 (circa) USD 1,800.00 - 2,100.00 USD 1,680.00
86 Robert de Vaugondy/Diderot

"Carte de la Californie et des Pays Nord-Ouest Separes de l'Asie par le Detroit d'Anian", Robert de Vaugondy/Diderot

1772 USD 120.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
87 Tallis, John

"British America", Tallis, John

1850 (circa) USD 200.00 - 230.00 USD 108.00
88 Robert de Vaugondy, Didier

"Carte qui Represente les Differentes Connoissances que l'on a eues des Terres Arctiques Depuis 1650 Jusqu'en 1747 Ausquelles il Faut Comparer la Carte Suivante ce.", Robert de Vaugondy, Didier

1773 USD 100.00 - 130.00 USD 60.00
89 Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co.

"[Lot of 2] Canada West Formerly Upper Canada [and] Canada East Formerly Lower Canada", Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co.

1850 USD 120.00 - 150.00 USD 90.00
90 Tallis, John

"[Lot of 2] West Canada [and] East Canada, and New Brunswick", Tallis, John

1850 (circa) USD 200.00 - 230.00 USD 132.00
91 British Admiralty

"North America - Nova Scotia South East Coast Green Island to Cape Canso", British Admiralty

1857 USD 240.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
92

"Illustrated Historical Atlas of the Province of Prince Edward Island...",

1880 USD 1,500.00 - 1,800.00 USD 900.00
93

"The Province of Prince Edward Island",

1934 USD 140.00 - 170.00 USD 84.00
94

"Recreational Attractions at a Glance of Scenic Historic New Brunswick Nature's Playground by the Sea Cool Pine Forests Sandy Beaches",

1936 (circa) USD 110.00 - 140.00 USD 48.00
95

"The City of Quebec with Historical Notes",

1932 USD 200.00 - 230.00 USD 204.00
96 Anon.

"The Isles of Montreal, as They Have Been Survey'd by the French Engineers", Anon.

1761 USD 240.00 - 300.00 USD 390.00
97 Marmocchi, Francesco

"Mari e Arcipelaghi Polari Artici dalla Baia d'Hudson all' America Russa", Marmocchi, Francesco

1858 (circa) USD 120.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
98 Vandermaelen, Philippe Marie Guillaume

"Amer. Sep. Grand Lac de l'Esclave. No. 15", Vandermaelen, Philippe Marie Guillaume

1827 USD 100.00 - 130.00 USD 16.80
99

"Guide Map Vancouver - New Westminster Burnaby and North Shore Municipalities",

1935 USD 90.00 - 120.00 USD 216.00
100 Cram, George F. & Company

"Cram's Detailed Radio Map of the United States & Canada", Cram, George F. & Company

1930 (circa) USD 160.00 - 190.00 USD 156.00
  • Dominic Winter, Oct. 9: Lot 42 - Meyer (Dr. Hans). Across East African Glaciers, limited edition of 50, 1891. £3,000-5,000
    Dominic Winter, Oct. 9: Lot 2 - Agassiz (Louis). Etudes sur les Glaciers, 2 volumes, 1840. £1,000-1,500
    Dominic Winter, Oct. 9: Lot 234 - Bible [English]. [The Holy Bible, Imprinted at London by Christopher Barker, 1584]. £1,200-1,500
    Dominic Winter, Oct. 9: Lot 288 - Florio (John). A Worlde of Wordes, or most Copious, and Exact Dictionary in Italian and English, 1598. £2,000-3,000
    Dominic Winter, Oct. 9: Lot 289 - Cotgrave (Randle). A Dictionary of the French and English Tongues, 1st edition, 1611. £700-1,000
    Dominic Winter, Oct. 9: Lot 368 - Grahame (Kenneth). The Wind in the Willows, 1st edition, 1908. £700-1,000
    Dominic Winter, Oct. 9: Lot 52 - Phillimore (R. H.). Historical Records of The Survey of India, 4 vols, 1st edition, 1945-58. £1,000-1,500
    Dominic Winter, Oct. 9: Lot 92 - Albin (Eleazar). A Natural History of English Insects, 1st London, 1720. £2,500-3,500
    Dominic Winter, Oct. 9: Lot 99 - Leach (William Elford). Malacostraca Podophthalmata Britanniae, 1815-20 & 1875. £2,500-3,500
    Dominic Winter, Oct. 9: Lot 247 - Embroidered binding - Bible [English]. The Holy Bible, 1660. £500-800
    Dominic Winter, Oct. 9: Lot 282 - Nightingale (Florence). Notes on Nursing, 1st ed., 2nd issue, [1860], signed presentation copy. £1,000-1,500
    Dominic Winter, Oct. 9: Lot 66 - Ward (Rowland, editor). Great and Small Game of Africa, limited edition, 1899. £600-800
    Dominic Winter, Oct. 9: Lot 235 - Campo (Antonio). Cremona Fedelissima Citta, 1st edition, 1585. £2,000-3,000
    Dominic Winter, Oct. 9: Lot 355 - Jewish playing cards. Artistic Palestine Play-Cards, Jerusalem: Duchifat Press, circa 1920. £200-300
    Dominic Winter, Oct. 9: Lot 102 - America. Lea (P. & J. Overton). A New Mapp of America..., London: circa 1686. £1,000-1,500
    Dominic Winter, Oct. 9: Lot 161 - North America. Laurie (R. H.), Map of the Southern Dominions belonging to the United States, 1823. £500-800
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