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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
101 Senex, John

"A New Map of the English Empire in America viz Virginia Maryland Carolina Pennsylvania New York New Iarsey New England Newfoundland New France &c.", Senex, John

1719 USD 2,400.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,160.00
102 Tirion, Isaac

"Nieuwe Kaart van de Grootbrittannische Volkplantingen in Noord America waar in Tevens de Fransche Bezittingen en de Landen...", Tirion, Isaac

1755 USD 600.00 - 750.00 USD 540.00
103 Lodge, John

"A General Map of North America; from the Latest Observations", Lodge, John

1778 USD 475.00 - 600.00 USD 420.00
104

"Being the Whereabouts of Treasure of Colonial America",

1950 (circa) USD 200.00 - 230.00 USD 204.00
105 Wytfliet, Cornelis

"Norumbega et Virginia", Wytfliet, Cornelis

1607 (circa) USD 2,750.00 - 3,500.00 USD 2,400.00
106

"The Air Line - Fastest Motor Route Between New York and Boston - Connecting Routes to and from Washington - Pittsburgh - Cleveland - Montreal - Quebec",

1927 (circa) USD 80.00 - 100.00 USD 25.20
107 Anon.

"A Plan of the Straits of St. Mary, and Michilimakinac, to Shew the Situation & Importance of the Two Westernmost Settlements of Canada for the Fur Trade", Anon.

1761 USD 400.00 - 475.00 USD 420.00
108 Bonne, Rigobert

"Partie Occidentale du Canada, Contenant les Cinq Grands Lac, avec les Pays Criconvoisins", Bonne, Rigobert

1790 (circa) USD 200.00 - 230.00 USD 216.00
109

"Map Showing the Location of the Northern Pacific Railroad",

1870 (circa) USD 550.00 - 700.00 USD 1,020.00
110 La Perouse, Comte Jean F. Galoup, de

"[Lot of 2] Carte Particuliere de la Cote du Nord-Ouest de l'Amerique Reconnue par les Fregates Francaises la Boussole et l'Astrolabe en 1786. 1e Feuille [and] ... 2e Feuille", La Perouse, Comte Jean F. Galoup, de

1797 (circa) USD 240.00 - 300.00 USD 180.00
111 Wilkes, Charles

"[Map in Report] Map of the Oregon Territory from the Best Authorities [in] Astoria, or Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains", Wilkes, Charles

1849 USD 160.00 - 190.00 USD 192.00
112 Railroad Companies, (Various)

"The Triangle Tour of British Columbia - Jasper National Park Mount Robson Park Canadian Rockies and the Scenic Seas of the North Pacific Coast [on verso] Alaska and the Yukon", Railroad Companies, (Various)

1930 (circa) USD 150.00 - 180.00 USD 72.00
113 Bryant, William C.

"[2 Volumes] Picturesque America; or, the Land We Live in...", Bryant, William C.

1872-74 USD 550.00 - 700.00 USD 570.00
114

"[2 Maps in Book] Map Illustrating the Indian Territory and Plan of the Defences of the Western Frontier [and] Outline Map of Indian Localities in 1833 [in] The Spirit of Missions...",

1842-43 USD 200.00 - 250.00 USD 660.00
115 Mills, Robert

"Map of the Country Between the Atlantic & Pacific Oceans", Mills, Robert

1848 (circa) USD 120.00 - 150.00 USD 108.00
116 Monk, Jacob

"Monk's New American Map Exhibiting the Larger Portion of North America; Embracing the United States and Territories, Mexico and Central America, Including the West India Islands, Canadas, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia...", Monk, Jacob

1856 USD 900.00 - 1,100.00 USD 1,320.00
117 General Land Office

"Map of the Public Land States and Territories Constructed from the Public Surveys and Other Official Sources in the General Land Office", General Land Office

1865 USD 150.00 - 180.00 USD 144.00
118 U.S. War Department

"Military Map of the United States", U.S. War Department

1869 USD 2,400.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,800.00
119 Rand McNally & Co.

"Rand, McNally & Co.'s New Official Railroad Map of the United States Canada and Mexico", Rand McNally & Co.

1886 USD 275.00 - 350.00 USD 168.00
120 Knight, Leonard & Company

"A Correct Map of the United States Showing the Union Pacific the Overland Route and Connections", Knight, Leonard & Company

1892 USD 700.00 - 850.00 USD 1,140.00
121

"Bootlegger's Map of the United States",

1926 USD 1,400.00 - 1,700.00 USD 1,020.00
122 Rand McNally & Co.

"Illustrated Map of the Route of Transcontinental Air Transport, Inc. ", Rand McNally & Co.

1929 (circa) USD 1,100.00 - 1,400.00 USD 960.00
123

"The Peopling of the U.S.A. Migration to the New World [on sheet with] The Frontier Moves West ",

1945 USD 350.00 - 425.00 USD 300.00
124

"Land of Lore and Legend - William Gropper's Folklore Map of America",

1946 USD 140.00 - 170.00 USD 120.00
125

"Sportsmen's Fishing Map of the United States and Neighboring Waters",

1957 (circa) USD 220.00 - 250.00 USD 228.00
  • 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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