Bonhams: Fine Books & Manuscripts, 29535, New York
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- December 18, 2024 - December 18, 2024
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | REINER 1698-1750 and JOSUA 1704-1765 | Atlas van vyregezogte Landkaarten. |
Amsterdam, | c. 1730 | USD 300,000.00 - 500,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 2 | ALCOTT, LOUISA MAY. 1832-1888. | Autograph Manuscript, being the printer's copy of "Jerseys, or the Girl's Ghost," |
USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 3 | BURNEY, FRANCES, MADAME D'ARBLAY. | Evelina, Or a Young Lady's Entrance into the World. |
London | 1778 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 35,840.00 |
| 4 | BURNEY, FRANCES, MADAME D'ARBLAY. | Collected Works, including: 1. |
London | 1779 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,840.00 |
| 5 | Vida y hechos del ingenioso cavallero don Quixote de la Mancha.... parte primera. |
Brussels | 1662 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,432.00 | |
| 6 | CHANDLER, RAYMOND. 1888-1959. | The Simple Art of Murder. From: The Atlantic. |
December | 1944 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 435.20 |
| 7 | The Works of our Ancient, Learned, & Excellent English Poet, Jeffrey Chaucer. |
London | 1687 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,536.00 | |
| 8 | CHURCHILL, WINSTON. 1874-1965. | Painting as a Pastime. |
London | 1949 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 8,320.00 |
| 9 | CLEMENS, SAMUEL LANGHORNE ("MARK TWAIN"). 1835-1910. | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. |
London | 1884 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 832.00 |
| 10 | CLEMENS, SAMUEL (MARK TWAIN). 1835-1910. And OLIVIA CLEMENS. 1845-1904. | Letter and 2 Documents Signed, regarding Henry Huttleston Rogers successful rescue of Clemens from financial straits, including: |
USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,864.00 | ||
| 11 | CLEMENS, SAMUEL ("MARK TWAIN"). 1835-1910. | Printed Menu Signed ("Mark Twain"), "Dinner to Samuel Langhorne Clemens - by the Lotos Club, New York, November 10th 1900." |
1900 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 7,680.00 | |
| 12 | DICKENS, CHARLES. 1812-1870. | Autograph Quotations Signed ("Charles Dickens") including the Death of Little Nell passage, from the Old Curiosity Shop, presented to Lucretia Bancroft, during his American Tour. |
1842 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 8,320.00 | |
| 13 | ELIOT, GEORGE. 1819-1880. | Felix Holt: The Radical. |
Edinburgh and London | 1866 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 166.40 |
| 14 | HUGHES, LANGSTON. 1901-1967. | Three Autograph Poems Signed ("Langston Hughes"), two in autograph "written out" for Marshall Bean ("Bad Morning" and "A Little Lyric of Great Importance"), and one typed ("Personal"), |
n.d. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,408.00 | |
| 15 | JAMES, HENRY. (1843-1916). | The Portrait of a Lady. |
London | 1881 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,584.00 |
| 16 | JAMES, HENRY. 1843-1916. | Autograph Letter Signed ("Henry James"), to Will Meredith, mentioning , |
1901 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,840.00 | |
| 17 | JAMMES, FRANCIS. 1868-1938. | Les Robinsons basques. |
Paris | 1925 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 3,840.00 |
| 18 | AFTER BERENICE ABBOTT. 1898-1991. | Vintage photograph, , in Abbott's Paris studio, |
1928 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 281.60 | |
| 19 | KAFKA, FRANZ. 1883-1924. | Autograph Note Signed ("Franz Kafka"), in German, 2 lines in a Prague, 20 November 1897, |
1897 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 56,320.00 | |
| 20 | LONDON, JACK. 1876-1916. | Autograph Manuscript Signed ("Jack London"), entitled "," 39 pp, 4to, Oakland, California, April 16, 1907, |
1907 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 21 | FREETH, HUBERT ANDREW. 1912-1986. | Portrait of William Somerset Maugham. Etched portrait, titled and signed in pencil by Freeth below the image. |
USD 700.00 - 800.00 | USD 128.00 | ||
| 22 | EVANS, POWYS. 1899-1981. | Ink on paper, "Mr. W. Somerset Maugham," with traces of underlying original pencil sketch, |
1925 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 832.00 | |
| 23 | MILLER, HENRY. 1891-1980. | Watercolor on paper, inscribed to Anais Nin (1903-1977) along lower edge of image, |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 11,520.00 | ||
| 24 | MILLER, HENRY. (1891-1980). | Watercolor on paper, |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,792.00 | ||
| 25 | NERUDA, PABLO. 1904-1973. | Canto General. |
[Mexico City | 1950 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 3,840.00 |
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