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Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: ANDERSEN'S EXTREMELY RARE FIRST APPEARANCE IN PRINT. "Scene af: Røverne i Vissenberg i Fyen." in Harpen, 1822.Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: FIRST ISSUE OF THE FIRST THREE FAIRY TALE PAMPHLETS, WITH ALL INDICES AND TITLE PAGES. Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. 1835-1837.Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: THE FIRST FAIRY TALES WITH A SIGNED CARTE DE VISITE OF ANDERSEN AS FRONTIS. Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. 1835-1837.Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: KARL LAGERFELD. Original pastel and ink drawing in gold, red and black for Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes (1992), "La cassette de l'Empereur."Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: PRESENTATION COPY OF THE SIXTH PAMPHLET FOR PETER KOCH. Eventyr, Fortalte For Børn, Second Series, Third Pamphlet. 1841. Publisher's wrappers, complete with all pre- and post-matter.Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN RARE AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED IN ENGLISH from "The Ugly Duckling," c.1860s.Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: HEINRICH LEFLER, ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR FOR ANDERSEN'S SNOW QUEEN, "Die Schneekönigin," 1910.Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: FIRST EDITION OF ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES IN ENGLISH. Wonderful Stories for Children. London, 1846.Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: ANDERSEN ON MEETING CHARLES DICKENS. Autograph Letter Signed ("H.C. Andersen") in English to William Jerdan, July 20, 1847.Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: PRESENTATION COPY FOR EDGAR COLLIN. Nye Eventyr og Historier. Anden Raekke. 1861.Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: DOLL HOUSE FURNITURE BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON, DECORATED WITH FANTASTICAL CUT-OUTS, for the children of Jonna Stampe (née Drewsen), his godchildren.Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: PRESENTATION COPY FOR GEORG BRANDES. Dryaden. Et Eventyr fra Udstillingstiden i Paris 1867. 1868. -
Jeschke Jádi
Rare Book Auction 155
Saturday April 26, 2025Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 962. Baird. United States Exploring Expedition. Philadelphia 1858.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 772. Edith Holland Norton. Brazilian Flowers. Coombe Croft 1893.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 49. Petrarca. Das Gluecksbuch, Augsburg 1536.Jeschke Jádi
Rare Book Auction 155
Saturday April 26, 2025Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 1496. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 8. Augustinus. De moribus ecclesie. Cologne 1480.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 17. Heures a lusaige de Noyon. Paris 1504.Jeschke Jádi
Rare Book Auction 155
Saturday April 26, 2025Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 13. Schedel. Buch der Chronicken. Nürnberg 1493.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 957. Donovan. Insects of China. London 1798.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 123. A holy martyr. Tuscany, Florence, mid-14th century.Jeschke Jádi
Rare Book Auction 155
Saturday April 26, 2025Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 438. Dante. La Divine Comédie. Paris 1963.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 602. Firdausi. Histoire de Minoutchehr. Paris 1919Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 994. Westwood. Oriental Entomology. London 1848. -
![<b>Swann, Apr. 22:</b> Lot 124: Henri Courvoisier-Voisin, et alia, <i>[Recueil de Vues de Paris et ses Environs],</i> depicting precursors of the modern roller coaster, Paris, [1814-1819?]. $2,000 to $3,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/926a6773-03fc-4628-84a8-b9c0bad3ca15.jpg "<b>Swann, Apr. 22:</b> Lot 124: Henri Courvoisier-Voisin, et alia, <i>[Recueil de Vues de Paris et ses Environs],</i> depicting precursors of the modern roller coaster, Paris, [1814-1819?]. $2,000 to $3,000.")
Swann, Apr. 22: Lot 124: Henri Courvoisier-Voisin, et alia, [Recueil de Vues de Paris et ses Environs], depicting precursors of the modern roller coaster, Paris, [1814-1819?]. $2,000 to $3,000.Swann, Apr. 22: Lot 148: Pablo Picasso & Fernando de Rojas, La Célestine, First Edition, Paris, 1971. $30,000 to $40,000.Swann, Apr. 22: Lot 201: Omar Khayyam & Edward Fitzgerald, Rubaiyat, William Bell Scott's copy of the First Edition, London, 1859. $20,000 to $30,000.Swann, Apr. 22: Lot 223: Charles Dickens, Great Expectations, First Edition, extra-illustrated with hand-colored plates by Palinthorpe, London, 1861. $7,000 to $9,000.Swann, Apr. 22: Lot 248: L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, First Edition, inscribed by the illustrator, Chicago & New York, 1900. $20,000 to $30,000.Swann, Apr. 22: Lot 305: Tycho Brahe & Pierre Gassendi, Tychonis Brahei Vita, Paris, 1654. From the Collection of Owen Gingerich. $8,000 to $12,000.Swann, Apr. 22: Lot 338: Giovanni Battista Riccioli, Almagestum Novum, two folio volumes, Bologna, 1651. From the Collection of Owen Gingerich. $8,000 to $10,000.Swann, Apr. 22: Lot 350: Tobias Cohn, Ma'aseh Toviyyah, first edition, Venice, 1707-8. $3,000 to $5,000.Swann, Apr. 22: Lot 359: Alan Turing, Computing, Machinery, and Intelligence, first edition, Edinburgh, 1950. $3,000 to $5,000. -
Sotheby's
Sell Your Fine Books & ManuscriptsSotheby’s: The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USDSotheby’s: Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USDSotheby’s: William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Sold: 4,320,000 USDSotheby’s: The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USDSotheby's
Sell Your Fine Books & ManuscriptsSotheby’s: Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Sold: 1,920,000 USDSotheby’s: Machiavelli | Il Principe, a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBPSotheby’s: Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura, ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBPSotheby’s: Henri Matisse | Jazz, Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR
Duke's: Avenue Auctions, 110225, Dorchester
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- February 11, 2025 - February 11, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 191 | A COLLECTION OF 19th CENTURY AND LATER ALBUMS |
19th CENTURY AND LATER | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 78.00 | ||
| 370 | HERCULES BICYCLE ADVERTISING CALENDAR |
GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 52.00 | |||
| 567 | A WWI PAIR 21423 PTE. J. O. ATKINSON. C. GDS. |
GBP 80.00 - 150.00 | Not Sold | |||
| 571 | A COLLECTION OF ADVERTISING PLACARDS AND SHOP SIGNS |
GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 65.00 | |||
| 572 | FRANZ LISZT | FRANZ LISZT (1811-1886) A SIGNED CARTE DE VISITE PHOTOGRAPH |
GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 130.00 | ||
| 573 | A SIGNED POSTCARD OF IVOR NOVELLO |
GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | Not Sold | |||
| 574 | by F.E. Singleton | AN INK DRAWING OF CARVINGS AT ANGKOR WAT TEMPLE, CAMBODIA |
GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 575 | ALBUM OF WWII AND LATER ITALIAN POSTCARDS |
GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | Not Sold | |||
| 576 | A QUANTITY OF EPHEMERA |
19th century | GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 577 | A COLLECTION OF VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS, 1920s AND LATER |
1920s AND LATER | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 39.00 | ||
| 578 | A POSTER; ' THE FLOWER MARKET BY TUBE' |
GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | GBP 45.50 | |||
| 579 | A GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM POSTER; THE ART OF THE MOTORCYCLE |
1998 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 104.00 | ||
| 580 | A 19TH CENTURY 'SELF INTERPRETING BIBLE |
19TH CENTURY | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 581 | HUGH MACNAUGHTEN | HUGH MACNAUGHTEN'S HOUSE RECORD, ETON 1899-1920 |
1899-1920 | GBP 30.00 - 60.00 | GBP 32.50 | |
| 582 | ELTON JOHN SOTHEBY SALE CATALOGUES |
1988 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 26.00 | ||
| 583 | BROADLEY, A.M. AND BARTELOT, R.G. | 'NELSON'S HARDY' |
London | 1909 | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | Not Sold |
| 584 | KAYE, J.W. - | AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MISS CORNELIA KNIGHT' |
London | 1861 | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | Not Sold |
| 585 | SHAKESPEARE | A SET OF MINIATURE SHAKESPEARE IN OAK STAND. |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 130.00 | ||
| 586 | FELIX MENDLESSOHN BARTHOLDY | FELIX MENDLESSOHN BARTHOLDY: ELIJAH, AN ORATORIO, SCORE |
London | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold | |
| 587 | EYRE MATCHAM, M. - | 'THE NELSONS OF BURNHAM THORPE' |
London | 1911 | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | Not Sold |
| 588 | NEVILE R. WILKINSON | NEVILE R. WILKINSON: WILTON HOUSE PICTURES, Vol 1 |
Chiswick Press | 1907 | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 13.00 |
| 589 | A QUANTITY OF BOOKS, MILITARY/NAVAL HISTORY, IRELAND |
GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | GBP 13.00 | |||
| 590 | FRANZ LISZT | FRANZ LISZT (1811-1886) A COLLECTION OF BOOKS |
Faber and Faber | 1934 | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 156.00 |
| 591 | A SMALL COLLECTION OF DORSET BOOKS |
GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 65.00 | |||
| 592 | A COLLECTION OF DECORATIVE BINDINGS |
late 19th/early 20th century | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 182.00 |
