• <b><center>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>November & December</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20:</b> Tory, Geoffroy. <i>L'Art et science de la vraye proportion des Lettres.</i> Paris 1549. Seconde édition. In-8. Reliure de P.L. Martin. €7,000 to €9,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20:</b> Gauguin, Paul. Lettre autographe signée à son ami Émile Bernard. [Le Pouldu août 1889]. Illustrée d'un croquis original. €10,000 to €15,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20:</b> [Portulan — Joan Martines, attribué à]. Carte portulan de la côte atlantique de l'Amérique du Sud. [Messine, vers 1570-1591.] €15,000 to €20,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20:</b> Zamora, Alonso de. <i>Historia de la provincia de San Antonio del nuevo reyno de Granada...</i> Barcelone, 1701. €10,000 to €15,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20:</b> [Chastenet de Puységur, Antoine]. <i>Détail sur la navigation aux côtes de Saint-Domingue...</i> Paris, 1787. €5,000 to €7,000.
    Sotheby’s
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    Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: Tory, Geoffroy. L'Art et science de la vraye proportion des Lettres. Paris 1549. Seconde édition. In-8. Reliure de P.L. Martin. €7,000 to €9,000.
    Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: Gauguin, Paul. Lettre autographe signée à son ami Émile Bernard. [Le Pouldu août 1889]. Illustrée d'un croquis original. €10,000 to €15,000.
    Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: [Portulan — Joan Martines, attribué à]. Carte portulan de la côte atlantique de l'Amérique du Sud. [Messine, vers 1570-1591.] €15,000 to €20,000.
    Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: Zamora, Alonso de. Historia de la provincia de San Antonio del nuevo reyno de Granada... Barcelone, 1701. €10,000 to €15,000.
    Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: [Chastenet de Puységur, Antoine]. Détail sur la navigation aux côtes de Saint-Domingue... Paris, 1787. €5,000 to €7,000.
  • <b>Freeman’s, Nov. 13:</b> HEMINGWAY, Ernest. <i>Three Stories and Ten Poems.</i> First edition, inscribed to his cousin, Ruth White Lowry. $60,000-80,000 <b>Freeman’s, Nov. 13:</b> CURTIS, Edward S. <i>The North American Indian...</i> Portfolio and two text volumes. $20,000-30,000 <b>Freeman’s, Nov. 13:</b> A Superb Illuminated Manuscript of Tennyson’s <i>Le Morte d'Arthur,</i> ca. 1910, by Alberto Sangorksi and in an exceptional Riviere binding. $40,000-50,000 <b>Freeman’s, Nov. 13:</b> A Remarkable Epistle from Robert Burns to Frances Dunlop, containing all lines of the first version of "Written in Friars Carse Hermitage" and 12 lines of the first version of "First Epistle to Robert Graham Esq." $20,000-30,000 <b>Freeman’s, Nov. 13:</b> FAULKNER, William. <i>Go Down, Moses.</i> First edition, limited issue, one of 100 copies signed by Faulkner. $10,000-15,000 <b>Freeman’s, Nov. 13:</b> MAUGHAM, W. Somerset. <i>Of Human Bondage.</i> First English edition, presentation copy, inscribed by Maugham, in the rare suppressed dust-jacket. $40,000-50,000 <b>Freeman’s, Nov. 13:</b> An Excessively Rare First Issue and Previously Unrecorded Copy of Shakespeare’s Third Folio. $40,000-60,000 <b>Freeman’s, Nov. 13:</b> AUDUBON, John James. <i>Louisiana Heron, Ardea Ludoviciana.</i> (Plate CCXVII). $30,000-40,000 <b>Freeman’s, Nov. 13:</b> HERBERT, Frank. <i>Dune,</i> 1965. First edition, inscribed by Herbert. $8,000-12,000
    Freeman’s, Nov. 13: HEMINGWAY, Ernest. Three Stories and Ten Poems. First edition, inscribed to his cousin, Ruth White Lowry. $60,000-80,000
    Freeman’s, Nov. 13: CURTIS, Edward S. The North American Indian... Portfolio and two text volumes. $20,000-30,000
    Freeman’s, Nov. 13: A Superb Illuminated Manuscript of Tennyson’s Le Morte d'Arthur, ca. 1910, by Alberto Sangorksi and in an exceptional Riviere binding. $40,000-50,000
    Freeman’s, Nov. 13: A Remarkable Epistle from Robert Burns to Frances Dunlop, containing all lines of the first version of "Written in Friars Carse Hermitage" and 12 lines of the first version of "First Epistle to Robert Graham Esq." $20,000-30,000
    Freeman’s, Nov. 13: FAULKNER, William. Go Down, Moses. First edition, limited issue, one of 100 copies signed by Faulkner. $10,000-15,000
    Freeman’s, Nov. 13: MAUGHAM, W. Somerset. Of Human Bondage. First English edition, presentation copy, inscribed by Maugham, in the rare suppressed dust-jacket. $40,000-50,000
    Freeman’s, Nov. 13: An Excessively Rare First Issue and Previously Unrecorded Copy of Shakespeare’s Third Folio. $40,000-60,000
    Freeman’s, Nov. 13: AUDUBON, John James. Louisiana Heron, Ardea Ludoviciana. (Plate CCXVII). $30,000-40,000
    Freeman’s, Nov. 13: HERBERT, Frank. Dune, 1965. First edition, inscribed by Herbert. $8,000-12,000
  • <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> Presentation Copy of a Whitman "Holy Grail." Whitman, Walt. $10,000-$15,000. <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> <i>Endymion</i> in Original Boards. Keats, John. $8,000- <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> Association Copy of the Privately Printed Edition of <i>The Tale of Peter Rabbit.</i> Potter, Beatrix. $8,000-$12,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> Christina Rossetti's Own Copy of Her First Book. Rossetti, Christina G. $8,000-$12,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> The Borden Copy of <i>The Life of Merlin</i> in an Elaborate Binding by Riviere. Heywood, Thomas, Translator. $6,000-$8,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> Arion Press. Whitman, Walt, <i>Leaves of Grass.</i> $4,000-$6,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> <i>Call It Sleep in the First State Jacket.</i> Roth, Henry. $2,000-$3,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> Steinbeck's Best-Known Work. Steinbeck, John. $2,000-$3,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> A Fine Jewelled Binding Signed by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Sangorski, Francis. $40,000-$60,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> <i>The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter</i>: A Complete Set of First Editions. Potter, Beatrix. $2,000-$3,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> Kelmscott Shelley. Shelley, Percy Bysshe. <i>The Poetical Works.</i> $3,000-$5,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> Inscribed by Martin Luther King Jr. King, Martin Luther, Jr. $3,000-$5,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Presentation Copy of a Whitman "Holy Grail." Whitman, Walt. $10,000-$15,000.
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Endymion in Original Boards. Keats, John. $8,000-
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Association Copy of the Privately Printed Edition of The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Potter, Beatrix. $8,000-$12,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Christina Rossetti's Own Copy of Her First Book. Rossetti, Christina G. $8,000-$12,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: The Borden Copy of The Life of Merlin in an Elaborate Binding by Riviere. Heywood, Thomas, Translator. $6,000-$8,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Arion Press. Whitman, Walt, Leaves of Grass. $4,000-$6,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Call It Sleep in the First State Jacket. Roth, Henry. $2,000-$3,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Steinbeck's Best-Known Work. Steinbeck, John. $2,000-$3,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: A Fine Jewelled Binding Signed by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Sangorski, Francis. $40,000-$60,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter: A Complete Set of First Editions. Potter, Beatrix. $2,000-$3,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Kelmscott Shelley. Shelley, Percy Bysshe. The Poetical Works. $3,000-$5,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Inscribed by Martin Luther King Jr. King, Martin Luther, Jr. $3,000-$5,000
  • <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 75. The Second Printed Map of the North American Continent - Full Contemporary Color (1593) Est. $35,000 - $40,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 37. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $16,000 - $18,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 104. Important Revolutionary War Plan of Battle of Quebec in Contemporary Color (1776) Est. $4,000 - $4,750 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 43. Mercator's Map of the North Pole - the First Printed Map Devoted to the Arctic (1606) Est. $2,750 - $3,500 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 237. Rare and Striking Bird's-Eye View of Lawrence, Kansas (1880) Est. $2,000 - $2,500 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 10. Rare Map from Atlas Maior with Representations of the Seasons in Contemporary Color (1662) Est. $14,000 - $17,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 374. Bunting's Map of Europe Depicted as the Queen of the World (1589) Est. $2,000 - $2,400 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 590. Willem Blaeu's Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia (1634) Est. $2,750 - $3,500 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 647. The Earliest and Most Decorative Map of the East Coast of Africa (1596) Est. $3,000 - $3,750 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 710. Ruscelli's Complete, Third Edition Atlas with 65 Maps (1574) Est. $9,500 - $11,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 696. Superb Hand-Colored Image of the Adoration of the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 75. The Second Printed Map of the North American Continent - Full Contemporary Color (1593) Est. $35,000 - $40,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 37. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $16,000 - $18,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 104. Important Revolutionary War Plan of Battle of Quebec in Contemporary Color (1776) Est. $4,000 - $4,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 43. Mercator's Map of the North Pole - the First Printed Map Devoted to the Arctic (1606) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 237. Rare and Striking Bird's-Eye View of Lawrence, Kansas (1880) Est. $2,000 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 10. Rare Map from Atlas Maior with Representations of the Seasons in Contemporary Color (1662) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 374. Bunting's Map of Europe Depicted as the Queen of the World (1589) Est. $2,000 - $2,400
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 590. Willem Blaeu's Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia (1634) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 647. The Earliest and Most Decorative Map of the East Coast of Africa (1596) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 710. Ruscelli's Complete, Third Edition Atlas with 65 Maps (1574) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 696. Superb Hand-Colored Image of the Adoration of the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950

Rago Arts and Auctions: Prints and Multiples, 90325, Van Nuys, CA

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
September 03, 2025 - September 03, 2025
Page Size: 287 items in 12 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
100 Roy Lichtenstein 1923--1997

Water Lily

 1993 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 34,320.00
101 Andy Warhol 1928--1987

Black Bean (from the Campbell's Soup I portfolio)

 1968 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 33,020.00
103 Roy Lichtenstein 1923--1997

Mirror (from the Mirrors series)

 1972 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 12,065.00
104 Andy Warhol 1928--1987

Kiku

 1983 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 69,850.00
105 Roy Lichtenstein 1923--1997

Composition III

 1996 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 44,450.00
106 David Hockney b.1937

Celia with Green Hat (from the Moving Focus series)

 1984 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 45,720.00
107 Roy Lichtenstein 1923--1997

Modern Head #4 (from the Modern Head series)

 1970 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 9,525.00
108 Roy Lichtenstein 1923--1997

Wallpaper with Blue Floor Interior

 1992 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 44,450.00
109 Robert Rauschenberg 1925--2008

Sling-Shots Lit #5

 1985 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 31,680.00
110 Robert Indiana 1928--2018

Love (from the Book of Love portfolio)

 1996 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 6,350.00
111 Frank Stella 1936--2024

Frontispiece (from Illustrations after El Lissitzky's Had Gadya)

 1984 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 15,240.00
112 Andy Warhol 1928--1987

Cow

 1976 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 22,440.00
113 Jim Dine b.1935

The Maroon Robe

 1991 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,556.00
114 Andy Warhol 1928--1987

Northwest Coast Mask (from the Cowboys and Indians series)

 1968 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 Not Sold
115 Sol LeWitt 1928--2007

Wavy Brushstrokes Superimposed #3

 1995 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 17,160.00
116 Roy Lichtenstein 1923--1997

Green Face (from the Brushstroke Figures series)

 1989 USD 35,000.00 - 45,000.00 USD 35,560.00
117 Robert Indiana 1928--2018

Love (from the Book of Love portfolio)

 1996 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 7,620.00
118 Roy Lichtenstein 1923--1997

Against Apartheid

 1983 USD 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 15,840.00
119 Andy Warhol 1928--1987

Plains Indian Shield (from the Cowboys and Indians series)

 1986 USD 28,000.00 - 32,000.00 Not Sold
120 Jim Dine b.1935

Blue Wash

 1991 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 Not Sold
121 Andy Warhol 1928--1987

Mammy (from the Myths series)

 1981 USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 35,560.00
122 After Josef Albers

White Lines Squares sample portfolio

 1967 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 6,985.00
123 Lucio Fontana 1899--1968

Concetto Spaziale (from the San Lazzaro et ses amis portfolio)

 1959 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 3,048.00
124 Ad Reinhardt 1913--1967

Abstract Print (from the New York International portfolio)

 1966 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 826.00
125 Brice Marden 1938--2023

Gulf (from the New York 10/69 portfolio)

 1969 USD 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 USD 3,810.00
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