Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 16. Blaeu's world map on a polar projection in contemporary color (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000

Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 55. Illuminated lunar globe produced in East Germany (1977) Est. $750 - $900

Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 594. Rare and decorative De Jode map of Africa (1593) Est. $7,500 - $9,000

Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 127. The first printed map to focus on New England and New France (1565) Est. $4,500 - $5,500

Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 298. Rare Texas oilfield map (1920) Est. $3,000 - $3,750

Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 656. Bible leaf with hand-colored image of Adoration of the Magi (1450) Est. $1,800 - $2,100

Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 9. Blaeu's magnificent carte-a-figures world map (1641) Est. $12,000 - $15,000

Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 214. Rare edition of view of the world from Silicon Valley (1984) Est. $600 - $750

Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 34. Fascinating Japanese satirical map published just prior to WWII (1938) Est. $1,400 - $1,700

Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 181. German edition of Catesby's scarce and important map of the Southeastern US (1755) Est. $3,750 - $4,500

Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 625. Complete set of Covarrubias's "Pageant of the Pacific" (1940-39) Est. $1,200 - $1,500
Jeschke Jádi
Rare Book Auction 159
Saturday April 25

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1153 Gerhard Mercator u. Jodocus Hondius. Atlas sive cosmographicae. Amsterdam, Hondius, 1606.

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1378 Martin Höhlig, Collection of 100 photographs Berlin im Licht, 1928.

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 192. Fragment of a late medieval liturgical music manuscript. 14th century

Jeschke Jádi
Rare Book Auction 159
Saturday April 25

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1394 Auguste Salzmann. Jérusalem. 40 salt paper prints. Paris, Baudry, 1856.

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1143 Deluxe edition of Prince Waldemar of Prussia's travelogue about Sri Lanka, India and Nepal. Berlin, 1853.

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1225. Koch-Gruenberg. Indianertypen (Indiantypesin the Amazon). Berlin 1906.

Jeschke Jádi
Rare Book Auction 159
Saturday April 25

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 862. Cornelis Ploos van Amstel. Viro Amplissimo Nobilissimo. Amsterdam 1765.

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 549. Francisco de Goya. Los desastres de la guerra. 80 Etchings. Madrid, 1923.

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1033. Rösel von Rosenhof. Natural History of Frogs. Nuremberg, 1815.

Jeschke Jádi
Rare Book Auction 159
Saturday April 25

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 13 Pomponius Mela. Cosmographi. Venice, Renner 1478.

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 526 William Shakespeare. Hamlet. Cranach Press, 1928.

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1022. Eugen Johann Christoph Esper. Butterflies Leipzig, 1829-1839.
Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
April 16, 2026

Doyle, Apr. 16: Twelve miscellaneous volumes on Italian history and literature. $100 to $200.

Doyle, Apr. 16: A fine collection of Company school paintings of Mughal monuments. $4,000 to $6,000.

Doyle, Apr. 16: A Book of Hours of Rouen with eight miniatures. $30,000 to $45,000.

Doyle, Apr. 16: Einstein discusses General Relativity and the Unified Field Theory. $20,000 to $30,000.

Doyle, Apr. 16: An extraordinary letter from Thomas Jefferson to Charles Willson Peale. $12,000 to $18,000.

Doyle, Apr. 16: Extraordinary color plates of the geology of St. Helena. $800 to $1,200.

Doyle, Apr. 16: The deluxe issue of Rorer's Mimpish Squinnies. $800 to $1,200.
Swann
Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
April 23, 2026

Swann, Apr. 23: Thomas Heywood. An Apology for Actors. London: Printed by Nicholas Okes, 1612. $3,000 to $5,000.

Swann, Apr. 23: Illuminated Islamic Devotional Manuscript. 19th century. Approx. 90 leaves with gilt-decorated title and 2 full page miniatures of Mecca and Medina. $800 to $1,200.

Swann, Apr. 23: Antiphonal in Latin. Manuscript on Parchment. Cologne, early 16th century. $7,000 to $9,000.

Swann
Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
April 23, 2026

Swann, Apr. 23: Mohammed ibn Jafir Albategnius. De Scientia Stellarum Liber. Bologna: Victor Benati, 1645. $8,000 to $12,000.

Swann, Apr. 23: Frank Herbert. Dune. Fine First Edition. Philadelphia: Chilton Books, 1965. $5,000 to $7,000.

Swann, Apr. 23: William Shakespeare. Five Plays from the Second Folio. London: Thomas Cotes for Robert Allot, 1632. $6,000 to $8,000.

Swann
Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
April 23, 2026

Swann, Apr. 23: John Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men. New York: Covici-Friede, 1937. First edition, first issue. $800 to $1,200.

Swann, Apr. 23: Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities. With an A.L.S. London: Chapman and Hall, 1859. First edition, first issue. $1,200 to $1,800.

Swann, Apr. 23: Ursula K. LeGuin. The Left Hand of Darkness. Inscribed First Edition. New York: Walker and Company, 1969. $800 to $1,200.

Swann
Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
April 23, 2026

Swann, Apr. 23: L. Frank Baum & Ruth Plumly Thompson. Five First Canadian editions including Ozma of Oz; The Emerald City of Oz; Glinda of Oz; [and others]. $1,000 to $1,500.

Swann, Apr. 23: Corita Kent. Different Drummer. 1967. Color screenprint; signed "Corita" in pencil on the lower edge. $1,000 to $1,500.

Swann, Apr. 23: Bible in English. Tyndale-Taverner Translation. The Bugge Bible. The Holye Bible. London: Imprinted by John Daye and Willyam Seres, 1549. $1,500 to $2,000.

Sothebys: Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana, N12016, New York

Auction Details

Auction Date: January 27, 2026 - January 27, 2026

Page Size: 15 items in 1 pages

Auction Lot Books
Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
501	Adams, John	Establishing an American Army: John Adams introduces a congressional committee charged with meeting with General Washington "concerning various Matters of Importance"	Philadelphia,	30 September 1775	USD 150,000.00 - 250,000.00	Not Sold
502	Adams, John	A learned disquisition on the common law and natural rights and the roles those concepts played in Adams's own contributions to the Declaration of Independence and the founding of the United States	Quincy,	12 March 1802	USD 120,000.00 - 180,000.00	Not Sold
503	(Gettysburg)	"Genl. Doubleday has taken charge of the battle": Abner Doubleday's autograph witness to the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, illustrated by fourteen insightful maps and plans	New York,	ca. 1875--1885	USD 200,000.00 - 300,000.00	Not Sold
504	(Hamilton, Alexander, James Madison, and John Jay)	Bushrod Washington's Federalist, praised by George Washington as a "work [that] will merit the notice of Posterity"	New York:	1788	USD 120,000.00 - 150,000.00	USD 317,500.00
505	Jefferson, Thomas	In a widely discursive letter, Jefferson announces that he is joining Washington's cabinet and expresses great relief at the recovery of the President from a serious illness	New York,	27 May 1790	USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00	Not Sold
506	Lincoln, Abraham	The President's letter to John Key---sent just four days after he issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation	Washington, D.C.,	26 September 1862	USD 200,000.00 - 300,000.00	USD 203,200.00
507	Lincoln, Abraham	The President refutes rebel press propaganda about the siege of Vicksburg	Washington, D.C.,	4 June 1863	USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00	Not Sold
508	Lincoln, Abraham	The President thanks a schoolboy on behalf of "all the children of the nation for his efforts to ensure "that this war shall be successful, and the Union be maintained and perpetuated."	Washington, D.C.,	6 September 1864	USD 200,000.00 - 300,000.00	USD 241,300.00
509	McKenney, Thomas L., and James Hall	History of the Indian Tribes of North America, a royal subscriber's copy	Philadelphia:	1838 [Vol. 1], 1838, 1844	USD 70,000.00 - 100,000.00	USD 120,650.00
510	Smith, John	The General History of Virginia... 1624	London:	1624	USD 150,000.00 - 200,000.00	USD 190,500.00
511	Virginia House of Delegates	The genesis of the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights	Williamsburg:	[1776]	USD 350,000.00 - 500,000.00	USD 406,400.00
512	Washington, George	An extraordinary pair of books from George Washington's field library, marking the conjunction of three of the most consequential military figures of eighteenth-century America: Robert Rogers, George Washington, and Henry Knox	London:	1765	USD 1,200,000.00 - 1,800,000.00	Not Sold
513	Washington, George	The commander in chief orders that Redcoat prisoners be treated "with humanity, and Let them have no reason to Complain of our Copying the brutal example of the Brittish Army"	"Headquarters Morristown,"	8 January 1777	USD 80,000.00 - 100,000.00	USD 215,900.00
514	Washington, George	An extraordinary letter marking the conjunction of three of the most consequential figures of the American Revolution: George Washington, the Marquis de Lafayette, and Benjamin Franklin	Philadelphia,	28 December 1778	USD 1,000,000.00 - 1,500,000.00	USD 1,016,000.00
515	[World War II -- 21st Army Group]	An important archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to the German surrender		1943-1945	USD 150,000.00 - 250,000.00	USD 139,700.00

Heritage, May 13: Isaac Asimov. I, Robot. The dedication copy, inscribed to John W. Campbell, Jr.

Heritage, May 13: Aldous Huxley. Brave New World. A fine copy, in a brilliant dust jacket.

Heritage, May 13: Ray Bradbury. Fahrenheit 451. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author.

Heritage, May 13: Robert A. Heinlein. Stranger in a Strange Land. A fine copy, signed by the author.

Heritage, May 13: Jules Verne. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas. Exceedingly rare true first American edition, first issue.
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 April

Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.

Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.

Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.

Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.

Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.
S&D Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
Rare Maps, Prints & Art 1478-1882
April 16, 2026

SD Auctions, Apr. 16: Ptolemy. North Africa from Ulm edition. Unique copy. 1482-86.

SD Auctions, Apr. 16: Blaeu. Masterpiece world map. c.1659.

SD Auctions, Apr. 16: Unknown. Sea Flags printed on silk. Rare. c.1840.

SD Auctions, Apr. 16: Fredrik Kolstø. Aftenstemning ved Kysten. c.1890-t.

SD Auctions, Apr. 16: Knut Yran. OL-plakaten Oslo 1952.