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Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 16. Blaeu's world map on a polar projection in contemporary color (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 55. Illuminated lunar globe produced in East Germany (1977) Est. $750 - $900Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 594. Rare and decorative De Jode map of Africa (1593) Est. $7,500 - $9,000Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 127. The first printed map to focus on New England and New France (1565) Est. $4,500 - $5,500Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 298. Rare Texas oilfield map (1920) Est. $3,000 - $3,750Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 656. Bible leaf with hand-colored image of Adoration of the Magi (1450) Est. $1,800 - $2,100Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 9. Blaeu's magnificent carte-a-figures world map (1641) Est. $12,000 - $15,000Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 214. Rare edition of view of the world from Silicon Valley (1984) Est. $600 - $750Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 34. Fascinating Japanese satirical map published just prior to WWII (1938) Est. $1,400 - $1,700Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 181. German edition of Catesby's scarce and important map of the Southeastern US (1755) Est. $3,750 - $4,500Old 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 25Jeschke 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 centuryJeschke Jádi
Rare Book Auction 159
Saturday April 25Jeschke 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 25Jeschke 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 25Jeschke 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, 2026Doyle, 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, 2026Swann, 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, 2026Swann, 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, 2026Swann, 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, 2026Swann, 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.
Swann Galleries: Art, Subculture & LGBTQ+ History, 2728, New York
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- February 05, 2026 - February 05, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
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| 1 | C. Bennette Moore | Portrait of the dancer, artist, and eventual gay icon Paul Swan (1883-1972) in costume. 1926. |
1926 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,397.00 | |
| 2 | Jared French | Jared French, Untitled (Seated naked man and naked woman). Circa 1920s. |
Circa 1920s. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 3 | Jared French | Jared French, Untitled (Seated male nude). 1931. |
1931 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,397.00 | |
| 4 | Jared French | Jared French, Untitled (Portrait of a Man). 1937. |
1937 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 5 | Various Designers | Various Designers, Bachelor. The first six issues of an early "queer-coded" mass-market magazine. 1937. |
1937 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,905.00 | |
| 6 | Jared French | Jared French (PaJaMa), Paul Cadmus. 1937. |
1937 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,286.00 | |
| 7 | Jared French | Jared French (PaJaMa), Jose Martinez, Fire Island. 1939. |
1939 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,794.00 | |
| 8 | George Platt Lynes | George Platt Lynes, Jared French in his studio. 1949. |
1949 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 9 | Avel De Knight | Avel De Knight, Untitled (Four Drawings). Each circa 1940s. |
circa 1940s. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,905.00 | |
| 10 | Avel De Knight | Avel De Knight, Untitled (Four Drawings). Each circa 1940s. |
circa 1940s. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,905.00 | |
| 11 | Avel De Knight | Avel De Knight, Four Drawings. Each circa 1940s. |
circa 1940s. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,905.00 | |
| 12 | Bernard Perlin | Bernard Perlin, Untitled. 1942. |
1942 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,302.00 | |
| 13 | Bernard Perlin | Bernard Perlin, Untitled (Self Portrait). circa 1940s. |
Circa 1940s. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 14 | Perry Davis | Perry Davis, Rehearsal. Circa 1940s. |
Circa 1940s. | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 15 | Carl Van Vechten | Carl Van Vechten, Portrait of Christopher Isherwood. Circa 1940s. |
Circa 1940s. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 16 | Carl Van Vechten | Carl Van Vechten, Portrait of Alice B. Toklas with Her Dog in Paris. October 7, 1949. |
1949 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 889.00 | |
| 17 | Cecil Beaton | Cecil Beaton, Self portrait on the set of My Fair Lady. 1963; printed 1970s. |
1963; printed 1970s. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 18 | George Platt Lynes | George Platt Lynes, Wilbur "Billy" Pippin. Circa 1951. |
Circa 1951. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 19 | George Platt Lynes | George Platt Lynes, Alexander Jensen Yow on Bed. Circa 1952. |
Circa 1952. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,376.00 | |
| 20 | Theodore (Teddy) Haseltine | Theodore "Teddy" Haseltine, The Kingdom is There for the Will of the People. Circa 1952. |
Circa 1952. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 792.00 | |
| 21 | John B. Lear | John B. Lear Jr., Untitled (Nude Sketch). 1959. |
1959 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,904.00 | |
| 22 | John B. Lear | John B. Lear Jr., Otter. 1983. |
1983 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,794.00 | |
| 23 | Robert Henry (Bob) Mizer | Bob Mizer, Ted Bentley & Dick Kreutel * Roy Webb & Robert Jackson * Gene Wilkinson. Circa 1950s; printed February 1992. |
Circa 1950s; printed February 1992. | USD 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 | USD 1,905.00 | |
| 24 | Bruce Bellas | Bruce Bellas (Bruce of LA), A collection of 39 Bruce of LA male physique "beefcake" photographs. 1950s-60s. |
1950s-60s. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,508.00 | |
| 25 | Pierre (1900) Molinier | Pierre Molinier, Autoportrait aux bas (Self-portrait with stockings). Circa 1960. |
Circa 1960. | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,206.00 |
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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 AprilSotheby’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, 2026SD 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.