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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
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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.
Litchfield County Auctions: The Winter Antiques Sale, 20426, Litchfield
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- February 04, 2026 - February 04, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Catesby | Namenius (The Brown Curlew and Arrow Arum Plant), Plate T83 |
1800 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 780.00 | |
| 2 | Mark Catesby | Yellow Crested Bittern or Yellow Crowned Night Heron (Ardea Lobelia), Plate T79 |
1771-1810. | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 780.00 | |
| 3 | Mark Catesby | Heath Hen or Greater Prairie Chicken with Shooting Star Plant, Plate 1 |
1771-1810. | USD 50.00 - 100.00 | USD 227.50 | |
| 4 | Mark Catesby | The Parrot of Carolina, Plate T11 |
1771-1810. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,040.00 | |
| 5 | Mark Catesby | Hooded Merganser or Round Crested Duck (Mergus), Plate T94 |
1800 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 422.50 | |
| 6 | Mark Catesby | Pied Billed Grebe or Dabchick (Podicipes), Plate T91 |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 585.00 | |
| 7 | Peter Paillou after Peter Mazell | The Black Billed Auk and The Ring Dove |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 8 | Mark Catesby | The Loggerhead Turtle (Testudo), Plate T40 |
1800, | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,690.00 | |
| 9 | John Frederick Miller | "Testudes Sulcata" (African Spurred Tortoise), Plate 26 |
1816 | USD 50.00 - 100.00 | USD 91.00 | |
| 10 | Mark Catesby | The Land Crab (Cancer Terrestris Tapia), Plate T32 |
1771-1810. | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 715.00 | |
| 11 | Mark Catesby | Turdus Rhomboidelis and Turdus (2 Fish), Plate T10 |
1771-1810. | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 845.00 | |
| 12 | Mark Catesby | Cugupuguacu & Saltatrix (2 Fish), Plate T14 |
1771-1810. | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 845.00 | |
| 13 | Mark Catesby | Orbis, Cornus, An Phaseolus &c (Globe Fish, Dogwood & Bean Plant), Plate T28 |
1800 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 715.00 | |
| 14 | Mark Catesby | Polyphemus Moth with Geiger Tree & Morning Glory , Plate 91 |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 780.00 | |
| 25 | after Alfred J. Munnings | Gypsy Life and October Meeting, |
England. | in 1953, 1957 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 195.00 |
| 39 | Georges de Feure | Paris Almanach, Poster, signed lower margin Paris Almanach de Feure. |
N/A | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 585.00 | |
| 40 | Kathe Kollwitz | At The Church Wall etching. |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 292.50 | |
| 42 | Thomas (1779) Birch | Silhouette of the Sea Eagle, on Paper, signed and titled lower margin |
N/A | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | Not Sold | |
| 43 | Southeast Asian Temple Rubbing Print, matted and framed. |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 150.00 | USD 130.00 | ||
| 46 | Yoshitoshi Mori | Samuri and Temple Guardian Deity kappazuri stencil prints, |
1970 | USD 250.00 - 450.00 | USD 162.50 | |
| 47 | Hand-colored etching titled 'Ball Dress', invented by Miss Pierpoint, |
1823 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 78.00 | ||
| 50 | Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer | hand-colored floral engraving, beaded gilt frame. |
N/A | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold | |
| 51 | Francesco Piranesi | Two uncolored copper engraving plates #58 and #72 from Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi |
N/A | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 422.50 | |
| 52 | Joseph Farrington R.A., | 1) HENLEY. Joseph Farrington R.A., |
June 1, 1773 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 260.00 | |
| 53 | Paul Le Rat | The Sower, etching, signed in plate. |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
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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.
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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.