Arader Galleries: May 2026 Auction, 50226, New York City
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- May 02, 2026 - May 02, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). | Common American Swan, Plate 411. |
London | 1827-1838. | USD 120,000.00 - 180,000.00 | Unknown |
| 27 | HOWITT, Samuel (British, 1765-1822). | “Duck Shooting”. |
N/A | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 28 | HOWITT, Samuel (British, 1765-1822). | “Woodcock Shooting”. |
N/A | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 29 | HOWITT, Samuel (British, 1765-1822). | “Partridge Shooting, II” |
N/A | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 30 | HOWITT, Samuel (British, 1765-1822). | “Grouse Shooting”. |
N/A | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 31 | HOWITT, Samuel (British, 1765-1822). | “Snipe Shooting”. |
N/A | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 32 | Taxidermied Carrier (Passenger) Pigeon. | Provenance: Collection of Samuel Hallock duPont; hence by descent. |
N/A | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 33 | SCHOUMAN, Aert (Dutch, 1710-1792). | Beaver. |
N/A | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 34 | LEAR, Edward (British, 1812-1888). | Crested bird on a branch. |
N/A | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 35 | ROBERT, Nicolas (French, 1614-1685). | Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) [The American Flamingo]. |
ca1675 | USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 36 | ROBERT, Nicolas (French, 1614-1685). | Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata). |
ca. 1675. | USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 37 | DAVIES, Thomas (American, 1737-1812). | Kingfisher. |
N/A | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 38 | HILL, John William (American, 1812-1879). | The Green-winged Teal. |
New York | 1842-1844. | USD 8,000.00 - 15,000.00 | Unknown |
| 39 | BROOKS, Allan (Canadian, 1869-1945). | Perched Hawk on a Pine Tree. |
N/A | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 40 | BROOKS, Alan (Canadian, 1869-1945). | Flamingo, Plate VIII. |
N/A | USD 16,000.00 - 22,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 41 | BARRABAND, Jacques (French, 1768-1809). | A Glossy Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami). |
N/A | USD 100,000.00 - 140,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 42 | FRENCH SCHOOL (17th-Century). | A Red Macaw. |
17th Century. | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 43 | FUERTES, Louis Agassiz (1874-1927). | Man-o-War Bird. |
C. 1912. | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 44 | EHRET, Georg Dionysius (German, 1708-1770). | [Pink azalea or Pinxter flower, Virginia Rockrose, Rhododendron periclymenoides]. Cistus; Virginiana, flore & odore Peridymeni. D. Banist. “Virginia Rockrose, with the flower and scent of a Honeysuckle”. |
N/A | USD 35,000.00 - 55,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 45 | EHRET, Georg Dionysius (German, 1708-1770). | [Probably Wax Mallow (Malvaviscus arboreus)] . Hibiscus folus cordatis oronatis angulis lateralibus extimis parvis caule arboreo Linn. Supl Nat. |
1760 | USD 22,000.00 - 32,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 46 | DIETZSCH, Barbara Regina (German, 1706-1783). | Parrot Tulip and Caterpillar. |
Ca. 1760. | USD 35,000.00 - 55,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 47 | CATTRANI, Baldassare (Italian, fl. 1776-1810). | 24. “Tradescantia Virginia” (Dayflower, Spiderwort). Titled in ink ‘Tradescantia Virginia’. |
c. 1809. | USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 48 | CATTRANI, Baldassare (Italian, fl. 1776-1810). | 65. (Untitled) (Primula, Auricula, Primrose). |
c. 1809. | USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 49 | PHILLIPS, Jenny (B. 1949). | Hollyhocks. |
2005 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 50 | Indo-Chinese or "Straits School" (19th Century). | Chempedak or Cempedak (Artocarpus integer). |
N/A | USD 150,000.00 - 200,000.00 | Unknown |
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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. -
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. -
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. -
Sotheby’s
Précieuses reliures d’une bibliophile
Collection Georgette J. Salles
Open for bidding 8-29 AprilApr. 8-29: Delaunay, Sonia — Blaise Cendrars. La Prose du Transsibérien. 1913. €120,000 to €180,000.Apr. 8-29: Picasso, Pablo — Georges Hugnet. La Chèvre-feuille. 1943. €80,000 to €120,000.Apr. 8-29: Schmied, François-Louis ─ Joseph-Charles Mardrus. Cantique des cantiques. 1925. €30,000 to €50,000.Apr. 8-29: Bonnard, Pierre — Paul Verlaine. Parallèlement. 1900. €30,000 to €50,000.Apr. 8-29: Derain, André — Guillaume Apollinaire. L’Enchanteur pourrissant. 1909. €20,000 to €30,000.