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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Indo-Chinese or "Straits School" (19th Century). | Red Plantain or Red Banana (Indeterminate Musa). |
N/A | USD 125,000.00 - 175,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 52 | Indo-Chinese or "Straits School" (19th Century). | Durian (Durio zibethinus). |
N/A | USD 125,000.00 - 175,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 53 | Indo-Chinese or "Straits School" (19th Century). | Malay Apple (Syzygium malaccense). |
N/A | USD 75,000.00 - 100,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 54 | Indo-Chinese or "Straits School" (19th Century). | Rooted Tree Cotton Plant (Gossypium Arboreum). |
N/A | USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 55 | Indo-Chinese or "Straits School" (19th Century). | Clove (Syzygium aromaticum). |
N/A | USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 56 | REDOUTE, Pierre-Joseph (1759-1840). | Bulb-bearing or Hanging Lachenalia (Lachenalia Pendula), Watercolor for Plate 52. |
ca.1802-1816. | USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 57 | REDOUTE, Pierre-Joseph (1759-1840). | Sword Lily (Gladiolus Mucronatus), Watercolor for Plate 142. |
ca.1802-1816. | USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 58 | REDOUTE, Pierre-Joseph (1759-1840). | Freesia refracta (Gladiolus Refractus), Watercolor for Plate 419. |
ca.1802-1816. | USD 9,000.00 - 18,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 59 | REDOUTE, Pierre-Joseph (1759-1840). | Bear's Garlic or Wild Garlic (Allium Ursinum), Watercolor for Plate 303. |
ca.1802-1816. | USD 8,000.00 - 16,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 60 | REDOUTE, Pierre-Joseph (1759-1840). | Climbing Asparagus (Asparagus Patinatus), Watercolor for Plate 407. |
ca.1802-1816. | USD 8,000.00 - 16,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 61 | REDOUTE, Pierre-Joseph (1759-1840). | Prairie Onion (Allium Striatum), Watercolor for Plate 50. |
ca.1802-1816. | USD 8,000.00 - 16,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 62 | REDOUTE, Pierre-Joseph (1759-1840). | Spider Plant (Phalangium elatum), Watercolor for Plate 191. |
ca.1802-1816. | USD 8,000.00 - 16,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 63 | BOGDANI, Jakob (Hungarian, 1660-1724). | Parrots and Other Birds Perched on a Tree. |
1709 | USD 60,000.00 - 75,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 64 | BUSH, Norton (1834-1894). | A Tropical Scene. |
N/A | USD 18,000.00 - 28,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 65 | BUSH, Norton (1834-1894). | A Tropical View. |
N/A | USD 18,000.00 - 28,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 66 | EDE, Basil (1931-2016). | Untitled [Macaws]. |
N/A | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 67 | PETERSON, Roger Tory (1908-1996). | Glossy and White-faced Glossy Ibis. |
N/A | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 68 | STRANOVER, Tobias (1684–1756). | Lemurs, a Scarlet Macaw, a Red-Billed Parrot, and a Cockatoo in a Landscape. |
N/A | USD 35,000.00 - 55,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 69 | BIRCH, Thomas (1779-1851). | Paul Beck's "Shot Tower". |
N/A | USD 150,000.00 - 200,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 70 | BIRCH, Thomas (1779-1851). | Boston from the Ship House, West End of the Navy Yard. |
ca.1833. | USD 175,000.00 - 225,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 71 | EVANS, Lewis (ca. 1700-1756). | Geographical, Historical, Political, Philosophical and Mechanical Essays...[With Framed Map:] A general Map of the Middle British Colonies, in America. |
Philadelphia | 1755 | USD 200,000.00 - 250,000.00 | Unknown |
| 72 | [HUSKE, John (c.1721–1773) (or HUSKE, Ellis (1700–1755))]. | The present state of North America, &c. Part I. |
London | 1755 | USD 3,600.00 - 4,800.00 | Unknown |
| 73 | ROCQUE, John (c. 1704-1762). | A General Map of North America: In which is Espress'd, The several New Roads, Forts, Engagements &c... made in the Army employ'd there. From the Years 1754 to 1761. |
London | c.1763. | USD 18,000.00 - 28,000.00 | Unknown |
| 74 | FRY, Joshua (1699-1754) & JEFFERSON, Peter (1708-1757). | A Map of the most Inhabited Part of Virginia containing the whole province of Maryland. |
London | 1768 | USD 45,000.00 - 65,000.00 | Unknown |
| 75 | COLLOT, Georges Henri Victor (1751-1805). | Voyage dans l'Amerique Septentrionale, ou descriptions des pays arroses par le Mississipi, l'Ohio, le Missouri et autres rivieres affluentes. |
Paris | 1826 | USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | 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
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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
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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.