• Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Alken (Henry). Sporting Notions, first edition, T.McLean, 1832-33. £800 to £1,200.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Bardi (Lorenzo). Nuova Raccolta delle piu interessanti Vedute della Citta di Firenze…, Florence, Lorenzo Bardi, [c.1840]. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Crawfurd (John). Journal of an Embassy from the Governor-General of India to the Court of Ava..., first edition, 1829. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Dawe (George, engraver). The Life of a Nobleman, first edition, Geo. Henderson, [c.1825]. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: [Doyle (John)], "H.B.". Political Sketches &c., 10 vol. including The Descriptive Key to H.B., Thomas McLean, [1829-51]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Eben (Adolphus Christian Frederick, Baron von) and Nicolaus Heideloff. Modèles de l'Uniforme Militaire Adopté dans l'Armée Royale de Suède, Rudolph Ackerman, 1808. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Geissler (J.G.G.) and Friedrich Hempel. Mahlerische Darstellungen der Sitten, Gebrauche und Lustbarkeiten bey den Russischen, Tartarischen…, 4 parts in 1, Leipzig and Paris, [1804]. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Hunt (Charles). Portraits of Winning Horses...of the Derby, Oaks, & St. Leger, from the Year 1842 to 1849…, Rock Brothers & Payne, 1849. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Kunike (Adolf Friedrich). Zwey hundert und sechzig Donau-Ansichten nach dem Laufe des Donaustromes…, Vienna, Leopold Grund, 1826. £3,000 to £5,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Lasinio (Carlo). [Matrimony], Florence, 1790. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Reinhardt (Joseph). A Collection of Swiss Costumes, in Miniature, second English edition, James Goodwin, [1828]. £800 to £1,200.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Wengen (Gottfried Durst von). Die Öffentliche Maskerade Bamberg am Fastnachts-Montage 1833…, Bamberg, [1833]. £2,000 to £3,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [RUTH, George Herman “Babe” (1895-1948)]. Signed photograph. Circa 1930s. 191 x 248 mm. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HARRISON, Benjamin. Document signed (“Benj Harrison”) as governor of Virginia, certifying the service of Daniel Cumbo, a Black Revolutionary soldier. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: ONE OF THE FIRST PRINTED ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: FIRST PRINTING OF LINCOLN’S IMMORTAL GETTYSBURG ADDRESS. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HIGHLY IMPORTANT MORMON ARCHIVE. ALLEY, George. Archive of 23 Autograph Letters Signed by Mormon Convert George Alley to His Brother Joseph Alley. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [AVIATION]. [ARMSTRONG, Neil A.] Aviation Hall of Fame Gold Medal MS64 NGC, Awarded to Neil Armstrong in 1979. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: NEWLY DISCOVERED FIRST PRINTING OF "WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE... " FROM THE ONLY NEWSPAPER ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN LINCOLN’S SECOND INAUGURAL PROCESSION. $4,000 to $8,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: THE MOST IMPORTANT GEORGE WASHINGTON DOCUMENT IN PRIVATE HANDS; GEORGE WASHINGTON’S COMMISSION AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, 1775, ONE OF ONLY TWO ORIGINALS. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: A VERY RARE ACCOUNT OF BLACKBEARD’S DEATH AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIRATE ITEMS EXTANT. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: EDISON, Thomas. Patent for Edison’s Improvements on the Electric-Light, No. 219,628. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent Office], 16 September 1879. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [VIETNAM WAR]. The original pen used by Secretary of State William P. Rogers to sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement, Paris, 27 January 1973. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: SONS OF LIBERTY FOUNDER COLONEL BARRÉ ANNOTATED TITLE-PAGE, “WHICH OUGHT TO ROUSE UP BRITISH ATTENTION”. $4,000 to $6,000.
  • Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A RUTH BADER GINSBURG BEADED JUDICIAL COLLAR. $80,000 - $120,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: ONLY KNOWN COPY OF THE ONLY BOOK BY THE REMARKABLE EVE ADAMS. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A COMPLETE RUN OF VISIONAIRE MAGAZINE THROUGH 2010. $6,000 - $9,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: LAW REVIEW OFFPRINT SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY RUTH BADER GINSBURG. $3,000 - $5,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: META REBNER'S WORKING SCRIPT OF THE LOVED ONE. $1,500 - $2,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A KATHY GROVE PORTRAIT OF CYNDI LAUPER FOR THE FEBRUARY 1989 DETAILS COVER. $800 - $1,200
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A PLASTIC COAT BY MILLIE DAVID FEATURED IN SOHO NEWS STYLE SECTION, FROM THE COLLECTION OF ANNIE FLANDERS. $500 - $700
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A RUTH BADER GINSBURG JEWELRY BOX. $600 - $900
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A SET OF JONI MITCHELL LYRICS FOR "IF I HAD A HEART." $2,000 - $3,000
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Bonhams: Voices of the 20th Century

Auction Reports

Auction Name Voices of the 20th Century Total Sales (USD) 1,109,373.00
Auction Date December 06, 2017 - December 06, 2017 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 635,700.00
Sale Number #24254 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 985,900.00
Total Lots 266
Sold Lots 95 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,242,400.00
% of Lots Sold 35.71% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,870,100.00
Unsold Lots 171 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 59.32%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1254 HIROHITO, EMPEROR SHOWA. 1901-1989.

Autograph Manuscript in Japanese, Showa Tenno Dokuhakuroku ??????? "The Emperor's Monologue,"

1946 USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 USD 275,000.00
1068

BATTLE OF THE SEXES: The tennis racquet used by Billie Jean King during her epochal match against Bobby Riggs, September 20, 1973.

1973 USD 100,000.00 - 200,000.00 USD 125,000.00
1095 GOLDMAN, EMMA. 1869–1940.<br><br>VAN VALKENBURGH, WARREN STARR. 1884-1938.

Archive of correspondence between Goldman, Van Valkenburgh, and other members of the anarchist movement of the early 20th century

early 20th century USD 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 USD 87,500.00
1042 HEMINGWAY, ERNEST. 1899-1961.

For Whom the Bell Tolls.

1940 USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 81,250.00
1027 FITZGERALD, F. SCOTT. 1896-1940.

The Great Gatsby.

1925 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 62,500.00
1058 RAND, AYN. 1905-1982.

Autograph Manuscript, 1 p, 4to,

1950s USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 56,250.00
1059 RAND, AYN. 1905-1982.

Autograph Manuscript, 1 p, 4to,

1950s USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 52,500.00
1215

D-Day: A 48 star American Flag, flown from LCT-703, sunk on Omaha Beach.

1944 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 35,000.00
1252

Japanese Imperial Navy flag, presented to commander Robert Morris in Tokyo Bay at the time of the Surrender Signing.

1945 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 25,000.00
1187

World War I: US 39th Aero Squadron, a Canvas side panel from a SPAD XIII with "Pegasus" insignia.

c.1918. USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 18,750.00
1238

A German ABWEHR Model SE 109/3 spy radio.

1943 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 12,500.00
1075 DYLAN, BOB. B.1941.

Autograph Manuscript,

1956 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 10,000.00
1260

M-125 FIALKA CIPHER MACHINE.

1950s. USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 10,000.00
1008 HOCKNEY, DAVID. b.1937

Hockney Paints the Stage.

1983 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 9,375.00
1117 ONASSIS, JACQUELINE BOUVIER KENNEDY. 1929-1994.

Five autograph letters signed ("Jackie") to her mother, 24 pp in total,

USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 8,750.00
1211

D-DAY: An "Operation Titanic" Paradummy parachutist.

1944 USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 8,750.00
1093

Vaudeville.

1912-1925 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 8,125.00
1180 FLAGG, JAMES MONTGOMERY. 1877-1960.

I Want You for U.S. Army

[c.1917] Not Available USD 8,125.00
1094 BRANDEIS, LOUIS D. 1856-1941.

Typed Manuscript, carbon copy, Plans of Justice Brandeis for Constructive Work in Palestine, containing what is likely the first printed appearance the whole of Louis D.

1920 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 7,500.00
1116 ONASSIS, JACQUELINE BOUVIER KENNEDY. 1929-1994.

8 Autograph Letters Signed ("Jackie") to her grandfather, James T. Lee, as "Gramps"

USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 7,500.00
1057 RAND, AYN. 1905-1982.

Photograph Signed ("Ayn Rand") and Inscribed

1951 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 7,500.00
1176 TOLSTOY, COUNT LEO. 1828-1910.

Photograph Signed ("Lev Tolstoy," in Cyrillic), cabinet portrait photograph showing Tolstoy looking directly into the camera,

1898-99 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 7,500.00
1195

Keep Calm and Carry On poster.

1939 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 6,875.00
1220

Battle of the Bulge: A 712th Tank Battalion battle damaged flag.

1944 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 6,875.00
1074 BRUCE, LENNY. 1925-1966.

An unreleased, edited 16 mm film by "Count" Lewis DePasquale featuring Lenny Bruce, approximately 450 feet, running time 12:37, black-and-white, original jazz soundtrack (likely by "Count" Lewis),

USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 6,250.00
  • Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: [Langland (William)]. The vision of Pierce Plowman, nowe the seconde time imprinted..., Roberte Crowley, 1550. £8,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: [Shakespeare (William)]. [Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies], second folio edition, [by Tho.Cotes, for Robert Allot], [1632]. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Bible, Czech Biblia Bohemica, first complete Bible printed in the Czech vernacular, Prague, August 1488. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Shabthai Tzvi.- Collection of four printed and illustrated broadsides detailing the appearance, rise and fall of the false messiah, Shabthai Tzvi, Augsburg, 1666-67. £40,000 to £60,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Leaf from the Beauvais Missal, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment, [Northern France (perhaps Beauvais or Amiens)], [fourteenth century (c.1310)]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Aubrey (John). [Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme], manuscript in English, Latin and Greek, [c. 1693]. £30,000 to £50,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Byron (George Gordon Noel, Lord). Poems on Various Occasions, first edition, Harriet Maltby's copy, Newark, Printed by S. & J. Ridge, 1807. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, first edition, second impression with dust-jacket, 1937 [but 1938]. £7,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Blake (William).- Thornton (Robert John). The Pastorals of Virgil, 2 vol., engraved plates by William Blake, 1821. £8,000 to £12,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: America.- Mount (William J.) & Thomas Page. The English Pilot…, [bound with] The Fourth Book, describing The West Indies Navigation from Hudson's-Bay to the River Amazones, 1721. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Oldfield (Henry Ambrose), Rajman Singh Chitrakar & others. An album of 160 photographs and 13 original artworks, (1833-1919), [c. 1850s-1880s]. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Audubon (John James) [and William MacGillivray]. Ornithological Biography…, 5 vol., first edition, presentation copy inscribed by Audubon, Edinburgh, 1831-49 [i.e. 1831-39]. £10,000 to £15,000.
  • 19th Century Shop
    Catalogue 198 just published
    19th Century Shop. Darwin and Wallace, first printing of the first paper on natural selection
    19th Century Shop. Shakespeare’s Poems, first collected edition
    19th Century Shop. Walt Whitman portrait inscribed with a Leaves of Grass poem
    19th Century Shop. Major Elizabeth Barrett Browning manuscript notebook
    19th Century Shop. Spock's Baby Book, original MS
    19th Century Shop. Cellarius, Harmonia Macrocosmica, the great celestial atlas
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