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Addison and Sarova: Summer Rare Books and Ephemera

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Auction Name Summer Rare Books and Ephemera Total Sales (USD) 88,018.75
Auction Date August 29, 2020 - August 29, 2020 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 38,345.00
Sale Number #1025 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 78,970.00
Total Lots 304
Sold Lots 276 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 44,385.00
% of Lots Sold 90.79% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 89,320.00
Unsold Lots 28 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 98.54%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
26 Ambrosius.

D. AMBROSII MEDIOLANENSIS EPISCOPI IN CANTICUM CANTICORUM COMMENTARIA.

 1558 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 4,062.50
15 London, Jack.

THE CALL OF THE WILD.

 1903 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,750.00
34 Fisher, John.

DEFESIO REGIE ASSERTIONIS CONTRA BABYLONICA CAPTIVITATE, IN QUA RESPONDET PRO REGE HENRICO VIII AD MALEDICENTISSUM MARTINI LUTHERI LIBELLU…. Cologne:

 1525 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 3,437.50
27 Andrews, H. C.

THE BOTANIST'S REPOSITORY, COMPRISING COLOUR'D ENGRAVINGS OF NEW AND RARE PLANTS… BOTANICAL DESCRIPTIONS IN LATIN AND ENGLISH AFTER THE LINNAEAN SYSTEM.

 ca. 1803-1815. USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,812.50
247

18th century manuscript chart, hand-colored, "An Historical Chart… of the Principal Empires of the World." 34.5" x 14.5".

 18th century USD 20.00 - 200.00 USD 2,500.00
24 Herodotus.

HERODOTI HALICARNASSEI HISTORIARUM LIBRI IX.

 1608 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 2,250.00
252

Group of 4 autograph letters signed by Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts (1832–1914), and one photo (5.75" x 3.75", mounted on larger sheet signed by Roberts.)

 1892, 1876, 1886 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 1,875.00
29 Contile, Luca.

RAGIONAMENTO DI LUCA CONTILE SOPRA LA PROPRIETA DELLE IMPRESE con le particolari de gli academici affidati et con le interpretationi et croniche.

 1574 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 1,625.00
156

19th century album (first quarter of 19th c.), containing verse and prose in manuscript, nicely decorated with illustrations.

 19th century USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 1,500.00
21 Asimov, Isaac.

Foundation trilogy, first editions (stated on copyright pages), all with original dust-jackets (all with price of $2.75 to front flap)

 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,250.00
36

Large collection of approximately 222 engraved bookplates, mostly British and spanning the 17th - 19th centuries.

 17th - 19th centuries USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 1,187.50
12 William Shakespeare]

[Complete Works of William Shakespeare] Title translated from the Russian.

 1880 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 1,125.00
171 Gladden, W. O.

LETTERS AND NOTES FROM A VOYAGE ABROAD.

 ca. 1900 USD 80.00 - 120.00 USD 1,125.00
182

SELECT TRIALS FOR MURDER, ROBBERY, BURGLARY, RAPES, SODOMY, COINING, FORGERY, PYRACY, AND OTHER OFFENCES….

1764 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 1,125.00
136 St. John, Spenser.

LIFE IN THE FORESTS OF THE FAR EAST; OR TRAVELS IN NORTHERN BORNEO.

 1863 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 1,062.50
35

A pair of watercolor paintings, by J. E. Tyndall (of the Royal Engineers) with his captions on verso (in pencil), and further presented with captions in typed form below the artwork.

 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,000.00
2 Cook, James.

A VOYAGE TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN… PERFORMED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF CAPTAINS COOK, CLERKE, AND GORE, IN THE YEARS 1776, 7, 8, 9 AND 80.

 1785-7 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 937.50
41 Verheiden, Jacob.

THE HISTORY OF THE MODERNE PROTESTANT DIVINES, CONTAINING THEIR PARENTS, COUNTRIES, EDUCATION, STUDIES, LIVES... WITH A TRUE REGISTER OF ALL THEIR SEVERALL TREATISES, AND WRITINGS THAT ARE EXTANT.

 1637 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 937.50
101

Large collection of approximately 152 bookplates from the 18th century to the 20th century.

 mostly 19th century. USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 875.00
170 Swinburne, Henry.

A BRIEF TREATISE OF TESTAMENTS AND LAST WILLES….

 1611 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 875.00
5 Jefferson, Thomas.

NOTES ON THE STATE OF VIRGINIA.

 1787 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 812.50
96 Kilbourn.

THE OHIO GAZETTEER…

 1826 USD 100.00 - 150.00 USD 812.50
220

THE BULUWAYO SKETCH. VOL. 1 NO. 6. SATURDAY AUGUST 25TH 1894.

 1894 USD 50.00 - 100.00 USD 812.50
231

Fragment of a 15th century manuscript on vellum.

 15th century USD 30.00 - 300.00 USD 812.50
240 Sandoval, (Prudencio de.)

HISTORIA DE LA VIDA Y HECHOS DEL EMPERADOR CARLOS V.

 1634 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 750.00
  • Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
  • Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: McCarthy (Cormac). Cities of the Plain, N.Y., 1998, First Edn., signed on hf. title; together with Uncorrected Proof and Uncorrected Advance Reading Copies, both signed by the Author. €800 to €1,000.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Stanihurst (Richard). De Rebus in Hibernia Gestis, Libri Quattuor, sm. 4to Antwerp (Christi. Plantium) 1584. First Edn. €525 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Fleischer (Nat.) Jack Dempsey The Idol of Fistiana, An Intimate Narrative, N.Y., 1929, First Edn. Signed on f.e.p. by Rocky Marciano. €400 to €600.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Smith - Classical Atlas, Lond., 1820. Bound with, Smiths New General Atlas .. Principal Empires, Kingdoms, & States throughout the World, Lond. 1822. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Rare Auction Catalogues – 1856: Bindon Blood, of Ennis, Co. Clare: Sotheby & Wilkinson. €320 to €450.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Mavor (Wm.)] A General Collection of Voyages and Travels from the Discovery of America to the Commencement of the Nineteenth Century, 28 vols. (complete) Lond., 1810. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Mc Carthy (Cormac). Outer Dark, N.Y. (Random House)1968, Signed by Mc Carthy. €250 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Three signed works by Ted Huges - Wodwo, 1967; Crow from the Life and Songs of the Crow, 1970; and Tales from Ovid, 1997. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: The Garden. An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Horticulture in all its Branches, 7 vols. lg. 4to Lond. 1877-1880. With 127 colored plates. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Procter (Richard A.) Saturn and its System: Containing Discussions of The Motion (Real and Apparent)…, Lond. 1865. First Edn. €160 to €220.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Ashe] St. George, Lord Bishop of Clogher, A Sermon Preached to the Protestants of Ireland, now in London,... Oct. 23, 1712, London 1712. Second Edn. €130 to €180.
  • Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    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
    Starting 10AM CST
    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
    Starting 10AM CST
    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
    Starting 10AM CST
    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.
  • 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
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    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
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