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Doyle New York: Rare Books, Autographs, and Maps

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Auction Name Rare Books, Autographs, and Maps Total Sales (USD) 367,460.00
Auction Date April 29, 2021 - April 29, 2021 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 151,200.00
Sale Number #21bp01 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 229,700.00
Total Lots 123
Sold Lots 108 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 166,680.00
% of Lots Sold 87.80% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 254,220.00
Unsold Lots 15 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 144.54%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1032 RATZER, BERNARD

Plan of the City of New York in North America, surveyed in the years 1766 & 1767.

1776 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 151,200.00
1107 [MANUSCRIPT]

Recueil de Figures, Concern[an]t la Guerre [Chinois]. Calligraphic manuscript written in French in black ink on polished paper,

undated but likely circa 1770 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 34,650.00
1051 ADDAMS, CHARLES

Original drawing "I hope the power doesn't go out until after Masterpiece Theatre." Ink watercolor, pen and ink drawing on board depicting the seven members of the Addams Family, circa 1979, signed "Chas Addams" at lower left within the image, with the c

USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 18,900.00
1005

1955 Brooklyn Dodgers signed baseball including Jackie Robinson.

USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 10,080.00
1033 VIELE, EGBERT.

The Topography and Hydrology of New York.

1865 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 10,080.00
1115 MILNE, A.A. and SHEPARD, E.H.

A finely bound set of first editions of the Pooh books.

1924-28 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 8,190.00
1026 LINCOLN, ABRAHAM

Commission signed.

1861 USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 7,560.00
1067 [NAPOLEON I]

Letter signed (as "Napoleon"). Three pages, dated Posen [Prussia], 29th November, 1806, addressed to Emmanuel Crétet

1806 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 7,560.00
1068 WRIGHT, ORVILLE

Inscribed photograph showing the first flight of the Wright Flyer I on December 17, 1903.

1903 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 6,930.00
1011

Life, Last Words and Dying Confession, of Rachel Wall, Who, with William Smith and William Dunogan, were executed at Boston, on Thursday, October 8, 1789, for High-Way Robbery.

1789 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 6,300.00
1034 [NEW YORK]

The laws of His Majesties Colony of New-York, as they were enacted by the Governour, Council and General Assembly (for the Time being) in divers Sessions, the first of which began April 9th, 1691.

1719 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 5,355.00
1035 STOKES, I. N. PHELPS

The Iconography of Manhattan Island, 1498-1909.

1915-28. USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 5,040.00
1082 [ANIMATION ART]

Group of four Disney animation cells for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

1937 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,725.00
1019 GUILLET, PETER.

Timber Merchant's Guide. Also a Table, whereby, at one view, may be seen the solid and superficial measure of any square or unequal Hewed Logs or Plank, from one to forty-seven inches. Also, Plates representing the Figures of the principle pieces of timbe

1823 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 4,095.00
1079 PORTLOCK, NATHANIEL.

A Voyage Round the World; but more particularly to the North-West Coast of America: Performed in 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788, in the King George and Queen Charlotte, Captains Portlock and Dixon.

1789 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,780.00
1112 MERCATOR, RUMOLD.

Orbis Terrae Compendiosa Descriptio.

1587 but 1602 or later. USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 3,780.00
1020 EISENHOWER, DWIGHT D.

Crusade in Europe.

1948 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 3,465.00
1055 BEATON, CECIL

Scrapbook prepared by Cecil Beaton over the period 1935-1944, with some later inclusions.

1935-1944 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 3,150.00
1065 EINSTEIN, ALBERT

Typed letter signed.

1951 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,150.00
1074 GRAY, JOHN EDWARD.

The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Sulphur, Under the Command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher ... During the Years 1836-42. Mammalia.

1843 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 3,150.00
1102 JOYCE, JAMES & MATISSE, HENRI

Ulysses.

1935 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,150.00
1097 [FINE BINDING - DELAUNAY, ROBERT] DELTEIL, JOSEPH.

Allo! Paris!

1926 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,835.00
1052 [AUTOGRAPHS]

19th Century Autograph Album.

19th Century USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,394.00
1100 [FRENCH BINDINGS]

Lot comprising three works, one in manuscript. Recueil d'Ariettes Choisiees. Four manuscript volumes (apparently of eight originally prepared, from an old description). Calligraphic musical manuscript, 1773-1774, no identification of scribe or place (but

1743 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 2,268.00
1037 [NIXON/KENNEDY ELECTION]

The Campaign Speeches of Nixon of Kennedy, inscribed to William Safire by Richard Nixon and secretarially for John Kennedy.

1961 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,016.00
  • 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
    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
  • Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Piccolomini's De La Sfera del Mondo (The Sphere of the World), 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Vellutello's Commentary on Petrarch, With Map, 1525.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Finely Bound Definitive, Illustrated Edition of I Promessi Sposi, 1840.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Rare First Edition of John Milton's Latin Correspondence, 1674.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Giolito's Edition of Boccaccio's The Decamerone, with Bedford Binding, 1542.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of the First Biography of Marie of the Incarnation, with Rare Portrait, 1677.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Aldine Edition of Volume One of Cicero's Orationes, 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Bonanni's Illustrated Costume Catalogue, with Complete Plates, 1711.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Important Incunable, the First Italian Edition of Josephus's De Bello Judaico, 1480.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Jacques Philippe d'Orville's Illustrated Book of the Ruins of Sicily, 1764.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Incunable from 1487, The Contemplative Life, with Early Manuscript.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Ignatius of Loyola's Exercitia Spiritualia, 1563.
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