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Donald Heald Auctions: Rare Antiquarian and Illustrated Books

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Auction Name	Rare Antiquarian and Illustrated Books	Total Sales (USD)	8,921.25
Auction Date	June 19, 2021 - June 19, 2021	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	8,760.00
Sale Number	#61921	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	12,175.00
Total Lots	210
Sold Lots	57.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	133,905.00
% of Lots Sold	27.14%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	191,215.00
Unsold Lots	153	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	4.67%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
133	MARCUS AURELIUS, Emperor of Rome.	Marcus Aurelius Antoninus the Roman emperor, his meditations concerning himselfe: treating of a naturall mans happinesse; wherein it consisteth, and of the meanes to attaine unto it.	1635	USD 600.00 - 800.00	USD 1,012.50
83	CUMMING, Alexander (1732-1814).	The Elements of Clock and Watch-Work, adapted to Practice.	1766	USD 800.00 - 900.00	USD 650.00
77	CERVANTES Saavedra, Miguel de (1547-1616).	Don Quixote de la Mancha. Translated from the Original Spanish ... by Charles Jarvis, Esq.	1819	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 543.75
121	HOVEY, Charles Mason (1810-1887).	The Fruits of America, containing richly colored figures and full descriptions of all the choicest varieties cultivated in The United States.	[no date, but circa 1847-1852]	USD 400.00 - 500.00	USD 506.25
87		DECORATIVE BINDING. [18th-century French red morocco binding]. for a work called Plainte de la Typographie Contre Certains Imprimeurs Ignorans…	1785	USD 600.00 - 800.00	USD 500.00
177	BENSON, Frank W. - Adam E. M. PAFF, compiled and arranged by.	Etchings and Drypoints ... An illustrated and descriptive catalogue.	1917	USD 600.00 - 800.00	USD 500.00
49	[PUSHKIN, Alexandre] - CHOUKHAEFF, Vassili, artist (1887-1973).	La Dame de Pique [The Queen of Spades].	1923	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 437.50
130	MARCUS AURELIUS, Emperor of Rome.	Marcus Aurelius Antoninus the Roman Emperour, his meditations concerning himself: treating of a natural man’s happiness; wherein it consisteth, and of the means to attain unto it.	1673	USD 100.00 - 150.00	USD 400.00
140	MOTLEY, John Lothrop (1814-1877).	The Rise of the Dutch Republic: A History.	1855	USD 150.00 - 200.00	USD 193.75
4	BAUDELAIRE, Charles (1821-1867) - Andre DIGNIMONT (1891-1965).	Les Fleurs du Mal.	1947	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 187.50
64	AUSTEN, Jane; and Oliver GOLDSMITH.	Pride and Prejudice [with:] Mansfield Park [with:] The Vicar of Wakefield.	1907; 1908; 1904.	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 187.50
131	MARCUS AURELIUS, Emperor of Rome.	The meditations of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus the Roman emperor, concerning himself. Treating of a natural man's happiness: wherein it consisteth, and of the means to attain unto it.	1692	USD 100.00 - 150.00	USD 175.00
135	MARCUS AURELIUS, Emperor of Rome.	The commentaries of the Emperor Marcus Antoninus. Containing his maxims of science, and rules of life.	1747	USD 150.00 - 200.00	USD 175.00
114	HEDRICK, Ulysses Prentice (1870-1951.	The Plums of New York.	1911	USD 150.00 - 200.00	USD 168.75
134	MARCUS AURELIUS, Emperor of Rome; and Jeremy COLLIER.	The Emperor Marcus Antoninus his conversation with himself. Together with the preliminary discourse of the learned Gataker.	1701	USD 150.00 - 200.00	USD 168.75
136	MARCUS AURELIUS, Emperor of Rome; and Jeremy COLLIER.	The Emperor Marcus Antoninus his conversation with himself. Together with the preliminary discourse of the learned Gataker.	1702	USD 150.00 - 200.00	USD 162.50
132	MARCUS AURELIUS, Emperor of Rome; and Jeremy COLLIER.	The Emperor Marcus Antoninus his conversation with himself. Together with the preliminary discourse of the learned Gataker.	1708	USD 150.00 - 200.00	USD 150.00
157	VAN ROTTERDAM, ERASMUS.	Encomium Moriae i.e. Stultitiae Laus: Praise of Folly, Published at Basle in 1515.	1931	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 150.00
198	RAPHAEL, Sandra.	An Oak Spring Pomona: A Selection of the Rare Books on Fruit in the Oak Spring Garden Library.	1990	USD 35.00 - 45.00	USD 143.75
19	DELIERRE, Auguste (1829-1891) - [Jean de LA FONTAINE (1621-1695)].	[Fables de La Fontaine].	1880-1883.	USD 100.00 - 150.00	USD 125.00
31	KESSEL, Joseph (1898-1979); and Alexandre ALEXEIEFF, illustrator.	Les Nuits de Sibérie.	1928	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 125.00
78	[CHICAGO].	[Late 19th-century scrapbook on Chicago].	C. 1871.	USD 150.00 - 200.00	USD 125.00
119	HOMER, Winslow, illustrator; and James Russell LOWELL.	The Courtin'.	1874	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 125.00
158	WEEMS, M. L. (1759-1825) and GEN. HORRY.	The Life of Gen. Francis Marion, a Celebrated Partisan Officer in the Revolutionary War, against the British and Tories in South Carolina and Georgia.	1845	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 125.00
185	GREGO, Joseph.	Rowlandson the Caricaturist A Selection from His Works with Anecdotal Descriptions of His Famous Caricatures and a Sketch of his Life, Times and Contemporaries.	1880	USD 150.00 - 250.00	USD 125.00

Sotheby’s
Year in Review

Sotheby’s Year in Review: A Rare Hebrew Bible with Micrographic Masorah. Sold: 1,514,000 USD

Sotheby’s Year in Review: "The Freedman's Primer.” Sold: 241,300 USD

Sotheby’s Year in Review: Smith, William. "The Map that Changed the World." Sold: 139,700 USD

Sotheby’s Year in Review: Psalter, C13th. Illuminated Psalter. Sold: 330,200 GBP

Sotheby’s Year in Review: Lincoln, Abraham. The abolition of slavery. Sold: 13,697,500 USD

Sotheby’s Year in Review: Vergilius. Opera, Venice, Aldo Manuzio, 1501. Sold: 1,041,400 USD
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