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Addison and Sarova: Rare Books, Manuscripts and Ephemera

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Auction Name Rare Books, Manuscripts and Ephemera Total Sales (USD) 136,092.00
Auction Date September 11, 2021 - September 11, 2021 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 35,475.00
Sale Number #1030 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 186,700.00
Total Lots 311
Sold Lots 294 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 56,985.00
% of Lots Sold 94.53% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 233,800.00
Unsold Lots 17 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 58.21%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
20 Dickens, Charles.

GREAT EXPECTATIONS.

1861 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 9,600.00
38

Folio. An extraordinary manuscript account of the Philippine Revolution, apparently unpublished, written by a Captain of a ship called in to protect British interests at the outset of the Revolution.

Ca. 1896-7. USD 1,200.00 - 12,000.00 USD 9,600.00
29 Kerr, Robert.

A GENERAL HISTORY AND COLLECTION OF VOYAGES AND TRAVELS.

1811-1824. USD 150.00 - 1,500.00 USD 7,800.00
18

A large manuscript privateering contract.

1758 USD 300.00 - 3,000.00 USD 6,000.00
21

Miniature circa 19th c. manuscript Koran,

 circa 19th c. USD 300.00 - 3,000.00 USD 6,000.00
53 Tieleman Jansz van Braght.

DER BLUTIGE SCHAU-PLATZ ODER MARTYRER-SPIEGEL DER TAUFFS....

1748-1749. USD 1,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 4,200.00
9

18th century manuscript, stitched folio, 80 pages, (including several blank pages.)

 18th century USD 1,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,000.00
15 Gerard, John.

[THE HERBALL, OR, GENERALL HISTORIES OF PLANTES.]

1597 USD 200.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,700.00
19 Dickens, Charles.

[WORKS.]

1892 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,160.00
257

Far East photograph album, 1908-1912.

1908-1912. USD 200.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,160.00
196

Signed partially printed document signed by William Claiborne giving protection to Pedro Faustius of New Orleans to travel to Havana.

1810 USD 100.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,680.00
112 Conrad, Joseph.

THE SECRET AGENT / A DRAMA IN THREE ACTS.

1923 USD 50.00 - 500.00 USD 1,560.00
32 Wade, John Peter; Sharma, Benudhar, ed.

AN ACCOUNT OF ASSAM.

1927 USD 150.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,320.00
39

Inscription, "Faithfully Yours," signed by Charles Dickens, Tremont House, Boston, and dated First February 1842.

1842 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,320.00
41

Large archive of letters from Jews in Germany before and during WWII, written to an American immigrant.

USD 500.00 - 5,000.00 USD 1,320.00
52 Diego de Santistevan Osorio.

[QUARTA Y QUINTA PARTE DE LA ARAUCANA.]

 ca. 1598. USD 100.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,320.00
16

Autograph note, to publisher's Chapman and Hall, reading simply "Wait" and signed by Charles Dickens.

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,200.00
49 [Davenant, William.]

A POEM, WRITEN BY A PERSON OF HONOUR.

1708 USD 500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,200.00
280 [Society of Foliophiles.

Printed Pages from European Literature.]

1925 USD 80.00 - 800.00 USD 1,200.00
23 Stoker, Bram.

DRACULA'S GUEST / AND OTHER WEIRD STORIES.

1914 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 1,140.00
24 Ogden, John Cosens.

A TOUR, THROUGH UPPER AND LOWER CANADA. BY A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES.

1799 USD 80.00 - 800.00 USD 1,140.00
26 Dickens, Charles.

OLIVER TWIST; OR, THE PARISH BOY'S PROGRESS.

1838 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,140.00
30 Kitton, Frederic.

CHARLES DICKENS BY PEN AND PENCIL.

1890 USD 200.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,140.00
305 Sweet, Robert.

CISTINEAE. THE NATURAL ORDER OF CISTUS, OT ROCK-ROSE; ILLUSTRATED BY COLOURED FIGURES & DESCRIPTIONS.

1825–1830. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,140.00
48 Dickens, Charles.

THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD.

1850 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,080.00
  • 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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