Heritage, May 13: Isaac Asimov. I, Robot. The dedication copy, inscribed to John W. Campbell, Jr.

Heritage, May 13: Aldous Huxley. Brave New World. A fine copy, in a brilliant dust jacket.

Heritage, May 13: Ray Bradbury. Fahrenheit 451. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author.

Heritage, May 13: Robert A. Heinlein. Stranger in a Strange Land. A fine copy, signed by the author.

Heritage, May 13: Jules Verne. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas. Exceedingly rare true first American edition, first issue.
Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 16. Blaeu's world map on a polar projection in contemporary color (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000

Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 55. Illuminated lunar globe produced in East Germany (1977) Est. $750 - $900

Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 594. Rare and decorative De Jode map of Africa (1593) Est. $7,500 - $9,000

Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 127. The first printed map to focus on New England and New France (1565) Est. $4,500 - $5,500

Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 298. Rare Texas oilfield map (1920) Est. $3,000 - $3,750

Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 656. Bible leaf with hand-colored image of Adoration of the Magi (1450) Est. $1,800 - $2,100

Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 9. Blaeu's magnificent carte-a-figures world map (1641) Est. $12,000 - $15,000

Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 214. Rare edition of view of the world from Silicon Valley (1984) Est. $600 - $750

Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 34. Fascinating Japanese satirical map published just prior to WWII (1938) Est. $1,400 - $1,700

Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 181. German edition of Catesby's scarce and important map of the Southeastern US (1755) Est. $3,750 - $4,500

Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 625. Complete set of Covarrubias's "Pageant of the Pacific" (1940-39) Est. $1,200 - $1,500
Jeschke Jádi
Rare Book Auction 159
Saturday April 25

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1153 Gerhard Mercator u. Jodocus Hondius. Atlas sive cosmographicae. Amsterdam, Hondius, 1606.

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1378 Martin Höhlig, Collection of 100 photographs Berlin im Licht, 1928.

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 192. Fragment of a late medieval liturgical music manuscript. 14th century

Jeschke Jádi
Rare Book Auction 159
Saturday April 25

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1394 Auguste Salzmann. Jérusalem. 40 salt paper prints. Paris, Baudry, 1856.

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1143 Deluxe edition of Prince Waldemar of Prussia's travelogue about Sri Lanka, India and Nepal. Berlin, 1853.

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1225. Koch-Gruenberg. Indianertypen (Indiantypesin the Amazon). Berlin 1906.

Jeschke Jádi
Rare Book Auction 159
Saturday April 25

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 862. Cornelis Ploos van Amstel. Viro Amplissimo Nobilissimo. Amsterdam 1765.

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 549. Francisco de Goya. Los desastres de la guerra. 80 Etchings. Madrid, 1923.

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1033. Rösel von Rosenhof. Natural History of Frogs. Nuremberg, 1815.

Jeschke Jádi
Rare Book Auction 159
Saturday April 25

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 13 Pomponius Mela. Cosmographi. Venice, Renner 1478.

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 526 William Shakespeare. Hamlet. Cranach Press, 1928.

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1022. Eugen Johann Christoph Esper. Butterflies Leipzig, 1829-1839.
Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
April 16, 2026

Doyle, Apr. 16: Twelve miscellaneous volumes on Italian history and literature. $100 to $200.

Doyle, Apr. 16: A fine collection of Company school paintings of Mughal monuments. $4,000 to $6,000.

Doyle, Apr. 16: A Book of Hours of Rouen with eight miniatures. $30,000 to $45,000.

Doyle, Apr. 16: Einstein discusses General Relativity and the Unified Field Theory. $20,000 to $30,000.

Doyle, Apr. 16: An extraordinary letter from Thomas Jefferson to Charles Willson Peale. $12,000 to $18,000.

Doyle, Apr. 16: Extraordinary color plates of the geology of St. Helena. $800 to $1,200.

Doyle, Apr. 16: The deluxe issue of Rorer's Mimpish Squinnies. $800 to $1,200.

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Venator and Hanstein: Modern and Contemporary Graphic Art, Modern Books

Auction Reports

Auction Name	Modern and Contemporary Graphic Art, Modern Books	Total Sales (EUR)	399,533.40
Auction Date	March 29, 2025 - March 29, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	350,000.00
Sale Number	#180	High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	350,000.00
Total Lots	503
Sold Lots	267.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	570,650.00
% of Lots Sold	53.08%	High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	570,650.00
Unsold Lots	236	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	70.01%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Top Sale Price Lots
Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
1085	Arnulf Rainer	Haute Coiffure	1963	EUR 9,000.00 - 9,000.00	EUR 10,710.00
793	RUPPRECHT GEIGER	Farbsequenzen	1966	EUR 5,000.00 - 5,000.00	EUR 9,450.00
1320	ERNST LUDWIG KIRCHNER	GUSTAV SCHIEFLER: Die Graphik Ernst Ludwig Kirchners. Band I bis 1916 / Band II 1917-1927. 2 Bde.	1926-31	EUR 5,000.00 - 5,000.00	EUR 7,938.00
1101	GERHARD RICHTER	Blattecke	2014	EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00	EUR 7,560.00
832	HAP GRIESHABER	Fruhling (Hirtin)	1949	EUR 5,000.00 - 5,000.00	EUR 6,930.00
503	JOSEF ALBERS	Ek Id (aus: Homage to the Square)	1970	EUR 6,000.00 - 6,000.00	EUR 6,300.00
672	OTTO DIX	Katze und Hahn	1966	EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00	EUR 6,300.00
870	DAVID HOCKNEY	The marriage	1962	EUR 6,000.00 - 6,000.00	EUR 6,300.00
978	EWALD MATARE	Liegende Kuh	1934 (oder 1932	EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00	EUR 6,300.00
1052	PABLO PICASSO	La Ronde de la Jeunesse	1961	EUR 5,000.00 - 5,000.00	EUR 5,292.00
1027	EMIL NOLDE	Segler und drei kleine Dampfer	1910	EUR 5,000.00 - 5,000.00	EUR 5,040.00
1242	ANDY WARHOL	Jean Cocteau	1985	EUR 4,000.00 - 4,000.00	EUR 5,040.00
639	MARC CHAGALL	Clown (Aus: Der Zirkus)	1967	EUR 2,500.00 - 2,500.00	EUR 4,914.00
1069	SERGE POLIAKOFF	Composition rouge et verte (Komposition in Rot und Grun)	1962	EUR 3,500.00 - 3,500.00	EUR 4,914.00
1382	PABLO PICASSO; PIERRE REVERDY	Le chant des Morts. Poemes. Lithographies originales de Pablo Picasso.	1948	EUR 4,500.00 - 4,500.00	EUR 4,914.00
794	RUPPRECHT GEIGER	Ein Weg zur Farbe (Mappenwerk und Entwurfe)	1977	EUR 4,500.00 - 4,500.00	EUR 4,536.00
970	NEO RAUCH	Die Reise	1989	EUR 4,500.00 - 4,500.00	EUR 4,536.00
1376	MIRO, JOAN; MICHEL LEIRIS / FERNAND MOURLOT	Der Lithograph. (Deutsche Ubersetzung von Ursula Patzies und Georges D. Ruelle). Bd. I. (v. 4).	1972	EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00	EUR 4,536.00
945	ROY LICHTENSTEIN	As I opened fire	1966	EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00	EUR 4,158.00
1323	HEINRICH VOGELER	HUGO VON HOFMANNSTHAL: Der Kaiser und die Hexe.	1900	EUR 5,000.00 - 5,000.00	EUR 4,158.00
1340	MARC CHAGALL	FERNAND MOURLOT: Chagall Lithograph II: 1957-1962	1963	EUR 4,000.00 - 4,000.00	EUR 4,158.00
1391	WALASSE TING	1C/ Life / One Cent Life. Ed. by Sam Francis.	1964	EUR 2,000.00 - 2,000.00	EUR 4,158.00
635	MARC CHAGALL	Hochzeitsfest in der Grotte der Nymphen (Aus: Daphnis und Chloe)	1961	EUR 4,000.00 - 4,000.00	EUR 3,780.00
971		ZERO	1966	EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00	EUR 3,780.00
1054	PABLO PICASSO	Aus: La Celestine	1968	EUR 4,000.00 - 4,000.00	EUR 3,780.00

S&D Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
Rare Maps, Prints & Art 1478-1882
April 16, 2026

SD Auctions, Apr. 16: Ptolemy. North Africa from Ulm edition. Unique copy. 1482-86.

SD Auctions, Apr. 16: Blaeu. Masterpiece world map. c.1659.

SD Auctions, Apr. 16: Unknown. Sea Flags printed on silk. Rare. c.1840.

SD Auctions, Apr. 16: Fredrik Kolstø. Aftenstemning ved Kysten. c.1890-t.

SD Auctions, Apr. 16: Knut Yran. OL-plakaten Oslo 1952.
Swann
Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
April 23, 2026

Swann, Apr. 23: Thomas Heywood. An Apology for Actors. London: Printed by Nicholas Okes, 1612. $3,000 to $5,000.

Swann, Apr. 23: Illuminated Islamic Devotional Manuscript. 19th century. Approx. 90 leaves with gilt-decorated title and 2 full page miniatures of Mecca and Medina. $800 to $1,200.

Swann, Apr. 23: Antiphonal in Latin. Manuscript on Parchment. Cologne, early 16th century. $7,000 to $9,000.

Swann
Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
April 23, 2026

Swann, Apr. 23: Mohammed ibn Jafir Albategnius. De Scientia Stellarum Liber. Bologna: Victor Benati, 1645. $8,000 to $12,000.

Swann, Apr. 23: Frank Herbert. Dune. Fine First Edition. Philadelphia: Chilton Books, 1965. $5,000 to $7,000.

Swann, Apr. 23: William Shakespeare. Five Plays from the Second Folio. London: Thomas Cotes for Robert Allot, 1632. $6,000 to $8,000.

Swann
Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
April 23, 2026

Swann, Apr. 23: John Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men. New York: Covici-Friede, 1937. First edition, first issue. $800 to $1,200.

Swann, Apr. 23: Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities. With an A.L.S. London: Chapman and Hall, 1859. First edition, first issue. $1,200 to $1,800.

Swann, Apr. 23: Ursula K. LeGuin. The Left Hand of Darkness. Inscribed First Edition. New York: Walker and Company, 1969. $800 to $1,200.

Swann
Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
April 23, 2026

Swann, Apr. 23: L. Frank Baum & Ruth Plumly Thompson. Five First Canadian editions including Ozma of Oz; The Emerald City of Oz; Glinda of Oz; [and others]. $1,000 to $1,500.

Swann, Apr. 23: Corita Kent. Different Drummer. 1967. Color screenprint; signed "Corita" in pencil on the lower edge. $1,000 to $1,500.

Swann, Apr. 23: Bible in English. Tyndale-Taverner Translation. The Bugge Bible. The Holye Bible. London: Imprinted by John Daye and Willyam Seres, 1549. $1,500 to $2,000.
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 April

Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.

Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.

Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.

Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.

Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.