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Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 16. Blaeu's world map on a polar projection in contemporary color (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 55. Illuminated lunar globe produced in East Germany (1977) Est. $750 - $900Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 594. Rare and decorative De Jode map of Africa (1593) Est. $7,500 - $9,000Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 127. The first printed map to focus on New England and New France (1565) Est. $4,500 - $5,500Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 298. Rare Texas oilfield map (1920) Est. $3,000 - $3,750Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 656. Bible leaf with hand-colored image of Adoration of the Magi (1450) Est. $1,800 - $2,100Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 9. Blaeu's magnificent carte-a-figures world map (1641) Est. $12,000 - $15,000Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 214. Rare edition of view of the world from Silicon Valley (1984) Est. $600 - $750Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 34. Fascinating Japanese satirical map published just prior to WWII (1938) Est. $1,400 - $1,700Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 181. German edition of Catesby's scarce and important map of the Southeastern US (1755) Est. $3,750 - $4,500Old 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 25Jeschke 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 centuryJeschke Jádi
Rare Book Auction 159
Saturday April 25Jeschke 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 25Jeschke 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 25Jeschke 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, 2026Doyle, 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. -
Swann
Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
April 23, 2026Swann, 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, 2026Swann, 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, 2026Swann, 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, 2026Swann, 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.
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Grays Auctioneers: Spring Fling
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Spring Fling | Total Sales (USD) | 1,912.50 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | April 23, 2025 - April 23, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 3,240.00 |
| Sale Number | #18355 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 5,620.00 |
| Total Lots | 45 | ||
| Sold Lots | 33.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 4,140.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 73.33% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 7,160.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 12 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 26.71% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | Michelle Keim (American, b. 1971) | Quenching tower, Acme Steel, 1998, |
1998 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 200.00 |
| 22 | Sidney Chafetz (American, 1922-2013) | I Myself Am Good Fortune, |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 162.50 |
| 13 | Terry P. Speer (American, b. 1946) | Before The Ball, |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 125.00 |
| 57 | Michelle Keim (American, b.1971) | M/V lake Erie Bow, 1999, |
1999 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 125.00 |
| 75 | Edward A. Raffel (American, 20th/21st Century) | Steven |
N/A | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 112.50 |
| 2 | Michelle Keim (American, b. 1971) | Paper Mill, Circleville, Ohio, 1995 |
1995 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 100.00 |
| 118 | By E. George Squier; | Peru - Incidents of Travel and Exploration in the Land of the Incas. |
1877 | USD 60.00 - 80.00 | USD 100.00 |
| 38 | An unattributed photograph of the set (designed by Tiffany Scribner) for Case Western Reserve University MFA in Acting Program's February 2012 production of in IN ARABIA, WE'D ALL BE KINGS |
N/A | USD 20.00 - 40.00 | USD 87.50 | |
| 35 | By Adolphus W. Greely; | Three Years of Arctic Service, An Account of the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition of 1881-1884 and the Attainment of the Farthest North. |
1886 | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 75.00 |
| 53 | Alfred Gockel (German, b. 1952) | Tango I, |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 75.00 |
| 92 | Symptoms of Being Amused, Color Etching, 19th Century. | Engraved by Henry Thomas Alken (British, 1785-1851). |
1822 | USD 40.00 - 60.00 | USD 75.00 |
| 166 | Michelle Keim (American, b. 1971) | Conveyor, Port of Indiana, 1999, |
1999 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 62.50 |
| 10 | Harold G. Hastings (German-American, 20th Century) | Untitled (Cleveland photographs), |
N/A | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 50.00 |
| 67 | This image, entitled Creative Collaboration, is a result of employee collaboration during the July 2006 Artist-in-Residence of printmaker Lisa Schonberg. |
N/A | USD 40.00 - 60.00 | USD 50.00 | |
| 95 | By George W, DeLong; Edited by His Wife, Emma DeLong. | The Voyage of the Jeannette. The Ship and Ice Journals of George W. DeLong, Lieutenant-Commander U.S.N., and Commander of the Polar Expedition of 1879-1881. |
1888 | USD 60.00 - 80.00 | USD 50.00 |
| 174 | Arranged and edited by S.L. Berens; The Fram Expedition. Nansen in the Frozen World, Including Earlier Arctic Explorations. |
1897 | USD 60.00 - 80.00 | USD 50.00 | |
| 55 | Marlene Mancini Frost (American, b. 1935) | Untitled (Cathedral), |
N/A | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 37.50 |
| 113 | Douglas Lucak (American, 1959-2022) | On East 72, 1999, |
1999 | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 37.50 |
| 130 | Brian Williams (American/Japanese, b. 1950) | North Dide, |
N/A | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 37.50 |
| 152 | Harold G. Hastings (German-American, 20th Century) | Untitled (Cleveland photographs), |
N/A | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 37.50 |
| 159 | Harold G. Hastings (German-American, 20th Century) | Untitled (Cleveland photographs), |
N/A | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 37.50 |
| 60 | By Alfred Meadows; | A Manual of Midwifery, including the Signs and Symptoms of Pregnancy, Onstetric operations, Diseases of the Puerperal State, Etc., Etc. |
1871 | USD 60.00 - 80.00 | USD 25.00 |
| 66 | P. Menim (Italian, 20th Century), | Firense, Lungarno (Florence, Lungarno), |
N/A | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 25.00 |
| 110 | Harold G. Hastings (German-American, 20th Century) | Untitled (Cleveland photographs), |
N/A | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 25.00 |
| 139 | Harold G. Hastings (German-American, 20th Century) | Untitled (Cleveland photographs), |
N/A | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 25.00 |
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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. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’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. -
S&D Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
Rare Maps, Prints & Art 1478-1882
April 16, 2026SD 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.