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Source : Britwell Court 1916

Source Title	Americana from the Renowned Britwell Court Library...
Description	In the summer of 1916, the then owner of the Britwell Court Library, Mr. S. R. Christie-Miller, sent a small portion of his material to Messrs Sotheby in London to be catalogued for sale. It was a period of high competition and enthusiasm in the rare book business and both Dr. A.S.W. Rosenbach and George D. Smith expressed interest in buying the collection privately. Mr. Smith, then acting on behalf of Henry E. Huntington, bought the entire catalogue contents for what is said to have been 40,000 pounds. Mr. Huntington soon after selected material from this group and sent the balance to auction At Anderson Galleries, in New York, as Sale No. 1269, "Selections and Duplicates, Part III From Mr. H. E. Huntington's Library - Extraordinary Collection of Americana - comprising the principal part of the famous Christie-Miller Collection.
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Total Records in AED	493

<center>Hindman Auctions Fine Books and Manuscripts November 12-13, 2020

Hindman Auctions, Nov. 12-13: MACHIAVELLI, Niccolò. Nicholas Machiavel's Prince. Also, The life of Castruccio Castracani of Lucca… Translated by Edward Dacres. London, 1640. $25,000 to $35,000.

Hindman Auctions, Nov. 12-13: FILSON, John. The Discovery, Settlement and present State of Kentucke: and An Essay towards the Topography, and Natural History of that important Country… Wilmington, Del.: James Adams, 1784. $20,000 to $30,000.

Hindman Auctions, Nov. 12-13: ELUARD, Paul. Un poeme dans chaque livre. Paris: Louis Broder, 1956. $20,000 to $30,000.

<center>Hindman Auctions Fine Books and Manuscripts November 12-13, 2020

Hindman Auctions, Nov. 12-13: LEWIS, James Otto. [Aboriginal Port Folio. Philadelphia: Published by the Author, 1835-1836]. $15,000 to $25,000.

Hindman Auctions, Nov. 12-13: [ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS]. BOOK OF HOURS, use of Rome, in Latin. [Southern Netherlands (Ghent or Bruges), c.1460]. $8,000 to $12,000.

Hindman Auctions, Nov. 12-13: MORE, Thomas, Sir. The Workes ... wrytten by him in the Englysh tongue. Edited by William Rastell. London, 1557. $8,000 to $12,000.

<center>Hindman Auctions Fine Books and Manuscripts November 12-13, 2020

Hindman Auctions, Nov. 12-13: [KELMSCOTT PRESS]. MORRIS, William. Love is Enough. Hammersmith: The Kelmscott Press, 1897. $5,000 to $6,000.

Hindman Auctions, Nov. 12-13: LINCOLN, Abraham. Autograph endorsement signed as President (“A. Lincoln”), 24 February 1863. $4,000 to $6,000.

Hindman Auctions, Nov. 12-13: WASHINGTON, George. Address panel with autograph free frank signed ("G:o Washington"), as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army, 5 August 1777. $3,000 to $5,000.

<center>Hindman Auctions Fine Books and Manuscripts November 12-13, 2020

Hindman Auctions, Nov. 12-13: GOREY, Edward. The Beastly Baby. N.p.: The Fantod Press, 1962. $1,000 to $1,500.

Hindman Auctions, Nov. 12-13: FROST, Robert. Photographic reproduction signed and inscribed ("Robert Frost”), to R.V. Thornton, 1955. $1,000 to $1,500.

Hindman Auctions, Nov. 12-13: GOREY, Edward. The Bug Book. New York: Looking Glass Library, 1959. $500 to $700.
Swann Auction Galleries Nov 17: Jane Austen, Pride & Prejudice, 3 volumes, first edition, London, 1813. $20,000 to $30,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Nov 17: John Hancock, Uncommon Privateer Commission, signed as President of Continental Congress, 1777. $6,000 to $9,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Nov 17: Frank Lloyd Wright, photograph signed & inscribed. $2,000 to $3,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Nov 17: Abraham Lincoln, document signed conscripting troops for first national draft in U.S., 1863. $15,000 to $25,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Nov 17: Jane Austen, Sense & Sensibility, 3 volumes, first edition, London, 1811. $30,000 to $40,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Nov 17: Charles Dickens, American Notes for General Circulation, first edition, inscribed to Richard Henry Dana, Jr., London, 1842. $30,000 to $40,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Nov 17: John Maynard Keynes, The General Theory of Employment, Interest & Money, first edition, London, 1936. $5,000 to $7,500.

Swann Auction Galleries Nov 17: Alexandre Raymond, L’Art Islamique en Orient, 2 volumes, first editions, Péra-Constantinople, 1922-24. $3,000 to $4,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Nov 17: Igor Stravinsky, autograph musical quotation signed, 3 bars from Perséphone, 1936. $1,500 to $2,500.
Skinner, Nov. 2 – 12: Laurie, Richard Holmes (1777-1858). Fredonia or the United States of North-America (Lot 1324, Estimate: $8,000-12,000)

Skinner, Nov. 2 – 12: Stieglitz, Alfred (1864-1946). Edward Steichen's Personal Set of Camera Work, Vol. 1-50 (Lot 1073, Estimate: $250,000-350,000)

Skinner, Nov. 2 – 12: Austen, Jane (1775-1817). Rare Set of Five First Edition Works (Lot 1112, Estimate: $20,000-30,000)

<center>Skinner: Fine Books & Manuscripts November 2 – 12, 2020

Skinner, Nov. 2 – 12: Whitney, Josiah (1819-1896). The Yosemite Book (Lot 1083, Estimate: $6,000-8,000)

Skinner, Nov. 2 – 12: Clemens, Samuel L., Theodore Roosevelt, et al. Liber Scriptorum. The First Book of the Authors Club (Lot 1123, Estimate: $3,000-5,000)

Skinner, Nov. 2 – 12: Leonard, Herman LeRoy Williams (c. 1814-1872). Oregon Territory (Lot 1275, Estimate: $3,000-4,000)

<center>Skinner: Fine Books & Manuscripts November 2 – 12, 2020

Skinner, Nov. 2 – 12: King, Martin Luther, Jr. (1929-1968). Typed Letter Signed, 12 January, 1959 (Lot 1233, Estimate: $2,000-4,000)

Skinner, Nov. 2 – 12: Recens Edita totius Novi Belgii, in American Septentrionali, Conrad Lotter, mid-18th century (Lot 1325, Estimate: $2,000-3,000)

Skinner, Nov. 2 – 12: Hoppe, Emile Otto (1878-1972). Deutsche Arbeit Bilder Vom Wiederaufstieg Deutschlands (Lot 1041, Estimate: $500-700)

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Skinner, Nov. 2 – 12: Audubon, John James (1785-1851). Capra Americana, Rocky Mountain Goat, Plate CXXVIII (Lot 1308, Estimate: $600-800)

Skinner, Nov. 2 – 12: Manuscript Book of Returns from the 8th Massachusetts Regiment of Foot, 1779-1781 (Lot 1208, Estimate: $3,000-5,000)

Skinner, Nov. 2 – 12: Die Flache. Vienna: Anton Schroll [1910] (Lot 1410, Estimate: $800-1,200)

<center>Skinner: Fine Books & Manuscripts November 2 – 12, 2020
Christie’s, Nov 3 : REGAMEY, Felix (1844-1906). Unique drawing showing Verlaine and Rimbaud in London, September 1872. €70,000 to 100,000

Christie’s, Nov 3 : LABORDE, Alexandre de (1773-1842). Voyage pittoresque et historique de l’Espagne. Paris : 1806-1820. €20,000 to 30,000

Christie’s, Nov 3 : BOCCACE, Jean (1313-1375). Il Decamerone… Venise : Gabriele Giolito di Ferrari, 1542. € 12,000 to 15,000

Christie’s, Nov 3 : LAMBERT, Yvon (1936). Full collection of writings from Une rêverie émanée de mes loisirs. Paris : 1992 - 2018. €50,000 to 70,000

Christie’s, Nov 3 : JOUVE, Paul (1878-1973) -- KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936). La Chasse de Kaa. Paris : Javal & Bourdeaux, 1930. €2,000 to 3,000
<center>Sotheby’s James Bond: A Collection of Books and Manuscripts The Property of a Gentleman 11 November 2020 London

Sotheby’s, Nov. 11: FLEMING | Casino Royale, 1953, first edition, presentation copy. £50,000 to £70,000.

Sotheby’s, Nov. 11: FLEMING | Live and Let Die, 1954, first edition, presentation copy inscribed to Winston Churchill. £50,000 to £70,000.

Sotheby’s, Nov. 11: FLEMING | Moonraker, 1955, first edition, presentation copy inscribed to Raymond Chandler. £70,000 to £100,000.

<center>Sotheby’s James Bond: A Collection of Books and Manuscripts The Property of a Gentleman 11 November 2020 London

Sotheby’s, Nov. 11: FLEMING | Diamonds are Forever, [1955-56], the final revised typescript. £80,000 to £120,000.

Sotheby’s, Nov. 11: FLEMING | The Spy Who Loved Me, 1962, first edition, presentation copy to Robert Kennedy. £35,000 to £50,000.

Sotheby’s, Nov. 11: FLEMING | From Russia, With Love, 1957, first edition. £2,000 to £3,000

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