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Source : LF Robinson 1304

Source Title	Library of the late Charles L. F. Robinson of Hartford, Conn.
Description	"The late Colonel Charles L. F. Robinson, of Hartford, Conn., was well known as a liberal and discriminating collector of rare books. Many volumes from the Hoe and Huth collections were secured by him and his library became exceedingly interesting and important. But it was as a collector of rare Americana that Colonel Robinson was best known, and with the sole exception of the duplicates recently sold for Mr. Henry E. Huntington, this is the finest collection of early books on America that has come on the market in many years." From the sale preface
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Total Records in AED	701

<center>Forum Auctions Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper 30th March 2023

Forum, Mar. 30: Roman binding.- Pindar. Olympia, Pythia, Nemea, Isthmia, translated by Johannes Lonicer, contemporary Roman binding by Niccolo Franzese, Basel, 1535. £40,000 to £60,000.

Forum, Mar. 30: Raverat (Gwen). Comprehensive album of 530 wood engravings, circa 1909-1950. £40,000 to £60,000.

Forum, Mar. 30: Hemingway (Ernest). Fiesta, first English edition, first impression dust-jacket, 1927. £15,000 to £20,000.

<center>Forum Auctions Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper 30th March 2023

Forum, Mar. 30: Fleming (Ian). Casino Royale, first edition, first impression, 1953. £12,000 to £18,000.

Forum, Mar. 30: Dickens (Charles). Great Expectations, 3 vol., first edition, first impression, Chapman and Hall, 1861. £10,000 to £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 30: Campbell (Colen) & others. Vitruvius Britannicus, or The British Architect..., 5 vol., vol.1-3 later editions, vol.4 & 5 first editions, [?1731]-31-67-71. £10,000 to £15,000.

<center>Forum Auctions Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper 30th March 2023

Forum, Mar. 30: Geography.- Mela (Pomponius). Cosmographia, sive De situ orbis, Venice, Franciscus Renner de Heilbronn, 1478. £8,000 to £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 30: America.- [?Espinosa y Tello (José)]. Relacion del Viage hecho por las Goletas Sutil y Mexicana en el Año de 1792, 2 vol. including Atlas, first edition, Madrid, 1802. £8,000 to £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 30: Australasia.- Péron (Francois) and Louis-Claude de Saulces de Freycinet. Voyage de Découvertes aux Terres Australes, 5 vol. including Atlas, second edition, Paris, 1824. £8,000 to £12,000.

<center>Forum Auctions Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper 30th March 2023

Forum, Mar. 30: Botany.- Curtis (William). The Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed, 83 vol. in 62, 1794-1956. £8,000 to £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 30: Darwin (Charles).- Lecky (W.E.H.) The Rise and Influence of Rationalism in Europe, 2 vol., Darwin's copy with inscription "Charles Darwin 1865", pencil marginalia and pencil notes, 1865. £7,000 to £10,000.
<center>Swann Auction Galleries Printed & Manuscript African Americana: March 30, 2023

Swann March 30: Victor H. Green, The Negro Motorist Green Book, New York, 1949. $10,000 to $15,000.

Swann March 30: Papers of pianist-composer Lawrence Brown relating to Paul Robeson & more, various places, 1925-54. $5,000 to $7,500.

Swann March 30: Freedom Summer archive of civil rights activist Karen Haberman Trusty, Atlanta & elsewhere, 1963-64. $5,000 to $7,500.

Swann March 30: E. Simms Campbell, A Night-Club Map of Harlem, New York, 1933. $8,000 to $12,000.

Swann March 30: Archive of letters from the sculptor Richmond Barthé to a close Jamaican friend, various places, 1966-85. $25,000 to $35,000.
<center>Gonnelli Auction 41 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts March 21st-23rd 2023

Gonnelli: Nabokov, Lolita, 1955. First edition, mint copy. Starting price 1900€

Gonnelli: Marinetti, Zang Tumb Tuuum, 1914. First edition. Starting price 1600€

Gonnelli: A collection of Playboy, starting price from 20€

Gonnelli: Kepler, Dioptrice, 1611. First edition. Starting price 9500€

Gonnelli: Barbault, Les plus beaux Monuments de Rome, 1761-1766. Starting price 5500€

Gonnelli: Watson, Dendrologia Britannica, 1825. Starting price 380€
<center>Koller Auctions Books & Autographs 29 March 2023

Koller, Mar. 29: DADA - Cabaret Voltaire. A collection of artistic and literary contributions. Edited by Hugo Ball. CHF 5,000 to 8,000.

Koller, Mar. 29: EXPRESSIONISM - Der Sturm. Weekly magazine for culture and the arts. Almost complete suite from the years 1910 to 1932. CHF 20,000 to 30,000.

Koller, Mar. 29: LISBON EARTHQUAKE - Augsburg collection of copper engravings of Lisbon. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.

Koller, Mar. 29: Hamilton, William. Campi Phlegraei. Observations on the Volcanos of the Two Sicilies as they have been communicated to the Royal Society of London. Naples, 1776-1779. CHF 50,000 to 70,000.

<center>Koller Auctions Books & Autographs 29 March 2023

Koller, Mar. 29: Leonardi, Domenico Felice. Le Delizie della villa di Castellazzo descritte in verso dall'abbate Domenico Felice Leonardi lucchese fra gli Arcadi Ildosio Foloetico. Milan, 1743. CHF 12,000 to 18,000.

Koller, Mar. 29: Zwingli, Huldrych. Von erkiesen und freyhait der speisen. Von ergernusz und Verbößerung. Ob man gewalt hab die speyß zu etlichen zeyten verbieten [...]. CHF 2,500 to 4,000.

Koller, Mar. 29: HENDRIK VAN VULLENHOE, UMKREIS. Benedictional and other texts for Johannes von Venningen, Bishop of Basel. Latin manuscript on parchment. CHF 50,000 to 80,000.

Koller, Mar. 29: Gujer, Hans Rudolf. Master typist's book by Hans Rudolf Gujer from Wermetschweil (Wermatswil). German manuscript on paper. CHF 3,000 to 5,000.

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