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Source Title	The Catalogues of William Gowans
Description	William Gowans began as a New York book dealer around 1830 and continued until his death in 1870. Beginning about 1842 he began to issue catalogues once a year. They were at first relatively brief and simple but in time became more bibliographically complex and useful to the antiquarian. His best cataloguing efforts date from the mid 1850's and specifically from No. 14 on. A story about him can be found by searching GOWANS in the AE archives. This story appears in the July, 2004 issue of AE Monthly.
Scope of Text	There are in total 28 catalogues and they each contain from 200 to 500 items in formats of 40 and 52 pages. While Mr. Gowans cannot be easily compared to 20th century dealers, by the standards of the day, he was a formidable bookseller.
Total Records in AED	309

<center>Sotheby’s Livres et Manuscrits 7 – 15 December, 2020

Sotheby’s, 7 – 15 Dec.: [RELIURE BRODÉE]. Horae beatissimae... Anvers, 1570. Reliure brodée de la Renaissance aux armes du duc d'Anjou. €50,000 to €70,000.

Sotheby’s, 7 – 15 Dec.: ARTOIS, comte d', futur Charles X. 75 lettres autographes au comte de Vaudreuil entre 1792 et 1804. €15,000 to €20,000.

Sotheby’s, 7 – 15 Dec.: [Pascal, Blaise]. Lettres de A. Dettonville ... Paris, 1658-1659. Rarissime édition originale en reliure de l'époque. €30,000 to €50,000.

<center>Sotheby’s Livres et Manuscrits 7 – 15 December, 2020

Sotheby’s, 7 – 15 Dec.: Aragon, Louis. Ens. de 8 ouvrages avec envois à Jacques Lacan, dont "Blanche et l'oubli", 1967, sur grand papier. €2,000 to €3,000.

Sotheby’s, 7 – 15 Dec.: Fermat, Pierre de. Varia opera mathematica. Toulouse,1679. Petit in-folio. Edition originale. De la bibliothèque de Jacques Lacan. €6,000 to €8,000.

Sotheby’s, 7 – 15 Dec.: Leduc, Violette. La Bâtarde. 1958-1963. Important manuscrit autographe, premier jet. 20 cahiers, env 2048 p. ms. €40,000 to €60,000.
<center>Arader Galleries December Sale December 5, 2020

Arader Galleries, Dec. 5: SHERBURNE, BRANTZ, and WIRGMAN. The Original Drawings of the First Modern Scientific Survey of the Patapsco River and Chesapeake Bay. $350,000 to $500,000.

Arader Galleries, Dec. 5: LAFON, Barthelemy. The Earliest Comprehensive Survey of Louisiana and its Adjacent Regions. $350,000 to $450,000.

Arader Galleries, Dec. 5: Giacomo GASTALDI. The Most Important Renaissance Wall Map of Asia Published in the 16th Century – with all four sheets having full margins. $300,000 to $400,000.

<center>Arader Galleries December Sale December 5, 2020

Arader Galleries, Dec. 5: CAO, Junyi. The Most Important Map of China to Come to Market in 50 Years. One of only three known copies of the last Ming Dynasty world map. $325,000 to $375,000.

Arader Galleries, Dec. 5: ORTELIUS, Abraham. Ortelius Atlas Spanish 1588 Magnificently Rich Original Hand Color in Full. $225,000 to $350,000.

Arader Galleries, Dec. 5: An Exceptionally Fine and Historically Important Manuscript Map Showing the Origins of Texas in the 19th Century. $250,000 to $350,000.

<center>Arader Galleries December Sale December 5, 2020

Arader Galleries, Dec. 5: PRICE, William and BONNER, John. Map of Boston 1769. $225,000 to $325,000.

Arader Galleries, Dec. 5: John James AUDUBON. Audubon’s Brilliant Icon, That Has Never Been Equaled for Drama. $150,000 to $250,000.

Arader Galleries, Dec. 5: Pierre-Joseph REDOUTE. Original Watercolor, Red Lily. $175,000 to $250,000.

<center>Arader Galleries December Sale December 5, 2020

Arader Galleries, Dec. 5: John James AUDUBON. The Most Famous Image of a Bird in All of History. $150,000 to $200,000.

Arader Galleries, Dec. 5: Martin WALDSEEMULLER. The Finest Example in Existence of Martin Waldseemuller’s Map of the New World, with Spectacular Full Original Color. $150,000 to $200,000.

Arader Galleries, Dec. 5: GORDON, Peter. The First State of the First View of Savannah: The Template for American Urban Planning. $100,000 to $150,000.
Swann Auction Galleries Dec 17: Bernardus Sylvanus, one of the earliest printed maps of the New World, woodcut, Venice, 1511. $20,000 to $30,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Dec 17: Johannes Blaeu, Nova et Accuratissima Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula, Amsterdam, 1662. $8,000 to $12,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Dec 17: Emanuel Bowen & John Gibson, Atlas Minimus, miniature atlas, London, 1758. $2,500 to $3,500.

Swann Auction Galleries Dec 17: Henry Andrews, The Botanist's Repository for New & Rare Plants, London, 1797-1815. $3,000 to $5,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Dec 17: John James Audubon, Night Heron or Qua Bird, Plate CCXXXVI, hand-colored aquatint, 1835. $25,000 to $35,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Dec 17: Basilius Besler, group of 30 folio engravings, Hortus Eystettensis, Eichstatt, 1613. $7,000 to $10,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Dec 17: Henri Chatelain, Carte Tres Curieuse de la Mer du Sud..., Amsterdam, 1719. $8,000 to $12,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Dec 17: Arnoldus Montanus, Die Unbekante Neue Welt..., German text edition, Amsterdam, 1673. $4,000 to $6,000.

Swann Auction Galleries Dec 17: John Woodhouse Audubon, California Gray Squirrel, oil on canvas, c. 1853. $30,000 to $50,000.
ANZAAB Joint Catalogue: BULLER, Walter Lawry. A HISTORY OF THE BIRDS OF NEW ZEALAND. London, Van Voorst, 1873. Special De-Luxe edition of this already rare work.

ANZAAB Joint Catalogue: GIBBS, May. Gum-Nut Babies. Sydney: Angus and Robertson, Ca. 1918.

ANZAAB Joint Catalogue: SWIFT, Jonathan. TRAVELS INTO SEVERAL REMOTE NATIONS OF THE WORLD. London: Printed for Benj.Motte. 1727.

ANZAAB Joint Catalogue: JUKES, Joseph Beete. NARRATIVE OF THE SURVEYING VOYAGE OF H.M.S. FLY… London: T. & W. Boone, 1847. First Edition.

ANZAAB Joint Catalogue: SOMERVILLE, E OE. IN THE VINE COUNTRY. London: W H Allen & Co Limited, 1893.

ANZAAB Joint Catalogue: MAWE, John. The voyager’s companion, or shell collector’s pilot. London : 1825. Rare.

ANZAAB Joint Catalogue: PARKINSON, John. Theatrum Botanicum, The Theater of Plants… London, Thomas Cotes, 1640.

ANZAAB Joint Catalogue: c. 1150 decorated MONASTIC MISSAL LEAF, Southern Germany/Austria.

ANZAAB Joint Catalogue: LEGGE, Captain W. Vincent. A HISTORY OF THE BIRDS OF CEYLON. London, The Author, 1880.

ANZAAB Joint Catalogue: AUNT HANNAH. SOME ADVENTURES IN THE LIFE OF A COCKATOO. Published in New York by R. Shugg and Co., 1872.

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