<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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Book Catalogue Reviews - June - 2010 Issue

110 Antiquarian and Modern Books from L'Ancre Aldine

Cherries as illustrated by Alphonse MAS.

Item 26 is a copy of Salvadore Dali's Pater Noster, published in 1966. It includes nine color plates painted by Dali for this work. They illustrated the Lord's Prayer in Italian, English, French, German, Russian, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese and Latin. Captions are provided on the tissue guards. €1,100 (US $1,376).

Item 76 is a spectacularly illustrated work about fruit: Le Verger ou histoire, culture et description avec planches coloriees des varietes de fruits... by Alphonse MAS, published 1865-1874. There are 384 color plates containing 792 images of fruits. Naturally, many varieties of the same fruit are displayed. €10,500 (US $13,140).

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<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.

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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.

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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>Stargardt Autographenhandlung Autographs: Literature, Music, Art, Science, History, Theatre & Film March 28, 2023

Stargardt Autographenhandlung, Mar. 28: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Autograph album leaf signed, 1826. €9,000 to €12,000.

Stargardt Autographenhandlung, Mar. 28: Franz Kafka: Autograph letter unsigned, 1924. €15,000 to €20,000.

Stargardt Autographenhandlung, Mar. 28: Torquato Tasso: Autograph poem signed, no date. €12,000 to €16,000.

<center>Stargardt Autographenhandlung Autographs: Literature, Music, Art, Science, History, Theatre & Film March 28, 2023

Stargardt Autographenhandlung, Mar. 28: Charles Darwin: Autograph letter signed, 1866. €4,500 to €6,000.

Stargardt Autographenhandlung, Mar. 28: Albert Einstein: Autograph letter signed, 1933. €6,000 to €8,000.

Stargardt Autographenhandlung, Mar. 28: Heinrich Hertz: Autograph manuscript signed, 1889. €18,000 to €24,000.

<center>Stargardt Autographenhandlung Autographs: Literature, Music, Art, Science, History, Theatre & Film March 28, 2023

Stargardt Autographenhandlung, Mar. 28: Giambattista Bodoni: Autograph letter signed, 1787. €900 to €1,200.

Stargardt Autographenhandlung, Mar. 28: Francisco de Goya: Autograph letter signed, 1789. €18,750 to €25,000.

Stargardt Autographenhandlung, Mar. 28: Martin Luther: Notes from his desk, no date. €30,000 to €40,000.

<center>Stargardt Autographenhandlung Autographs: Literature, Music, Art, Science, History, Theatre & Film March 28, 2023

Stargardt Autographenhandlung, Mar. 28: Ludwig van Beethoven: Autograph letter signed, 1816. €22,500 to €30,000.

Stargardt Autographenhandlung, Mar. 28: Gustav Mahler: Foto portrait signed and annotated, 1907(?). €7,500 to €10,000.

Stargardt Autographenhandlung, Mar. 28: Bed?ich Smetana: Autograph letter signed, 1883. €4,500 to €6,000.

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