<center>Aste Bolaffi Rare Books and Autographs December 14-15, 2022

Aste Bolaffi, Dec. 14-15: Two first editions by Adrian Spigelius in a Sammelband: De humani corporis fabrica from 1627 and De formato foetu from 1626. €15,000 to €20,000.

Aste Bolaffi, Dec. 14-15: Splendid coloured copy by Frederick De Wit, Atlas maior, Amsterdam, 1705. €20,000 to €30,000.

Aste Bolaffi, Dec. 14-15: First edition by Marco Ricci, Varia Marci Ricci Pictoris prestantissimi Experimenta, Venice, Orsolini, 1723-1730. €20,000 to €25,000.

<center>Aste Bolaffi Rare Books and Autographs December 14-15, 2022

Aste Bolaffi, Dec. 14-15: First edition by MicheleMarieschi, Magnificentiores selectioresque Urbis Venetiarum prospectus, Venice, 1741. €30,000 to €40,000.

Aste Bolaffi, Dec. 14-15: Magnificent album by Louis-Leopold Boilly, Collection de dessins, calques et acquerelles, 1822. €20,000 to €25,000.

Aste Bolaffi, Dec. 14-15: Rare musical score by Gioachino Rossini from 1858. €6,500 to €7,500.
<center>Maison Bibelot Online Only Auction The Bucciarelli Collection: Ancient Books and Incunabula Dec. 6-14, 2022

Maison Bibelot, Dec. 6-14: Plato. Platonis Opera, Venetiis: a Philippo Pincio Mantuano hoc opus Impressum fuit, Anno d[omi]ni. M.cccccxvii. Die.xxii. Aprilis (22 aprile 1517). €800 to €1,000.

Maison Bibelot, Dec. 6-14: Francesco Robortello. In librum Aristotelis de arte Poetica, explicationes, Basileae: per Ioannem Heruagium iuniorem, 1555. In folio. €500 to €800.

Maison Bibelot, Dec. 6-14: Instrumento della compra del Ducato di Terra Nova. Atto notarile cinquecentesco, manoscritto pergamenaceo, con bella miniatura iniziale, composto da 5 bifolio (300x225 mm) scritti recto e verso. €300 to €400.

<center>Maison Bibelot Online Only Auction The Bucciarelli Collection: Ancient Books and Incunabula Dec. 6-14, 2022

Maison Bibelot, Dec. 6-14: Giovanni Bertachini. Repertorii Bertachini, Venetiis: 1507, 2 voll. (di 3). In folio. Importante post incunabolo. €1,800 to €2,200.

Maison Bibelot, Dec. 6-14: Paulus de Middelburgo. Pavlina De recta Paschae celebratione: et De die passionis Domini nostri Iesu Christi, 1513. €1,500 to €2,000.

Maison Bibelot, Dec. 6-14: Gaius Svetonius. Suetonius Tranquillus cum Philippi Beroaldi, et Marci Antonii Sabellici commentariis, Venetiis, 1500. €1,000 to €1,500.

<center>Maison Bibelot Online Only Auction The Bucciarelli Collection: Ancient Books and Incunabula Dec. 6-14, 2022

Maison Bibelot, Dec. 6-14: Cicero Marco Tullio. Rhetoricorum ad C. Herennium libri IV incerto auctore, Venetiis: Aldus, 1569: €250 to €300.

Maison Bibelot, Dec. 6-14: Rupertus Tuitiensis. Ruperti abbatis monasterii Tuitiensis, Apud foelicem Coloniam, 1526. Aeditio prima. In folio. €800 to €1,500.

Maison Bibelot, Dec. 6-14: Agostino Nifo. Destructiones destructionum Auerroys cum Augustini niphi de Suessa expositione, Venetijs: Octauiani Scoti 1497, 1495, 2 pt. in 1 vol. €2,000 to €2,400.

<center>Maison Bibelot Online Only Auction The Bucciarelli Collection: Ancient Books and Incunabula Dec. 6-14, 2022

Maison Bibelot, Dec. 6-14: Giorgio Vasari. Le vite de' piu eccellenti pittori, scultori, e architettori... Primo Volume della Terza Parte, Fiorenza: Appresso i Giunti, 1568. €600 to €800.

Maison Bibelot, Dec. 6-14: Hieronymus (santo). Epistole sancti Hieronymi, Lugduni: Per Magistrum Iacobum Saccon, 1518. €1,000 to €1,500.

Maison Bibelot, Dec. 6-14: Tommaso d'Aquino. Incipiunt preclarissima opuscula diui Thome aquinatis, Venetijs: ingenio ac impensa Hermanni Lichtenstein Coloniensis, 1497. €300 to €500.
<center>Swann Auction Galleries Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books December 8, 2022

Swann December 8: Friedrich Justin Bertuch, Bilderbuch für Kinder, Weimar, 1792, 1798, 1802, 1805, 1822. $1,200 to $1,800.

Swann December 8: Sebastian Münster, Novae Insulae XXVI Nova Tabula, Basel, 1552. $2,500 to $3,500.

Swann December 8: Sebastian Münster & Hans Holbein, Typus Cosmographicus Universales, Basel, 1532. $7,000 to $10,000.

Swann December 8: Franz Unger, Die Urwelt in Ihren Verschiedenen Bildungsperioden, 16 tinted lithographed plates, Weigel, 1858. $1,000 to $1,500.

Swann December 8: Charles Varle, Wiliam Warner & Andrew Hanna, Plan of the City of Environs of Baltimore, Baltimore, 1801. $8,000 to $12,000.
<center>19th Century Rare Book & Photograph Shop Catalogue 195 Magnificent Books & Manuscripts Free on request

19th Century Shop, Catalogue 195: Benjamin Franklin on Electricity. Inscribed presentation copy.

19th Century Shop, Catalogue 195: Frederick Douglass. Letter on civil war and the end of slavery.

19th Century Shop, Catalogue 195: Carleton Watkins. A major American West photo album.

19th Century Shop, Catalogue 195: Einstein. General Theory of Relativity inscribed by Einstein.

19th Century Shop, Catalogue 195: The Federalist. Rare deluxe thick-paper copy.

19th Century Shop, Catalogue 195: Emma Johnston. Archive of 350 salt prints by a Victorian female photographer.

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Private Press 2000-2005 from Oak Knoll Books.

Here is a random sample: The Goat Secret, by Bill Griffiths, published in 2000, by the Tern Press. This book recounts the legend of Kaldi, an Abyssinian (now Ethiopia) goat herder who supposedly discovered coffee. As the story goes, Kaldi was tending his flock one day when he noticed his goats became more lively when they ate the berries of a certain plant. He decided to try the magic berries himself, and noted they had a most invigorating effect. Instead of having the sense to take out a patent on his discovery, which would have made his descendants incredibly wealthy, he shared it with the monks at a local monastery, who found that it helped keep them awake during their prayers. They must have thought it a miracle. All of this supposedly happened a thousand years ago, and though it probably never did, it still makes a good story. Priced at $35.

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<center>Christie’s Valuable Books and Manuscripts London, 14 December 2022

<center>Christie’s Valuable Books and Manuscripts London, 14 December 2022

<center>Christie’s Valuable Books and Manuscripts London, 14 December 2022

<center>Christie’s Valuable Books and Manuscripts London, 14 December 2022

<center>Christie’s Valuable Books and Manuscripts London, 14 December 2022
<center>University Archives Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books December 14, 2022

University Archives, Dec. 14: Thomas Jefferson, Long ALS to Ronaldson "I consider Bonaparte as fighting our battles, and there I wish him success...” $35,000 to $45,000.

University Archives, Dec. 14: G.A. Custer. PSA Mint 9 Brady CDV Signed with Rank, Best Signature/Pose We Have Ever Seen. $20,000 to $30,000.

University Archives, Dec. 14: B. Franklin. 1733 Signed Philadelphia Partial Land Grant Dated Less Than 6 Months After Launch of "Poor Richard's Almanack". $12,000 to $15,000.

<center>University Archives Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books December 14, 2022

University Archives, Dec. 14: Abraham Lincoln On Executive Mansion Stationery Replies to An Autograph Request! Fantastic Example. $10,000 to $15,000.

University Archives, Dec. 14: G. Washington. Free Frank to Maj. Tallmadge Re: Culper Courier. $12,000 to $14,000.

University Archives, Dec. 14: Albert Einstein ALS, “I am happy to see that a Jew is always 'en famille' wherever his steps lead him on this earth.” $5,000 to $6,000.

<center>University Archives Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books December 14, 2022

University Archives, Dec. 14: Incredible Utah 1857 Mormon War Period Ft. Bridger Ledger: Afr. American Content, Mention of Armstead, Bernard Bee, RE Lee’s Son, 120pp! $10,000 to $12,000.

University Archives, Dec. 14: Apollo XI. PSA Mint +9.5 Insurance Cover Signed by Armstrong, Aldrin & Collins, From Buzz Aldrin Family Space Collection. $8,000 to $10,000.

University Archives, Dec. 14: Booker T. Washington, 17 Pages "Proud of Race...In & out of slavery...It is said that the strongest chain is no stronger than its weakest link." Handwritten Speech Notes. $8,000 to $9,000.

<center>University Archives Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books December 14, 2022

University Archives, Dec. 14: R. Wallenberg. Signed Schutz-Pass Doc, With Rare Full Signature. $7,000 to $8,000.

University Archives, Dec. 14: Freud & Jung Together, Most Famous Photo in Psychology History! September 1911, Weimar, Germany. $6,000 to $7,000.

University Archives, Dec. 14: JFK Oversized Photo with Jackie & Caroline, Signed and Inscribed, Stunning! $3,500 to $4,500.
<center>Doyle The Collection of a New York Surveyor December 16, 2022

Doyle, The Collection of a New York Surveyor: Lot 3. Francis M. Maerschalk. Manuscript plan of Philip Minthorne's land in Bowery 3. $2,000-3,000

Doyle, The Collection of a New York Surveyor: Lot 30. William Bridges. A Map of a Block of Ground situate in Water Street between Walnut and Fir Streets. $3,000-5,000

Doyle, The Collection of a New York Surveyor: Lot 4. Francis M. Maerschalk. M. Barrack Street/Road from Spring Garden to Fresh Water. $5,000-8,000

Doyle, The Collection of a New York Surveyor: Lot 46. Love Lane. Map of Land and Buildings the property of Samuel I Tobias Esqr. $2,000-3,000

<center>Doyle Rare Books, Autographs & Maps December 16, 2022

Doyle, Rare Books, Autographs & Maps: Lot 157. Stephen King. Christine. New York: Viking Press, 1983. First trade edition, inscribed by the author. $1,500-2,500

Doyle, Rare Books, Autographs & Maps: Lot 163. Charles Lindbergh. “We.” New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1927. First edition, Author’s Autograph Edition. $1,000-1,500

Doyle, Rare Books, Autographs & Maps: Lot 177. A.A. Milne. Winnie-the-Pooh. London: Methuen, 1926. First English trade edition, first impression. $1,000-1,500

Doyle, Rare Books, Autographs & Maps: Lot 196. William Shakespeare. Othello, the Moor of Venice. London: printed for W. Weak, 1681. $4,000-6,000

Doyle, Rare Books, Autographs & Maps: Lot 203. John Steinbeck. The Grapes of Wrath. New York: Viking, 1939. First edition. $1,000-1,500
ALDE, Dec. 20: VOLTAIRE. Œuvres complètes. [Kehl], Société littéraire et typographique, 1784-1789. 70 vol. €15,000 to €20,000.

ALDE, Dec. 20: ENCYCLOPÉDIE MÉTHODIQUE… Paris, Panckoucke ; Liège, Plompteux, 1782-1832. 254 volumes in-4. €10,000 to €12,000.

ALDE, Dec. 20: RUYSCH (FREDERIK). Thesaurus anatomicus primus [–decimus]. Het eerste [–tiende] anatomisch cabinet. Amsterdam, 1701-1716. €10,000 to €12,000.

ALDE, Dec. 20: [MARCELLO (CRISTOFORO)]. Sacrarum cæremoniarum sive rituum ecclesiasticorum S. Rom. Ecclesiæ libri tres. Venise, Giunta, 1582. €2,000 to €3,000.

ALDE, Dec. 20: [RABEL (DANIEL)]. Theatrum Floræ, in quo ex toto orbe selecti mirabiles, venustiores, ac præcipui flores, tanquam ab ipsius deæ sinu proferuntur. Paris, Pierre Firens, 1627. €3,000 to €4,000.

ALDE, Dec. 20: VALERIANO (PIEIRIO). [Hieroglyphica, sive de sacris Ægyptiorum aliarumque gentium literis, commentariorum libri LVIII]… Francfort, 1613-[1614]. €2,000 to €3,000.

ALDE, Dec. 20: BRUN (CLAUDE). [Cours manuscrit de Jérôme Dandini sur la Physique d'Aristote et disputes philosophiques des étudiants du collège jésuite de Bourges]. Conclusiones physic… 1579-1580. €2,000 to €3,000.

ALDE, Dec. 20: CLERISSEAU (CHARLES-LOUIS). Antiquités de la France. Première partie. [Monuments de Nismes]. Paris, 1778. €1,000 to €1,200.

ALDE, Dec. 20: LE FÈVRE (L.-C.). Grand escalier du château de Versailles, dit escalier des ambassadeurs, ordonné et peint par Charles Le Brun. Paris, s.d. €800 to €1,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 13: KEPLER INVESTIGATES PLANETARY MOTION. KEPLER, JOHANNES. 1571-1630. $400,000 to $600,000

Bonhams, Dec. 13: THE FINAL ILLUSTRATION OF POOH AND PIGLET IN THE HUNDRED ACRE WOOD. $250,000 to $350,000

Bonhams, Dec. 13: GUTENBERG BIBLE LEAF. $60,000 to $90,000

Bonhams, Dec. 13: ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM. 1527-1598. $20,000 to $30,000

Bonhams, Dec. 13: KNIGHT, HILARY. "Christmas Dinner at Maxime de la Falaise's" $4,000 to $6,000

Bonhams, Dec. 13: GERSHWIN WORKING MUSICAL MANUSCRIPT PAGE FROM OF THEE I SING. $3,000 to $5,000

Bonhams, Dec. 13: GILBERT, W.S. Original typed manuscript for The Story of the Mikado. $20,000 to $30,000

Bonhams, Dec. 13: FINAL TYPED MANUSCRIPT FOR V.C. ANDREWS CLASSIC FLOWERS IN THE ATTIC. $4,000 to $6,000

Bonhams, Dec. 13: ANNOTATED TYPESCRIPT DRAFT FOR KIPLING'S FINAL MOWGLI STORY. $20,000 to $30,000

Bonhams, Dec. 13: PRESENTATION COPY OF GUYS AND DOLLS. $12,000 to $18,000

Bonhams, Dec. 13: CHARLES DICKENS' CHINA INKWELL FEATURING A BEE READING, FROM GAD'S HILL. $6,000 to $8,000

Bonhams, Dec. 13: NELSON'S BATTLE PLAN FOR TRAFALGAR. $200,000 to $300,000
<center>Sotheby’s Age of Wonder Nov. 25 – Dec. 9, 2022

Sotheby’s, Nov. 25-Dec. 9: Darwin, Charles. His definitive statement on natural selection, and his legacy. $600,000 to $800,000.

Sotheby’s, Nov. 25-Dec. 9: Darwin, Charles and Alfred Russel Wallace. Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. $250,000 to $350,000.

Sotheby’s, Nov. 25-Dec. 9: Jenner, Edward. Autograph letter, addressed to Dr. Wollaston, dated 21 November 1800, discussing the possible ill-effects of vaccination. $12,000 to $18,000.

<center>Sotheby’s Age of Wonder Nov. 25 – Dec. 9, 2022

Sotheby’s, Nov. 25-Dec. 9: De Quincey, Thomas. Autograph letter signed (Thos. De Quincey). "A conclusive experiment on the profit of leaving of leaving off opium.” $6,000 to $8,000.

Sotheby’s, Nov. 25-Dec. 9: Melville, Herman. Moby-Dick; or, The Whale. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1851. “And God created great whales.” $20,000 to $30,000.

Sotheby’s, Nov. 25-Dec. 9: Foote, Eunice Newton. "Circumstances affecting the heat of the sun's rays," [In:] The American Journal of Science and Arts… New York, 1856. $8,000 to $12,000.

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