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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 36 Auctions Archived, another 42 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 24 February 2023, 36 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Danish krone, 8 in euros, 2 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 24  in US dollars.

 

Turnover this past week was $8,831,592.30 as 87.09% of all lots changed hands.  There were 7,862 offered and 6,894 transacted.  The average lot sold for $1,281.05.

 

Beware the Ides of March! 

 

1 auction saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Heritage Auctions. Historical Manuscripts Signature Auction on February 22nd: $1,827,331
 

8 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:

Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/3 on February 15th: 262.38%
Heritage Auctions. The Estate of Veronique and Gregory Peck Hollywood & Entertainment Signature Auction on February 23rd: 165.85%
ALDE. Ancient and 19th Century Books on February 22nd: 159.04%
Heritage Auctions. Historical Manuscripts Signature Auction on February 22nd: 113.69%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on February 23rd: 112.77%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. The Matisse Legacy, Part II: Property from the Collection of Jacquelyn Miller Matisse - bidstart 2/1 on February 23rd: 111.76%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 2/3 on February 14th: 107.22%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/3 on February 13th: 107.10%


27 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:

Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 2/14 on February 21st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Thrillingly Exciting Heroes of Nedor Comics Showcase Auction on February 23rd: 100.00%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. The Matisse Legacy, Part II: Property from the Collection of Jacquelyn Miller Matisse - bidstart 2/1 on February 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 2/15 on February 22nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 2/14 on February 21st: 98.98%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 2/5 on February 19th: 98.84%
Heritage Auctions. The Estate of Veronique and Gregory Peck Hollywood & Entertainment Signature Auction on February 23rd: 98.66%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 2/12 on February 20th: 98.59%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 2/15 on February 22nd: 98.02%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 2/11 on February 18th: 98.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 2/12 on February 19th: 97.28%
Leland Little Auctions. President's Day Estate Sale on February 23rd: 96.97%
Holabird Kagin Americana. "Treasures from the Shelves": Americana, Mining, & Numismatics Auction - Day 2 on February 19th: 95.74%
Waverly Auctions. Quinns Presidential Autograph and Americana Auction on February 20th: 94.51%
Aspire Auctions. Online Auction - bidstart 2/10 on February 18th: 94.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/3 on February 15th: 93.10%
Doyle New York. Sporting and Travel Books on February 23rd: 93.02%
Heritage Auctions. Historical Manuscripts Signature Auction on February 22nd: 92.31%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 2/3 on February 14th: 87.50%
Aste Bolaffi. Comics on February 23rd: 87.30%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/3 on February 11th: 86.67%
PBA Galleries. Fine Bindings and Small Press on February 23rd: 85.61%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/3 on February 13th: 84.42%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on February 23rd: 83.39%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/3 on February 12th: 82.76%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on February 21st: 81.52%
Swann Galleries. Fine Photographs on February 23rd: 80.21%
 
 
Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Forum Auctions Choose Your Weapon, Gold (VIP) (Signed) on February 22nd Actual price: USD $222,408.
  2. Forum Auctions NOLA (Orange Rain) (Signed) on February 22nd Actual price: USD $164,389.
  3. Heritage Auctions Martin Luther King Jr. Inscribed and Signed Copy of Ebony Magazine. on February 22nd Actual price: USD $93,750.
  4. Heritage Auctions Personal book-bound presentation script for To Kill a Mockingbird (Universal, 1962). on February 23rd Actual price: USD $84,375.
  5. Forum Auctions Welcome to Hell (Signed) on February 22nd Actual price: USD $72,524.
  6. Forum Auctions Grin Reaper (Signed) on February 22nd Actual price: USD $67,689.
  7. Sothebys Chicago (Car) on February 22nd Actual price: USD $63,500.
  8. Sothebys 'From the Bus NYC' (Woman and Man on the Sidewalk) on February 22nd Actual price: USD $63,500.
  9. Forum Auctions Jack and Jill (Police Kids) (Signed) on February 22nd Actual price: USD $59,631.
  10. Winner's Auctions Ltd Precious Find! Chamishah Chumshei Torah with Prayers. Sephard. Zhitomir. Unknown Edition on February 22nd Actual price: USD $57,040.
  11. Sothebys From the Bus (Plymouth Dealership) on February 22nd Actual price: USD $53,340.
  12. Forum Auctions No Ball Games (Grey) (Signed) on February 22nd Actual price: USD $53,185.
  13. Heritage Auctions [French Revolution]. Archive of Personal Correspondence of Charles Philippe de Bourbon, Comte d'Artois and Future King Charles X of France, to the Comte de Vaudreuil. on February 22nd Actual price: USD $52,500.
  14. Winner's Auctions Ltd The Most Precious Tefillin in the World: "Tefillin shel Rabi Netantel" - Complete Pair, in Rare Condition. Examined and Found to be in the Best Possible Condition on February 21st Actual price: USD $49,600.
  15. Heritage Auctions Anwar Sadat Diplomatic Passport Number 1 from 1974 to 1981. on February 22nd Actual price: USD $47,500.
  16. Winner's Auctions Ltd Important Document Handwritten by the Historic Rabbinic Leader, the Author of Noda BiYehudah on February 21st Actual price: USD $44,640.
  17. ALDE Physica. on February 22nd Actual price: USD $42,402.
  18. Heritage Auctions Confederate Colonel John S. Mosby's Farewell Address to His Rangers. on February 22nd Actual price: USD $40,000.
  19. Sothebys 'South Carolina' (Beaufort) on February 22nd Actual price: USD $38,100.
  20. Swann Galleries Group of approximately 65 hand-colored botanical studies, all apparently California native plants. on February 23rd Actual price: USD $37,500.
  21. Heritage Auctions To Kill a Mockingbird Inscribed by Harper Lee to Gregory and Veronique Peck. on February 23rd Actual price: USD $35,000.
  22. Heritage Auctions Civil War Archive of Medal of Honor Recipient General Frederick W. Swift, 17th Michigan Infantry Regiment. on February 22nd Actual price: USD $35,000.
  23. Heritage Auctions [Revolutionary War]. George Washington Letter Signed. on February 22nd Actual price: USD $33,750.
  24. Forum Auctions Bomb Love on February 22nd Actual price: USD $33,039.
  25. Winner's Auctions Ltd Sacred Zhitomir Tehillim. Unknown Edition. Zhitomir, 1861 on February 22nd Actual price: USD $32,240.



36 total sales reported this week:

Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on February 23rd: 83.39%
Forum Auctions. Only Banksy on February 22nd: 75.00%
Swann Galleries. Fine Photographs on February 23rd: 80.21%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. The Matisse Legacy, Part II: Property from the Collection of Jacquelyn Miller Matisse - bidstart 2/1 on February 23rd: 100.00%
PBA Galleries. Fine Bindings and Small Press on February 23rd: 85.61%
Leland Little Auctions. President's Day Estate Sale on February 23rd: 96.97%
Doyle New York. Sporting and Travel Books on February 23rd: 93.02%
Bonhams. Prints & Multiples | Live Online: Abstractions on February 23rd: 57.55%
Aste Bolaffi. Comics on February 23rd: 87.30%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Early Prints, Chassidut, Belongings of Tzaddikim, Amulets, Segula Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical let on February 22nd: 56.25%
Sothebys. On the Road: Photographs by Robert Frank from the Collection of Arthur Penn on February 22nd: 48.62%
Morton Subastas. Auction of Old and Contemporary Books on February 22nd: 57.38%
ALDE. Ancient and 19th Century Books on February 22nd: 68.26%
Heritage Auctions. The Thrillingly Exciting Heroes of Nedor Comics Showcase Auction on February 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Estate of Veronique and Gregory Peck Hollywood & Entertainment Signature Auction on February 23rd: 98.66%
Heritage Auctions. Historical Manuscripts Signature Auction on February 22nd: 92.31%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 2/15 on February 22nd: 98.02%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 2/15 on February 22nd: 100.00%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Early Prints, Chassidut, Belongings of Tzaddikim, Amulets, Segula Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical let on February 21st: 69.29%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on February 21st: 81.52%
Aspire Auctions. Online Auction - bidstart 2/10 on February 18th: 94.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 2/14 on February 21st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 2/14 on February 21st: 98.98%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 2/12 on February 20th: 98.59%
Waverly Auctions. Quinns Presidential Autograph and Americana Auction on February 20th: 94.51%
Holabird Kagin Americana. "Treasures from the Shelves": Americana, Mining, & Numismatics Auction - Day 2 on February 19th: 95.74%
Holabird Kagin Americana. "Treasures from the Shelves": Americana, Mining, & Numismatics Auction - Day 1 on February 18th: 78.98%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/3 on February 15th: 93.10%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 2/3 on February 14th: 87.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/3 on February 13th: 84.42%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books and Maps Auction - bidstart 2/3 on February 12th: 40.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/3 on February 12th: 82.76%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/3 on February 11th: 86.67%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 2/11 on February 18th: 98.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 2/5 on February 19th: 98.84%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 2/12 on February 19th: 97.28%


For the week ahead 42 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Feb. 27th
Rossini. Paris. Paintings, Sculptures, Lithographs XIX, Modern and Contemporary. 570 lots
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. Antique and Collectible Books and Ephemera Auction. 400 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/17. 15 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/17. 48 lots
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Ultimo. Curiosities and Collectables. 697 lots

Tue. Feb. 28th
Aspire Art Auctions. Illovo. Editions Online - bidstart 2/16. 100 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Winter Marine Sale - Day 1. 9 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 2/21. 345 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 2/21. 121 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Prints and Multiples Online - bidstart 2/21. 268 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Cincinnati. African Americana. 344 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Jewish & Israeli History, Culture and Art. 242 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . "Shanah Tovah" Postcards and Greeting Cards from the Collection of Dr. Haim Grossman, Ceremonial Art. 75 lots
Litchfield County Auctions. Litchfield. Winter Design Sale - Day 1. 19 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety Auction. 45 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 2/17. 36 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 75 lots
The Ross Art Group Inc. Boca Raton. Original Vintage Poster Treasures - Over 120 Years of Advertising.

Wed. Mar. 1st
Il Ponte. Milan. Prints, Multiples, and Modern Art. 180 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 2/22. 128 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 2/22. 223 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Natural History, Maps & Documents, The Robert Gillmor Collection of Bird Books & Art. 364 lots
Sothebys. Paris. Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/22. 214 lots
Ader. PARIS. LITERARY REVIEWS OF THE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES - ANDRÉ VASSEUR COLLECTION - FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/17. 40 lots
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Kilkenny. Rare Books and Collectors' Timed Online Sale. 945 lots
Sloane Street Auctions. London. The Spring Fine Art and Antiques Sale (1st March, 2023) || Including Old Masters and Russian Avant-G. 42 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Winter Marine Sale - Day 2. 36 lots

Thu. Mar. 2nd
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Harrisonburg. Winter Americana Auction. 217 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Fine Books and Autographs. 314 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. CGC Signature Series Comics Showcase Auction. 223 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tapping Into The Many Worlds of Magic: The Gathering Volume III Trading Card Games Showcase Auction. 163 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Pulp Magazine Showcase Auction: Science-Fiction & Fantasy. 350 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Books and Maps Auction - bidstart 2/17. 41 lots
Ader. PARIS. LITERARY REVIEWS OF THE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES - ANDRÉ VASSEUR COLLECTION - FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE.

Fri. Mar. 3rd
Rossini. Paris. 19th C. Modern and Contemporary Paintings, Sculptures, and Lithographs. 120 lots
Ader. PARIS. Ancient and Moder Prints - Online.

Sat. Mar. 4th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 12/24.
North American Auction Company. Bozeman. Montana Premier March 4 Collectors Auction.

Sun. Mar. 5th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 2/26.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 2/26.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 2/19. 341 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • <center><b>Gonnelli<br>Auction 59<br>Antique prints, paintings and maps<br>May 20th 2025</b></center> <b>Gonnelli:</b> Pietro Aquila, Psyche and Proserpina,1690. Starting price 140€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Jacques Gamelin, Memento homo quia pulvis es et in pulverem reverteris, 1779. Starting price 300€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Giorgio Ghisi, The final Judgement, 1680. Starting price 480€ <center><b>Gonnelli<br>Auction 59<br>Antique prints, paintings and maps<br>May 20th 2025</b></center> Gonnelli Goya y Lucientes Francisco, Los Proverbios.1877. Starting price 1000 € <b>Gonnelli:</b> Domenico Peruzzini, Long bearded old man, 1660. Starting price 2200€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Enea Vico, Leda and the Swan,1542. Starting price 140€ <center><b>Gonnelli<br>Auction 59<br>Antique prints, paintings and maps<br>May 20th 2025</b></center> <b>Gonnelli:</b> Andrea Del Sarto [school of], San Giovanni Battista, 1570. Starting price 25000€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Carlo Maratta, Virgin Mary and Jesus, 1660. Starting Price 1200€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Louis Brion de La Tour, Sphére de Copernic Sphere de Ptolemée / Le Systême de Ptolemée. Le Systême de Ticho-Brahe…, 1766. Starting price 180€ <center><b>Gonnelli<br>Auction 59<br>Antique prints, paintings and maps<br>May 20th 2025</b></center> <b>Gonnelli:</b> Marc’Antonio Dal Re, Ville di Delizia o Siano Palaggi Camparecci nello Stato di Milano Divise in Sei Tomi Con espressevi le Piante…, Tomo Primo, 1726. Starting price 7000€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Katsushika Hokusai, Bird on a branch, 1843. Starting price 100€
    Gonnelli
    Auction 59
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    May 20th 2025
    Gonnelli: Pietro Aquila, Psyche and Proserpina,1690. Starting price 140€
    Gonnelli: Jacques Gamelin, Memento homo quia pulvis es et in pulverem reverteris, 1779. Starting price 300€
    Gonnelli: Giorgio Ghisi, The final Judgement, 1680. Starting price 480€
    Gonnelli
    Auction 59
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    May 20th 2025
    Gonnelli Goya y Lucientes Francisco, Los Proverbios.1877. Starting price 1000 €
    Gonnelli: Domenico Peruzzini, Long bearded old man, 1660. Starting price 2200€
    Gonnelli: Enea Vico, Leda and the Swan,1542. Starting price 140€
    Gonnelli
    Auction 59
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    May 20th 2025
    Gonnelli: Andrea Del Sarto [school of], San Giovanni Battista, 1570. Starting price 25000€
    Gonnelli: Carlo Maratta, Virgin Mary and Jesus, 1660. Starting Price 1200€
    Gonnelli: Louis Brion de La Tour, Sphére de Copernic Sphere de Ptolemée / Le Systême de Ptolemée. Le Systême de Ticho-Brahe…, 1766. Starting price 180€
    Gonnelli
    Auction 59
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    May 20th 2025
    Gonnelli: Marc’Antonio Dal Re, Ville di Delizia o Siano Palaggi Camparecci nello Stato di Milano Divise in Sei Tomi Con espressevi le Piante…, Tomo Primo, 1726. Starting price 7000€
    Gonnelli: Katsushika Hokusai, Bird on a branch, 1843. Starting price 100€
  • <b><center>Dominic Winter Auctioneers<br>May 14<br>Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & Exploration</center></b> <b>Dominic Winter, May 14:</b> (Choiseul-Gouffier, Marie). <i>Voyage Pittoresque de la Grece,</i> 2 vols, 1st edition, 1782-1822. £2,000-3,000 <b>Dominic Winter, May 14:</b> <i>Gentlemen's Magazine and Historical Chronicle,</i> by Sylvanus Urban, 11 volumes. £700-1,000 <b>Dominic Winter, May 14:</b> Shackleton (Ernest). <i>The Heart of the Antarctic,</i> 2 vols, 1st ed, presentation copy, 1909. £2,000-3,000 <b><center>Dominic Winter Auctioneers<br>May 14<br>Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & Exploration</center></b> <b>Dominic Winter, May 14:</b> Drayton (Michael). <i>Poly Olbion...,</i> London: 1622. £2,000-3,000 <b>Dominic Winter, May 14:</b> Scheuchzer (Johann Jacob). <i>Ouresiphoites Helveticus,</i> 4 parts in 1, 2nd ed, 1723. £3,000-4,000 <b>Dominic Winter, May 14:</b> Roberts (Henry, after). <i>Chart of the NW Coast of America and NE Coast of Asia ...,</i> [1784]. £500-800 <b><center>Dominic Winter Auctioneers<br>May 14<br>Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & Exploration</center></b> <b>Dominic Winter, May 14:</b> World. Maffei (Giovanni), <i>Indiarum orientalium Occidentaliumque Descriptio...,</i> 1589. £1,200-1,500 <b>Dominic Winter, May 14:</b> World. Ortelius (Abraham), <i>Typus Orbis Terrarum,</i> [1598]. £2,000-3,000 <b>Dominic Winter, May 14:</b> Bible [English]. [<i>The Holy Bible, Conteyning the Old Testament, and the New...,</i> 1613]. £2,000-3,000 <b><center>Dominic Winter Auctioneers<br>May 14<br>Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & Exploration</center></b> <b>Dominic Winter, May 14:</b> Taylor (John). <i>All the Workes of John Taylor the Water-Poet...,</i> 1630. £1,000-1,500 <b>Dominic Winter, May 14:</b> Pierpont Morgan Collection. Catalogue of the Morgan Collection of Chinese Porcelains, 1904 & 1906. £2,000-3,000
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    May 14
    Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & Exploration
    Dominic Winter, May 14: (Choiseul-Gouffier, Marie). Voyage Pittoresque de la Grece, 2 vols, 1st edition, 1782-1822. £2,000-3,000
    Dominic Winter, May 14: Gentlemen's Magazine and Historical Chronicle, by Sylvanus Urban, 11 volumes. £700-1,000
    Dominic Winter, May 14: Shackleton (Ernest). The Heart of the Antarctic, 2 vols, 1st ed, presentation copy, 1909. £2,000-3,000
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    May 14
    Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & Exploration
    Dominic Winter, May 14: Drayton (Michael). Poly Olbion..., London: 1622. £2,000-3,000
    Dominic Winter, May 14: Scheuchzer (Johann Jacob). Ouresiphoites Helveticus, 4 parts in 1, 2nd ed, 1723. £3,000-4,000
    Dominic Winter, May 14: Roberts (Henry, after). Chart of the NW Coast of America and NE Coast of Asia ..., [1784]. £500-800
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    May 14
    Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & Exploration
    Dominic Winter, May 14: World. Maffei (Giovanni), Indiarum orientalium Occidentaliumque Descriptio..., 1589. £1,200-1,500
    Dominic Winter, May 14: World. Ortelius (Abraham), Typus Orbis Terrarum, [1598]. £2,000-3,000
    Dominic Winter, May 14: Bible [English]. [The Holy Bible, Conteyning the Old Testament, and the New..., 1613]. £2,000-3,000
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    May 14
    Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & Exploration
    Dominic Winter, May 14: Taylor (John). All the Workes of John Taylor the Water-Poet..., 1630. £1,000-1,500
    Dominic Winter, May 14: Pierpont Morgan Collection. Catalogue of the Morgan Collection of Chinese Porcelains, 1904 & 1906. £2,000-3,000
  • <b>Swann, May 15:</b> Lot 4: Helena Bochoráková-Dittrichová, <i>Z Mého Detství Drevoryty,</i> Prague: Obzina, 1929. First trade edition, signed by the artist. $4,000 to $6,000. <b>Swann, May 15:</b> Lot 10: Nancy Cunard, <i>Negro Anthology,</i> with a tipped-in A.L.S. to Karl Marx's niece, 1934. First edition. $3,000 to $5,000. <b>Swann, May 15:</b> Lot 14: Margaret Fuller, <i>Woman in the Nineteenth Century,</i> 1845. First edition. $4,000 to $6,000. <b>Swann, May 15:</b> Lot 17: Lorraine Hansberry, <i>A Raisin in the Sun,</i> inscribed first edition, 1959. $2,000 to $3,000. <b>Swann, May 15:</b> Lot 28: Margaret Hill Morris, <i>Private Journal Kept during a Portion of the Revolutionary War, for the Amusement of a Sister,</i> 1836. First edition. $3,000 to $4,000. <b>Swann, May 15:</b> Lot 38: Anna Sewell, <i>Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse,</i> 1877. First edition. $3,000 to $5,000. <b>Swann, May 15:</b> Lot 43: Gertrude Stein, <i>Portrait of Mabel Dodge at the Villa Curonia,</i> signed presentation copy with photograph of Stein, 1912. First edition. $8,000 to $12,000. <b>Swann, May 15:</b> Lot 48: Virginia Woolf, <i>To the Lighthouse,</i> first edition in the scarce dust jacket, 1927. $6,000 to $8,000. <b>Swann, May 15:</b> Lot 54: Katherine Dunham, large archive of material from her attorney, 1951-53. $20,000 to $30,000. <b>Swann, May 15:</b> Lot 55: Margaret Fuller Signed Autograph Letter, New York City, 1846. $3,000 to $5,000. <b>Swann, May 15:</b> Lot 92: Sonia Delaunay, illus. & Tristan Tzara, <i>Juste Present,</i> deluxe edition with original gouache, 1961. $20,000 to $25,000. <b>Swann, May 15:</b> Lot 93: Flor Garduño, <i>The Sonnets of Shakespeare,</i> 2006. Limited edition. $6,000 to $8,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 4: Helena Bochoráková-Dittrichová, Z Mého Detství Drevoryty, Prague: Obzina, 1929. First trade edition, signed by the artist. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 10: Nancy Cunard, Negro Anthology, with a tipped-in A.L.S. to Karl Marx's niece, 1934. First edition. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 14: Margaret Fuller, Woman in the Nineteenth Century, 1845. First edition. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 17: Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun, inscribed first edition, 1959. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 28: Margaret Hill Morris, Private Journal Kept during a Portion of the Revolutionary War, for the Amusement of a Sister, 1836. First edition. $3,000 to $4,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 38: Anna Sewell, Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse, 1877. First edition. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 43: Gertrude Stein, Portrait of Mabel Dodge at the Villa Curonia, signed presentation copy with photograph of Stein, 1912. First edition. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 48: Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse, first edition in the scarce dust jacket, 1927. $6,000 to $8,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 54: Katherine Dunham, large archive of material from her attorney, 1951-53. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 55: Margaret Fuller Signed Autograph Letter, New York City, 1846. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 92: Sonia Delaunay, illus. & Tristan Tzara, Juste Present, deluxe edition with original gouache, 1961. $20,000 to $25,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 93: Flor Garduño, The Sonnets of Shakespeare, 2006. Limited edition. $6,000 to $8,000.
  • <center><b>Ketterer Rare Books<br>Auction May 26th</b></center> <b>Ketterer Rare Books, May 26:</b> Th. McKenney & J. Hall, <i>History of the Indian tribes of North America,</i> 1836-1844. Est: €50,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, May 26:</b> <i>Biblia latina vulgata,</i> manuscript on thin parchment, around 1250. Est: €70,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, May 26:</b> M. Beckmann, <i>Fanferlieschen Schönefüßchen,</i> 1924. Est: €10,000 <center><b>Ketterer Rare Books<br>Auction May 26th</b></center> <b>Ketterer Rare Books, May 26:</b> A. Ortelius, <i>Theatrum orbis terrarum,</i> 1574. Est: €50,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, May 26:</b> M. S. Merian, <i>Eurcarum ortus, alimentum et paradoxa metamorphosis,</i> 1717-18. Est: €6,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, May 26:</b> <i>PAN,</i> 9 volumes, 1895-1900. Est: €12,000 <center><b>Ketterer Rare Books<br>Auction May 26th</b></center> <b>Ketterer Rare Books, May 26:</b> Breviarium Romanum, Latin manuscript, 1474. Est: €15,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, May 26:</b> Quran manuscript from the Saadian period, Maghreb, 16th century. Est: €10,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, May 26:</b> E. Hemingway, <i>The old man and the sea,</i> 1952. Presentation copy. Est: €3,000 <center><b>Ketterer Rare Books<br>Auction May 26th</b></center> <b>Ketterer Rare Books, May 26:</b> Flavius Vegetius Renatus, <i>De re militari libri quatuor,</i> 1553. Est: €3,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, May 26:</b> K. Marx, <i>Das Kapital,</i> 1867. Est: €30,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, May 26:</b> Brassaï, <i>Transmutations,</i> 1967. Est: €6,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 26th
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 26: Th. McKenney & J. Hall, History of the Indian tribes of North America, 1836-1844. Est: €50,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 26: Biblia latina vulgata, manuscript on thin parchment, around 1250. Est: €70,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 26: M. Beckmann, Fanferlieschen Schönefüßchen, 1924. Est: €10,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 26th
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 26: A. Ortelius, Theatrum orbis terrarum, 1574. Est: €50,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 26: M. S. Merian, Eurcarum ortus, alimentum et paradoxa metamorphosis, 1717-18. Est: €6,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 26: PAN, 9 volumes, 1895-1900. Est: €12,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 26th
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 26: Breviarium Romanum, Latin manuscript, 1474. Est: €15,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 26: Quran manuscript from the Saadian period, Maghreb, 16th century. Est: €10,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 26: E. Hemingway, The old man and the sea, 1952. Presentation copy. Est: €3,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 26th
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 26: Flavius Vegetius Renatus, De re militari libri quatuor, 1553. Est: €3,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 26: K. Marx, Das Kapital, 1867. Est: €30,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 26: Brassaï, Transmutations, 1967. Est: €6,000
  • <b><center>Sotheby's<BR>Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> William Blake | <i>Songs of Innocence and of Experience.</i> Sold: 4,320,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD <b><center>Sotheby's<BR>Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for <i>Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.</i> Sold: 1,920,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Machiavelli | <i>Il Principe,</i> a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Leonardo da Vinci | <i>Trattato della pittura,</i> ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Henri Matisse | <i>Jazz,</i> Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR
    Sotheby's
    Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Sotheby’s: The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Sold: 4,320,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD
    Sotheby's
    Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Sotheby’s: Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Sold: 1,920,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Machiavelli | Il Principe, a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura, ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Henri Matisse | Jazz, Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR