Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 45 Auctions Archived, another 51 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 10 March 2023, 45 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Danish krone, 16 in euros, 3 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 24 in US Dollars.

 

 

Turnover this past week was $9,823,706.68 as 78.21% of all lots changed hands.  There were 10,649 offered and 8,329 transacted.  The average lot sold for $1,179.46.

 

 

All eyes will soon be looking toward New York.

 

 

2 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:


ChristiesContemporary Edition: New York: Featuring the Collection of Kenwal Steel in Support of GLAAD on March 8th: $2,017,512
SothebysSnow Crash - bidstart 2/27 on March 6th: $1,122,680

 


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

SothebysSnow Crash - bidstart 2/27 on March 6th: 753.48%
Jeffrey S. Evans & AssociatesWinter Americana Auction on March 4th: 249.20%
Dominic Winter Book AuctionsBritish & European Paintings, Old Master Prints & Drawings, 19th & 20th Century Paintings & Prints on March 8th: 209.64%
Holabird Kagin AmericanaSS Central America Shipwreck Artifacts Auction, Part II on March 5th: 163.44%
Catawiki B. V.Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/17 on February 25th: 141.34%
De Baecque and AssociesAncient and Modern Photography on March 8th: 134.13%
Dominic Winter Book AuctionsPrinted Books, Natural History, Maps & Documents, The Robert Gillmor Collection of Bird Books & Art on March 1st: 129.83%
AderAncient and Modern Prints - Online on March 3rd: 112.86%
FinarteBooks, Autographs, and Prints on March 9th: 106.57%
ChristiesContemporary Edition: New York: Featuring the Collection of Kenwal Steel in Support of GLAAD on March 8th: 100.69%


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

New England AuctionsFine Books and Ephemera List on March 7th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/17 on February 25th: 100.00%
SothebysSnow Crash - bidstart 2/27 on March 6th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 3/1 on March 8th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 2/28 on March 7th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 2/28 on March 7th: 100.00%
Holabird Kagin AmericanaSS Central America Shipwreck Artifacts Auction, Part II on March 4th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsSunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 2/26 on March 6th: 99.31%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 3/1 on March 8th: 99.15%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 2/19 on March 5th: 98.83%
Jeffrey S. Evans & AssociatesWinter Americana Auction on March 4th: 98.16%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksFine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 12/24 on March 4th: 97.00%
EV StampsMonthly Sports Cards and Comics Auction on March 4th: 95.92%
Holabird Kagin AmericanaSS Central America Shipwreck Artifacts Auction, Part II on March 5th: 95.24%
Dominic Winter Book AuctionsPrinted Books, Natural History, Maps & Documents, The Robert Gillmor Collection of Bird Books & Art on March 1st: 93.96%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 2/26 on March 5th: 93.92%
ChristiesContemporary Edition: New York: Featuring the Collection of Kenwal Steel in Support of GLAAD on March 8th: 88.95%
Swann GalleriesFine Books and Autographs on March 2nd: 87.62%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 2/17 on February 28th: 86.11%
De Baecque and AssociesAncient and Modern Photography on March 8th: 86.07%
BonhamsPrints and Multiples on March 8th: 85.16%
Catawiki B. V.Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/17 on February 26th: 84.31%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/17 on March 1st: 82.50%
Dominic Winter Book AuctionsBritish & European Paintings, Old Master Prints & Drawings, 19th & 20th Century Paintings & Prints on March 8th: 81.62%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/17 on February 27th: 81.25%
PBA GalleriesFine Literature - with Beats, and the Counterculture on March 9th: 80.57%
Catawiki B. V.Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/17 on February 27th: 80.00%

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Nate D. Sanders Auctions Linda Coffee's Roe v. Wade Archive -- Includes Affidavit Signed by Norma McCorvey aka "Jane Roe", Quill Pens Given to Coffee for Arguing Roe v. Wade Before the Supreme Court, Case Documents & More on March 3rd Actual price: USD $615,633.
  2. Sothebys “Snow Crash · Neal Stephenson/Bantam”, 1992. The original painting used as the cover art for the 1993 mass-market paperback edition of "Snow Crash." on March 6th Actual price: USD $571,500.
  3. Sothebys The original manuscript for "Snow Crash," 1991-1992 on March 6th Actual price: USD $304,800.
  4. Sothebys The original typesetting manuscript for "Snow Crash," ca. 1992. on March 6th Actual price: USD $228,600.
  5. Christies Walking Past Two Chairs, from Moving Focus on March 8th Actual price: USD $88,200.
  6. Holabird Kagin Americana Daguerreotype: "Mona Lisa of the Deep," S.S. Central America Treasure, 1857 [146604] on March 4th Actual price: USD $73,200.
  7. Christies Gretchen, from Men in the Cities on March 8th Actual price: USD $69,300.
  8. Christies Untitled on March 8th Actual price: USD $69,300.
  9. De Baecque and Associes The Serigne Amadou Bamba, Sheikh Ahmadou Bamba (1853-1927) on March 8th Actual price: USD $63,501.
  10. Christies D.T.E. on March 8th Actual price: USD $56,700.
  11. Christies Wavy Brush Strokes on March 8th Actual price: USD $52,920.
  12. Christies New Coke on March 8th Actual price: USD $47,880.
  13. Christies Mist, from Weather Series on March 8th Actual price: USD $44,100.
  14. Christies Joseph Beuys on March 8th Actual price: USD $44,100.
  15. Christies Eight by Eight to Celebrate the Temporary Contemporary on March 8th Actual price: USD $44,100.
  16. Christies Pop Shop I: one print on March 8th Actual price: USD $40,320.
  17. RR Auction Benjamin Franklin Document Signed for New Currency on March 8th Actual price: USD $39,928.
  18. Christies Pop Shop IV: one print on March 8th Actual price: USD $37,800.
  19. Christies Pop Shop IV: one print on March 8th Actual price: USD $35,280.
  20. Christies Flowers on March 8th Actual price: USD $35,280.
  21. Christies In the Cloud on March 8th Actual price: USD $32,760.
  22. Christies Crazy on March 8th Actual price: USD $32,760.
  23. Christies Fish on March 8th Actual price: USD $32,760.
  24. Bonhams LITHOGRAPHIE N°37, 1974 on March 8th Actual price: USD $32,372.
  25. Bonhams LITHOGRAPHIE N°18, 1968 on March 8th Actual price: USD $31,023.

 

45 total sales reported this week:

Swann Galleries. Fine Books and Autographs on March 2nd: 87.62%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on March 7th: 78.82%
Swann Galleries. Vintage Posters on March 9th: 65.59%
PBA Galleries. Fine Literature - with Beats, and the Counterculture on March 9th: 80.57%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Flair: Fashion, Photography and Design – the library of Håkan Rosenius on March 9th: 76.26%
Finarte. Books, Autographs, and Prints on March 9th: 75.95%
Aste Bolaffi. Posters on March 9th: 69.77%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Antiquarian Books - bidstart 3/2 on March 9th: 18.67%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts, Featuring Royalty - bidstart 2/17 on March 8th: 66.89%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. British & European Paintings, Old Master Prints & Drawings, 19th & 20th Century Paintings & Prints on March 8th: 81.62%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Estate Treasures Auction on March 9th: 66.67%
De Baecque and Associes. Ancient and Modern Photography on March 8th: 86.07%
Christies. Contemporary Edition: New York: Featuring the Collection of Kenwal Steel in Support of GLAAD on March 8th: 88.95%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on March 8th: 85.16%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 3/1 on March 8th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 3/1 on March 8th: 99.15%
Heritage Auctions. Depth of Field: Photographs on March 8th: 73.96%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Natural History, Maps & Documents, The Robert Gillmor Collection of Bird Books & Art on March 1st: 93.96%
North American Auction Company. Montana Premier March 4 Collectors Auction on March 4th: 76.56%
New England Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera List on March 7th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 2/28 on March 7th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 2/28 on March 7th: 100.00%
Vermot de Pas. HISTORY & REGIONS OF FRANCE - MANUSCRIPTS, ARCHIVES, DOCUMENTS, CABINETS .... on March 6th: 25.54%
Sothebys. Snow Crash - bidstart 2/27 on March 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 2/19 on March 5th: 98.83%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 2/26 on March 6th: 99.31%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books and Maps Auction - bidstart 2/17 on March 2nd: 68.29%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/17 on March 1st: 82.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 2/17 on February 28th: 86.11%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/17 on February 27th: 81.25%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/17 on February 27th: 80.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Cartography Auction - bidstart 2/17 on February 26th: 77.14%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/17 on February 26th: 84.31%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/17 on February 25th: 100.00%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Winter Americana Auction on March 4th: 98.16%
Morton Subastas. Opportunity Auction on March 4th: 50.62%
EV Stamps. Monthly Sports Cards and Comics Auction on March 4th: 95.92%
Rossini. 19th C. Modern and Contemporary Paintings, Sculptures, and Lithographs on March 3rd: 65.83%
Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Roe Vs. Wade Auction on March 3rd: 30.93%
Ader. Ancient and Modern Prints - Online on March 3rd: 64.29%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sales - Books and Cartons on March 5th: 78.46%
Holabird Kagin Americana. SS Central America Shipwreck Artifacts Auction, Part II on March 4th: 100.00%
Holabird Kagin Americana. SS Central America Shipwreck Artifacts Auction, Part II on March 5th: 95.24%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 12/24 on March 4th: 97.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 2/26 on March 5th: 93.92%


For the week ahead 51 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Mar. 13th
Ader. PARIS. Letters and Autograph Manuscripts - Lots 1-244. 244 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 3/3. 52 lots

Tue. Mar. 14th
Christies. London - King Street. Contemporary Edition: London - bidstart 2/28. 117 lots
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Malaga. Autograph Letters, Manuscripts, and Historical Documents - Day 1. 600 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 3/7. 233 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 3/7. 108 lots
Ader. PARIS. Letters and Autograph Manuscripts - Lots 245-453. 209 lots
Sothebys. London. Made in Britain - bidstart 3/8. 78 lots
Gorringes. Lewes. Spring Fine Sale. 21 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Online Auction: Judaica. 467 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 3/3. 35 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Books from Valdemar's Castle; Bookbinder Mogens Dichow, Anker Kyster's Succesor; Books and manuscrip. 332 lots

Wed. Mar. 15th
Sothebys. London. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 3/9. 137 lots
Australian Book Auctions. Armadale, . Australian Book Auction. 233 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 3/8. 260 lots
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Malaga. Autograph Letters, Manuscripts, and Historical Documents - Day 2. 570 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 3/8. 126 lots
University Archives. Wilton. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, and Books. 375 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Artists' Books and Ephemera from an Important Private Collection. 295 lots
Tennants Auctioneers. Leyburn. Stamps, Postal History and Postcards. 285 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 3/3. 67 lots
Santa Fe Art Auction. Santa Fe. Prints, Multiples + Works on Paper. 189 lots

Thu. Mar. 16th
Chiswick Auctions. London. Books and Works on Paper. 410 lots
Christies. London - King Street. Prints and Multiples. 111 lots
Finarte. Milan. Photographs. 249 lots
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Comics. 335 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Carlisle. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items. 308 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Vintage Posters. 632 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Editions and Works on Paper 1500-2022. 262 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Steve Jobs and Apple Computer Revolution - bidstart 2/17. 54 lots
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Malaga. Autograph Letters, Manuscripts, and Historical Documents - Day 3. 428 lots
Ader. PARIS. ABÉCÉDAIRES, ETC. COLLECTION BERNARD FARKAS. 320 lots
Santa Fe Art Auction. Santa Fe. Prints, Multiples + Works on Paper. 196 lots

Fri. Mar. 17th
Du Mouchelles. Detroit. The March 2023 Auctions - Day 2. 86 lots
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES ESTATE AUCTION BEVERLY COLLECTION. 253 lots
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . March Gallery Auction. 38 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Spring Furniture, Fine Art and Jewelry.

Sat. Mar. 18th
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . Winter Auction of Fine Art. 53 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. ATELIER LEO KOUPER - AFFICHISTE ET ILLUSTRATEUR. 235 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 3/11. 200 lots
Blackwell Auctions. Clearwater. The American Sale. 172 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Collectors' "Pot of Gold" Auction.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 3/10. 19 lots

Sun. Mar. 19th
Poster Auctions International, Inc.. New York. PAI-LXXXIX: Rare Posters. 429 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 2/12.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 3/12.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 3/12.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 3/5. 287 lots
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium. 104 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Online Estates Auction - Seabrook, NH.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 3/10. 82 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

 

 

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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€
  • 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
  • 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.