Ketterer, Nov. 24: M. Waldseemüller, Ptolemaeus auctus restitutus, 1520. Est: € 250,000
Ketterer, Nov. 24: I. Newton, Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica, 1687. Est: € 100,000
Ketterer, Nov. 24: L. Feininger, Collection of 33 comic strips, 1906-1907. Est: € 8,000
Ketterer Rare Books Auction November 24th
Ketterer, Nov. 24:H. Schedel, Liber chronicarum, 1493. Est: € 30,000
Ketterer, Nov. 24: K. Bodmer, Personal Sketchbook with ca. 80 pencil drawings. Est: € 25,000
Ketterer, Nov. 24: Collection of 18 postcards “Bauhaus-Ausstellung Weimar 1923.“ Est: € 40,000
Ketterer Rare Books Auction November 24th
Ketterer, Nov. 24: Latin Book of hours on vellum, 1505. Est: € 12,000
Ketterer, Nov. 24: G. Shaw & F. P. Nodder, Vivarium naturae, 1789-1813. Est: € 10,000
Ketterer, Nov. 24: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince, 1943. First American edition. Est: € 6,000
Ketterer Rare Books Auction November 24th
Ketterer, Nov. 24: Ibn Butlan, Tacuini sanitatis, 1531. Est: € 8,000
Ketterer, Nov. 24: Hermann Hesse, Casa Camuzzi in Montagnola, 1927. Est: € 12,000
Ketterer, Nov. 24: Pop Art portfolio Reality & Paradoxes, 1973. Est: € 12,000
Doyle Rare Books, Autographs & Maps November 25
Doyle Rare Books, Autographs & Maps November 25
Doyle Rare Books, Autographs & Maps November 25
Doyle Rare Books, Autographs & Maps November 25
Doyle Rare Books, Autographs & Maps November 25
Doyle Rare Books, Autographs & Maps November 25
Doyle Rare Books, Autographs & Maps November 25
Doyle Rare Books, Autographs & Maps November 25
Swann Rare & Important Travel Posters November 25, 2025
Swann, Nov. 25: James Northfield. Australia / Koala. 1931. $800 to $1,200.
Swann, Nov. 25: Mitsuharu Horiuchi. The North China Railway Co. Circa 1939. $3,000 to $4,000.
Swann, Nov. 25: Cunard [Slavonia] / New York Mediterranean. Circa 1905. $3,000 to $4,000.
Swann Rare & Important Travel Posters November 25, 2025
Swann, Nov. 25: White Star Line / Types of World Famous Liners. Circa 1927. $2,500 to $3,500.
Swann, Nov. 25: Visit the USSR. 1958. $1,000 to $1,500.
Swann, Nov. 25: Stefan Norblin. Wilno. Circa 1930. $800 to $1,200.
Swann Rare & Important Travel Posters November 25, 2025
Swann, Nov. 25: Samuel Henchoz. Villars Chesières Suisse. 1948. $800 to $1,200.
Swann, Nov. 25: Roger Broders. Marseille / Porte de l'Afrique du Nord. 1929. $5,000 to $7,500.
Swann, Nov. 25: Arthur Vivian Farrar. Time is Money / Underground. Gouache maquette. 1930. $1,000 to $1,500.
Swann Rare & Important Travel Posters November 25, 2025
Swann, Nov. 25: Hawaii / Paradise of the Pacific. 1908. $800 to $1,200.
Swann, Nov. 25: David Klein. New York / Fly TWA. 1956. $7,000 to $10,000.
Swann, Nov. 25: Leslie Ragan. The New 20th Century Limited / New York Central System. 1939. $15,000 to $20,000.
Sotheby’s A Worldwide Grand Tour: The Sven A. Behrendt Collection 2 December 2025
Sotheby’s, Dec. 2: Isaac Newton. The mathematical principles of natural philosophy..., London, 1729, first edition in English, 2 volumes, contemporary calf. £35,000 to £40,000.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 2: Henri Abraham Chatelain. Atlas historique, Amsterdam, 1719-1721, 7 volumes, contemporary calf gilt. £7,000 to £9,000.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 2: Sir Marc Aurel Stein. Serindia. Detailed Report of Explorations in Central Asia and Westernmost China, Oxford, 1921, 6 volumes, original cloth. £7,000 to £10,000.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 2: Joseph Stöcklein. Allerhand... Reis-Beschreibungen, 1726-55, 32 parts in 5 volumes, contemporary pigskin. £5,000 to £6,000.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 2: Rudyard Kipling. The Complete Works in Prose and Verse, 1937-39, 35 volumes, publisher's tan morocco gilt, first volume signed by the author. £4,000 to £6,000.
Floodwater Rages Through Smithtown, New York, Library
- by Michael Stillman
Water races through the lower floor of the Smithtown Library.
On the night of August 18-19, torrential rains hit parts of northern Suffolk County on the north side of New York's Long Island. According to the Suffolk County website, “more than 11 inches of rain fell in barely two hours. Many homes and businesses were damaged.” One of those was the Smithtown Library. It had the misfortune of having a floor that was below ground level, and that is where it's historic documents were held. Regular books and other material can be replaced, but if historic material is destroyed, it is irreplaceable. Unfortunately, the general security afforded by the lower level was the wrong place for what might be called a “perfect storm.”
The torrential rains, compounded when a dam on a pond burst, flooded many buildings in Smithtown. In the library's case, water filled an outside stairwell. It came in with such force that it broke through a window. From there, the water rushed across the lower floor with so much power it broke through walls. That's what happened to the “safe” room that held the most valuable documents. It had a locked, water-protected door, which held, but the sheetrock walls around it broke. Heavy furniture and even large appliances were moved around and many items were knocked to the floor. Fortunately, it happened at night as it is unimaginable what might have happened to anyone who had been inside the lower level when the waters broke through.
After the storm, a “supersucker” truck was brought in, along with several other pumps. Over 20,000 gallons of water were removed. What was left was a mess, a mud-covered floor with all sorts of things strewn around. Next came the dumpsters to cart away the material that was destroyed.
Initial fears were that everything in the historic collection might be ruined. When the lower level was pumped out, it was determined that most of the old material can be salvaged, though it will never look quite the same.
You can see the destructive power of the flooding water on the Smithtown Library on this video: vimeo.com/1004151360
ALDE, Dec. 3:Les Chants de Maldoror, Paris, Albert Skira, 1934. €30,000 to €40,000.
ALDE, Dec. 3:Braque le Patron, Paris, Fernand Mourlot, 1945. €8,000 to €10,000.
ALDE, Dec. 3:Le Soleil des eaux, Paris, Matarasso, 1949. €3,000 to €4,000.
ALDE, Dec. 3:Des Hirondelles et de quelques oiseaux connus, méconnus, ou inconnus décrits par le Comte de Buffon et Dado, Fontfroide, 1988. €3,000 to €4,000.
ALDE, Dec. 3:
ALDE, Dec. 3:Ne coupez pas mademoiselle ou les erreurs des P.T.T., Paris, Galerie Simon, 1921. €5,000 to €6,000.
![<b>Swann, Nov. 25:</b> Cunard [Slavonia] / New York Mediterranean. Circa 1905. $3,000 to $4,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/4a5b5e65-4194-475f-9e08-b3fbbd8ece29.png "<b>Swann, Nov. 25:</b> Cunard [Slavonia] / New York Mediterranean. Circa 1905. $3,000 to $4,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Dec. 3:</b [PICASSO (PABLO)]. <i>Hommage à Pablo Picasso,</i> Paris, s.n., 1966. €8,000 to €10,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/f6ec5592-2bab-41b8-a105-7f0702d97750.jpg "<b>ALDE, Dec. 3:</b [PICASSO (PABLO)]. <i>Hommage à Pablo Picasso,</i> Paris, s.n., 1966. €8,000 to €10,000.")
