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 Book Week November & December
Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: Audebert, Jean-Baptiste — Louis-Pierre Vieillot. Oiseaux dorés ou à reflets métalliques, Paris, 1801-1802. €40,000 to €60,000.
Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: [Hugo, Victor] — Charles Hugo, François-Victor Hugo ou Auguste Vacquerie. Portrait de Victor Hugo. Daguerréotype réalisé à Jersey vers 1852-1853. €20,000 to €30,000.
Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: Orbigny, Alcide d'. Voyage dans l'Amérique méridionale... Paris, Pitois-Levrault et Cie et Strasbourg, Levrault, 1834-1847. €10,000 to €15,000.
Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: Chelidonius, Benedictus. Passio Jesu Chriti. [1526?]. Maroquin bleu de Niédrée. 37 bois inspirés par Dürer. €3,000 to €5,000.
Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: Cassini de Thury, César-François. Carte générale de la France faite en 1744. Paris, 1756-1788. 178 cartes entoilées, réunies dans 28 emboîtages. €15,000 to €20,000.
Rare Book Monthly Articles - November - 2025 Issue
The Internet made it possible for auction houses to attract bids worldwide. With that ability, they invested in cataloging, photography and promotion, expecting they could encourage bidding interest. And they have. Auction sales in the collectible paper category reached $1.371 billion dollars last year. They have been extraordinarily successful.
The dealer model, composed of printed and eCatalogues, listing sites, and shows has also been effective to connect with their audience but has been losing market share to auctions. With our eCatalogues platform visible on our pages under News ...
This is one of those nightmare stories brought to us courtesy of the internet. Technology is wonderful, but...
Andrew Cope is a highly respected British children's book author. His most popular...
Are you reading the long form?
We are in the middle of an undeclared war.
We know that print was financially unhealthy. The Internet has been killing off newspapers. Books are resisting the...
If you are a regular reader of RBH Monthly you’ve noticed we have been expanding our services. We’ve increased our auction coverage both for free readers and paid subscribers. Every Sunday we send ...
Books have never had a rating system like movies, but a new certification process has recently been developed to combat an issue Shakespeare never faced. Actually, no publisher or author has been q...
There are book fairs both large and small. Many annual book related events have storied histories, storied participating dealers and occasionally famous collectors. The Boston book fairs have all o...
Boston “Shadow Fair” Has Come Full Circle and Reports Full House
The annual Boston “shadow show”, now promoted by MW Book Fairs, has come full circle since its beginnings almost 30 years ago at th...
When Robert Badinter (1928-2024) had the death penalty abolished in France in 1981, he didn’t destroy the last guillotine, but stored it instead. He wanted it to be later exhibited in a museum. Lat...
Recently I noticed that Swann Galleries of New York was preparing an appealing sale of book and manuscript material. I asked them to send me their news release about it because I’ve bought many lot...
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The 2025 Northampton Book Antiquarian Book, Ephemera, and Book Arts Fair, the ninth edition, will be Friday, November 21st from 5 – 8pm and Saturday, Novemb...
On Saturday, November 22, 2025, the 24th Annual Antique Map, Atlas Globe Fair is to be held at Hotel Ambassador, 16 Boulevard Haussman, 75009, Paris, France. While it is a single day event, it ...
Doyle‘s November 25 auction of rare books includes a diverse and inviting array of material in many subject areas. As is usual with our sales, there is a strong component of Americana. This include...
New York—Rare Important Travel Posters at Swann Galleries continues to live up to its name, offering many of the world's most prominent travel poster designers. This season’s sale on Tuesday, N...
Don't Say “Banned Book”
Hawaii does a work-around as libraries throughout the state rebrand using the term “Freedom to Read” instead of the familiar “Banned Books” during 2025 Banned Book Week.
O...
The Ohio Attorney General and a religious institution have reached a settlement of the state's claims against the institution's alleged plans to deaccession some of the books in its library. In wha...
"Bring Out The Hellmann's, and Bring Out the Best." You've undoubtedly heard the jingle for the mayonnaise many times through the years (unless you live west of the Rockies where it's "Bring Out th...
This month we review eight new bookseller catalogues. Hale Co. has released their first catalogue and it is quite a presentation! James Cummins bookseller has combined with the George S. MacManus ...
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>Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20:</b> [Hugo, Victor] — Charles Hugo, François-Victor Hugo ou Auguste Vacquerie. Portrait de Victor Hugo. Daguerréotype réalisé à Jersey vers 1852-1853. €20,000 to €30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/2eb975fd-c434-48f2-b4fa-0c65aa245d45.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20:</b> [Hugo, Victor] — Charles Hugo, François-Victor Hugo ou Auguste Vacquerie. Portrait de Victor Hugo. Daguerréotype réalisé à Jersey vers 1852-1853. €20,000 to €30,000.")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20:</b> Chelidonius, Benedictus. <i>Passio Jesu Chriti.</i> [1526?]. Maroquin bleu de Niédrée. 37 bois inspirés par Dürer. €3,000 to €5,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/2fc30244-16a0-4e6b-bc4d-7fcc2cd48e0e.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20:</b> Chelidonius, Benedictus. <i>Passio Jesu Chriti.</i> [1526?]. Maroquin bleu de Niédrée. 37 bois inspirés par Dürer. €3,000 to €5,000.")
![<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.")
