Auction House Details

Dorothy Sloan Rare Books

Auction House Name Dorothy Sloan Rare Books
Site URL https://www.sloanrarebooks.com
About Us Dorothy Sloan-Rare Books specializes in rare books, manuscripts, maps, and iconography in all fields, especially Americana, with an emphasis on the Southwest and the Borderlands, Texas, California, Mexico, and Mesoamerica. The firm's primary work consists of appraisals and collection development for institutional and private clients.Usually one or two sales are conducted per year. Notice goes to an international clientele of buyers. The auctions typically are single-owner collections with focus. Creating finely printed catalogues with lasting value and excellent cataloguing is the hallmark of the firm. The catalogues are posted on the internet and at the Americana Exchange site. The live auctions are held in pleasing settings, such as the Society of California Pioneers in San Francisco, the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, etc.
Who do I contact if I have questions? www.sloanrarebooks.com
City Austin
State Texas
Country United States
Zipcode 78765-4825
Contact Number (512) 477-8442
Buyer's Fee 22.5% floor/DS bidding svc; 25.5% online bidding/Live Auctioneers svc
Consigner's Fee Commission rate for consignors depends on value:30% for items that sell for $200 and below. 25% for items $201 to $2,500. 15% for items $2,501 to $30,000. 10% for items $30,001 and above

AUCTION LIST


  • High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”.
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Puss ‘n Boots. 1994 Charles Perrult All four are signed by Andreas Deja
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Specimen book of type faces. Job composition department, Philadelphia gazette publishing company .
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur Court By Mark Twain 1889.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program.
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: The American printer, July 1910.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Leaves of grass 1855 by Walt Whitman.
  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare.
    The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens.
    A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Golding.
    Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll.
    Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien.
    The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: John Milton.
    Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD