Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 56 Auctions Archived, another 37 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 18 November 2022, 56 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Danish krone, 12 in euros, 7 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 35 in US Dollars.

 

Turnover this past week was $28,057,684.35 as 83.95% of all lots changed hands.  There were 12,253 offered and 10,287.  The average lot sold for $2,727.49.

 

As you enter this holiday season our sincere best wishes for you, your families and your many friends.

 

 

8 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Aguttes. 55 • LES COLLECTIONS ARISTOPHIL • ORIGIN(S) • TWO THOUSAND YEARS OF WRITINGS FROM PAPYRUS TO PRINTED on November 16th: $7,103,490
Freemans. Books and Manuscripts: Rare Americana on November 15th: $2,726,424
RR Auction. Marvels of Modern Music - bidstart 11/9 on November 17th: $1,989,456
Heritage Auctions. Music Memorabilia & Concert Posters on November 13th: $1,686,184
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on November 9th: $1,656,373
Poster Auctions International, Inc.. PAI-LXXXVIII: Rare Posters on November 13th: $1,596,625
Heritage Auctions. The Ibrahim Salem Collection of Islamic Countries Part I on November 15th: $1,340,774
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. An American Icon: Property from the Collection of Joan Didion on November 16th: $1,331,598
 

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

Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. An American Icon: Property from the Collection of Joan Didion on November 16th: 495.57%
Potomack Company. Estate of General Colin L. Powell on November 16th: 430.05%
Heritage Auctions. Music Memorabilia & Concert Posters on November 13th: 403.55%
Sothebys. Precious Bindings of the 16th-20th Centuries - bidstart 11/9 on November 17th: 187.14%
Aguttes. The Guy Boyer Collection for an Art Library in Marseille on November 17th: 177.35%
Revere Auctions. Americana and European Continental on November 17th: 153.95%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Books and Prints on November 16th: 150.54%
Freemans. Books and Manuscripts: Rare Americana on November 15th: 131.86%
Aguttes. 55 • LES COLLECTIONS ARISTOPHIL • ORIGIN(S) • TWO THOUSAND YEARS OF WRITINGS FROM PAPYRUS TO PRINTED on November 16th: 131.62%
Tooveys. Postcards; Cigarette and Trade Cards; Photographs, Autographs, and Ephemera on November 16th: 130.99%
Il Ponte. Books on November 15th: 123.19%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 10/28 on November 8th: 113.71%
Heritage Auctions. The Ibrahim Salem Collection of Islamic Countries Part I on November 15th: 112.26%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on November 16th: 109.05%
Ader. Illuminaries, Ancient and Modern Books on November 16th: 101.76%
Bonhams. A Focus on William Kentridge on November 15th: 100.98%


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

Heritage Auctions. Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 11/9 on November 16th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Harlan Ellison Collection of Comics Showcase Auction on November 12th: 100.00%
Bonhams. A Focus on William Kentridge on November 15th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Ibrahim Salem Collection of Islamic Countries Part I on November 15th: 100.00%
Central Mass Auctions. Carolina Brights T206, Sports Cards and Memorabilia on November 17th: 100.00%
Aguttes. The Guy Boyer Collection for an Art Library in Marseille on November 17th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Art of Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z on November 17th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 11/8 on November 15th: 100.00%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. An American Icon: Property from the Collection of Joan Didion on November 16th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 11/6 on November 14th: 99.79%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 11/9 on November 16th: 99.25%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 11/8 on November 15th: 99.19%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 10/30 on November 13th: 99.15%
Potomack Company. Estate of General Colin L. Powell on November 16th: 98.13%
Aguttes. 55 • LES COLLECTIONS ARISTOPHIL • ORIGIN(S) • TWO THOUSAND YEARS OF WRITINGS FROM PAPYRUS TO PRINTED on November 16th: 96.60%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 11/6 on November 13th: 95.53%
Heritage Auctions. Music Memorabilia & Concert Posters on November 13th: 94.91%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 11/5 on November 12th: 93.00%
Revere Auctions. Americana and European Continental on November 17th: 91.04%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Contemporary and Antique Furnishings, Decorative Accessories on November 12th: 90.91%
Il Ponte. Books on November 15th: 90.85%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on November 16th: 89.81%
Doyle New York. Selections from the Private Collection of Barbara and Ira Lipman on November 16th: 89.58%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. 20th Century, Modern and Contemporary Fine Art on November 17th: 89.36%
Early American. Early American Auction on November 12th: 89.34%
Tooveys. Postcards; Cigarette and Trade Cards; Photographs, Autographs, and Ephemera on November 16th: 88.75%
Sothebys. Precious Bindings of the 16th-20th Centuries - bidstart 11/9 on November 17th: 88.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 10/28 on November 7th: 87.93%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 10/28 on November 8th: 86.96%
Brunk Auctions. Premier Auction on November 12th: 85.71%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 10/28 on November 6th: 85.19%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Property from a Private Collection: A 20th Century Machinal Delight on November 16th: 84.87%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Historical Memorabilia and Americana on November 17th: 84.03%
Freemans. Books and Manuscripts: Rare Americana on November 15th: 83.33%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on November 9th: 83.29%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Auction - bidstart 11/4 on November 15th: 82.76%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on November 15th: 82.69%
Bonhams. Rock, Pop and Film on November 16th: 82.42%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Books and Prints on November 16th: 81.80%
 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Freemans Autograph Letter, signed on November 15th Actual price: USD $2,389,500.
  2. RR Auction Bob Dylan Archive of (42) Love Letters on November 17th Actual price: USD $669,875.
  3. Aguttes De Revolutionibus Orbium cœlestium, Libri V Nuremberg, Johann Petreius, 1543 on November 16th Actual price: USD $630,089.
  4. Heritage Auctions Buddy Holly & the Crickets "The Day the Music Died" 1959 Historic Concert Poster. on November 13th Actual price: USD $447,000.
  5. Aguttes EPISTOLAE [LETTERS] EDITION EDITED BY ADRIANUS BRIELIS (DIED 1472). MAYENCE: PETER SCHOEFFER, SEPTEMBER 7, 1470 on November 16th Actual price: USD $446,313.
  6. Aguttes BIBLIA LATINA [Strasbourg, Heinrich Eggestein, not after 24 May 1466]. on November 16th Actual price: USD $367,552.
  7. Heritage Auctions Zanzibar Zanzibar Government 5; 10; 20; 100 Rupees 1.1.1908 Pick 2p; 3p; 4p; 6p Four Proofs in Presentation Album Crisp Uncirculated. on November 15th Actual price: USD $336,000.
  8. Aguttes [BIBLE] EPISTLE OF PAUL TO THE ROMANS on November 16th Actual price: USD $310,590.
  9. Aguttes [PORTULAN]. HANDWRITTEN NAUTICAL ATLAS on November 16th Actual price: USD $276,830.
  10. Bonhams Autograph document signed on November 15th Actual price: USD $252,375.
  11. RR Auction Bob Dylan Archive of (24) Handwritten 'Poems Without Titles' on November 17th Actual price: USD $249,563.
  12. Aguttes [The Conquests or Battles of the Emperor of China, engraved under the direction of Charles-Nicolas Cochin]. 1769-1774 on November 16th Actual price: USD $223,156.
  13. Aguttes 65 L.A.S. and 11 L.S. "A. Einstein," "Albert," "Papa," or "Vater," 1914-1952, to his wife and sons; ca. 90 pages various sizes, including 24 postcards, a few envelopes and addresses; plus a few enclosures; in German. on November 16th Actual price: USD $216,063.
  14. Aguttes CATHERINE'S BOOK OF HOURS (FOR USE IN ROME) on November 16th Actual price: USD $209,311.
  15. Aguttes Opera græca. Edited Demetrios Chalcondyle. Florence, [printer of the Vergilius, probably Bartolomeo de' Libri] with the typeface of Demetrios Damilas, at the expense of Bernardo and Nerio Nerlio, December 9, 1488 [not before January 13, 1489, date of the on November 16th Actual price: USD $181,150.
  16. Aguttes [POMPADOUR - BOUCHER] Office de la sainte Vierge pour tous les Jours de la Semaine. Paris, Imprimerie royale, 1757. on November 16th Actual price: USD $177,212.
  17. Aguttes SUMMER ANTIPHONARY-HYMNARY on November 16th Actual price: USD $175,551.
  18. Aguttes BOOK OF HOURS FOR THE USE OF TROYES(?) on November 16th Actual price: USD $175,551.
  19. Aguttes VOYAGE EN TERRE SAINTE GACHI JEHAN on November 16th Actual price: USD $168,799.
  20. Aguttes autograph manuscript, Pensées, sujets, fragmens; oblong album in-8 (13,7 x 21,8 cm), 110 pages on 56 leaves; original red half-chagrin binding, marbled paper boards. on November 16th Actual price: USD $162,047.
  21. Aguttes In French, illuminated manuscript on paper Netherlands, probably Bruges, ca. 1470-1475. on November 16th Actual price: USD $155,295.
  22. Aguttes New Atlas or Theater of the World including tables and descriptions of all the regions of the universal world. Amsterdam, Jan Jansson, 1652, 1656, 1657. on November 16th Actual price: USD $139,144.
  23. Aguttes Essays of Messire Michel Seigneur de Montaigne, knight of the order of the King, & Gentleman of his chamber. Book one & two. In Bourdeaus, by S. Millanges Ordinary printer of the King, 1580 on November 16th Actual price: USD $137,831.
  24. Aguttes autograph manuscript Rigodon, [1960-1961]; 806 leaves in-4 (27 x 21 cm) written on the front, mounted on tabs on ff. of vellum paper and interleaved with fine paper serpents; the whole bound in 6 strong volumes in-4, half black morocco with corners, spine on November 16th Actual price: USD $135,039.
  25. Freemans The Pennsylvania Herald, and General Advertiser on November 15th Actual price: USD $126,000.


56 total sales reported this week:

Vermot de Pas. Ancient and Modern Books - Documents and Manuscripts on November 17th: 48.63%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. 20th Century, Modern and Contemporary Fine Art on November 17th: 89.36%
Sothebys. Precious Bindings of the 16th-20th Centuries - bidstart 11/9 on November 17th: 88.00%
RR Auction. Marvels of Modern Music - bidstart 11/9 on November 17th: 70.94%
Revere Auctions. Americana and European Continental on November 17th: 91.04%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Historical Memorabilia and Americana on November 17th: 84.03%
PBA Galleries. Rare Books and Manuscripts on November 17th: 67.42%
Eldreds. The Fall Sale on November 17th: 64.10%
Duke's. Interiors on November 17th: 77.78%
Central Mass Auctions. Carolina Brights T206, Sports Cards and Memorabilia on November 17th: 100.00%
Aguttes. The Guy Boyer Collection for an Art Library in Marseille on November 17th: 100.00%
Tooveys. Postcards; Cigarette and Trade Cards; Photographs, Autographs, and Ephemera on November 16th: 88.75%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. An American Icon: Property from the Collection of Joan Didion on November 16th: 100.00%
Sothebys. Photographs, Including Works from the Collection of Ernesto Esposito - bidstart 11/10 on November 16th: 65.34%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Toomey and Co.: Prints and Multiples on November 16th: 77.24%
Potomack Company. Estate of General Colin L. Powell on November 16th: 98.13%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Property from a Private Collection: A 20th Century Machinal Delight on November 16th: 84.87%
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. IRISH & INTERNATIONAL ART AUCTION. VARIOUS RARE LITERATURE & SELECT WINES & SPIRITS. on November 16th: 54.84%
Doyle New York. Selections from the Private Collection of Barbara and Ira Lipman on November 16th: 89.58%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on November 16th: 89.81%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Books and Prints on November 16th: 81.80%
North American Auction Company. Best of the West on November 12th: 67.52%
Heritage Auctions. The Art of Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z on November 17th: 100.00%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on November 9th: 83.29%
Bonhams. Rock, Pop and Film on November 16th: 82.42%
Aguttes. 55 • LES COLLECTIONS ARISTOPHIL • ORIGIN(S) • TWO THOUSAND YEARS OF WRITINGS FROM PAPYRUS TO PRINTED on November 16th: 96.60%
Ader. Illuminaries, Ancient and Modern Books on November 16th: 72.97%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Auction - bidstart 11/4 on November 15th: 82.76%
Sothebys. Travel, Atlases, Maps & Natural History - bidstart 11/3 on November 15th: 47.89%
Il Ponte. Books on November 15th: 90.85%
Freemans. Books and Manuscripts: Rare Americana on November 15th: 83.33%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on November 15th: 82.69%
Bonhams. Skinners: Fine Books & Rare Manuscripts - bidstart 11/5 on November 15th: 53.59%
Bonhams. A Focus on William Kentridge on November 15th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 11/9 on November 16th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 11/9 on November 16th: 99.25%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 11/8 on November 15th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 11/8 on November 15th: 99.19%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 11/6 on November 14th: 99.79%
Heritage Auctions. The Ibrahim Salem Collection of Islamic Countries Part I on November 15th: 100.00%
Poster Auctions International, Inc.. PAI-LXXXVIII: Rare Posters on November 13th: 59.41%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Autumn Majestic 2022 - Day 3 on November 13th: 79.76%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Autumn Majestic 2022 - Day 2 on November 12th: 50.00%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Contemporary and Antique Furnishings, Decorative Accessories on November 12th: 90.91%
Morton Subastas. Opportunity Auction on November 12th: 47.54%
Guernseys. Estate Art Collections on November 12th: 57.69%
Early American. Early American Auction on November 12th: 89.34%
Brunk Auctions. Premier Auction on November 12th: 85.71%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 10/28 on November 8th: 86.96%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 10/28 on November 7th: 87.93%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 10/28 on November 6th: 85.19%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 11/5 on November 12th: 93.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 10/30 on November 13th: 99.15%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 11/6 on November 13th: 95.53%
Heritage Auctions. The Harlan Ellison Collection of Comics Showcase Auction on November 12th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Music Memorabilia & Concert Posters on November 13th: 94.91%


For the week ahead 37 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Nov. 21st
Christies. Paris. Rare Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 11/9. 268 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. HISTORY AND REGIONS OF FRANCE: MANUSCRIPTS, DOCUMENTS, MAPS, PRINTS, ARCHIVES, PLACARDS - LIVE SALE. 563 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Cincinnati. American Historical Ephemera and Photography - bidstart 11/11. 347 lots
Stephan Welz & Co.. Constantia. Johannesburg Premium Auction. 102 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 11/11. 49 lots
Ashcroft and Moore. Hatboro. The Last Gotham Gorey Sale. 349 lots

Tue. Nov. 22nd
Bubb Kuyper. 2011 KM Haarlem. Books and Graphics. 4547 lots
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. Sporting and Collectors' Sale. 77 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 11/15. 323 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 11/15. 142 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 261 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Rare and Important Items. 142 lots
Rossini. Paris. General Sale. 27 lots
Bonhams. London. Scott of the Antarctic - An Heroic Farewell. 1 lots
Christies. New York. A Graphic Century including French Impressions: Prints from Ambroise Vollard and Henri M. Petiet. 145 lots
New England Auctions. South Deerfield. Travel & Exploration, Hunting & Fishing Books & Ephemera Catalog. 180 lots
Sothebys. New York. The John Golden Library: Book Illustration in the Age of Scientific Discovery. 50 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Posters. 422 lots
Bertolami Fine Art . Rome. Ancient and Modern Prints, Geographical Maps. 419 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 11/11. 29 lots

Wed. Nov. 23rd
Tennants Auctioneers. Leyburn. Books, Maps and Manuscripts. 205 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Auction of a Collection of Irish & World Interest Books - Rare & Signed First Editions, Maps, Journa. 576 lots
ALDE. Paris. Original Editions XIXth and XXth century. 291 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 11/16. 344 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 11/16. 115 lots
Bonhams. Paris. Prints and Multiples. 145 lots
Australian Book Auctions. Armadale, . Australian Book Auction. 284 lots

Thu. Nov. 24th
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. 19th and 20th Century Photography, Cameras and Accessories. 426 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. Prints, Multiples and Modern Art. 128 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Books, Paintings, Works of Art and Furniture. 78 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. 19th and 20th Century Photographs. 354 lots

Fri. Nov. 25th
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Columbus. Annual Thanksgiving Americana. 30 lots

Sat. Nov. 26th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 11/19. 200 lots
Christian Hesse Auktionen. Hamburg. Autumn Auction. 922 lots

Sun. Nov. 27th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 11/20.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 11/20.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 11/13. 267 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

 

  • Heritage, Nov. 18: Orson Welles. Signed Third Revised Final Draft for Citizen Kane (RKO, 1941). July 16, 1940.
    Heritage, Nov. 18: Bob Dylan. Autograph manuscript working lyrics to "Man on the Street."
    Heritage, Nov. 18: Ernest Hemingway. Death in the Afternoon. Inscribed by the author to the daughter of the Spanish Ambassador.
    Heritage, Nov. 18: Jack London. The Call of the Wild. Inscribed by the author.
    Heritage, Nov. 18: John Steinbeck. East of Eden. Inscribed by 27 members of the movie cast and crew, including James Dean and Elia Kazan.
  • Sotheby’s
    Nelson, His Life and His Navy:
    The Clive Richards Collection of Letters and Manuscripts
    November 18, 2026
    Sotheby’s
    Nelson, His Life and His Navy:
    The Clive Richards Collection of Letters and Manuscripts
    November 18, 2026
    Sotheby’s
    Nelson, His Life and His Navy:
    The Clive Richards Collection of Letters and Manuscripts
    November 18, 2026
  • ALDE
    Livres anciens
    Alchimie & Sciences occultes
    November 4, 2026
    ALDE, Nov. 4: DU BELLAY (JOACHIM). Les Œuvres françoises. Reveuës, & de nouveau augmentées de plusieurs poësies non encores auparavant imprimées. Paris, 1569. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Nov. 4: PIRANESI (GIOVANNI BATTISTA). Carceri d'invenzione. [Paris, Firmin Didot, vers 1807-1835]. €25,000 to €35,000.
    ALDE, Nov. 4: PIRANESI (GIOVANNI BATTISTA). Vedute di Roma. Rome, chez l'auteur, s.d. [vers 1760-1778]. €50,000 to €60,000.
    ALDE, Nov. 4: RACINE (JEAN). Bérénice. Tragédie. Paris, Claude Barbin, 1671. €5,000 to €6,000.
    ALDE, Nov. 4: MAIER (MICHAEL). Arcana arcanissima, hoc est Hieroglyphica ægyptio-græca. S.l.n.d. [Londres, Thomas Creede, 1614]. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE
    Livres anciens
    Alchimie & Sciences occultes
    November 4, 2026
    ALDE, Nov. 4: MAIER (MICHAEL). Atalanta fugiens, hoc est, emblemata nova de secretis naturæ chymica. Oppenheim, 1618. €20,000 to €30,000.
    ALDE, Nov. 4: [MANUSCRIT ALCHIMIQUE]. La Science divine. [Traité d’alchimie]. Manuscrit signé et date à Paris par Pierre de la Borde le douze décembre 1749. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Nov. 4: [MANUSCRIT ALCHIMIQUE]. Italie, XVIIe ou XVIIIe siècle. €1,500 to €2,000.
    ALDE, Nov. 4: PIGNORIA (LORENZO). Mensa Isiaca, qua sacrorum apud Ægyptios ratio et simulacra subjectis tabulis æneis simul exhibentur et explicantur. Amsterdam, Andreas Frisius, 1669. €1,000 to €1,200.
    ALDE, Nov. 4: TAISNIER (JEAN). Opus mathematicum octo libros complectens. Cologne, Johann Birckmann et Werner Richwin, 1562. €1,500 to €2,000.
  • Forum
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    Thursday 19th November
    Forum, Nov. 19: The ‘Saxe-Meiningen Psalter’, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [northern France or adjacent southern Netherlands, second half of the thirteenth century]. £30,000 - £50,000
    Forum, Nov. 19: Crescenzi (Bartolomeo). Nautica mediterranea, 2 parts in 1, second edition, with rare engraved folding map, Rome, Bartolomeo Bonfadino, 1607. £15,000 - £20,000
    Forum, Nov. 19: Aristotle. [The Works], 10 vol.,, translated by Thomas Taylor, Printed for the Translator... by Robert Wilks, 1807-12. £6,000-8,000
    Forum
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    Thursday 19th November
    Forum, Nov. 19: Shelley (Percy Bysshe). Adonais. An Elegy on the Death of John Keats, first edition in the original blue printed wrappers, Pisa, with the types of Didot, 1821. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, Nov. 19: Vitruvius Pollio (Marcus). I Dieci Libri dell'Architettura, translated by Daniele Barbaro, Venice, Francesco Marcolini, 1556. £7,000-10,000
    Forum, Nov. 19: Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first edition, hardback issue, first printing, Bloomsbury, 1997. £50,000-70,000
    Forum
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    Thursday 19th November
    Forum, Nov. 19: Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, later impressions, each vol. signed by the author, London, George Allen & Unwin, 1957-58. £15,000-20,000
    Forum, Nov. 19: Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, [1862]-73; plus a presentation copy of Gould's Introduction to the Birds of Great Britain (6). £35,000-45,000
    Forum, Nov. 19: Galilei (Galileo). Istoria e Dimostrazioni intorno alle Macchie Solari e loro accidenti, comprese in tre lettere scritte all’illustrissimo signor Marco Velseri Linceo, first edition, Rome, 1613. £15,000-20,000
    Forum
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    Thursday 19th November
    Forum, Nov. 19: Gersdorff (Hans von). Feldtbuch der Wund-Arzney, enlarged edition, Strassburg, Hans Schotten, 1540. £20,000-30,000
    Forum, Nov. 19: Kitchin (Thomas). A New Universal Atlas, first edition with maps in full original hand-colouring, Printed and Published by Robert Laurie and James Whittle, 1796. £8,000-12,000
    Forum, Nov. 19: Cassas (Louis François). Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phenicie, de la Palestine, et de la Basse Egypte, 2 vol., first edition, [Paris], 1799. £10,000-15,000
  • Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 41. Rare First State of the First Printed Map Devoted to the Arctic (1595) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 63. The Largest of the Strada "Leo Belgicus" Editions (1632) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 71. Blaeu's Stunning Carte-a-Figures Map of the Americas (1640) Est. $4,000 - $4,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 8. Mariette's Rare and Decorative Map of the World Based on the Work of Hondius (1642) Est. $4,750 - $6,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 172. 1775 Edition of the Landmark Fry-Jefferson Map of Virginia and Maryland (1775) Est. $12,000 - $15,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 46. Doppelmayr's Fine Celestial Chart (1742) Est. $800 - $950
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 212. First Edition Ski Country Map by Pioneer Hal Shelton (1965) Est. $500 - $700
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 732. Ruscelli's Complete Atlas with 69 Maps and Updated Maps of the Continents (1599) Est. $8,000 - $9,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 329. Ortelius' Map of Iceland Surrounded by Sea Monsters (1585) Est. $11,000 - $13,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 600. Heinrich Bunting's Rare Map of Asia in the Form of a Pegasus (1581) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 716. Bible Leaf with Hand-Colored Image of the Adoration of the Magi (1490) Est. $2,000 - $2,300