Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 79 Auctions Archived, another 36 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 28 June, 79 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 2 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Canadian dollars, 1 in Danish krone, 21 in euros, 4 in British pounds, 2 in Mexican pesos, and 48 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $67,188,881.45.  The average lot sold for $3,908.60.

 

A fresh 36 auctions will complete this week.

 

 

12 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Heritage AuctionsComics and Comic Art Signature Auction on June 23rd: $19,638,415
SothebysThe Library of Dr Rodney P Swantko on June 26th: $6,024,480
Heritage AuctionsImportant English and American Literature: The William A. Strutz Library, Part I, Rare Books Signature Auction on June 27th: $5,655,439
SothebysFounding Documents of the United States on June 26th: $5,580,000
SothebysThree Poets: William Blake, A. E. Housman, Robert Frost on June 26th: $4,320,000
SothebysFine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana - online 6/12 on June 26th: $2,969,280
Heritage AuctionsHKINF World Paper Money Signature Auction on June 21st: $2,233,069
Arader GalleriesJune Auction on June 22nd: $1,610,154
ChristiesFine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Americana - bidstart 6/13 on June 27th: $1,576,260
SothebysBooks and Manuscripts - online 6/13 on June 27th: $1,530,239
International Autograph Auctions Europe SLAutographs, Manuscripts and Documents on June 27th: $1,464,706
Swann GalleriesPrinted and Manuscript Americana on June 27th: $1,042,488

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

Robert Siegel GalleriesThe Magnolia Collection: India Postal History and Stamp Used Abroad, Part 3 on June 26th: 304.26%
OSENATBooks and Manuscripts on June 20th: 227.48%
Forum AuctionsOnline sale: the Library of the late John Collins on June 27th: 176.93%
Arenberg AuctionsPrints & Drawings, Paintings, Devotional Prints on June 27th: 170.73%
Jeffrey S. Evans & AssociatesPremier Americana - Day Three: Collection of Katharine "Kitty Sue" Pease on June 21st: 159.61%
Jeffrey S. Evans & AssociatesJune 22, 2024: Premier Americana - Day Four on June 22nd: 158.43%
SothebysThree Poets: William Blake, A. E. Housman, Robert Frost on June 26th: 154.29%
Everard AuctionsSpring Southern Estates and Collections: Session II on June 26th: 130.83%
Stockholms AuktionsverkTheme Auction: Important Prints on June 24th: 124.84%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SLAutographs, Manuscripts and Documents on June 27th: 120.77%
AderBrigitte and Roland Broca Collection: Autograph Letters and Manuscripts - Part 2 on June 18th: 120.03%
AderBrigitte and Roland Broca Collection: Autograph Letters and Manuscripts - Part 1 on June 17th: 115.66%
University ArchivesRare Signed Autographs, Manuscripts, Books & Memorabilia on June 26th: 110.52%
Central Mass AuctionsComic Books, Sports Cards, and Collectibles on June 26th: 109.12%
Swann GalleriesPrinted and Manuscript Americana on June 27th: 107.40%
FreemansBooks and Manuscripts on June 25th: 106.20%
SothebysThe Library of Dr Rodney P Swantko on June 26th: 103.25%
Heritage AuctionsHKINF World Paper Money Signature Auction on June 21st: 102.95%
Chorley'sOMBERSLEY COURT | THE HOUSE OF SANDYS on June 25th: 102.50%
AderBrigitte and Roland Broca Collection: Photographs on June 20th: 101.64%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday US Currency Select Auction on June 25th: 101.42%


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

Forum AuctionsOnline sale: the Library of the late John Collins on June 27th: 100.00%
Arenberg AuctionsPrints & Drawings, Paintings, Devotional Prints on June 27th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsImportant English and American Literature: The William A. Strutz Library, Part I, Rare Books Signature Auction on June 27th: 100.00%
Robert Siegel GalleriesThe Magnolia Collection: India Postal History and Stamp Used Abroad, Part 3 on June 26th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on June 26th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on June 25th: 100.00%
John McInnis AuctioneersImmense Online Only Auction on June 23rd: 100.00%
Jeffrey S. Evans & AssociatesPremier Americana - Day Three: Collection of Katharine "Kitty Sue" Pease on June 21st: 100.00%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SLAutographs, Manuscripts and Documents on June 27th: 99.88%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday US Currency Select Auction on June 25th: 99.75%
Central Mass AuctionsComic Books, Sports Cards, and Collectibles on June 26th: 99.46%
Heritage AuctionsComics and Comic Art Signature Auction on June 23rd: 99.39%
Heritage AuctionsSunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on June 25th: 99.37%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on June 26th: 99.13%
Schilb AntiquarianRare Books with NO Reserve, No Buyer's Premium on June 23rd: 99.06%
OSENATBooks and Manuscripts on June 20th: 98.52%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksFine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on June 22nd: 97.50%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on June 23rd: 97.08%
Ahlers & OgletreeModern and Contemporary Art and Design on June 26th: 96.67%
Chorley'sOMBERSLEY COURT | THE HOUSE OF SANDYS on June 25th: 96.55%
University ArchivesRare Signed Autographs, Manuscripts, Books & Memorabilia on June 26th: 96.08%
Heritage AuctionsHKINF World Paper Money Signature Auction on June 21st: 95.87%
Canada Book Auctions LimitedFine and Rare Books on June 21st: 95.59%
Jeffrey S. Evans & AssociatesJune 22, 2024: Premier Americana - Day Four on June 22nd: 94.59%
Keys Fine Arts AuctioneersBooks, Maps, Ephemera and Works on Paper on June 25th: 94.02%
Heritage AuctionsEntertainment Photographs Showcase Auction on June 23rd: 91.29%
New England Book AuctionsFine Books Early Printing Americana - online 5/13 on June 25th: 88.80%
Swann GalleriesAutographs on June 25th: 87.36%
Bruun RasmussenModern Art and Design - Prints on June 25th: 87.32%
FreemansBooks and Manuscripts on June 25th: 87.21%
Catawiki B. V.Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/7 on June 16th: 85.71%
BonhamsThe Arthur E. Lyons MD Collection of Medical and Scientific Books on June 25th: 85.03%
Purcell AuctioneersAuction of the Library of the Late Dr. Garret FitzGerald (1926-2011) Along With Another Private Library - The Proceeds from the Sale of Dr. FitzGerald's Library Will Be Donated to Focus Ireland. on June 26th: 84.43%
Everard AuctionsSpring Southern Estates and Collections: Session II on June 26th: 83.78%
Swann GalleriesPrinted and Manuscript Americana on June 27th: 81.98%

 

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Sothebys Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul. on June 26th Actual price: USD $4,320,000.
  2. Sothebys The Declaration of Independence on June 26th Actual price: USD $3,360,000.
  3. Sothebys The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone on June 26th Actual price: USD $1,920,000.
  4. Sothebys The Bill of Rights on June 26th Actual price: USD $1,200,000.
  5. Sothebys [United States Constitution] on June 26th Actual price: USD $1,020,000.
  6. Sothebys The most significant Sherlock Holmes manuscript extant on June 26th Actual price: USD $960,000.
  7. Heritage Auctions Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus. on June 27th Actual price: USD $843,750.
  8. Heritage Auctions Lee Elias Black Cat Comics #50 Cover Original Art (Harvey, 1954). on June 23rd Actual price: USD $840,000.
  9. Heritage Auctions Detective Comics #27 (DC, 1939) CGC VG+ 4.5 Tan to off-white pages. on June 23rd Actual price: USD $675,000.
  10. Sothebys In Congress, July 4, 1776. The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America. When in the Course of Human Events. on June 26th Actual price: USD $600,000.
  11. Sothebys "The fever called living is conquered at last." on June 26th Actual price: USD $504,000.
  12. Heritage Auctions The Great Gatsby. on June 27th Actual price: USD $425,000.
  13. Sothebys Tamerlane --- the most poignant rarity in American literature on June 26th Actual price: USD $420,000.
  14. Sothebys Sidney Paget's original illustration of "The Death of Sherlock Holmes" on June 26th Actual price: USD $384,000.
  15. Finarte L.H.O.O.Q., 1964 on June 27th Actual price: USD $353,129.
  16. Sothebys The Great Gatsby; first edition, inscribed to Zelda's sister and her husband on June 26th Actual price: USD $336,000.
  17. Sothebys Jazz. on June 27th Actual price: USD $333,665.
  18. Heritage Auctions Frank Miller and Klaus Janson Daredevil #165 Cover Original Art (Marvel, 1980). on June 23rd Actual price: USD $324,000.
  19. Sothebys The Tales of Beedle the Bard translated from the original runes. on June 26th Actual price: USD $300,000.
  20. Heritage Auctions The Hobbit; or, There and Back Again. on June 27th Actual price: USD $300,000.
  21. Heritage Auctions Whiz Comics #2 (#1) (Fawcett Publications, 1940) CGC FN/VF 7.0 Off-white to white pages. on June 23rd Actual price: USD $288,000.
  22. Heritage Auctions Marvel Comics #1 (Timely, 1939) CGC VG+ 4.5 Cream to off-white pages. on June 23rd Actual price: USD $288,000.
  23. Heritage Auctions Batman #1 (DC, 1940) CGC VG 4.0 Cream to off-white pages. on June 23rd Actual price: USD $288,000.
  24. Heritage Auctions Walden; or Life in the Woods. on June 27th Actual price: USD $275,000.
  25. Arader Galleries The Grand Canyon. on June 22nd Actual price: USD $270,000.




79 total sales reported this week:

Sothebys. Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana - online 6/12 on June 26th: 60.78%
Old World Auctions. Maps and Atlases - bidstart 4/10 on April 24th: 76.42%
Old World Auctions. Maps and Atlases - bidstart 6/5 on June 19th: 76.33%
Swann Galleries. Printed and Manuscript Americana on June 27th: 81.98%
Sothebys. Important Judaica - online 6/18 on June 27th: 60.00%
Sothebys. Books and Manuscripts - online 6/13 on June 27th: 74.38%
Potomack Company. June Art Cornucopia on June 27th: 76.32%
Potomack Company. 20th & 21st Century Fine Art: Incl. Washington Color School on June 27th: 76.67%
PBA Galleries. Elite Americana & Travel, with Rare Cartography - A PBA Platinum Auction on June 27th: 59.69%
Nate D. Sanders Auctions. June 2024 Auction on June 27th: 20.68%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Western Manuscripts and Miniatures on June 27th: 75.71%
Kestenbaum and Company. Rare Hebrew Books: The Marx Library on June 27th: 61.16%
Forum Auctions. Online sale: the Library of the late John Collins on June 27th: 100.00%
Finarte. Contemporary Recollections: Documents, Books, Photographs and Arts on June 27th: 52.14%
Everard Auctions. Property from the Tenenbaum Estate and Other Owners on June 27th: 71.29%
Dorotheum . Autographs, Manuscripts, Documents on June 27th: 73.54%
Christies. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Americana - bidstart 6/13 on June 27th: 69.59%
Blackwell Auctions. June Collectibles Countdown Auction on June 27th: 65.96%
Arenberg Auctions. Prints & Drawings, Paintings, Devotional Prints on June 27th: 100.00%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autographs, Manuscripts and Documents on June 27th: 99.88%
A.H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals. Books, Maps and Paper Auction on June 27th: 47.87%
University Archives. Rare Signed Autographs, Manuscripts, Books & Memorabilia on June 26th: 96.08%
Heritage Auctions. Important English and American Literature: The William A. Strutz Library, Part I, Rare Books Signature Auction on June 27th: 100.00%
Sothebys. Founding Documents of the United States on June 26th: 75.00%
Sothebys. Three Poets: William Blake, A. E. Housman, Robert Frost on June 26th: 33.33%
Sothebys. The Library of Dr Rodney P Swantko on June 26th: 76.60%
Robert Siegel Galleries. The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History and Stamp Used Abroad, Part 3 on June 26th: 100.00%
Purcell Auctioneers. Auction of the Library of the Late Dr. Garret FitzGerald (1926-2011) Along With Another Private Library - The Proceeds from the Sale of Dr. FitzGerald's Library Will Be Donated to Focus Ireland. on June 26th: 84.43%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Los Angeles Estate Sale Collectable on June 26th: 72.39%
Everard Auctions. Spring Southern Estates and Collections: Session II on June 26th: 83.78%
Eldreds. Books + Historic Ephemera on June 26th: 79.83%
Central Mass Auctions. Comic Books, Sports Cards, and Collectibles on June 26th: 99.46%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples - online 6/17 on June 26th: 70.14%
Ahlers & Ogletree. Modern and Contemporary Art and Design on June 26th: 96.67%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on June 26th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on June 26th: 99.13%
Vermot de Pas. Maps and Views on June 25th: 13.11%
Swann Galleries. Autographs on June 25th: 87.36%
Setdart. Private Collection: The Road to Modernity on June 25th: 24.32%
New England Book Auctions. Fine Books Early Printing Americana - online 5/13 on June 25th: 88.80%
Morton Subastas. Auction of Antique and Contemporary Books on June 25th: 30.96%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Books, Maps, Ephemera and Works on Paper on June 25th: 94.02%
Freemans. Books and Manuscripts on June 25th: 87.21%
Everard Auctions. Spring Southern Estates and Collections: Session I on June 25th: 74.42%
Chorley's. OMBERSLEY COURT | THE HOUSE OF SANDYS on June 25th: 96.55%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on June 25th: 87.32%
Bonhams. Fine Books & Manuscripts on June 25th: 79.57%
Bonhams. The Arthur E. Lyons MD Collection of Medical and Scientific Books on June 25th: 85.03%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on June 25th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on June 25th: 99.75%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on June 25th: 99.37%
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Theme Auction: Important Prints on June 24th: 76.67%
Dorotheum . Helping Through Art - Prints to benefit humanitarian projects of the Vienna Red Cross on June 24th: 27.27%
The Book Merchant Jenkins. Natural History Books, Artists Books, and More on June 23rd: 76.54%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Voyages, exploration, history + firsts edition fiction, signed books and bookplates on June 23rd: 58.42%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, No Buyer's Premium on June 23rd: 99.06%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Immense Online Only Auction on June 23rd: 100.00%
Morton Subastas. Saturday Sale on June 22nd: 20.90%
Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH. Modern and Contemporary Art on June 22nd: 32.92%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Session 5: Avant Garde 1960s, Fluxus, herman de vries, Group Shows 1970s, Conceptual Art 1970s, Women Artists, Audio Vid on June 21st: 74.69%
Vermot de Pas. Modern and Contemporary Art on June 21st: 51.72%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. June 22, 2024: Premier Americana - Day Four on June 22nd: 94.59%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Premier Americana - Day Three: Collection of Katharine "Kitty Sue" Pease on June 21st: 100.00%
Canada Book Auctions Limited. Fine and Rare Books on June 21st: 95.59%
Ader. Brigitte and Roland Broca Collection: Photographs on June 20th: 58.00%
ALDE. Precious Antiquarian Books on June 20th: 68.04%
OSENAT. Books and Manuscripts on June 20th: 98.52%
Ader. Brigitte and Roland Broca Collection: Autograph Letters and Manuscripts - Part 2 on June 18th: 59.87%
Ader. Brigitte and Roland Broca Collection: Autograph Letters and Manuscripts - Part 1 on June 17th: 65.42%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 6/7 on June 19th: 75.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 6/7 on June 17th: 69.57%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/7 on June 16th: 85.71%
Arader Galleries. June Auction on June 22nd: 44.55%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on June 22nd: 97.50%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on June 23rd: 97.08%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on June 23rd: 75.52%
Heritage Auctions. Entertainment Photographs Showcase Auction on June 23rd: 91.29%
Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction on June 23rd: 99.39%
Heritage Auctions. HKINF World Paper Money Signature Auction on June 21st: 95.87%

 


For the week ahead 36 sales are scheduled:


Mon. Jul. 1st
Rossini. Paris. Photos Themes. 246 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 6/21. 68 lots

Tue. Jul. 2nd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 332 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 152 lots
Christies. London - King Street. Old Master Prints. 134 lots
Sothebys. London. Important Medieval Manuscripts From the Collection of the Late Ernst Boehlen - online 6/18. 73 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Cincinnati. Cincinnati: American Historical Ephemera and Photography Online. 301 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 52 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety Auction. 56 lots

Wed. Jul. 3rd
Ader. PARIS. Post-war and Contemporary Prints. 233 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 324 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 194 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Editions and Works on Paper. 311 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Popular Culture, Music, Film and Sporting Memorabilia. 161 lots
Hansons. Etwall, Derbyshire . Derby July Music Memorabilia & Film Auction. 124 lots
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books and Graphics - Day 1. 1578 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 6/21. 66 lots
Fairhill Auction. Elkton. Militaria, Vintage Posters, Political Memorabilia. 631 lots

Thu. Jul. 4th
Finarte. Rome. Books, Autographs, and Prints. 633 lots
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books and Graphics - Day 2. 1025 lots

Fri. Jul. 5th
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Classic Sale. 31 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 200 lots
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books and Graphics - Day 3. 756 lots
Sothebys. Paris. Modern and Contemporary Discoveries - Online 6/28. 13 lots

Sat. Jul. 6th
Ripley Auctions. Indianapolis. 20th Century Art + Design Auction. 17 lots
Case Antiques, Inc.. Knoxville. 2024 Summer Fine Art & Antiques - Day 1. 80 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper.
Vogt Auction. San Antonio. Texas Ranch.
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Movie Posters. 508 lots
EV Stamps. Richmond. Sports Card and Comic Book Auction. 222 lots

Sun. Jul. 7th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction. 229 lots
OSENAT. VERSAILLES. Modern and Contemporary Art. 16 lots
Case Antiques, Inc.. Knoxville. 2024 Summer Fine Art & Antiques - Day 2. 35 lots
Moreshet Auctions. Jerusalem. Special Chabad Auction for Gimel Tamuz - 30 Years of Longing.

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

 

  • Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.
  • Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 36. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 49. One of the First Lunar Globes to Show the Far Side of the Moon (1963) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 5. The First World Map with Lavish Allegorical Vignettes of the Continents (1594) Est. $15,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 55. Anti-British Propaganda Map with Churchill as an Octopus (1942) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 197. One of the Most Influential Maps of Westward Expansion (1846) Est. $9,500 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 10. Scarce Pitt Edition of Carte-a-Figures Map of the World (1680) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 220. A Fine, Early Rendering of San Francisco (1874) Est. $2,200 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 707. Hand-Colored Image of the Presentation of Jesus with Gilt Highlights (1450) Est. $1,600 - $1,900
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 80. One of the Most Important Maps Perpetuating the Myth of the Island of California (1680) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 725. Homann's Atlas Featuring 26 Folio-Sized Maps in Original Color (1715) Est. $4,500 - $5,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 169. One of the Earliest Maps to Show Philadelphia (1695) Est. $4,750 - $6,000
  • Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T). The Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T)]. CLARK. The Military Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: HOMMAIRE DE HELL, Ignace-Xavier. LAURENS, Jules. Voyage en Turquie et en Perse
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: POSTEL, Guillaume. De la République des Turc
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PREZIOSI, Amadeo. Stamboul. Souvenir d’Orient.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES. EMPIRE OTTOMAN.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant T. Emile. L'Art Arabe
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES. Histoire de l'art Egyptie
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: BESANCENOT, Jean. Costumes et types du Maroc.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES OTTOMANS. Suite de figures ottomanes à l’aquarelle
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: LES MILLE ET UNE NUIT, contes arabes
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: SCHLEGEL, Hermann et A. H. VERSTER van WULVERHORST. Traité de Fauconnerie - Planches
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: THEVENOT, Melchisédec. Relation de divers voyages curieux
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:
  • Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 40
    Ramasvami (Kavali Venkata). A Digest of the Different Castes of India, 83 charming hand-coloured lithographed plates, Madras, 1837. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 50
    Watson (John Forbes) & John William Kaye. The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations...of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan, 8 vol., 480 mounted albumen prints, 1868-75. £4,000-6,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 53
    Afghanistan.- Elphinstone (Hon. Mountstuart). An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, first edition, hand-coloured aquatint plates, a fine copy, 1815. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 57
    [Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). Views in the Mysore Country, [1794]. £2,000-3,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 76
    Bird (James). Historical Researches on the Origin and Principles of the Bauddha and Jaina Religions..., first edition, lithographed plates, Bombay, American Mission Press, 1847. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 100
    Ceylon.- Daniell (Samuel). A Picturesque Illustration of the scenery, animals, and native inhabitants, of the Island of Ceylon: in twelve plates, 1808. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 123
    D'Oyly (Charles). Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book, lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 139
    Gandhi (known as Mahatma Gandhi,) Fine Autograph Letter signed to Jawaharlal Nehru, Sevagram, Wardha, 1942, emphasising the importance of education in rural communities. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 140
    Gantz (John). Indian Microcosm, first edition, Madras, John Gantz & Son, 1827. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 146
    Grierson (Sir George Abraham). Linguistic Survey of India, 11 vol. in 20, folding maps, original cloth, Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, 1903-28. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 195
    Madras.- Fort St. George Gazette (The), No.276-331, pp.493-936 and Index to all of 1834 at end, modern half calf, Madras, 2nd July - 31st December 1834. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 205
    Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. The Monuments of Sanchi, 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000
  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000