Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 85 Auctions Archived, another 70 Upcoming this Week

 For the week ended 13 June, 85 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 2 in Canadian dollars, 20 in euros, 10 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 1 in Polish zloty, 2 in Swedish kroner, and 48 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $13,713,933.07. The average lot sold for $1,120.24.

 

Seventy fresh sales will close during the current week.
 
 
2 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

ChristiesMaurice Sendak: Artist, Collector, Connoisseur on June 10th: $4,752,794
RR AuctionFine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring World War II on June 11th: $1,214,707
 

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

Rago Arts and AuctionsCurated: The Library and Design Collection of James Zemaitis on June 6th: 312.25%
Gros & DelettrezArmenian Library on June 12th: 202.08%
De Baecque and AssociesMarine on June 12th: 149.05%
ChristiesMaurice Sendak: Artist, Collector, Connoisseur Online on June 12th: 130.62%
Duke'sAvenue Auctions on June 10th: 129.16%
Tessier & Sarrou and AssociatesDrawing Board on May 17th: 127.80%
The Book Merchant JenkinsSigned Firsts, Books, Maps & Prints on June 7th: 125.33%
Forum AuctionsSalvador Dalí and Paul Delvaux: European Masters of Surrealism on June 11th: 123.89%
OSENATThe Spirit of the 20th Century on June 7th: 109.08%
Neal Auction CompanyPremiere Collections Auction on June 6th: 108.85%
Rago Arts and AuctionsPhotographs from the Polaroid Collection on June 10th: 108.61%
Saskatchewan Network for Art CollectingSaskatchewan and Canadian Art on June 8th: 108.27%
Lay's AuctioneersRare Books and Works on Paper on June 12th: 106.67%


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

Rago Arts and AuctionsMissives from the Edge: Art & Zines of Raymond Pettibon on June 12th: 100.00%
PropstorePlanet Hollywood Online Auction on June 11th: 100.00%
Quinn's Auction GalleriesWeekly Wednesday Auction on June 11th: 100.00%
Tessier & Sarrou and AssociatesOnline Sale - Books on June 9th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on June 10th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsPulp Magazine Select Auction on June 8th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on June 8th: 100.00%
Rago Arts and AuctionsCurated: The Library and Design Collection of James Zemaitis on June 6th: 100.00%
Neal Auction CompanyPremiere Collections Auction on June 6th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsSunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on June 10th: 99.91%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on June 11th: 99.69%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday US Currency Select Auction on June 10th: 99.28%
Rago Arts and AuctionsPhotographs from the Polaroid Collection on June 10th: 99.22%
Ripley AuctionsPickers EXPRESS Auction of Industrial, Scientific & Pop Culture Collectibles X, on June 10th: 99.05%
Hake's AuctionsOnline Exclusive Auction on June 11th: 98.88%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on June 11th: 98.75%
ChristiesMaurice Sendak: Artist, Collector, Connoisseur Online on June 12th: 98.65%
Heritage AuctionsMusic Memorabilia & Concert Posters Showcase Auction on June 8th: 98.13%
Blackwell AuctionsJune Collectibles Countdown Auction on June 11th: 96.30%
Rago Arts and AuctionsCounterculture on June 12th: 95.95%
Heritage AuctionsPhotographs from The Collection of Hal Gould, Camera Obscura Gallery Showcase Auction on June 10th: 95.71%
One Source Auctions15th Annual Spring Antique and Collectibles Online Toy Auction on June 9th: 95.24%
Desa UnicumPolish School of Poster Art on June 9th: 94.44%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Movie Posters Select Auction on June 8th: 94.43%
The Book Merchant JenkinsSigned Firsts, Books, Maps & Prints on June 7th: 94.21%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on June 10th: 93.33%
Tessier & Sarrou and AssociatesDrawing Board on May 17th: 92.95%
EV StampsStamps and Postal History on June 1st: 92.94%
Gros & DelettrezArmenian Library on June 12th: 92.49%
New England Book AuctionsFine Books and Ephemera on June 10th: 92.44%
EV StampsStamps and Postal History on June 8th: 92.08%
Nadeau's Auction GalleryFine Art, Decorative Furnishings, and Accessories on June 7th: 91.30%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksFine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on June 7th: 90.79%
Heritage AuctionsDepth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction on June 11th: 89.50%
EV StampsSports Cards and Comic Book Auction on June 7th: 87.83%
Kestenbaum and CompanyRare Hebrew Books, from the Library of the late Dr. Michael D. Paul. on June 12th: 86.98%
Ripley AuctionsHumanitiques Live! Collecting Diversity and Eccentricities of Humanity on June 12th: 85.71%
Brunk AuctionsAsian Arts on June 10th: 85.71%
Revere AuctionsArts of the Americas: Mexico, the Southwest, & Indigenous Art on June 10th: 85.71%
Stockholms AuktionsverkThe Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts Collection on June 10th: 84.87%
Saskatchewan Network for Art CollectingSaskatchewan and Canadian Art on June 8th: 83.93%
Brunk AuctionsEmporium on June 11th: 83.87%
Catawiki B. V.Autographs and Manuscripts on June 2nd: 83.33%
ChristiesMaurice Sendak: Artist, Collector, Connoisseur on June 10th: 82.46%
Olympia AuctionsFine Paintings, Works on Paper, and Sculpture on June 11th: 82.35%
EldredsAsian Art: session 1 on June 12th: 81.63%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on June 1st: 80.77%
Lay's AuctioneersRare Books and Works on Paper on June 12th: 80.37%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & ValuersHome Furnishings and Interiors on June 12th: 80.00%


Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Christies Songs of Experience on June 10th Actual price: USD $1,865,000.
  2. Christies Songs of Innocence on June 10th Actual price: USD $1,260,000.
  3. Christies Lithograph of Water made of lines, crayon, and two blue washes without green wash on June 12th Actual price: USD $201,600.
  4. Christies The First Book of Urizen: Plate 3: 'O flames of furious desire'; subsidiary pencil sketch (verso) on June 10th Actual price: USD $176,400.
  5. RR Auction Reich President Karl Donitz Signed German Surrender Negotiation Document Presented to the Allies by Col. Gen. Alfred Jodl (May 6, 1945) on June 11th Actual price: USD $166,333.
  6. Christies The Lion and Stag on June 10th Actual price: USD $163,800.
  7. Rago Arts and Auctions Abridor de Caminos (The One Who Opens the Path) on June 10th Actual price: USD $116,840.
  8. Rago Arts and Auctions De Las Dos Aguas (Of the Two Waters) on June 10th Actual price: USD $107,950.
  9. Christies 'With Songs the Jovial Hinds Return from Plow' on June 10th Actual price: USD $107,100.
  10. Christies 'It was wrapped in an apron of steam.' (Cover Illustration for The Polar Express) on June 10th Actual price: USD $94,500.
  11. Christies The Pastorals of Virgil: Four Plates on June 10th Actual price: USD $81,900.
  12. RR Auction Alfred Jodl Signed Manuscript Radiotelegram Drafts to Reich President Karl Donitz, on German Surrender Negotiations with Eisenhower: "I see no alternativeaEU"chaos or signature" (May 6, 1945) on June 11th Actual price: USD $75,000.
  13. Neal Auction Company The Eudora Welty Portfolio: Mississippi Department of Archives and History and Diogenes Editions on June 6th Actual price: USD $65,000.
  14. Christies Pool Made with Paper and Blue Ink for Book, from Paper Pools on June 12th Actual price: USD $63,000.
  15. Christies A Tyger (A recumbent Leopard by a Tree) on June 10th Actual price: USD $56,700.
  16. Christies Sendak in Philadelphia on June 10th Actual price: USD $52,920.
  17. Christies Hay-Makers, Reapers on June 10th Actual price: USD $52,920.
  18. Neal Auction Company Summer or Wood Duck, Plate 206 on June 6th Actual price: USD $48,100.
  19. Christies 'On Christmas Eve, many years ago, I lay quietly in my bed.' (Illustration for The Polar Express) on June 10th Actual price: USD $47,880.
  20. Christies Evening on June 10th Actual price: USD $44,100.
  21. Christies A Lion (A recumbent Lion) on June 10th Actual price: USD $44,100.
  22. Christies A Lion Devouring a Horse on June 10th Actual price: USD $44,100.
  23. RR Auction Stephen KingaEUs Personal Notebook from 1985-1086, with (80+) Handwritten Pages of Story Drafts and Early Chapters for The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three on June 11th Actual price: USD $42,660.
  24. RR Auction Dwight D. Eisenhower Signed 'Top Secret' SHAEF Message, Announcing Allied Victory in Europe (May 7, 1945) on June 11th Actual price: USD $41,023.
  25. Forum Auctions Purgatory Canto 10, from La Divine Comedie (Field p.199; M&L 1082) on June 11th Actual price: USD $40,998.



85 total sales reported this week:

Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Home Furnishings and Interiors on June 12th: 80.00%
Vermot de Pas. Ancient and Modern Prints on June 12th: 22.31%
Swann Galleries. Printed and Manuscript Americana on June 12th: 78.28%
Sloane Street Auctions. Princely and Noble Estates Auction and Selected Other Properties: To include The Brown Collection - An extraordinary collection of British Prime Ministers from the Eighteenth Century onwards on June 12th: 45.83%
Ripley Auctions. Humanitiques Live! Collecting Diversity and Eccentricities of Humanity on June 12th: 85.71%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Missives from the Edge: Art & Zines of Raymond Pettibon on June 12th: 100.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Counterculture on June 12th: 95.95%
PBA Galleries. Photography & Fine Art, Fine Press & Fine Bindings - with Natural History & Mountaineering on June 12th: 62.17%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Chic and Antique Auction on June 12th: 52.05%
Michaans Auctions. Summer Fine Auction on June 12th: 58.33%
Lay's Auctioneers. Rare Books and Works on Paper on June 12th: 80.37%
Kestenbaum and Company. Rare Hebrew Books, from the Library of the late Dr. Michael D. Paul. on June 12th: 86.98%
Gros & Delettrez. Armenian Library on June 12th: 92.49%
Forum Auctions. Online: Books and Works on Paper on June 12th: 79.87%
Fairhill Auction. June Millitaria Auction on June 12th: 42.76%
Eldreds. Asian Art: session 1 on June 12th: 81.63%
De Baecque and Associes. Marine on June 12th: 71.25%
Christies. Maurice Sendak: Artist, Collector, Connoisseur Online on June 12th: 98.65%
Bonhams. Islamic and Indian Art - Online on June 12th: 62.56%
Aste Bolaffi. Asian Art on June 12th: 72.00%
Ader. Photographs on June 12th: 55.97%
Propstore. Planet Hollywood Online Auction on June 11th: 100.00%
Morphy Auctions. Fine and Decorative Arts on June 12th: 75.68%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring World War II on June 11th: 69.40%
Quinn's Auction Galleries. Weekly Wednesday Auction on June 11th: 100.00%
Olympia Auctions. Fine Paintings, Works on Paper, and Sculpture on June 11th: 82.35%
Forum Auctions. Salvador Dalí and Paul Delvaux: European Masters of Surrealism on June 11th: 77.59%
Hake's Auctions. Online Exclusive Auction on June 11th: 98.88%
Doyle New York. Fine Art Including Sporting Art and Dogs in Art on June 11th: 78.38%
Blackwell Auctions. June Collectibles Countdown Auction on June 11th: 96.30%
Brunk Auctions. Emporium on June 11th: 83.87%
Brunk Auctions. Asian Arts on June 10th: 85.71%
Heritage Auctions. Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction on June 11th: 89.50%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on June 11th: 98.75%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on June 11th: 99.69%
ALDE. Manuscripts and Autographs on June 10th: 28.00%
Bukowskis. Anders Zorn on June 10th: 68.42%
Canada Book Auctions Limited. Buy Books, Be Happy on June 10th: 58.45%
Duke's. Avenue Auctions on June 10th: 69.79%
Christies. Maurice Sendak: Artist, Collector, Connoisseur on June 10th: 82.46%
New England Book Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera on June 10th: 92.44%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Photographs from the Polaroid Collection on June 10th: 99.22%
Revere Auctions. Arts of the Americas: Mexico, the Southwest, & Indigenous Art on June 10th: 85.71%
Ripley Auctions. Pickers EXPRESS Auction of Industrial, Scientific & Pop Culture Collectibles X, on June 10th: 99.05%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Books on June 9th: 100.00%
One Source Auctions. 15th Annual Spring Antique and Collectibles Online Toy Auction on June 9th: 95.24%
Gorringes. Weekly Featuring Textiles on June 9th: 58.54%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Vintage Collectibles and Memorabilia Estate on June 9th: 62.90%
Desa Unicum. Polish School of Poster Art on June 9th: 94.44%
Lay's Auctioneers. The Timed Art Sale on June 8th: 72.13%
Saskatchewan Network for Art Collecting. Saskatchewan and Canadian Art on June 8th: 83.93%
EV Stamps. Stamps and Postal History on June 8th: 92.08%
The Book Merchant Jenkins. Signed Firsts, Books, Maps & Prints on June 7th: 94.21%
OSENAT. The Spirit of the 20th Century on June 7th: 53.33%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Fine Art, Decorative Furnishings, and Accessories on June 7th: 91.30%
Morton Subastas. Saturday Sale on June 7th: 53.61%
EV Stamps. Sports Cards and Comic Book Auction on June 7th: 87.83%
Sarasota Estate Auction. Estate Auction on June 8th: 69.39%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on June 7th: 90.79%
Heritage Auctions. Photographs from The Collection of Hal Gould, Camera Obscura Gallery Showcase Auction on June 10th: 95.71%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on June 10th: 93.33%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on June 10th: 99.28%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on June 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on June 8th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on June 8th: 94.43%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on June 8th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on June 10th: 99.91%
Heritage Auctions. Music Memorabilia & Concert Posters Showcase Auction on June 8th: 98.13%
Zisska and Lacher. Fine Art, Old Masters, Art Prints, Modern and Contemporary Art on June 6th: 43.87%
Vermot de Pas. History and Regions of France on June 6th: 11.36%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Curated: The Library and Design Collection of James Zemaitis on June 6th: 100.00%
Quinn's Auction Galleries. June Fine and Decorative Arts Auction on June 6th: 78.89%
Neal Auction Company. Premiere Collections Auction on June 6th: 100.00%
Maison Bibelot. Decorative Prints on June 6th: 25.41%
Stockholms Auktionsverk. The Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts Collection on June 10th: 84.87%
ALDE. Rare and unusual old books arranged in order of subject and faculty according to the bibliographic system generally adopted by Paris booksellers. on June 4th: 64.17%
EV Stamps. Stamps and Postal History on June 1st: 92.94%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books on May 31st: 75.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on June 4th: 79.41%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on June 2nd: 77.27%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on June 2nd: 83.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on June 1st: 80.77%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on June 1st: 75.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on May 30th: 52.94%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Drawing Board on May 17th: 92.95%


For the week ahead 70 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jun. 16th
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Amsterdam. Session 1 - Children's Books, Literature, Manuscripts and Old Books, Catchpenny Prints, Paper Theatres and Militaria. 544 lots
Ader. PARIS. Letters and Signed Manuscripts. 131 lots
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. Quality Antique and Collectibles Online Estate Auction. 83 lots
Freeman's | Hindman. Philadelphia. Collect: American and European Art featuring the Collection of Dr. Percival Eaton, Jr.. 16 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts. 41 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 120 lots
Desa Unicum. Warszawa. Tadeusz Dominik. 18 lots
Gorringes. Lewes. Weekly House and Garden, featuring Music and Science. 30 lots
KC Auction Company. Kansas City. June Fine Antiques, Silver and Art Auction. 42 lots
Stephenson's Auctioneers & Appraisers. Southampton. Automobilia, Advertising & Vintage Toys. 14 lots

Tue. Jun. 17th
Swann Galleries. New York. Illustration Art. 284 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 446 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 182 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction. 99 lots
KC Auction Company. Kansas City. Symphony in the Flint Hills Prairie Art Auction. 21 lots
Hansons. Etwall, Derbyshire . The Alan Turing Papers: The Collection of Norman Routledge (1928-2013), Fellow Mathematician & Personal Friend of Alan Turing. 14 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. HKINF World Paper Money Signature Auction. 651 lots
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Malaga. Autograph Letters, Historical Documents and Manuscripts - Day 1. 580 lots
New England Book Auctions. South Deerfield. Literature, Graphics, Travel, American + More. 178 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. 20th and 21st Century Art - Including F. de Villandry Collection. 84 lots
Everard Auctions. Savannah. June Southern Estates and Collections: Session I. 76 lots
Stephan Welz & Co.. Constantia. Premium June Auction. 158 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Autographs, Books and Small Collections. 569 lots
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Amsterdam. Session 2 - Topography and Travelbooks, Cartography, Comics, Marionettes and Puppets, Photobooks and Photography. 559 lots

Wed. Jun. 18th
ALDE. Paris. Puchesse Castle Library & Miscellaneous. 180 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Maps and Documents. 419 lots
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. Books and Manuscripts. 308 lots
Old World Auctions. Richmond. Maps and Atlases. 717 lots
Aste Bolaffi. Turin. Rare Books and Autographs. 949 lots
Sothebys. Paris. Books and Manuscripts - online 6/4. 117 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 350 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 85 lots
Santa Fe Art Auction. Santa Fe. ETC Summer Sale. 64 lots
Finarte. Milan. Photographs: Italian Icons. 100 lots
Sandwich Auction House. East Dennis MA . June Discovery. 45 lots
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Malaga. Autograph Letters, Historical Documents and Manuscripts - Day 2. 560 lots
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Kilkenny. Chatsworth Summer Fine Art Sale. 41 lots
Everard Auctions. Savannah. June Southern Estates and Collections: Session II. 63 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 42 lots
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Amsterdam. Session 3 - Indonesia, Asian Arts and Photography, Fine Arts, 16 - 21 century: Drawings, Graphics, Commercial, Glasswork. 395 lots
Sothebys. London. Unwrapped | The Connoisseur's Collection. 100 lots

Thu. Jun. 19th
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Children’s & Illustrated Books, Modern First Editions, Original Illustrations. 391 lots
Pierre Berge and Associes. Paris. Books, Manuscripts and Autographs #2. 428 lots
New England Auctions. Branford. Fine Art and Photography. 66 lots
Forum Auctions. London. A Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library. 380 lots
Bonhams. London, New Bond Street. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 193 lots
Sothebys. Paris. The Library of Jacques Dauchet - Around Dubuffet. 182 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. The Marvels of Modern Music. 358 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Pulp Magazine Featuring the Red Fury Collection Showcase Auction. 277 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Non-Sports Trading Cards Showcase Auction. 266 lots
Setdart. BARCELONA. Contemporary Art.
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Malaga. Autograph Letters, Historical Documents and Manuscripts - Day 3. 500 lots
Sothebys. London. Original Film Posters. 196 lots
The Ross Art Group Inc. Boca Raton. Original Vintage Poster Treasures. 342 lots
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Amsterdam. Session 4 - Calendars, Periodicals, Ephemera, Postcards, Antiques, Posters, Erotica, Counterculture, Toys. 516 lots

Fri. Jun. 20th
Freeman's | Hindman. Philadelphia. Master of Ceremonies: The Joel Grey Collection. 46 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Furniture, Art, Jewelry & Asian Auction. 67 lots
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Amsterdam. Session 5 - Dada, Avant Garde, Fluxus, Conceptual, Archives: Valoch and Byars, Women Artists, Concrete Poetry, Ephemera. 473 lots

Sat. Jun. 21st
Morphy Auctions. Denver. Old West Auction in Santa Fe. 60 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 150 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. The Salon de Magie Part IV. 264 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Saturday Sale. 42 lots
North American Auction Company. Bozeman. Native Roots & Western Trails: A Historic Heritage Auction. 138 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 45 lots

Sun. Jun. 22nd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction. 163 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Pulp Magazine Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Pulp Magazines Select Auction.
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium. 108 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts. 56 lots

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    DOYLE, July 23: WALL, BERNHARDT. Greenwich Village. Types, Tenements & Temples. Estimate $300-500
    DOYLE, July 23: STOKES, I. N. PHELPS. The Iconography of Manhattan Island, 1498-1909. New York: Robert H. Dodd, 1915-28. Estimate: $3,000-5,000
    DOYLE, July 23: [AUTOGRAPH - US PRESIDENT]FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. A signed photograph of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Estimate $500-800
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