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Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Chronograph Wristwatches. Precious memories of the 20th Century / Cronografi da Polso. Preziose Memorie del XX Secolo, 2013. €3,000 to €5,000. Starting Bid: €10.Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Lanthemann, Joseph. Modigliani 1884-1920. A Catalogue Raisonné, Barcelona, 1970. €320 to €380. Starting Bid: €10.Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Warhol, Andy. The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (from A to B and back again), New York, 1975. Signed by the author. €500 to €600. Starting Bid: €10.Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Vitali, Lamberto. Morandi: Catalogo Generale. I & II, Mediolan, 1983. €1,100 to €1,300. Starting Bid: €10.Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Goldstein, Ann. Christopher Wool, Los Angeles, 1998. €320 to €380. Starting Bid: €10.Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Celant, Germano. Piero Manzoni, 1989. €320 to €360. Starting Bid: €10.Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Ernst, Max. Oeuvre-Katalog. Das Graphische Werk, Cologne, 1975. €420 to €480. Starting Bid: €10. -
Doyle
Stage & Screen
November 14 & 15Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A studio-sanctioned Darth Vader Touring Costume from The Empire Strikes Back. $50,000 to $100,000.Doyle, Nov. 14-15: An original Al Hirschfeld's illustration of the cast of On Golden Pond. $4,000 to $6,000.Doyle, Nov. 14-15: The largest trove of personal Grace Kelly letters to come to market. $60,000 to $80,000.Doyle, Nov. 14-15: An Important Archive of Musical Manuscripts of Truman Capote and Harold Arlen's House of Flowers. $40,000 to $60,000.Doyle, Nov. 14-15: The archive of an original Merrily We Roll Along Broadway cast member. $5,000 to $10,000.Doyle, Nov. 14-15: Jerry Herman's Yamaha Model C7 Ebonized Grand Piano. $6,000 to $9,000.Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A large group of Jerry Herman musical posters. $300 to $500.Doyle, Nov. 14-15: Group of awards presented to Jerry Herman. $300 to $400.Doyle, Nov. 14-15: Six pages of original art for "The MAD Game of Basebrawl," a complete story published in MAD #167, pages 31-36, June 1974. $3,000 to $4,000.Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A MAD book made for Al Jaffee, containing original art and writings from many MAD contributors. 2011. $1,200 to $1,800.Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A Jaffee-themed MAD Fold-In - "What honor should the creator of the MAD Fold-Ins be given?" $800 to $1,200.Doyle, Nov. 14-15: MAD Fold-In - "What developing news story has many Americans totally transfixed?" $800 to $1,200. -
Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate PurchaseSotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. 11,135 USDSotheby’s: Edgar Allan Poe. The Raven and Other Poems, 1845. 33,000 USDSotheby’s: Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. War and Peace, 1886. 22,500 USDSotheby’s: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1902. 7,500 USDSotheby’s: F. Scott Fitzgerald. This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD -
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD, John. <i>A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds.</i> L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5a5a37a4-bc84-4fa8-b8b8-bad6106a9297.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD, John. <i>A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds.</i> L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00aa5647-98fa-42e5-aa1f-e306d308a753.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD. <i>A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans.</i> L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/529a982d-de64-41cf-b68c-93f0df023bfc.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD. <i>A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans.</i> L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> SELBY. <i>Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology.</i> Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5c121f9c-5368-40ac-a487-76508b5ac622.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> SELBY. <i>Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology.</i> Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.")
Freeman’s | Hindman
Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana
November 14Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: LEROUX, Gaston. The Phantom of the Opera. FIRST AM. ED, FIRST ISSUE IN THE VERY RARE DUST JACKET. 1911. $6,000 – 8,000.Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: GOULD, John. A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds. L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: ORWELL, George. Nineteen Eighty-Four. Lon., 1949. FIRST EDITION IN A VERY FINE DUST JACKET. $6,000 – 8,000.Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: GOULD. A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans. L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: The Federalist. NY, 1788. FIRST EDITION, THICK PAPER COPY. $60,000 – 80,000.Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: SELBY. Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology. Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood: Antiquarian Book Auction, BK31, Exeter
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- October 29, 2024 - October 29, 2024
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | ADAMS, Brian. | True Porcelain Pioneers: The Cookworthy Chimera, 1670-1782, |
Dawlish | 2016 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | Not Sold |
| 26 | LIPSKI, Louis L. and Michael Archer. | Dated English Delftware |
London | 1984 | GBP 50.00 - 70.00 | Not Sold |
| 27 | RAEBURN, Michael et al (edits.) | The Green Frog Service, |
1995 | GBP 50.00 - 70.00 | GBP 50.40 | |
| 28 | RALPH, Benjamin, and others (editors). | The School of Raphael; or, the Student's Guide to Expression in Historical Painting. |
London | 1782 | GBP 200.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold |
| 29 | ROBERTS, David (illustrator) and George Croly (text). | The Holy Land |
London | 1855 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | Not Sold |
| 30 | [SALE CATALOGUE] The Ducal Estate and Contents of the Mansion, of Stowe, |
1921 | GBP 70.00 - 100.00 | GBP 189.00 | ||
| 31 | McKECHNIE, Sue. | British Silhouette Artists and their Work, 1760-1860 |
1978 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 25.20 | |
| 32 | STUART, Susan E. | Gillows of Lancaster and London, 1730-1840, Cabinet makers and International Merchants, A Furniture and Business History, |
2008 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 252.00 | |
| 33 | TIPPING, H. Avray. | Grinling Gibbons and the woodwork of his age (1648-1720), |
1914 | GBP 120.00 - 180.00 | Not Sold | |
| 34 | VIOLINS. HILL, W. Henry, Arthur F. Hill & Alfred E. Hill. | Antonio Stradivari, His Life and Work (1644-1737) |
London | 1902 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 226.80 |
| 36 | WHITMAN, Alfred. | The Masters of the Mezzotint |
London | 1898 | GBP 25.00 - 35.00 | Not Sold |
| 37 | BRAWER, Nicholas A. | British Campaign Furniture, 1740-1914 |
New York | 2001 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 88.20 |
| 38 | YANAGI, Soetsu. | The Unkown Craftsman, a Japanese Insight into Beauty, |
1972 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 50.40 | |
| 39 | A. & C. BLACK (pub.) MENPES, Dorothy. | Venice, |
1904 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 63.00 | |
| 40 | A. & C. BLACK (pub.) MENPES, Mortimer. | Whistler as I knew him, |
1904 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | Not Sold | |
| 41 | AINSLEE, Kathleen. | Mother's Cherub |
London | [circa1908] | GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | GBP 44.10 |
| 42 | AUDSLEY George Ashdown. | The art of Chromolithography popularly explained ... |
London | 1883 | GBP 175.00 - 250.00 | GBP 239.40 |
| 43 | AUDSLEY, William & George. | La Peinture Murale decorative dans le style du Moyen Age |
Paris | 1881 | GBP 70.00 - 100.00 | GBP 94.50 |
| 44 | AUDSLEY, William & George. | The Sermon on the Mount. Illuminated by W. and G. Audsley. Illustrated by Charles Rolt, |
1861 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 45 | BAUM, L. Frank. | The Wizard of Oz, the original story on which the film is based |
London | nd [1939] | GBP 50.00 - 70.00 | GBP 189.00 |
| 46 | BEARDSLEY, Aubrey (illustrator) & Sir Thomas Malory (author). | [Morte Darthur], [one of 1500 copies], |
Dent | 1909 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 189.00 |
| 47 | BENATAR, Molly (illustrator). | Ten children's novels, including some with her bookplate; |
GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 48 | BILIBIN, Ivan (illustrator) and Aleksandr Pushkin. | Skazka O Zolotom Petushke (The Tale of the Golden Cockerel), St Petersburg |
1907 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 151.20 | |
| 49 | BLYTON, Enid. | Five on Kirrin Island Again, 1st edition |
1947 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 378.00 | |
| 50 | BLYTON, Enid. | Fourteen first editions and other works, the fourteen: IDEM. Summer Term at St. Clare's |
London | 1943 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
![<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Mayr (Heinrich von). <i>Malerische Ansichten aus dem Orient. Vues Pittoresques de l'Orient,</i> first edition in the original 10 parts, Munich, Paris & Leipzig, [1839-40]. £10,000 to £15,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d55bdd84-749f-463d-8dbb-b699758ef469.jpg "<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Mayr (Heinrich von). <i>Malerische Ansichten aus dem Orient. Vues Pittoresques de l'Orient,</i> first edition in the original 10 parts, Munich, Paris & Leipzig, [1839-40]. £10,000 to £15,000.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Lewis (John Frederick). <i>Illustrations of Constantinople, made during a Residence in that City &c. in the Years 1835-6,</i> first edition, [1838]. £6,000 to £8,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/543a84e0-0b4b-4ad5-87d2-5a608e848ef0.jpg "<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Lewis (John Frederick). <i>Illustrations of Constantinople, made during a Residence in that City &c. in the Years 1835-6,</i> first edition, [1838]. £6,000 to £8,000.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Cassas (Louis François). <i>[Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palæstube et de la Basse-Égypte],</i> 3 vol., first edition, [Paris], [1799]. £8,000 to £12,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/4dff8ca9-d113-4251-ae8e-ae25228f7956.jpg "<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Cassas (Louis François). <i>[Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palæstube et de la Basse-Égypte],</i> 3 vol., first edition, [Paris], [1799]. £8,000 to £12,000.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Brindesi (Jean). <i>Souvenirs de Constantinople,</i> first edition, [Paris], [1855-60]. £4,000 to £6,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0ddc823f-dd6d-4282-8aba-978d6ee7abbe.jpg "<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Brindesi (Jean). <i>Souvenirs de Constantinople,</i> first edition, [Paris], [1855-60]. £4,000 to £6,000.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Carr (John Dickson)], "Carter Dickson" and John Rhode. <i>Drop to his Death,</i> first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b3755d4d-1805-4e33-969b-59cca97eb26e.png "<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Carr (John Dickson)], \"Carter Dickson\" and John Rhode. <i>Drop to his Death,</i> first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] "Nicholas Blake". <i>The Beast Must Die,</i> first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b1a17968-ead3-471f-b6b2-ccd4e31c0e2c.png "<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] \"Nicholas Blake\". <i>The Beast Must Die,</i> first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.")
