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![<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.")
Forum Auctions
Online Sale:
The Detective Fiction Collection of John Cooper
Ending 7th November, 2024Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). The Thirteen Problems, first edition, The Crime Club, 1932. £15,000 to £20,000.Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Dumb Witness, first edition, 1937. £3,000 to £4,000.Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Cards on the Table, first edition, The Crime Club, 1936. £2,000 to £3,000.Forum, Nov. 7: [Carr (John Dickson)], "Carter Dickson" and John Rhode. Drop to his Death, first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.Forum, Nov. 7: Berkeley (Anthony). Jumping Jenny, first edition, Hodder and Stoughton, 1933. £800 to £1,200.Forum Auctions
Online Sale:
The Detective Fiction Collection of John Cooper
Ending 7th November, 2024Forum, Nov. 7: Marsh (Ngaio). Overture to Death, first edition, The Crime Club, 1939. £600 to £800.Forum, Nov. 7: [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] "Nicholas Blake". The Beast Must Die, first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.Forum, Nov. 7: Brand (Christianna). Green for Danger, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, John Lane the Bodley Head, 1945. £600 to £800.Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Murder is Easy, first edition, signed by the author, 1939. £3,000 to £4,000.Forum, Nov. 7: Sayers (Dorothy L.) Lord Peter Views the Body, first edition, Gollancz, 1928. £6,000 to £8,000. -
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
Sothebys: The Library of Pierre Berge: The Final Chapter - online 10/14, pf2433, Paris
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- October 28, 2024 - October 28, 2024
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | [Ballets russes] | Deux ouvrages illustres sur les decors et les costumes des Ballets russes. |
EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 3,600.00 | ||
| 152 | Berard, Christian - Henri Sauguet | Les Forains. Ballet. Reduction pour piano. |
Paris | 1946 | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 26,400.00 |
| 153 | [Bibliographie] | Ensemble de bibliographies incontournables : Carteret, Tchemerzine, Le Petit, Rochambeau, etc. |
24 volumes. | EUR 500.00 - 600.00 | EUR 1,680.00 | |
| 154 | Boltanski, Christian - Eduardo Chillida - Max Ernst - Gregory Masurovsky | 4 livres illustres. BOLTANSKI, Christian - Raphael CLUZEL. Cicatrices. |
Paris | 1990 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 3,600.00 |
| 155 | Buffet, Bernard --- Jean Giono | Recherche de la purete. |
Paris | 1953 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 31,200.00 |
| 156 | Buffet, Bernard --- Jean Cocteau | La Voix humaine. |
[Paris] | 1957 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 12,000.00 |
| 157 | Buffet, Bernard --- Cyrano de Bergerac | Voyages fantastiques aux Etats et Empires de la lune et du soleil. |
Paris | 1958 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 1,920.00 |
| 158 | Buffet, Bernard --- Cyrano de Bergerac | Voyages fantastiques aux Etats et Empires de la lune et du soleil. |
Paris | 1958 | EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 1,200.00 |
| 159 | Calzolari, Pier Paolo --- Pierre Thoretton --- Bruno Cora | Cantata Bluia. Libro dore. |
Sans lieu | 1999 | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 3,600.00 |
| 160 | Celan, Paul | Der Sand aus den Urnen. |
Vienne | 1948 | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 19,200.00 |
| 161 | Cendrars, Blaise | La Guerre au Luxembourg. Six dessins de Kisling. |
Paris | 1916 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 5,040.00 |
| 162 | Cendrars, Blaise | La Guerre au Luxembourg. Six dessins de Kisling. |
Paris | 1916 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 2,880.00 |
| 163 | Claudel, Paul | Le Soulier de satin ou Le Pire n'est pas toujours sur... |
Paris | 1928-1929. | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 4,560.00 |
| 164 | Cocteau, Jean | Le Coq et l'Arlequin. |
Paris | 1918 [janvier 1919]. | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 7,800.00 |
| 165 | Cocteau, Jean | COCTEAU, Jean. La Rose de Francois. |
Paris | [1923]. | EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 3,120.00 |
| 166 | Cocteau, Jean | Pour L'Aigle a deux tetes. |
EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 167 | Crevel, Rene | Deux ouvrages en edition originale: L'Esprit contre la Raison. |
Marseille | 1927 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 2,040.00 |
| 168 | Dermee, Paul | Spirales. |
Paris | 1917 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 6,600.00 |
| 169 | Eliot, Thomas Stearns | Ash Wednesday. |
Londres | 1930 | EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 3,840.00 |
| 170 | Eluard, Paul | Les Animaux et leurs hommes. Les Hommes et leurs animaux. Avec cinq dessins d'Andre Lhote. |
Paris | 1920 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 1,920.00 |
| 171 | Eluard, Paul | Les Necessites de la vie et les consequences des reves. |
Paris | 1921 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 2,280.00 |
| 172 | Freud, Sigmund | Der Wahn und die Traume in W. Jensen's 'Gradiva'. |
Vienne & Leipzig | 1907 | EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 720.00 |
| 173 | Frost, Robert | A Boy's Will. |
London | 1913 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 2,400.00 |
| 174 | Garcia Lorca, Federico | Primer romancero gitano (1924-1927). |
Madrid | 1928 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 4,200.00 |
| 175 | Garcia Lorca, Federico | Primer romancero gitano (1924-1927). |
Madrid | 1929 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 21,600.00 |
![<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>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.")
