Arader Galleries: February 2026 Auction, 20726, New York City

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
February 07, 2026 - February 07, 2026
Page Size: 159 items in 7 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
135 Gerhard Mercator

Mercator's Famous Double-Hemisphere World Map

Duisburg 1587 (1595). USD 12,000.00 - 16,000.00 Not Sold
136 Abraham Ortelius

Ortelius' Third State World Map

Antwerp 1587 [1592]. USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 Not Sold
137 Nicolas De Fer

De Fer's Magnificent Neoclassical Map of the World Showing the full extent of the Sun King, Louis XIV's Domains

Paris 1712 [1730 USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 Not Sold
138

Duval's Largest World Map, and one of the few maps produced in seventeenth century France.

Paris 1679-1684. USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 6,000.00
139 Michael Mercator

Mercator's Striking Map of the Americas - America Siue India Nova with original hand color

Duisburg 1595, [ca. 1630's] USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 Not Sold
140

D'Anville's Large-scale 18th century 2-part Wall Map of the Americas

London c. 1763. USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 Not Sold
141

Enouy Wall Map of the Americas, 1823

London 1823 USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 Not Sold
142

Moithey's Rare Wall Map of the Americas with excellent original hand color

Paris 1785 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Not Sold
143 Raphael

Rafael's Famous Vatican Pilasters - Num I

Rome 1772 - 1777 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 960.00
144 Raphael

Rafael's Famous Vatican Pilasters - Num III

Rome 1772 - 1777 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 960.00
145

Rafael's Famous Vatican Pilasters - No 5

Rome 1772 - 1777 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 960.00
146

Rafael's Famous Vatican Pilasters - Num VI

Rome 1772 - 1777 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 960.00
147

Rafael's Famous Vatican Pilasters - Num IX

Rome 1772 - 1777 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 960.00
148

Rafael's Famous Vatican Pilasters - Num XII

Rome 1772 - 1777 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 960.00
149

Rafael's Famous Vatican Loggia Architectual Plan

Rome 1772 - 1777 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,440.00
150 Karl Bodmer

Property of a Nebraska Lady - Bodmer, New Harmony on the Wabash, Tab. 2

Coblenz; Paris; London 1832-1843. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
151 Karl Bodmer

Property of a Nebraska Lady - Bodmer, Massika, Saki Indian / Wakusasse, Musquake Indian, Tab., 3 [Black & White]

Coblenz; Paris; London 1832-1843. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
152 Karl Bodmer

Property of a Nebraska Lady - Bodmer, Massika, Saki Indian / Wakusasse, Musquake Indian, Tab., 3

Coblenz; Paris; London 1832-1843. USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD 960.00
153 Karl Bodmer

Property of a Nebraska Lady - Bodmer, Shi-chida and Mahchsi-karehd, Tab., 20

Coblenz; Paris; London 1832-1843. USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 1,800.00
154 Karl Bodmer

Property of a Nebraska Lady - Bodmer, Abdih Hiddisch, A Minatarre Chief / Moennitarri-Chef / Chef Meunitarri, Tab. 24

Coblenz; Paris; London 1832-1843. USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 1,800.00
155 Karl Bodmer

Property of a Nebraska Lady - Bodmer, Assiniboin Indians, Tab. 32

Coblenz; Paris; London 1832-1843. USD 2,400.00 - 4,800.00 USD 2,400.00
156 Karl Bodmer

Property of a Nebraska Lady - Bodmer, Woman of the Snake Tribe / Woman of the Cree Tribe. Tab 33

Coblenz; Paris; London 1832-1843. USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
157 Karl Bodmer

Property of a Nebraska Lady - Bodmer, Mehkskeme Sukahs / Blackfoot Chief Tatsicki-Stomick / Piekann Chief, Tab 45

Coblenz; Paris; London 1832-1843. USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 780.00
158 Karl Bodmer

Property of a Nebraska Lady - Bodmer, The Travellers meeting with Minatarre Indians, Vig. 26

Coblenz; Paris; London 1832-1843. USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 840.00
159 George Morland

George Morland Engraving, The Happy Cottagers...

London 1793 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 240.00
  • 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
  • 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.