Rago Arts and Auctions: Photographs, 50526, Lambertville
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- May 05, 2026 - May 05, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 175 | Joyce Tenneson | Untitled |
1991 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,596.00 | |
| 176 | Arnold Newman | Eva Rubinstein |
c. 1985 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 256.00 | |
| 177 | Milton Greene | Untitled (two works) |
N/A | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 256.00 | |
| 178 | Milton Greene | Untitled (two works) |
N/A | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 64.00 | |
| 179 | Milton Greene | Untitled (two works) |
N/A | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 200.00 | |
| 180 | Milton Greene | Untitled (three works) |
N/A | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 64.00 | |
| 181 | Milton Greene | Untitled |
c. 1948-50 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 448.00 | |
| 182 | Bernard Faucon | Stephane |
1985 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,280.00 | |
| 183 | Elliott Erwitt | Untitled |
c. 1948-50 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 320.00 | |
| 184 | Ralph Gibson | Untitled |
c. 1985 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 192.00 | |
| 185 | Elliott Erwitt | Untitled |
c. 1948-50 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 532.00 | |
| 186 | Ralph Gibson | Untitled |
c. 1977-80 / printed 1980 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 256.00 | |
| 187 | Ralph Gibson | Untitled |
1975 / printed later | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,024.00 | |
| 188 | Ralph Gibson | Untitled |
c. 1977-80 / printed 1980 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 256.00 | |
| 189 | Elliott Erwitt | Barcelona, Spain (Boy on Trolley) |
1952 / printed later | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 1,280.00 | |
| 190 | Robert Adams (b.1937) | An Irrigation Canal, Larimer County, Colorado |
Colorado | 1990 / printed 1995 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,920.00 |
| 191 | Arthur Wesley Dow (1857–1922) | Lake Agnes - Nellie Gere |
c. 1911 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,792.00 | |
| 192 | Ansel Adams (1902–1984) | Jeffrey Pine, Sentinel Dome Yosemite National Park, California |
California | 1940 / printed c.1972-74 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 3,840.00 |
| 193 | Arthur Wesley Dow (1857–1922) | Cypress in Sand Dunes, Pacific Grove |
Pacific Grove | c. 1911 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 194 | Robert Adams (b.1937) | The Gardens of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado |
Colorado | 1977 / printed 1980 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 4,864.00 |
| 195 | O. Winston Link (1914–2001) | Hot Shot Eastbound, Iaeger, West Virginia |
West Virginia | 1957 / printed 1992 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 5,586.00 |
| 196 | Ernst Haas (1921–1986) | Car From the Back - Utah USA |
Utah | 1952 / printed 2025 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 768.00 |
| 197 | Ernst Haas (1921–1986) | Leaping Horse, "The Misfits," Nevada |
Nevada | 1960 / printed 2025 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,596.00 |
| 198 | Ernst Haas (1921–1986) | The Cross, N.Y.C. |
N.Y.C. | 1966 / printed 2003 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,596.00 |
| 199 | Ernst Haas (1921–1986) | Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe, "The Misfits," Nevada |
Nevada | 1960 / printed 2023 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold |
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Sotheby’s
Shelf Life: Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper from the Library of Stanley J. Seeger and Christopher Cone
25 June – July 7Sotheby’s, July 7: Ludwig van Beethoven. Autograph sketches for the overture "Die Weihe des Hauses", op.124, [1822], UNPUBLISHED. £150,000 to £200,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice, 1813, first edition, 3 volumes, contemporary half calf. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass, Brooklyn, 1855, first edition, first issue, original green cloth, the Doheny copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Binding—Sangorski & Sutcliffe—Omar Khayyam. Rubaiyat, London, 1872, third edition, in a magnificent jewelled Peacock binding. £15,000 to £20,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: George Eliot. Middlemarch, Edinburgh and London, 1871, first edition in the original parts. £20,000 to £30,000. -
Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Hassall (Joan) A large collection of over 300 original woodblocks of engravings for various books, v.d., with Hassall's engraver's glass water-globe (Qty) - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Eragny Press.- [Bradley (Katherine Harris) & Edith Emma Cooper], "Michael Field." Whym Chow, Flame of Love, one of only 27 copies, inscribed by Bradley, the rarest book from the press, 1914. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: [Moore (Thomas Sturge)] [Wood Engravings], 71 wood-engravings printed by David Chambers from the original blocks, the only set on Japanese Hosho paper, from an edition of 5 sets, [1970]. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: La Fontaine (Jean de) Contes et Nouvelles en vers, 2 vol., engraved plates after Eisen, fine early 19th century blue morocco, gilt, by Bradel l'ainé, Amsterdam [Paris], 1762. - Est. £2,000-3,000Forum, July 9: Erotica.- Prostitution.- Pretty Women of Paris (The); Their Names and Addresses, Qualities and Faults..., [Paris], privately printed at the Press of the Prefecture de Police, 1883. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: Vale Press.- Ricketts (Charles) & Lucien Pissarro. De la Typographie et de l'Harmonie de la Page Imprimée…, [one of 216 copies], bound in dark blue morocco tooled in gilt, by Sarah T.Prideaux, 1898. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Martin (John) Illustrations of the Bible, complete set of 20 mezzotints, good impressions, rarely found in early states, [c.1831-1835]. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum, July 9: Golden Cockerel Press.- Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ (The), one of 500 copies, Mary Gill's copy, Waltham St. Lawrence, 1931 with a signed proof of engraving on japon numbered 10/10 (2) - Est. £5,000-7,000Forum, July 9: Boccaccio (Giovanni) The Decameron, 3 vol., vol.1 extra-illustrated by John Buckland Wright with c.150 erotic original drawings in pen & ink and pencil, 1886 [extra-illustrated c.1940]. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Cox (Morris) Collection of Gogmagog Press Books, 35 vol., rare complete collection of printed books issued by the press, limited editions, most signed by Cox, 1957-83. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Wynkyn de Worde.- [Terentius Afer (Publius)] [Comedie...], [Paris, Josse Badius: sold in London by Wynkyn de Worde, & others], [15 July 1504]. - Est. £4,000-6,000Forum, July 9: Mosley (James) Ornamented Types. Twenty-Three Alphabets from the Foundry of Louis John Pouchée, 2 vol., one of 10 copies for presentation, from an edition of 210, 1992-93. - Est. £1,000-2,000 -
Freeman’s, June 30. Thomas Jefferson’s “Birth of the New Nation” letter, carried to Paris with the Treaty of Peace, by a Jewish patriot. $100,000-200,000.Freeman’s, June 30. “The rockets’ red glare.” A British midshipman’s log recording the bombardment of Fort McHenry. $60,000-80,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry Commission signed by James Madison, 1812. $40,000-60,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776. $15,000-25,000.Freeman’s, June 30. One of the Earliest Printed Announcements of American Independence, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000-15,000.Freeman’s, June 30. "The Two Big Guns of the N.Y. Yanks": A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Unique Contemporary Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words to His Followers, the Day Before his Violent Death. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The State of Minnesota Officially Certifies the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution Of the United States. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York to Queen Anne from the Colony of New York. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Call to Arms in the Months Following the Declaration of Independence: An Early Continental Army Recruitment Poster. $6,000-9,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Samuel Jones, the Statesman Behind the Newly Discovered "Jones Declaration": His Annotated Set Used in His Working Law Library. $6,000-9,000.