Arader Galleries: May 2026 Auction, 50226, New York City
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- May 02, 2026 - May 02, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). | Rathbone's Warbler, Plate 65. |
London | 1827-1838. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 3,600.00 |
| 2 | AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). | Purple Grackle, Plate 7. |
N/A | USD 10,000.00 - 14,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 3 | AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). | Baltimore Oriole, Plate 12. |
London | 1827-1838. | USD 28,000.00 - 38,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 4 | AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). | Carolina Pigeon or Turtle Dove, Plate 17. |
London | 1827-1838. | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 5 | AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). | Orchard Oriole, Plate 42. |
London | 1827-1838. | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 6 | AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). | Florida Jay, Plate 87. |
London | 1827-1838. | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 7 | AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). | Mottled Owl [Little Screech Owl], Plate 97. |
London | 1827-1838. | USD 10,000.00 - 18,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 8 | AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). | Black Vulture, Plate 106. |
London | 1827-1838. | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 9 | AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). | Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Plate 127. |
London | 1827-1838. | USD 9,000.00 - 14,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 10 | AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). | American Robin, Plate 131. |
London | 1827-1838. | USD 28,000.00 - 38,000.00 | USD 26,400.00 |
| 11 | AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). | Fish Crow, Plate 146. |
London | 1827-1838. | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 9,600.00 |
| 12 | AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). | American Crow, Plate 156. |
London | 1827-1838. | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 18,750.00 |
| 13 | AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). | Canada Goose, Plate 201. |
London | 1827-1838. | USD 35,000.00 - 45,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 14 | AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). | American Snipe, Plate 243 [With South Carolina Plantation near Charleston in background]. |
London | 1827-1838. | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 15 | AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). | Summer or Wood Duck, Plate 206. |
London | 1827-1838. | USD 90,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 90,000.00 |
| 16 | AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). | Long-billed Curlew, Plate 231. |
London | 1827-1838. | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 72,000.00 |
| 17 | AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). | Brown Pelican [Standing], Plate 251. |
London | 1827-1838. | USD 120,000.00 - 150,000.00 | USD 132,000.00 |
| 18 | AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). | Reddish Egret / Purple Heron, Plate 256. |
London | 1827-1838. | USD 90,000.00 - 120,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 19 | AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). | Dusky Petrel, Plate 299. |
London | 1827-1838. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,000.00 |
| 20 | AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). | Great Tern, Plate 309. |
London | 1827-1838. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 6,600.00 |
| 21 | AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). | Long-tailed Duck, Plate 312. |
London | 1827-1838. | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 6,600.00 |
| 22 | AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). | California Vulture, Plate 426. |
London | 1827-1838. | USD 22,000.00 - 32,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 23 | AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). | Canvas backed Duck, Plate 301 [With View of Baltimore, Maryland in the background]. |
London | 1827-1838. | USD 45,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 48,000.00 |
| 24 | AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). | Trumpeter Swan [Young], Plate 376. |
London | 1827-1838. | USD 35,000.00 - 45,000.00 | USD 33,600.00 |
| 25 | AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). | Iceland or Jer Falcon, Plate 366 [Gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus]. |
London | 1827-1838. | USD 150,000.00 - 200,000.00 | 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.