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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160 | SCOLARI, Stefano (c. 1612-1691) after Matteo GREUTER (1564-1638). | Novissima ec Exactissima Totius Italia Descriptio Magna.../ Italia di MAtteo Greuter Revista et augmentata di molti luoghi principali MDC. LVII. |
Venice | 1630 (1657). | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 161 | VAN DE HOEYE, Rambout (After Georg MARCGRAF). | Brasilia qua parte paret Belgis. |
Amsterdam | 1652 | USD 125,000.00 - 175,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 162 | BARLAEUS, Casper (1584-1648). | Friburgum (Recife). |
Amsterdam | 1647 | USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 750.00 |
| 163 | BARLAEUS, Casper (1584-1648). | Obsidio et Expugnation Portus Calvi [Porto Calvo, the first conquest of Mauricio de Nassau Count in Brazil]. |
Amsterdam | 1647 | USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 164 | (BRAZIL)BARLAEUS, Casper (1584-1648). | Loanda S. Pauli [Island of Luanda, Angola - Africa] |
Amsterdam | 1647 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 165 | BARRABAND, Jacques (1767-1809). | Perruche omnicolore, Plate 28 [The Eastern Rosella, Native to Australia]. |
Paris | 1801-1805. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 166 | BARRABAND, Jacques (1767-1809). | La Perruche a tete jaune Pl. 33 [Carolina Parrot - Now Extinct]. |
Paris | 1801-1805. | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 167 | BARRABAND, Jacques (1767-1809). | La grande Perruche a collier et croupion bleu, Pl. 55 [Australian king parrot]. |
Paris | 1801-1805. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 168 | LEAR, Edward (British, 1812-1888). | Psittacus Badiceps or Bay-headed Parrot. |
London | 1832 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 169 | LEAR, Edward (British, 1812-1888). | Trichoglossus Rubritorquis or Scarlet-collared Parrakeet. |
London | 1832 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 170 | LEAR, Edward (British, 1812-1888). | Platycercus Brownii or Brown's Parrakeet. |
London | 1832 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 171 | THORNTON, Dr. Robert John (1768-1837). | A Group of Carnations [State III]. |
London | 1799-1807. | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 172 | THORNTON, Dr. Robert John (1768-1837). | Hyacinths. |
London | 1799-1807. | USD 2,500.00 - 4,500.00 | Not Sold |
| 173 | THORNTON, Dr. Robert John (1768-1837). | The White Lily. |
London | 1799-1807. | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 174 | THORNTON, Dr. Robert John (1768-1837). | The Queen Flower. |
London | 1799-1807. | USD 2,500.00 - 4,500.00 | Not Sold |
| 175 | THORNTON, Dr. Robert John (1768-1837). | The Snowdrop [State II]. |
London | 1799-1807. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,100.00 |
| 176 | THORNTON, Dr. Robert John (1768-1837). | The China Limodoran [State I]. |
London | 1799-1807. | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 1,250.00 |
| 177 | THORNTON, Dr. Robert John (1768-1837). | The Narrow-leaved Kalmia. |
London | 1799-1807. | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | Not Sold |
| 178 | CURRIER, Nathaniel (1813-1888). | George Washington. First President of the United States. |
New York | c.1840. | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,920.00 |
| 179 | BASILLIS - 1848. | Genr. Washington / First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen. |
New York | c. 1848. | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 300.00 |
| 180 | Washington [Portrait in Uniform]. | Engraving by Ballin. |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 90.00 | |
| 181 | CURRIER, Nathaniel (1813-1888). | Surrender of Cornwallis, at York-Town Va. Oct. 1781. |
New York | 1845 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 2,040.00 |
| 182 | HARPER'S WEEKLY (19th Century). | The Celebration at Yorktown - From Sketches by J. O. Davidson. |
New York | c.1879. | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 120.00 |
| 183 | G. R. Hall & Darley (19th Century). | Washington at Monmouth. |
New York | 1858 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 270.00 |
| 184 | After Trumbull (18th Century). | Washington Resigning His Commission at Annapolis, Dec. 23, 1783. |
New York | 1858 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 210.00 |
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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.