Sothebys: Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana. Part 2, N12191, New York
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- June 25, 2026 - June 25, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 453 | Rodchenko Alexander;Stepanova Varvara | Pervaya Konnaia |
Moscow | 1938 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 454 | Rouault Georges;Vollard Ambroise | Reincarnations du Pere Ubu |
Paris | 1932 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 256.00 |
| 455 | Rouault Georges | Cirque de L’Etoile Filante; Cirque |
Paris | 1938;1930 | USD 35,000.00 - 50,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 456 | Rouault, Georges; Suares, Andre | Passion |
Paris | 1939 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 457 | Arp, Hans; Bellmer, Hans; Brauner, Victor; Delvaux, Paul; Duchamp, Marcel; Freddie, Wilhelm; Lam, Wifredo; Magritte, Rene; Masson, Andre; Matta, Echaurren R.; Man Ray | International Anthology of Contemporary Engraving: The Forerunners of the Avant-Garde: Surrealism between Two Wars |
Paris; Milan | 1966 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 19,200.00 |
| 458 | Verve: Revue artistique et litteraire |
Paris; New York | 1937–1958 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 459 | Angelo, Domenico | The School of Fencing |
London | 1787 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 3,840.00 |
| 460 | Bernard, Jean Frederic; Picart, Bernard | The Religious ceremonies and customs of the several nations of the known world |
London | 1731–1737 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,304.00 |
| 461 | Bible in Latin |
Paris | ca. 1240 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 10,240.00 | |
| 462 | Bible in Latin |
Nuremberg | 1479 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 20,480.00 | |
| 463 | Biblia Latina |
Basel | 1486 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 464 | The Byble in Englishe |
London | 1549 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 40,960.00 | |
| 465 | The fyrste parte of the Bible called the .v. bookes of Moses |
London | 1551 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 466 | Fry Francis | The First New Testament Printed in the English Language (1525 or 1526) Translated from the Greek by William Tyndale |
Bristol | 1862 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 32,000.00 |
| 467 | Smith Joseph | The Book of Mormon |
Salt Lake City | 1871 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 281,600.00 |
| 468 | Bordone Benedetto | Isolario |
Venice | 1534 | USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 469 | Carls Francisco Henrique | Pernambuco |
Recife | ca. 1873 | USD 22,000.00 - 28,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 470 | Brooke Edward Adveno | The Gardens of England |
London | 1857 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 10,240.00 |
| 471 | Churchill Winston; Gandhi Mohandas K. | Two signed letters by important 20th century figures |
N/A | USD 9,000.00 - 12,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 472 | Cook James | 3e Voy. de Cook |
ca. 1785 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 38,400.00 | |
| 473 | Cook James | A voyage towards the South Pole; A voyage to the Pacific Ocean; An Account of the Voyages undertaken by the order of his present Majesty |
London | 1773; 1777; 1784 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 8,320.00 |
| 474 | Defoe Daniel | A Narrative of all the Robberies, Escapes, etc. of John Sheppard |
London | 1724; [1840] | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 896.00 |
| 475 | Einstein Albert | Autograph letter signed |
Berlin | 1929 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 8,960.00 |
| 476 | Einstein Albert | A group of letters to attorney Joseph S. Meadow |
Princeton N.J. | 1944 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 477 | Einstein Albert | Typed letter signed |
1947 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 19,200.00 |
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Sotheby’s
Reason and Revolution:
Extraordinary Works from a Distinguished Private Collection
Part I
Live Sale 20 OctoberSotheby’s, Oct. 20: Copernicus, Nicolaus. De revolutionibus orbium colestium, Nuremberg, 1543, first edition.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Newton, Isaac, Sir. Autograph manuscript worksheet, Cambridge, probably May 1694.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Euclid. Praeclarissimus Liber Elementorum in Artem Geometrie, Venice, Ratdolt, 25 May 1482, first edition of the first substantial mathematical work to appear in print, Durazzo copy.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Galilei, Galileo. Sidereus nuncius …, Venice, 1610, first edition of the foundation of modern astronomy.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Kepler, Johannes. Astronomia nova aitiologitos …, Prague or Heidelberg, 1609, first edition, contemporary vellum, the Chasles copy.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Cellarius, Andreas. Harmonia macrocosmica seu atlas universalis et novus ..., Amsterdam, Jan Jansson, 1661, brilliantly handcolored. -
Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Bible, in English. Fine restoration binding in the style of the Queen’s binders.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Magnus Hundt, the elder. First edition of one of the earliest printed books with anatomical illustrations.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Agatha Christie. Cards on the Table. First edition.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Beautiful and Damned. First edition, first printing.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Isaac Asimov. I, Robot. First edition, presentation copy.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Bible, in English. Geneva-Tomson-Junius. London: Robert Barker, [colophon 1612]/1611. -
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