-
![<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Carr (John Dickson)], "Carter Dickson" and John Rhode. <i>Drop to his Death,</i> first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b3755d4d-1805-4e33-969b-59cca97eb26e.png "<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Carr (John Dickson)], \"Carter Dickson\" and John Rhode. <i>Drop to his Death,</i> first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] "Nicholas Blake". <i>The Beast Must Die,</i> first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b1a17968-ead3-471f-b6b2-ccd4e31c0e2c.png "<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] \"Nicholas Blake\". <i>The Beast Must Die,</i> first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.")
Forum Auctions
Online Sale:
The Detective Fiction Collection of John Cooper
Ending 7th November, 2024Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). The Thirteen Problems, first edition, The Crime Club, 1932. £15,000 to £20,000.Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Dumb Witness, first edition, 1937. £3,000 to £4,000.Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Cards on the Table, first edition, The Crime Club, 1936. £2,000 to £3,000.Forum, Nov. 7: [Carr (John Dickson)], "Carter Dickson" and John Rhode. Drop to his Death, first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.Forum, Nov. 7: Berkeley (Anthony). Jumping Jenny, first edition, Hodder and Stoughton, 1933. £800 to £1,200.Forum Auctions
Online Sale:
The Detective Fiction Collection of John Cooper
Ending 7th November, 2024Forum, Nov. 7: Marsh (Ngaio). Overture to Death, first edition, The Crime Club, 1939. £600 to £800.Forum, Nov. 7: [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] "Nicholas Blake". The Beast Must Die, first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.Forum, Nov. 7: Brand (Christianna). Green for Danger, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, John Lane the Bodley Head, 1945. £600 to £800.Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Murder is Easy, first edition, signed by the author, 1939. £3,000 to £4,000.Forum, Nov. 7: Sayers (Dorothy L.) Lord Peter Views the Body, first edition, Gollancz, 1928. £6,000 to £8,000. -
Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Chronograph Wristwatches. Precious memories of the 20th Century / Cronografi da Polso. Preziose Memorie del XX Secolo, 2013. €3,000 to €5,000. Starting Bid: €10.Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Lanthemann, Joseph. Modigliani 1884-1920. A Catalogue Raisonné, Barcelona, 1970. €320 to €380. Starting Bid: €10.Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Warhol, Andy. The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (from A to B and back again), New York, 1975. Signed by the author. €500 to €600. Starting Bid: €10.Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Vitali, Lamberto. Morandi: Catalogo Generale. I & II, Mediolan, 1983. €1,100 to €1,300. Starting Bid: €10.Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Goldstein, Ann. Christopher Wool, Los Angeles, 1998. €320 to €380. Starting Bid: €10.Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Celant, Germano. Piero Manzoni, 1989. €320 to €360. Starting Bid: €10.Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Ernst, Max. Oeuvre-Katalog. Das Graphische Werk, Cologne, 1975. €420 to €480. Starting Bid: €10. -
Doyle
Stage & Screen
November 14 & 15Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A studio-sanctioned Darth Vader Touring Costume from The Empire Strikes Back. $50,000 to $100,000.Doyle, Nov. 14-15: An original Al Hirschfeld's illustration of the cast of On Golden Pond. $4,000 to $6,000.Doyle, Nov. 14-15: The largest trove of personal Grace Kelly letters to come to market. $60,000 to $80,000.Doyle, Nov. 14-15: An Important Archive of Musical Manuscripts of Truman Capote and Harold Arlen's House of Flowers. $40,000 to $60,000.Doyle, Nov. 14-15: The archive of an original Merrily We Roll Along Broadway cast member. $5,000 to $10,000.Doyle, Nov. 14-15: Jerry Herman's Yamaha Model C7 Ebonized Grand Piano. $6,000 to $9,000.Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A large group of Jerry Herman musical posters. $300 to $500.Doyle, Nov. 14-15: Group of awards presented to Jerry Herman. $300 to $400.Doyle, Nov. 14-15: Six pages of original art for "The MAD Game of Basebrawl," a complete story published in MAD #167, pages 31-36, June 1974. $3,000 to $4,000.Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A MAD book made for Al Jaffee, containing original art and writings from many MAD contributors. 2011. $1,200 to $1,800.Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A Jaffee-themed MAD Fold-In - "What honor should the creator of the MAD Fold-Ins be given?" $800 to $1,200.Doyle, Nov. 14-15: MAD Fold-In - "What developing news story has many Americans totally transfixed?" $800 to $1,200. -
Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate PurchaseSotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. 11,135 USDSotheby’s: Edgar Allan Poe. The Raven and Other Poems, 1845. 33,000 USDSotheby’s: Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. War and Peace, 1886. 22,500 USDSotheby’s: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1902. 7,500 USDSotheby’s: F. Scott Fitzgerald. This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD
Back
Sothebys: The Library of Pierre Berge: The Final Chapter - online 10/14
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | The Library of Pierre Berge: The Final Chapter - online 10/14 | Total Sales (EUR) | 2,134,680.00 |
| Auction Date | October 28, 2024 - October 28, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 996,400.00 |
| Sale Number | #pf2433 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 1,431,950.00 |
| Total Lots | 228 | ||
| Sold Lots | 227 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 997,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 99.56% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 1,432,750.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 1 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 148.99% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122 | [Stendhal, Henri Beyle dit] - Germaine de Stael | Considerations sur les principaux evenemens de la Revolution francoise, ouvrage posthume, publie par M. le duc de Broglie et M. le baron de Stael. |
1818 | EUR 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | EUR 168,000.00 |
| 179 | Gide, Andre | [Les Cahiers d'Andre Walter]. Manuscrit autographe. |
ni date [1890]. | EUR 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | EUR 108,000.00 |
| 38 | Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat, baron de | Lettres persanes. |
1721 | EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 102,000.00 |
| 17 | Sceve, Maurice | Microcosme. |
1562 | EUR 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | EUR 78,000.00 |
| 185 | Jarry, Alfred | Ubu roi. Drame en cinq actes en prose restitue en son integrite tel qu'il a ete represente par les marionnettes du Theatre des Phynances en 1888. |
1896 | EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 78,000.00 |
| 125 | Stendhal, Henri Beyle dit | Promenades dans Rome. |
1829 | EUR 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | EUR 72,000.00 |
| 177 | Garcia Lorca, Federico | Oda a Walt Whitman. |
1933 | EUR 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 | EUR 72,000.00 |
| 142 | Whitman, Walt | Leaves of Grass. |
1855 | EUR 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 | EUR 57,600.00 |
| 75 | Flaubert, Gustave | Salammbo. |
1863 | EUR 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | EUR 50,400.00 |
| 222 | Stravinsky, Igor | Le Sacre du printemps [...] Reduction pour piano a quatre mains par l'auteur. |
1913 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 42,000.00 |
| 88 | Hugo, Victor | Lettres a la fiancee. 1820-1822. |
1901 | EUR 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 38,400.00 |
| 9 | Colonna, Francesco | Hypnerotomachie, ou Discours du songe de Poliphile, deduisant comme Amour le combat a l'occasion de Polia. Soubz la fiction de quoy l'aucteur monstrant que toutes choses terrestres ne sont que vanite, traicte de plusieurs matieres profitables, & dignes de |
1546 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 33,600.00 |
| 76 | Flaubert, Gustave | La Tentation de saint Antoine. |
1874 | EUR 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | EUR 33,600.00 |
| 111 | Pouchkine, Alexandre | Poltava [Poltava]. |
1829 | EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 33,600.00 |
| 44 | [Sade, Donatien Alphonse Francois, marquis de] - Andre-Robert Andrea de Nerciat | Felicia ou Mes fredaines. |
1792 | EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | EUR 31,200.00 |
| 155 | Buffet, Bernard --- Jean Giono | Recherche de la purete. |
1953 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 31,200.00 |
| 13 | Montaigne, Michel de | Essais. Cinquiesme edition augmentee d'un troisiesme livre : et de six cens additions aux deux premiers. |
1588 | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 28,800.00 |
| 52 | Balzac, Honore de | Physiologie du mariage ou Meditations de philosophie eclectique, sur le bonheur et le malheur conjugal [...]. |
1834 | EUR 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | EUR 28,800.00 |
| 152 | Berard, Christian - Henri Sauguet | Les Forains. Ballet. Reduction pour piano. |
1946 | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 26,400.00 |
| 175 | Garcia Lorca, Federico | Primer romancero gitano (1924-1927). |
1929 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 21,600.00 |
| 207 | Proust, Marcel | Le Lundi. Revue artistique & litteraire. |
1887-1888. | EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 21,600.00 |
| 62 | [Berry, duchesse de] - Honore de Balzac - Alexandre Dumas pere - Alexandre Dumas fils - George Sand | 17 ouvrages provenant de la bibliotheque de la duchesse de Berry a Brunnsee. |
1837-1857. | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 20,400.00 |
| 115 | Sand, George | Consuelo. [Avec :] La Comtesse de Rudolstadt. |
1842-1844. | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 20,400.00 |
| 145 | Apollinaire, Guillaume | Alcools. Poemes (1898-1913). |
1913 | EUR 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 20,400.00 |
| 3 | Boiardo, Matteo Maria | Sonetti e Canzone del Poeta Clarissimo Matthe[o] Maria Boiardo Co[n]te di Scandiano. |
1499 | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 19,200.00 |
![<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Mayr (Heinrich von). <i>Malerische Ansichten aus dem Orient. Vues Pittoresques de l'Orient,</i> first edition in the original 10 parts, Munich, Paris & Leipzig, [1839-40]. £10,000 to £15,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d55bdd84-749f-463d-8dbb-b699758ef469.jpg "<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Mayr (Heinrich von). <i>Malerische Ansichten aus dem Orient. Vues Pittoresques de l'Orient,</i> first edition in the original 10 parts, Munich, Paris & Leipzig, [1839-40]. £10,000 to £15,000.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Lewis (John Frederick). <i>Illustrations of Constantinople, made during a Residence in that City &c. in the Years 1835-6,</i> first edition, [1838]. £6,000 to £8,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/543a84e0-0b4b-4ad5-87d2-5a608e848ef0.jpg "<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Lewis (John Frederick). <i>Illustrations of Constantinople, made during a Residence in that City &c. in the Years 1835-6,</i> first edition, [1838]. £6,000 to £8,000.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Cassas (Louis François). <i>[Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palæstube et de la Basse-Égypte],</i> 3 vol., first edition, [Paris], [1799]. £8,000 to £12,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/4dff8ca9-d113-4251-ae8e-ae25228f7956.jpg "<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Cassas (Louis François). <i>[Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palæstube et de la Basse-Égypte],</i> 3 vol., first edition, [Paris], [1799]. £8,000 to £12,000.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Brindesi (Jean). <i>Souvenirs de Constantinople,</i> first edition, [Paris], [1855-60]. £4,000 to £6,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0ddc823f-dd6d-4282-8aba-978d6ee7abbe.jpg "<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Brindesi (Jean). <i>Souvenirs de Constantinople,</i> first edition, [Paris], [1855-60]. £4,000 to £6,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD, John. <i>A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds.</i> L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5a5a37a4-bc84-4fa8-b8b8-bad6106a9297.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD, John. <i>A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds.</i> L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00aa5647-98fa-42e5-aa1f-e306d308a753.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD. <i>A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans.</i> L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/529a982d-de64-41cf-b68c-93f0df023bfc.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD. <i>A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans.</i> L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> SELBY. <i>Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology.</i> Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5c121f9c-5368-40ac-a487-76508b5ac622.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> SELBY. <i>Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology.</i> Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.")
