Doyle New York: Rare Books, Autographs, and Maps
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Rare Books, Autographs, and Maps | Total Sales (USD) | 683,221.00 |
| Auction Date | December 06, 2024 - December 06, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 358,260.00 |
| Sale Number | #24pb04 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 563,980.00 |
| Total Lots | 309 | ||
| Sold Lots | 264 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 555,060.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 85.44% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 854,880.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 45 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 79.92% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 649 | [SPINOZA, BARUCH (later BENEDICTUS DE] | The first edition of Spinoza's Tractatus theologico-politicus |
1670 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 73,150.00 |
| 793 | RAND, AYN | A manuscript leaf from the first draft of "Atlas Shrugged" |
N.d., but early 1950s, likely 1951 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 33,250.00 |
| 543 | PTOLEMY, CLAUDIUS; JOHANN REGER; and JOHANNES SCHNITZER. | An important early map of the Arabian Peninsula from the 1486 Ulm Ptolemy |
1486 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 29,925.00 |
| 754 | ELIOT, T.[HOMAS] S.[TEARNS] | T.S. Eliot inscribes The Waste Land to a young Harvard man |
1922 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 15,960.00 |
| 564 | VISSCHER, CLAES JASZOON. | A finely colored example of Visscher's double hemisphere world map, with a figured border |
USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 14,630.00 | |
| 675 | GEORGE, HENRY | The true first edition of Henry George's Progress and Poverty, an inscribed copy |
1879 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 14,630.00 |
| 565 | PLANCIUS, PETRUS. | "The first of many world maps with richly decorated borders" (Burden) |
1594 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 11,970.00 |
| 679 | KEYNES, JOHN MAYNARD | John Maynard Keynes on The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money |
1936 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 11,305.00 |
| 525 | OVERLAND JOURNAL | A manuscript overland narrative |
1864 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 10,640.00 |
| 794 | RAND, AYN | An remarkable inscribed copy of Atlas Shrugged |
1957 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 10,640.00 |
| 737 | CHANDLER, RAYMOND | Raymond Chandler's Olivetti Studio 44 Typewriter |
USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 9,975.00 | |
| 591 | AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES | The fourth edition of Audubon's Birds |
USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 9,310.00 | |
| 644 | SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM | A leaf from Richard II from each of the first four folios |
1979 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 7,980.00 |
| 646 | FERRARI, GIOVANNI BAPTISTA | Ferrari's Hesperides, with superb plates of fruit |
1646 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 7,980.00 |
| 611 | POPE, ALEXANDER and AUBREY BEARDSLEY | Beardsley's Rape of the Lock, one of 25 copies on Japan vellum |
USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 7,315.00 | |
| 797 | SHELLEY, MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT | A rare early edition of Frankenstein |
1831 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 7,315.00 |
| 677 | DARWIN, CHARLES | A finely bound set of the works of Charles Darwin |
1896-97. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 6,650.00 |
| 757 | FAULKNER, WILLIAM | A landmark Faulkner novel, in jacket |
1927 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 6,650.00 |
| 773 | [HEMINGWAY, ERNEST] | Antonio Ordonez's "Suit of Lights" owned by Ernest Hemingway |
USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 6,650.00 | |
| 614 | KIPLING, RUDYARD. | An immaculate set signed by Kipling and with original watercolors |
1913-15. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,652.50 |
| 748 | CARROLL, LEWIS [DODGSON, CHARLES LUTWIDGE] | A first edition set in cloth of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass |
1866 & 1872. | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 5,652.50 |
| 532 | TRUMAN, HARRY | A remarkable Truman archive featuring an inscribed beam from the White House reconstruction |
USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 5,320.00 | |
| 542 | [BERLINGHIERI, FRANCESCO DI NICOLO]. | Berlinghieri's early map of Asia |
1482 or slightly later. | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 5,320.00 |
| 582 | LAZOVSKY, G. [photographer] | The Coronation of Tsar Nicholas II |
1896 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,320.00 |
| 700 | [CHANDLER, RAYMOND] | A large group of books inscribed between Cissy and Raymond Chandler |
USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,320.00 |
