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Auction Name Fine Books & Manuscripts Total Sales (USD) 676,812.80
Auction Date December 18, 2024 - December 18, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 305,600.00
Sale Number #29535 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 467,300.00
Total Lots 159
Sold Lots 111 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 927,400.00
% of Lots Sold 69.81% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,450,200.00
Unsold Lots 48 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 46.67%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
19 KAFKA, FRANZ. 1883-1924.

Autograph Note Signed ("Franz Kafka"), in German, 2 lines in a Prague, 20 November 1897,

1897 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 56,320.00
133 CHOPIN, FREDERIC. 1810-1849.

Autograph Musical Quotation Signed ("F.Chopin"), being 8 bars of music

1837 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 40,960.00
36 SWIFT, JONATHAN. 1667-1745.

Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver

1726 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 38,400.00
3 BURNEY, FRANCES, MADAME D'ARBLAY.

Evelina, Or a Young Lady's Entrance into the World.

1778 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 35,840.00
140 WAGNER, RICHARD. 1813-1883.

Autograph Musical Quotation Signed ("Richard Wagner"), being 8 bars of music from the prelude to the third act of ,

1853 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 33,280.00
147 HOMER.

[Works in Greek] Ilias [and] Ulyssea. Batrachomyomachia. Hymni XXXII.

June 1517 [and] April 1524. USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 33,280.00
33 STOKER, BRAM. 1847-1912.

Dracula.

1899 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 28,160.00
150 HOBBES, THOMAS. 1588-1679.

Leviathan, or the Matter, Forme, & Power of a Common-Wealth Ecclesiasticall and Civill.

1651 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 28,160.00
30 SALINGER, J.D. 1919-2010.

Three early letters, two typed and one autograph, signed ("Jerry Salinger" and "Jerry") to Deirdre Cooney discussing his own writing,

1954 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 25,600.00
34 STOKER, BRAM. 1847-1912.

Autograph Manuscript for "Cagliostro," his brief biography of Joseph Balsamo, known as "Cagliostro," forming the complete Chapter II, Section B of ,

31/5/10 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 17,920.00
151

Manuscript receipt book, "A Booke of Cookery belonging to Mrs. Mary Forster of Durham, dated 1674 to manuscript title page, written in several hands,

1674 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 16,640.00
26 ROMBAUER, IRMA S. 1877-1962.

The Joy of Cooking.

1953 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 14,080.00
23 MILLER, HENRY. 1891-1980.

Watercolor on paper, inscribed to Anais Nin (1903-1977) along lower edge of image,

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 11,520.00
35 SWIFT, JONATHAN. 1667-1745.

Autograph Manuscript, being a note on the instruction of the use of parts of speech in the English language,

undated (but circa 1700) USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 11,520.00
31

Frankenstein; or The Modern Prometheus.

1831 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 8,960.00
149

Vera historia, admirandae cuiusdam navigationis' ab anno 1534 usque ad annum 1554, in Americam vel novum mundum, iuxta Brasiliam & Rio della Plata, confecit.

1599 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 8,960.00
157 GEORGE SIEVERS (MASTER AT ARMS ON THE BELLEISLE). 1794-1805.

Autograph Letter Signed ("George Sievers") to Thomas Tunnard relaying his observations aboard the Belleisle at Trafalgar,

1805 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 8,960.00
8 CHURCHILL, WINSTON. 1874-1965.

Painting as a Pastime.

1949 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 8,320.00
12 DICKENS, CHARLES. 1812-1870.

Autograph Quotations Signed ("Charles Dickens") including the Death of Little Nell passage, from the Old Curiosity Shop, presented to Lucretia Bancroft, during his American Tour.

1842 USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 8,320.00
102

Los desastres de la guerra.

1892 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 8,320.00
165

LUCIEN AIGNER. 1901-1999; EINSTEIN, ALBERT. 1879-1955. Photograph Signed and Inscribed ("A. Einstein") in German, to "Herr Bendheim,"

1940 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 8,320.00
11 CLEMENS, SAMUEL ("MARK TWAIN"). 1835-1910.

Printed Menu Signed ("Mark Twain"), "Dinner to Samuel Langhorne Clemens - by the Lotos Club, New York, November 10th 1900."

1900 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 7,680.00
105 ROBINSON, WILLIAM HEATH. 1872-1944.

Ink and monochrome watercolor on board, "How to Know When there is an Incendiary in the Loft," highlighted in a few places in white gouache,

undated (1941), USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 7,680.00
110 MELVILLE, HERMAN. 1819-1891. KENT, ROCKWELL, Illustrator.

Moby Dick; or The Whale.

1930 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 7,680.00
158

Britannia Triumphant. The most decisive and glorious naval victory that ever was obtained since the creation of the world.

1805 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 7,680.00
  • High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”.
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    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Puss ‘n Boots. 1994 Charles Perrult All four are signed by Andreas Deja
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Specimen book of type faces. Job composition department, Philadelphia gazette publishing company .
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    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur Court By Mark Twain 1889.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program.
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    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: The American printer, July 1910.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Leaves of grass 1855 by Walt Whitman.
  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare.
    The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens.
    A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Golding.
    Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD
    Sotheby's
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    Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll.
    Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien.
    The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: John Milton.
    Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD