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Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Thursday Morning at STAIR | Total Sales (USD) | 11,764.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | May 07, 2026 - May 07, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 8,600.00 |
| Sale Number | #50726 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 14,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 22 | ||
| Sold Lots | 19.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 9,800.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 86.36% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 15,900.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 3 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 73.99% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 247 | Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797); French School; English School | The Blacksmith's Shop; Promenade au Palais Royal; Odd Readings Near Pall Mall; The Transiting of Venus over the Sun's Disk |
1771; 1809 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 2,856.00 |
| 4 | Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803) | Greek Scenes: Five Plates |
N/A | USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,176.00 |
| 66 | After Pierre-Joseph Redoute (1759-1840) | Ilex Maderiensis; Amphora Fruiticosa; Robinia Psuedo-Acacia; and Evonymus Verrucosus |
N/A | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,360.00 |
| 235 | Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) | Cognac Comandon |
c. 1898 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 680.00 |
| 200 | William Hogarth (1697-1764) | A Chorus of Singers; The Lecture; and Mr. Garrick in the Character of Richard III |
1732; 1736; 1746 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 544.00 |
| 218 | Almery Lobel-Riche (1880-1950) | Peugeot Cycles |
1910 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 544.00 |
| 233 | Leon Louis Oury (1867-1940) | Exposition Internationale de Bruxelles |
1897 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 544.00 |
| 19 | Marie Laurencin (1883-1956) | Christine ou l'amazone |
1930 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 476.00 |
| 179 | 20th Century School | Menthilles |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 408.00 |
| 211 | Theodule Deveria (1831-1871) | Karnak |
1859 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 408.00 |
| 213 | Henry William Bradley (1813-1891); William Herman Rulofson (1826-1878) | Witch and Devil |
c. 1875 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 408.00 |
| 94 | Tom Carr (1912-1977) | Hunting Scenes: Six Plates |
N/A | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 340.00 |
| 201 | John Martin (1789-1854) | Eve Presenting The Forbidden Fruit to Adam; Adam Reproving Eve; and Adam and Eve Driven out of Paradise: Three Plates from Paradise Lost |
N/A | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 272.00 |
| 221 | Thor Bogeland-Jensen (1890-1959) | Boguennen |
1914 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 204.00 |
| 93 | Jules David (1808-1892); American School | Frank Leslie's Lady's Magazine; Fashions for May, Frank Leslie's Ladies Magazine |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 136.00 |
| 199 | Isaac Beckett (1653-1719) | Portrait of Henry, Duke of Grafton |
c. 1690 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 136.00 |
| 214 | Fratelli Alinari | Hall of the Ufizi, Florence |
c. 1855 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 136.00 |
| 204 | S. C. Malone; James Wilson; William Birch McMurtie (1816-1872) | Malone's Select Writing Academy; Chronology Delineated to Illustrate the Illusion of Monarchical Revolutions; Reconnaisance of Smith's or Blunt's Island, Washington, 1854 and Anacapa Island in Santa Barbara Channel, 1854 |
1888; 1813; 1854 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 68.00 |
| 215 | Antonio Beato (1835-1906) | Statue de Ramses II |
1860 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 68.00 |
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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.