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PBA Galleries: Rare Books & Manuscripts: A PBA Platinum Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Rare Books & Manuscripts: A PBA Platinum Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 156,750.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | September 03, 2026 - September 03, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 139,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #871 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 217,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 57 | ||
| Sold Lots | 44.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 185,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 77.19% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 287,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 13 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 54.62% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | von Rosenroth Knorr | Kabbala Denudata |
17th century | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 12,500.00 |
| 12 | Melville Herman;Kent Rockwell | Moby Dick or the Whale |
N/A | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 11,875.00 |
| 4 | Chagall Marc | The Jerusalem Windows |
N/A | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 11,250.00 |
| 15 | Tice Clara | Nudes and Incidentals |
N/A | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 8,125.00 |
| 55 | Geisel Theodor Seuss | Central Recorder |
1920 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 7,500.00 |
| 3 | Celan Paul;Celan-Lestrange Gisele | Schwarzmaut |
N/A | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 6,875.00 |
| 35 | Omura Seigai | Masterpieces Selected from the Ukiyoye School |
N/A | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 5,312.50 |
| 19 | Thucydides | History of the Peloponnesian War |
N/A | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,000.00 |
| 28 | Keats John | Keats |
1914 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,000.00 |
| 16 | Twain Mark | The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, and Other Sketches |
N/A | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,062.50 |
| 41 | Curtis Edward S. | The Vanishing Race |
1906-1930 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,062.50 |
| 48 | Lindsay | A Voyage to the Coast of Africa in 1758 |
1758 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 4,062.50 |
| 61 | Webster John | The Displaying of Supposed Witchcraft |
N/A | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,062.50 |
| 18 | Brillat-Savarin Jean Anthelme; Fisher M.F.K. | The Physiology of Taste, or Meditations on Transcendental Gastronomy |
N/A | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 3,750.00 |
| 23 | Assessment Roll of Alameda County |
1858-1859 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 3,750.00 | |
| 46 | Shimooka Renjo | Late nineteenth century travel photograph album of East Asia, India, Africa, and Egypt |
N/A | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 3,750.00 |
| 10 | Killion Tom | Bolinas Ridge to Pt. Montara; Bolinas Ridge to Duxbury Pt. |
N/A | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,437.50 |
| 44 | Baum L. Frank | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz |
N/A | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,437.50 |
| 22 | Herbier de la France, ou Collection Complette des Plantes Indigenes de ce Royaume |
N/A | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,125.00 | |
| 25 | Lefevre Raoul | The recuile of the histories of Troie |
1475? | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,125.00 |
| 11 | Lafrentz F.W.;Ziegler Henry | Cowboy Stuff |
N/A | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,812.50 |
| 20 | Fittler James | The Holy Bible |
N/A | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,500.00 |
| 32 | Beato Felice (1832-1909) | Album of forty-eight hand-colored cartes de visite portraits |
N/A | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,500.00 |
| 45 | Twain Mark | Adventures of Huckleberry Finn |
N/A | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,500.00 |
| 9 | Merlin | The Life of Merlin, Sirnamed Ambrosius |
N/A | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,375.00 |
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Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 702. Munster's Largest 16th Century Edition, with Over 220 Woodcut Maps (1598) Est. $18,000 - $20,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 101. Rare Jo Mora "Carte" Showing a NYC-to-Seattle Route through Panama Canal (1933) Est. $900 - $1,100Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 65. The Waldseemuller/Fries "Admiral's Map" (1541) Est. $8,000 - $9,500Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 46. Contains all 30 Plates from Atlas Coelestis in Full Original Color (1742) Est. $16,000 - $18,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 129. The First Map to Name New Scotland and Cape Cod (1625) Est. $8,000 - $9,500Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 663. The First Printed Map Devoted to the Pacific in Full Contemporary Color (1589) Est. $7,500 - $9,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 629. De Jode's Rare Map of Eastern Asia (1593) Est. $7,500 - $9,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 171. De Bry's Influential Map of Colonial North America (1591) Est. $11,000 - $13,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 691. Superb Hand-Colored Image of the Holy Trinity (1502) Est. $800 - $950Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 606. Important, Early Atlas of Japan with 75 Woodcut Maps in Printed Color (1837) Est. $2,000 - $2,300 -
Koller, Sep. 16: FRANZÖSISCHE REVOLUTION - ASSEMBLÉE NATIONALE - Extrait des Procès-Verbaux de L'Assemblée Nationale, Des 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26 Août & premier Octobre 1789.Koller, Sep. 16: MOURADJA D'OHSSON, IGNACE. Tableau général de l'Empire Othoman, divisé en deux parties dont l'une comprend la Législation Mahométane, l'autre l'histoire de l'Empire Othoman [... ]Koller, Sep. 16: BOTANIK - Blackwell, Elisabeth. A curious herbal, containig five hundred cuts, of the most useful plants, which are now used in the practice of physick.Koller, Sep. 16: SCHEUCHZER, JOHANN JAKOB. Physica Sacra. Iconibus Aeneis illustrata procurante & sumtus suppeditante.Koller, Sep. 16: HAIMONSKINDER – Eyn schön lustig Geschicht, wie Keyser Carle der groß, vier gebrüder, Hertzog Aymont von Dordons Süne [...]Koller, Sep. 16: KRÄUTERBÜCHER - HORTUS SANITATIS - [H]ortus Sanitatis. De herbis et plantis. De animalibus et reptilibus. De avibus et volatilibus. De piscibus et natalibus…Koller, Sep. 16: GAUGUIN, PAUL, MALER (1848-1903). Eigenhändiger Brief mit Unterschrift und Couvert. An den Künstler und Freund Daniel de Monfreid in Paris. -
Leland Little, September 11: Kenneth Claiborne Royall (1894-1971), Large Archive with Letters from Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower.Leland Little, September 11: Harry S. Truman, Scarce Autograph Letter Signed as 33rd U.S. President.Leland Little, September 11: Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) (1835-1910), Autograph Quotation Signed.Leland Little, September 11: The History of North America, the Extremely Scarce Deluxe "Edition of the Presidents."Leland Little, September 11: Scarce First Edition of Krafft's The American Distiller.Leland Little, September 11: Inscribed First Edition of James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room.Leland Little, September 11: A Signed Limited Edition of Love in the Time of Cholera.Leland Little, September 11: The Extremely Scarce Limited and Extra-Illustrated Edition of The Works of Charles Dickens.Leland Little, September 11: A Beautifully Bound Limited Edition of Émile Zola's The Rougon-Macquart.Leland Little, September 11: The Elaborately Bound and Extremely Scarce The Shakespeare Gallery.Leland Little, September 11: Hunting, Hawking, Shooting, A Signed Limited Edition Four Volume Set.Leland Little, September 11: Signed Limited Edition of Salmon-Salmon with a Chapter on Iceland. -
Sotheby’s
Original Film Posters
10 September 2026Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: The Invisible Man (1933). Extremely Rare US Leader Press One Sheet. £20,000 to £26,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: You Only Live Twice (1967). Italian Advance Quattro Fogli. £10,000 to £15,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: A Dog's Life (1918). Extremely Rare US One Sheet. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: La Belle et la Bête/Beauty and the Beast (1946). French Style A Grande. £12,000 to £18,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004). US Lenticular Prototype One Sheet. £10,000 to £15,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: Théâtre d’Ombres (1897). Exceptionally Rare French Poster. £8,000 to £12,000.