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| Auction Name | Books in All Fields with Literature, Americana, Maps & Views, Antiquarian and Art | Total Sales (USD) | 17,787.50 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | September 24, 2026 - September 24, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 3,200.00 |
| Sale Number | #2069 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 30,300.00 |
| Total Lots | 319 | ||
| Sold Lots | 301.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 3,380.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 94.36% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 32,100.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 18 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 55.41% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126 | Monk Jacob | New Map of That Portion of North America |
1853 | USD 10.00 - 100.00 | USD 437.50 |
| 22 | Goodis David | Nightfall |
N/A | USD 10.00 - 100.00 | USD 406.25 |
| 58 | Twain, Mark | Adventures of Huckleberry Finn |
1885 | USD 10.00 - 100.00 | USD 343.75 |
| 98 | Three Music Box Photograph Invitations |
N/A | USD 10.00 - 100.00 | USD 343.75 | |
| 65 | Goicouria, General Domingo de | Letter to antebellum African American inventor |
N/A | USD 10.00 - 100.00 | USD 281.25 |
| 1 | Asimov Isaac | Fantastic Voyage II: Destination Brain |
N/A | USD 10.00 - 100.00 | USD 237.50 |
| 116 | Mallet Alain Manesson | Nouveau Mexique et Californie |
1683 | USD 10.00 - 100.00 | USD 200.00 |
| 2 | Baum L Frank | The Master Key |
1901 | USD 10.00 - 100.00 | USD 200.00 |
| 5 | Boswell James | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. |
N/A | USD 10.00 - 100.00 | USD 200.00 |
| 32 | Huxley Julian | Essays of a Biologist |
1924 | USD 10.00 - 100.00 | USD 200.00 |
| 214 | Kiesler Frederick | Contemporary Art Applied to the Store and its Display |
1930s | USD 10.00 - 100.00 | USD 175.00 |
| 165 | Mao Tse-Tung | Four Philosophical Papers |
1964 | USD 10.00 - 100.00 | USD 175.00 |
| 259 | Lyon Danny | The Bikeriders |
1968 | USD 10.00 - 100.00 | USD 162.50 |
| 148 | Goudy Frederic W.;Garnett Porter;Hunter Dard;Cleverdon Douglas | The Dolphin: A Journal of the Making of Books |
N/A | USD 10.00 - 100.00 | USD 162.50 |
| 154 | Hughes Ted;Sillitoe Alan;Fainlight Ruth | Poems |
N/A | USD 10.00 - 100.00 | USD 162.50 |
| 176 | Horn Walter; Born Ernest | The Plan of St. Gall |
N/A | USD 10.00 - 100.00 | USD 162.50 |
| 18 | Catullus; Tibullus; Propertius | Catullus. Tibullus. Propertius. Cum C. Galli fragmentis quae extant |
N/A | USD 10.00 - 100.00 | USD 162.50 |
| 37 | Grazzini A. F.; Lawrence D. H. | The Story of Doctor Manente |
N/A | USD 10.00 - 100.00 | USD 162.50 |
| 82 | Einstein Albert | About Zionism: Speeches and Letters |
1931 | USD 10.00 - 100.00 | USD 162.50 |
| 178 | Lerch Matthias | Note sur la fonction L (w, x, s) |
1887 | USD 10.00 - 100.00 | USD 150.00 |
| 179 | Lettsom John Coakley | History of the Origins of Medicine |
1778 | USD 10.00 - 100.00 | USD 150.00 |
| 11 | Cummings E E | Tulips & Chimneys; Puella Mea |
N/A | USD 10.00 - 100.00 | USD 150.00 |
| 236 | Hyde Philip | North Cascades, Washington |
N/A | USD 10.00 - 100.00 | USD 137.50 |
| 199 | Orkin Ruth; Tress Arthur; Graham David | 40 Books, including: Photography volumes |
N/A | USD 10.00 - 100.00 | USD 137.50 |
| 6 | Bradbury Ray | 2 Books, including: The Martian Chronicles |
1979; 1996 | USD 10.00 - 100.00 | USD 137.50 |
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Sotheby’s
Reason and Revolution:
Extraordinary Works from a Distinguished Private Collection
Part I
Live Sale 20 OctoberSotheby’s, Oct. 20: Copernicus, Nicolaus. De revolutionibus orbium colestium, Nuremberg, 1543, first edition.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Newton, Isaac, Sir. Autograph manuscript worksheet, Cambridge, probably May 1694.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Euclid. Praeclarissimus Liber Elementorum in Artem Geometrie, Venice, Ratdolt, 25 May 1482, first edition of the first substantial mathematical work to appear in print, Durazzo copy.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Galilei, Galileo. Sidereus nuncius …, Venice, 1610, first edition of the foundation of modern astronomy.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Kepler, Johannes. Astronomia nova aitiologitos …, Prague or Heidelberg, 1609, first edition, contemporary vellum, the Chasles copy.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Cellarius, Andreas. Harmonia macrocosmica seu atlas universalis et novus ..., Amsterdam, Jan Jansson, 1661, brilliantly handcolored. -
Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Bible, in English. Fine restoration binding in the style of the Queen’s binders.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Magnus Hundt, the elder. First edition of one of the earliest printed books with anatomical illustrations.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Agatha Christie. Cards on the Table. First edition.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Beautiful and Damned. First edition, first printing.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Isaac Asimov. I, Robot. First edition, presentation copy.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Bible, in English. Geneva-Tomson-Junius. London: Robert Barker, [colophon 1612]/1611. -
Gonnelli: Auction 72 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts October 6th-8th 2026 Gonnelli: Document bearing Napoleon's autograph signature. 1797. Starting bid € 900Gonnelli: Manuscript Libro de giustitiati nella città di Ferrara. 1441-1717. Starting bid € 9.000Gonnelli: Anonymous Jewish Siddur in Hebrew. Germany, 15th century. Starting bid € 1.200Gonnelli: Auction 72 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts October 6th-8th 2026 Gonnelli: Chagall, Drawings for the Bible. 1960 Starting bid € 1.200Gonnelli: Duchamp, Le Surrealisme en 1947. Starting bid € 2.600Gonnelli: Valturio, [De re militari]. 1483. Important provenance. Starting bid € 15.000Gonnelli: Auction 72 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts October 6th-8th 2026 Gonnelli: Ketham, Fasciculus medicine. 1500. Starting bid € 10.000Gonnelli: Ketham, Fasciculus medicie. 1522. Starting bid € 10.000Gonnelli: Kepler, Harmonices mundi libri V. 1619. Starting bid € 15.000Gonnelli: Auction 72 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts October 6th-8th 2026 Gonnelli: Kepler, Tabulae Rudolphinae. 1627. Starting bid € 8.000Gonnelli: Kondakov, ISTORIYA I PAMYATNIKI VIZANTIISKOI EMALI. [Histoire et monuments des emaux byzantins]. 1892. Starting price € 5.000Gonnelli: Strada, Imperatorum Romanorum. 1559. Starting bid € 12.000