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![<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Carr (John Dickson)], "Carter Dickson" and John Rhode. <i>Drop to his Death,</i> first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b3755d4d-1805-4e33-969b-59cca97eb26e.png "<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Carr (John Dickson)], \"Carter Dickson\" and John Rhode. <i>Drop to his Death,</i> first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] "Nicholas Blake". <i>The Beast Must Die,</i> first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b1a17968-ead3-471f-b6b2-ccd4e31c0e2c.png "<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] \"Nicholas Blake\". <i>The Beast Must Die,</i> first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.")
Forum Auctions
Online Sale:
The Detective Fiction Collection of John Cooper
Ending 7th November, 2024Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). The Thirteen Problems, first edition, The Crime Club, 1932. £15,000 to £20,000.Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Dumb Witness, first edition, 1937. £3,000 to £4,000.Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Cards on the Table, first edition, The Crime Club, 1936. £2,000 to £3,000.Forum, Nov. 7: [Carr (John Dickson)], "Carter Dickson" and John Rhode. Drop to his Death, first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.Forum, Nov. 7: Berkeley (Anthony). Jumping Jenny, first edition, Hodder and Stoughton, 1933. £800 to £1,200.Forum Auctions
Online Sale:
The Detective Fiction Collection of John Cooper
Ending 7th November, 2024Forum, Nov. 7: Marsh (Ngaio). Overture to Death, first edition, The Crime Club, 1939. £600 to £800.Forum, Nov. 7: [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] "Nicholas Blake". The Beast Must Die, first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.Forum, Nov. 7: Brand (Christianna). Green for Danger, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, John Lane the Bodley Head, 1945. £600 to £800.Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Murder is Easy, first edition, signed by the author, 1939. £3,000 to £4,000.Forum, Nov. 7: Sayers (Dorothy L.) Lord Peter Views the Body, first edition, Gollancz, 1928. £6,000 to £8,000. -
Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Chronograph Wristwatches. Precious memories of the 20th Century / Cronografi da Polso. Preziose Memorie del XX Secolo, 2013. €3,000 to €5,000. Starting Bid: €10.Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Lanthemann, Joseph. Modigliani 1884-1920. A Catalogue Raisonné, Barcelona, 1970. €320 to €380. Starting Bid: €10.Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Warhol, Andy. The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (from A to B and back again), New York, 1975. Signed by the author. €500 to €600. Starting Bid: €10.Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Vitali, Lamberto. Morandi: Catalogo Generale. I & II, Mediolan, 1983. €1,100 to €1,300. Starting Bid: €10.Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Goldstein, Ann. Christopher Wool, Los Angeles, 1998. €320 to €380. Starting Bid: €10.Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Celant, Germano. Piero Manzoni, 1989. €320 to €360. Starting Bid: €10.Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Ernst, Max. Oeuvre-Katalog. Das Graphische Werk, Cologne, 1975. €420 to €480. Starting Bid: €10. -
Doyle
Stage & Screen
November 14 & 15Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A studio-sanctioned Darth Vader Touring Costume from The Empire Strikes Back. $50,000 to $100,000.Doyle, Nov. 14-15: An original Al Hirschfeld's illustration of the cast of On Golden Pond. $4,000 to $6,000.Doyle, Nov. 14-15: The largest trove of personal Grace Kelly letters to come to market. $60,000 to $80,000.Doyle, Nov. 14-15: An Important Archive of Musical Manuscripts of Truman Capote and Harold Arlen's House of Flowers. $40,000 to $60,000.Doyle, Nov. 14-15: The archive of an original Merrily We Roll Along Broadway cast member. $5,000 to $10,000.Doyle, Nov. 14-15: Jerry Herman's Yamaha Model C7 Ebonized Grand Piano. $6,000 to $9,000.Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A large group of Jerry Herman musical posters. $300 to $500.Doyle, Nov. 14-15: Group of awards presented to Jerry Herman. $300 to $400.Doyle, Nov. 14-15: Six pages of original art for "The MAD Game of Basebrawl," a complete story published in MAD #167, pages 31-36, June 1974. $3,000 to $4,000.Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A MAD book made for Al Jaffee, containing original art and writings from many MAD contributors. 2011. $1,200 to $1,800.Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A Jaffee-themed MAD Fold-In - "What honor should the creator of the MAD Fold-Ins be given?" $800 to $1,200.Doyle, Nov. 14-15: MAD Fold-In - "What developing news story has many Americans totally transfixed?" $800 to $1,200. -
Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate PurchaseSotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. 11,135 USDSotheby’s: Edgar Allan Poe. The Raven and Other Poems, 1845. 33,000 USDSotheby’s: Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. War and Peace, 1886. 22,500 USDSotheby’s: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1902. 7,500 USDSotheby’s: F. Scott Fitzgerald. This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD
Auction Reports
Christies
Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Rare Books and Manuscripts - online 10/16
- Auction Date
- 10/29/2024 - 10/29/2024
- Sale Number
- #23003
- Total Lots
- 127
- Sold Lots
- 71
- Lots Sold
- 55.91%
- Unsold Lots
- 56
- Total Sales (EUR)
- 1,268,690.00
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)
- 681,900.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)
- 951,500.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)
- 1,427,200.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)
- 2,047,800.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 61.95%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | EXPEDITION D'EGYPTE [LE PERE, Jacques-Marie (1763-1841) et Gratien LE PERE (1769-1826)] | Description de l'Egypte, ou Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont ete faites en Egypte pendant l'expedition de l'Armee francaise. |
1809-1813, 1817-[1830]. | EUR 150,000.00 - 200,000.00 | EUR 327,600.00 |
| 65 | GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de (1746-1828) | Los Desastres de la Guerra. Coleccion de ochenta laminas inventadas y grabadas al agua fuerte por Don Francisco Goy. Publicala la R! Academia de Nobles Artes de San Fernando. |
1863 | EUR 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | EUR 75,600.00 |
| 48 | ROUSSEAU, Jean-Jacques (1712-1778) | Du Contract social; ou, Principes du Droit politique. Par J.J. Rousseau, citoyen de Geneve |
1762 | EUR 40,000.00 - 50,000.00 | EUR 56,700.00 |
| 27 | MATIS, Hippolyte (16..-17..) | Recueil des vues et plans. Carte generale et particuliere du duche d'Epernon. |
1718 | EUR 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | EUR 44,100.00 |
| 28 | MERIAN, Maria Sibylla (1647-1717) | Dissertation sur la generation et les transformations des insectes de Surinam... |
1726 | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 44,100.00 |
| 19 | [HOLBEIN LE JEUNE, Hans (c. 1497-1543)] | Historiarum veteris Instrumenti icones ad vivum expressae. |
1538 | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 40,320.00 |
| 29 | MONTAIGNE, Michel de (1533-1592), trad., et Raymond SEBON (1385-1436) | La Theologie naturelle de Raymond Sebon, docteur exellent entre les modernes... |
1569 | EUR 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | EUR 37,800.00 |
| 17 | GAUTIER D'AGOTY, Jacques-Fabien (1716-1785) | Myologie complette en couleur et grandeur naturelle, composee de l'essai et de la suite de l'essai d'anatomie... |
1746 [1748]. | EUR 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | EUR 37,800.00 |
| 120 | TOULOUSE-LAUTREC, Henri de (1864-1901) et Georges CLEMENCEAU (1841-1929). | Au Pied du Sinai. |
1898 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 37,800.00 |
| 81 | BONNARD, Pierre (1867-1947) et Paul VERLAINE (1844-1896) | Parallelement. |
1900 | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 32,760.00 |
| 112 | LAGERFELD, Karl (1933-2019) | Quelle Allure ce parfum! Dessin original signe accompagnant une lettre autographe signee, adressee a Jacques Helleu, a l'occasion de la sortie du parfum "Allure" de Chanel. |
1996 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 32,760.00 |
| 118 | ROUAULT, Georges (1871-1958) | Cirque de l'etoile filante. |
1938 | EUR 25,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 30,240.00 |
| 57 | BAUDELAIRE, Charles (1821-1867). | Honore Daumier. Poeme autographe signe. |
1865 | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 27,720.00 |
| 66 | GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de (1746-1828). | Los Proverbios: Coleccion de diez y ocho laminas inventadas y grabadas al agua fuerte por Don Francisco Goya. Publicala la R! Academia de Nobles Artes de San Fernando. |
1864 | EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 25,200.00 |
| 76 | ALAIN-FOURNIER, Henri-Alban Fournier, dit (1886-1914) | Le Grand Meaulnes. |
1913 | EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | EUR 25,200.00 |
| 114 | [MAGRITTE, Rene (1898-1967)] | Ensemble de lettres, cartes postales, billets, scripts, essais et poemes adresses a Rene Magritte et a son epouse Georgette (1901-1986), |
v. 1936-1974. | EUR 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 25,200.00 |
| 22 | LARMESSIN, Nicolas Ier de (1632-1694), et d'autres | Costumes grotesques et metiers. |
vers 1690. | EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 23,940.00 |
| 6 | [CHATELAIN, Henri Abraham (1684-1743)] - GUEUDEVILLE, Nicolas (1652-1721) | Atlas Historique ou Nouvelle introduction a l'Histoire, a la Chronologie & a la Geographie... representee dans de nouvelles cartes. |
1708-1720. | EUR 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 21,420.00 |
| 59 | CHOPIN, Frederic (1810-1849) [et George SAND (1804-1876)] | Billet autographe signe au Docteur [Molin]. [Paris], "Dimanche matin" [Decembre 1845]. |
EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 21,420.00 | |
| 15 | [FENELON, Francois de Salignac de la Mothe (1651-1715)] - Jean-Guillaume MOITTE (1764 - 1810) | Seize gouaches originales pour illustrer Les Aventures de Telemaque. |
1785 | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 20,160.00 |
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![<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Mayr (Heinrich von). <i>Malerische Ansichten aus dem Orient. Vues Pittoresques de l'Orient,</i> first edition in the original 10 parts, Munich, Paris & Leipzig, [1839-40]. £10,000 to £15,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d55bdd84-749f-463d-8dbb-b699758ef469.jpg "<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Mayr (Heinrich von). <i>Malerische Ansichten aus dem Orient. Vues Pittoresques de l'Orient,</i> first edition in the original 10 parts, Munich, Paris & Leipzig, [1839-40]. £10,000 to £15,000.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Lewis (John Frederick). <i>Illustrations of Constantinople, made during a Residence in that City &c. in the Years 1835-6,</i> first edition, [1838]. £6,000 to £8,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/543a84e0-0b4b-4ad5-87d2-5a608e848ef0.jpg "<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Lewis (John Frederick). <i>Illustrations of Constantinople, made during a Residence in that City &c. in the Years 1835-6,</i> first edition, [1838]. £6,000 to £8,000.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Cassas (Louis François). <i>[Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palæstube et de la Basse-Égypte],</i> 3 vol., first edition, [Paris], [1799]. £8,000 to £12,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/4dff8ca9-d113-4251-ae8e-ae25228f7956.jpg "<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Cassas (Louis François). <i>[Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palæstube et de la Basse-Égypte],</i> 3 vol., first edition, [Paris], [1799]. £8,000 to £12,000.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Brindesi (Jean). <i>Souvenirs de Constantinople,</i> first edition, [Paris], [1855-60]. £4,000 to £6,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0ddc823f-dd6d-4282-8aba-978d6ee7abbe.jpg "<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Brindesi (Jean). <i>Souvenirs de Constantinople,</i> first edition, [Paris], [1855-60]. £4,000 to £6,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD, John. <i>A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds.</i> L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5a5a37a4-bc84-4fa8-b8b8-bad6106a9297.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD, John. <i>A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds.</i> L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00aa5647-98fa-42e5-aa1f-e306d308a753.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD. <i>A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans.</i> L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/529a982d-de64-41cf-b68c-93f0df023bfc.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD. <i>A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans.</i> L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> SELBY. <i>Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology.</i> Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5c121f9c-5368-40ac-a487-76508b5ac622.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> SELBY. <i>Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology.</i> Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.")
