• <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>A Visual and Historical Voyage into the Ottoman World:<br>The Library of a Gentleman<br>14th November</center></b> <b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Preziosi (Amedeo). <i>Stamboul: Recollections of Eastern Life,</i> first edition, Paris, Lemercier, 1858. £6,000 to £8,000. <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. <b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Dodwell (Edward). <i>Views in Greece,</i> first edition, ordinary format, Rodwell and Martin, 1821. £8,000 to £12,000. <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. <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>A Visual and Historical Voyage into the Ottoman World:<br>The Library of a Gentleman<br>14th November</center></b> <b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> La Chappelle (Georges). <i>Recueil de Divers Portraits des Principales Dames de la Porte du Grand Turc,</i> first edition, Paris, 1648. £8,000 to £12,000. <b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Fossati (Gaspard). <i>Aya Sophia Constantinople as recently restored by order of H.M. the Sultan Abdul Medjid,</i> first edition, ordinary format, 1852. £6,000 to £8,000. <b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Pertusier (Charles). <i>Promenades Pittoresques dans Constantinople et sur les Rives du Bosphore,</i> 4 vol., inc Atlas, first edition, Paris, H. Nicolle, 1815-17. £6,000 to £8,000. <b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Brindesi (Jean). <i>Souvenirs de Constantinople,</i> first edition, [Paris], [1855-60]. £4,000 to £6,000. <b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Le Bruyn (Cornelius). <i>Voyage au Levant,</i> first French edition, Delft, Henri de Kroonevelt, 1700. £3,000 to £4,000.
    Forum Auctions
    A Visual and Historical Voyage into the Ottoman World:
    The Library of a Gentleman
    14th November
    Forum, Nov. 14: Preziosi (Amedeo). Stamboul: Recollections of Eastern Life, first edition, Paris, Lemercier, 1858. £6,000 to £8,000.
    Forum, Nov. 14: Mayr (Heinrich von). Malerische Ansichten aus dem Orient. Vues Pittoresques de l'Orient, first edition in the original 10 parts, Munich, Paris & Leipzig, [1839-40]. £10,000 to £15,000.
    Forum, Nov. 14: Lewis (John Frederick). Illustrations of Constantinople, made during a Residence in that City &c. in the Years 1835-6, first edition, [1838]. £6,000 to £8,000.
    Forum, Nov. 14: Dodwell (Edward). Views in Greece, first edition, ordinary format, Rodwell and Martin, 1821. £8,000 to £12,000.
    Forum, Nov. 14: Cassas (Louis François). [Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palæstube et de la Basse-Égypte], 3 vol., first edition, [Paris], [1799]. £8,000 to £12,000.
    Forum Auctions
    A Visual and Historical Voyage into the Ottoman World:
    The Library of a Gentleman
    14th November
    Forum, Nov. 14: La Chappelle (Georges). Recueil de Divers Portraits des Principales Dames de la Porte du Grand Turc, first edition, Paris, 1648. £8,000 to £12,000.
    Forum, Nov. 14: Fossati (Gaspard). Aya Sophia Constantinople as recently restored by order of H.M. the Sultan Abdul Medjid, first edition, ordinary format, 1852. £6,000 to £8,000.
    Forum, Nov. 14: Pertusier (Charles). Promenades Pittoresques dans Constantinople et sur les Rives du Bosphore, 4 vol., inc Atlas, first edition, Paris, H. Nicolle, 1815-17. £6,000 to £8,000.
    Forum, Nov. 14: Brindesi (Jean). Souvenirs de Constantinople, first edition, [Paris], [1855-60]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum, Nov. 14: Le Bruyn (Cornelius). Voyage au Levant, first French edition, Delft, Henri de Kroonevelt, 1700. £3,000 to £4,000.
  • <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>Online Sale:<br>The Detective Fiction Collection of John Cooper<br>Ending 7th November, 2024</center></b> <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> Christie (Agatha). <i>The Thirteen Problems,</i> first edition, The Crime Club, 1932. £15,000 to £20,000. <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> Christie (Agatha). <i>Dumb Witness,</i> first edition, 1937. £3,000 to £4,000. <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> Christie (Agatha). <i>Cards on the Table,</i> first edition, The Crime Club, 1936. £2,000 to £3,000. <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> Berkeley (Anthony). <i>Jumping Jenny,</i> first edition, Hodder and Stoughton, 1933. £800 to £1,200. <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>Online Sale:<br>The Detective Fiction Collection of John Cooper<br>Ending 7th November, 2024</center></b> <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> Marsh (Ngaio). <i>Overture to Death,</i> first edition, The Crime Club, 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. <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> Brand (Christianna). <i>Green for Danger,</i> first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, John Lane the Bodley Head, 1945. £600 to £800. <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> Christie (Agatha). <i>Murder is Easy,</i> first edition, signed by the author, 1939. £3,000 to £4,000. <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> Sayers (Dorothy L.) <i>Lord Peter Views the Body,</i> first edition, Gollancz, 1928. £6,000 to £8,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Online Sale:
    The Detective Fiction Collection of John Cooper
    Ending 7th November, 2024
    Forum, 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, 2024
    Forum, 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.
  • <b>Desa Unicum, Nov. 13:</b> <i>Chronograph Wristwatches. Precious memories of the 20th Century / Cronografi da Polso. Preziose Memorie del XX Secolo,</i> 2013. €3,000 to €5,000. <b><u>Starting Bid: €10.</b></u> <b>Desa Unicum, Nov. 13:</b> Lanthemann, Joseph. <i>Modigliani 1884-1920. A Catalogue Raisonné,</i> Barcelona, 1970. €320 to €380. <b><u>Starting Bid: €10.</b></u> <b>Desa Unicum, Nov. 13:</b> Warhol, Andy. <i>The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (from A to B and back again),</i> New York, 1975. Signed by the author. €500 to €600. <b><u>Starting Bid: €10.</b></u> <b>Desa Unicum, Nov. 13:</b> Vitali, Lamberto. <i>Morandi: Catalogo Generale. I & II,</i> Mediolan, 1983. €1,100 to €1,300. <b><u>Starting Bid: €10.</b></u> <b>Desa Unicum, Nov. 13:</b> Goldstein, Ann. <i>Christopher Wool,</i> Los Angeles, 1998. €320 to €380. <b><u>Starting Bid: €10.</b></u> <b>Desa Unicum, Nov. 13:</b> Celant, Germano. <i>Piero Manzoni,</i> 1989. €320 to €360. <b><u>Starting Bid: €10.</b></u> <b>Desa Unicum, Nov. 13:</b> Ernst, Max. <i>Oeuvre-Katalog. Das Graphische Werk,</i> Cologne, 1975. €420 to €480. <b><u>Starting Bid: €10.</b></u>
    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.
  • <b><center>Doyle<br>Stage & Screen<br>November 14 & 15</center></b> <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> A studio-sanctioned Darth Vader Touring Costume from The Empire Strikes Back. $50,000 to $100,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> An original Al Hirschfeld's illustration of the cast of On Golden Pond. $4,000 to $6,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> The largest trove of personal Grace Kelly letters to come to market. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> An Important Archive of Musical Manuscripts of Truman Capote and Harold Arlen's House of Flowers. $40,000 to $60,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> The archive of an original Merrily We Roll Along Broadway cast member. $5,000 to $10,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> Jerry Herman's Yamaha Model C7 Ebonized Grand Piano. $6,000 to $9,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> A large group of Jerry Herman musical posters. $300 to $500. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> Group of awards presented to Jerry Herman. $300 to $400. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> 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. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> A MAD book made for Al Jaffee, containing original art and writings from many MAD contributors. 2011. $1,200 to $1,800. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> A Jaffee-themed MAD Fold-In - "What honor should the creator of the MAD Fold-Ins be given?" $800 to $1,200. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> MAD Fold-In - "What developing news story has many Americans totally transfixed?" $800 to $1,200.
    Doyle
    Stage & Screen
    November 14 & 15
    Doyle, 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.

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Auction Info

Auction Name
Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700)
Auction Date
10/30/2024 - 10/30/2024
Sale Number
#103024
Total Lots
42
Sold Lots
32
Lots Sold
76.19%
Unsold Lots
10
Total Sales (EUR)
7,635.45
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)
9,135.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)
10,560.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)
15,760.00
High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)
18,545.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
41.17%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
89492241 Guillaume Rondelet

L'histoire entiere des poissons

 1558 EUR 2,000.00 - 2,200.00 EUR 1,962.00
89382939 Jean Leger

Histoire generale des eglises evangeliques des vallees de Piemont ou vaudoises

 1669 EUR 1,700.00 - 1,900.00 EUR 1,308.00
89492957 Sebastien Michaelis

Histoire admirable de la possession et conversion d'une penitente, seduite par un magicien

 1613 EUR 950.00 - 1,050.00 EUR 719.40
89492195 Jean Boccace

Le Philocope

 1555 EUR 950.00 - 1,050.00 EUR 610.40
89361643 Le Sieur De Ceriziers

Les annees Francoises ou les campagnes de Louis XIV

 1658 EUR 275.00 - 350.00 EUR 383.68
89421319 Martin & Guillaume du Bellay

Les Memoires de Messire Martin du Bellay [...] jusques au trespas du Roy Francois premier

 1571 EUR 375.00 - 450.00 EUR 304.11
89412193 Le Sieur De Mezeray

Abrege chronologique ou extraict de l'histoire de France

 1668 Not Available EUR 222.36
89458051 Eustache le Noble

Abra-Mule ou l'Histoire du dethronement de Mahomet IV.

 1697 EUR 220.00 - 250.00 EUR 218.00
88981603 Clement Marot / Theodore de Beze / Jean Calvin

La Bible de la Rochelle

 1606 EUR 275.00 - 350.00 EUR 212.55
89663379 Duc de Rohan

Memoires sur les Choses Advenues depuis la mort de Henri V jusqu'a la paix de 1629. Voyage en Italie

 1638 EUR 200.00 - 250.00 EUR 185.30
88382437 Aristote / Thomas D'Aquin

"Atlas" De l'utilite de la Physique - L'ordre des tables de la Physique

 1695 EUR 400.00 - 500.00 EUR 163.50
89698747 Jean-Francois Pommeraye

Histoire de l'abbaye royale de S. Ouen de Rouen (.) abbayes de Ste Catherine et de St Amand

 1662 EUR 425.00 - 500.00 EUR 135.16
89498803

Le Mercure hollandois, contenant les choses les plus remarquables de toute la Terre, arrivees en

 1676 Not Available EUR 125.35
89044483 Louis Isaac Le Maistre de Sacy

Les deux premiers livres des Rois

 1684 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 109.00
89387211 Brebeuf

La Pharsale de Lucain / Guerres civiles de Cesar et de Pompee

 1659 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 109.00
89625087 Jean Antoine de Vera et Figueroa

Histoire de l'emperevr Charles Qvint

 1662 Not Available EUR 86.11
89664111 Dominique Bouhours

La maniere de bien penser dans les ouvrages d'esprit. Dialogues

 1687 EUR 180.00 - 220.00 EUR 71.94
89467611 Charles Revel

L'usage des pays de Bresse, Bugey, Valmorey et Gez, leurs statuts, stil et edits

 1665 EUR 375.00 - 450.00 EUR 67.58
89661219 Nicolas Payen

Les voyages de Monsieur Payen, Lieutenant General de Meaux. Descriptions d'Angleterre Suede

 1668 Not Available EUR 67.58
89362295 Nicolas Fontaine

Vie des prophetes avec des reflexions tires des SS. Peres

 1685 Not Available EUR 65.40
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  • <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>APRES DE MANNEVILLETTE<br>Le Neptune Oriental <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br> CASSAS<br>Eaux fortes de la Sicile et quelques vues d’Espagne <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>CASSINI DE THURY<br>Carte générale et particulière de la France. <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>JOUY; GARNERAY<br>Vues des côtes de France dans l'Océan et dans la Méditerranée <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>LA PÉROUSE<br>Voyage autour du monde <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>LE GENTIL DE LA GALAISIERE<br>Voyage dans les Mers de l’Inde <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>LICENT<br>Hoang Ho, Pai Ho, Loan Ho, Leao Ho. Itinéraires suivis dans le bassin du golfe du Pei Tcheuly <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>FRENCH SCHOOL FROM THE 19th CENTURY<br>Panorama d’Athènes <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>PEETERS<br>Description des principales villes, havres et isles du golfe de Venise <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>PÉRON; FREYCINET<br>Voyage de découverte aux terres australes <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>STACKELBERG<br>La Grèce : vues pittoresques et topographiques. <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>VALENTINER<br>Atlas des Sonnensystems.
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    APRES DE MANNEVILLETTE
    Le Neptune Oriental
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    CASSAS
    Eaux fortes de la Sicile et quelques vues d’Espagne
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    CASSINI DE THURY
    Carte générale et particulière de la France.
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    JOUY; GARNERAY
    Vues des côtes de France dans l'Océan et dans la Méditerranée
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    LA PÉROUSE
    Voyage autour du monde
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    LE GENTIL DE LA GALAISIERE
    Voyage dans les Mers de l’Inde
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    LICENT
    Hoang Ho, Pai Ho, Loan Ho, Leao Ho. Itinéraires suivis dans le bassin du golfe du Pei Tcheuly
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    FRENCH SCHOOL FROM THE 19th CENTURY
    Panorama d’Athènes
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    PEETERS
    Description des principales villes, havres et isles du golfe de Venise
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    PÉRON; FREYCINET
    Voyage de découverte aux terres australes
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    STACKELBERG
    La Grèce : vues pittoresques et topographiques.
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    VALENTINER
    Atlas des Sonnensystems.
  • <b>Swann, Nov. 14:</b> Stephen Sondheim, autograph musical quotation signed and inscribed, 4 bars from “Send in the Clowns,” 1986. <b>Swann, Nov. 14:</b> George Washington, autograph letter signed to Robert Morris, preparing for attack on Philadelphia, 1777. <b>Swann, Nov. 14:</b> Autograph album containing over 250 signatures by members of 29th U.S. Congress, 1845. <b>Swann, Nov. 14:</b> Charles “The Bold,” letter signed to Duke of Milan written during Burgundian Wars, 1475. <b>Swann, Nov. 14:</b> Deng Xiaoping, <i>TIME</i> magazine “Man of the Year” issue signed and dated, 1979. <b>Swann, Nov. 14:</b> Theodor Herzl, autograph letter signed to prospective tutor of his children, 1902. <b>Swann, Nov. 14:</b> Bourienne’s <i>Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte</i> extra illustrated including 1798 letter signed by Napoleon after Battle of the Nile, 1836. <b>Swann, Nov. 14:</b> George Minot, autograph manuscript signed, diary kept during European trip to claim Nobel Prize, 1934. <b>Swann, Nov. 14:</b> Thomas Jefferson, autograph letter signed, introducing George Washington’s personal secretary Tobias Lear, 1793. <b>Swann, Nov. 14:</b> Winston Churchill, <i>A History of the English-Speaking Peoples,</i> signed in second volume, first edition, 1956-58. <b>Swann, Nov. 14:</b> John Steinbeck, late typescript drafts of 5 chapters from his posthumously published tales of King Arthur, 1959. <b>Swann, Nov. 14:</b> H.G. Wells, group of 14 of his books signed to his mistress Rebecca West or the son they had together, 1910s-40s.
    Swann, Nov. 14: Stephen Sondheim, autograph musical quotation signed and inscribed, 4 bars from “Send in the Clowns,” 1986.
    Swann, Nov. 14: George Washington, autograph letter signed to Robert Morris, preparing for attack on Philadelphia, 1777.
    Swann, Nov. 14: Autograph album containing over 250 signatures by members of 29th U.S. Congress, 1845.
    Swann, Nov. 14: Charles “The Bold,” letter signed to Duke of Milan written during Burgundian Wars, 1475.
    Swann, Nov. 14: Deng Xiaoping, TIME magazine “Man of the Year” issue signed and dated, 1979.
    Swann, Nov. 14: Theodor Herzl, autograph letter signed to prospective tutor of his children, 1902.
    Swann, Nov. 14: Bourienne’s Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte extra illustrated including 1798 letter signed by Napoleon after Battle of the Nile, 1836.
    Swann, Nov. 14: George Minot, autograph manuscript signed, diary kept during European trip to claim Nobel Prize, 1934.
    Swann, Nov. 14: Thomas Jefferson, autograph letter signed, introducing George Washington’s personal secretary Tobias Lear, 1793.
    Swann, Nov. 14: Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, signed in second volume, first edition, 1956-58.
    Swann, Nov. 14: John Steinbeck, late typescript drafts of 5 chapters from his posthumously published tales of King Arthur, 1959.
    Swann, Nov. 14: H.G. Wells, group of 14 of his books signed to his mistress Rebecca West or the son they had together, 1910s-40s.
  • <b>Bonhams, Nov. 2-12:</b> AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES. <i>Red-Shouldered Hawk.</i> London: R. Havell, Jr., 1829. $2,000 - $3,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 2-12:</b> STEWART, WILLIAM DRUMMOND, SIR. <i>Altowan; or, Incidents of Life and Adventure in the Rocky Mountain...</i> New York, 1846. PRESENTATION COPY. $800 - $1,200 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 2-12:</b> WILLUGHBY & RAY, JOHN. <i>The Ornithology of Francis Willughby in three books...</i> London, Martyn, 1678. $800 - $1,200 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 2-12:</b> SUSAN B. ANTHONY. Autograph Quotation Signed, on equal rights "for men and women," Rochester, 1898. $1,000 - $1,500 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 2-12:</b> FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN. Autograph Letter Signed integrally to Le Comte de Milly arranging a meeting with M. Broignard, Passy, 1778. $10,000 - $15,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 2-12:</b> FRANKLIN, JEFFERSON, & ADAMS. Mansucript Signed by all three architects of the American ideal, requesting a Treaty of Amity and Commerce. $750,000 - $1,000,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 2-12:</b> LINCOLN, ABRAHAM. Endorsement Signed, a pardon for a Confederate soldier, February 6, 1865. $4,000 - $6,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 2-12:</b> NAPOLEON FORMALLY RATIFIES THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE. Document Signed ("James Monroe," "Robt. R. Livingston" and "Barbé-Marbois"). $100,000 - $200,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 2-12:</b> JAMES MONROE ON THE DIFFICULTIES OF JAY'S TREATY. Autograph Letter Signed to Thomas Pinckney, Paris, January 17, 1795. $15,000 - $25,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 2-12:</b> GIDEON WELLES FIRST HAND ACCOUNT OF FORT PICKENS AND FORT SUMTER ON THE EVE OF CIVIL WAR. Autograph Manuscript, 44 pp, c.1870. $4,000 - $6,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 2-12:</b> SIGNED BY BORGES. <i>Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings.</i> 1962. First book publication in English. $4,000 - $6,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 2-12:</b> LORENZO DOW TURNER'S COPY. LOCKE, ALAIN. <i>The New Negro: an Interpretation.</i> 1925. $1,000 - $1,500
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES. Red-Shouldered Hawk. London: R. Havell, Jr., 1829. $2,000 - $3,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: STEWART, WILLIAM DRUMMOND, SIR. Altowan; or, Incidents of Life and Adventure in the Rocky Mountain... New York, 1846. PRESENTATION COPY. $800 - $1,200
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: WILLUGHBY & RAY, JOHN. The Ornithology of Francis Willughby in three books... London, Martyn, 1678. $800 - $1,200
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: SUSAN B. ANTHONY. Autograph Quotation Signed, on equal rights "for men and women," Rochester, 1898. $1,000 - $1,500
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN. Autograph Letter Signed integrally to Le Comte de Milly arranging a meeting with M. Broignard, Passy, 1778. $10,000 - $15,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: FRANKLIN, JEFFERSON, & ADAMS. Mansucript Signed by all three architects of the American ideal, requesting a Treaty of Amity and Commerce. $750,000 - $1,000,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: LINCOLN, ABRAHAM. Endorsement Signed, a pardon for a Confederate soldier, February 6, 1865. $4,000 - $6,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: NAPOLEON FORMALLY RATIFIES THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE. Document Signed ("James Monroe," "Robt. R. Livingston" and "Barbé-Marbois"). $100,000 - $200,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: JAMES MONROE ON THE DIFFICULTIES OF JAY'S TREATY. Autograph Letter Signed to Thomas Pinckney, Paris, January 17, 1795. $15,000 - $25,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: GIDEON WELLES FIRST HAND ACCOUNT OF FORT PICKENS AND FORT SUMTER ON THE EVE OF CIVIL WAR. Autograph Manuscript, 44 pp, c.1870. $4,000 - $6,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: SIGNED BY BORGES. Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings. 1962. First book publication in English. $4,000 - $6,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: LORENZO DOW TURNER'S COPY. LOCKE, ALAIN. The New Negro: an Interpretation. 1925. $1,000 - $1,500
  • <b><center>Sotheby's<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts & More<br>Available for Immediate Purchase</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> J.R.R. Tolkien. <i>The Lord of the Rings</i> Trilogy. 11,135 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Edgar Allan Poe. <i>The Raven and Other Poems,</i> 1845. 33,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. <i>War and Peace,</i> 1886. 22,500 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. <i>Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,</i> 1902. 7,500 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. <i>This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby,</i> and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. 11,135 USD
    Sotheby’s: Edgar Allan Poe. The Raven and Other Poems, 1845. 33,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. War and Peace, 1886. 22,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1902. 7,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: F. Scott Fitzgerald. This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD
  • <center><b>Freeman’s | Hindman<br>Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana<br>November 14</b></center> <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> LEROUX, Gaston. <i>The Phantom of the Opera.</i> FIRST AM. ED, FIRST ISSUE IN THE VERY RARE DUST JACKET. 1911. $6,000 – 8,000. <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. <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> ORWELL, George. <i>Nineteen Eighty-Four.</i> Lon., 1949. FIRST EDITION IN A VERY FINE DUST JACKET. $6,000 – 8,000. <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. <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> <i>The Federalist.</i> NY, 1788. FIRST EDITION, THICK PAPER COPY. $60,000 – 80,000. <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.
    Freeman’s | Hindman
    Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana
    November 14
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: LEROUX, Gaston. The Phantom of the Opera. FIRST AM. ED, FIRST ISSUE IN THE VERY RARE DUST JACKET. 1911. $6,000 – 8,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: GOULD, John. A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds. L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: ORWELL, George. Nineteen Eighty-Four. Lon., 1949. FIRST EDITION IN A VERY FINE DUST JACKET. $6,000 – 8,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: GOULD. A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans. L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: The Federalist. NY, 1788. FIRST EDITION, THICK PAPER COPY. $60,000 – 80,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: SELBY. Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology. Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.