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Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 37: Archive of the pioneering woman artist Arrah Lee Gaul, most 1911-59. $3,000 to $4,000.Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 66: Letter describing the dropping water level at Owens Lake near Death Valley, long before it was drained, Keeler, CA, 26 July 1904. $3,000 to $4,000Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 102: To Horse, To Horse! My All for a Horse! The Washington Cavalry, illustrated Civil War broadside, Philadelphia, 1862. $4,000 to $6,000Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 135: Album of cyanotype views of the Florida panhandle and beyond, 224 photographs, 174 of them cyanotypes, Apalachicola, FL and elsewhere, circa 1895-1896. $1,200 to $1,800Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 154: Catalogue of the Library of the United States, as acquired from Thomas Jefferson, Washington, 1815. $15,000 to $25,000Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 173: New Englands First Fruits, featuring the first description of Harvard in print, London, 1643. $40,000 to $60,000Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 177: John P. Greene, Original manuscript diary of a mission to western New York with Joseph Smith, 1833. $60,000 to $90,000Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 243: P.E. Larson, photographer, Such is Life in the Far West: Early Morning Call in a Gambling Hall, Goldfield, NV, circa 1906. $2,500 to $3,500Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 261: Fred W. Sladen, Diaries of a WWII colonel commanding troops from Morocco to Italy to France, 1942-44. $3,000 to $4,000Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 309: Los mexicanos pintados por si mismos, por varios autores, a Mexican plate book. Mexico, 1854-1855. $2,000 to $3,000Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 8: Diaries of a prospector / trapper in the remote Alaska wilderness, 5 manuscript volumes. Alaska, 1917-64. $1,500 to $2,500. -
![<b>Finarte, Nov 20-21:</b> Alighieri, Dante - La Commedia, [col commento di Jacopo della Lana e Martino Paolo Nidobeato, curata da Martino Paolo Nidobeato e Guido da Terzago. Aggiunto Il Credo], 1478](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/45a90570-7486-4199-91da-bd2e9a044380.jpg "<b>Finarte, Nov 20-21:</b> Alighieri, Dante - La Commedia, [col commento di Jacopo della Lana e Martino Paolo Nidobeato, curata da Martino Paolo Nidobeato e Guido da Terzago. Aggiunto Il Credo], 1478")
![<b>Finarte, Nov 20-21:</b> Alighieri, Dante - La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus, edita da Piero da Figino. Aggiunte le Rime diverse; Marsilius Ficinius, Ad Dantem gratulatio], 1491](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/99566626-91f5-42da-8f8c-05fae35b4c67.jpg "<b>Finarte, Nov 20-21:</b> Alighieri, Dante - La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus, edita da Piero da Figino. Aggiunte le Rime diverse; Marsilius Ficinius, Ad Dantem gratulatio], 1491")
Finarte, Nov 20-21: Alighieri, Dante - La Commedia, [col commento di Jacopo della Lana e Martino Paolo Nidobeato, curata da Martino Paolo Nidobeato e Guido da Terzago. Aggiunto Il Credo], 1478Finarte, Nov 20-21: Alighieri, Dante - La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus, edita da Piero da Figino. Aggiunte le Rime diverse; Marsilius Ficinius, Ad Dantem gratulatio], 1491Finarte, Nov 20-21: Lactantius, Lucius Coelius Firmianus - Opera, 1465Finarte, Nov 20-21: Alighieri, Dante - Le terze rime di Dante, 1502Finarte, Nov 20-21: Boccaccio, Giovanni - Il Decamerone. Di messer Giouanni Boccaccio, 1516Finarte, Nov 20-21: Giordano Bruno - Candelaio comedia del Bruno nolano achademico di nulla achademia; detto il fastidito. In tristitia hilaris: in hilaritate tristis, 1582Finarte, Nov 20-21: Petrarca, Francesco - Le cose volgari di Messer Francesco Petrarcha, 1504Finarte, Nov 20-21: Legatura - Manoscritto - Medici - Cosimo III de' Medici / Solari, Giuseppe - I Ritratti Medicei overo Glorie e Grandezze della sempre sereniss. Casa Medici..., 1678Finarte, Nov 20-21: Alighieri, Dante - La Divina Commedia di Dante Alighieri con varie annotazioni, e copiosi Rami adornata, 1757Finarte, Nov 20-21: Lot containing 80 printed guides and publications dedicated to travel and itineraries in Italy -
Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
Lot 51. Ortelius' Influential Map of the New World - Second Plate in Full Contemporary Color (1579) Est. $5,500 - $6,500Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
Lot 165. Reduced-Size Edition of Jefferys/Mead Map with Revolutionary War Updates (1776) Est. $4,750 - $6,000Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
Lot 688. Blaeu's Superb Carte-a-Figures Map of Africa (1634) Est. $3,000 - $3,750Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
Lot 105. Striking Map of French Colonial Possessions (1720) Est. $2,750 - $3,500Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
Lot 98. Rare First Edition of the First Published Plan of a Settlement in North America (1556) Est. $3,000 - $3,750Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
Lot 181. Important Map of the Georgia Colony (1748) Est. $2,750 - $3,500Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
Lot 547. Ortelius' Map of Russia with a Vignette of Ivan the Terrible in Full Contemporary Color (1579) Est. $1,400 - $1,700Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
Lot 85. Homann's Decorative Map of Colonial America (1720) Est. $1,600 - $1,900Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
Lot 642. Blaeu's Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia (1634) Est. $3,000 - $3,750Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
Lot 748. The Martyrdom of St. John in Contemporary Hand Color with Gilt Highlights (1520) Est. $1,000 - $1,300Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
Lot 298. Scarce Early Map of Chester County (1822) Est. $2,750 - $3,500 -
Auction Reports
Duke's
Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Avenue Auctions
- Auction Date
- 11/05/2024 - 11/05/2024
- Sale Number
- #110524
- Total Lots
- 102
- Sold Lots
- 75
- Lots Sold
- 73.53%
- Unsold Lots
- 27
- Total Sales (GBP)
- 11,784.50
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
- 4,060.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
- 6,870.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
- 5,270.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
- 8,830.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 133.46%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 517 | WWI CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR INTEREST; AN ALBUM |
GBP 150.00 - 300.00 | GBP 2,340.00 | ||
| 540 | JOSHUA SPRIGGE; | 'ANGLIA REDIVIVA; ENGLAND'S RECOVERY |
1647 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,105.00 |
| 581 | CARY'S NEW MAP OF ENGLAND AND WALES WITH PART OF SCOTLAND |
GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 780.00 | ||
| 580 | C & J GREENWOOD; | MAP OF THE COUNTY OF DORSET |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 715.00 | |
| 557 | J. POUNCY; | 'DORSET PHOTOGRAPHICALLY ILLUSTRATED' |
(undated but c.1870) | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 624.00 |
| 547 | WILLIAM CAMDEN: | ANNALS, OR THE HISTORY OF THE MOST RENOWNED AND VICTORIOUS PRINCESS ELIZABETH |
1635 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 494.00 |
| 574 | A COLLECTION OF OLD LEATHER-BOUND BOOKS |
GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 390.00 | ||
| 571 | GIBBON; | THE HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE |
GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 390.00 | |
| 536 | A COLLECTION OF 18th CENTURY 'THE UNIVERSAL MAGAZINE' |
GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 312.00 | ||
| 505 | A COLLECTION OF WWII AND LATER JOURNALS AND SCRAPBOOKS |
1940-1946 | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 221.00 | |
| 532 | JOHN SPEED; | THE HISTORIE OF GREAT BRITAINE |
1623 | GBP 40.00 - 80.00 | GBP 208.00 |
| 551 | REV. F. O. MORRIS; | NESTS AND EGGS OF BRITISH BIRDS |
1875 | GBP 80.00 - 150.00 | GBP 208.00 |
| 545 | 'THE SHORTER POEMS OF JOHN MILTON WITH TWELVE ILLUSTRATIONS BY SAMUEL PALMER' |
1889 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 182.00 | |
| 558 | A QUANTITY OF DORSET INTEREST BOOKS |
GBP 40.00 - 80.00 | GBP 182.00 | ||
| 544 | LODOVICO ARIOSTO; | ORLANDO FURIOSO |
1773 | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 169.00 |
| 576 | A QUANTITY OF MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS |
GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 130.00 | ||
| 528 | A CHRONICLE OF CRANBORNE BEING AN ACCOUNT OF THE CHASE OF CRANBORNE |
1841 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 130.00 | |
| 569 | A COLLECTION OF DORSET INTEREST BOOKS |
GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 117.00 | ||
| 561 | A LARGE QUANTITY OF BOOKS |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 117.00 | ||
| 524 | A COLLECTION OF OCEAN LINER MENUS |
GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | GBP 117.00 |
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