Trends In Book Auction Prices
| Date | Price |
|---|---|
| 2023-04-01 0:00AM | 308.6408333333333 |
| 2023-05-01 0:00AM | 306.55333333333334 |
| 2023-06-01 0:00AM | 307.97249999999997 |
| 2023-07-01 0:00AM | 306.2291666666667 |
| 2023-08-01 0:00AM | 303.395 |
| 2023-09-01 0:00AM | 301.7816666666667 |
| 2023-10-01 0:00AM | 298.7816666666667 |
| 2023-11-01 0:00AM | 295.5275 |
| 2023-12-01 0:00AM | 292.6075 |
| 2024-01-01 0:00AM | 293.77416666666664 |
| 2024-02-01 0:00AM | 291.27416666666664 |
| 2024-03-01 0:00AM | 291.27416666666664 |
| 2024-04-01 0:00AM | 294.1983333333333 |
| 2024-05-01 0:00AM | 291.3241666666667 |
| 2024-06-01 0:00AM | 288.3241666666667 |
| 2024-07-01 0:00AM | 289.35833333333335 |
| 2024-08-01 0:00AM | 290.1091666666667 |
| 2024-09-01 0:00AM | 287.90166666666664 |
| 2024-10-01 0:00AM | 290.9966666666666 |
| 2024-11-01 0:00AM | 288.89000000000004 |
| 2024-12-01 0:00AM | 290.5491666666667 |
| 2025-01-01 0:00AM | 289.3825 |
| 2025-02-01 0:00AM | 287.8158333333333 |
| 2025-03-01 0:00AM | 284.5533333333333 |
| 2025-04-01 0:00AM | 285.9316666666667 |
| 2025-05-01 0:00AM | 286.91166666666663 |
| 2025-06-01 0:00AM | 284.9116666666667 |
| 2025-07-01 0:00AM | 284.8283333333334 |
| 2025-08-01 0:00AM | 285.99500000000006 |
| 2025-09-01 0:00AM | 284.2441666666667 |
| 2025-10-01 0:00AM | 286.29583333333335 |
| 2025-11-01 0:00AM | 287.6566666666667 |
| 2025-12-01 0:00AM | 288.20416666666665 |
| 2026-01-01 0:00AM | 288.7208333333333 |
| 2026-02-01 0:00AM | 292.1708333333333 |
| 2026-03-01 0:00AM | 293.5824999999999 |
| 2026-04-01 0:00AM | 292.82166666666666 |
| Date | Average |
|---|---|
| 2024-04-01 0:00AM | -14.442499999999995 |
| 2024-05-01 0:00AM | -15.229166666666629 |
| 2024-06-01 0:00AM | -19.648333333333255 |
| 2024-07-01 0:00AM | -16.870833333333337 |
| 2024-08-01 0:00AM | -13.2858333333333 |
| 2024-09-01 0:00AM | -13.880000000000052 |
| 2024-10-01 0:00AM | -7.785000000000082 |
| 2024-11-01 0:00AM | -6.637499999999932 |
| 2024-12-01 0:00AM | -2.058333333333337 |
| 2025-01-01 0:00AM | -4.3916666666666515 |
| 2025-02-01 0:00AM | -3.4583333333333712 |
| 2025-03-01 0:00AM | -6.72083333333336 |
| 2025-04-01 0:00AM | -8.266666666666652 |
| 2025-05-01 0:00AM | -4.41250000000008 |
| 2025-06-01 0:00AM | -3.4125000000000227 |
| 2025-07-01 0:00AM | -4.529999999999973 |
| 2025-08-01 0:00AM | -4.11416666666662 |
| 2025-09-01 0:00AM | -3.6574999999999704 |
| 2025-10-01 0:00AM | -4.700833333333264 |
| 2025-11-01 0:00AM | -1.2333333333333485 |
| 2025-12-01 0:00AM | -2.3450000000000273 |
| 2026-01-01 0:00AM | -0.6616666666666902 |
| 2026-02-01 0:00AM | 4.355000000000018 |
| 2026-03-01 0:00AM | 9.02916666666664 |
| 2026-04-01 0:00AM | 6.889999999999986 |
| Date | Rate |
|---|---|
| 2023-04-01 0:00AM | 0.8119166666666667 |
| 2023-05-01 0:00AM | 0.8140416666666668 |
| 2023-06-01 0:00AM | 0.8104333333333334 |
| 2023-07-01 0:00AM | 0.8107000000000001 |
| 2023-08-01 0:00AM | 0.8086333333333334 |
| 2023-09-01 0:00AM | 0.8095166666666668 |
| 2023-10-01 0:00AM | 0.8068666666666666 |
| 2023-11-01 0:00AM | 0.8059916666666668 |
| 2023-12-01 0:00AM | 0.8040249999999999 |
| 2024-01-01 0:00AM | 0.8036833333333333 |
| 2024-02-01 0:00AM | 0.80075 |
| 2024-03-01 0:00AM | 0.8012916666666666 |
| 2024-04-01 0:00AM | 0.8000249999999999 |
| 2024-05-01 0:00AM | 0.8018083333333333 |
| 2024-06-01 0:00AM | 0.8037249999999999 |
| 2024-07-01 0:00AM | 0.80025 |
| 2024-08-01 0:00AM | 0.8007750000000001 |
| 2024-09-01 0:00AM | 0.7983250000000001 |
| 2024-10-01 0:00AM | 0.8044666666666668 |
| 2024-11-01 0:00AM | 0.8007583333333335 |
| 2024-12-01 0:00AM | 0.8038333333333333 |
| 2025-01-01 0:00AM | 0.8016666666666666 |
| 2025-02-01 0:00AM | 0.8001916666666666 |
| 2025-03-01 0:00AM | 0.799725 |
| 2025-04-01 0:00AM | 0.7991 |
| 2025-05-01 0:00AM | 0.796925 |
| 2025-06-01 0:00AM | 0.7960916666666668 |
| 2025-07-01 0:00AM | 0.79745 |
| 2025-08-01 0:00AM | 0.7989999999999999 |
| 2025-09-01 0:00AM | 0.7995 |
| 2025-10-01 0:00AM | 0.7975500000000001 |
| 2025-11-01 0:00AM | 0.8000166666666667 |
| 2025-12-01 0:00AM | 0.7965749999999999 |
| 2026-01-01 0:00AM | 0.7958833333333334 |
| 2026-02-01 0:00AM | 0.7996666666666666 |
| 2026-03-01 0:00AM | 0.7997000000000001 |
| 2026-04-01 0:00AM | 0.799525 |
| Date | Price |
|---|---|
| 2023-04-01 0:00AM | 308.6408333333333 |
| 2023-05-01 0:00AM | 306.55333333333334 |
| 2023-06-01 0:00AM | 307.97249999999997 |
| 2023-07-01 0:00AM | 306.2291666666667 |
| 2023-08-01 0:00AM | 303.395 |
| 2023-09-01 0:00AM | 301.7816666666667 |
| 2023-10-01 0:00AM | 298.7816666666667 |
| 2023-11-01 0:00AM | 295.5275 |
| 2023-12-01 0:00AM | 292.6075 |
| 2024-01-01 0:00AM | 293.77416666666664 |
| 2024-02-01 0:00AM | 291.27416666666664 |
| 2024-03-01 0:00AM | 291.27416666666664 |
| 2024-04-01 0:00AM | 294.1983333333333 |
| 2024-05-01 0:00AM | 291.3241666666667 |
| 2024-06-01 0:00AM | 288.3241666666667 |
| 2024-07-01 0:00AM | 289.35833333333335 |
| 2024-08-01 0:00AM | 290.1091666666667 |
| 2024-09-01 0:00AM | 287.90166666666664 |
| 2024-10-01 0:00AM | 290.9966666666666 |
| 2024-11-01 0:00AM | 288.89000000000004 |
| 2024-12-01 0:00AM | 290.5491666666667 |
| 2025-01-01 0:00AM | 289.3825 |
| 2025-02-01 0:00AM | 287.8158333333333 |
| 2025-03-01 0:00AM | 284.5533333333333 |
| 2025-04-01 0:00AM | 285.9316666666667 |
| 2025-05-01 0:00AM | 286.91166666666663 |
| 2025-06-01 0:00AM | 284.9116666666667 |
| 2025-07-01 0:00AM | 284.8283333333334 |
| 2025-08-01 0:00AM | 285.99500000000006 |
| 2025-09-01 0:00AM | 284.2441666666667 |
| 2025-10-01 0:00AM | 286.29583333333335 |
| 2025-11-01 0:00AM | 287.6566666666667 |
| 2025-12-01 0:00AM | 288.20416666666665 |
| 2026-01-01 0:00AM | 288.7208333333333 |
| 2026-02-01 0:00AM | 292.1708333333333 |
| 2026-03-01 0:00AM | 293.5824999999999 |
| 2026-04-01 0:00AM | 292.82166666666666 |
| Date | Average |
|---|---|
| 2024-04-01 0:00AM | -14.442499999999995 |
| 2024-05-01 0:00AM | -15.229166666666629 |
| 2024-06-01 0:00AM | -19.648333333333255 |
| 2024-07-01 0:00AM | -16.870833333333337 |
| 2024-08-01 0:00AM | -13.2858333333333 |
| 2024-09-01 0:00AM | -13.880000000000052 |
| 2024-10-01 0:00AM | -7.785000000000082 |
| 2024-11-01 0:00AM | -6.637499999999932 |
| 2024-12-01 0:00AM | -2.058333333333337 |
| 2025-01-01 0:00AM | -4.3916666666666515 |
| 2025-02-01 0:00AM | -3.4583333333333712 |
| 2025-03-01 0:00AM | -6.72083333333336 |
| 2025-04-01 0:00AM | -8.266666666666652 |
| 2025-05-01 0:00AM | -4.41250000000008 |
| 2025-06-01 0:00AM | -3.4125000000000227 |
| 2025-07-01 0:00AM | -4.529999999999973 |
| 2025-08-01 0:00AM | -4.11416666666662 |
| 2025-09-01 0:00AM | -3.6574999999999704 |
| 2025-10-01 0:00AM | -4.700833333333264 |
| 2025-11-01 0:00AM | -1.2333333333333485 |
| 2025-12-01 0:00AM | -2.3450000000000273 |
| 2026-01-01 0:00AM | -0.6616666666666902 |
| 2026-02-01 0:00AM | 4.355000000000018 |
| 2026-03-01 0:00AM | 9.02916666666664 |
| 2026-04-01 0:00AM | 6.889999999999986 |
| Date | Rate |
|---|---|
| 2023-04-01 0:00AM | 0.8119166666666667 |
| 2023-05-01 0:00AM | 0.8140416666666668 |
| 2023-06-01 0:00AM | 0.8104333333333334 |
| 2023-07-01 0:00AM | 0.8107000000000001 |
| 2023-08-01 0:00AM | 0.8086333333333334 |
| 2023-09-01 0:00AM | 0.8095166666666668 |
| 2023-10-01 0:00AM | 0.8068666666666666 |
| 2023-11-01 0:00AM | 0.8059916666666668 |
| 2023-12-01 0:00AM | 0.8040249999999999 |
| 2024-01-01 0:00AM | 0.8036833333333333 |
| 2024-02-01 0:00AM | 0.80075 |
| 2024-03-01 0:00AM | 0.8012916666666666 |
| 2024-04-01 0:00AM | 0.8000249999999999 |
| 2024-05-01 0:00AM | 0.8018083333333333 |
| 2024-06-01 0:00AM | 0.8037249999999999 |
| 2024-07-01 0:00AM | 0.80025 |
| 2024-08-01 0:00AM | 0.8007750000000001 |
| 2024-09-01 0:00AM | 0.7983250000000001 |
| 2024-10-01 0:00AM | 0.8044666666666668 |
| 2024-11-01 0:00AM | 0.8007583333333335 |
| 2024-12-01 0:00AM | 0.8038333333333333 |
| 2025-01-01 0:00AM | 0.8016666666666666 |
| 2025-02-01 0:00AM | 0.8001916666666666 |
| 2025-03-01 0:00AM | 0.799725 |
| 2025-04-01 0:00AM | 0.7991 |
| 2025-05-01 0:00AM | 0.796925 |
| 2025-06-01 0:00AM | 0.7960916666666668 |
| 2025-07-01 0:00AM | 0.79745 |
| 2025-08-01 0:00AM | 0.7989999999999999 |
| 2025-09-01 0:00AM | 0.7995 |
| 2025-10-01 0:00AM | 0.7975500000000001 |
| 2025-11-01 0:00AM | 0.8000166666666667 |
| 2025-12-01 0:00AM | 0.7965749999999999 |
| 2026-01-01 0:00AM | 0.7958833333333334 |
| 2026-02-01 0:00AM | 0.7996666666666666 |
| 2026-03-01 0:00AM | 0.7997000000000001 |
| 2026-04-01 0:00AM | 0.799525 |
| Date | Price |
|---|---|
| 2023-04-01 0:00AM | 308.6408333333333 |
| 2023-05-01 0:00AM | 306.55333333333334 |
| 2023-06-01 0:00AM | 307.97249999999997 |
| 2023-07-01 0:00AM | 306.2291666666667 |
| 2023-08-01 0:00AM | 303.395 |
| 2023-09-01 0:00AM | 301.7816666666667 |
| 2023-10-01 0:00AM | 298.7816666666667 |
| 2023-11-01 0:00AM | 295.5275 |
| 2023-12-01 0:00AM | 292.6075 |
| 2024-01-01 0:00AM | 293.77416666666664 |
| 2024-02-01 0:00AM | 291.27416666666664 |
| 2024-03-01 0:00AM | 291.27416666666664 |
| 2024-04-01 0:00AM | 294.1983333333333 |
| 2024-05-01 0:00AM | 291.3241666666667 |
| 2024-06-01 0:00AM | 288.3241666666667 |
| 2024-07-01 0:00AM | 289.35833333333335 |
| 2024-08-01 0:00AM | 290.1091666666667 |
| 2024-09-01 0:00AM | 287.90166666666664 |
| 2024-10-01 0:00AM | 290.9966666666666 |
| 2024-11-01 0:00AM | 288.89000000000004 |
| 2024-12-01 0:00AM | 290.5491666666667 |
| 2025-01-01 0:00AM | 289.3825 |
| 2025-02-01 0:00AM | 287.8158333333333 |
| 2025-03-01 0:00AM | 284.5533333333333 |
| 2025-04-01 0:00AM | 285.9316666666667 |
| 2025-05-01 0:00AM | 286.91166666666663 |
| 2025-06-01 0:00AM | 284.9116666666667 |
| 2025-07-01 0:00AM | 284.8283333333334 |
| 2025-08-01 0:00AM | 285.99500000000006 |
| 2025-09-01 0:00AM | 284.2441666666667 |
| 2025-10-01 0:00AM | 286.29583333333335 |
| 2025-11-01 0:00AM | 287.6566666666667 |
| 2025-12-01 0:00AM | 288.20416666666665 |
| 2026-01-01 0:00AM | 288.7208333333333 |
| 2026-02-01 0:00AM | 292.1708333333333 |
| 2026-03-01 0:00AM | 293.5824999999999 |
| 2026-04-01 0:00AM | 292.82166666666666 |
| Date | Average |
|---|---|
| 2024-04-01 0:00AM | -14.442499999999995 |
| 2024-05-01 0:00AM | -15.229166666666629 |
| 2024-06-01 0:00AM | -19.648333333333255 |
| 2024-07-01 0:00AM | -16.870833333333337 |
| 2024-08-01 0:00AM | -13.2858333333333 |
| 2024-09-01 0:00AM | -13.880000000000052 |
| 2024-10-01 0:00AM | -7.785000000000082 |
| 2024-11-01 0:00AM | -6.637499999999932 |
| 2024-12-01 0:00AM | -2.058333333333337 |
| 2025-01-01 0:00AM | -4.3916666666666515 |
| 2025-02-01 0:00AM | -3.4583333333333712 |
| 2025-03-01 0:00AM | -6.72083333333336 |
| 2025-04-01 0:00AM | -8.266666666666652 |
| 2025-05-01 0:00AM | -4.41250000000008 |
| 2025-06-01 0:00AM | -3.4125000000000227 |
| 2025-07-01 0:00AM | -4.529999999999973 |
| 2025-08-01 0:00AM | -4.11416666666662 |
| 2025-09-01 0:00AM | -3.6574999999999704 |
| 2025-10-01 0:00AM | -4.700833333333264 |
| 2025-11-01 0:00AM | -1.2333333333333485 |
| 2025-12-01 0:00AM | -2.3450000000000273 |
| 2026-01-01 0:00AM | -0.6616666666666902 |
| 2026-02-01 0:00AM | 4.355000000000018 |
| 2026-03-01 0:00AM | 9.02916666666664 |
| 2026-04-01 0:00AM | 6.889999999999986 |
| Date | Rate |
|---|---|
| 2023-04-01 0:00AM | 0.8119166666666667 |
| 2023-05-01 0:00AM | 0.8140416666666668 |
| 2023-06-01 0:00AM | 0.8104333333333334 |
| 2023-07-01 0:00AM | 0.8107000000000001 |
| 2023-08-01 0:00AM | 0.8086333333333334 |
| 2023-09-01 0:00AM | 0.8095166666666668 |
| 2023-10-01 0:00AM | 0.8068666666666666 |
| 2023-11-01 0:00AM | 0.8059916666666668 |
| 2023-12-01 0:00AM | 0.8040249999999999 |
| 2024-01-01 0:00AM | 0.8036833333333333 |
| 2024-02-01 0:00AM | 0.80075 |
| 2024-03-01 0:00AM | 0.8012916666666666 |
| 2024-04-01 0:00AM | 0.8000249999999999 |
| 2024-05-01 0:00AM | 0.8018083333333333 |
| 2024-06-01 0:00AM | 0.8037249999999999 |
| 2024-07-01 0:00AM | 0.80025 |
| 2024-08-01 0:00AM | 0.8007750000000001 |
| 2024-09-01 0:00AM | 0.7983250000000001 |
| 2024-10-01 0:00AM | 0.8044666666666668 |
| 2024-11-01 0:00AM | 0.8007583333333335 |
| 2024-12-01 0:00AM | 0.8038333333333333 |
| 2025-01-01 0:00AM | 0.8016666666666666 |
| 2025-02-01 0:00AM | 0.8001916666666666 |
| 2025-03-01 0:00AM | 0.799725 |
| 2025-04-01 0:00AM | 0.7991 |
| 2025-05-01 0:00AM | 0.796925 |
| 2025-06-01 0:00AM | 0.7960916666666668 |
| 2025-07-01 0:00AM | 0.79745 |
| 2025-08-01 0:00AM | 0.7989999999999999 |
| 2025-09-01 0:00AM | 0.7995 |
| 2025-10-01 0:00AM | 0.7975500000000001 |
| 2025-11-01 0:00AM | 0.8000166666666667 |
| 2025-12-01 0:00AM | 0.7965749999999999 |
| 2026-01-01 0:00AM | 0.7958833333333334 |
| 2026-02-01 0:00AM | 0.7996666666666666 |
| 2026-03-01 0:00AM | 0.7997000000000001 |
| 2026-04-01 0:00AM | 0.799525 |
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Bonhams, June 14-23: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presentation Gold Pocket Watch. Estimate: $20,000 - 30,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Presentation Copy of the First Issue of the Lincoln Douglas Debates Signed by Abraham Lincoln in Pencil to a Sangamon County Illinois Republican. Estimate: $150,000 - 250,000Bonhams, June 14-23: A Senate Resolution Signed in the Tense Days After the Union's Humiliating Defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run. Estimate: $80,000 - $120,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Seven Passages to a Flight, an Artists Book with a Story Quilt by Faith Ringgold, the Publisher's Own Copy. Estimate: $80,000 - 120,000Bonhams, June 14-23: A New Charter for Virginia, A Response to the First Armed Rebellion in the American Colonies. Estimate: $15,000 - 25,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Earliest obtainable printing of the Bill of Rights. Estimate: $8,000 - 12,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Edward Curtis Orotone. Estimate: $7,000 - 9,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Owned by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: A Butter or Dessert Plate from FDR's State Dinner Service. Estimate: $3,000 - 5,000Bonhams, June 14-23: An Early Large-Format Plan of the City of Washington. Estimate: $1,500 - 2,500Bonhams, June 14-23: Containing the First Map to Name the Hudson River. Estimate: $20,000 - 30,000Bonhams, June 14-23: America's First Major Novelist, a Complete Chapter in Autograph Manuscript by James Fenimore Cooper. Estimate: $15,000 - 20,000Bonhams, June 14-23: The Only Full-Length Book by Jefferson, with the Justly Famous Map. Estimate: $12,000 - 18,000 -
June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026 Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Medical Incunabula: Petit (Jean)publisher & Kerver (Thielman)printer. Regimen Sanitatis Salernitanum, sm. 8vo, Paris [1498]Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Hugo (Victor) [Wraxall (Lascelles)]. Les Miserable, 3 vols., 8vo, L. (Hurst & Blackett) 1862, First Authorized English Translation (copyright).Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Shelley (Mary Wollstonecraft). Frankenstein: or The Modern Prometheus, 8vo, 2 vols. in one, L. (G. & W.B. Whittaker, Ave-Maria-Lane) 1823.June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026 Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Cuisine: Anon. Cookery, Pastry, and Sweet Meats in three Books, Alphabetically Digested, 8vo 1710.Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Lambert (Aylmer Bourke). A Description of the Genus Pinus, with Directions Relative to the Cultivation…, 2 vols. Sm. folio L. (Messrs. Weddell) 1832.Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Botany: Curtis (William). Flora Londinensis: or Plates and Descriptions of such Plants as Grow Wild in the Environs of London, 2 vols. folio, London (B. White) 1777 – 1798.June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026 Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Le Moire (J.M.) Maple Leaves, Canadian History and Quebec Scenery (Third Series) 8vo Quebec (Hunter, Rose & Co.) 1865. First Edn.Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: The Earliest Extant Printed House Contents Sale Catalogue in Ireland: Baillie, Auctioneer, Abby Street. A Catalogue of the Goods and Stock of the late Edward Wingfield…Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: William III King of England. Autograph Letter Signed ("William R") to an unnamed correspondent [possibly Charles-Henri de Lorraine] discussing his strategy against the French forces during the siege of Namur.June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026 Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: [Austen (Jane) (1785-1817]. Pride and Prejudice, 3 vols. sm. 8vo, L. (T. Egerton) 1813.Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Heaney (Seamus). Ugolino, sm. folio D. (Dolmen) 1979, Limited Edn. No. 78/125 Copies, Signed by Seamus Heaney, Louis le Brocquy, Liam Miller and Andrew Carpenter.Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Voltaire (F.M. Avouet de). Petits Ouvrages, attribues a M. de Voltaire, sm. folio manuscript, dated 1776, containing 9 works. -
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July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Hassall (Joan) A large collection of over 300 original woodblocks of engravings for various books, v.d., with Hassall's engraver's glass water-globe (Qty) - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Eragny Press.- [Bradley (Katherine Harris) & Edith Emma Cooper], "Michael Field." Whym Chow, Flame of Love, one of only 27 copies, inscribed by Bradley, the rarest book from the press, 1914. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: [Moore (Thomas Sturge)] [Wood Engravings], 71 wood-engravings printed by David Chambers from the original blocks, the only set on Japanese Hosho paper, from an edition of 5 sets, [1970]. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: La Fontaine (Jean de) Contes et Nouvelles en vers, 2 vol., engraved plates after Eisen, fine early 19th century blue morocco, gilt, by Bradel l'ainé, Amsterdam [Paris], 1762. - Est. £2,000-3,000Forum, July 9: Erotica.- Prostitution.- Pretty Women of Paris (The); Their Names and Addresses, Qualities and Faults..., [Paris], privately printed at the Press of the Prefecture de Police, 1883. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: Vale Press.- Ricketts (Charles) & Lucien Pissarro. De la Typographie et de l'Harmonie de la Page Imprimée…, [one of 216 copies], bound in dark blue morocco tooled in gilt, by Sarah T.Prideaux, 1898. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Martin (John) Illustrations of the Bible, complete set of 20 mezzotints, good impressions, rarely found in early states, [c.1831-1835]. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum, July 9: Golden Cockerel Press.- Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ (The), one of 500 copies, Mary Gill's copy, Waltham St. Lawrence, 1931 with a signed proof of engraving on japon numbered 10/10 (2) - Est. £5,000-7,000Forum, July 9: Boccaccio (Giovanni) The Decameron, 3 vol., vol.1 extra-illustrated by John Buckland Wright with c.150 erotic original drawings in pen & ink and pencil, 1886 [extra-illustrated c.1940]. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Cox (Morris) Collection of Gogmagog Press Books, 35 vol., rare complete collection of printed books issued by the press, limited editions, most signed by Cox, 1957-83. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Wynkyn de Worde.- [Terentius Afer (Publius)] [Comedie...], [Paris, Josse Badius: sold in London by Wynkyn de Worde, & others], [15 July 1504]. - Est. £4,000-6,000Forum, July 9: Mosley (James) Ornamented Types. Twenty-Three Alphabets from the Foundry of Louis John Pouchée, 2 vol., one of 10 copies for presentation, from an edition of 210, 1992-93. - Est. £1,000-2,000 -
Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
Bøker & Manuskripter
Fine Books & Manuscripts
June 24, 2026SD Auctions, June 24: [HENRIK IBSEN] BRYNJOLF BJARME: «Catilina», 1850. Originalt hvitt omslag.SD Auctions, June 24: PAULUS OROSIUS + Pseudo SENACA: «Historiae adversus paganos...», 1491. CIRCULAR WORLD MAP, SHIRLEY NUMBER 15.SD Auctions, June 24: OLAUS MAGNUS: «Historia Delle Genti Et Della Natura [...].», 1565.Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
Bøker & Manuskripter
Fine Books & Manuscripts
June 24, 2026SD Auctions, June 24: AXEL HEIBERG: Pengekiste, 17-1800-tall.SD Auctions, June 24: HENRIK IBSEN: Teaterplakater 2 stk. «FRU INGER TIL ØSTRÅT» 1895-1896.SD Auctions, June 24: HENRIK WERGELAND: Stort manuskript, signert + dedikasjonseksemplar, 1845. -
Sotheby’s
Fine Books & Manuscripts
June 24-25Sotheby’s, June 25: Keats, John. The most significant collection of Keats’s love letters to come to market since 1885. $1,500,000 to $2,500,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: Chassériau, Benoît. The “Expedicion secreta” of the Free State of Cartagena de Indias against the forts of Portobelo (Panama). $50,000 to $70,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: (Hamilton, Alexander, James Madison, and John Jay). "One of the new nation's most important contributions to the theory of government”. $150,000 to $180,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin. "the Day of the Declaration of Independence is everywhere annually celebrated". $80,000 to $120,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: (Johann Conrad Beissel). A Sammelband of two of Benjamin Franklin's rarest imprints. $70,000 to $100,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: [Pernambuco]. First printed work in favor of Brazilian Independence. $150,000 to $200,000. -
Freeman’s, June 30. Thomas Jefferson’s “Birth of the New Nation” letter, carried to Paris with the Treaty of Peace, by a Jewish patriot. $100,000-200,000.Freeman’s, June 30. “The rockets’ red glare.” A British midshipman’s log recording the bombardment of Fort McHenry. $60,000-80,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry Commission signed by James Madison, 1812. $40,000-60,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776. $15,000-25,000.Freeman’s, June 30. One of the Earliest Printed Announcements of American Independence, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000-15,000.Freeman’s, June 30. "The Two Big Guns of the N.Y. Yanks": A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Unique Contemporary Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words to His Followers, the Day Before his Violent Death. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The State of Minnesota Officially Certifies the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution Of the United States. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York to Queen Anne from the Colony of New York. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Call to Arms in the Months Following the Declaration of Independence: An Early Continental Army Recruitment Poster. $6,000-9,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Samuel Jones, the Statesman Behind the Newly Discovered "Jones Declaration": His Annotated Set Used in His Working Law Library. $6,000-9,000.