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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 41 Auctions Archived, another 50 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 8 March, 41 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Canadian dollars, 1 in Columbian pesos, 1 in Danish krone, 5 in euros, 4 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 28 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $12,391,480.03 as 85.32% of all lots changed hands.  The average lot sold for $1,408.60 

 

1 auction saw its total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Genazym. Grand Winter Event - Part 1 and Part 2 on March 5th: $5,185,370

 

6 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:

Gonnelli Casa DAste. Books, Autographs and Manuscripts on March 7th: 279.16%
Robert Siegel Galleries. Postal History on March 2nd: 215.52%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Documents, Natural History, Early Herbals & Charles Darwin on March 7th: 130.42%
Genazym. Grand Winter Event - Part 1 and Part 2 on March 5th: 113.23%
Robert Siegel Galleries. The Dr. Géza Homonnay Collection of First Issues of the World on Cover on March 5th: 104.41%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Travel Books, Maps and Atlases on March 7th: 100.86%


28 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:

Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on March 6th: 100.00%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Multi-Estate Virtual Online Auction on March 2nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on March 3rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Golden Age Romance Featuring Fox Comics & Comic Art Showcase Auction on March 1st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on March 5th: 99.79%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on March 5th: 99.65%
Robert Siegel Galleries. Postal History on March 2nd: 99.38%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on March 5th: 99.25%
Bogota Auction. Books, Documents and Ancient Prints on January 25th: 99.06%
EV Stamps. Sports Cards and Comic Books Auction on March 2nd: 99.05%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on March 6th: 98.75%
Ripley Auctions. March Fine Art & Antiques: Featuring the Estate Collection of Evelyn Farber on March 2nd: 98.55%
Genazym. Grand Winter Event - Part 1 and Part 2 on March 5th: 97.91%
Robert Siegel Galleries. The Dr. Géza Homonnay Collection of First Issues of the World on Cover on March 5th: 96.48%
Carlsen Gallery. Antique & Decorative Arts Auction on March 3rd: 94.74%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on March 2nd: 94.71%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Books, Autographs and Manuscripts on March 7th: 92.47%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on March 3rd: 92.05%
Bogota Auction. Prints and Multiples on February 29th: 91.59%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Documents, Natural History, Early Herbals & Charles Darwin on March 7th: 89.02%
Swann Galleries. Autographs on March 7th: 88.89%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/16 on February 25th: 87.97%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Ephemera, Americana & Historical Memorabilia on March 7th: 87.03%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Travel Books, Maps and Atlases on March 7th: 86.82%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/16 on February 28th: 86.36%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on March 5th: 85.71%
Moreshet Auctions. Special Chabad Auction on March 4th: 84.72%
Doyle New York. MAPS, TRAVEL & SPORTING BOOKS INCLUDING THE ESMOND BRADLEY MARTIN COLLECTION - online 2/26 on March 7th: 82.76%

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Genazym Slavita Shas! on March 5th Actual price: USD $508,400.
  2. Sothebys Braddock's Expedition on January 29th Actual price: USD $304,800.
  3. Genazym Early Parchment Ashkenazi Siddur on March 5th Actual price: USD $285,200.
  4. Genazym Beis Yosef Orach Chaim. Tur Orach Chaim by Rabbi Yaakov on March 5th Actual price: USD $210,800.
  5. Genazym Sefer HaZohar. on March 5th Actual price: USD $186,000.
  6. Genazym Sacred Autographed Letter by the Admor Rabbi Chaim Halberstam of Sanz, Author of Divrei Chaim. on March 5th Actual price: USD $173,600.
  7. Genazym Beis Yosef Choshen Mishpat. on March 5th Actual price: USD $136,400.
  8. Genazym The principles of faith. Sefer Ikrim. on March 5th Actual price: USD $117,800.
  9. Genazym Autographed Letter by the Admor Rabbi Yechezkel of Shinova. on March 5th Actual price: USD $105,400.
  10. Genazym Code of the Bikur Cholim Society of Frankfurt on March 5th Actual price: USD $99,200.
  11. Genazym Map of the Third Beis Hamikdash by the Tosfos Yom Tov on March 5th Actual price: USD $99,200.
  12. Gonnelli Casa DAste Sontuoso primo guz' di Corano safavide - on March 7th Actual price: USD $88,200.
  13. Genazym Meohr Einayim. on March 5th Actual price: USD $81,840.
  14. Genazym Shu"t HaRosh. on March 5th Actual price: USD $79,360.
  15. Genazym Handwritten Letter of Approbation by the Beis Halevi, Founder of the Brisker Dynasty on March 5th Actual price: USD $76,880.
  16. Genazym Siddur Safa Brurah. on March 5th Actual price: USD $69,440.
  17. Genazym Autographed Tehillim of the Admor the Pnei Menachem of Gur on March 5th Actual price: USD $69,440.
  18. Genazym Haggadah shel Pesach with Yeffe Nof Commentary. on March 5th Actual price: USD $66,960.
  19. Genazym Rav Yaivy. on March 5th Actual price: USD $66,960.
  20. Genazym Manuscript. Shu"t Teshuvah Me'ahavah. on March 5th Actual price: USD $64,480.
  21. Poster Auctions International, Inc. Affiches Charles Verneau. "La Rue." 1896. on March 3rd Actual price: USD $64,000.
  22. Sothebys Washington, George Autograph letter signed on January 29th Actual price: USD $63,500.
  23. Sothebys Six Plans of the Different Dispositions of the English Army Under the Command of the late General Braddock in North America. on January 29th Actual price: USD $63,500.
  24. Genazym Handwritten Kabbalistic Drashah by the Chasam Sofer on Transforming Middas Hadin to Middas Hachessed. on March 5th Actual price: USD $62,000.
  25. Genazym Valuable Collection of Letters. The Battle by Gedolei Yisrael to Preserve traditional Judaism in Eretz Yisrael. An Historical account on March 5th Actual price: USD $62,000.

 

41 total sales reported this week:

Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints + Multiples on March 7th: 68.06%
Swann Galleries. Autographs on March 7th: 88.89%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Ephemera, Americana & Historical Memorabilia on March 7th: 87.03%
PBA Galleries. Americana - Travel & Exploration - Maps, Prints & Views on March 7th: 66.05%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Travel Books, Maps and Atlases on March 7th: 86.82%
Doyle New York. MAPS, TRAVEL & SPORTING BOOKS INCLUDING THE ESMOND BRADLEY MARTIN COLLECTION - online 2/26 on March 7th: 82.76%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Rare Books - bidstart 2/29 on March 7th: 28.57%
Trafford Books. Books, Ephemera, Autographs, Photographs, Postcards, Stamps and Postal History. on March 6th: 68.08%
Toronto Book Auctions. Art & Photo Books; Artist’ Books & Multiples; Military (non) Fiction; Art Prints And Photographs; Glass Art; And More. on March 6th: 62.09%
Hansons. Derby March Music Memorabilia and Film Auction on March 6th: 63.08%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Books, Autographs and Manuscripts on March 7th: 92.47%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Documents, Natural History, Early Herbals & Charles Darwin on March 7th: 89.02%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on March 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on March 6th: 98.75%
Bogota Auction. Books, Documents and Ancient Prints on January 25th: 99.06%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on March 5th: 85.71%
Sothebys. Fine Manuscripts and Printed Americana on January 29th: 31.25%
Sothebys. Contemporary Discoveries - online - 2/23 on March 4th: 73.53%
Moreshet Auctions. Special Chabad Auction on March 4th: 84.72%
Poster Auctions International, Inc.. PAI-XCII: Rare Posters on March 3rd: 40.10%
Genazym. Grand Winter Event - Part 1 and Part 2 on March 5th: 97.91%
Carlsen Gallery. Antique & Decorative Arts Auction on March 3rd: 94.74%
Robert Siegel Galleries. The Dr. Géza Homonnay Collection of First Issues of the World on Cover on March 5th: 96.48%
Robert Siegel Galleries. Postal History on March 2nd: 99.38%
Ripley Auctions. March Fine Art & Antiques: Featuring the Estate Collection of Evelyn Farber on March 2nd: 98.55%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Multi-Estate Virtual Online Auction on March 2nd: 100.00%
Morton Subastas. Discovery Auction on March 2nd: 35.00%
EV Stamps. Sports Cards and Comic Books Auction on March 2nd: 99.05%
Bogota Auction. Prints and Multiples on February 29th: 91.59%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/16 on February 28th: 86.36%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/16 on February 26th: 77.55%
Catawiki B. V.. EXclusive Maps Auction - bidstart 2/16 on February 25th: 56.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/16 on February 25th: 87.97%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books Auction - bidstart 2/16 on February 25th: 45.07%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on March 5th: 99.65%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on March 3rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on March 3rd: 92.05%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on March 5th: 99.25%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on March 5th: 99.79%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on March 2nd: 94.71%
Heritage Auctions. Golden Age Romance Featuring Fox Comics & Comic Art Showcase Auction on March 1st: 100.00%


For the week ahead 50 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Mar. 11th
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Prints, Drawings, Old and Modern Paintings. 25 lots
PosterConnection Inc.. Clayton. Vintage Posters - Winter and Spring.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - online 3/1. 71 lots

Tue. Mar. 12th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 515 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 236 lots
Finarte. Rome. Books, Autographs, and Prints - online 2/23. 383 lots
Propstore. Valencia. Entertainment Memorablilia Live Auction. 319 lots
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Malaga. Autograph Letters, Manuscripts & Historical Documents - Day 1. 480 lots
New England Book Auctions. South Deerfield. Fine Books and Ephemera List. 227 lots
Rossini. Paris. Posters, Lithographs, & Works on Paper, Paintings. 458 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety Auction. 48 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 46 lots

Wed. Mar. 13th
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Malaga. Autograph Letters, Manuscripts & Historical Documents - Day 2. 549 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 344 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 99 lots
OSENAT. PARIS. Photographs and Cameras. 118 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. British & European Paintings and Works on Paper, Old Master & Modern Prints, Vintage Posters. 166 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Estate Treasures Auction - Day 1. 44 lots
PIASA. Paris. Modern and Contemporary Art. 18 lots
Santa Fe Art Auction. Santa Fe. Prints, Multiples + Works on Paper.
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 2/23. 611 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Depth of Field: Featuring Latin American Photographs Showcase Auction. 163 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - online 3/1. 57 lots

Thu. Mar. 14th
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Malaga. Autograph Letters, Manuscripts & Historical Documents - Day 3. 516 lots
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Books in All Fields with Literature, Americana and Maps - bidstart 3/4. 310 lots
Finarte. Milan. Photographs: Unveiled Beauty. 160 lots
Ader. PARIS. Modern Prints - 100 Prints at 100 Euros. 100 lots
Christies. New York. Contemporary Editions. 142 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sealed Booster Boxes Trading Card Games Showcase Auction. 358 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Pulp Magazine Showcase Auction. 153 lots
Du Mouchelles. Detroit. March 2024: Day 1. 22 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Neil Gaiman Collection Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction. 126 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Modern and Contemporary Art. 38 lots
Rossini. Paris. Paintings, Posters, Lithographs, Works on Paper, and Sculptures. 103 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. 19th and 20th Century Art: Prints and Drawings. 389 lots
Santa Fe Art Auction. Santa Fe. Prints, Multiples + Works on Paper - Day 2.
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Estate Treasures Auction - Day 2. 14 lots

Fri. Mar. 15th
Damien Voglaire. Brussels. Books and Paintings. 372 lots
Venator and Hanstein. Köln . Spring Auction. 603 lots
Du Mouchelles. Detroit. March 2024: Day 2. 145 lots
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . March Gallery Auction.

Sat. Mar. 16th
Damien Voglaire. Brussels. Books. 498 lots
Fleischer's Auctions. Columbus. The Herb Peck Collection of Civil War Photography. 48 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 160 lots
Venator and Hanstein. Köln . Spring Auction. 707 lots
North American Auction Company. Bozeman. Frontier Splendor. 216 lots

Sun. Mar. 17th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction. 254 lots
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. Timed Auction: Ceramics, Silver, Jewellery, Pictures, Works of Art, Furniture, Books, etc - online 3/11.

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper<br>27th March 2025</center></b> <b>Forum, Mar. 27:</b> Dürer (Albrecht) <i>Hierin sind begriffen vier bücher von menschlicher Proportion,</i> 4 parts in 1, first edition, Nuremberg, Hieronymus Andreae for Agnes Dürer, 1528. £30,000 to £40,000. <b>Forum, Mar. 27:</b> Book of Hours, Use of Rome, illuminated manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 26 fine hand-painted miniatures, 17th century dark brown morocco, [Lyon], [c. 1475 and later c. 1490-1500]. £25,000 to £35,000. <b>Forum, Mar. 27:</b> Brontë (Emily) <i>The North Wind,</i> watercolour, [1842]. £15,000 to £20,000. <b>Forum, Mar. 27:</b> Titanic.- Mudd (Thomas Cupper, one of the youngest victims of the sinking of the Titanic, 1895-1912) Autograph Letter signed on board RMS Titanic to his mother, April 11th 1912. £20,000 to £30,000. <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper<br>27th March 2025</center></b> <b>Forum, Mar. 27:</b> [Austen (Jane)] <i>Emma: A Novel,</i> 3 vol., first edition, for John Murray, 1816. £10,000 to £15,000. <b>Forum, Mar. 27:</b> Picasso (Pablo).- Ovid. <i>Les Metamorphoses,</i> one of 95 copies, signed by the artist, Lausanne, Albert Skira, 1931. £10,000 to £15,000. <b>Forum, Mar. 27:</b> America.- Ogilby (John) <i>America: Being the Latest, and Most Accurate Description of the New World...,</i> all maps with vibrant hand-colouring in outline, probably by an early hand, 1671. £15,000 to £25,000. <b>Forum, Mar. 27:</b> Iceland.- Geological exploration.- Bright (Dr. Richard )and Edward Bird. Collection of twenty original drawings from travels in Iceland with Henry Holland and George Mackenzie, watercolours, [1810]. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    27th March 2025
    Forum, Mar. 27: Dürer (Albrecht) Hierin sind begriffen vier bücher von menschlicher Proportion, 4 parts in 1, first edition, Nuremberg, Hieronymus Andreae for Agnes Dürer, 1528. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum, Mar. 27: Book of Hours, Use of Rome, illuminated manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 26 fine hand-painted miniatures, 17th century dark brown morocco, [Lyon], [c. 1475 and later c. 1490-1500]. £25,000 to £35,000.
    Forum, Mar. 27: Brontë (Emily) The North Wind, watercolour, [1842]. £15,000 to £20,000.
    Forum, Mar. 27: Titanic.- Mudd (Thomas Cupper, one of the youngest victims of the sinking of the Titanic, 1895-1912) Autograph Letter signed on board RMS Titanic to his mother, April 11th 1912. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    27th March 2025
    Forum, Mar. 27: [Austen (Jane)] Emma: A Novel, 3 vol., first edition, for John Murray, 1816. £10,000 to £15,000.
    Forum, Mar. 27: Picasso (Pablo).- Ovid. Les Metamorphoses, one of 95 copies, signed by the artist, Lausanne, Albert Skira, 1931. £10,000 to £15,000.
    Forum, Mar. 27: America.- Ogilby (John) America: Being the Latest, and Most Accurate Description of the New World..., all maps with vibrant hand-colouring in outline, probably by an early hand, 1671. £15,000 to £25,000.
    Forum, Mar. 27: Iceland.- Geological exploration.- Bright (Dr. Richard )and Edward Bird. Collection of twenty original drawings from travels in Iceland with Henry Holland and George Mackenzie, watercolours, [1810]. £20,000 to £30,000.
  • <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>The Library of Barry Humphries<br>26th March 2025</center></b> <b>Forum, Mar. 26:</b> Beckford (William) [Vathek] <i>An Arabian Tale,</i> first (but unauthorised) edition, Lady Caroline Lamb's copy with her signature and notes, 1786. £2,000 to £3,000. <b>Forum, Mar. 26:</b> Baudelaire (Charles) <i>Les Fleurs du Mal,</i> first edition containing the 6 suppressed poems, first issue, contemporary half black morocco, Paris, 1857. £4,000 to £6,000. <b>Forum, Mar. 26:</b> Beardsley (Aubrey).- Pope (Alexander) <i>The Rape of the Lock,</i> one of 25 copies on Japanese vellum, Leonard Smithers, 1896. £4,000 to £6,000. <b>Forum, Mar. 26:</b> Douglas (Lord Alfred) <i>Sonnets,</i> first edition, the dedication copy, with signed presentation inscription from the author to his wife Olive Custance, The Academy, 1909. £2,000 to £3,000. <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>The Library of Barry Humphries<br>26th March 2025</center></b> <b>Forum, Mar. 26:</b> Crowley (Aleister) <i>The Works...,</i> 3 vol. in 1 (as issued)"Essay Competition" issue on India paper, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1905-07. £1,500 to £2,000. <b>Forum, Mar. 26:</b> Rodin (Auguste).- Mirbeau (Octave) <i>Le Jardin des Supplices,</i> one of 30 copies on chine with an additional suite, bound in dark purple goatskin, Paris, 1902. £3,000 to £4,000. <b>Forum, Mar. 26:</b> Pellar (Hans) Eight original book illustrations for 'Der verliebte Flamingo' [together with] a published copy of the first edition of the book, 1923. £6,000 to £8,000. <b>Forum, Mar. 26:</b> Cretté (Georges, binder).- Louÿs (Pierre) <i>Les Aventures du Roi Pausole,</i> 2 vol., one of 99 copies, with 2 original drawings, superbly bound in blue goatskin, gilt, Paris, 1930. £3,000 to £4,000.
    Forum Auctions
    The Library of Barry Humphries
    26th March 2025
    Forum, Mar. 26: Beckford (William) [Vathek] An Arabian Tale, first (but unauthorised) edition, Lady Caroline Lamb's copy with her signature and notes, 1786. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Forum, Mar. 26: Baudelaire (Charles) Les Fleurs du Mal, first edition containing the 6 suppressed poems, first issue, contemporary half black morocco, Paris, 1857. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum, Mar. 26: Beardsley (Aubrey).- Pope (Alexander) The Rape of the Lock, one of 25 copies on Japanese vellum, Leonard Smithers, 1896. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum, Mar. 26: Douglas (Lord Alfred) Sonnets, first edition, the dedication copy, with signed presentation inscription from the author to his wife Olive Custance, The Academy, 1909. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Forum Auctions
    The Library of Barry Humphries
    26th March 2025
    Forum, Mar. 26: Crowley (Aleister) The Works..., 3 vol. in 1 (as issued)"Essay Competition" issue on India paper, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1905-07. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum, Mar. 26: Rodin (Auguste).- Mirbeau (Octave) Le Jardin des Supplices, one of 30 copies on chine with an additional suite, bound in dark purple goatskin, Paris, 1902. £3,000 to £4,000.
    Forum, Mar. 26: Pellar (Hans) Eight original book illustrations for 'Der verliebte Flamingo' [together with] a published copy of the first edition of the book, 1923. £6,000 to £8,000.
    Forum, Mar. 26: Cretté (Georges, binder).- Louÿs (Pierre) Les Aventures du Roi Pausole, 2 vol., one of 99 copies, with 2 original drawings, superbly bound in blue goatskin, gilt, Paris, 1930. £3,000 to £4,000.
  • <b><center>Sotheby's<BR>Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> William Blake | <i>Songs of Innocence and of Experience.</i> Sold: 4,320,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD <b><center>Sotheby's<BR>Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for <i>Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.</i> Sold: 1,920,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Machiavelli | <i>Il Principe,</i> a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Leonardo da Vinci | <i>Trattato della pittura,</i> ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Henri Matisse | <i>Jazz,</i> Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR
    Sotheby's
    Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Sotheby’s: The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Sold: 4,320,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD
    Sotheby's
    Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Sotheby’s: Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Sold: 1,920,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Machiavelli | Il Principe, a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura, ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Henri Matisse | Jazz, Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR
  • <b><center>Swann<br>Printed & Manuscript African Americana<br>March 20, 2025</center></b> <b>Swann, Mar. 20:</b> Lot 7: Thomas Fisher, <i>The Negro's Memorial or Abolitionist's Catechism,</i> London, 1825. $6,000 to $9,000. <b>Swann, Mar. 20:</b> Lot 78: Victor H. Green, <i>The Negro Travelers' Green Book,</i> New York, 1958. $20,000 to $30,000. <b>Swann, Mar. 20:</b> Lot 99: Rosa Parks, Hand-written recollection of her first meeting with Martin Luther King Jr., autograph manuscript, Detroit, c. 1990s. $30,000 to $40,000. <b>Swann, Mar. 20:</b> Lot 154: Frederick Douglass, Autograph statement on voting rights, signed manuscript, 1866. $20,000 to $30,000. <b>Swann, Mar. 20:</b> Lot 164: W.E.B. Du Bois, <i>What the Negro Has Done for the United States and Texas,</i> Washington, circa 1936. $3,000 to $4,000. <b><center>Swann<br>Printed & Manuscript African Americana<br>March 20, 2025</center></b> <b>Swann, Mar. 20:</b> Lot 263: Susan Paul, <i>Memoir of James Jackson,</i> Boston, 1835. $6,000 to $9,000. <b>Swann, Mar. 20:</b> Lot 267: Langston Hughes, <i>Gypsy Ballads,</i> signed translation of García Lorca's poetry, Madrid, 1937. $1,500 to $2,500. <b>Swann, Mar. 20:</b> Lot 274: Malcolm X, Collection from Alex Haley's estate, 38 items, 1963-1971. $4,000 to $6,000. <b>Swann, Mar. 20:</b> Lot 367: Solomon Northup, <i>Twelve Years a Slave,</i> Auburn, NY, 1853. $2,500 to $3,500. <b>Swann, Mar. 20:</b> Lot 402: Anna Julia Cooper, <i>A Voice from the South,</i> Xenia, OH, 1892. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Swann
    Printed & Manuscript African Americana
    March 20, 2025
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 7: Thomas Fisher, The Negro's Memorial or Abolitionist's Catechism, London, 1825. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 78: Victor H. Green, The Negro Travelers' Green Book, New York, 1958. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 99: Rosa Parks, Hand-written recollection of her first meeting with Martin Luther King Jr., autograph manuscript, Detroit, c. 1990s. $30,000 to $40,000.
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 154: Frederick Douglass, Autograph statement on voting rights, signed manuscript, 1866. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 164: W.E.B. Du Bois, What the Negro Has Done for the United States and Texas, Washington, circa 1936. $3,000 to $4,000.
    Swann
    Printed & Manuscript African Americana
    March 20, 2025
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 263: Susan Paul, Memoir of James Jackson, Boston, 1835. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 267: Langston Hughes, Gypsy Ballads, signed translation of García Lorca's poetry, Madrid, 1937. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 274: Malcolm X, Collection from Alex Haley's estate, 38 items, 1963-1971. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 367: Solomon Northup, Twelve Years a Slave, Auburn, NY, 1853. $2,500 to $3,500.
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 402: Anna Julia Cooper, A Voice from the South, Xenia, OH, 1892. $2,000 to $3,000.
  • <b>Koller, Mar. 26:</b> Wit, Frederick de. Atlas. Amsterdam, de Wit, [1680]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000 <b>Koller, Mar. 26:</b> Merian, Maria Sibylla. Der Raupen wunderbare Verwandelung, und sonderbare Blumennahrung. Nürnberg, 1679; Frankfurt a. M. und Leipzig, 1683. CHF 20,000 to 30,000 <b>Koller, Mar. 26:</b> GOETHE, JOHANN WOLFGANG VON. Faust. Ein Fragment. Von Goethe. Ächte Ausgabe. Leipzig, G. J. Göschen, 1790. CHF 7,000 to 10,000 <b>Koller, Mar. 26:</b> Hieronymus. [Das hochwirdig leben der außerwoelten freünde gotes der heiligen altuaeter]. Augsburg, Johann Schönsperger d. Ä., 9. Juni 1497. CHF 40,000 to 60,000. <b>Koller, Mar. 26:</b> BIBLIA GERMANICA - Neunte deutsche Bibel. Nürnberg, A. Koberger, 17. Feb. 1483. CHF 40,000 to 60,000 <b>Koller, Mar. 26:</b> HORAE B.M.V. - Stundenbuch. Lateinische Handschrift auf Pergament, Kalendarium französisch. Nordfrankreich (Rouen?). CHF 25,000 to 40,000
    Koller, Mar. 26: Wit, Frederick de. Atlas. Amsterdam, de Wit, [1680]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000
    Koller, Mar. 26: Merian, Maria Sibylla. Der Raupen wunderbare Verwandelung, und sonderbare Blumennahrung. Nürnberg, 1679; Frankfurt a. M. und Leipzig, 1683. CHF 20,000 to 30,000
    Koller, Mar. 26: GOETHE, JOHANN WOLFGANG VON. Faust. Ein Fragment. Von Goethe. Ächte Ausgabe. Leipzig, G. J. Göschen, 1790. CHF 7,000 to 10,000
    Koller, Mar. 26: Hieronymus. [Das hochwirdig leben der außerwoelten freünde gotes der heiligen altuaeter]. Augsburg, Johann Schönsperger d. Ä., 9. Juni 1497. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.
    Koller, Mar. 26: BIBLIA GERMANICA - Neunte deutsche Bibel. Nürnberg, A. Koberger, 17. Feb. 1483. CHF 40,000 to 60,000
    Koller, Mar. 26: HORAE B.M.V. - Stundenbuch. Lateinische Handschrift auf Pergament, Kalendarium französisch. Nordfrankreich (Rouen?). CHF 25,000 to 40,000