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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 55 Auctions Archived, another 50 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 15 March, 55 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 2 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Danish krone, 14 in euros, 1 in British pounds, 3 in Mexican pesos, and 34 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $15,888,768.57 as 83.17% of all lots changed hands.  The average lot sold for $1,244.13. 
 
 
5 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Heritage Auctions. International Original Art Signature Auction on March 10th: $2,373,526
Heritage Auctions. World Paper Money Signature Auction on March 8th: $1,975,746
Christies. Contemporary Editions on March 14th: $1,906,632
Swann Galleries. 19th and 20th Century Art: Prints and Drawings on March 14th: $1,385,320
Heritage Auctions. The Neil Gaiman Collection Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction on March 14th: $1,029,392
 

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

Ader. Modern Prints - 100 Prints at 100 Euros on March 14th: 299.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sergio Sucre Venezuela Collection Showcase Auction on March 10th: 239.76%
Du Mouchelles. March 2024: Day 1 on March 14th: 147.17%
De Baecque and Associes. Prints, Drawings, Old and Modern Paintings on March 11th: 144.97%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autograph Letters, Manuscripts & Historical Documents - Day 1 on March 12th: 142.15%
Heritage Auctions. World Paper Money Signature Auction on March 8th: 126.08%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. British & European Paintings and Works on Paper, Old Master & Modern Prints, Vintage Posters on March 13th: 119.17%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autograph Letters, Manuscripts & Historical Documents - Day 2 on March 13th: 117.00%
Propstore. Entertainment Memorablilia Live Auction on March 14th: 110.22%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on March 12th: 105.29%


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

International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autograph Letters, Manuscripts & Historical Documents - Day 3 on March 14th: 100.00%
Du Mouchelles. March 2024: Day 1 on March 14th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Neil Gaiman Collection Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction on March 14th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sealed Booster Boxes Trading Card Games Showcase Auction on March 14th: 100.00%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autograph Letters, Manuscripts & Historical Documents - Day 2 on March 13th: 100.00%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autograph Letters, Manuscripts & Historical Documents - Day 1 on March 12th: 100.00%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on March 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on March 13th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on March 12th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sergio Sucre Venezuela Collection Showcase Auction on March 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. March Pulp Showcase Auction Featuring the Collection of Malcolm Edwards on March 8th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. International Original Art Signature Auction on March 10th: 99.84%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on March 12th: 99.73%
Heritage Auctions. World Paper Money Signature Auction on March 8th: 99.65%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on March 12th: 99.22%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on March 10th: 99.20%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on March 13th: 98.84%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on March 9th: 98.26%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on March 12th: 97.92%
Ader. Modern Prints - 100 Prints at 100 Euros on March 14th: 94.00%
PBA Galleries. Books in All Fields with Literature, Americana and Maps - bidstart 3/4 on March 14th: 92.26%
De Baecque and Associes. Prints, Drawings, Old and Modern Paintings on March 11th: 92.00%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Showcase Auction on March 14th: 90.20%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. March Madness - session 2 on March 10th: 89.87%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/23 on March 4th: 89.58%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on March 12th: 86.96%
Santa Fe Art Auction. Prints, Multiples + Works on Paper - Day 1 on March 13th: 85.23%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. British & European Paintings and Works on Paper, Old Master & Modern Prints, Vintage Posters on March 13th: 84.34%
Heritage Auctions. Depth of Field: Featuring Latin American Photographs Showcase Auction on March 13th: 83.44%
Christies. Contemporary Editions on March 14th: 83.10%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. March Madness - session 1 on March 9th: 83.05%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on March 10th: 82.63%
Propstore. Entertainment Memorablilia Live Auction on March 14th: 81.50%
 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions Canada Bank of Canada $500 1935 BC-17 English Text PCGS Banknote About UNC 53 PPQ. on March 8th Actual price: USD $228,000.
  2. Heritage Auctions Dave Gibbons and John Higgins Watchmen #7 Story Page 16 Original Art with Matching Production Color Guide (DC, 1987). on March 14th Actual price: USD $132,000.
  3. Christies Entropia (review) on March 14th Actual price: USD $110,880.
  4. Christies Charles the First, from Portfolio II on March 14th Actual price: USD $107,100.
  5. Heritage Auctions Albert Uderzo Asterix in Corsica #20 Story Page 38 Original Art (Dargaud, 1973). on March 10th Actual price: USD $106,250.
  6. Heritage Auctions John Totleben Miracleman #16 Cover Original Art (Eclipse, 1989). on March 14th Actual price: USD $96,000.
  7. Heritage Auctions Jean Giraud (Moebius) The Sandman: A Gallery of Dreams #1 Death Pin-Up Illustration Original Art (DC, 1994). on March 14th Actual price: USD $96,000.
  8. Christies Indigo Horizontal on March 14th Actual price: USD $75,600.
  9. Christies Untitled Etching 1 on March 14th Actual price: USD $75,600.
  10. Heritage Auctions Jean Giraud (Moebius) Major Fatal, The Airtight Garage of Jerry Cornelius Story Page 44 Original Art (Metal Hurlant #15, 1977). on March 10th Actual price: USD $75,000.
  11. Christies Made in California on March 14th Actual price: USD $73,080.
  12. Heritage Auctions Coraline and The Cat Original Animation Puppet (LAIKA, 2009). on March 14th Actual price: USD $72,000.
  13. Christies Cabeza, from Portfolio II on March 14th Actual price: USD $69,300.
  14. Marc van de Wiele Auctions Book of Hours, Use of Rouen, in Latin and French, illuminated by an associate of the artist Robert Boyvin, manuscript on vellum on March 9th Actual price: USD $65,432.
  15. Propstore STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE (1977) Anthony Daniels Collection: Anthony Daniels' Personal Hand-annotated Fourth Draft Script on March 14th Actual price: USD $65,000.
  16. Christies Rome Pays Off, from Portfolio II on March 14th Actual price: USD $63,000.
  17. Christies Untitled Etching 2 on March 14th Actual price: USD $63,000.
  18. Christies Flowers on March 14th Actual price: USD $60,480.
  19. Heritage Auctions Andre Franquin Gaston Lagaffe Gag ndeg839 Complete Story Original Art with Matching Color Guide (Spirou 2092, 1978). on March 10th Actual price: USD $56,250.
  20. RR Auction Manhattan Project Atomic Bomb Report Signed by (24), with Oppenheimer, Fermi, Chadwick, and Lawrence on March 13th Actual price: USD $53,594.
  21. Heritage Auctions Alex Raymond Flash Gordon and Jungle Jim Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 12-10-1939 (King Features Syndicate, 1939). on March 10th Actual price: USD $51,250.
  22. Christies Jawbone of an Ass, from Portfolio II on March 14th Actual price: USD $50,400.
  23. Heritage Auctions Charles Vess Sandman #75 Story Page 1 Original Art (DC/Vertigo, 1996). on March 14th Actual price: USD $48,000.
  24. Heritage Auctions Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC VG/FN 5.0 Off-white pages. on March 12th Actual price: USD $45,600.
  25. Heritage Auctions Palestine Palestine Currency Board 10 Pounds 7.9.1939 Pick 9c PMG About Uncirculated 55 EPQ. on March 8th Actual price: USD $45,600.


55 total sales reported this week:

Swann Galleries. 19th and 20th Century Art: Prints and Drawings on March 14th: 71.47%
Santa Fe Art Auction. Prints, Multiples + Works on Paper - Day 2 on March 14th: 71.26%
Rossini. Paintings, Posters, Lithographs, Works on Paper, and Sculptures on March 14th: 51.46%
PBA Galleries. Books in All Fields with Literature, Americana and Maps - bidstart 3/4 on March 14th: 92.26%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Estate Treasures Auction - Day 2 on March 14th: 78.57%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autograph Letters, Manuscripts & Historical Documents - Day 3 on March 14th: 100.00%
Morton Subastas. Modern and Contemporary Art on March 14th: 68.42%
Morton Subastas. Online only | Auction of Antique and Contemporary Books on March 14th: 26.61%
Finarte. Photographs: Unveiled Beauty on March 14th: 61.25%
Du Mouchelles. March 2024: Day 1 on March 14th: 100.00%
Propstore. Entertainment Memorablilia Live Auction on March 14th: 81.50%
Christies. Contemporary Editions on March 14th: 83.10%
Ader. Modern Prints - 100 Prints at 100 Euros on March 14th: 94.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Neil Gaiman Collection Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction on March 14th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Showcase Auction on March 14th: 90.20%
Heritage Auctions. Sealed Booster Boxes Trading Card Games Showcase Auction on March 14th: 100.00%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 2/23 on March 13th: 71.03%
Santa Fe Art Auction. Prints, Multiples + Works on Paper - Day 1 on March 13th: 85.23%
PIASA. Modern and Contemporary Art on March 13th: 50.00%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. British & European Paintings and Works on Paper, Old Master & Modern Prints, Vintage Posters on March 13th: 84.34%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Estate Treasures Auction - Day 1 on March 13th: 72.73%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on March 12th: 97.92%
New England Book Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera List on March 12th: 72.25%
Rossini. Posters, Lithographs, & Works on Paper, Paintings on March 12th: 23.58%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autograph Letters, Manuscripts & Historical Documents - Day 2 on March 13th: 100.00%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autograph Letters, Manuscripts & Historical Documents - Day 1 on March 12th: 100.00%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Los Angeles Estate Auction VIII on March 12th: 41.18%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on March 12th: 86.96%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Inculabula, Early Prints Chassidut, Belongings of Tzaddikim, Amulets, Segula Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical letters on March 10th: 79.43%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Australiana, Patrick White, Navy, Natural History, Cooking, Philosophy, Music etc on March 10th: 59.27%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on March 10th: 100.00%
De Baecque and Associes. Prints, Drawings, Old and Modern Paintings on March 11th: 92.00%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. March Madness - session 2 on March 10th: 89.87%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. March Madness - session 1 on March 9th: 83.05%
Morton Subastas. Discovery Auction on March 9th: 37.14%
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. March Auction 2024 on March 9th: 70.11%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Fine Art, Literature, History, Biggles, James Bond, Fine Bindings on March 8th: 77.74%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Photographs on March 8th: 72.64%
Rossini. General Sales - Part 1 on March 6th: 69.09%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on March 9th: 98.26%
Heritage Auctions. Depth of Field: Featuring Latin American Photographs Showcase Auction on March 13th: 83.44%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on March 13th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on March 13th: 98.84%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on March 12th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on March 12th: 99.22%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on March 10th: 99.20%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on March 10th: 82.63%
Heritage Auctions. Sergio Sucre Venezuela Collection Showcase Auction on March 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on March 12th: 99.73%
Heritage Auctions. International Original Art Signature Auction on March 10th: 99.84%
Heritage Auctions. World Paper Money Signature Auction on March 8th: 99.65%
Heritage Auctions. March Pulp Showcase Auction Featuring the Collection of Malcolm Edwards on March 8th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/23 on March 4th: 89.58%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books - bidstart 2/23 on March 3rd: 44.68%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/23 on March 3rd: 79.79%

 


For the week ahead 50 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Mar. 18th
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. 13th Annual Post St. Patrick's Day Antiques and Collectibles Auction. 184 lots
Stephan Welz & Co.. Constantia. March Premium Auction. 83 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Online 3/8. 64 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. COMICS, HEAD PRINTS COLLECTION, ORIGINALS. 428 lots

Tue. Mar. 19th
ALDE. Paris. Gastronomy Books - Collection of an amateur and various. 81 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 567 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 232 lots
Chorley's. Gloucestershire. The Library: Printed Books and Manuscripts. 220 lots
Hake's Auctions. York. Hake's Auction Online 2/27. 752 lots
Robert Siegel Galleries. New York. United States Postal History. 585 lots
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. The Sporting and Collectors Auction. 148 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 53 lots
Rossini. Paris. PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL & PHOTOGRAPHS INCLUDING AN IMPORTANT GROUP OF WORKS BY ANKER SPANG-LARSEN. 407 lots

Wed. Mar. 20th
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Books and Autographs. 291 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 302 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 108 lots
Revere Auctions. St. Paul. Revere Auctions Fine Art Evening Sale. 23 lots
Sothebys. London. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 3/13. 111 lots
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Stockholm. Theme Auction: Selected Maps. 80 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Treasures from Planet Hollywood Signature Auction. 93 lots
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Harrisonburg. Winter Americana. 47 lots
Bonhams. London, New Bond Street. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 135 lots
Freemans. Philadelphia. Collect: Americana. 18 lots
Bonhams. London, New Bond Street. British. Cool. online 3/8. 169 lots

Thu. Mar. 21st
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Fine Literature - Beats, and the Counterculture. 455 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Printed and Manuscript African Americana. 470 lots
Christies. Paris. Rare Books and Manuscripts, including Andre Guichard Library - bidstart 3/12. 277 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper.
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Spring Modern and Contemporary Art. 62 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Steve Jobs and the Apple Revolution Featuring: Vintage Computing and Video Games. 64 lots
Bertolami Fine Art . Rome. Ancient and rare books, italian first editions of 20th century. 347 lots
Bonhams. London, New Bond Street. Books and Manuscripts including Property of the late Hilary Gerrard - online 3/11. 233 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. The Bigger Picture: Fine Photographica & Panoramas. 211 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. RYE, NH VIRTUAL ONLINE DOWNSIZING AUCTION Dr. And Mrs. Greenberg. 36 lots
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Harrisonburg. Winter Americana - Day 2. 81 lots

Fri. Mar. 22nd
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Old Master Prints. 55 lots
Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Old Books. 212 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Spring Sports Card Catalogue Auction. 2103 lots
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Harrisonburg. Winter Americana - Day 3. 158 lots
Bertolami Fine Art . Rome. Ancient and rare books, italian first editions of 20th century - Day 2. 451 lots

Sat. Mar. 23rd
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 166 lots
Sarasota Estate Auction. Sarasota. Monumental Two Day Important Art and Antiques Auction - Day 1. 312 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Art of Anime, Dragon Ball, and More Animation Art Showcase Auction. 703 lots
Blackwell Auctions. Clearwater. March Exceptional Estates Auction - online 3/7. 21 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Barbie by David Levinthal Photographs Showcase Auction. 28 lots

Sun. Mar. 24th
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. 47 lots
Saskatchewan Network for Art Collecting. Regina. University of Regina President's Collection, Shumiatcher Donation - 2. 37 lots
Sarasota Estate Auction. Sarasota. Monumental Two Day Important Art and Antiques Auction - Day 2. 25 lots

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
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  • <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