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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 55 Auctions Archived, another 46 Upcoming this Week

 For the week ended 22 March, 55 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Swiss francs, 1 in Danish krone, 12 in euros, 11 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 1 in Norwegian krone, 26 in US dollars, and 1 in South African rand.

 

Turnover was $17,443,650.96 as 83.4% of all lots changed hands.  The average lot sold for $1,752.08.

 

For the coming week 46 sales are scheduled.

 

6 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Sothebys. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 3/13 on March 20th: $3,707,999
Christies. Rare Books and Manuscripts, including Andre Guichard Library - bidstart 3/12 on March 21st: $1,789,578
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on March 20th: $1,670,169
Bonhams. British. Cool. online 3/8 on March 20th: $1,222,025
Koller Auctions. Books and Autographs on March 20th: $1,146,370
Hake's Auctions. Hake's Auction Online 2/27 on March 20th: $1,059,761

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

One Source Auctions. 13th Annual Post St. Patrick's Day Antiques and Collectibles Auction on March 18th: 3473.92%
Fleischer's Auctions. The Herb Peck Collection of Civil War Photography on March 16th: 420.36%
New England Auctions. Country Americana on March 21st: 187.48%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Winter Americana on March 20th: 167.30%
ALDE. Gastronomy Books - Collection of an amateur and various on March 19th: 166.51%
Bonhams. Books and Manuscripts including Property of the late Hilary Gerrard - online 3/11 on March 21st: 162.23%
Chorley's. The Library: Printed Books and Manuscripts on March 20th: 149.12%
Lay's Auctioneers. The Cornish Library of John Stengelhofer: Rare Books and Works on Paper on March 8th: 145.00%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on March 20th: 144.45%
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Theme Auction: Selected Maps on March 20th: 142.75%
Damien Voglaire. Books on March 16th: 140.27%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Winter Americana - Day 2 on March 21st: 127.62%
Christies. Rare Books and Manuscripts, including Andre Guichard Library - bidstart 3/12 on March 21st: 125.58%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - online 3/1 on March 10th: 123.63%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. The Sporting and Collectors Auction on March 20th: 123.30%
Robert Siegel Galleries. United States Postal History on March 20th: 122.07%
Damien Voglaire. Books and Paintings on March 15th: 116.32%
Bonhams. British. Cool. online 3/8 on March 20th: 107.88%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on March 19th: 106.31%
Freemans. Collect: Americana on March 20th: 103.96%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - online 3/1 on March 13th: 102.35%
Koller Auctions. Books and Autographs on March 20th: 100.46%


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

New England Auctions. Country Americana on March 21st: 100.00%
John McInnis Auctioneers. RYE, NH VIRTUAL ONLINE DOWNSIZING AUCTION Dr. And Mrs. Greenberg on March 21st: 100.00%
Revere Auctions. Revere Auctions Fine Art Evening Sale on March 20th: 100.00%
Fleischer's Auctions. The Herb Peck Collection of Civil War Photography on March 16th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on March 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on March 19th: 99.81%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on March 19th: 99.65%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on March 17th: 99.61%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on March 20th: 99.01%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Winter Americana - Day 2 on March 21st: 98.77%
ALDE. Gastronomy Books - Collection of an amateur and various on March 19th: 98.77%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on March 20th: 98.15%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on March 17th: 97.89%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Winter Americana on March 20th: 97.87%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - online 3/1 on March 10th: 97.30%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on March 16th: 93.75%
Robert Siegel Galleries. United States Postal History on March 20th: 93.68%
Freemans. The Donald F. Moylan, M.D. Collection of American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts, Part II on March 14th: 93.55%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on March 20th: 93.33%
Bonhams. Books and Manuscripts including Property of the late Hilary Gerrard - online 3/11 on March 21st: 93.13%
Du Mouchelles. March 2024: Day 2 on March 15th: 93.10%
Christies. Rare Books and Manuscripts, including Andre Guichard Library - bidstart 3/12 on March 21st: 91.70%
Winter Associates. Important Prints, Paintings, and Sculpture on March 18th: 90.91%
Hake's Auctions. Hake's Auction Online 2/27 on March 20th: 90.29%
Chorley's. The Library: Printed Books and Manuscripts on March 20th: 87.73%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - online 3/1 on March 11th: 87.32%
One Source Auctions. 13th Annual Post St. Patrick's Day Antiques and Collectibles Auction on March 18th: 86.96%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on March 19th: 86.79%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - online 3/1 on March 13th: 85.96%
Lay's Auctioneers. The Timed Art Sale - online 3/1 on March 17th: 85.71%
Lay's Auctioneers. The Cornish Library of John Stengelhofer: Rare Books and Works on Paper on March 8th: 84.80%
Freemans. Collect: Americana on March 20th: 83.33%
Damien Voglaire. Books on March 16th: 82.93%
Swann Galleries. Printed and Manuscript African Americana on March 21st: 80.85%
 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Bonhams On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection on March 20th Actual price: USD $389,530.
  2. Sothebys Muhammad Ali on March 20th Actual price: USD $356,601.
  3. Bonhams Mick Jagger, from 'Mick Jagger Portfolio', 1975 on March 20th Actual price: USD $259,857.
  4. Sothebys Mickey Mouse, from Myths on March 20th Actual price: USD $243,137.
  5. Sothebys Bald Eagle, from Endangered Species on March 20th Actual price: USD $243,137.
  6. RR Auction Steve Jobs Signed Apple Business Card (c. 1983) - PSA GEM MT 10 on March 21st Actual price: USD $181,183.
  7. Sothebys Sandro Botticelli (Birth of Venus, 1482), from Details of Renaissance Paintings on March 20th Actual price: USD $178,300.
  8. RR Auction Steve Jobs Signed 1976 Apple Computer Check No. 3 - PSA GEM MINT 10 on March 21st Actual price: USD $176,850.
  9. Sothebys Le Dejeuner sur l'herbe, d'apres Manet on March 20th Actual price: USD $162,091.
  10. Bonhams Lithograph of Water Made of Lines, a Green Wash, and a Light Blue Wash, 1978-80 on March 20th Actual price: USD $146,393.
  11. Koller Auctions Freud, Sigmund, Begrunder der Psychoanalyse (1856-1939). Sammlung von 23 eigenhandigen Briefen an Alphonse Maeder in Zurich. on March 20th Actual price: USD $144,359.
  12. Koller Auctions Biblia latina - Franzosisches Bibel-Manuskript. Lateinische Handschrift auf Pergament. on March 20th Actual price: USD $144,359.
  13. Sothebys Pine Barrens Tree Frog, from Endangered Species on March 20th Actual price: USD $137,778.
  14. Sothebys $ (Quadrant) on March 20th Actual price: USD $137,778.
  15. Sothebys Sunset on March 20th Actual price: USD $137,778.
  16. Koller Auctions Jung, Carl Gustav, Psychiater und Begrunder der analytischen Psychologie (1875--1961). Sammlung von 26 eigenh. und 3 maschinenschr. on March 20th Actual price: USD $115,487.
  17. Robert Siegel Galleries Canton, China, to New York via Philadelphia, 1834. on March 20th Actual price: USD $106,200.
  18. Sothebys Mick Jagger on March 20th Actual price: USD $105,359.
  19. Bonhams Cabinet photograph on March 20th Actual price: USD $97,765.
  20. Sothebys Circle Limit IV (Heaven and Hell) on March 20th Actual price: USD $97,255.
  21. Sothebys Girl with Balloon on March 20th Actual price: USD $97,255.
  22. Sothebys Mick Jagger on March 20th Actual price: USD $97,255.
  23. Christies La Prose du Transsiberien et de la Petite Jehanne de France. Couleurs simultanees de Mme Delaunay-Terk. on March 21st Actual price: USD $94,500.
  24. Bonhams Autograph manuscript of his short story 'Funes el memorioso' on March 20th Actual price: USD $89,661.
  25. Christies Le Surrealisme et la peinture. on March 21st Actual price: USD $88,200.



55 total sales reported this week:

Sydney Rare Book Auctions. March Musings: Books and Maps on March 21st: 71.79%
Swann Galleries. Printed and Manuscript African Americana on March 21st: 80.85%
RR Auction. Steve Jobs and the Apple Revolution Featuring: Vintage Computing and Video Games on March 21st: 75.00%
PBA Galleries. Fine Literature - Beats, and the Counterculture on March 21st: 78.68%
New England Auctions. Country Americana on March 21st: 100.00%
John McInnis Auctioneers. RYE, NH VIRTUAL ONLINE DOWNSIZING AUCTION Dr. And Mrs. Greenberg on March 21st: 100.00%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Winter Americana - Day 2 on March 21st: 98.77%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on March 21st: 78.93%
Clars Auction Gallery. Spring Modern and Contemporary Art on March 21st: 72.58%
Christies. Rare Books and Manuscripts, including Andre Guichard Library - bidstart 3/12 on March 21st: 91.70%
Chiswick Auctions. The Bigger Picture: Fine Photographica & Panoramas on March 21st: 59.24%
Antikvariat Bryggen AS. Book Auction on March 21st: 43.68%
Bonhams. Books and Manuscripts including Property of the late Hilary Gerrard - online 3/11 on March 21st: 93.13%
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Theme Auction: Selected Maps on March 20th: 76.25%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 3/13 on March 20th: 72.97%
Revere Auctions. Revere Auctions Fine Art Evening Sale on March 20th: 100.00%
Koller Auctions. Books and Autographs on March 20th: 72.85%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Winter Americana on March 20th: 97.87%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on March 20th: 98.15%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on March 20th: 99.01%
Freemans. Collect: Americana on March 20th: 83.33%
Bonhams. British. Cool. online 3/8 on March 20th: 71.60%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on March 20th: 93.33%
Rossini. PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL & PHOTOGRAPHS INCLUDING AN IMPORTANT GROUP OF WORKS BY ANKER SPANG-LARSEN on March 19th: 69.78%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on March 19th: 86.79%
Robert Siegel Galleries. United States Postal History on March 20th: 93.68%
Hake's Auctions. Hake's Auction Online 2/27 on March 20th: 90.29%
Chorley's. The Library: Printed Books and Manuscripts on March 20th: 87.73%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. The Sporting and Collectors Auction on March 20th: 78.38%
Freemans. The Donald F. Moylan, M.D. Collection of American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts, Part II on March 14th: 93.55%
OSENAT. Photographs and Cameras on March 13th: 42.37%
Finarte. Books, Autographs, and Prints - online 2/23 on March 12th: 30.55%
ALDE. Gastronomy Books - Collection of an amateur and various on March 19th: 98.77%
Winter Associates. Important Prints, Paintings, and Sculpture on March 18th: 90.91%
Vermot de Pas. COMICS, HEAD PRINTS COLLECTION, ORIGINALS on March 18th: 62.85%
Stephan Welz & Co.. March Premium Auction on March 18th: 63.86%
One Source Auctions. 13th Annual Post St. Patrick's Day Antiques and Collectibles Auction on March 18th: 86.96%
Lay's Auctioneers. The Cornish Library of John Stengelhofer: Rare Books and Works on Paper on March 8th: 84.80%
Lay's Auctioneers. The Timed Art Sale - online 3/1 on March 17th: 85.71%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Timed Auction: Ceramics, Silver, Jewellery, Pictures, Works of Art, Furniture, Books, etc - online 3/11 on March 17th: 70.83%
Morton Subastas. Discovery Auction on March 16th: 30.09%
Fleischer's Auctions. The Herb Peck Collection of Civil War Photography on March 16th: 100.00%
Damien Voglaire. Books on March 16th: 82.93%
Du Mouchelles. March 2024: Day 2 on March 15th: 93.10%
Damien Voglaire. Books and Paintings on March 15th: 75.54%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - online 3/1 on March 13th: 85.96%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - online 3/1 on March 11th: 87.32%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books Auction - online 3/1 on March 10th: 65.52%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - online 3/1 on March 10th: 97.30%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on March 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on March 19th: 99.65%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on March 17th: 99.61%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on March 17th: 97.89%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on March 19th: 99.81%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on March 16th: 93.75%


For the week ahead 46 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Mar. 25th
Gorringes. Lewes. Weekly Featuring Books. 109 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - online 3/15. 30 lots

Tue. Mar. 26th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 616 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 235 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Books and Manuscripts. 142 lots
Christies. London - King Street. Contemporary Edition: London - bidstart 3/12. 125 lots
Christies. New York. Landscapes of Japan: Woodblock Prints from Edo to Post-War - bidstart 3/13. 91 lots
Revere Auctions. St. Paul. Mid-Century to Modern Art and Design. 85 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. History and Regions of France. 569 lots
Lark Mason Associates. New Braunfels. Books and Prints Auction - online 3/5. 84 lots
New England Book Auctions. South Deerfield. Fine Art, Antiques, Graphics Selections from the Veatchs Inventory. 161 lots
Bonhams. Los Angeles. Prints and Multiples. 213 lots
ALDE. Paris. Original editions - Daniel Morcrette Literary Library and various. 357 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Fine and Decorative Arts Quarterly. 61 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 54 lots
Dorotheum . Salzburg. The Easter Sale. 37 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - online 3/15. 69 lots

Wed. Mar. 27th
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Books and Autographs - Online Only. 135 lots
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Old Master Prints and Drawings - Online Only. 52 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 348 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 99 lots
Christies. London - King Street. Prints and Multiples. 134 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobbins - Part 2. 266 lots
Revere Auctions. St. Paul. Spring Showcase: Asian Art, Decor & Jewelry. 81 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - online 3/15. 55 lots

Thu. Mar. 28th
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. PBA Comics: DC Universe, Part II. 166 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Master Drawings and Prints Until 1900. 136 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper. 431 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Entertainment, Toys, and Collectibles. 495 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Trading Cards Showcase Auction Featuring the Greg Jein Collection. 243 lots
Canada Book Auctions Limited. Toronto. Fine Books and Ephemera Auction. 193 lots
Ader. PARIS. Letters, Autographs and Manuscripts. 270 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Maps and Views. 582 lots

Fri. Mar. 29th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Greg Jein Collection Hollywood/Entertainment Showcase Auction. 136 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Books from the Personal Library of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Showcase Auction. 118 lots
Stephenson's Auctioneers & Appraisers. Southampton. Posters, Pin-backs and More. 213 lots
Ader. PARIS. CÔTÉ XXe - COLLECTION OF POSTERS - COLONIES. 42 lots

Sat. Mar. 30th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 161 lots
Early American. Rancho Santa Fe. Early American History Auctions - online 3/8. 204 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Space Exploration Featuring The Vintage Photo Archive of NASA Engineer Scott H Simpkinson Showcase Auction. 278 lots
Ripley Auctions. Indianapolis. Great Estates Fine Art Auction. 87 lots

Sun. Mar. 31st
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. 277 lots
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium. 100 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - online 3/22. 76 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
    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