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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 43 Auctions Archived, another 49 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 5 March, 43 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 2 in Swiss francs, 1 in Danish krone, 14 in euros, 1 in British pounds, and 24 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $6,7977,384.32 as 79.81% of all lots changed hands.  The average lot sold for $1,266.79.

 

49 auctions are scheduled during the upcoming week.

 

 

1 auction saw its total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Christies. Photographs - online 3/21 on April 3rd: $2,774,394
 


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

Heritage Auctions. The Greg Jein Collection Hollywood/Entertainment Showcase Auction on March 29th: 239.88%
Heritage Auctions. Space Exploration Featuring The Vintage Photo Archive of NASA Engineer Scott H Simpkinson Showcase Auction on March 30th: 190.28%
Ader. Ancient and Modern Prints on April 3rd: 153.91%
Koller Auctions. Old Master Prints and Drawings - Online Only on March 27th: 124.80%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on April 4th: 104.64%


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

Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - online 3/15 on March 25th: 100.00%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on March 31st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on April 2nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Books from the Personal Library of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Showcase Auction on March 29th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Space Exploration Featuring The Vintage Photo Archive of NASA Engineer Scott H Simpkinson Showcase Auction on March 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on March 31st: 99.28%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on April 3rd: 99.12%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on April 2nd: 98.70%
Heritage Auctions. The Greg Jein Collection Hollywood/Entertainment Showcase Auction on March 29th: 98.53%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on April 3rd: 98.46%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on March 30th: 97.52%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on March 31st: 96.50%
Leland Little Auctions. Severino Estate Auction on March 29th: 95.74%
Ahlers & Ogletree. American and English Art, Antiques and Silver on April 3rd: 95.24%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on April 4th: 93.29%
Eldreds. The Spring Sale - session 1 on April 4th: 90.91%
Koller Auctions. Old Master Prints and Drawings - Online Only on March 27th: 90.38%
Ahlers & Ogletree. Fine Art and Antiques from Europe and Asia on April 4th: 85.71%
Ripley Auctions. Great Estates Fine Art Auction on March 30th: 85.06%
Early American. Early American History Auctions - online 3/8 on March 30th: 84.31%
Bonhams. Remarkable Women - online 3/22 on April 2nd: 83.33%
Ader. Ancient and Modern Prints on April 3rd: 82.67%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on April 2nd: 82.54%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - online 3/15 on March 27th: 81.82%
 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Christies The Hand of Miles Davis, New York, July 1, 1986 on April 3rd Actual price: USD $302,400.
  2. Christies Self-Portrait (with string around his neck), 1980 on April 3rd Actual price: USD $252,000.
  3. Christies Nine Framework Houses, Siegen Area Germany, 1989 on April 3rd Actual price: USD $151,200.
  4. Forum Auctions [Shakespeare (William)] [Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies], second folio edition, on March 28th Actual price: USD $130,494.
  5. Christies Calla Lily, 1987 on April 3rd Actual price: USD $100,800.
  6. Stephan Welz & Co. THE DEN, from the Interior Series on March 28th Actual price: USD $97,464.
  7. Early American April 14, 1865 ORIGINAL TELEGRAM To Genl. U.S. GRANT Re: Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln on March 30th Actual price: USD $91,000.
  8. Christies Untitled (from Silueta series)1978 on April 3rd Actual price: USD $81,900.
  9. Christies Portfolio Three: Yosemite Valley; Sixteen Original Prints by Ansel Adams on April 3rd Actual price: USD $81,900.
  10. Forum Auctions An album of 160 photographs and 13 original artworks, compiled by Lt. Gen. ... on March 28th Actual price: USD $71,612.
  11. Kestenbaum and Company His personal copy of: Atzmoth Yoseph [novellae and discourses to Masechta Kiddushin] by Yoseph ben Yitzchak ibn Ezra. ff. 120. Interior lightly stained with expert repaired worming. Binding expertly repaired retaining original patterned front and rear co on April 4th Actual price: USD $68,750.
  12. Christies Dunes, Oceano, 1936 on April 3rd Actual price: USD $63,000.
  13. Christies Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine, California, 1944 on April 3rd Actual price: USD $63,000.
  14. Christies Miles Davis, New York, July 1, 1986 on April 3rd Actual price: USD $56,700.
  15. Christies Czechoslovakia, Prague, from Exiles, August 1968 on April 3rd Actual price: USD $56,700.
  16. Forum Auctions Bible, Czech Biblia Bohemica, first complete Bible printed in the Czech vernacular, on March 28th Actual price: USD $55,699.
  17. Catawiki B. V. Chronica Hungarorum on March 23rd Actual price: USD $53,890.
  18. Christies Untitled, Sumner, Mississippi, Cassidy Bayou in Background, 1971 on April 3rd Actual price: USD $52,920.
  19. Forum Auctions Elizabeth I & Charles I.- [Volume of speeches and tracts including Elizabeth I's Speech at Tilbury against the Spanish Armada in 1588 and the advent of the Short and Long Parliaments in the year ... on March 28th Actual price: USD $49,712.
  20. Christies New York City, 1966 on April 3rd Actual price: USD $47,880.
  21. Christies Golden Spike Ceremony, Promontory Point, Utah May 10,1869 on April 3rd Actual price: USD $47,880.
  22. Christies Romance (N). Of Ambrose Bierce #3, 1962 on April 3rd Actual price: USD $44,100.
  23. Christies Untitled (#6986), 2010 on April 3rd Actual price: USD $37,800.
  24. Christies Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada, from Manzanar, California, 1944 on April 3rd Actual price: USD $37,800.
  25. PBA Galleries DOUBLE ACTION COMICS No. 2 on March 28th Actual price: USD $37,500.



43 total sales reported this week:

Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on April 4th: 93.29%
PBA Galleries. Rare and Antiquarian - Illustrated Books on April 4th: 65.37%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. LOS ANGELES ESTATE AUCTION X on April 4th: 69.01%
Kestenbaum and Company. Rabbinic Autographs and Passover Haggadot on April 4th: 56.90%
Giquello. ANCIENT AND MODERN BOOKS - ART NOUVEAU AND ART DECO BINDINGS on April 4th: 58.60%
Eldreds. The Spring Sale - session 1 on April 4th: 90.91%
Vermot de Pas. 500 Autographs, Photographs and Drawings on April 3rd: 36.00%
Christies. Photographs - online 3/21 on April 3rd: 72.56%
Ahlers & Ogletree. Fine Art and Antiques from Europe and Asia on April 4th: 85.71%
Ahlers & Ogletree. American and English Art, Antiques and Silver on April 3rd: 95.24%
Ader. Ancient and Modern Prints on April 3rd: 82.67%
Koller Auctions. Old Master Prints and Drawings - Online Only on March 27th: 90.38%
Koller Auctions. Books and Autographs - Online Only on March 27th: 69.63%
Artcurial. Books and Manuscripts on March 26th: 61.97%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - online 3/15 on March 27th: 81.82%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - online 3/15 on March 26th: 76.81%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - online 3/15 on March 25th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Online 3/15 on March 24th: 76.00%
Catawiki B. V.. French Literature and Illustrated - online 3/15 on March 24th: 70.91%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Maps Auction - online 3/15 on March 24th: 72.41%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Historical Memorabilia - online 3/15 on March 24th: 45.45%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - online 3/15 on March 24th: 68.97%
Catawiki B. V.. Art and Photography Books - online 3/15 on March 24th: 38.46%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books - online 3/15 on March 23rd: 46.97%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on April 3rd: 99.12%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on April 3rd: 98.46%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on April 2nd: 98.70%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on April 2nd: 82.54%
Bonhams. Remarkable Women - online 3/22 on April 2nd: 83.33%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Comics and Graphic Novels: Marvel DC Manga Pulp 114 on April 1st: 50.34%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on March 31st: 100.00%
Ripley Auctions. Great Estates Fine Art Auction on March 30th: 85.06%
Early American. Early American History Auctions - online 3/8 on March 30th: 84.31%
Stephenson's Auctioneers & Appraisers. Posters, Pin-backs and More on March 29th: 77.46%
North American Auction Company. Last Chance March Passed Lots Auction - bidstart 3/25 on March 29th: 31.48%
Leland Little Auctions. Severino Estate Auction on March 29th: 95.74%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on April 2nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on March 31st: 99.28%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on March 31st: 96.50%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on March 30th: 97.52%
Heritage Auctions. Books from the Personal Library of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Showcase Auction on March 29th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Space Exploration Featuring The Vintage Photo Archive of NASA Engineer Scott H Simpkinson Showcase Auction on March 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Greg Jein Collection Hollywood/Entertainment Showcase Auction on March 29th: 98.53%

 


For the week ahead 49 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Apr. 8th
Dorotheum . Vienna. Photography - Online Auction. 109 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - online 3/29. 68 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - online 3/29. 90 lots

Tue. Apr. 9th
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Berlin. Autographs. 658 lots
Hansons. Etwall, Derbyshire . The April Library Auction – Rare Books & Manuscripts Including Children’s & Illustrated. 181 lots
Rossini. Paris. Paintings, Posters, Lithographs, Works on Paper, and Sculptures. 75 lots
Sworders. Essex. Modern and Contemporary Art. 122 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Early Printed Books, Chassidut and Kabbalah, Books Printed in Jerusalem, Letters and Manuscripts. 307 lots
Robert Siegel Galleries. New York. The Magnolia Collection: German Post Offices in China and Kiauchau. 122 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety Auction. 28 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 573 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 229 lots
New England Book Auctions. South Deerfield. Fine Books and Ephemera List. 216 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 46 lots

Wed. Apr. 10th
Tennants Auctioneers. Leyburn. Books, Maps and Manuscripts. 116 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Comic Strips. 173 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Maps & Documents, Travel & Exploration, Architecture & Design. 460 lots
Doyle New York. New York. American Paintings and Prints. 13 lots
Santa Fe Art Auction. Santa Fe. The Christopher Cardozo Collection of Edward Curtis Photogravures. 171 lots
Sothebys. New York. Photographs - online 4/1. 197 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 388 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 107 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction. 175 lots
University Archives. Wilton. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Books and Memorabilia. 352 lots
Blackwell Auctions. Clearwater. April Collectibles Countdown Auction - online 3/22. 75 lots
Bonhams. New York. Fine Books and Manuscripts - online 3/31. 191 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - online 3/29. 44 lots

Thu. Apr. 11th
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . Modern and Design Auction. 51 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Art of Archie Comics & Comic Art Showcase Auction. 58 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Gathering Alpha Edition Trading Card Games Showcase Auction. 295 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Music Memorabilia & Concert Posters Signature Auction. 474 lots
Christies. Paris. Man Ray in the Marion Meyer collection. 113 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Fine Books. 308 lots

Fri. Apr. 12th
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Antiquarian and Modern Books. 264 lots
Morphy Auctions. Denver. Coin-Op and Advertising - Las Vegas. 483 lots
Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. 20th Century Art and Literature - Photographs. 278 lots
Christies. Paris. The Sam Josefowitz Collection: Set of fin de siècle prints - online 4/4. 118 lots

Sat. Apr. 13th
Vogt Auction. San Antonio. The Texas Ranch Auction.
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Houdiniana and Magic Memorabilia. 230 lots
Aspire Auctions. Pittsburgh. April 2024 Auction - online 4/5. 48 lots
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . Americana 1830-1940.
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. April Live Auction. 517 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 160 lots
Britannic Auctions. Phoenix. First Editions, Rare and Antique Books. 74 lots

Sun. Apr. 14th
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. 244 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Westchester Currency Collection Part IV Showcase Auction. 334 lots
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. April Live Auction. 396 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.
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    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