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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 47 Auctions Archived, Another 64 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 3 May, 47 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Canadian dollars, 1 in Danish krone, 13 in euros, 5 in British pounds, 2 in Mexican pesos, 1 in Norwegian krona and 24 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $8,567,394.74 as 77.43% of all lots changed hands. The average lot sold for a slim $789.69.

 

For the week ahead 64 sales are scheduled. 

 

2 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Heritage Auctions. Sports Showcase Auction on April 27th: $1,567,401
Doyle New York. Prints and Multiples on April 30th: $1,229,585

 

 

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

Lang's Auction, Inc.. Sportsmen's Auction on April 26th: 229.78%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. 2024 American Antiques, Chinese, Continental, and Jewelry Spring Auction on April 27th: 189.89%
Il Ponte. Prints, Multiples, and Modern Art on April 24th: 171.58%
Heritage Auctions. Americana & Political Signature Auction on April 27th: 140.05%
Bruneau & Co. . The Andy Yanchus Collection, Part V on April 27th: 130.90%
Arenberg Auctions. Rare Books, Manuscripts and Atlases on April 27th: 128.14%
ALDE. Mountain Books on April 24th: 117.09%
Gorringes. Weekly Featuring Books on April 29th: 108.70%
Doyle New York. Prints and Multiples on April 30th: 106.07%


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

John McInnis Auctioneers. Durham NH Virtual Online Moving Auction on April 28th: 100.00%
Addison and Sarova. Bookworm Online-Only Sale on April 28th: 100.00%
Bruneau & Co. . The Andy Yanchus Collection, Part V on April 27th: 100.00%
Bruneau & Co. . Comics, Sports, TCG & Toys on April 27th: 100.00%
Arenberg Auctions. Rare Books, Manuscripts and Atlases on April 27th: 100.00%
Leland Little Auctions. Single Owner Collection of Rare and Early Printed Books on April 26th: 100.00%
Lang's Auction, Inc.. Sportsmen's Auction on April 26th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on April 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on April 30th: 99.83%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on April 28th: 99.57%
Il Ponte. Prints, Multiples, and Modern Art on April 24th: 99.50%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on April 30th: 98.64%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sales - Books on April 29th: 98.35%
Addison and Sarova. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Ephemera on April 27th: 98.23%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on April 27th: 97.50%
New England Book Auctions. Angling, Big Game Hunting, Firearms, Part 1 on April 30th: 96.83%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on April 28th: 95.24%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Showcase Auction on April 27th: 95.16%
Heritage Auctions. Spring US Obsolete Banknotes Showcase Auction on April 28th: 95.13%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. 2024 American Antiques, Chinese, Continental, and Jewelry Spring Auction on April 27th: 93.94%
Heritage Auctions. Americana & Political Signature Auction on April 27th: 93.30%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Major LA Estate Comic and Collectible Auction on April 28th: 92.15%
Doyle New York. Prints and Multiples on April 30th: 89.51%
Saskatchewan Network for Art Collecting. Indigenous Art Auction - Online 4/4 on April 28th: 89.13%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - online 4/12 on April 24th: 88.33%
Forum Auctions. Only Banksy on April 30th: 85.71%
Antikvariat Bryggen AS. Sammensurium Auction on April 28th: 85.71%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on April 30th: 85.19%
Potomack Company. April Cornucopia: Art, Furniture & Decorative Arts on April 30th: 83.95%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - online 4/12 on April 21st: 83.33%
Gorringes. Weekly Featuring Books on April 29th: 82.35%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - online 4/12 on April 22nd: 81.05%

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions Abraham Lincoln: John Wilkes Booth Assassination Broadside. on April 27th Actual price: USD $200,000.
  2. Heritage Auctions John F. Kennedy: "Inauguration" Bible Used by Jackie Kennedy for JFK's Funeral Service. on April 27th Actual price: USD $162,500.
  3. Heritage Auctions 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 SGC EX 5. on April 27th Actual price: USD $90,000.
  4. Doyle New York LA NOUVELLE CHUTE DE L'AMERIQUE (THE NEW FALL OF AMERICA) (CORLETT 267-276) on April 30th Actual price: USD $86,450.
  5. Doyle New York CRYING GIRL (CORLETT II.1) on April 30th Actual price: USD $63,175.
  6. Forum Auctions Christ with Shopping Bags (Signed) on April 30th Actual price: USD $50,712.
  7. Arenberg Auctions HORTUS FLORIDUS IN QUO RARIORUM & MINUS VULGARIUM FLORUM ICONES AD VIVAM VERAMQUE FORMAM ACCURANTISSIME DELINEATAE [...]. on April 27th Actual price: USD $47,469.
  8. Doyle New York STATUE OF LIBERTY (LITTMANN P. 63) on April 30th Actual price: USD $46,550.
  9. Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH Plantae selectae quarum imagines ad exemplaria naturalia Londini in hortis curiosorum nutrita... on April 27th Actual price: USD $45,005.
  10. Heritage Auctions Oak Tree, Snowstorm, 1948 on April 30th Actual price: USD $42,500.
  11. Heritage Auctions 1933 Goudey Baseball Near-Complete Set (234/239). on April 27th Actual price: USD $42,000.
  12. Forum Auctions Banksy (b. 1974) I Fought The Law (Signed) on April 30th Actual price: USD $40,570.
  13. Doyle New York FLOWERS (FELDMAN/SCHELLMAN II.6) on April 30th Actual price: USD $39,900.
  14. Doyle New York CANDY APPLES on April 30th Actual price: USD $36,575.
  15. Nadeau's Auction Gallery Illuminated Firman Bearing the Tughra of Sultan Mehmed IV on April 27th Actual price: USD $35,840.
  16. Forum Auctions CND Soldiers (Signed) on April 30th Actual price: USD $33,808.
  17. Heritage Auctions Castro, San Francisco (from Theater series), 1992 on April 30th Actual price: USD $33,750.
  18. Doyle New York L'OPERA (MOURLOT 715) on April 30th Actual price: USD $33,250.
  19. Addison and Sarova [Manuscript]. on April 27th Actual price: USD $33,000.
  20. Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH Recueil des monumens des catastrophes que le globe terretre a essuiees, contenant des petrifications dessinees, gravees et enluminees d'apres les originaaux ... on April 27th Actual price: USD $31,768.
  21. Forum Auctions Pulp Fiction on April 30th Actual price: USD $30,427.
  22. Heritage Auctions Peter Force's 1833 Printing of the Declaration of Independence. on April 27th Actual price: USD $30,000.
  23. Doyle New York COLORED PAPER IMAGE XIII (YELLOW GREEN BLACK BLUE ORANGE) (AXSOM 153) on April 30th Actual price: USD $29,925.
  24. Heritage Auctions 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 PSA Authentic Altered. on April 27th Actual price: USD $27,600.
  25. Forum Auctions Gangsta Rat on April 30th Actual price: USD $25,356.



47 total sales reported this week:

Potomack Company. April Cornucopia: Art, Furniture & Decorative Arts on April 30th: 83.95%
New England Book Auctions. Angling, Big Game Hunting, Firearms, Part 1 on April 30th: 96.83%
Morton Subastas. Auction of Antique and Contemporary Books on April 30th: 19.63%
Forum Auctions. Only Banksy on April 30th: 85.71%
Doyle New York. Prints and Multiples on April 30th: 89.51%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on April 30th: 85.19%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sales - Books on April 29th: 98.35%
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Theme Auction: Books and Manuscripts - online 4/19 on April 29th: 59.04%
Gorringes. Weekly Featuring Books on April 29th: 82.35%
L'Autographe Auctions. L'Autograph Auction April 2024 on April 30th: 40.22%
Sworders. Books and Maps - online 4/19 on April 28th: 66.55%
Saskatchewan Network for Art Collecting. Indigenous Art Auction - Online 4/4 on April 28th: 89.13%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Major LA Estate Comic and Collectible Auction on April 28th: 92.15%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Durham NH Virtual Online Moving Auction on April 28th: 100.00%
Chiswick Auctions. Photographica - online 4/15 on April 28th: 42.00%
Antikvariat Bryggen AS. Sammensurium Auction on April 28th: 85.71%
Addison and Sarova. Bookworm Online-Only Sale on April 28th: 100.00%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. 2024 American Antiques, Chinese, Continental, and Jewelry Spring Auction on April 27th: 93.94%
Morton Subastas. Saturday Sale on April 27th: 53.01%
Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH. From noble estates and bourgeois property, valuable books and classical art on April 27th: 24.37%
Bruneau & Co. . The Andy Yanchus Collection, Part V on April 27th: 100.00%
Bruneau & Co. . Comics, Sports, TCG & Toys on April 27th: 100.00%
Addison and Sarova. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Ephemera on April 27th: 98.23%
Arenberg Auctions. Rare Books, Manuscripts and Atlases on April 27th: 100.00%
Leland Little Auctions. Single Owner Collection of Rare and Early Printed Books on April 26th: 100.00%
Lang's Auction, Inc.. Sportsmen's Auction on April 26th: 100.00%
Alexander Historical Auctions. World Wars and Militaria Auction Spring 2024 - Day 2 on April 26th: 73.90%
Alexander Historical Auctions. World Wars and Militaria Auction Spring 2024 - Day 1 on April 25th: 74.13%
Il Ponte. Prints, Multiples, and Modern Art on April 24th: 99.50%
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Spring Rare Book & Collectors' Timed Auction. Rare & Antiquarian Books: to include the Residue from the Library of the Late Dr. Philip Murray, Sligo and Select items from Other Private Clients. on April 24th: 54.93%
ALDE. Mountain Books on April 24th: 71.29%
Artcurial. Urban Online Only on April 23rd: 33.17%
Heritage Auctions. Photographs Signature Auction on April 30th: 77.92%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on April 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on April 30th: 98.64%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on April 30th: 99.83%
Heritage Auctions. Spring US Obsolete Banknotes Showcase Auction on April 28th: 95.13%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on April 28th: 99.57%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on April 28th: 95.24%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Showcase Auction on April 27th: 95.16%
Heritage Auctions. Americana & Political Signature Auction on April 27th: 93.30%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on April 27th: 97.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - online 4/12 on April 24th: 88.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - online 4/12 on April 22nd: 81.05%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Maps Auction - online 4/12 on April 21st: 50.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books Auction - online 4/12 on April 21st: 36.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - online 4/12 on April 21st: 83.33%

 


For the week ahead 64 sales are scheduled:

Mon. May. 6th
Bertolami Fine Art . Rome. Militaria, Orders of Chivalry, Napoleonic collectibles. 52 lots
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. Quality Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction. 222 lots
Fairhill Auction. Elkton. Military and Political Collectibles. 487 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 4/26. 101 lots
Lark Mason Associates. New Braunfels. Online Auction: Prints and Catalogues. 52 lots
Winter Associates. Plainville, CT . Paintings and Prints; Asian Sculpture, etc.. 49 lots

Tue. May. 7th
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Leiden. Books and Prints - Sessions 1 and 2. 612 lots
Ader. PARIS. Judaica. 185 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 441 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 205 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. CSNS US Currency Signature Auction. 2105 lots
Bonhams. New York. IMPORTANT SCIENCE, PHILOSOPHY, & ALCHEMY RARE BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS - online 4/28. 24 lots
Dorotheum . Linz. Spring Auction. 87 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. New York. The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Allbright. 25 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety Auction. 52 lots
New England Book Auctions. South Deerfield. Antique and Decorative Arts and Ephemera Auction. 72 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 36 lots

Wed. May. 8th
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Part I: The Solomon David Schloss Collection / Part II: Rare and Important Items. 98 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 364 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 107 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction. 129 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Books, Maps, Ephemera and Works on Paper. 439 lots
Litchfield County Auctions. Litchfield. The Decorator Sale - Day 2. 180 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Allbright - online 4/26. 63 lots
Ripley Auctions. Indianapolis. No Reserve Estate Art and Antiques - Timed - Online Only. 133 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 4/26. 68 lots
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Leiden. Books and Prints - Sessions 3 and 4. 572 lots

Thu. May. 9th
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Valuable Books, Autographs and Prints. 667 lots
Dunbar Sloane. Wellington. Rare Book Auction - online 4/23. 372 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Modern Literature. 360 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Tennis & Sports Posters: Collection of the Schwartz Family & Tennis Corporation of America. 204 lots
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Science, Natural History and Curiosities. 38 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. May Pulps Showcase Auction. 169 lots
Finarte. Rome. Original Comics and Illustrations. 675 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Chicago. Toomey: Great Estates. 14 lots
Sothebys. Hong Kong. Modern Discoveries - online 5/2. 10 lots

Fri. May. 10th
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Modern Literature, Photobooks, Erotica and Posters. 534 lots
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Erotica - From the collection Hans-Jürgen Döpp. 104 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Heartbeat of Cartoon II. 777 lots
Bruneau & Co. . Cranston. DiscoverIT Comics and Toys.

Sat. May. 11th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 160 lots
Robert Siegel Galleries. New York. United States Postal History. 137 lots
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Modern Art and Photography. 584 lots
Beaussant Lefevre. Paris. GRAND PRIX PHOTO DE SAINT-TROPEZ | CHARITY SALE. 33 lots
Freemans. Philadelphia. Modern and Contemporary Art. 16 lots
North American Auction Company. Bozeman. Wild West Wonders: May Collectors Auction Event. 182 lots
Vogt Auction. San Antonio. The Collection of Vikki Carr. 19 lots
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. May Timed Auction - Day 1. 512 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. May Auction Extravaganza. 14 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Book Auction - bidstart 5/3. 40 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books - bidstart 5/3. 56 lots

Sun. May. 12th
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. 242 lots
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium. 104 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Highland Park Collection of Small Size U.S. Currency - Part 2 - Federal Reserve and Emergency Banknotes Showcase Auction. 187 lots
Lay's Auctioneers. Cornwall. The Timed Art Sale - online 4/26.
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. May Timed Auction - Day 2.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 5/3. 162 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Books Auction - bidstart 5/3. 37 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Historical Memorabilia - online 5/4. 23 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . French Literature and Illustrated - bidstart 5/3. 63 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Historical Photography - bidstart 5/3. 54 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/3. 26 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
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    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
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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