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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 55 Auctions Archived, another 49 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 24 January, 55 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 14 in euros, 5 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 34 in US dollars.

 

Nine thousand and eighty-nine lots were offered and 7,875 sold for a 86.64% win rate.

 

Turnover was $7,747,688.99 The average lot sold for $983.83.

 

A fresh 49 auctions are posted that will complete this week.

 

1 auction saw its total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Important Hebrew Manuscripts and Books from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection on January 21st: $3,457,625
 

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

One Source Auctions. Quality Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction on January 20th: 4213.83%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Books, Autographs and Manuscripts - onlline 1/13 on January 20th: 240.64%
Bonhams. Surrealist Treasures The Urban S. Hirsch III Collection on January 17th: 194.62%
Purcell Auctioneers. c.600 Lot Library Sale of Exceptional Irish and World Antiquarian Books (from 1516 onwards), Fine Bindings, Scarce Irish Local Histories, Irish & World Maps, World Travel vols., Irish Language etc. on January 22nd: 142.07%
Rossini. Bibliothèque de la Pléiade & livres d'art, including Citadelles & Mazenod on January 23rd: 129.59%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Important Hebrew Manuscripts and Books from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection on January 21st: 121.55%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on January 12th: 119.43%
Beaussant Lefevre. Paintings, Furniture, Art Objects on January 22nd: 116.47%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Comics and Art: Online Edition on January 22nd: 112.26%
Dreweatts. Town & Country: Baroness Rawlings, Eaton Square and Adlington Hall, Cheshire on January 22nd: 107.40%


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

Heritage Auctions. The Roger Hill Collection of Pre-Code Horror Comics Showcase Auction on January 23rd: 100.00%
Leland Little Auctions. January Estate Auction on January 23rd: 100.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Comics and Art: Online Edition on January 22nd: 100.00%
Dreweatts. Town & Country: Baroness Rawlings, Eaton Square and Adlington Hall, Cheshire on January 22nd: 100.00%
Bonhams. Pop Culture, Featuring the Spencer Davis Collection on January 22nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on January 22nd: 100.00%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Important Hebrew Manuscripts and Books from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection on January 21st: 100.00%
Vogt Auction. The Texas Ranch Auction on January 18th: 100.00%
Bonhams. Surrealist Treasures The Urban S. Hirsch III Collection on January 17th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on January 21st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on January 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on January 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on January 21st: 99.76%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on January 21st: 99.67%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on January 21st: 99.22%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on January 22nd: 99.09%
Leland Little Auctions. Rare and Collectible Book Auction on January 22nd: 98.82%
Lyon and Turnbull. The Ski Sale on January 21st: 98.65%
Du Mouchelles. January 2025: Online Only Exclusives on January 17th: 97.78%
Ripley Auctions. Pickers Express Timed Auction of Industrial, Scientific & Pop Culture Collectibles V on January 21st: 97.50%
Grant Zahajko Auctions. Books, Photography, Prints and Ephemera on January 22nd: 96.62%
Purcell Auctioneers. c.600 Lot Library Sale of Exceptional Irish and World Antiquarian Books (from 1516 onwards), Fine Bindings, Scarce Irish Local Histories, Irish & World Maps, World Travel vols., Irish Language etc. on January 22nd: 96.51%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on January 19th: 96.06%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on January 18th: 96.00%
Rossini. Bibliothèque de la Pléiade & livres d'art, including Citadelles & Mazenod on January 23rd: 95.24%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on January 23rd: 94.31%
Winter Associates. Bible & 17th-18th C. Ecclesiastical Embroideries; 19th C.-Contemporary Paintings & Prints; Early American & English Furniture; Militaria, etc. on January 20th: 91.18%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Books, Autographs and Manuscripts - onlline 1/13 on January 20th: 90.58%
One Source Auctions. Quality Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction on January 20th: 88.67%
Beaussant Lefevre. Paintings, Furniture, Art Objects on January 22nd: 86.96%
Brunk Auctions. Emporium Auction - Online only on January 23rd: 86.21%
Clars Auction Gallery. Furniture, Art, Jewelry & Asian Auction on January 17th: 85.19%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on January 12th: 84.62%
Sarasota Estate Auction. January 2025 Auction - Day 2 on January 19th: 84.52%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books on January 11th: 83.33%
Sarasota Estate Auction. January 2025 Auction - Day 1 on January 18th: 80.00%
 
Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Letter Handwritten and Signed by Rabbi Chaim ibn Attar, the Or HaChaim -- Inside a Large Volume with Hundreds of Autographs and Signatures of His Contemporary Moroccan Rabbis -- Including Many Autographs of Rabbi Yaakov Abensour, Rabbi Yehudah ibn Attar, on January 21st Actual price: USD $875,000.
  2. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Illustrated Mansuscript, Pri Etz Chaim -- Brody, 1743 -- Copy of Kabbalist Rabbi Avraham Gershon of Kitov, Brother-in-Law of the Baal Shem Tov on January 21st Actual price: USD $187,500.
  3. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Letter of Ordination by Rabbi Yehonatan Eibeshitz -- Metz, 1745 / Unpublished Manuscript Work, Pundak DeAvraham by His Disciple, Rabbi Avraham Avrel Worms of Metz (Father of the Meorei Or) -- Metz, 1781 on January 21st Actual price: USD $112,500.
  4. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Zohar Chadash -- Venice, 1658 -- Never-Published Autograph Glosses by Rabbi Moshe Zacuto -- Copy of the Chida, with His Handwritten Signature on January 21st Actual price: USD $100,000.
  5. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Five Books of the Torah, With Megilot and Haftarot, In Yiddish Translation -- Konstanz, 1544 -- Especially Rare First Edition of the Torah in Yiddish Translation -- Complete Copy in Elaborate Early Leather Binding on January 21st Actual price: USD $93,750.
  6. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Letter of Blessings from the Divrei Chaim of Sanz -- Sanz, 1872 -- "May They Succeed in All Their Pursuits... May No One Disturb Them, and May They Dwell Securely Without Fear" on January 21st Actual price: USD $93,750.
  7. Bonhams The Seven Deadly Sins 7 on January 17th Actual price: USD $89,400.
  8. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Shlah Siddur Shaar HaShamayim -- Amsterdam, 1717 -- First Edition -- Complete Copy of All Parts -- Segulah Book on January 21st Actual price: USD $87,500.
  9. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Signed Letter and Halachic Responsum by the Noda BiYehudah -- Prague, 1767 / Manuscript Booklets by Querent R. Peretz Frankel, Rabbi of Goding, with Drafts of His Letters to the Noda BiYehudah and R. Gershon Politz, Rabbi of Nikolsburg on January 21st Actual price: USD $87,500.
  10. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Seder Tikunei Shabbat by the Arizal -- Illuminated Parchment Manuscript -- By the Scribe and Illustrator Meshulam Simmel of Polna -- Vienna, 1714 on January 21st Actual price: USD $87,500.
  11. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Manuscript, Sefer HaKavanot -- Venice, 1656 -- Copy of Kabbalist Rabbi Natan Nata Hannover, With His Signature and Many Handwritten Glosses -- Manuscript from the Library of the Imrei Emet of Ger on January 21st Actual price: USD $81,250.
  12. Bonhams Tuesday on January 17th Actual price: USD $76,700.
  13. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Passover Haggadah -- Parchment Manuscript, Illuminated in Color by the Scribe Abraham of Ihringen -- Breisach am Rhein, Near Alsace, 1740 on January 21st Actual price: USD $75,000.
  14. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Passover Haggadah -- Parchment Manuscript with Unique Illuminations -- Niedernai (Niederehnheim), Alsace, 1759 on January 21st Actual price: USD $68,750.
  15. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Zohar -- Cremona, 1559-1560 -- First Edition Printed Simultaneously with Mantua Edition -- Rare "Large Zohar" Edition, Many Copies Destroyed in Cremona Book Burning -- Standard Edition in Germany and Poland on January 21st Actual price: USD $52,500.
  16. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Parchment Manuscript, Ashkenazic-Rite Siddur -- 14th/15th Century on January 21st Actual price: USD $52,500.
  17. Bonhams Belvedere on January 17th Actual price: USD $51,200.
  18. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Manuscript -- Moshav Zekenim -- Tosafists' Commentary on the Torah -- Crotone (Italy), 1473 -- Ms. Sassoon 409 on January 21st Actual price: USD $50,000.
  19. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Manuscript, Sefer HaPeliah -- Tripoli, Lebanon, 1497 on January 21st Actual price: USD $47,500.
  20. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Autograph Manuscript -- Amarot Tehorot, Handwritten by Author, Rabbi Shmuel Garmison -- Unpublished Work -- Jerusalem, 17th Century on January 21st Actual price: USD $45,000.
  21. Bonhams Big Fish Eat Little Fish on January 17th Actual price: USD $38,400.
  22. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Manuscript by Rabbi Yehudah Leib of Linitz, Editor of Teshuot Chen and Shivchei HaBesht -- Sayings of the Baal Shem Tov and His Disciples -- Including Original Letter of Approbation Handwritten and Signed by Rebbe Mordechai Dov Twersky of Hornostaipil, Wi on January 21st Actual price: USD $37,500.
  23. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Manuscript, Beit Chochmah on Shir HaShirim -- Handwritten by Author Rabbi Yeshayah Yaakov HaLevi of Alesk, Disciple of the Baal Shem Tov and Member of the Kloiz in Brody on January 21st Actual price: USD $37,500.
  24. Bonhams The Seven Virtues 7 on January 17th Actual price: USD $33,280.
  25. Clars Auction Gallery Pumpkin (G) on January 17th Actual price: USD $32,750.



55 total sales reported this week:

Heritage Auctions. The Roger Hill Collection of Pre-Code Horror Comics Showcase Auction on January 23rd: 100.00%
Rossini. Bibliothèque de la Pléiade & livres d'art, including Citadelles & Mazenod on January 23rd: 95.24%
PBA Galleries. U.S. Presidents from the Jim Hier Collection, with Americana, Travel & Exploration, Cartography on January 23rd: 68.98%
Leland Little Auctions. January Estate Auction on January 23rd: 100.00%
Kestenbaum and Company. Rare Hebrew Printed Books, Manuscripts & Important American Judaica on January 23rd: 55.76%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on January 23rd: 94.31%
Brunk Auctions. Emporium Auction - Online only on January 23rd: 86.21%
Bertolami Fine Art . Prints, Drawings and Vintage Photos on January 23rd: 30.40%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Antiquarian Books on January 23rd: 36.96%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Chic and Antique Auction on January 23rd: 68.57%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Comics and Art: Online Edition on January 22nd: 100.00%
Purcell Auctioneers. c.600 Lot Library Sale of Exceptional Irish and World Antiquarian Books (from 1516 onwards), Fine Bindings, Scarce Irish Local Histories, Irish & World Maps, World Travel vols., Irish Language etc. on January 22nd: 96.51%
Propstore. Full Moon Productions on January 22nd: 75.50%
Lyon and Turnbull. Contemporary Art on January 22nd: 57.14%
Leland Little Auctions. Rare and Collectible Book Auction on January 22nd: 98.82%
Grant Zahajko Auctions. Books, Photography, Prints and Ephemera on January 22nd: 96.62%
Dreweatts. Town & Country: Baroness Rawlings, Eaton Square and Adlington Hall, Cheshire on January 22nd: 100.00%
Bonhams. Pop Culture, Featuring the Spencer Davis Collection on January 22nd: 100.00%
Beaussant Lefevre. Paintings, Furniture, Art Objects on January 22nd: 86.96%
Cotswold Auction Company. Pictures, Antiques and Interiors on January 22nd: 58.82%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on January 22nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on January 22nd: 99.09%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on January 15th: 51.11%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on January 13th: 77.45%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on January 13th: 79.41%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on January 12th: 75.00%
Catawiki B. V.. French Literature and Illustrated on January 12th: 36.59%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books Auction on January 12th: 55.56%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on January 12th: 84.62%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books on January 11th: 83.33%
Ripley Auctions. Pickers Express Timed Auction of Industrial, Scientific & Pop Culture Collectibles V on January 21st: 97.50%
Lyon and Turnbull. The Ski Sale on January 21st: 98.65%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Important Hebrew Manuscripts and Books from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection on January 21st: 100.00%
Ader. Photography Books on January 21st: 69.58%
Winter Associates. Bible & 17th-18th C. Ecclesiastical Embroideries; 19th C.-Contemporary Paintings & Prints; Early American & English Furniture; Militaria, etc. on January 20th: 91.18%
One Source Auctions. Quality Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction on January 20th: 88.67%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Books, Autographs and Manuscripts - onlline 1/13 on January 20th: 90.58%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. The Crime Club - Gary Gorton Collection Part 5 on January 19th: 42.46%
Vogt Auction. The Texas Ranch Auction on January 18th: 100.00%
Sarasota Estate Auction. January 2025 Auction - Day 2 on January 19th: 84.52%
Sarasota Estate Auction. January 2025 Auction - Day 1 on January 18th: 80.00%
North American Auction Company. Photography of the West: D.F. Barry, Huffman, & Antique Beadwork on January 18th: 77.29%
Morton Subastas. Saturday Sale on January 18th: 50.63%
Michaans Auctions. January Gallery Auction on January 17th: 66.67%
Du Mouchelles. January 2025: Online Only Exclusives on January 17th: 97.78%
Clars Auction Gallery. Furniture, Art, Jewelry & Asian Auction on January 17th: 85.19%
Bonhams. Surrealist Treasures The Urban S. Hirsch III Collection on January 17th: 100.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on January 18th: 96.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on January 21st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on January 21st: 99.76%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on January 21st: 99.22%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on January 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on January 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on January 19th: 96.06%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on January 21st: 99.67%


For the week ahead 49 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jan. 27th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts. 39 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 104 lots
North American Auction Company. Bozeman. Last Chance January 2025 Passed Lots Sale. 65 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Online Sale - Books - Ancient and Modern Fine Arts. 917 lots

Tue. Jan. 28th
Revere Auctions. St. Paul. Japanese Prints and Arts of Asia. 274 lots
The Swan. Oxfordshire. THE AUCTION ROOM LONDON IN ASSOCIATION WITH SWAN FINE ART - A RARE SINGLE OWNER ANTIQUARIAN LIBRARY SALE WORKS FROM THE 15TH CENTURY ONWARDS. 148 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Photographica. 237 lots
Christies. New York. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Americana. 231 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 455 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 139 lots
Sworders. Essex. Design. 58 lots
Moreshet Auctions. Jerusalem. Judaica. 160 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction. 143 lots

Wed. Jan. 29th
Ader. PARIS. Post War and Contemporary Prints. 277 lots
Freeman's | Hindman. Philadelphia. Printed and Manuscript Americana. 62 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Early Printed Books, Incunabula, Maps & Decorative Prints. Ex-Libris from a Private Collection. 490 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 330 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 41 lots
University Archives. Wilton. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts and Books. 417 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Curated: CALDER. 13 lots
Revere Auctions. St. Paul. Fine and Decorative Arts. 124 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 41 lots
Bonhams. London, New Bond Street. Discovery Sale Online. 40 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. American & European Fine & Decorative Arts. 17 lots

Thu. Jan. 30th
Forum Auctions. London. Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper. 227 lots
Bogota Auction. Bogota. Malcolm Deas Library, Ancient Books, Documents, and Prints. 218 lots
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Malaga. Autograph Letters, Historical Documents and Manuscripts - Timed Auction. 520 lots
Ashcroft and Moore. Hatboro. January 2025 Discovery. 41 lots
Duke's. Dorchester. The Winter Auction. 99 lots

Fri. Jan. 31st
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. Prints and Photographs. 123 lots
Bonhams. Marlborough. Americana Week. 14 lots
Bogota Auction. Bogota. Virtual Auction. 165 lots
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. The Desert Riches Auction - Session 1. 390 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Classic Sale, Furniture and Objets D'Art, Modern and Contemporary Paintings, Jewelry, Numismatics, Archeology, Joysticks. 64 lots

Sat. Feb. 1st
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 150 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Wunderkammer:The Freeman & Fugate Oddities Collection. 321 lots
Arader Galleries. New York City. February 2025 Auction features Travel and Exploration Works on Paper from the 16th - 20th Centuries. 142 lots
EV Stamps. Richmond. Sports and Trading Card Auction. 122 lots
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Windsor. Mid-Century Modern Sale. 60 lots
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. The Desert Riches Auction - Session 2. 309 lots

Sun. Feb. 2nd
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. 209 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Pulp Magazine Select Auction.
Bukowskis. Stockholm. Prints and Multiples, Winter Edition. 93 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Autographs and Memorabilia Timed and Online. 623 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. Winter Timed Auction 2025. 637 lots
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Ultimo. Science, antiquarian, design and architecture & modern first editions.
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. The Desert Riches Auction - Session 3. 102 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