  • <b>Swann Auction Galleries Oct 18: Early Printed, Medical, Scientific & Travel Books</b>
    <b>Swann Auction Galleries Oct 18:</b><br>Euclid, <i>Elementa geometriae,</i> first edition, Venice, 1482. $60,000 to $80,000.
    <b>Swann Auction Galleries Oct 18:</b><br>Sir Isaac Newton, <i>Opticks,</i> first edition, London, 1704. $15,000 to $25,000.
    <b>Swann Auction Galleries Oct 18:</b><br>Jean-Baptiste du Halde, S.J., <i>Description... de l'Empire de la Chine,</i> first edition, Paris, 1735. $15,000 to $20,000.
    <b>Swann Auction Galleries Oct 18: Early Printed, Medical, Scientific & Travel Books</b>
    <b>Swann Auction Galleries Oct 18:</b><br>Werner Rolewinck, <i>Dat boek dat men hiet Fasciculus temporum,</i> first edition in Dutch, Utrecht, 1480. $8,000 to $12,000.
    <b>Swann Auction Galleries Oct 18:</b><br>Eckenstein and Lorria, <i>The Alpine Portfolio,</i> first edition, London, 1889. $2,500 to $3,500.
    <b>Swann Auction Galleries Oct 18:</b><br>Johann Theodor & Johann Israel de Bry, <i>Pars quarta Indiae orientalis,</i> first edition, Frankfurt am Main, 1601. $1,500 to $2,000.
    <b>Swann Auction Galleries Oct 18: Early Printed, Medical, Scientific & Travel Books</b>
    <b>Swann Auction Galleries Oct 18:</b><br>Charles Darwin, <i>The Descent of Man,</i> first edition, London, 1871. $2,000 to $3,000.
    <b>Swann Auction Galleries Oct 18:</b><br>Jonathan Swift, <i>Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World,</i> first edition, London, 1726. $3,000 to $5,000.
    <b>Swann Auction Galleries Oct 18:</b><br>Rodrigo Zamorano, <i>Compendio del Arte de Navegar,</i> Seville, 1588. $20,000 to $25,000.
    <b>Swann Auction Galleries Oct 18: Early Printed, Medical, Scientific & Travel Books</b>
    <b>Swann Auction Galleries Oct 18:</b><br>William Shakespeare, <i>A Winters Tale,</i> first edition, London, 1623. $6,000 to $9,000.
    <b>Swann Auction Galleries Oct 18:</b><br>Pedro de Medina, <i>L'Arte del Navegar,</i> first edition in Italian, Venice, 1554. $8,000 to $12,000.
    <b>Swann Auction Galleries Oct 18:</b><br>Hans Meyer, <i>An Account of The First Ascent of Kilimanjaro,</i> first edition in English, London, 1891. $1,500 to $2,500.
  • <b>Sotheby’s Paris: The Hunting Library of the Counts du Verne. 5 October.</b> The Largest Collection of Hunting and Falconry To Appear on the Market for the Last Thirty Years.
    <b>Sotheby's Paris Oct. 5:</b> Jacques du Fouilloux. <i>La Vénerie</i>. Poitiers, 1561. Est. €100.000 – 150.000
    <b>Sotheby's Paris Oct. 5:</b> Gaston Phébus. <i>Déduits de la chasse des bestes sauvaiges et des oyseaux de proye</i>. Paris, circa 1507. Est. €150.000 – 200.000
    <b>Sotheby's Paris Oct. 5:</b> Pierre et François de Gommer. <i>L’Autoursserie</i>. Chaalons, 1594. Est. €30.000 – 50.000
    <b>Sotheby’s Paris: The Hunting Library of the Counts du Verne. 5 October. The Largest Collection of Hunting and Falconry To Appear on the Market for the Last Thirty Years.
    <b>Sotheby's Paris Oct. 5:</b> Pierre Landry. <i>Quatre scènes de chasse à courre.</i> Paris, circa 1680. Est. €2.000 – 3.000
    <b>Sotheby's Paris Oct. 5:</b> Conte Henri de Vibraye - Baron Karl Reille. <i>La chasse à courre.</i> Paris, 1951. Est. €3.000 – 5.000
    <b>Sotheby's Paris Oct. 5:</b> Duc de Brissac - Paul Jouve. <i>Chasse.</i> Paris, 1956. Est. €30.000 – 50.000
  • <b>Seth Kaller:</b> Leaves from<br>George Washington's Own Draft <br>of His first Inaugural Address. An Extraordinary Rarity!
    <b>Seth Kaller:</b> Declaration of Independence: Benjamin Tyler 1818 - First Print with Facsimile Signatures.
    <b>Seth Kaller:</b> Thomas Jefferson Signed Act of Contress Authorizing Alexander Hamilton to Complete Famous Portland Maine Lighthouse.
    <b>Seth Kaller:</b> Emanuel Leutze. Silk Flag Banner designed by Leutze, created by Tiffany & Co., and presented to Gen. John A. Dix, 1864.
    <b>Seth Kaller:</b> The "greatest of early American maps … a masterpiece" (Corcoran). Thomas Holme.
    <b>Seth Kaller:</b> Lincoln Summons His Cabinet for a Historic Meeting to Discuss Compensated Emancipation.
    <b>Seth Kaller:</b> Albert Einstein. Autograph Letter Signed. Einstein Counsels His Son ... Meaning of Life.
    <b>Seth Kaller:</b> Normal Rockwell. Painting/Drawing Signed. Rockwell's "Barbeshop Quartet", 1936.
    <b>Seth Kaller:</b> Frederick Douglass. Autograph Letter Signed to unknown correspondent. Washington, D.C.
    <b>Seth Kaller:</b> Harry Truman. Autograph Manuscript Notebook for Kansas City Law School Night Class.
    <b>Seth Kaller:</b> Robert E. Lee. Autograph Letter Signed, June 11, 1782. Hours after the Battle of Culpeper Court House, Lee Escapes Again.
    <b>Seth Kaller:</b> George Washington. Letter Signed, as Commander-in-Chief, Continental Army, to Elias Dayton, Headquarters, [Newburgh, N.Y.], June 11, 1782.
  • <b>19th Century Shop.</b> (AMERICAN WEST.), Watkins, Taber, Savage, and others. <i>Magnificent Album of Mammoth Photographs of the American West, with other subjects various,</i> ca. 1865-1880s
    <b>19th Century Shop.</b> EINSTEIN, ALBERT. <i>The Meaning of Relativity,</i> signed by Einstein. London: Methuen, 1922
    <b>19th Century Shop.</b> CARTER, SUSANNAH. <i>The Frugal Housewife</i> (1772) 2d cookbook printed in America.
    <b>19th Century Shop.</b> SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. <i>Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. Published according to the true originall copies.</i> The second impression. London: by Tho. Cotes, for Robert Allot, 1632
    <b>19th Century Shop.</b> (BROOKLYN). <i>An Act to Incorporate and Vest Certain Powers in the Freeholders and Inhabitants of the Village of Brooklyn, in the County of Kings.</i> Brooklyn: Printed by A. Spooner, 1816
    <b>19th Century Shop.</b> PAINE, THOMAS. <i>Common Sense</i> (1776) first edition sheets.

Auction Update Review

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December is upon us

For the week ended Saturday 30 November 35 auctions were archived to the AED; 13 is US dollars, 1 in Mexican pesos, 3 in British pounds, 17 in euros, and I is Australian dollars.  Turnover was a robust $42,535,624 as 16,839 lots were offered and 12,687 sold for a 75% success rate.

 

The elephant in the room was the Bay Psalm at Sotheby’s on the 26th that brought $14,165,000.  It is a great book, and the subject of an article in the just released issue of AE Monthly.

 

Here is a link to a spreadsheet of all archived auctions this past week.

 

8 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Sothebys. The Bay Psalm Book Sale on November 25th: $14,165,000
Heritage Auctions. Comics on November 22nd: $5,841,882
Sothebys. Books and Manuscripts on November 25th: $2,018,164
Sothebys. Music, Continental Books and Manuscripts on November 26th: $1,927,375
Morton Casa de Subastas. Collector Books, Historical Documents, Prints and Photographs on November 26th: $1,740,116
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Autographs, Decorative Prints, Maritime and North German Art on November 18th: $1,457,483
Heritage Auctions. Animation Art on November 23rd: $1,388,236
Doyle New York. Rare Books, Autographs and Photographs on November 24th: $1,231,680

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

RR Auction. Space and Aviation on November 20th: 517.75%
Pierre Berge and Associes. Archeology on November 25th: 212.40%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Books on November 12th: 152.55%
OSENAT. The Empire at Fontainebleau on November 16th: 150.17%
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Old Master Prints on November 21st: 127.09%
Aguttes. Books and Ancient Paper on November 13th: 119.81%
Sothebys. Books and Manuscripts on November 25th: 118.51%
Swann Galleries. Autographs on November 25th: 111.20%


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

Heritage Auctions. Comics on November 22nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics - Internet bidstart 11/17 on November 23rd: 100.00%
Sothebys. The Bay Psalm Book Sale on November 25th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Animation Art on November 23rd: 99.21%
Heritage Auctions. Americana, Political on November 22nd: 95.81%
Pierre Berge and Associes. Archeology on November 25th: 94.29%
James D Julia Auctioneers. Advertising on November 21st: 93.59%
Swann Galleries. Autographs on November 25th: 93.42%
Heritage Auctions. Posters - internet bidstart 11/17 on November 23rd: 91.22%
Bruun Rasmussen. Books and Manuscripts on November 25th: 90.91%
Beaussant Lefevre. Books and Manuscripts on November 25th: 87.67%
Australian Book Auctions. Books on November 25th: 85.36%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Books on November 12th: 82.89%
Bonhams. Books on November 25th: 81.70%
Audap and Mirabaud. Hunting, Historical Memories and Ancient Weapons on November 19th: 81.42%


For the week ahead 29 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Dec. 2nd
Christies. London - King Street. Old Master Prints. 103 lots
Sothebys. Paris. Western Manuscripts and Miniatures. 58 lots

Tue. Dec. 3rd
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Photographs. 96 lots
Bonhams. London. Travel and Exploration. 116 lots
Christies. London - King Street. Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints. 410 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Prints and Illustrated Books. 274 lots
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Baroque Library of Jean Claude Carriere. 272 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Autographs. 369 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Photobooks and Photo Literature. 187 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Photography of the 19th-21st Century. 419 lots

Wed. Dec. 4th
Rupert Toovey and Co. West Sussex. Prints. 40 lots
Autographes Encheres. Meinier. Stars from Hollywood - internet bidstart Nov 18. 172 lots
Sothebys. New York. Fine Books and Manuscripts, including Americana. 169 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Maps and Atlases, Natural History and Historical Prints and Ephemera. 444 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 11/28. 321 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Fine Literature. 589 lots
PIASA. Paris. H.M. Petiet. 256 lots
Ader. PARIS. Modern and Contemporary Photographs. 277 lots

Thu. Dec. 5th
Christies. New York. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts. 199 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Entertainment. 320 lots
Pierre Berge and Associes. Paris. Books, Autographs and Manuscripts. 139 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Modern British Prints. 141 lots
Beaussant Lefevre. Paris. Prints. 16 lots
Christies. New York. Dylan Goes Electric. 5 lots

Fri. Dec. 6th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Civil War. 23 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Prints. 118 lots
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Modern Prints. 146 lots
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Hamburg. Contemporary Prints. 111 lots 


Sat. Dec. 7th
Bonhams. San Francisco. Prints. 107 lots 

 

Best wishes for a busy and successful week.

 

Bruce McKinney

AE

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    <b>Bonhams: History of Science and Technology. December 7, 2016</b>
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