Rare Book Monthly

Articles - November - 2019 Issue

Skinner’s Fine Books & Manuscripts Running from November 11th to the 17th

During the week of the Boston book fairs Skinner’s is running a 530 lot online auction of collectible paper including books, manuscripts, maps, photography, and ephemera.  It’s a very interesting sale and strong in paper.  Those visiting Boston for the shows November 15-17 can inspect lots.  Hours are shown below.

 

Preview Times
November 14, 12PM-7PM
November 15, 12PM-5PM
November 16, 10AM-4PM
November 17, 10AM-5PM

 

The sale is being held at 63 Park Plaza in the downtown.  It’s currently searchable on RBH and will be posted on other sites soon.

 

Here’s a link to the full sale. https://www.rarebookhub.com/auctions/auction_detail?id=15882

 

 

Here’s a link to Skinner’s. https://www.skinnerinc.com/auctions/3311T

Rare Book Monthly

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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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    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

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