#11 Auctions wk end Oct. 17 RBH Oct. 20, 2025 wailukusue@gmail.com
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#11 THE WEEK THAT WAS AT THE AUCTIONS ending Oct. 17, 2025
By Hammer_Price
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Ninety-one auctions were archived by Rare Book Hub For the week ended Oct. 17. Turnover was $47,128,357. The average lot brought $2,728.
The week brought a strong showing for photography especially at the Christie’s Photography sale. Top lot of the week was a 1494 Columbus letter which sold at Christie’s Fine Printed Books and Manuscript sale for $1,651,000 on Oct. 16. (Scroll down for more details on this item.) Christies also dominated many of the items we liked.
Eight auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Heritage Auctions. GACC US Currency Signature Auction on October 10th: $11,629,098
Christie’s. Spellbound: The Hegewisch Collection, Part I on October 16th: $6,472,246
Christie’s. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana on October 16th: $5,403,342
Christie’s. Photographs on October 10th: $3,591,814
Heritage Auctions. World Paper Money Signature Auction on October 16th: $2,083,801
Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints and Multiples on October 15th: $1,756,944
Swann Galleries. Fine Photographs on October 16th: $1,507,634
Propstore. Collectible Posters Live Auction - Day 1 - Los Angeles Fall 2025 on October 10th: $1,047,501
Here’s our selection of some highlights from the week: The majority of the text in the notes is taken directly from the individual auction catalogs, with an occasional comment added for RBH readers.
Our mystery lot of the week was Victor Hugo estimated at €5,000 and sold for €182,000
These are our other highlights:
Goya complete set of Caprichios
Seven hand drawn Gettysburg maps by Gen. Abner Doubleday
Gordon Parks photo American Gothic
NickBrandt’s Cheetah photo up $20K from last sale a very short time
2 important Frederick Douglass items - one at Christie's, one at Fleischer’s
Columbus letter 1494- top lot of the week
Steve McCurry children portfolio 2010 - 10 images
Galileo’s Sidereus Nuncius,Venice 1610
Albrecht Durer engraving 1513 Knight Death and the Devil
1930 Hell’s Angel color 3-sheet movie poster Jean Harlow/Howard Hughes producer,
De animalibus, Aristotle, 1st biology text,1476, Venice
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Goya complete set of Los Caprichos, Madrid 1799 sold for £190,500 ($256,089) at
Christie’s on Oct. 16.
Francisco de Goya Y Lucientes (1746-1828) Los Caprichos the complete set of eighty etchings with burnished aquatint, drypoint and engraving 1797-98 on laid paper, without watermark a fine, uniform set from the First Edition published by the artist, Madrid, 1799, in an edition of approximately three hundred copies
very good to fine impressions printed in dark sepia printing sharply, with great contrasts and brightly wiped highlights, with the scratch on plate 45
the sheets loose, with wide margins
some minor foxing, otherwise in very good condition Plates 21,4 x 15,2 cm. (8 1/2 x 6 in.) (and similar)Sheets 28,8 x 19,3 cm. (11 1/3 x 7 2/3 in.) (and similar)(80).
Acquired from Galerie Kornfeld, Bern, circa 1990-95; then by descent to the present owners.
….Goya, with increasing success as a court painter in Madrid, moved in progressive circles and his friends and patrons included the most prominent intellectuals and politicians of the Spanish Enlightenment. From this elevated viewpoint, Spain must have seemed a rather schizophrenic place, under strain but not yet torn between an idealistic and cosmopolitan elite on one side, and a people mired in ancient traditions of privilege and servitude, faith and superstition, corruption and violence on the other.
…On 6 February 1799, Goya placed an advertisement on the front page of the Diario de Madrid, to announce the publication of Los Caprichos: 'A collection of prints of fantasy subjects, invented and etched by Don Francisco Goya. The author, persuaded that the correction of human vices and errors (although seemingly the province of eloquence and poetry) can also be the goal of painting; has chosen as subjects appropriate for his work, from among the innumerable eccentricities and errors common to all civil society, and from the concerns and vulgar deceptions allowed by custom, ignorance or personal gain, those that he believed most apt to furnish material for ridicule and at the same time, stimulate the fantasy of the artist.' (translated by J. A. Tomlinson in: Order and Disorder, p. 347)
With Los Caprichos, Goya for the first time made his visions of the more sinister side of Spanish society - and the human soul in general - accessible to a wider audience, beyond his small group of friends and patrons. It was an enormous undertaking, prepared over several years and based on hundreds of drawings: eighty etchings with aquatint, printed in an edition of three hundred. At the time, it was the largest series of prints ever conceived by a single artist. For sale at a small liquor and perfume store on the street where Goya lived, only some thirty sets of this first and only lifetime edition were sold. In 1803, the artist gave the plates and the remaining impressions to the King, in exchange for an allowance for his son Javier - and presumably to escape the wrath of the Inquisition.
…….Wickedly satirical and subversive as the Caprichos are in their imagery and content, they also represent a technical revolution. Having previously created a number of competent yet ultimately conventional etchings after Velazquez, Goya in this series suddenly and completely mastered the aquatint method. In particular through his use of blank paper for glowing highlights among dense shades of grey and black, he created images of dramatic and disturbing beauty.
What makes Los Caprichos however one of the greatest unified series of images ever produced, is not just his baffling draughtsmanship or his technical mastery, nor his sharp satirical wit, but the intensity of his imagination and the depth of his humanity.
Hammer_ Price comments: A fabulous series at any price. More commentary in catalog notes.
1. VICTOR HUGO ODD LOT sold for €182,000 ($212,116) at OENAT, France on Oct 15. Huge up swing from pre-sale estimate of €4,000 - 5,000 This lot was #23 of the week’s top 25 lots. Why?? Our sources tell us the the word “envoi” translated below as “dispatches” means “author inscriptions” in this context. He says the real question is why the auction house did not emphasize it?
HUGO (Victor). Set of 18 works bound in 19 in-8 volumes, including 16 with dispatches; faded and rubbed mismatched bindings with snags to headpieces, some boards detached, occasional heavy foxing, some dispatch leaves folded (several contemporary bindings, others old).
Various editions published between 1829 and 1859.
2. If you’re going to spend money on an Albrecht Durer prints this is the one to have: 1513, Knight, Death and the Devil engraving sold for £304,800 ($409,743) at Christie’s on Oct 16.
ALBRECHT DURER (1471-1528)
on laid paper, without watermark
a fine, bright and silvery impression, Meder a-b
printing sharply, with great clarity, luminous contrasts and depth trimmed to or just outside the subject
the left sheet edge very skillfully made up, a few other minor repairs, generally in good condition. Sheet 24,5 x 18,7 cm. (9 3/4 x 7 1/4 in.)Unidentified, initials GE (...) in pencil verso (not in Lugt).
Karl & Faber, Munich, 29 May 1991, lot 45.Acquired at that sale; then by descent to the present owners.
Countless attempts have been made to identify the central figure, which Durer simply referred to as der Reuther ('the rider'). Suggestions have included emperor, pope, heretic, Germanic hero and local patrician. None of the potential candidates, either historical or mythological, have been substantiated. The knight as robber baron - a genuine threat in the days of Durer - is also lacking visual evidence. The precursors of Durer's rider are the two great equestrian statues of the Italian 15th century, Donatello's Gattamelata in Padua and Verrocchio's Colleoni in Venice, both of which Durer had seen, and - much closer to home - the Rider of Bamberg Cathedral. Whatever his true identity, Durer's rider is clearly cast in the heroic mould, a model of courage and moral strength, the Christian Knight, who does not fear Death or the Devil.
Impressions of this print can vary greatly, not just in quality, but also in character. Fine, early impressions can be dark and brooding, almost nocturnal, or luminous and silvery, suggestive of a cold winter day, such as the present example, which adds to the desolation of the scene.
With this print of 1513, one of the three engravings that later came to be known as the Meisterstiche (see also lot 334), Durer had reached the height of his virtuosity as a printmaker. The variety of marks he employed to describe a multitude of different textures and surfaces - from the hard, cold metal of the helmet, to the sheen of the horse's coat, the coarser fur of the dog, the splintered wood of the tree stump, the roots and grass on the crumbly rock, and so much more - is a delight to observe; despite or perhaps because of the ghastly subject. Additional commentary in catalog notes.
https://rarebookhub.com/auction_lot_books/9267937?key=546311a573439ff8cd07fb970b16d917286bba76
3. Cheetah & Cubs, a 2003 photo by Nick Brandt, sold for $53,340 at Christie’s on Oct 10. This is more than $20K higher than a similar print of this image brought at a different auction earlier in the year.
NICK BRANDT (B. 1964)
Cheetah & Cubs, Maasai Mara, 2003
archival pigment print
signed, dated and numbered '3 / 20' in pencil (margin) image: 19 x 25 in. (48.3 x 63.5 cm.)
sheet: 21 5/8 x 285/8 in. (54.9 x 72.7 cm.)
This print is number three from an edition of twenty. Camera Work Gallery, Berlin; Private Collection, Europe;Sotheby's, London, May 23, 2015, Lot 103; acquired from the above by the present owner. Only a few weeks ago a similar print of this photo sold for $33,000. So the price has gone up substantially in just a short time.
https://rarebookhub.com/auction_lot_books/9247307?key=c4e84cb161c03002c9525cc9340194690a1dc5c0
4. Gordon Parks American Gothic 1942 (Farm Security Admin) photo sold for $38,100 at Christie’s on Oct. 10. Reported by Rare Book Hub.
Gelatin silver print, printed later, signed in ink (verso) image: 123/8 x 83/4 in. (31.4 x 22.2 cm.)
sheet: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm.) Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner.
During his apprenticeship at the Farm Security Administration (F.S.A.) in 1942, Gordon Parks (1912-2006) met janitor for the F.S.A. building Ella Watson, the sitter of the present lot. After getting to know Watson and hearing about her struggles, Parks was inspired to create his first extended picture story for which he continued to photograph Watson over several months.
The resulting series of more than 50 images, of which American Gothic was the culmination, was a breakthrough for Parks' career. By capturing the daily life of Watson and others, Parks provided an intimate look into the black experience during segregation. Layered yet easily comprehendible, American Gothic communicates deep-rooted injustices with the simplest of means: a flag, a woman, a broom, and a mop. Its visual symmetries to other iconic images of Americana, including Grant Wood's 1930 painting of the same title, strengthen the impact of Parks' commentary on the racial and socioeconomic hierarchies that plagued the nation during this time. The presale high estimate was $9,000. More details can be found in catalog notes.
https://rarebookhub.com/auction_lot_books/9247157?key=22262b63caac86610c365d0c86fcf74fb0ee2345
This was a very attractive sale of photos. Worth looking at the results. Link to all 209 lots at Christies https://rarebookhub.com/auctions/auction_detail?id=44811&size=100
5. Top sale of the week: $1,651,000 paid for Columbus letter dated 1494 at Christie’s Books and Manuscript sale on Oct 16.
COLUMBUS LETTER -- VERARDUS, Carolus (1440-1500). In Laudem Serenissimi Ferdinandi Hispaniae regis Bethicae & regni Granatae obsidio voctoria & triumphus. - COLUMBUS, Christopher (1451-1506). De Insulis in Mari Indico nuper inventis. [Basel:] Johann Bergman de Olpe, 1494.
* The earliest obtainable illustrated edition of the Columbus Letter;
* The founding text of Americana. The events it relays irrevocably altered the course of world history---marking the opening of sustained communication across the Atlantic.
* Three of the woodcuts are the earliest printed depictions of the Americas;
* The Henry A. Huth and J.C. McCoy copy, in private hands since at least the 19th century.
https://rarebookhub.com/auction_lot_books/9249474?key=8c90e2cf9245c457113ca7b33920e9d70a74e37d
6. Hell’s Angels, 1930, three sheet linen movie poster $195,300. The presale high estimate was $32K at Propstore on Oct 10.
HELL'S ANGELS (1930) Three Sheet (40.25" x 77.5"); Fine- on Linen United Artists, Artwork by "Hap" Hadley.
A first-time offering at Propstore, we believe this to be the only known example of this magnificent three sheet. Featuring the legendary blonde bombshell, Jean Harlow, this poster was designed by the renowned illustrator, "Hap" Hadley. Printed on three sheets and folded, this example was professionally linen-backed with sporadic airbrushing and paper patches to address areas of paper loss within the title and primarily in the bottom sheet, including touch-up within the flames and other sections. There is general fold wear with slight paper loss, including beneath the "A" in "ANGELS."
Producer Howard Hughes' propensity for self-distribution makes it highly likely that this example comes from one of Hughes' personal distributions while he was trying to get the film approved by various censors. Printed by M.R. Litho, this poster predates the film's later poster campaigns distributed through United Artists,....One of the most costly and perilous productions of its time, the pioneering aviator Howard Hughes' tale of World War I flying aces showcased some of the most breathtaking aerial stunts in the history of cinema. The film also presented audiences with Jean Harlow, who would soon become a pre-code sex symbol. The catalog notes contain additional details.
https://rarebookhub.com/auction_lot_books/9247471?key=b995ea3e0e03dbdfc32b6ff26b4ac647d40e3114
Fleischer’s Day 2 had 287 lots and the final total sales value was calculated at 186% - meaning that many things were sold for higher prices than their pre-sale estimates.
7. Frederick Douglass 1845-1847 signed manuscript for a speech. One of the highlights of Fleischer's Day 2 sale sold for $114,300 on Oct. 10.
[ABOLITION] Frederick Douglass: Historic Draft of Early Speech c. 1845-47
"The will of the Slave holder is the only law of the Slave." Autograph document by Frederick Douglass. [England], circa late 1845 to early 1847. 1 page, 4to. 22 lines of manuscript in the hand of Frederick Douglass. Pencil notation in an unknown hand, reads in full: "F. Douglass from A. H. Richardson / Negro Slave who escaped + came / to England + wrote his life". IMPORTANT AND PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN FREDERICK DOUGLASS SPEECH DRAFT ON THE POWER OF SLAVEHOLDERS.
(This is) a portion of Frederick Douglass's handwritten, manuscript draft of an anti-slavery speech, likely penned during his landmark lecture tour of Britain in late 1846. Recently discovered, this unpublished draft leaf offers a glimpse into the mind of America's most influential Black abolitionist at a time when he was still legally enslaved.
Fittingly, it opens with Douglass's handwritten citation of American slave law: "Slaves shall be taken, held, reputed and adjudged as property to all intents & purposes whatsoever." Douglass goes on to assert that "the will of the slave-holder is the only law of the slave," and concludes that one stroke of a master's pen can unleash "the whole civil, naval and military power of the nation" against any who dare resist.
Drafted while Douglass was touring England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1845 to 1847, the manuscript represents a pivotal phase in his life. Fresh from the celebrated bestseller Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (1845), he crossed the Atlantic both to escape American slave-catchers and to galvanize support for the abolition of slavery in the United States.
For nineteen months, Douglass delivered more than 300 addresses, shaping the trans-Atlantic discourse on slavery and winning allies who would raise funds to secure his legal freedom in December 1846. Other significant details are in the catalog notes.
https://rarebookhub.com/auction_lot_books/9230737?key=1411555df68e9897d70490d4264ce413476c83d7
8. Frederick Douglass book Life and Times, 1881 presentation copy sold at Christie's Oct. 16 for $48,260. The pre-sale high estimate was $10,000.
DOUGLASS, Frederick (1818-1895). Life and Times of Frederick Douglass. (autobiography) Hartford: Park Publishing, Co., 1881.
"I left there as a slave, and returned as a freeman..."
An extraordinary presentation copy of his autobiography inscribed to the Maryland attorney who facilitated Douglass' return visit to Wye Plantation: Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: "To Honorable John L. Thomas with the respect, esteem and high regards of the Author Washington D. C. May 8th 1882."
In his memoir, Douglass wrote that he had contemplated a return to Wye Plantation, from where he had escaped, for some time. When Douglass mentioned this intention to John L. Thomas, the Collector of the Port of Baltimore, Thomas encouraged him to travel there, mentioning that he often sailed to the Eastern Shore aboard his revenue cutter, the Guthrie, and offered to take him.
Douglass demurred, fearing that the grandson of Governor Edward Lloyd, his enslaver, would not make him welcome. But Thomas advised that the "present Col. Lloyd," was "a liberal-minded gentleman, and he had no doubt would take a visit from me very kindly." Douglass was not disappointed as he was warmly received by Lloyd's great grandson, Howard Lloyd. He recounts his bittersweet return in this same autobiography:
"I saw once more the stately chimneys of the grand old mansion which I had last seen from the deck of the Sallie Lloyd when a boy. I left there as a slave, and returned as a freeman; I left there unknown to the outside world, and returned well known; I left there on a freight boat, and returned on a revenue cutter; I left on a vessel belonging to Col. Edward Lloyd, and returned on one belonging to the United States" (p.540).
Extremely Rare. According to RBH, this is the only presentation copy of Douglass' autobiography to appear at auction (and one other in the dealer records).
Octavo (inscription leaf and title leaf slightly loose). Original red cloth, spine gilt-lettered (rubbed at extremities); half morocco slipcase. Provenance: Pacific Book Auctions, 16 September 2004, lot 102.
https://rarebookhub.com/auction_lot_books/9249582?key=fd2b6d6735d51b6ebecd9b5f6a4851b4f7bfa0af
9. Seven hand drawn Gettysburg maps by Gen. Abner Doubleday. These sold at Fleischer’s Day 3 on Oct 11 for $65,000, more than 4x the presale estimate.
GENERAL ABNER DOUBLEDAY'S PERSONAL ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG WITH 7 MAPS, HAND-DRAWN BY THE GENERAL Provenance: Marshall D. Krolick Collection Autograph document by Abner Doubleday. N.p., n.d. 6 pages, folio, with 7 hand-drawn maps. WITH Vignetted albumen CDV bust-length portrait of General Doubleday in uniform. New York: C.D. Fredericks & Co., n.d. Photographer's imprint and pencil identification to mount verso. No date is given in the catalog notes.
An unpublished, historic manuscript by Major General Abner Doubleday, offering his firsthand account of the Battle of Gettysburg, illustrated with seven maps that General Doubleday drew himself to document the unfolding of events. Though the reason for creating this document is not explicitly stated, it may have been an effort to preserve an unfiltered account before the narrative was shaped by those with louder voices or higher rank.
A stark and unsentimental battlefield narrative, General Abner Doubleday's account of Gettysburg is not only a meticulous record of the battle, but a firsthand indictment of the institutional vanity and petty rivalries that shaped its aftermath. The manuscript focuses primarily on this first day, with Doubleday providing a clear and thorough account, enhanced by maps that mark troop positions and terrain features. He documents the collapse of the Union line, the retreat through the town of Gettysburg, and the reformation on Cemetery Hill with notable clarity. His summary of the day's events includes a pointed defense of his tactical choices: "I do not see how I could better the position of the 1st Corps... Neither Genl Meade or anybody else has found any fault with this battle."
The account also hints at the long-standing tension between Doubleday and General Oliver O. Howard. There is more context in the catalog notes.
https://rarebookhub.com/auction_lot_books/9231132?key=9afce98e2e67ffe974b173da62917cf6cc95155d
10. De animalibus 1476, Venice, first biology text sold for $279,400 at Christie’s Oct. 16.
ARISTOTELES (384--322 B.C.) De animalibus. Translated from Greek into Latin by Theodorus Gaza (c.1400--1475). Edited by Ludovicus Podocatharus (1429--1504). Venice: Johannes de Colonia and Johannes Manthen, 1476.
First edition of the first printed text on biology. Aristotle's De animalibus comprises his three main zoological works: De historia animalium, De partibus animalium and De generatione animalium. They form the first collection of biological treatises ever printed. None of these texts were included in the Opera until the Aldine Greek edition of 1495--98. They contain "an immense collection of biological data---anatomical, physiological, behavioral---on over five hundred species of animals" (Grolier Medicine).
Theodorus Gaza was a leading Classical scholar, and it was through studying his translation of the present texts, along with the Greek originals printed in the Aldine Opera, that Aldus Manutius recommended learning Greek.
-- Howard Lehman Goodhart (1884-1952; leather label; gifted to his daughter:) -- Phyllis Goodhart Gordan (1913-1994; leather label); by descent. Additional details and description in catalog notes.
11. A photo auction at Swann with an interesting series of 10 photos of children by Steve McCurry sold for $46,939 on Oct 16. One of his best known photos is included in this series printed in 2010 , a picture of an Afghan girl who appeared on the cover of Nat. Geo. June 1985. (Not the photo shown here.)
Steve McCurry (b.1950) - Portfolio entitled Children. Circa 1992-2001; printed 2010.Fuji Flex Crystal Archive prints.
Complete with 10 striking photographs. Each with McCurry's signature in ink, and his typed studio label with his credit, print date, catalog number, and edition notation 3/5, also in ink, on verso. Elephant folio-sized gilt-lettered red cloth clamshell box; contents loose as issued. ONE OF AN EDITION OF FIVE. Np, circa 1992-2001; printed 2010.
This edition of Children Portfolio Set is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity from Steve McCurry Studios.
Dimensions: The images 14 x 9 3/8 in. (35.6 x 23.8 cm.), the sheets 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.), Fuji Flex Crystal Archive prints
https://rarebookhub.com/auction_lot_books/9258478?key=77c74ddc1045fe96e7070f9eea5d063bdef4eeb8
12. Galileo’s Sidereus Nuncius, Venice 1610 sold for €126.000 ($146,322) at Gonnelli - Casa d’Aste session iii on Oct. 8.
Rare first edition, first printing (without the "Medicea" correction), of the famous Sidereus Nuncius, an extraordinary testament to the moment when modern science took its first steps. Galileo, using a telescope he himself perfected, systematically observed the sky for the first time and recorded his findings with rigor and clarity. He discovers that the Moon is not a perfect sphere at all: His engravings show mountains, craters, and shadows, in stark contrast to Aristotelian cosmology. But the real revolution was the identification of Jupiter's four satellites, which demonstrated that not everything revolves around the Earth, thus shaking the foundations of the geocentric system.
The value of the work is enormous: He introduced the methodical use of optical instruments, founded observational astronomy, and anticipated the conflict between science and religious authority, which would culminate in the famous Galileo trial.
Culturally, it forever changes our view of the universe and humanity's place within it. Galileo wrote in Latin to be understood by European scholars, but he did so in a direct, effective style, aware of the significance of his discoveries.
He personally drew the boards: six splendid lunar views, based on real observations and used to calculate the height of the features. Alongside, he added diagrams of Jupiter's satellites, annotated nite after nite between January and March 1610.
These images are not just illustrations: They represent one of the first forms of rigorous visual documentation in science, and clearly show how for Galileo there was no separation between art, knowledge, and communication.
This copy comes from a Florentine collection: This specimen was found in a drawer where it had been stored after the 1966 Florence flood, miraculously restored to its current condition thanks to meticulous and philological restoration work. Additional catalog notes with the link.
https://rarebookhub.com/auction_lot_books/9186407?key=d794c2afd4d222f062219eb62077d2553b472abb
This digital copy belongs to the Smithsonian, it is not identical to the copy sold at auction but gives a good idea of what it contains: Flip the pages to see the entire work.
https://library.si.edu/digital-library/book/sidereusnuncius00gali
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Selected AUCTIONS in the week ahead:
Wed. Oct. 22nd
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Gahanna. Web Sale #5 of Numismatic Books. 532 lots
Bukowskis. Stockholm. Estonian Art.
Thu. Oct. 23rd
Forum Auctions. London. Online: Books and Works on Paper. 296 lots
Gros & Delettrez. PARIS. Books & Manuscripts - Collections of the H. SAMUELIAN oriental bookstore and various. 294 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Fine Books. 384 lots
Freeman's | Hindman. Cincinnati. American Historical Ephemera and Photography. 335 lots
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Americana - Travel & Exploration - Maps & Views. 406 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Carlisle. Carlisle 23rd October Antiquarian & Collectable Books & Related Items.
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. The Library of James Stirling, Mathematician. 160 lots
Bonhams. New York. Americana, Exploration, and Travel. 234 lots
Sothebys. Paris. Artist Books. 37 lots
Fri. Oct. 24th
Bonhams. New York. History of Science & Technology. 270 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Photography Books Auction. 26 lots
Jeschke Jadi Auctions Berlin GmbH. Berlin. Valuable Books, Prints and Historical Photographs - Day 1. 1092 lots
Sat. Oct. 25th
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. The Collection of Edwin A. Dawes Part IV.
Jeschke Jadi Auctions Berlin GmbH. Berlin. Valuable Books, Prints and Historical Photographs - Day 2. 818 lots
Sun. Oct. 26th
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium.
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Miniature Books Offered for the Benefit of the Miniature Book Society. 57 lots
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Ultimo. Fine Bindings, 1st Editions, Science, Philosophy, Art, Photography, Fishing.
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Thank you to Scott ”Downtown” Brown for proofreading the copy.
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