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John McInnis Auctioneers: May Auction Extravaganza

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Auction Name May Auction Extravaganza Total Sales (USD) 3,100.00
Auction Date May 11, 2024 - May 11, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 2,600.00
Sale Number #51124 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 5,200.00
Total Lots 14
Sold Lots 11 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 3,200.00
% of Lots Sold 78.57% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 6,300.00
Unsold Lots 3 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 49.21%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
631 KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)

Spring Rain at Gokoku-ji Temple

USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 558.00
354 EUROPEAN SCHOOL (19th c)

THE BIRTH in THE MANGER / EUROPEAN SCHOOL (19th c)

19th c USD 100.00 - 300.00 USD 465.00
383 J NAUDE AU REDON

CAFE GILBERT by J NAUDE AU REDON VINTAGE BROADSIDE

circa 1926 USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 465.00
597

RARE GLASS ASIAN SLIDES Depicting carvings and scenic views.

USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 465.00
647

TAIKOKI / JAPANESE PICTURE BOOK of HIDEYOSHIS LIFE

(18th c) USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 217.00
652

EARLY FRAMED ILLUSTRATED LEAF

USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 217.00
373

1827 LOUIS XVI and MARIE ANTOIONETTE WOVEN SILK

1827 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 186.00
575D UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786-1864)

"GIRL w UMBRELLA"

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 186.00
384 Frans Mettes

DUTCH RAILWAYS / WITH THE REGULARITY OF CLOCKWORK

1938 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 155.00
631A HIROSHIGE (1818-1858)

(2) WOODBLOCK PRINTS

USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 124.00
352 Georg Matthaus Vischer.

COPPER ENGRAVING of SCHLOSS ENZESFELDT

USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 62.00
  • Manuscript Masterpieces from the Schøyen Collection
    London auction, 11 June
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    Christie’s, Explore now: The Holkham Hebrew Bible. In Hebrew, decorated manuscript on vellum [Toledo, 2nd quarter 13th century]. £1,500,000–3,000,000
    Christie’s, Explore now: The Crosby-Schøyen Codex. In Coptic, manuscript on papyrus [Upper Egypt, middle 3rd century / 4th century]. £2,000,000–3,000,000
    Christie’s, Explore now: The Geraardsbergen Bible. In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum [Southern Netherlands, late 12th century]. £700,000–1,000,000
    Christie’s, Explore now : Jean de Courcy (fl. 1420). The Chronique de la Bouquechardiere. In French, illuminated manuscript on vellum [Paris, c.1480]. £200,000–300,000
    Christie’s, Explore now: The ‘Catherine de Medici’ Hours. In Latin and French, illuminated manuscript on vellum [Paris, c.1485]. £120,000–180,000
  • Freeman’s | Hindman, June 6: MELVILLE, Herman (1819-1891). Moby-Dick; or, The Whale. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, IN THE BAL FIRST BINDING. $12,000 - $18,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, June 6: PUZO, Mario (1920-1999). The Godfather. FIRST EDITION, PROOF COPY in wrappers. SIGNED BY PUZO. $3,000 - $5,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, June 7: HUGHES, Langston. Scottsboro Limited. 1932. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE. INSCRIBED BY HUGHES TO NOEL SULLIVAN. $6,000 - $8,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, June 7: HOMANN, Johann Baptist, HOMANN HEIRS, and Georg Matthäus SEUTTER. [Composite Atlas]. [maps dated between 1728-1765]. $30,000 - $40,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Bid on iGavelAuctions.com: Heller, Joseph, Closing Time, Advance Readers Copy of Uncorrected Proof with a letter from Heller on his personal stationary
    Bid on iGavelAuctions.com: Gates, Bill, How to Avoid a Climate Disaster, N Y: Knopf, 2021; first edition, with a handwritten note from Bill Gates
    Bid on iGavelAuctions.com: Heller, Joseph, Catch-22, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1961, first edition, first printing, first issue dust jacket, inscribed on the front end paper by Heller
    Bid on iGavelAuctions.com: Heller, Joseph, Something Happened, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974, first edition, inscribed on the front end paper by Heller
    Bid on iGavelAuctions.com: Austen, Jane, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, London: John Murray, 1818, in four volumes
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