Auctions

First editions, second thoughts auction books
First Editions, Second Thoughts Auction to Benefit English PEN
London — Christie’s announces First Editions, Second Thoughts: An Aucti
Tasha Tudor, illustration for Frances Hodgson Burnett’s novel, The Secret Garden
Illustration Art at Swann Galleries on June 9
New York — The spring Illustration Art sale at Swann Galleries is set to come across th
Commission binding on Zuleika Dobson
Rare Books &c. at Auction This Week
There's a trio of sales to watch on Thursday, June 9.
Timothy Leary archive
Three Major Collections Coming up at Bonhams
New York – The Bonhams Fine Books and Manuscripts sale on June 28 in New York will feature three standout collections
Feya Kukol postcards
Antiquarian, Illustrated & Fine Press Books at PBA Galleries
Berkeley, CA – PBA Galleries announces an auction of Antiquarian Books with Fine Press & Fine Bindings as well as Illustrated B
The Falls of Niagara. This View of Table Rock & Horse-Shoe-Fall, by Charles Hunt.
Rare Aquatint Views of Canada Sell for $200,000
London — There were huge gasps in the saleroom at Forum Auctions this week as an incredibly rare double series of twelve aquatint views of Canada by military artist Major General James Pattison (17
‘Grotesque’ artwork by Robert Browning Senior
Top Spots at Tennants: Cricket Almanac & Comic Artwork
Leyburn, North Yorkshire, England — A complete run of the famous Wisden Cricketer’s Almanack sold for £13,000 plus buyer’s premium in Tennants Auctioneers’ Books, Maps and Manuscripts Sale
Helen Levitt photograph "Shoeshine"
Rare Books &c. at Auction This Week
Here are the sales I'll be keeping an eye on this week:
A rare, contemporary broadside edition of the Declaration of Independence
Reese Sales Raise More Than $16 Million
New York – The fabled private library of the most prominent antiquarian book dealer of his generation achieved extraordinary results over two live sales, totaling $16,141,944.
Louisa May Alcott, Autograph Letter
Focus on Women at Swann June 2: Alcott, Parks & More
New York — Swann Galleries will present the second iteration of Focus on Women, Thu