Rarities in Doyle’s Oct. 13 auction aim for top shelves of your library

Georges Rouault, ‘Cirque de l’etoile filante,’ estimated at $15,000-$25,000. Image courtesy of Doyle and LiveAuctioneers
 Georges Rouault, ‘Cirque de l’etoile filante,’ estimated at $15,000-$25,000. Image courtesy of Doyle and LiveAuctioneers

Georges Rouault, ‘Cirque de l’etoile filante,’ estimated at $15,000-$25,000. Image courtesy of Doyle and LiveAuctioneers

NEW YORK – Doyle will hold an auction of Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on Thursday, October 13 at 10 am Eastern time. The sale will showcase a wide variety of Americana, antiquarian books, first editions, maps and signed items in all fields. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Willow auction features Warhol ‘Cow,’ Dickens first editions, Oct. 6

Andy Warhol, ‘Cow,’ estimated at $10,000-$15,000
Andy Warhol, ‘Cow,’ estimated at $10,000-$15,000
Andy Warhol, ‘Cow,’ estimated at $10,000-$15,000

LINCOLN PARK, N.J. – Willow Auction House will present its Fall Great Estates Curated Auction on Thursday, October 6, beginning at noon Eastern time. It will feature nearly 200 lots of books, artwork, furniture and ethnographic items. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Dinosaur skeleton among curiosities slated for Weiss auction, Sept. 29

Full Psittacosaurus dinosaur skeleton, estimated at $15,000-$25,000
 Full Psittacosaurus dinosaur skeleton, estimated at $15,000-$25,000

Full Psittacosaurus dinosaur skeleton, estimated at $15,000-$25,000

LYNBROOK, N.Y. – A full Psittacosaurus dinosaur skeleton, a coveted acetate master recording from Elvis Presley’s early sessions at Sun Records, an archive of material relating to Barbra Streisand and items signed by JFK and the Beatles will all come up for bid in Weiss Auctions’ Iconic and Eclectic auction on Thursday, September 29. The online auction, packed with approximately 500 rare and unusual items, will start at 10 am Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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An education in back-to-school-themed collectibles

Selling well above its high estimate, this oil on board by Amos Sewell, titled ‘Back to School,’ achieved $90,000 plus the buyer’s premium in May 2019. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.
Selling well above its high estimate, this oil-on-board by Amos Sewell, titled ‘Back to School,’ achieved $90,000 plus the buyer’s premium in May 2019. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.

NEW YORK — Goodbye swimsuits, hello backpacks. The arrival of the end of August and the Labor Day weekend signifies the unofficial end of summer as schools ready to reopen. There’s no better time to look at classic children’s books that have become fixtures of school classrooms and libraries and delighted families at home.

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Masterworks of science and religion appear at PBA Galleries, Sept. 8

Charles Darwin, ‘On the Origin of Species,’ second edition, second issue, est. $20,000-$30,000
Charles Darwin, ‘On the Origin of Species,’ second edition, second issue, est. $20,000-$30,000
Charles Darwin, ‘On the Origin of Species,’ second edition, second issue, described as a “superb” copy, est. $20,000-$30,000

BERKELEY, Calif. – On Thursday, September 8, PBA Galleries will host a sale with 107 lots of rare, valuable, important and profoundly interesting material in all fields. These range from a first edition of the King James Bible to the foundation of Game Theory, with classics from Homer, Aristotle, Virgil and the pre-Socratic philosophers. Landmarks of science by Kepler, Darwin and Einstein are also available, as well as travels through the interiors of North and South America, manuscripts and ephemeral printings from Mexico, finely bound sets and high spots of literature. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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20th C. classic books are page-turners at April 26 Potter & Potter sale

Presentation copy of The Great Gatsby, est. $30,000-$50,000
Left, presentation copy of The Great Gatsby, est. $30,000-$50,000; Right, first edition of The Maltese Falcon, est. $8,000-$12,000
Left, presentation copy of The Great Gatsby, est. $30,000-$50,000; Right, first edition of The Maltese Falcon in its original dust jacket, est. $8,000-$12,000

CHICAGO – Potter & Potter Auctions will hold a 239-lot Fine Literature and Modern Firsts sale on Tuesday, April 26 starting at 10 am Central time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Science fiction and children’s books triumph at PBA Galleries

Left, first edition of Children of Dune signed by Frank Herbert, $3,437; Right, first edition of Ferdinand the Bull in its dust jacket, $4,375
Left, first edition of Children of Dune signed by Frank Herbert, which sold for $3,437; Right, first edition of Ferdinand the Bull in its dust jacket, which achieved $4,375

BERKELEY, Calif. – PBA Galleries‘ Fine Literature Sale 757, held on March 24, was a solid success. It featured more than 400 lots that included important literature from the 19th and 20th centuries, scarce works from the counterculture and the Beat Generation, as well as a large selection of the works of Charles Bukowski.

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Book from Mark Twain’s library enlivens Turner’s March 5 sale

Signed volume from the personal library of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, aka Mark Twain, est. $1,000-$2,000
Signed volume from the personal library of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, aka Mark Twain, est. $1,000-$2,000
Signed volume from the personal library of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, aka Mark Twain, est. $1,000-$2,000

SAN FRANCISCO – Turner Auctions + Appraisals will present Books & Manuscripts, Part 2 on Saturday, March 5. The sale features more than 205 lots of antique or vintage books, including first editions, documents, maps, engravings, lithographs, postcard albums and signed lots. Most are from the collection and estate of Holbrook T. Mitchell of Northern California. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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1st edition Huckleberry Finn featured at Potter & Potter, Feb. 26

First edition, early state copy of ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,’ est. $10,000-$15,000
First edition, early state copy of ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,’ est. $10,000-$15,000
First edition, early state copy of ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,’ est. $10,000-$15,000

CHICAGO – Potter & Potter Auctions will present Fine Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana, a sale of more than 600 lots, on Saturday, February 26 starting at 10 am Central time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Steve Jobs-signed TIME magazine is predicted top prize at Swann, Feb. 17

Steve Jobs-signed Time magazine cover from 1982, est. $15,000-$25,000
Left: Steve Jobs-signed Time magazine cover from 1982, est. $15,000-$25,000; Right: First edition of Dawn Powell’s Whither with unrestored pictorial dust jacket, est. $6,000-$9,000
Left: Steve Jobs-signed TIME magazine cover from 1982, est. $15,000-$25,000; Right: First edition of Dawn Powell’s Whither with unrestored pictorial dust jacket, est. $6,000-$9,000

NEW YORK  — Swann Galleries will hold its next Fine Books & Autographs sale on Thursday, February 17. Autographs from luminaries representing the realms of technology, politics, literature and beyond will be offered alongside scarce first editions from the 20th century and noteworthy artist books. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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