Auctions

The important archive of correspondence between magician Karl Germain and Paul Fleming
Magicana Letter Archive Leads Ricky Jay Collection Sale
September 22, 2023
An archive of correspondence between magician Karl Germain and his assistant Paul Fleming is the top lot in the upcoming
Atomic Energy book
Atomic Bomb Book Signed by Oppenheimer and Einstein to Auction
September 21, 2023
A signed book from the dawn of the atomic age featuring the signatures of J.
Beatrix Potter mouse drawing
Beatrix Potter Drawings and The New Yorker's Most Reprinted Cartoon to Auction
September 20, 2023
Three illustrations from Beatrix Potter's There was an Old Woman Who lived in a Shoe
Lot #195, Ernest H. Shackleton's (1874-1922) The Heart of the Antarctic, Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition of 1907-1909 and The Antarctic Book. Winter Quarters 1907-1909, estimated at $20,000-30,000.
Antarctic Explorer Nobu Shirase's Personal Military Textbooks to Auction
September 19, 2023
Potter & Potter Auctions’ 'Lieutenant Nobu Shirase and the Japanese Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1912: The Important Collection of Chet Ross Sale' wil
Illustration from Dresser's History of the Birds of Europe
Arctic Exploration, Bondiana, Arthur Szyk Letter: Auction Preview
September 18, 2023
Here are the auctions I'll be watching this week:
From Jack Kuster's autograph collection
Jack Kuster Hollywood Autograph Collection Sold For $165,406
September 18, 2023
For nearly seven decades, Jack Kuster pursued his dream of amassing an extraordinary
Simple Takes a Wife by Langston Hughes
Five Rare Books for Collectors: Charlie Watts Literature and Jazz Auction
September 15, 2023
Lots from Literature and Jazz Part I and Part II at the Charlie
Frederick Catherwood’s 1844 Views of the Ancient Monuments in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatan
18th and 19th Century Travel and Color Plate Books at Freeman's
September 13, 2023
Freeman’s September 27 sale includes a distinguished selection of 18th- and 19th-century travel and color plate books, led by a rare first edition of F
George Catlin, Wild Horses at Play, 1844
Complete Copy of Curtis’s The North American Indian Heads to Auction
September 11, 2023
On November 9, Hindman Auctions will offer Fine Books from the Dorros Family Collection, with significant works in the fields of Americana, ornithology, travel and exploration, literature, and color…
Charles Dana Gibson, And you believed the guides, illustration
The State of Illustration Art Collecting
September 11, 2023
Swann Auction Galleries will be closing out their auction year with an Illustration Art sale set for December 14. Swann’s Illustration Art Specialist, Skye Lacerte, discussed her background with us,…