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A complete Book of Esther from the Gutenberg Bible, 1455
Lot Sold: 970,000 USD -
A rare first book printing of the Declaration of Independence
Lot Sold: 370,000 USD -
A collection of 5 original gouaches by Bemelmans for his Madeleine series
Lot Sold: 30,000 USD (Lot 26) -
Williams’s Bloudy Tenent, 1644
Lot Sold: 175,000 USD
Overview
Results
Sotheby's 19 June sale of Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana brought a total of $3,512,375, including buyer's premium. A complete Book of Esther from the Gutenberg Bible led the auction.
Details
Our 19 June sale of Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana will feature incunabula from the Jewish Theological Seminary, including a complete Book of Esther from the Gutenberg Bible, 1455. Americana includes a very fine contemporary broadside of the Declaration of Independence, a rare first book printing of the Declaration and a very desirable copy of Williams’s Bloudy Tenent, 1644, the first copy to appear on the market since 1984. Other highlights are Edwin Booth’s copy of Shakespeare’s Second Folio, 1632, and a collection of 5 original gouaches by Bemelmans for his Madeleine series.
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