Book of Hours in Latin and French, illuminated manuscript on vellum, Paris, late 15th century, sold for $52,800 in the Early Printed, Medical, Scientific & Occult Books sale on November 9, 2010.

William C. Hayne's pair of manuscript journals by the captain of the whaling bark Iris, July 1844 to May 1848, sold for $20,400 in the Printed & Manuscript Americana sale on September 30, 2010.

Marc Chagall's Bible, 2 volumes, 105 etchings, 1956, sold in the November 10, 2009 Art, Press & Illustrated Books sale for $108,000.

Ian Fleming's Moonraker, 1955, brought $50,400 on April 8, 2010.

The Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs of the Old and New Testament, Faithfully Translated into English Metre, circa 1669-82, sold for $57,600 on September 17, 2009 in the Printed & Manuscript Americana auction.

 

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	PRIVATE PRESS & ILLUSTRATED BOOKS February 23, 2012 Highlights from a collection of works from major U.S. and English presses include the Kelmscott Press's Geoffrey Chaucer, The Works, now newly imprinted, Hammersmith, 1896.
	PRINTED & MANUSCRIPT AFRICAN AMERICANA March 01, 2012 In its 17th year, this annual auction offers a wide range of compelling material relating to the African-American experience. Sections of the sale are devoted to slavery & abolition, Civil Rights, black power, music, and more.
	PRINTED & MANUSCRIPT AMERICANA / OCEAN LINER MEMORABILIA December 01, 2011 The Americana portion of this sale covers a wide expanse of American history, while the Ocean Liner sale is largely devoted to disaster ships including the Titanic and Lusitania.
	ART, PRESS & ILLUSTRATED BOOKS; 19TH & 20TH CENTURY LITERATURE November 08, 2011 This sale features a rich and diverse selection of works by well-known authors and artists, including Warhol, Joseph Heller & Charles Dickens.
	EARLY PRINTED, MEDICAL & SCIENTIFIC BOOKS October 17, 2011 Included a Biblia Sacra, Salmanca, 1555, a Latin bible suppressed by the Inquisition, $28,800, and classics, law books, works on anesthesia & a selection of books of Iberian interest.
	THE ERIC C. CAREN COLLECTION: HOW HISTORY UNFOLDS ON PAPER, PART I September 15, 2011 Featured printed, manuscript and photographic documentation of great events from American history and beyond. Sebastian Bauman's Plan of the Investment of York and Gloucester (shown), sold for $11,400.
	ART, PRESS & ILLUSTRATED BOOKS; 19TH & 20TH CENTURY LITERATURE May 12, 2011 Offered Art Journals, Works on Design and Decorative Arts, Original Illustrations and Livres d'Artiste, as well as 19th & 20th Century Literature.
	EARLY PRINTED BOOKS Including Armenian Books April 11, 2011 Included an illuminated initial A in colors and gold excised from Latin choirbook on vellum, Spain, circa 1500. The sale also contained a section of Armenian books.
	FINE BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS April 07, 2011 Included Raphael Sanzio of Urbino, Seconda Parte delle Logge di Rafaele nel Vaticano, Rome, 1776. The detail shows God dividing light and darkness.
	PRINTED & MANUSCRIPT AMERICANA March 31, 2011 Included a hand-colored lithograph of American Indians, C.H.C. Melody et les Indiens Ioways, by Emile Signol, 1845, $5,040.
	PRINTED & MANUSCRIPT AFRICAN AMERICANA March 10, 2011 Featured early slavery relics, including a carved Ballast Stone from a 16th-century ship wreck that sold for $24,000, as well as a large collection of materials related to Frederick Douglass.