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KEPLER INVESTIGATES PLANETARY MOTION. KEPLER, JOHANNES. 1571-1630. Autograph scientific manuscript, in Latin, containing calculations and notes on the relative velocity of the moon and the sun referring to Tycho Brahe's Tabulae which he helped compile, and noting the work of Copernicus,KEPLER INVESTIGATES PLANETARY MOTION. KEPLER, JOHANNES. 1571-1630. Autograph scientific manuscript, in Latin, containing calculations and notes on the relative velocity of the moon and the sun referring to Tycho Brahe's Tabulae which he helped compile, and noting the work of Copernicus,. Sold for US$1,008,375 inc. premium
THE FINAL ILLUSTRATION OF POOH AND PIGLET IN THE HUNDRED ACRE WOOD. SHEPHERD, ERNEST H. 1879-1976. Pen and ink on board, "Pooh and Piglet walked home thoughtfully together in the golden evening, and for a long time they were silent," original signed artwork from A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh,THE FINAL ILLUSTRATION OF POOH AND PIGLET IN THE HUNDRED ACRE WOOD. SHEPHERD, ERNEST H. 1879-1976. Pen and ink on board, "Pooh and Piglet walked home thoughtfully together in the golden evening, and for a long time they were silent," original signed artwork from A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh,. Sold for US$220,000 inc. premium
ANNOTATED TYPESCRIPT DRAFT FOR KIPLING'S FINAL MOWGLI STORY. KIPLING, RUDYARD. 1865-1936. Heavily corrected typed manuscript draft for "The Spring Running," the last of the Mowgli stories, collected in The Second Jungle Book, a nearly final draft with numerous autograph corrections, additions, and deletions to every page,ANNOTATED TYPESCRIPT DRAFT FOR KIPLING'S FINAL MOWGLI STORY. KIPLING, RUDYARD. 1865-1936. Heavily corrected typed manuscript draft for "The Spring Running," the last of the Mowgli stories, collected in The Second Jungle Book, a nearly final draft with numerous autograph corrections, additions, and deletions to every page,. Sold for US$75,975 inc. premium
GUTENBERG BIBLE LEAF. [Bible in Latin.] [Mainz: Johann Gutenberg and Fust, 1455.]GUTENBERG BIBLE LEAF. [Bible in Latin.] [Mainz: Johann Gutenberg and Fust, 1455.]. Sold for US$69,675 inc. premium
MONDRIAN, PIET. 1872-1944. 15 Autograph Letters Signed ("Piet Mondrian" and "Mondrian"), to Amalia de Schulthess (nee Loew) mentioning Max Bill, an upcoming show at the Valentine Gallery, and de Schulthess's drawings, in English, 24 pp, 4to, New York, June 27, 1941 to December 12, 1943,MONDRIAN, PIET. 1872-1944. 15 Autograph Letters Signed ("Piet Mondrian" and "Mondrian"), to Amalia de Schulthess (nee Loew) mentioning Max Bill, an upcoming show at the Valentine Gallery, and de Schulthess's drawings, in English, 24 pp, 4to, New York, June 27, 1941 to December 12, 1943,. Sold for US$21,675 inc. premium
LOVE LETTERS OF SAM FRANCIS. FRANCIS, SAM. 1921-1994. 6 Autograph Letters Signed ("Sam") and one Autograph Note Signed, 15 pp recto and verso, 4to and 8vo, Santa Monica, CA and Bern, Switzerland, May 17 to November 12, 1963, to Amalia de Schulthess, mentioning gossip about neighbors and mutual friends, expressing longing, and discussing his work.LOVE LETTERS OF SAM FRANCIS. FRANCIS, SAM. 1921-1994. 6 Autograph Letters Signed ("Sam") and one Autograph Note Signed, 15 pp recto and verso, 4to and 8vo, Santa Monica, CA and Bern, Switzerland, May 17 to November 12, 1963, to Amalia de Schulthess, mentioning gossip about neighbors and mutual friends, expressing longing, and discussing his work.. Sold for US$10,200 inc. premium
WATERCOLOR FOR ANDY WARHOL'S INTERVIEW MAGAZINE. KNIGHT, HILARY. B.1926. Original watercolor on board, "Christmas Dinner at Maxime de la Falaise's," depicting Madame la Falaise's fantasy Christmas party featuring Patti Smith, Bianca Jagger, Pablo Picasso, Napoleon, Yves St Laurent, Tama Janowitz, Marcel Proust, John Richardson, and Donald Trump, as Eloise observes from a window,WATERCOLOR FOR ANDY WARHOL'S INTERVIEW MAGAZINE. KNIGHT, HILARY. B.1926. Original watercolor on board, "Christmas Dinner at Maxime de la Falaise's," depicting Madame la Falaise's fantasy Christmas party featuring Patti Smith, Bianca Jagger, Pablo Picasso, Napoleon, Yves St Laurent, Tama Janowitz, Marcel Proust, John Richardson, and Donald Trump, as Eloise observes from a window,. Sold for US$9,562.50 inc. premium
LANCELOT DU LAC. Le premier [second/tiers] volume de Lancelot du Lac.... Paris: Antoine Verard, "1 July 1494" [but 1502-1504].LANCELOT DU LAC. Le premier [second/tiers] volume de Lancelot du Lac.... Paris: Antoine Verard, "1 July 1494" [but 1502-1504].. Sold for US$6,375 inc. premium
PRELIMINARY SKETCH OF "TALK TO THE ANIMALS" FROM DR. DOLITTLE. COURAGE, ALEXANDER, arranger. Partial Autograph Manuscript Signed ("A. Courage"), titled "Talk to the Animals / Prim. Rough Sketch," 1 p, folio,[London], July 12, 1965, additionally annotated by Courage in black ink pen.PRELIMINARY SKETCH OF "TALK TO THE ANIMALS" FROM DR. DOLITTLE. COURAGE, ALEXANDER, arranger. Partial Autograph Manuscript Signed ("A. Courage"), titled "Talk to the Animals / Prim. Rough Sketch," 1 p, folio,[London], July 12, 1965, additionally annotated by Courage in black ink pen.. Sold for US$2,422.50 inc. premium

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GRIFFITH, BILL. B.1944. Griffith Observatory. Original cartoon, signed ("Bill Griffith"), pen and ink on stiff paper,
HERRIMAN, GEORGE. 1880-1944. Original cartoon, pen and ink, Signed ("Geo. Herriman"), on thick paper approximately 210 x 307 mm, [Los Angeles, c.1905],
ILLUSTRATION TECHNIQUES, 18TH CENTURY. 4 titles: 1. BOSSE, ABRAHAM. 1604-1676. De la manière de graver à l'eau forte et au burin. Paris: Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1745.
WATERCOLOR FOR ANDY WARHOL'S INTERVIEW MAGAZINE. KNIGHT, HILARY. B.1926. Original watercolor on board, "Christmas Dinner at Maxime de la Falaise's," depicting Madame la Falaise's fantasy Christmas party featuring Patti Smith, Bianca Jagger, Pablo Picasso, Napoleon, Yves St Laurent, Tama Janowitz, Marcel Proust, John Richardson, and Donald Trump, as Eloise observes from a window,
THREE SIGNED ELOISE PRINTS. KNIGHT, HILARY. B.1926. Eloise as Fairy Princess Star-Spangley. * Sweet Shoppe * Picnic in the Park with Unexpected Guests.
LA FONTAINE, JEAN DE. 1621-1695. Two works, including: 1. Les Amours de Psyche et de Cupidon. Paris: Didot Jeune for Defer de Maisonneuve, 1791.
LANSKOY, ANDRE. 1902-1976; and MAURICE BEAUFUMÉ (POCHOIR). LECUIRE, PIERRE. Cortège. Dix poemes inedits. Paris: Pierre Lecuire, 1959.
LONGUS. FL. 2ND CENTURY A.C.E. GOZZI, GASPARO. 1713-1786. Translator. Gli amori pastorali di Dafne e Cloe. Venice: Modesto Fenzo, 1766.
MAILLOL, ARISTIDE. 1861-1944. LONGUS. FL. 2ND CENTURY A.C.E. Daphnis and Chloe. London: A. Zwemmer, 1937.
MARSHALL, JAMES. 1942-1992. Original pen and ink drawing, the rear jacket art for George and Martha Rise and Shine (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1976), inscribed by the artist in margin, "For Marilyn, love, Jim,
MATISSE, HENRI. 1869-1954. Autograph Letter Signed ("H. Matisse"), in French, to François Campaux,
MILLET, JEAN-FRANCOIS. 1814-1875. Autograph Letter Signed ("J.F. Millet") to Monsieur [Paul] Durand-Ruel discussing "Les Falaises de Greville,"
MONDRIAN, PIET. 1872-1944. 15 Autograph Letters Signed ("Piet Mondrian" and "Mondrian"), to Amalia de Schulthess (nee Loew) mentioning Max Bill, an upcoming show at the Valentine Gallery, and de Schulthess's drawings, in English, 24 pp, 4to, New York, June 27, 1941 to December 12, 1943,
A KENNETH NOLAND CIRCLE PAINTING. NOLAND, KENNETH. 1924-2010. Original circle painting, untitled, 297 x 278 mm, acrylic and ink on linen book cover of Kenworth Moffett's Kenneth Noland,
O'KEEFFE, GEORGIA. 1887-1986. Autograph Letter Signed ("Georgia O'Keeffe"), 1 p, 4to, Albuquerque, NM, February 25, 1955, to "Dear Lady of the Rocks."
PHILIPPE II, DUC D'ORLEANS, illustrator. 1674-1723. LONGUS. FL. 2ND CENTURY A.C.E. Les Amours Pastorales de Daphnis et de Chloé. Paris: 1718.
PHILIPPE II, DUC D'ORLEANS, illustrator. 1674-1723. LONGUS. FL. 2ND CENTURY A.C.E. Les Amours Pastorales de Daphnis et de Chloé. Paris: "Imprimées pour les curieux," 1757.
SAUVAGE, SYLVAIN (FELIX ROY), illustrator. 1888-1948. LONGUS. FL. 2ND CENTURY A.C.E. Daphnis & Chloé. Paris: Pierre Bouchet, 1925.
RUSSIAN ART JOURNAL. Zhar-Ptitsa/Jar-Ptitza [The Firebird]. Paris and Berlin: Russkoe Iskusstvo, August 1921-January 1926.
THE FINAL ILLUSTRATION OF POOH AND PIGLET IN THE HUNDRED ACRE WOOD. SHEPARD, ERNEST H. 1879-1976. Pen and ink on board, "Pooh and Piglet walked home thoughtfully together in the golden evening, and for a long time they were silent," original signed artwork from A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh,
SPRECKELS, ALMA DE BRETTEVILLE. 1881-1968. DALI, SALVADOR, FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT, KING GEORGE VI OF ENGLAND, AND OTHERS. Guest book containing numerous signatures of visitors and social contacts,
TASSO, TORQUATO. 1544-1595. La Gerusalemme liberata. Paris: Agostino Delalain, Pietro Durand and Giovanni Claudio Molini, 1771.
18TH-CENTURY WATERCOLOR COSTUME DESIGNS. CORNILLIET, JULES; BRUN, ABEL; STOP (LOUIS MOREL-RETZ). Album of 179 watercolor and gouache costume designs for the French theatre, spine titled in gilt "Costumes de Theatre Originaux,"
TRUDEAU, GARRY. B.1948. Doonesbury. Original pen and ink nine-panel Sunday cartoon,
VAN ALLSBURG, CHRIS. B.1949. Original crayon and pencil illustration, for "The E was slowly evaporating" from The Z Was Zapped,
VITRUVIUS POLLIO, MARCUS. C. 90-20 B.C.E. Les dix livres d'architecture de Vitruve. Paris: Jean Baptiste Coignard, 1684.
EXTRA-ILLUSTRATION FOR WALTON'S THE COMPLETE ANGLER. Raw material for an extra-illustrated copy of THE COMPLETE ANGLER, including 84 watercolor vignettes, 13 small (medium) paintings, and 10 detailed pencil drawings of angling scenes
WARHOL'S WILD RASPBERRIES. WARHOL, ANDY. 1928-1987; and SUSIE FRANKFURT. Wild Raspberries. [New York: Printed by Seymour Berlin, 1959.]
FINE WATERCOLOR ALBUM AFTER WILSON'S AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. HOWITT, THOMAS. 1785-1846; ALEXANDER WILSON, after. An album containing 71 watercolors of 81 birds after Alexander Wilson,
BARTÓK PHOTOGRAPH INSCRIBED TO CONDUCTOR OF CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. BARTÓK, BÉLA. 1881-1945. Photograph Signed and Inscribed ("Béla Bartók") gelatin silver print portrait in profile,
BERLIOZ, HECTOR. 1803-1860. Autograph Letter Signed ("H. Berlioz"), regarding an article he wishes to have published,
PRELIMINARY SKETCH OF "TALK TO THE ANIMALS" FROM DR. DOLITTLE. COURAGE, ALEXANDER, arranger. Partial Autograph Manuscript Signed ("A. Courage"), titled "Talk to the Animals / Prim. Rough Sketch," 1 p, folio,[London], July 12, 1965, additionally annotated by Courage in black ink pen.
GERSHWIN WORKING MUSICAL MANUSCRIPT PAGE FROM OF THEE I SING. GERSHWIN, GEORGE. 1898-1937. Autograph Musical Manuscript titled "Says You," 1 p, folio (330 x 268 mm), n.p., c.1931,
GERSHWIN, GEORGE. 1898-1937. Typed Letter Signed ("George Gershwin") to Mr. Chidsey,
GILBERT, W.S. (WILLIAM SCHWENCK). 1836-1911. Original typed manuscript for The Story of the Mikado, signed by Gilbert ("WS Gilbert/ Grim's Dyke/ Harrow Weald") to front cover, heavily corrected by Gilbert including corrections to the interpolated songs, and an autograph musical quotation of Nanki Poo's trombone music,
MENDELSSOHN LETTER TO LEIPZIG PUBLISHER. MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY, FELIZ. 1809-1847. Autograph Letter Signed ("Felix Mendelssohn+Bartholdy") to the publishing house of C.F. Peters regarding their offer to publish his work,
MUSICIANS. A group of 5 ALSs and Signed Photographs of 19th and early 20th century composers, as follows:
MUSICIANS. A group of 3 signed and inscribed photos of 20th century musicians, as follows:
MUSICIANS. A group of 3 framed ALSs of 19th century composers, as follows:
PORTER, COLE. 1891-1964. Autograph musical quotation signed ("Cole Porter) for "I've Got You Under My Skin,"
RAVEL FUGUE STUDY. RAVEL, MAURICE. 1875-1937. Autograph Musical Manuscript in pencil and pen, fugue exercises likely composed during his years at the Paris Conservatoire, 1893-1905, 11 pp on 20-stave paper
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV MUSICAL MANUSCRIPT FROM THE SNOW MAIDEN. RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, NIKOLAI ANDREYEVICH. 1844-1908. Autograph Manuscript from Act II of The Snow Maiden (Snegurochka), 2 pp recto and verso on single leaf of 20 stave paper, folio (260 X 355 mm),
ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DRAFT OF "HAPPY TALK." RODGERS, RICHARD. 1902-1979. Autograph Musical Manuscript, melody for "Happy Talk" from South Pacific. 1 p,
TCHAIKOVSKY MENTIONS HIS MOSCOW CANTATA. TCHAIKOVSKY, PYOTR ILLYICH. 1840-1893. Autograph Letter Signed ("P. Tchaikovsky") to friend and conductor Theodore Thomas, regarding an upcoming performance and a possible new work,
FINAL TYPED MANUSCRIPT FOR V.C. ANDREWS CLASSIC FLOWERS IN THE ATTIC. ANDREWS, V.C. (aka VIRGINIA ANDREWS). 1923-1986. Original final typescript for Flowers in the Attic, heavily edited with numerous emendations and deletions from editor Ann Patty, returned from the printer as "dead matter,"
CINEMATOGRAPHY IN FRANCE. A group of letters and manuscript documents relating to early French filmmakers and cinematographers, and their work:
"... I KNEW THEM PERSONALLY WHEN I WAS DOING TIME ON MY FOURTH INCARNATION." CLEMENS, SAMUEL LANGHORNE. 1835-1910. Autograph Letter Signed ("S.L. Clemens / Mark Twain") to Mrs. Buckman thanking her for a gift,
HALE, EDWARD EVERETT. 1822-1909. The Man Without a Country. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1865.
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