[Rarebooks] AntiquarianAuctions.com in the US, sale #12

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AntiquarianAuctions.com in the US, sale #12, 3rd to 10th August:

https://antiquarianauctions.com/auction?auction_type=us-auction

1. Nelson Mandela souvenir, 11th June 1988, Wembley Stadium: the “biggest and most spectacular pop-
political event of all time” (lot 1, reserve 500);
2. lot 14 is an exceptional copy of a late edition of ‘The Speaking Picture Book’ (reserve $800), with the
original cardboard shipping box
3.Lot 8 Robert Watson’s ‘The Beloved Philanderer’, [c.1940], over 430 pages (reserve $1500).
4. lot 2 is a receipt book kept by a hard-working entrepreneur in New York city: includes a large range of
financial transactions between June 1797 and November 1803 (reserve $900).
5. Lot 4 Crawshaw family album with inscriptions by many missionaries, reformers and churchmen.
Beautifully-bound morocco album (res. $800).
6. A fine copy of an early impression of the US edition of Agatha Christie’s ‘The Murder of Roger
Ackroyd’ – the cover knocks spots off its UK rival (lot 54 reserve $250)
7. Photograph album which was probably assembled by a member of Murray-Prior family, and features
a good selection of British and European Royalty and aristocracy (lot 13 reserve $290)

To summarize: there is lot to enjoy in this entertaining 230-lot sale. A high-summer spectacular / beach-
bidding opportunity sans pareil awaits. See AntiquarianAuctions.com US sale #12 to both preview and
bid, the catalogue alone can also be found on LiveAuctioneers.com (bids cannot be accepted via this
site). For more details, please contact Adam Langlands (adamlanglands at gmail.com).

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