Name | Quinn's Rare Books, Maps, and Autographs Auction |
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Auctioneer | Quinn's Auction Galleries |
Type | Internet Absentee Bidding |
Date(s) | 5/12/2022 |
5/12/2022 Thursday, May 12th at 2:00pm EST | |
Preview Date/Time | Open Preview: Friday April 29th, Monday May 1st-May 6th, Monday May 9th - May 11th from 11am to 4pm. |
Checkout Date/Time | Monday May 16th, 2022 |
Location | 360 S. Washington St. Falls Church, VA 22046 |
Buyer Premium | 27 Buyer's Premium applies. |
Description |
Quinn’s Auction Galleries is pleased to present an auction of rare books, antique maps, and Americana. The sale features over 250 rare and signed books, maps, and autographs. These include items by Thomas Wolfe, Benjamin Harrison, the Rehnquist Supreme Court, Eudora Welty, and a copy of the Ellicott Plan of Washington D.C. We also feature an original Rackham illustration for "The Tempest." and a first period Pony Express Cover from 1860. Books include early printings, fine bindings, First edition, and books signed by Eudora Welty, Charles Lindbergh and Maurice Sendak. The auction also contains two early illustrated books, a copy of the 1688 edition of "Paradise Lost" by John Milton and a copy of Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid that documented the South Sea Bubble. Autograph highlights include signatures from the members of the Rehnquist Supreme Court to former spokeswoman Toni House, Elizabeth II, Hebert Hoover, Ronald Reagan. Rita Hayworth and Cary Grant.Quinn’s is also pleased to present a complete set of Helman's "Batailles de la Chine reduites d'apres les grandes planches que l'empereur Kien-Long." Engraved by Jesuits on order by the Chinese Emperor Qainlong to document and showcase his military exploits and reign. We also have on offer 92 plates from the 1835-70 edition of Flora Japonica and well as a 1775 Jefferson-Fry copy of A Map of the Most Inhabited Part of Virginia containing the whole Province of Maryland with Part of Pensilvania, New Jersey, and North Carolina.Illustrated items include an original Arthur Rackham signed and titled drawing for The Tempest, entitled "Ariel and Goblins". We have, in addition, illustrated books by Cresset Press and a vellum copy of Forsaken Merman executed by the The Guild of Women Binders, hand colored by Gloria Cardew, one of only 10 published.
Open Preview:
Friday April 29th through Tuesday May 11th. Not open on weekends.
11am to 4pm
Absentee Bidding ends on May 12th at 11:40. Live Auction will be held at the following links on LiveAuctioneers: https://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/245619_quinn-s-rare-books-maps-and-autographs/ and Invaluable at: https://www.invaluable.com/catalog/vj9qe91lym
Shipping: Shipping for our Rare Books, Maps, and Autograph Auction will be handled by our trusted Shipping Partner UPS Store 3141- contact them at store3141@theupsstore.com or 703-533-9474, they are offering a discount for Quinn's customers for this auction.
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Bid Amount | Bid Increment |
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0.00 - 95.00 | 5.00 USD |
95.01 - 290.00 | 10.00 USD |
290.01 - 475.00 | 25.00 USD |
475.01 - 950.00 | 50.00 USD |
950.01 - 2,900.00 | 100.00 USD |
2,900.01 - 4,750.00 | 250.00 USD |
4,750.01 - 9,500.00 | 500.00 USD |
9,500.01 - 9,999,999.99 | 1,000.00 USD |
Currency | USD |
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Buyer Premium | 27 Buyer's Premium applies. |
Payment Terms |
Please remit payment by check, money order, cashier's check, or wire transfer along with a copy of the invoice. For purchases under $2000.00 credit cards are accepted. We accept Master Card, Visa and American Express. There is a 4% service fee for use of a credit card.
Please remember that any fees associated with a wire transfer are the responsibility of the person making the wire transfer.
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Account Name: Quinn & Sons Inc.
Account number: 156986
Bank name: John Marshall Bank
Routing or ABA #: 0560-0935-6
Swift Code: There isn’t one
Bank address: 1943 Isaac Newton Square, Suite 100, Reston, VA 20190 Phone #: 703-528-1770
Invoices greater than $2,000.00 require payment by certified check, bank check, cash or wire transfer.
The Gallery must receive payment in full before any of your merchandise will be available for removal by you or shipped to you. The Gallery reserves the right to hold merchandise purchased by personal check until the check has cleared the bank.
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