Ludwig Bemelmans: The Old Port and the Arche de Noé, Antibes

An undated painting of Antibes by Ludwig Bemelmans shows the old port and l'Arche de Noé. The art is available for $19,995 from Meier and Sons Rare Books of New Canaan.

Ludwig Bemelmans
AbeBooks listing accessed January 5, 2026

https://www.abebooks.com/art-prints/LUDWIG-BEMELMANS-ORIGINAL-OIL-PAINTING%7ETHE-OLD/32367882452/bd?cm_ven=nl&cm_cat=trg&cm_pla=want_CM&ref_=pe_aep_AEP_wants_buyer-wants&cm_ite=viewbook_high#&gid=1&pid=3

The selfsame piece was sold at auction in 2019 for $10,000.

This piece was sold in 2019 by Leland Little for $10,000.

Ludwig Bemelmans
Leland Little Important Fall Auction sale of September 21, 2019

https://www.lelandlittle.com/items/343903/ludwig-bemelmans-ny-1898-1962-i-the-old-port-and-the-arche-de-noe-i/

View through arch to Port Vauban marina and Antibes old town (Vieil Antibes) from Fort Carré in Antibes, French Riviera, Côte d'Azur, Provence, France

https://www.alamy.com/view-through-arch-to-port-vauban-marina-and-antibes-old-town-vieil-antibes-from-fort-carr-in-antibes-french-riviera-cte-dazur-provence-france-image610667417.html

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Arthur Rackham: Snickerty Nick and the Giant Alternate Title Page

Arthur Rackham provided the illustrations for Julia Ellsworth Ford's Snickerty Nick and the Giant published in 1919 with rhymes by Witter Bynner. Meier and Sons Rare Books offers an unused book illustration for the title page by Rackham.

 

Arthur Rackham
AbeBooks listing accessed October 12, 2019

https://www.abebooks.com/ARTHUR-RACKHAM~-SNICKERTY-NICK-GIANT~ORIGINAL-PEN/30454756762/bd?cm_ven=nl&cm_cat=trg&cm_pla=want_CM&cm_ite=readmore

The price has been reduced since 2019:

The art comes out of an auction lot with three orignal ink drawings by Rackham:

https://www.mutualart.com/Artwork/Three-ink-drawings--for-Snickerty-Nick-a/43B42CBBBFBAFDF5

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Charles Addams: Wednesday and Her Pet

For Charles Addams, souvenir drawings of Addams Family characters served as a kind of social currency. Many were given to friends and fans. Some are done on blank pages of his cartoon collections. Some are not—or at least are not any longer. 

A sketch of Wednesday with a very large pet—is that a cat?—is an example of a drawing that may never have been on a book page. A light wash was added to the drawing resulting in some mild bleeding of the ink. Offered for sale by Schulson Autographs, Ltd., of Millburn, New Jersey, it was priced at $1,925 in October. 

Charles Addams
AbeBooks Price as of October 17, 2024

And then it was sold:

Charles Addams
Sold!

https://www.abebooks.com/signed/Original-Cartoon-Drawing-Signed-Wednesday-cat/32014875056/bd?cm_ven=nl&cm_cat=trg&cm_pla=want_CM&ref_=pe_aep_AEP_wants_buyer-wants&cm_ite=readmore

Now we see the same drawing back on the market, newly framed and with a certificate of authenticity. This time, the price is $5,495. The seller on eBay is Meier and Sons Rare Books of New Canaan.

Charles Addams
eBay listing accessed July 6, 2025

https://www.ebay.com/itm/267247216005?_skw=Addams+Wednesday&itmmeta=01JZGTK9DWDT4Z7VH92BVVXA7A&hash=item3e392ce585:g:WUAAAOSwfc1oILK7&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA0FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1efT4Gg7sigrGKYrbifUTRKmRncUGJKwCDFLnoDKpHhfx9sLpC6BbS2NRuOnVRtwaJtnw%2FS0M54C9l90CGcFjyhY7en2j79Fi8lcHdXVXX1koXGig%2FyG%2FMRdZRUXQZ0IOtAG2NKzKvvwkvpR949Kl7JD5u%2FrL6Bp4JgCFCNRi0boSyVuMxSbLqXxb4OiG0S93Fg1MyVpgT7TZdLJrqY1a06JmoF9ncOIGdAuMS6C1uhze4tC4L6l359VWpwhQ3%2B4ws%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR7KYzZr8ZQ

Charles Addams
eBay item description

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Ralph Steadman: No Room to Swing a Cat—But Room to Draw One

Meier and Sons Rare Books of New Canaan is offering a scarce original souvenir drawing from a copy of Ralph Steadman's No Room to Swing a Cat (1989, 1991).

Steadman made the drawing of a cat and signed it in 2006. It covers two pages, which were removed from the book together. 

The facing pages have been framed and glazed.

The drawing is made in black ink around a printed color half title.

A certificate of authenticity is included for those who value such things. I don't think the authorship is in question here.

 

As a collector, I prefer such drawings to remain between the covers, but then I am not the target audience. The price is $2,495 plus shipping. Again, I'm not the target audience.

Ralph Steadman

AbeBooks listing accessed April 19, 2025

https://www.abebooks.com/signed-first-edition/RALPH-STEADMAN--ORIGINAL-WHIMSICAL-INK-DRAWING/32181420331/bd?cm_ven=nl&cm_cat=trg&cm_pla=want_CM&ref_=pe_aep_AEP_wants_buyer-wants&cm_ite=viewbook#&gid=1&pid=1

Ralph Steadman

AbeBooks item description

For reference, here's an undated but intact copy previously sold on eBay. It is archived on WorthPoint here. I do not know for what price the book was sold.

And one more:

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1st-ed-1991-signed-sketch-ralph-498030680

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