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Doyle New York: Americana and Hunting Books from the Estate of Arnold "Jake" Johnson

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Auction Name Americana and Hunting Books from the Estate of Arnold "Jake" Johnson Total Sales (USD) 42,300.00
Auction Date October 01, 2019 - October 01, 2019 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 23,350.00
Sale Number #19jj05 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 38,830.00
Total Lots 285
Sold Lots 258 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 25,690.00
% of Lots Sold 90.53% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 42,460.00
Unsold Lots 27 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 99.62%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
118 GRISWOLD, F. GRAY

Autograph manuscript: "A Good Sportsman," signed "F. Gray Griswold."

circa 1920 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 1,062.50
24 [BROWN, JOHN J.]=AN AMERICAN ANGLER

The American Angler's Guide. Being a compilation from works of popular English authors, from Walton to the present time...

1845 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 1,000.00
212 PHILLIPS, JOHN C.

Frank W. Killam.

1935 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 1,000.00
78 [ELTING, VICTOR]

A Canadian Expedition.

1933 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 937.50
89 [FOREST, FISH & GAME COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK]

First Annual Report of the Commissioners of Fisheries, Game and Forests of the State of New York.

1896 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 937.50
98 GEE, ERNEST R.

Carbon typescript for the proposed Derrydale Press reprint of The American Turf Register and Sporting Magazine.

circa 1929 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 937.50
93 FRANCE, LEWIS B.

Scraps.

1899 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 812.50
181 MACKAY, MALCOLM S.

Cow Range and Hunting Trail.

1925 USD 80.00 - 120.00 USD 812.50
22 BORNER, A. C. et al.

Memories of the Hunting Trip to the New Hampshire Hills Taken by Embryo Hunters in the Year 1908; With Some Poetic Effusions on the Trip Taken in 1907.

1909 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 750.00
53 CUMMINGS, SUMNER

A Trip to Parmachenee Lake Maine.

circa 1918]. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 750.00
163 KEYS, ELWOOD

Moose on the Ottawa.

1936 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 750.00
234 RUSSELL, SAMUEL

History and Notes Relating to the Currituck Shooting Club.

1925 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 750.00
236 SALLEY, A. S., Jr.

The Happy Hunting Ground. Personal Experiences in the Low-Country of South Carolina.

1926 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 750.00
115 GRANT, ROBERT

Jack in the Bush or A Summer on Salmon River.

1888 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 687.50
172 PARKER, W.B.

Notes Taken during the Expedition Commanded by Capt. R. B. Marcy, U. S. A., through Unexplored Texas, in the Summer and Fall of 1854.

1856 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 687.50
150 [HUNTING CLUB]

The Carteret Gun Club. Bergen Point, N. J.

1894 USD 60.00 - 80.00 USD 625.00
31 CARLTON, L. A.

History of a Hunting Trip in Sierra Madres, Northern Mexico. August 21, to October 1, 1922.

circa 1922. USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 562.50
104 [COFFIN, HOWARD, E.]

A Sapeloe Saga. November 25th to December 2nd, 1927.

circa 1928. USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 531.25
265 TOLFREY, FREDERIC

The Sportsman in Canada.

1845 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 500.00
82 EVANS, JERRY

A Lion Hunt.

1949-50 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 468.75
180 LYONS, NICK

Sphinx Mountain and Brown Trout.

1997 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 468.75
5 [ANONYMOUS]

Hints to Young Sportsmen, on the Art of Shooting Flying.

1827 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 437.50
139 HOUSHOLDER, BOB

Books on sheep hunting.

USD 40.00 - 60.00 USD 437.50
267 TOWNE, GEORGE SCOTT

With Scalpel and Rifle.

1950 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 437.50
280 WILLIAMS, A. BRYAN

Game Trails in British Columbia. Big game and other sport in the wilds of British Columbia.

1925 USD 60.00 - 80.00 USD 437.50
  • Fonsie Mealy’s
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    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: McCarthy (Cormac). Cities of the Plain, N.Y., 1998, First Edn., signed on hf. title; together with Uncorrected Proof and Uncorrected Advance Reading Copies, both signed by the Author. €800 to €1,000.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Stanihurst (Richard). De Rebus in Hibernia Gestis, Libri Quattuor, sm. 4to Antwerp (Christi. Plantium) 1584. First Edn. €525 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Fleischer (Nat.) Jack Dempsey The Idol of Fistiana, An Intimate Narrative, N.Y., 1929, First Edn. Signed on f.e.p. by Rocky Marciano. €400 to €600.
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    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Smith - Classical Atlas, Lond., 1820. Bound with, Smiths New General Atlas .. Principal Empires, Kingdoms, & States throughout the World, Lond. 1822. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Rare Auction Catalogues – 1856: Bindon Blood, of Ennis, Co. Clare: Sotheby & Wilkinson. €320 to €450.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Mavor (Wm.)] A General Collection of Voyages and Travels from the Discovery of America to the Commencement of the Nineteenth Century, 28 vols. (complete) Lond., 1810. €300 to €400.
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    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Mc Carthy (Cormac). Outer Dark, N.Y. (Random House)1968, Signed by Mc Carthy. €250 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Three signed works by Ted Huges - Wodwo, 1967; Crow from the Life and Songs of the Crow, 1970; and Tales from Ovid, 1997. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: The Garden. An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Horticulture in all its Branches, 7 vols. lg. 4to Lond. 1877-1880. With 127 colored plates. €200 to €300.
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    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Procter (Richard A.) Saturn and its System: Containing Discussions of The Motion (Real and Apparent)…, Lond. 1865. First Edn. €160 to €220.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Ashe] St. George, Lord Bishop of Clogher, A Sermon Preached to the Protestants of Ireland, now in London,... Oct. 23, 1712, London 1712. Second Edn. €130 to €180.
  • Potter & Potter Auctions
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    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [RUTH, George Herman “Babe” (1895-1948)]. Signed photograph. Circa 1930s. 191 x 248 mm. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HARRISON, Benjamin. Document signed (“Benj Harrison”) as governor of Virginia, certifying the service of Daniel Cumbo, a Black Revolutionary soldier. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: ONE OF THE FIRST PRINTED ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
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    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: FIRST PRINTING OF LINCOLN’S IMMORTAL GETTYSBURG ADDRESS. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HIGHLY IMPORTANT MORMON ARCHIVE. ALLEY, George. Archive of 23 Autograph Letters Signed by Mormon Convert George Alley to His Brother Joseph Alley. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [AVIATION]. [ARMSTRONG, Neil A.] Aviation Hall of Fame Gold Medal MS64 NGC, Awarded to Neil Armstrong in 1979. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
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    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: NEWLY DISCOVERED FIRST PRINTING OF "WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE... " FROM THE ONLY NEWSPAPER ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN LINCOLN’S SECOND INAUGURAL PROCESSION. $4,000 to $8,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: THE MOST IMPORTANT GEORGE WASHINGTON DOCUMENT IN PRIVATE HANDS; GEORGE WASHINGTON’S COMMISSION AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, 1775, ONE OF ONLY TWO ORIGINALS. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: A VERY RARE ACCOUNT OF BLACKBEARD’S DEATH AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIRATE ITEMS EXTANT. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
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    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: EDISON, Thomas. Patent for Edison’s Improvements on the Electric-Light, No. 219,628. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent Office], 16 September 1879. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [VIETNAM WAR]. The original pen used by Secretary of State William P. Rogers to sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement, Paris, 27 January 1973. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: SONS OF LIBERTY FOUNDER COLONEL BARRÉ ANNOTATED TITLE-PAGE, “WHICH OUGHT TO ROUSE UP BRITISH ATTENTION”. $4,000 to $6,000.
  • Sotheby’s
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    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
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    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Piccolomini's De La Sfera del Mondo (The Sphere of the World), 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Vellutello's Commentary on Petrarch, With Map, 1525.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Finely Bound Definitive, Illustrated Edition of I Promessi Sposi, 1840.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Rare First Edition of John Milton's Latin Correspondence, 1674.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Giolito's Edition of Boccaccio's The Decamerone, with Bedford Binding, 1542.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of the First Biography of Marie of the Incarnation, with Rare Portrait, 1677.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Aldine Edition of Volume One of Cicero's Orationes, 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Bonanni's Illustrated Costume Catalogue, with Complete Plates, 1711.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Important Incunable, the First Italian Edition of Josephus's De Bello Judaico, 1480.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Jacques Philippe d'Orville's Illustrated Book of the Ruins of Sicily, 1764.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Incunable from 1487, The Contemplative Life, with Early Manuscript.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Ignatius of Loyola's Exercitia Spiritualia, 1563.
  • Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
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