• Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Alken (Henry). Sporting Notions, first edition, T.McLean, 1832-33. £800 to £1,200.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Bardi (Lorenzo). Nuova Raccolta delle piu interessanti Vedute della Citta di Firenze…, Florence, Lorenzo Bardi, [c.1840]. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Crawfurd (John). Journal of an Embassy from the Governor-General of India to the Court of Ava..., first edition, 1829. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Dawe (George, engraver). The Life of a Nobleman, first edition, Geo. Henderson, [c.1825]. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: [Doyle (John)], "H.B.". Political Sketches &c., 10 vol. including The Descriptive Key to H.B., Thomas McLean, [1829-51]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Eben (Adolphus Christian Frederick, Baron von) and Nicolaus Heideloff. Modèles de l'Uniforme Militaire Adopté dans l'Armée Royale de Suède, Rudolph Ackerman, 1808. £1,500 to £2,000.
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    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Geissler (J.G.G.) and Friedrich Hempel. Mahlerische Darstellungen der Sitten, Gebrauche und Lustbarkeiten bey den Russischen, Tartarischen…, 4 parts in 1, Leipzig and Paris, [1804]. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Hunt (Charles). Portraits of Winning Horses...of the Derby, Oaks, & St. Leger, from the Year 1842 to 1849…, Rock Brothers & Payne, 1849. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Kunike (Adolf Friedrich). Zwey hundert und sechzig Donau-Ansichten nach dem Laufe des Donaustromes…, Vienna, Leopold Grund, 1826. £3,000 to £5,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Lasinio (Carlo). [Matrimony], Florence, 1790. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Reinhardt (Joseph). A Collection of Swiss Costumes, in Miniature, second English edition, James Goodwin, [1828]. £800 to £1,200.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Wengen (Gottfried Durst von). Die Öffentliche Maskerade Bamberg am Fastnachts-Montage 1833…, Bamberg, [1833]. £2,000 to £3,000.
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Sothebys: Fine Manuscripts and Printed Americana

Auction Reports

Auction Name Fine Manuscripts and Printed Americana Total Sales (USD) 3,208,750.00
Auction Date January 27, 2020 - January 27, 2020 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 2,014,100.00
Sale Number #N10301 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 2,788,500.00
Total Lots 169
Sold Lots 123 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 3,053,300.00
% of Lots Sold 72.78% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 4,217,500.00
Unsold Lots 46 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 76.08%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
2271

John Hancock, manuscript letter signed, announcing the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, 6 July 1776

1776 USD 600,000.00 - 800,000.00 USD 1,040,000.00
2212 Smith, John.

The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles...London: 1627

1627 USD 220,000.00 - 260,000.00 USD 275,000.00
2129 Lincoln, Abraham.

Autograph letter signed, to Joshua Reed Giddings, 21 May 1860

1860 USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 USD 175,000.00
2164 Washington, George.

Autograph manuscript fragment from his undelivered first Inaugural Address

USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 137,500.00
2161 Washington, George.

Manuscript letter signed, to the Citizens of New York, [26-27 November 1783]

1783 USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 USD 100,000.00
2184 Filson, John.

The Discovery, Settlement and Present State of Kentucke. Wilmington: Printed by James Adams, 1784

1784 USD 40,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 68,750.00
2150

Six Nations document signed with the holograph totems of fourteen chiefs of the Six Nations, [Lancaster?], 28 July 1769

1769 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 62,500.00
2156 Washington, George.

One autograph letter signed & 3 letters signed to General Alexander McDougall, September 1777

1777 USD 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 USD 62,500.00
2201 The New-England Primer.

New-York: Hugh Gaine, ca. 1763–66

ca.1763-66 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 62,500.00
2163 Washington, George.

Autograph letter signed, to William Smith, 8 June 1788

1788 USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 USD 52,500.00
2114

Map book of Emily Draper: "A Book of Maps executed by Emily Draper. Greenfield, M[a]ss., 1822"

1822 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 50,000.00
2228 [Broadside].

Dudley, Joseph. Province of Massachusetts-Bay. 1703

1703 USD 25,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 50,000.00
2269 Hyer, Joseph K. & William S.

Starring. Dictionary of the Sioux Language. [Fort Laramie, 1866]

1866 USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 43,750.00
2204

An extensive and important collection of over 1,900 Acts of British Parliament, 1714–1789

1714-1789 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 40,000.00
2175

Boston Tea Party Handbill "On Tuesday Night arrived in this City [a] Gentleman," after 22 December 1773

1773 USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 37,500.00
2197 Mather, Cotton.

The Wonders of the Invisible World. Being an account of the tryals of several witches... London: 1693

1693 USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 37,500.00
2211 Nicholas Scull.

Map of the improved Part of the Province of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: 1759

1759 USD 35,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 35,000.00
2206

[Perry Expedition - Black Ship Scroll]

USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 32,500.00
2220 Washington, George.

Manuscript letter signed, to John Adams, 3 March 1795

1795 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 32,500.00
2143 Pulaski, Casimir.

Autograph letter signed, (June 12) 1778, to Thomas Johnson, Governor of Maryland

1778 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 27,500.00
2207

[Perry Expedition - Black Ship Scroll]

USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 27,500.00
2157 Washington, George.

Manuscript letter signed, probably to General Nathanael Greene, 29 November 1777

1777 USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 23,750.00
2101 Adams, John.

Manuscript letter signed, to Tench Coxe, May 1792

1792 USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 22,500.00
2188 Kennedy, John F.

An archive of material pertaining to the assassination of President Kennedy

USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 22,500.00
2200 [MEXICAN INCUNABLE] Vocabulario de Alonso Molina.

México, Antonio de Espinosa 1571.

USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 22,500.00
  • Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    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
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    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
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    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
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    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.
  • Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: [Langland (William)]. The vision of Pierce Plowman, nowe the seconde time imprinted..., Roberte Crowley, 1550. £8,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: [Shakespeare (William)]. [Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies], second folio edition, [by Tho.Cotes, for Robert Allot], [1632]. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Bible, Czech Biblia Bohemica, first complete Bible printed in the Czech vernacular, Prague, August 1488. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Shabthai Tzvi.- Collection of four printed and illustrated broadsides detailing the appearance, rise and fall of the false messiah, Shabthai Tzvi, Augsburg, 1666-67. £40,000 to £60,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Leaf from the Beauvais Missal, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment, [Northern France (perhaps Beauvais or Amiens)], [fourteenth century (c.1310)]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Aubrey (John). [Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme], manuscript in English, Latin and Greek, [c. 1693]. £30,000 to £50,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Byron (George Gordon Noel, Lord). Poems on Various Occasions, first edition, Harriet Maltby's copy, Newark, Printed by S. & J. Ridge, 1807. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, first edition, second impression with dust-jacket, 1937 [but 1938]. £7,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Blake (William).- Thornton (Robert John). The Pastorals of Virgil, 2 vol., engraved plates by William Blake, 1821. £8,000 to £12,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: America.- Mount (William J.) & Thomas Page. The English Pilot…, [bound with] The Fourth Book, describing The West Indies Navigation from Hudson's-Bay to the River Amazones, 1721. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Oldfield (Henry Ambrose), Rajman Singh Chitrakar & others. An album of 160 photographs and 13 original artworks, (1833-1919), [c. 1850s-1880s]. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Audubon (John James) [and William MacGillivray]. Ornithological Biography…, 5 vol., first edition, presentation copy inscribed by Audubon, Edinburgh, 1831-49 [i.e. 1831-39]. £10,000 to £15,000.
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