Sothebys: Fine Books and Manuscripts Including Americana Online
Auction Reports
Auction Name | Fine Books and Manuscripts Including Americana Online | Total Sales (USD) | 2,648,100.00 |
Auction Date | June 28, 2018 - June 28, 2018 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,916,150.00 |
Sale Number | #n09885 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 2,821,450.00 |
Total Lots | 324 | ||
Sold Lots | 220 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 3,275,050.00 |
% of Lots Sold | 67.90% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 4,803,250.00 |
Unsold Lots | 104 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 55.13% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
145 | La Harpe, Jean-Baptiste Bénard de | CARTE NOUVELLE DE LA PARTIE DE L'OUEST DE LA LOUISIANNE'. |
CA. 1722–1725] | USD 120,000.00 - 180,000.00 | USD 480,000.00 |
299 | Springsteen, Bruce | BORN TO RUN WORKING MANUSCRIPT, [LONG BRANCH, NEW JERSEY, 1974] |
USD 200,000.00 - 300,000.00 | USD 200,000.00 | |
266 | Lewis, Meriwether, and William Clark | HISTORY OF THE EXPEDITION UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAINS LEWIS AND CLARK, TO THE SOURCES OF THE MISSOURI, … |
1814 | USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | USD 150,000.00 |
275 | Marx, Karl | LE CAPITAL'. |
1875 | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 150,000.00 |
322 | Williams, Tennessee | A SIGNIFICANT ARCHIVE OF WORK, BEING CORRECTED TYPESCRIPTS OF PLAYS, POETRY, AND ESSAYS. |
LATE 1940S–EARLY 1980S | USD 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 | USD 70,000.00 |
176 | VETUS TESTAMENTUM MULTIPLICI LINGUA NUNC PRIMO IMPRESSUM. |
1514–1517] | USD 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 | USD 65,000.00 | |
287 | Poe, Edgar Allan | TALES'. |
1845 | USD 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 | USD 65,000.00 |
211 | Foxe, John | ACTES AND MONUMENTS OF THESE LATTER AND PERILOUS DAYES, TOUCHING MATTERS OF THE CHURCH, … |
1563] | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 60,000.00 |
161 | Popple, Henry | AMERICA SEPTENTRIONALIS. A MAP OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE IN AMERICA WITH THE FRENCH AND SPANISH SETTLEMENTS ADJACENT THERETO'. |
1733 [–1734] | USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 55,000.00 |
140 | Indian Nations-United States Treaties | A SUPERB COLLECTION OF INDIAN TREATIES, ISSUED AS OFFICIAL PROCLAMATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES. |
1810–1869 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 45,000.00 |
181 | THE HOLY BIBLE CONTAINING THE OLD TESTAMENT AND THE NEW. NEWLY TRANSLATED OUT OF THE ORIGINALL TONGUES,… |
1631 | USD 25,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 45,000.00 | |
131 | Catlin, George | CATLIN'S NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN PORTFOLIO. HUNTING SCENES AND AMUSEMENTS OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND PRAIRIES OF AMERICA'. |
CA. 1875] | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 35,000.00 |
231 | (Articles of Confederation) | ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION AND PERPETUAL UNION BETWEEN THE STATES OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE, MASSACHUSETTS-BAY, RHODE-ISLAND … |
1777 | USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 35,000.00 |
190 | THE NEW TESTAMENT OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. CONFERRED DILIGENTLY WITH THE GREKE, AND BEST APPROVED TRANSLATIONS. |
[10 JUNE] 1557 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 32,000.00 | |
143 | Jefferys, Thomas | THE AMERICAN ATLAS |
1776 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 30,000.00 |
152 | McKenney, Thomas, and Hall, James | HISTORY OF THE INDIAN TRIBES OF NORTH AMERICA, WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES AND ANECDOTES OF THE PRINCIPAL CHIEFS'. |
1836, 1838, 1844 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 30,000.00 |
185 | THE HOLY BIBLE, CONTAINING THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS: TRANSLATED OUT OF THE ORIGINAL TONGUES: |
1769 | USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 30,000.00 | |
209 | Edwards, Jonathan | SINNERS IN THE HANDS OF AN ANGRY GOD'. |
1741 | USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 30,000.00 |
260 | [John Keats] Samuel Butler | HUDIBRAS. |
1761 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 30,000.00 |
303 | Thompson, Hunter S. | AN ARCHIVE OF MATERIAL BY HUNTER S. THOMPSON |
USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 30,000.00 | |
323 | [Williams, Tennessee] | WILLIAMS'S PORTABLE TYPEWRITER ON WHICH HE WROTE 'A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE' |
USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 30,000.00 | |
213 | Godwyn, Morgan | THE NEGRO’S & INDIANS ADVOCATE, SUING FOR THEIR ADMISSION INTO THE CHURCH:… |
1680 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 26,000.00 |
321 | Williams, Tennessee | THE EXTENSIVELY CORRECTED AND REVISED TYPESCRIPT OF 'THE LINGERING HOUR' |
ca. 1980–82 | USD 25,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 25,000.00 |
215 | Henry VIII, King of England | LIBELLO HUIC REGIO HAEC INSUNT. |
1521 [–1522]) | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 22,000.00 |
130 | Cary, J. and W. | CARY'S NEW TERRESTRIAL GLOBE EXHIBITING THE TRACKS AND DISCOVERIES MADE BY CAPTAIN COOK |
1816 [WITH ADDITIONS TO 1833] | USD 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 20,000.00 |