Freemans: Books and Manuscripts
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Books and Manuscripts | Total Sales (USD) | 381,513.00 |
| Auction Date | February 06, 2024 - February 06, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 255,700.00 |
| Sale Number | #1797 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 390,500.00 |
| Total Lots | 138 | ||
| Sold Lots | 115 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 312,700.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 83.33% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 477,800.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 23 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 79.85% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127 | Aeschylus | The Works of Aeschylus |
ca. 1794-1812. | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 105,600.00 |
| 25 | (Force, Peter) | In Congress, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America |
(ca. 1833). | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 29,040.00 |
| 115 | Hills, John | This Plan of the City of Philadelphia and it's Environs, (Shewing the Improved Parts,) is Dedicated to the Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens thereof |
1798 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 18,480.00 |
| 137 | Heuser, J.M., et al. | Album of Original Illustrations Depicting the Peoples of the Russian Empire |
ca. 1840s-60s). | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 11,220.00 |
| 74 | Lemaire, Ch(arles)., and L(ouis). Van Houtte, et al. | Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe... |
1845-80. | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 9,900.00 |
| 80 | Aquinas, Thomas | Expositio (Postilla) in Job |
1474 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 8,580.00 |
| 38 | (Lewis, Meriwether, and William Clark) | History of the Expedition Under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, to the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6... |
1814 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 7,260.00 |
| 128 | Lincoln, Abraham | Signed Revenue Service Commission |
1863 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 7,260.00 |
| 79 | Isidorus Hispalensis (Isidore of Seville) | De summo bono |
not after 1472). | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,610.00 |
| 37 | (Key, Francis Scott) | The Star Spangled Banner, Sung by Messrs. Darley & Nicholls Composed by J. Hewitt |
(ca. 1818). | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,280.00 |
| 75 | (Newdegate, C.N.) | Sketches from the Washington Races in October 1840 by An Eye Witness |
1840). | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,280.00 |
| 131 | General Washington's Letter, Declaring his Acceptance of the Command of the Armies of the United States |
1798 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,950.00 | |
| 47 | (Beverly, Robert) | The History and Present State of Virginia, In Four Parts...By a Native and Inhabitant of the Place |
1705 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,620.00 |
| 64 | The Naval Chronicle |
1799-1818. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,620.00 | |
| 16 | (Baegert, Jacob) | Nachrichten von der Amerikanischen Halbinsel Californien... |
1773 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,290.00 |
| 55 | [Thiebaud, Wayne] Brillat-Savarin, Jean Anthelme | The Physiology of Taste or Meditations on Transcendental Gastronomy |
1994 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,290.00 |
| 3 | Gordon, William | The History of the Rise, Progress, and Establishment, of the Independence of the United States of America: Including an Account of the Late War; and of the Thirteen Colonies, From Their Origin to That Period |
1788 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,960.00 |
| 117 | Pastorious, Francis Daniel | Umstandige Geographische Beschreibung Der zu allerletzt erfundenen Provintz Pensylvaniae, In denen End-Grantzen Americae In der West-Welt gelegen... |
1700 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,960.00 |
| 9 | Revolutionary War-Era Sammelband of 4 Connecticut Almanacs |
USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,696.00 | ||
| 23 | (Cox, James) | Historical and Biographical Record of the Cattle Industry and the Cattlemen of Texas and Adjacent Territory |
1895 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,696.00 |
| 52 | Hockney, David, and Stephen Spender, et al. | Hockney's Alphabet |
(1991). | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,696.00 |
| 29 | Hopkinson, Joseph | Autograph Manuscript, signed |
1838 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,432.00 |
| 39 | Clark, William | Autograph Letter, signed |
1826 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,432.00 |
| 58 | Morrison, Toni and Kara E. Walker | Five Poems |
2002 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 3,432.00 |
| 133 | Osler, William | The Cerebral Palsies of Children... |
1889 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 3,432.00 |
