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Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 567. One of the Earliest & Most Desirable Printed Maps of Arabia - by Holle/Germanus (1482) Est. $55,000 - $65,000Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 681. Zatta's Complete Atlas with 218 Maps in Full Contemporary Color (1779) Est. $27,500 - $35,000Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 347. MacDonald Gill's Landmark "Wonderground Map" of London (1914) Est. $1,800 - $2,100Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 1. Fries' "Modern" World Map with Portraits of Five Kings (1525) Est. $4,000 - $4,750Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 539. Ortelius' Superb, Decorative Map of Cyprus in Full Contemporary Color (1573) Est. $1,100 - $1,400Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 51. Mercator's Foundation Map for the Americas in Full Contemporary Color (1630) Est. $3,250 - $4,000Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 667. Manuscript Bible Leaf with Image of Mary and Baby Jesus (1450) Est. $1,900 - $2,200Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 226. "A Powerful Example of Color Used to Make a Point" (1895) Est. $400 - $600Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 290. One of the Most Decorative Early Maps of South America - from Linschoten's "Itinerario" (1596) Est. $7,000 - $8,500Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 62. Coronelli's Influential Map of North America with the Island of California (1688) Est. $10,000 - $12,000Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 589. The First European-Printed Map of China - by Ortelius (1584) Est. $4,000 - $5,000
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A Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library
19th June 2025Forum, June 19: Euclid. The Elements of Geometrie, first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000.Forum, June 19: Nicolay (Nicolas de). The Navigations, peregrinations and voyages, made into Turkie, first edition in English, 1585. £10,000 to £15,000.Forum, June 19: Shakespeare source book.- Montemayor (Jorge de). Diana of George of Montemayor, first edition in English, 1598. £6,000 to £8,000.Forum, June 19: Livius (Titus). The Romane Historie, first edition in English, translated by Philemon Holland, Adam Islip, 1600. £6,000 to £8,000.Forum Auctions
A Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library
19th June 2025Forum, June 19: Robert Molesworth's copy.- Montaigne (Michel de). The Essayes Or Morall, Politike and Millitarie Discourses, first edition in English, 1603. £10,000 to £15,000.Forum, June 19: Shakespeare (William). The Tempest [&] The Two Gentlemen of Verona, from the Second Folio, [Printed by Thomas Cotes], 1632. £4,000 to £6,000.Forum, June 19: Boyle (Robert). Medicina Hydrostatica: or, Hydrostaticks Applyed to the Materia Medica, first edition, for Samuel Smith, 1690. £2,500 to £3,500.Forum, June 19: Locke (John). An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding in Four Books, first edition, second issue, 1690. £8,00 to £12,000. -
Sotheby’s
New York Book Week
12-26 JuneSotheby’s, June 25: Theocritus. Theocriti Eclogae triginta, Venice, Aldo Manuzio, February 1495/1496. 220,000 - 280,000 USDSotheby’s, June 26: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby, 1925. 40,000 - 60,000 USDSotheby’s, June 26: Blake, William. Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Printed ca. 1381-1832. 400,000 - 600,000 USDSotheby’s, June 26: Lincoln, Abraham. Thirteenth Amendment, signed by Abraham Lincoln. 8,000,000 - 12,000,000 USDSotheby’s, June 26: Galieli, Galileo. First Edition of the Foundation of Modern Astronomy, 1610. 300,000 - 400,000 USD
![Forum, June 19: Euclid. The Elements of Geometrie, first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dbc5286a-4210-44e3-bbf0-6031c1c49801.png "<b>Forum, June 19:</b> Euclid. <i>The Elements of Geometrie,</i> first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000.")
![Forum, June 19: Shakespeare (William). The Tempest [&] The Two Gentlemen of Verona, from the Second Folio, [Printed by Thomas Cotes], 1632. £4,000 to £6,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/655b361c-71c7-48ba-9455-09c14e8c7494.png "<b>Forum, June 19:</b> Shakespeare (William). <i>The Tempest</i> [&] <i>The Two Gentlemen of Verona,</i> from the <i>Second Folio,</i> [Printed by Thomas Cotes], 1632. £4,000 to £6,000.")
Sothebys: Fine Printed and Manuscript Americana Property of the late Addison Allen Property of a New England Institution Property of Mrs. Philip D. Sang Mexicana from a Private Collection Property of Various Owners, 5447,
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- April 23, 1986 - April 23, 1986
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABOLITIONISTS AND BLACK LEADERS | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | 880.00 | |||
| 2 | ADAMS, JOHN | Autograph Manuscript | Versailles | 29 October 1778 |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | 880.00 |
| 3 | Autograph Letter signed | Quincy | 8 January 1812 |
USD 3,500.00 - 5,000.00 | 4,950.00 | |
| 4 | Autograph Letter signed | Quincy | 13 May 1812 |
USD 3,500.00 - 5,000.00 | 5,225.00 | |
| 5 | ADAMS, JOHN QUINCY | Autograph Letter signed ("J Q Adams") | 12 December 1779 |
USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 | 2,200.00 | |
| 6 | Autograph Document | Washington | February 1804 |
USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 | 1,210.00 | |
| 7 | Letter signed as Secretary of State | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | 715.00 | |||
| 8 | AMERICAN AUTHORS | More than 100 letters, documents, signatures and inscriptions | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | 3,300.00 | ||
| 9 | AMERICAN AUTOGRAPHS | USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | 2,090.00 | |||
| 10 | AMERICAN AUTOGRAPHS | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | 1,980.00 | |||
| 11 | AMERICAN CULTURAL LEADERS | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | 1,760.00 | |||
| 12 | AMERICAN MILITARY HEROES | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | 880.00 | |||
| 13 | AMERICAN POETS | USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | 1,650.00 | |||
| 14 | AMERICAN STATESMEN | USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | 3,080.00 | |||
| 15 | AMERICAN STATESMEN | USD 1,200.00 - 2,500.00 | 1,980.00 | |||
| 16 | ANTHONY, SUSAN B. | Reformer and Equal Rights Leader | USD 1,100.00 - 1,500.00 | 1,540.00 | ||
| 17 | ARTHUR, CHESTER A. | Autograph Note signed | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | 385.00 | ||
| 18 | AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES | Autograph Manuscript | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | 50,600.00 | ||
| 19 | AUDUBON, LUCY BLAKEWELL, Mrs. John James Audubon | Autograph Letter signed ("L Audubon") | New York City | 10 March [ca. 1870] |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | 440.00 |
| 20 | BOONE, DANIEL | Document signed ("Daniel Boone CLt") | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | 3,850.00 | ||
| 21 | BUCHANAN, JAMES | Autograph Letter signed as Congressman | USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 | 1,045.00 | ||
| 22 | Autograph Letter signed | Washington | 17 September 1860 |
USD 600.00 - 750.00 | 550.00 | |
| 23 | Autograph Letter signed | USD 700.00 - 800.00 | 770.00 | |||
| 24 | CABINET OFFICERS AND VICE PRESIDENTS | USD 1,400.00 - 1,600.00 | 2,750.00 | |||
| 25 | CHURCH, BENJAMIN | American Physician | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | 495.00 | ||
| 26 | CARLETON, CROSBY. | Manuscript diary in Pitman shorthand | 29 March-7 November 1864 |
USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 | 8,800.00 | |
| 27 | CIVIL WAR | USD 750.00 - 900.00 | 1,430.00 | |||
| 28 | CIVIL WAR | USD 1,750.00 - 2,000.00 | 2,860.00 | |||
| 29 | CLEMENS, SAMUEL L | Autograph Note signed | Hartford | 19 December 1893 |
USD 500.00 - 750.00 | 715.00 |
| 30 | CLEVELAND, GROVER | Autograph Document with integral signature and endorsing signature | N.Y | 25 November 1881 |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | 605.00 |
| 31 | Autograph Letter signed | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | 770.00 | |||
| 32 | CLINTON FAMILY | USD 1,000.00 - 1,250.00 | Not Sold | |||
| 33 | COOLIDGE, CALVIN | Typed Letter signed as Governor of Massachusetts | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | 2,640.00 | ||
| 34 | Printed Document signed | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | 2,530.00 | |||
| 35 | EDDY, MARY BAKER | * Autograph Letter signed ("MBG Eddy") | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | 4,950.00 | ||
| 36 | EDISON, THOMAS A | Typed Letter signed | N.J. | 2 July 1923 |
USD 425.00 - 475.00 | 1,320.00 |
| 37 | EISENHOWER, DWIGHT D | Typed Letter signed | USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 | 1,320.00 | ||
| 37A | Autograph Emendation | Minneapolis | 10 June 1953 |
USD 600.00 - 800.00 | 1,540.00 | |
| 37B | Autograph Draft Telegram signed | 14 June 1953 |
USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | 11,000.00 | ||
| 38 | ENTREPRENEURS AND INVENTORS | USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | 3,300.00 | |||
| 39 | FILLMORE, MILLARD | Printed Document accomplished and signed three times by Fillmore | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | 1,540.00 | ||
| 40 | Document signed | USD 600.00 - 700.00 | 605.00 | |||
| 41 | FIRST FAMILIES | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | 715.00 | |||
| 42 | FIRST LADIES | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | 990.00 | |||
| 43 | A group of pieces signed by First Ladies | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | 1,320.00 | |||
| 44 | FIRST LADIES | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | 1,320.00 | |||
| 45 | Signatures of First Ladies of the early 20th century | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | 440.00 | |||
| 46 | A well-rounded group of pieces signed | USD 350.00 - 500.00 | 495.00 | |||
| 47 | Pieces signed by each of the First Ladies | USD 500.00 - 600.00 | 770.00 | |||
| 48 | GARFIELD, LUCRETIA RUDOLPH | Autograph Letter signed | USD 350.00 - 500.00 | 385.00 | ||
| 49 | FIRST LADIES | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | 495.00 | |||
| 50 | HARDING, FLORENCE KLING | Autograph Inscription signed by Mrs. Harding | USD 350.00 - 500.00 | 385.00 | ||
| 51 | HARRISON, ANNA SYMMES, Mrs. William Henry Harrison | Autograph Letter signed | Longview | 24 November 1837 |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | 715.00 |
| 52 | HARRISON, BENJAMIN, CAROLINE SCOTT | Printed Check accomplished signed by Mr. Harrison ("Benj Harrison") | November 1879 |
USD 500.00 - 600.00 | 440.00 | |
| 53 | HARRISON, CAROLINE AND MARY | An interesting collection of pieces by the first and second wives of Benjamin Harrison | USD 350.00 - 500.00 | 550.00 | ||
| 54 | KENNEDY, JACQUELINE BOUVIER | Autograph Inscription signed | England | 14 May 1965 |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | 385.00 |
| 55 | Six black-and-white photographs of First Ladies | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | 715.00 | |||
| 56 | Black and white photographs signed by three First Ladies of the post World War II era | 20 January 1953 |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 57 | A fascinating group of photographic portraits signed by First Ladies | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | 1,870.00 | |||
| 58 | GARFIELD, JAMES A | Autograph Letter signed twice | USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | 2,530.00 | ||
| 59 | Autograph Letter signed ('J.A. Garfield") | Ohio | 13 November 1863 |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | 2,200.00 | |
| 60 | Endorsement signed ("J A Garfield") | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | 550.00 | |||
| 61 | Autograph Letter signed ("J.A. Garfield") | USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold | |||
| 62 | GOVERNORS OF COLONIES AND THE EARLY STATES | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | 1,760.00 | |||
| 63 | GOVERNORS OF THE STATES | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | 495.00 | |||
| 64 | GRANT, ULYSSES S | Printed check, accomplished and signed as Eighteenth President | Washington | 8 April 1869 |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | 770.00 |
| 65 | Autograph Letter signed ("U.S. Grant") | N.J | 28 June 1875 |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | 550.00 | |
| 66 | Three Printed Documents signed as President ("U.S. Grant") | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | 1,210.00 | |||
| 67 | HALE, NATHAN | Autograph Letter signed | New London | 24 September 1774 |
USD 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 | 41,800.00 |
| 68 | HAMILTON, ALEXANDER | Autograph Letter signed | February 1781 |
USD 500.00 - 750.00 | 825.00 | |
| 69 | HANCOCK, JOHN | Document signed | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | 605.00 | ||
| 70 | HANCOCK, JOHN | Printed Document signed as President of the Continental Congress | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | 2,970.00 | ||
| 71 | HARDING, WARREN G | Typed Letter signed ("W G Harding") | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | 440.00 | ||
| 72 | HARRISON, BENJAMIN | Autograph Letter signed ("Benj Harrison") | Washington | 14 December 1886 |
USD 500.00 - 750.00 | 715.00 |
| 73 | HARRISON, BENJAMIN | Two Letters signed ("Benj Harrison") | USD 600.00 - 750.00 | 825.00 | ||
| 74 | HARRISON, WILLIAM HENRY | Two pieces signed by Harrison while aide de camp to Anthony Wayne | USD 600.00 - 750.00 | 770.00 | ||
| 75 | HARRISON, WILLIAM HENRY | Document signed ("W. H. Harrison Clerk") | Cincinnati | 16 June 1836 |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | 385.00 |
| 76 | HAYES, RUTHERFORD B | Three Autograph Letters signed ("R.B. Haves'") | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | 825.00 | ||
| 77 | HAYES, RUTHERFORD B | Letter signed ("R.B. Hayes") | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | 770.00 | ||
| 78 | HAYES, RUTHERFORD B | Autograph Letter signed ("R.B.H.") | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | 660.00 | ||
| 79 | HOLMES, OLIVER WENDELL | American Physician and Author | Boston | 13 March 1879 |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | 4,400.00 |
| 80 | HOOVER, HERBERT C | Printed Document signed | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | 440.00 | ||
| 81 | JACKSON, ANDREW | Document signed as President | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | 935.00 | ||
| 82 | JACKSON, ANDREW | Autograph Letter signed | Washington | 22 December 1836 |
USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | 9,350.00 |
| 83 | JEFFERSON, THOMAS | Letter signed as governor of Virginia ("Th: Jefferson") | 21 February 1781 |
USD 2,200.00 - 2,500.00 | 3,300.00 | |
| 84 | Printed Document signed ("Th: Jefferson") | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | 1,650.00 | |||
| 85 | JEFFERSON, THOMAS | Autograph Note with two in tegral signatures ("Th: Jefferson" and "Th: J.") | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | 4,675.00 | ||
| 86 | JEFFERSON, THOMAS | Printed Document signed ("Th: Jefferson") | Washington | 2 May 1803 |
USD 600.00 - 800.00 | 1,320.00 |
| 87 | JEFFERSON, THOMAS | Autograph Letter signed ("Th: Jefferson") | Washington | 13 June 1804 |
USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | 7,700.00 |
| 88 | JEFFERSON, THOMAS | Printed Document signed ("Th: Jefferson") | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | 1,540.00 | ||
| 89 | JEFFERSON, THOMAS | Autograph Letter signed ("Th: Jeffer son") | Washington | 10 February 1809 |
USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | 7,425.00 |
| 90 | JOHNSON, ANDREW | Printed Document signed as Governor of Tennessee | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | 825.00 | ||
| 91 | JOHNSON, ANDREW | Three Printed Documents signed by Johnson as President | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | 6,050.00 | ||
| 92 | KELLER, HELEN | Two Typed Letters signed | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | 1,320.00 | ||
| 93 | KENNEDY, JOHN F | Typed Letter signed as Senator ("Jack") | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | 715.00 | ||
| 94 | CLAY, CASSIUS M | KENTUCKY HISTORY | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | 1,980.00 | ||
| 95 | LEE, ROBERT E | Confederate Commander | Louisville | 7 May 1855 |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | 1,045.00 |
| 96 | LEE, ROBERT E | Autograph Document signed ("R E Lee Bt Col/Lt Col 2 Cavy/Comdg Regt.") | Louisville | 7 May 1855 |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | 1,100.00 |
| 97 | LEE, ROBERT E | Autograph Letter signed ("R E Lee Bt Col Commd Dept") | Texas | 29 September 1860 |
USD 500.00 - 750.00 | 1,760.00 |
| 98 | LEE, ROBERT E | Letter signed ("R E Lee") | 19 June 1863 |
USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | 6,875.00 |
![Finarte, June 24-25: ALIGHIERI, DANTE. La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus]. Aggiunta: Marsilius Ficinus, Ad Dantem gratulatio [in latino e Italiano], 1487. €40,000 to €60,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/4ee20109-25f3-42e8-93ab-bd4c8e17093a.png "<b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> ALIGHIERI, DANTE. <i>La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus]. Aggiunta: Marsilius Ficinus, Ad Dantem gratulatio [in latino e Italiano],</i> 1487. €40,000 to €60,000.")
![Finarte, June 24-25: BANDELLO, MATTEO. La prima [-quarta] parte de le nouelle del Bandello, 1554. €7,000 to €9,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5adfdf34-8a9a-47e5-9288-5e65dac5ce79.png "<b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> BANDELLO, MATTEO. <i>La prima [-quarta] parte de le nouelle del Bandello,</i> 1554. €7,000 to €9,000.")
![Finarte, June 24-25: FESTE - COPPOLA, GIOVANNI CARLO. Le nozze degli Dei, favola [...] rappresentata in musica in Firenze…, 1637. €6,000 to €8,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9a1b8605-a566-4fb7-8a4c-5fb72ac539bc.png "<b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> FESTE - COPPOLA, GIOVANNI CARLO. <i>Le nozze degli Dei, favola [...] rappresentata in musica in Firenze…,</i> 1637. €6,000 to €8,000.")
