• Sotheby’s, June 26: Poe, Edgar Allan. Tamerlane — the most poignant rarity in American literature. 400,000 - 600,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, June 26: The Declaration of Independence. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal..." 2,500,000 - 5,000,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, June 26: William Blake. “Poems with very wild and interesting pictures” 1,200,000 - 1,800,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, June 26: Thomas Taylor [artist]. The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. 400,000 - 600,000 USD
  • Finarte, July 4-5: FERMI, ENRICO. Letters, 1923. €30,000 to €40,000.
    Finarte, July 4-5: ALIGHIERI, DANTE. The comedy, 1477. €45,000 to €50,000.
    Finarte, July 4-5: ALIGHIERI, DANTE. The Comedy [Commentary by Christophorus Landinus]. Addition: Marsilius Ficinus, Ad Dantem gratulatio [in Latin and Italian], 1487. €40,000 to €60,000.
    Finarte, July 4-5: ASTRONOMIA - CALENDARIO - REGIOMONTANUS, JOHANNES (MÜLLER, JOHANN, OF KÖNIGSBERG) Kalendarium, 1483. €5,000 to €7,000.
    Finarte, July 4-5: CATERINA II DI RUSSIA, Parchment diploma granted by Catherine II of Russia, 1778. €15,000 to €20,000.
    Finarte, July 4-5: VICO, GIAMBATTISTA New Science Principles, 1725.
  • Bonhams, June 25: Vesalius, Andreas. 1514-1564. De humani corporis fabrica libri septem. $200,000 - $300,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Gersdorff, Hans Von. 1455-1529. Feldtbuch der wundartzney. $40,000 - $60,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Pare, Ambroise. C.1509-1590. La Methode Curative des Playes, et Fractures de la Teste humaine. Avec les pourtraits des Instruments necessaires pour la curation d'icelles. $25,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Reisch, Gregor. 1470-1525. Margarita Philosophica. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Bright, Richard. 1789-1858. Reports of Medical Cases, Selected with a View of Illustrating the Symptoms and Cure of Diseases by a Reference to Morbid Anatomy. $12,000 - $18,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Berengario da Carpi, Giacomo. C. 1460-1530. Tractatus de fractura calve sive cranei. $10,000 - $15,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Vicq D'Azyr, Felix. 1748-1794. Traite d'antomie et de physiologie. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Croce, Giovanni Andrea Della. 1509?-1775. Chirurgia libri septem... $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Bruno Da Longburgo. 1200-1286. La cyrogia di Maistro Bruno: Expertissimo in quella. Tradutta in vulgare. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Schwann, Theodor. 1810-1882. Mikroskopische Untersuchungen uber die Ubereinstimmung in der Struktur und dem Wachsthum der Thiere und Pflanzen. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Cowper, William. 1666-1709. The Anatomy of Humane Bodies, with Figures Drawn after the Life… $6,000 - $9,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Bidloo, Govard. 1649-1713. Anatomia humani corporis, centum & quinque tabulis, per artificiossis. G. de Lairesse ad vivum delineatis. $6,000 - $9,000
  • Case Antiques
    2024 Summer Fine Art & Antiques
    July 6-7, 2024
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: Audubon Birds of America, 1st Octavo Edition; 5 vols plus Journals, ex. J.J. Pringle. $4,000 to $4,800.
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: American Ornithology Plates Folio in 2 Vols, A. Wilson and C. Bonaparte. $3,400 to $3,800.
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: 23 CP Railroad Photographs c. 1883 by O.B. Buell. $1,800 to $2,200.
    Case Antiques
    2024 Summer Fine Art & Antiques
    July 6-7, 2024
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: Cormac McCarthy, Signed 1st Editions, The Passenger & Stella Maris Box Set. $1,700 to $1,800.
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: Oliver Buell Cabinet Photograph, Chief Crowfoot. $1,400 to $1,800.
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: Colton's Atlas of the World, 1856, in Two Volumes; plus Africa / Mahdist War Map. $1,000 to $1,200.
    Case Antiques
    2024 Summer Fine Art & Antiques
    July 6-7, 2024
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: 1805 Thomas Jefferson Inaugural Speech. $1,000 to $1,200.
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: Barflies and Cocktails, Harry McElhone, First Edition Mixology Book. $1,000 to $1,200.
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: 1861 U. S. Grant Broadside Proclamation, Paducah, KY. $1,000 to $1,200.
    Case Antiques
    2024 Summer Fine Art & Antiques
    July 6-7, 2024
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: 2 John Overton Signed Letters, 1803, re: TN Statehood. $800 to $900.
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: Simon Wastell "Microbiblion or The Bibles Epitome: in Verse" 1629. $600 to $700.
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: Thomas Lewis Family Letter Archive; Boston, Massachusetts. $400 to $500.

Fleischer's Auctions: Civil War & African American History: Wm. T. Sherman Collection, 51424, Columbus

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
May 14, 2024 - May 14, 2024
Page Size: 213 items in 9 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 Benjamin Franklin

Early Benjamin Franklin Signed Document. Philadelphia, 15 May 1733.

Philadelphia, 15 May 1733. USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD 10,147.50
3 [HANCOCK, John]

[HANCOCK, John] Washington's Spy, Officer's Commission

[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] 10 January 1777 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 11,070.00
6 Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry Signed Land Grant as Governor of Virginia

[Richmond], Virginia 20 August 1785 USD 750.00 - 1,250.00 USD 1,476.00
7 George Washington

George Washington Signed Discharge

Newburgh, [New York] 4 January 1783. USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD 12,915.00
8 Peter Thacher

Washington's Death, Sermon Owned by Rev. War Veteran

Boston , [1800]. USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 1,045.50
9

Washington's Tomb [Ambrotype]

c. 1857. USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 1,476.00
10 Henry Knox

Henry Knox Signed Rev. War Soldier's Service Document

West Point, [New York] 6 June 1783 USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 1,845.00
11 John Trumbull

Painter John Trumbull Signed Rev. War Document

Hartford, [Connecticut] 21 February 1778. USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 1,353.00
12 Aaron Burr

Aaron Burr Legal Document

[Delaware County, New York] 8 April 1825 USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 738.00
13 Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton Docketed Legal Document

New York, 8 May 1784 USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 861.00
14

1779 Massachusetts Muster Roll, Capt. Lemuel Clap's Regt.

Dorchester, Massachusetts 3 July 1779 USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 492.00
15 Robert Morris

[REVOLUTIONARY WAR] 1783 Treasury Receipt re: Robert Morris

Hartford, Connecticut 31 March 1783 USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 338.25
16

[Daguerreotype] Revolutionary War & War of 1812 Hero

c. 1855 USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 553.50
18

Rare 1793 Federal Currency Conversion Table

[Massachusetts], n.d. [1793]. USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 307.50
19

Battle of Saratoga Account in Ledger-Scrapbook

N.p., 179?-mid-19th century. USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 430.50
20

[WAR OF 1812] Early Marine Letter

[Washington D.C.], 20 November 1809 USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 369.00
21

George Wythe Silhouette

USD 10.00 - 10,000.00 USD 1,353.00
22

[WAR OF 1812] Firearm Procurement for War

New Haven, [Connecticut] 27 April 1814 USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 430.50
23 James Madison, as President, and James Monroe, as Secretary of State.

Madison & Monroe Signed Ship Passport

New York, 8 December 1812. USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,305.00
31 Charles Somerset Smith

[Republic of Texas] Defender of the Alamo

Brazoria County, Texas 30 June 1835-23 February 1836. USD 1,250.00 - 1,750.00 USD 3,198.00
32

Republic of Texas Document re: Soldier's Pay

Fayette County, Republic of Texas 17 April 1840. 1 USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 369.00
33

Texas Revolutionary's 1841 Discharge

Austin, Republic of Texas 8 January 1841 USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 276.75
34

1845 Admission of Texas Document

[Washington D.C.], 29 July 1845 USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 1,599.00
35

1883 Texas Adultery Case, Signed by Temple Houston

Oldham County, Texas 5 April 1883. USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 430.50
36

1855 Texas Letter: Death of Slave & Wedding Plans

Bastrop County, Texas 24 August 1855. USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 276.75
  • Freeman’s | Hindman, June 25: [Keats, John] Spenser, Edmund: The Works of that Famous English Poet, Mr. Edmond Spenser. $50,000 - $80,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, June 25: (Walton, Izaak): The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative man's Recreation. Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, June 25: Thomas, Gabriel: An Historical and Geographical Account of the Province and Country of Pensilvania; and of West-New-Jersey in America. $25,000 - $35,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, June 25: [Carroll, Lewis]: The Game of Alice in Wonderland. $2,000 - $3,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, June 25: Athias, Joseph, et al.: Biblia Hebraica. $7,000 - $10,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, June 25: [Warhol, Andy, and Jens Quistgaard] Dansk Designs Salesman's Presentation Catalogue. $2,500 - $3,500.
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