Early American: History Auction, 121424, Rancho Santa Fe

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Auction Date
December 14, 2024 - December 14, 2024
Page Size: 172 items in 7 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
102

1775 Scarce Messotint Portrait of "CHARLES LEE, Esqr. Major General of the Continental-Army in America" Engraving

October 31, 1775 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,080.00
103

1776 Revolutionary War Engraving titled "David Wooster, Esqr. : Commander in Chief of the Provincial Army against Quebec."

March 26, 1776 USD 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 USD 5,200.00
104

c. 1777 Revolutionary War Engraving Depicting Americans: George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Gen. Gates, (Pres. Congress) Henry Laurens and John Paul Jones

c. 1777 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,950.00
105

1780 & 1813 Engraved Naval Portraits of Admiral Richard Howell, Isaac Hull & Oliver H. Perry, all Matted for Display

1780 & 1813 USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 USD 390.00
106

The memorable engagement of Captn. Pearson of the Serapis, with Paul Jones of the Bon Homme Richard & his Squadron, Sep. 23, 1779 by Richard Paton Published by John Boydell, London, 1780

December 12, 1780 USD 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 USD 3,380.00
107

(1780) Handsome Engraving of "Robert (Esek) Hopkins. Esqr" - Commodore of the AMERICAN Sea Forces"

-1780 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 1,040.00
108

1781 Imprint: "AN ADDRESS OF THE CONVENTION FOR FRAMING A NEW CONSTITUTION OF GOVERNMENT FOR STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE"

1781 USD 1,200.00 - 1,600.00 USD 1,040.00
109

George Washington's Headquarters at Valley Forge, The Earliest Known Photograph, Taken on March 2, 1861

March 2, 1861 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 650.00
110

1770 Paul Revere Engraved "The Bloody Massacre" Print (Boston)

USD 250,000.00 - 300,000.00 Not Sold
111 (PAUL REVERE, JR.)

Handcolored Print of "The Bloody Massacre" Goodspeed's Boston Book Shop from William F. Stratton's 1832 Plate

March 5, 1832 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 3,120.00
112 (PAUL REVERE, JR.)

The Bloody Massacre Goodspeed's Boston Book Shop from William F. Stratton's 1832 Uncolored Facsimile Plate

March 5, 1832 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 2,600.00
113

1775 "Plate IV. A View of the South Part of Lexington" Colotype Reproduction, Hand-Stenciled in Color Framed at Goodspeed's Book Shop, Boston, After Amos Doolittle, After Ralph Earl, New Haven, 1775 with its Goodspeed Tag

1962-02-13 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,170.00
114

1794 Admiral Richard Earl Howe by Dunkarton Impressive Quality Large Copper Plate Engraving, Professional Framed

September 10th, 1794 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,210.00
119

c. 1777-1780 Exceptional Print "George Washington Eqer General and Commander en Chief of the Continental Army in America ...Williambourg Capitale de la Virginie."

1777 USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 Not Sold
123

George Washington After the Engraving by M. Nutter 1798 and Gilbert Stuart's Painting, "GEORGE WASHINGTON ESQR"

1798 USD 1,200.00 - 1,600.00 USD 1,430.00
124

Rare c.1800 George Washington Oval Engraved Portrait on Sheet Music Illustrated for "The Battle of Prague", Boston

c. 1800 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,300.00
125

1800 "Lansdowne" Engraving of President George Washington After the Original Painting by Gilbert Stuart

February 1, 1800 USD 2,400.00 - 3,200.00 USD 1,560.00
126

The Illustrious Champion Of Liberty General George Washington First President of the United States

c. 1826 USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,860.00
132

On the 5th of june you are if possible to be at _______ in the bay of Delaware & there to wait for other additional orders from the President... the latter are to be set at liberty... - Rare "Quasi-War" Instructions Regarding Impressed American Sailors Ta

c. 1798 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
133

1789 Lot of Three Engraved Federal Period Related Prints: Maryland, New York & Map of Revolutionary War Boston

USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 312.00
134

December 23, 1790 Letter to First United States Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Stoddert in Georgetown, Maryland

USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 650.00
135

May 22nd, 1798 Quazi War with France Period, Historic Military Imprint: "Report of Committee on President's (John Adam's) Speech..." Recommending the Extended Formation of the United States Marine Corps Including on Navy Vessels

May 22, 1798 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 Not Sold
136

A 1798 Modification to the Naturalization Act Considered Part of the Alien and Sedition Acts passed by John Adams

-1798 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 2,600.00
137

Rarely Encountered Official Early UNITED STATES Partially-Printed Enrollment Form for Sale of a Vessel

c. 1800 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,040.00
138

George Washington's "Last Will and Testament..." Boston, Massachusetts, Concludes, Mount Vernon, 9th July, 1779.

February 1800 USD 1,800.00 - 2,400.00 USD 2,210.00
  • High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”.
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Puss ‘n Boots. 1994 Charles Perrult All four are signed by Andreas Deja
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Specimen book of type faces. Job composition department, Philadelphia gazette publishing company .
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur Court By Mark Twain 1889.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program.
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: The American printer, July 1910.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Leaves of grass 1855 by Walt Whitman.
  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare.
    The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens.
    A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Golding.
    Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll.
    Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien.
    The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: John Milton.
    Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD
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