Early American: History Auction, 21525, Rancho Santa Fe

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Auction Date
February 15, 2025 - February 15, 2025
Page Size: 154 items in 7 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
26 ARTEMAS WARD

June 8, 1776 Manuscript Document Signed by Artemas Ward as Army Commander-in-Chief at Boston

1776 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,080.00
27

1683 Sir Henry Guy British Royal Treasurer with Payment for... His Majesty's Secret Service

USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 650.00
29

1745 Handwritten Instructions for Preparing and Administering Mrs Stephens's Bladder Stones Medicine

1745 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 650.00
30

1749/50 Colonial New York Bill Of Lading Document with a Hand-Drawn Period Sailing Ship Vignette

1749/50 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 715.00
31

1762 Colonial Connecticut Manuscript Land Document Mentioning a Land Parcel (Indian) by the Wigwams

1762 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 585.00
32

Colonial Era, Group Large Lot, Collection of 14 Various Documents and Items, Sold AS IS, NO RETURN

USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 520.00
37 (AMOS DOOLITTLE)

c 1794 AMOS DOOLITTLE SC. N. HAVEN, Engraved Copper-Plate Portrait The Honorable JOHN WINTHROP, Esq.

1794 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,560.00
38

Early 18th century, HABITS OF THE AMERICANS., Large Copper-Plate Engraving, Framed, Choice Very Fine

18th century USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 286.00
39

Colonial Currency, April 1, 1786, Engraved Treasury Form, Boston, MA, Anderson MA-37

1786 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 260.00
40

Continental + Colonial Currency Dealer Robert Kelley Idler of Philadelphia Unique Advertising Note

USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 422.50
41

YEAR 1775-Dated Revolutionary War Debates Content, Supplement to the Gentleman's Magazine, 44 Pages

1775 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 650.00
42

1783-Dated, Highly Illustrated, Comprehensive and Complete History of England..., by Edward Barnard

1783-Dated, USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,300.00
43

LEWIS MORRIS (1726-1798) Signer of the Declaration of Independence, New York Delegate, His Bookplate

1726 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 552.50
44

Engraved Bookplate of British General Marquis Cornwallis in the Colonial America Revolutionary War

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 585.00
47

1776 Autograph Letter Re: Building A Bridge, Integral Cover: Recd. Samuel Vernon, Merchant, Newport

1776 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 390.00
48

Sept. 1, 1777 Committee Report, Services done in the Revolutionary War for Yorktown and Ticonderog

1777 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 390.00
49

1778 British 52nd Regiment of Foot Clothing Returns Participated at Lexington + Concord, Bunker Hill

1778 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 975.00
50

1782 Revolutionary War Masschusetts Treasury Bearer Bond Received of Samuel Chaffin Signed by H.

1782 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 338.00
51

1782 Boston, MA and 1795 Alexandria,VA, Two Completed International Financial Bills of Exchange

1782 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 650.00
52 TIMOTHY PICKERING

1783 TIMOTHY PICKERING Revolutionary War Continental Army Adjt. General 3rd person Autographed

1783 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 260.00
53

1790 America's Revolutionary War United States Issued Loans Manuscript Abstract for Proper Recording

1790 USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,600.00
54

1794 Manuscript Legal Testimony CT. Document written in the hand of Benjamin Huntington as Judge

1794 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 520.00
55

1832 Printed Speech Henry Hubbard: REVOLUTIONARY PENSION BILL

1832 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 286.00
56

1780 Revolutionary War Booklet, Titles of the Laws [of New Hampshire] With Their Dates 1776 to 1780

1780 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,300.00
58

(1778) Revolutionary War, First Edition DR. FRANKLIN, titled Portrait Engraving of Benjamin Franklin

1778 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 780.00
  • Fonsie Mealy’s
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    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Taylor (Geo.) & Skinner (A.) Maps of the Roads of Ireland, Surveyed 1777. Lond. & Dublin 1778. €500 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Messingham (Thos.) Florilegium Insulae Sanctorum seu Vitae et Acta Sanctorum Hibernia, Paris 1624. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Heaney (Seamus). The Haw Lantern, L. (Faber & Faber) 1987, First Edn., Signed and dated. €225 to €350.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Valencey (Lt. Col. Chas.) Collectanea de Rebus Hibernicis, Vols. I-IV, 4 vols. Dublin 1786. €400 to €600.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Powerscourt (Viscount). A Description and History of Powerscourt, Lond. 1903. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Moryson (Fynes). An Itinerary ... Containing His Ten Yeeres Travel Through the Twelve Dominions of Germany, Bohermerland, Sweitzerland…, Lond. (John Beale) 1617. €700 to €1,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: After Buffon, Birds of Europe, c. 1820. Approx. 120 fine hd. cold. plts., mor. backed boards. €125 to €250.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Dunlevy (Andrew). An Teagasg Criosduidhe De Reir Ceasda agus Freagartha... The Catechism or Christian Doctrine by Way of Question and Answer, Paris (James Guerin) 1742. €400 to €700.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: The Georgian Society Records of Eighteen-Century Domestic Architecture in Dublin, 5 vols. Complete, Dublin 1909-1913. €500 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Scale (Bernard). An Hibernian Atlas or General Description of the Kingdom of Ireland, L. (Robert Sayer & John Bennet) 1776. €625 to €850.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: [Johnson (Rev. Samuel)]. Julian the Apostate Being a Short Account of his Life, together with a Comparison of Popery and Paganism,L. (Langley Curtis) 1682. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Nichlson (Wm.) Illustrator. An Almanac of Twelve Sports, Lond. 1898. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Heaney (Seamus) trans. The Light of the Leaves, 2 vols., Mexico (Imprenta de los Tropicos/Bunholt) 1999. €1,500 to €2,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Fleming (Ian). Moonraker, L. (Jonathan Cape) 1955. €1,500 to €2,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Heaney (Seamus) & Egan (Felim) artist. Squarings, Twelve Poems, D. (Hieroglyph Editions Ltd.) 1991. €1,750 to €2,250.
  • Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: ANDERSEN'S EXTREMELY RARE FIRST APPEARANCE IN PRINT. "Scene af: Røverne i Vissenberg i Fyen." in Harpen, 1822.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: FIRST ISSUE OF THE FIRST THREE FAIRY TALE PAMPHLETS, WITH ALL INDICES AND TITLE PAGES. Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. 1835-1837.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: THE FIRST FAIRY TALES WITH A SIGNED CARTE DE VISITE OF ANDERSEN AS FRONTIS. Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. 1835-1837.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: KARL LAGERFELD. Original pastel and ink drawing in gold, red and black for Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes (1992), "La cassette de l'Empereur."
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: PRESENTATION COPY OF THE SIXTH PAMPHLET FOR PETER KOCH. Eventyr, Fortalte For Børn, Second Series, Third Pamphlet. 1841. Publisher's wrappers, complete with all pre- and post-matter.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN RARE AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED IN ENGLISH from "The Ugly Duckling," c.1860s.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: HEINRICH LEFLER, ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR FOR ANDERSEN'S SNOW QUEEN, "Die Schneekönigin," 1910.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: FIRST EDITION OF ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES IN ENGLISH. Wonderful Stories for Children. London, 1846.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: ANDERSEN ON MEETING CHARLES DICKENS. Autograph Letter Signed ("H.C. Andersen") in English to William Jerdan, July 20, 1847.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: PRESENTATION COPY FOR EDGAR COLLIN. Nye Eventyr og Historier. Anden Raekke. 1861.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: DOLL HOUSE FURNITURE BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON, DECORATED WITH FANTASTICAL CUT-OUTS, for the children of Jonna Stampe (née Drewsen), his godchildren.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: PRESENTATION COPY FOR GEORG BRANDES. Dryaden. Et Eventyr fra Udstillingstiden i Paris 1867. 1868.
  • Heritage Auctions, May 8-9: The New-England Primer Improved. For the more easy attaining the true reading of English. Boston: Printed and Sold by John Boyles, 1770. EXTREMELY RARE AMERICAN PRIMER.
    Heritage Auctions, May 8-9: Lansford W. Hastings. The Emigrants’ Guide to Oregon and California. Cincinnati. George Conclin, 1845. THE VERY RARE FIRST EDITION IN THE SCARCE ORIGINAL PRINTED WRAPPERS.
    Heritage Auctions, May 8-9: J. D. Salinger. The Catcher in the Rye. Boston, 1951. first edition, a fine copy, in an unrestored first issue dust jacket.
    Heritage Auctions, May 8-9: Charles Dickens. A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. London: Chapman & Hall, 1843. THE VERY FINE A.E NEWTON COPY.
    Heritage Auctions, May 8-9: J. K. Rowling. Only known complete set of full unbound imposed sheets for the First Edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. London: Bloomsbury, 1997.
    Heritage Auctions, May 8-9: Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility: A Novel in Three Volumes. By a Lady. London: for the author by C. Roworth and published by T. Egerton, 1811. FIRST EDITION IN A CONTEMPORARY BINDING.
    Heritage Auctions, May 8-9: J. R. R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. First Editions, First Impressions. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1954-1955. A VERY FINE SET.
    Heritage Auctions, May 8-9: Declaration of Independence. In: The Pennsylvania Ledger: Or the Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New-Jersey Weekly Advertiser. Philadelphia: James Humphreys, No. LXXVII, 13 July 1776.
    Heritage Auctions, May 8-9: William Shakespeare. Mr. William Shakespear's Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. London, 1685. THE FOURTH FOLIO.
    Heritage Auctions, May 8-9: Frank Herbert. Dune. Philadelphia and New York: Chilton Books, 1965. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.
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    Sotheby’s: Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Sold: 4,320,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD
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    Sotheby’s: Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Sold: 1,920,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Machiavelli | Il Principe, a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura, ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Henri Matisse | Jazz, Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR
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