Quinn's Auction Galleries: Spring Rare Book, Print and Americana Auction, 367575, Falls Church

Auction Details

Auction Date: April 10, 2025 - April 10, 2025

Page Size: 184 items in 8 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
1	[Shakespeare, William	37 Vols. The Plays of William Shakespeare.	New York	1939	USD 700.00 - 900.00	Not Sold
2	Thackeray, William Makepeace.	24 Vols. The Works William Makepeace Thackeray.	London	1878-79.	USD 500.00 - 700.00	USD 317.50
3		25+ Vols. 19th C. B&O Railroad Annual Reports.		1850s-1870s	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 152.40
3A	Hammett, Dashiell.	The Maltese Falcon. Signed.	New York	1931	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 1,079.50
4		Manual...Fire Department of the City of Richmond.	Richmond	1890	USD 80.00 - 120.00	USD 76.20
5	Fisher, George; Surratt, John H.	2 Vols. Trial of John H. Surratt.	Washington	1867	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 603.25
6	Carlyle, Thomas.	20 Vols. Works of Thomas Carlyle.	Boston	1884	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 152.40
6A	Stewart, Dugald.	Biographical Memoirs of Adam Smith.	Edinburgh	1811	USD 300.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
7	Mckenney, Thomas L; Hall, James.History of the Indian tribes of North America : with biographical sketches and anecdotes of the principal chiefs.	3 Vols. Indian Tribes of North America.	Edwinburgh	1933-1934.	USD 200.00 - 400.00	USD 603.25
8	Magny, Ludovic de.	2 Vols. Science des Armoires.	Paris	1895	USD 120.00 - 240.00	USD 127.00
9	Palgrave, WIlliam Gilford.	Central and Eastern Arabia.	London	1883	USD 60.00 - 80.00	USD 139.70
10	Downes, Alfred M.	Fire Fighters and Their Pets	New York	1907	USD 200.00 - 400.00	USD 127.00
11	Rice, D.	The Unique Ibn Al-Bawwab Manuscript.	Dublin	1955	USD 500.00 - 700.00	USD 317.50
12	De Amicis, Edmondo.	Costantinopoli di E. De Amicis	MIlano.	1882	USD 200.00 - 400.00	USD 139.70
13	Le Mercier, Francois.	Missions [of Jesuits] en Nouvelle France 1666-67	Paris	1668	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 889.00
14	Il Baron Luigi de Montalbo, .Il Duca Amedo Astraudo.	Dizionario Bibliografico Iconografico / San Marino	Parigi [Paris]	1898	USD 400.00 - 800.00	Not Sold
15	Ockley, Simon.	The History of the Saracens	Cambridge	1757	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 349.25
15A	[Haywood, Eliza	4 Vols. The Female Spectator.	London.	1750	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 444.50
16	Farraday, Michael.	2 Vols. Experimental Researches in Electricity.	London	1839, 1855	USD 200.00 - 400.00	USD 177.80
17	Twamley, Louisa Anne.	Our Wild Flowers.	London	[1839].	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 412.75
18	Cooper,, Samuel.	Dictionary of Practical Surgery.	New York	1830	USD 120.00 - 240.00	USD 76.20
19	Fitzgerald, F.	The Beautiful and Damned.	New York	1922	USD 60.00 - 80.00	USD 63.50
20	Dufy, Raoul; Marcelle Oury.	Lettre A Mon Peintre. Raoul Dufy.	Paris	1965	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 190.50
21	Linton, W.J.	The Masters of Wood-Engraving. Signed.	New Haven, CT; and London	1889	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 152.40
22	Raine, Kathleen.	2 Vols. Blake and Tradition.			USD 400.00 - 600.00	Not Sold

University Archives
Rare Autographs, Books & Photos; Abraham Lincoln Collection
April 23, 2025

University Archives, Apr. 23: Best Image of Abraham Lincoln: "Closest… to ‘seeing' Lincoln… A National Treasure" Original Hesler/Ayres Interpositive. $800,000 to $1,000,000.

University Archives, Apr. 23: Einstein, 3pp of Unified Field Theory Equations: “I want to try to show that a truly natural choice for field equations exists.” Formalizing His Final Approach, Association to Theory of Relativity. $80,000 to $120,000.

University Archives, Apr. 23: Marilyn Monroe's Best Personally Owned & Annotated Script for Unfinished Last Film, "Something's Got to Give" (1962). $75,000 to $100,000.

University Archives
Rare Autographs, Books & Photos; Abraham Lincoln Collection
April 23, 2025

University Archives, Apr. 23: David Ben-Gurion ALS: "The Jewish people have attained the epitome...the State of Israel is born," 1 Day After Signing Israeli Declaration of Independence, Best Ben-Gurion Ever! $80,000 to $100,000.

University Archives, Apr. 23: Lincoln ALS to Youth: "A young man, before the enemy has learned to watch him...votes... shall redeem the county" Evocative of Famous "Work" Letter. $70,000 to $100,000.

University Archives, Apr. 23: Lincoln Appointment for Cabinet Member With Largest, Boldest, Full Signature! Important Content: Detente with England. $10,000 to $15,000.

University Archives
Rare Autographs, Books & Photos; Abraham Lincoln Collection
April 23, 2025

University Archives, Apr. 23: Abraham Lincoln Rare Signed Check To Law Partner W.H. Herndon, Perhaps Unique as Such! $20,000 to $25,000

University Archives, Apr. 23: Tokyo War Crimes Files of Prosecuting Attorney For POW Camp Atrocities, 500+ Pages, Unpublished Court Documents, Photos and More. $25,000 to $35,000.

University Archives, Apr. 23: 1698 South Carolina Slavery Archive Huguenot Planters Earliest Rare Plat Maps for Plantations 41 Docs 107 pp. Most Colonial. $25,000 to $35,000.

University Archives
Rare Autographs, Books & Photos; Abraham Lincoln Collection
April 23, 2025

University Archives, Apr. 23: Adam Smith ALS While Revising “The Wealth of Nations” - A New Discovery Documenting Meeting with Influential Editor. $18,000 to $24,000.

University Archives, Apr. 23: Margaret Mitchell Rare ALS to Her Editor as Epic Film "Gone With the Wind" Gains Heat "Forgive this scrawl. I haven't written a letter in long hand in years and I've almost forgotten how it's done." $3,000 to $4,000.

University Archives, Apr. 23: Einstein 1935 TLS, Hopes to Warn Non-Jews of "The true nature of the Hitler regime.” $8,500 to $10,000.
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.
Jeschke Jádi
Rare Book Auction 155
Saturday April 26, 2025

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 962. Baird. United States Exploring Expedition. Philadelphia 1858.

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 772. Edith Holland Norton. Brazilian Flowers. Coombe Croft 1893.

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 49. Petrarca. Das Gluecksbuch, Augsburg 1536.

Jeschke Jádi
Rare Book Auction 155
Saturday April 26, 2025

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 1496. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 8. Augustinus. De moribus ecclesie. Cologne 1480.

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 17. Heures a lusaige de Noyon. Paris 1504.

Jeschke Jádi
Rare Book Auction 155
Saturday April 26, 2025

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 13. Schedel. Buch der Chronicken. Nürnberg 1493.

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 957. Donovan. Insects of China. London 1798.

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 123. A holy martyr. Tuscany, Florence, mid-14th century.

Jeschke Jádi
Rare Book Auction 155
Saturday April 26, 2025

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 438. Dante. La Divine Comédie. Paris 1963.

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 602. Firdausi. Histoire de Minoutchehr. Paris 1919

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 994. Westwood. Oriental Entomology. London 1848.
Sotheby's
Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts

Sotheby’s: The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD

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

Sotheby's
Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts

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
Old World Auctions (April 23):
Lot 748. Second volume of Blaeu's atlas featuring 89 maps of the Americas and Asia (1642) Est. $12,000 - $15,000

Old World Auctions (April 23):
Lot 12. A world map with popular cartographic myths and unique embellishments (1788) Est. $3,000 - $3,750

Old World Auctions (April 23):
Lot 30. One of the most sought-after charts from Cellarius' work (1708) Est. $1,200 - $1,500

Old World Auctions (April 23):
Lot 38. Anti-Vietnam War persuasive cartography on a velvet poster (1971) Est. $350 - $425

Old World Auctions (April 23):
Lot 43. Ortelius' influential map of the New World - second plate (1584) Est. $4,750 - $6,000

Old World Auctions (April 23):
Lot 95. Scarce German map illustrating the French & Indian War (1755) Est. $8,000 - $9,500

Old World Auctions (April 23):
Lot 149. Bachmann's dramatic view of the Mid-Atlantic region (1864) Est. $1,200 - $1,500

Old World Auctions (April 23):
Lot 373. De Jode's very rare map of Europe with costumed figures (1593) Est. $6,000 - $7,500

Old World Auctions (April 23):
Lot 674. De Bry's Petits Voyages, Part VII with all plates and map of Sri Lanka (1606) Est. $1,400 - $1,700

Old World Auctions (April 23):
Lot 704. The first printed map devoted to the Pacific in full contemporary color (1589) Est. $7,500 - $9,000

Old World Auctions (April 23):
Lot 734. Superb hand-colored image of the Tree of Jesse (1502) Est. $700 - $850

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