Freeman's | Hindman: Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana, 6417, Philadelphia

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
September 10, 2025 - September 10, 2025
Page Size: 289 items in 12 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 Douglass, Frederick.

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. Written by Himself

Dublin 1845 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 832.00
2 Dunbar, Paul Laurence.

Majors and Minors: Poems

Toledo, Ohio 1895 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,920.00
3 Ellison, Ralph.

Invisible Man

New York no date ca.1952. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 896.00
4 Thurman, Sue Bailey.

The Historical Cookbook of the American Negro

Washington, D.C. 1958 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 960.00
5 (Bowdoin, James, and Joseph Warren, and Samuel Pemberton).

A Short Narrative of The horrid Massacre in Boston, Perpetrated In the Evening of the Fifth Day of March 1770...

Printed by Order of the Town of Boston, London, 1770 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 14,080.00
6 Care, Henry, and William Nelson.

English Liberties, or The Free-born Subject's Inheritance...

Providence, Rhode Island 1774 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 704.00
7 [Franklin, Benjamin] (Tickell, Richard).

The Green Box of Monsieur de Sartine, Found at Mademoiselle du The's Lodgings...

London 1779 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 256.00
8 Ramsay, David.

The History of the Revolution of South-Carolina, From a British Province to an Independent State

Trenton 1785 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 8,320.00
9 Warren, Joseph.

Autograph Document, signed

Boston 1770 USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 Not Sold
10 [Astor, William Vincent]

Nourmahal Trans-Atlantic-Mediterranean Cruise. Sailing from Key West March 18th 1929

No place no date. USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 1,408.00
11 Lott, Jeremiah.

Plan of Wharf at Brooklyn

Brooklyn, New York 1806 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 1,280.00
12 Colton, C(alvin).

Tour of the American Lakes, and Among the Indians of the North-west Territory, in 1830: Disclosing the Character and Prospects of the Indian Race

London 1833 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 320.00
13

The New-Haven Gazette, and the Connecticut Magazine

New Haven 1787 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 17,920.00
14 Urban, Sylvanus (Edward Cave).

The Gentleman's Magazine: and Historical Chronicle. Volume LVII. For the Year MDCCLXXXVII

London 1787 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 704.00
15 Darley, Felix O.C.

Scenes in Indian Life. A series of original designs etched on stone, by Felix O.C. Darley. To which is added in illustration, The Death of the War Eagle, A Tale

Philadelphia 1843 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 Not Sold
16 Livingston, Philip.

Manuscript Document, signed

New York 1771 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 2,048.00
17 Wilson, James.

Partially-Printed Document, signed

Cumberland County 1776 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 320.00
18 Doolittle, A(mos).

A Display of the United States of America...

New Haven Connecticut 1791 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 8,960.00
19 Duer, William Alexander.

Outlines of the Constitutional Jurisprudence of the United States; Designed as a Text Book for Lecturers, as a Class Book for Academies and Common Schools, and as a Manual for Popular Use

New-York 1833 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 832.00
20 Dutton, Clarence Edward.

Tertiary History of the Grand Canon District

Washington 1882 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,176.00
21 (Franklin, Benjamin, and Richard Jackson).

An Historical Review of the Constitution and Government of Pensylvania...

London 1759 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 512.00
22 Jay, John.

Autograph Document, signed

New York 1770 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,216.00
23 Jay, John.

Group of 2 Autograph Documents

New York, ca.1792-94. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,664.00
24 Jefferys, Tho(ma)s.

North America From the French of Mr D'Anville Improved with the Back Settlements of Virginia and Course of Ohio...

London 1755 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,176.00
25 Knox, Henry.

Letter, signed

Philadelphia 1794 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 704.00
  • SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.
    SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
  • Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.
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  • Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt, 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.