Freeman's | Hindman: American Historical Ephemera and Photography, 6425, Cincinnati

Auction Details

Auction Date: October 23, 2025 - October 23, 2025

Page Size: 335 items in 14 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
1		[REVOLUTIONARY WAR -- CONTINENTAL CONGRESS]. Journal of the Proceedings of the Congress, Held at Philadelphia, September 5, 1774	Philadelphia	1774	USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	USD 13,200.00
2	STEVENSON, Roger	[REVOLUTIONARY WAR]. Military Instructions for Officers Detached in the Field	Philadelphia	1775	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 2,700.00
3	READ, James (1718-1793)	[REVOLUTIONARY WAR]. Letter signed ("James Read"), regarding the exchange of British Officer Captain Antoine Juchereau Duchesnay	Reading, Pennsylvania	26 February 1777	USD 500.00 - 700.00	USD 720.00
4		[REVOLUTIONARY WAR]. "An Recompts (or Enventory) of the Cloathing and Effects of Mr. Israel Smith...." Fort Montgomery	[New York]	18 February 1777	USD 600.00 - 800.00	USD 1,140.00
5	WELTNER, Lt. Col. Ludwig (1728-1789)	[REVOLUTIONARY WAR]. Group of 3 rolls associated with the German Regiment of the Continental Army	Minissink, [NY]	March 19th 1779	USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 2,160.00
6		[REVOLUTIONARY WAR]. Group of 3 pay receipts for the hire of a substitute soldier identified to Samuel Stearns of Waltham, Massachusetts			USD 700.00 - 1,000.00	USD 420.00
7		[REVOLUTIONARY WAR]. Group of 2 State of Massachusetts Bay items, comprising a 1780 Continental Army Commodity Bond and a 1779 "Pine Tree" emblem Treasury Loan Certificate			USD 600.00 - 800.00	USD 480.00
8		[FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS]. Pair of Masonic Master Mark medals from the Heron Mark Lodge		Ca early 19th century	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 1,080.00
9		[WAR OF 1812]. Two letters, incl. one related to rations at Fort Meigs prior to siege by the British	Head Quarters, Fort Meigs	13 April 1813	USD 500.00 - 700.00	USD 300.00
10	[PAULDING, Hiram (1797-1878)]	MADISON, James (1751-1836). Partly-printed appointment signed ("James Madison"), as President of the United States	Washington, DC.	27 April 1816	USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	USD 1,680.00
11		[US NAVY] -- [MARITME]. Manuscript journal containing "Remarks and observations of Lt. Paulding of the U.S. Frigate Macedonian Commanded by John Downes, Esq. And bound on a Cruise in the Pacific Ocean"		Ca. 1818-1828	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 11,400.00
12	PAULDING, Commodore Hiram (1797-1878)	[US NAVY]. Personal correspondence of Paulding to his wife Ann Marie Paulding, and other family members, incl. discussion of naval activity, encounters with heads of state, and more			USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 4,500.00
13	TATTNALL, Commodore Josiah (1795-1871)	[US NAVY]. Correspondence from Josiah Tattnall III to his longtime friend Commodore Hiram Paulding, 1830s-1850s			USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00	USD 6,600.00
14		[CIVIL WAR]. Half plate tintype portrait of a Union soldier, likely a Zouave			USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	USD 1,080.00
15		[CIVIL WAR]. The Class of 1865 Harvard College	Cambridge, MA		USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 1,680.00
16		[CIVIL WAR]. A group of 20 CDVs of identified members of the 7th New York State Militia, incl. MOH recipient Rufus King			USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 2,160.00
17		[CIVIL WAR]. A group of 25 CDVs of members of the 7th New York State Militia, incl. Cos. D, E, F, and K.			USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 2,700.00
18		[CIVIL WAR]. A group of 26 CDVs of members of the 7th New York State Militia, Cos. G, H, K, and Engineers			USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 2,400.00
19		[CIVIL WAR]. A group of 8 photographs of the 7th New York State Militia at Camp Cameron		April-June, 1861	USD 600.00 - 800.00	USD 1,320.00
20		[CIVIL WAR]. A group of 8 photographs of the 7th New York State Militia at Camp Cameron		April-June, 1861	USD 600.00 - 800.00	USD 840.00
21		[CIVIL WAR]. A group of 11 photographs of the 7th New York State Militia by W. Seuss, Baltimore			USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 1,440.00
22		[CIVIL WAR]. Two 22K gold, Tiffany & Co.			USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 12,000.00
23		[MILITIA]. A collection of CDVs featuring members of volunteer militias/military organizations incl. National Lancers, Ancient and Honorable Artillery of Boston, & Union Continentals			USD 700.00 - 900.00	USD 540.00
24		[CIVIL WAR]. 30 CDVs of Union Generals in uniform, incl. GRANT, HALLECK, HANCOCK, BURNSIDE, and more			USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	USD 1,680.00
25		[CIVIL WAR]. CDV album featuring important military figures, politicians, clergymen, writers, and other prominent personalities of the era			USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	USD 3,600.00

Heritage Auctions
Rare Books Signature Auction
December 15, 2025

Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.

Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.

Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.