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Leslie Hindman Auctioneers: Fine Books and Manuscripts

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Auction Name Fine Books and Manuscripts Total Sales (USD) 446,603.75
Auction Date May 01, 2019 - May 01, 2019 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 242,800.00
Sale Number #654 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 357,570.00
Total Lots 436
Sold Lots 358 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 337,300.00
% of Lots Sold 82.11% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 492,070.00
Unsold Lots 78 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 90.76%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
280 * ALHAZEN [Abu 'Ali al-Hasan ibn al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham] (965-ca 1040).

Opticae thesaurus.

USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 68,750.00
398 WRIGHT, Wilbur (1867-1912) -- WRIGHT, Orville (1871-1948).

Typed document signed ("Wilbur Wright", "Orville Wright", "George A. Steves", "Henry S. Hooker", "Alpheus F. Barnes"),

1909 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 35,000.00
246 McKENNEY, Thomas L. (1785-1859) -- HALL, James (1793-1868).

History of the Indian Tribes of North America.

1836, 1842 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 16,875.00
397 WRIGHT, Wilbur (1867-1912) -- WRIGHT, Orville (1871-1948).

Photograph signed

 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 11,875.00
62 * [BIBLE, in English].

[The Old Testament. ] -The New Testament.

1611-1612 or later. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 11,250.00
291 GALILEI, Galileo (1564-1642).

Systema cosmicum... in quo quatuor dialogis, de duobus maximis mundi systematibus, Ptolemaico et Copernicano.

1635 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 11,250.00
227 [LOCKE, John (1632-1704)].

Some Considerations of the Consequences of the Lowering of Interest, And Raising the Value of Money.

1692 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 10,000.00
235 KEULEN, Gerard van (1678-1727).

Nieuwe Wassende Graaden Paskaart Vertoonende alle de Bekende Zeekusten en Landen op den geheelen Aard Boodem of Werelt.

ca 1720]. USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 10,000.00
100 CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer (1874-1965).

Lord Randolph Churchill.

1906 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 8,750.00
103 CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer (1874-1965).

Marlborough His Life and Times.

1933 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 7,500.00
232 CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria (1650-1718).

America Settentrionale colle nuove scoperte fin all'Anno 1688.

1688 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 6,875.00
441 WASHINGTON, George (1732-1799), President.

Autograph free frank ("G:o Washington"), as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army.

USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 6,875.00
190 HERBERT, Frank (1920-1986).

Dune.

1965 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 6,250.00
20 * DALI, Salvador (1904-1989), illustrator. -- DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge (1832-1898).

Alice in Wonderland.

USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 5,750.00
437 * TRUMAN, Harry S. (1884-1972).

Broadside signed (''Harry S. Truman''), as President, 8 May 1945.

USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,000.00
365A WITTGENSTEIN, Ludwig Josef Johann (1889-1951).

[The Blue Book.]

 n.d., [1933-1934]. USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 4,625.00
443 WASHINGTON, Martha Custis (1731-1802).

Personal handkerchief.

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,000.00
140 DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870).

Bleak House.

1853 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,750.00
23 ERTE, Romain de Tirtoff (1892-1990).

Numbers.

1980 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 3,500.00
44 VUILLARD, Edouard (1868-1940).

Dix-Neuf Lithographies en Couleurs.

[1964]. USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 3,500.00
36 MOTHERWELL, Robert (1915-1991), illustrator. -- PAZ, Octavio (1914-1998).

Three Poems.

1987 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 3,250.00
53 AUDUBON, John James (1785-1851)

Labrador Falcon (Plate CXCVI) Falco labradora

 ca 1834 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 3,250.00
82 * BINGHAM, George Caleb (1811-1879), after -- Gautier, engraver

Stump Speaking

 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 3,250.00
292 GALLON, Jean-Gaffin (1706-1775, editor).

Machines et inventions approuvees par l'Academie royale des sciences depuis son etablissement jusqu'à present; avec leur description.

1735 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,250.00
32 * MATISSE, Henri (1869-1954), illustrator. -- ORLEANS, Charles, Duc d' (1394-1465).

Poemes.

1950 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,000.00
  • Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Piccolomini's De La Sfera del Mondo (The Sphere of the World), 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Vellutello's Commentary on Petrarch, With Map, 1525.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Finely Bound Definitive, Illustrated Edition of I Promessi Sposi, 1840.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Rare First Edition of John Milton's Latin Correspondence, 1674.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Giolito's Edition of Boccaccio's The Decamerone, with Bedford Binding, 1542.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of the First Biography of Marie of the Incarnation, with Rare Portrait, 1677.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Aldine Edition of Volume One of Cicero's Orationes, 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Bonanni's Illustrated Costume Catalogue, with Complete Plates, 1711.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Important Incunable, the First Italian Edition of Josephus's De Bello Judaico, 1480.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Jacques Philippe d'Orville's Illustrated Book of the Ruins of Sicily, 1764.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Incunable from 1487, The Contemplative Life, with Early Manuscript.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Ignatius of Loyola's Exercitia Spiritualia, 1563.
  • Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
  • Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: McCarthy (Cormac). Cities of the Plain, N.Y., 1998, First Edn., signed on hf. title; together with Uncorrected Proof and Uncorrected Advance Reading Copies, both signed by the Author. €800 to €1,000.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Stanihurst (Richard). De Rebus in Hibernia Gestis, Libri Quattuor, sm. 4to Antwerp (Christi. Plantium) 1584. First Edn. €525 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Fleischer (Nat.) Jack Dempsey The Idol of Fistiana, An Intimate Narrative, N.Y., 1929, First Edn. Signed on f.e.p. by Rocky Marciano. €400 to €600.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Smith - Classical Atlas, Lond., 1820. Bound with, Smiths New General Atlas .. Principal Empires, Kingdoms, & States throughout the World, Lond. 1822. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Rare Auction Catalogues – 1856: Bindon Blood, of Ennis, Co. Clare: Sotheby & Wilkinson. €320 to €450.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Mavor (Wm.)] A General Collection of Voyages and Travels from the Discovery of America to the Commencement of the Nineteenth Century, 28 vols. (complete) Lond., 1810. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Mc Carthy (Cormac). Outer Dark, N.Y. (Random House)1968, Signed by Mc Carthy. €250 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Three signed works by Ted Huges - Wodwo, 1967; Crow from the Life and Songs of the Crow, 1970; and Tales from Ovid, 1997. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: The Garden. An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Horticulture in all its Branches, 7 vols. lg. 4to Lond. 1877-1880. With 127 colored plates. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Procter (Richard A.) Saturn and its System: Containing Discussions of The Motion (Real and Apparent)…, Lond. 1865. First Edn. €160 to €220.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Ashe] St. George, Lord Bishop of Clogher, A Sermon Preached to the Protestants of Ireland, now in London,... Oct. 23, 1712, London 1712. Second Edn. €130 to €180.
  • Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [RUTH, George Herman “Babe” (1895-1948)]. Signed photograph. Circa 1930s. 191 x 248 mm. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HARRISON, Benjamin. Document signed (“Benj Harrison”) as governor of Virginia, certifying the service of Daniel Cumbo, a Black Revolutionary soldier. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: ONE OF THE FIRST PRINTED ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: FIRST PRINTING OF LINCOLN’S IMMORTAL GETTYSBURG ADDRESS. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HIGHLY IMPORTANT MORMON ARCHIVE. ALLEY, George. Archive of 23 Autograph Letters Signed by Mormon Convert George Alley to His Brother Joseph Alley. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [AVIATION]. [ARMSTRONG, Neil A.] Aviation Hall of Fame Gold Medal MS64 NGC, Awarded to Neil Armstrong in 1979. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: NEWLY DISCOVERED FIRST PRINTING OF "WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE... " FROM THE ONLY NEWSPAPER ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN LINCOLN’S SECOND INAUGURAL PROCESSION. $4,000 to $8,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: THE MOST IMPORTANT GEORGE WASHINGTON DOCUMENT IN PRIVATE HANDS; GEORGE WASHINGTON’S COMMISSION AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, 1775, ONE OF ONLY TWO ORIGINALS. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: A VERY RARE ACCOUNT OF BLACKBEARD’S DEATH AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIRATE ITEMS EXTANT. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: EDISON, Thomas. Patent for Edison’s Improvements on the Electric-Light, No. 219,628. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent Office], 16 September 1879. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [VIETNAM WAR]. The original pen used by Secretary of State William P. Rogers to sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement, Paris, 27 January 1973. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: SONS OF LIBERTY FOUNDER COLONEL BARRÉ ANNOTATED TITLE-PAGE, “WHICH OUGHT TO ROUSE UP BRITISH ATTENTION”. $4,000 to $6,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
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