Skinner: Fine Books and Manuscripts - Online - Bidstart 5/8
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fine Books and Manuscripts - Online - Bidstart 5/8 | Total Sales (USD) | 478,839.00 |
| Auction Date | May 16, 2019 - May 16, 2019 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 330,780.00 |
| Sale Number | #3245T | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 503,580.00 |
| Total Lots | 293 | ||
| Sold Lots | 243 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 378,805.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 82.94% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 574,855.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 50 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 83.30% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1134 | Newton, Sir Isaac (1643-1727) | Opticks: or a Treatise of the Reflexions, Refractions, Inflexions and Colours of Light. |
1704 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 43,050.00 |
| 1021 | Massachusetts General Court and John Adams (1735-1826) | By the Great and General Court of the Colony of Massachusetts-Bay. A Proclamatio |
1776 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 36,900.00 |
| 1006 | Curie, Marie (1867-1934) | Signed Photograph and Autograph Note Signed, 1921. |
1921 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 28,290.00 |
| 1197 | Voltaire (1694-1778) | Elemens de la Philosophie de Neuton , Author's Presentation Copy from Voltaire to William Cheselden. |
1738 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 27,060.00 |
| 1103 | Galileo, Galilei (1564-1642) | Istoria e Dimostrazioni Intorno alle Macchie Solari e Loro Accidenti. |
1613 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 24,600.00 |
| 1137 | Newton, Sir Isaac (1643-1727) | The Method of Fluxions and Infinite Series; with its Application to the Geometry of Curve-Lines. |
1736 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 13,530.00 |
| 1135 | Newton, Sir Isaac (1643-1727) | Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica. |
1713 | USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 12,300.00 |
| 1072 | Crissman, Joshua (1833-1922) and William Isaac Marshall (1840-1906) | Views in the Yellowstone National Park. |
1876 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 11,685.00 |
| 1018 | Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) | Autograph Letter Signed as Secretary of State, Philadelphia, 5 November 1793. |
1793 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 11,070.00 |
| 1040 | Arabic Manuscript on Paper, Illuminated, with Five Miniatures. |
USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 10,455.00 | ||
| 1064 | Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de (1547-1616) | El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. |
1780 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 10,455.00 |
| 1162 | Plato (c. 428-348 BC) trans. Marsilius Ficino (1433-1499) | Opera [Latin]. |
1491 | USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 10,455.00 |
| 1034 | Washington, George (1732-1799) | Certificate of Military Discharge for Joel Doolittle (1753-1813) with Badge of Merit, Signed, 9 June 178 |
1783 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 7,380.00 |
| 1121 | Lactantius, Lucius Coelius Firmianus (c. 250-c. 325) | Opera, Venice: Bonetus Locatellus, for Octavianus Scotus, 1494 [bound with] Orosiu |
1494 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,842.50 |
| 1078 | Description de L'Egypte our Recueil des Observations et des Recherches qui on ete Faites en Egypte pendant l'Expedition de l'Armee F |
1820-1826 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,535.00 | |
| 1099 | Forrest, Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Ramus (1750-1827) | A Picturesque Tour along the Rivers Ganges and Jumna, in India. |
1824 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 5,227.50 |
| 1026 | Reagan, Ronald (1911-2004) | Archive. |
USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 4,920.00 | |
| 1027 | Redder, Jacob W. (1809-1864) | African American Civil War Soldier and His Descendants, Lot of Photographs, 1860s-1960s. |
1860s-1960s. | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 4,920.00 |
| 1224 | Audubon, John James (1785-1851) | Goshawk, Stanley Hawk , Plate CXLI. |
1827-1838 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 4,920.00 |
| 1074 | Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840) & William (1769-1837) | A Picturesque Voyage to India by Way of China. |
1810 Oblong folio, illustrated with fifty hand-colored aquatint plates with letterpress captions on facing pages; some offsetting, some spotting throughout; bound in half leather (rubbed and with some surface tearing to leather) and marbled paper boards | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,305.00 |
| 1174 | Raffles, Sir Thomas Bingley Stamford (1781-1826) | The History of Java. |
1817 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 4,305.00 |
| 1220 | Audubon, John James (1785-1851) | Brasilian Caracara Eagle , Plate CLXI. |
1827-1838 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 4,305.00 |
| 1058 | Blackstone, Sir William (1723-1780) | [Magna Carta]. The Great Charter and Charter of the Forest, with other Authentic Instruments. |
1759 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 3,997.50 |
| 1222 | Audubon, John Woodhouse (1812-1862) | Felis Pardalis, Ocelot, or Leopard-Cat , Plate LXXXVI. |
1846 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,997.50 |
| 1100 | Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790) | Political, Miscellaneous, and Philosophical Pieces. |
1779 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,690.00 |
