Leslie Hindman Auctioneers: Collection from the Library of Gerald and Barbara Weiner
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Collection from the Library of Gerald and Barbara Weiner | Total Sales (USD) | 1,208,547.00 |
| Auction Date | October 08, 2020 - October 08, 2020 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 820,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #759 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,146,750.00 |
| Total Lots | 336 | ||
| Sold Lots | 291 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,014,300.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 86.61% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,432,350.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 45 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 84.38% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | DARWIN, Charles Robert (1809-1882) | On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. |
1859 | USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 112,500.00 |
| 209 | SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616) | Mr. William Shakespear's Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. Published according to the true Original Copies. Unto which is added, SEVEN PLAYS, Never before Printed in Folio. |
1685 | USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 81,250.00 |
| 69 | CHAUCER, Geoffrey | The Works ... now newly imprinted. |
1896 | USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 75,000.00 |
| 137 | LAWRENCE, Thomas Edward (1888-1935) | Seven Pillars of Wisdom, a triumph. |
1926 | USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 75,000.00 |
| 285 | AUDUBON, John James (1785-1851) | The Birds of America, from Drawings Made in the United States and their Territories. |
J.B. Chevalier, [1839-] 1840-1844. | USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 62,500.00 |
| 220 | TOLKIEN, John Ronald Reuel (1892-1973) | [The Lord of the Rings trilogy:] The Fellowship of the Ring. -- The Two Towers.-- The Return of The King. |
1955 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 38,400.00 |
| 222 | TOLKIEN, John Ronald Reuel (1892-1973) | Autograph letter signed (“JRRT”). To George Sayer, Oxford, 7 August 1952. |
1952 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 35,840.00 |
| 324 | OGILBY, John (1600-1676), translator. America: being the latest, and most Accurate Description of the New World... Collected from most Authentick Authors, Augmented with later Observations, and Adorn'd with maps and Sculptures, by John Ogilby. London: Pri | America: being the latest, and most Accurate Description of the New World... Collected from most Authentick Authors, Augmented with later Observations, and Adorn'd with maps and Sculptures, by John Ogilby. |
1671 | USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | USD 35,840.00 |
| 39 | DARWIN, Charles (1809-1882) | A Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836. |
1839 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 30,000.00 |
| 208 | SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616) | The Merchant of Venice [Extracted from the First Folio]. |
1623 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 27,500.00 |
| 174 | MILTON, John (1608-1674) | Paradise Lost. |
1669 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 21,250.00 |
| 106 | HORAE, Use of Rome | Hore beate marie virginis s[e]c[un]d[u]m usum ecclesie romane totaliter ad longum cum multis suffragiis et orationibus. |
[ca 1521, calendar for 1521-1540]. | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 17,500.00 |
| 115 | JOYCE, James (1882-1941) | Ulysses. |
1922 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 16,640.00 |
| 307 | HALL, James (1793-1868) | History of the Indian Tribes of North America. |
1855 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 15,360.00 |
| 9 | BLACKWELL, Elizabeth (d.1758) | A Curious Herbal, containing Five Hundred Cuts of the most useful Plant which are now used in the Practice of Physick. |
1739 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 15,000.00 |
| 314 | PIERCY, Frederick H. (1830-1891), illustrator | Route from Liverpool to Great Salt Lake Valley... Together With a Geographical and Historical Description of Utah, and a Map of the Overland Routes to that Territory, from Missouri River. |
1855 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 14,080.00 |
| 191 | PULLMAN, Philip | [His Dark Materials trilogy:] Northern Lights. — The Subtle Knife. — The Amber Spyglass. |
1995-1997-2000. | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 11,520.00 |
| 44 | DARWIN, Charles (1809-1882) | Autograph letter signed (“Charles Darwin”) to Lady Dorothy Fanny Nevill (“Madam”), Down, Bromley, Kent, 27 November [1861]. |
[1861]. | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 11,250.00 |
| 55 | EINSTEIN, Albert | Typed letter signed (“A. Einstein”), to Mr. Lester Murphy. |
1953. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 11,250.00 |
| 305 | LEWIS, Meriwether (1774-1809) and CLARK, William (1770-1838) | History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clarke, to the Sources of the Missouri, thence across the Rocky Mountains and down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed during the years 1804-5-6. |
1817 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 11,250.00 |
| 59 | JOYCE, James (1882-1941) | Ulysses. |
1988 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 10,880.00 |
| 129 | HERZL, Theodor (1860-1904) | Der Judenstaat. Versuch einer moernen Lösung der Judenfrage. |
1896 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 10,625.00 |
| 41 | DARWIN, Charles (1809-1882) | On the Various Contrivances by which British and Foreign Orchids are Fertilised by Insects, and on the Good Effects of Intercrossing. |
1862 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 10,000.00 |
| 48 | [DOVES BINDERY]. DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870) | A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. |
1843 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 10,000.00 |
| 188 | POE, Edgar Allan (1809-1849) | The Raven and Other Poems. |
1845 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 10,000.00 |
