Donald Heald Auctions: Americana Rare Books, Maps, Prints and Photos
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Americana Rare Books, Maps, Prints and Photos | Total Sales (USD) | 91,531.25 |
| Auction Date | July 17, 2021 - July 17, 2021 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 128,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #208644 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 163,475.00 |
| Total Lots | 200 | ||
| Sold Lots | 95.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 324,070.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 47.50% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 410,075.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 105 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 22.32% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | FRANKLIN, Benjamin. | Experiments and Observations on Electricity. |
1774 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,500.00 |
| 83 | DE BRAHM, William Gerard (1717-99) | Caroline meridionale et partie de la Georgie Par le Chevr. |
1777 | USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 4,375.00 |
| 73 | SEUTTER, Matthäus (1678-1757) | [New York & New England] Recens Edita totius Novi Belgii, in America Septentrionali siti, delineatio cura et sumtibus Matthæi Seutteri, Sac. |
circa 1740 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,875.00 |
| 133 | [CURTIS, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) | Wolf Lies Down - Apsaroke. |
1907-1930 | USD 6,000.00 - 7,500.00 | USD 3,750.00 |
| 196 | BODMER, Karl (1809-1893) | Sih-Chidä & Mahchsi-Karehde. |
1839-1842 | USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,250.00 |
| 15 | [BEVERLEY, Robert (c.1673-c.1722)] | The History and Present State of Virginia, in four parts ... |
1705 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,125.00 |
| 190 | BODMER, Karl (1809-1893) | Camp of the Gros Ventres of the Prairies on the upper Missouri. |
1839-1842 | USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 3,125.00 |
| 200 | BODMER, Karl (1809-1893) | Péhriska-Rúhpa. |
1839-1842 | USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 3,125.00 |
| 189 | BODMER, Karl (1809-1893) | Assiniboin Indians. |
1839-1842 | USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,000.00 |
| 191 | BODMER, Karl (1809-1893) | Idols of the Mandan Indians. |
1839-1842 | USD 3,500.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,625.00 |
| 198 | BODMER, Karl (1809-1893) | Herds of Bisons and Elks on the upper Missouri. |
1839-1842 | USD 4,250.00 - 4,750.00 | USD 2,625.00 |
| 197 | BODMER, Karl (1809-1893) | Indian Utensils and Arms. |
1841 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,500.00 |
| 47 | WAR OF 1812, Treaty of Ghent. |
1815 | USD 3,000.00 - 3,750.00 | USD 2,000.00 | |
| 51 | MICHAUX, François-André (1770-1855) and Thomas NUTTALL (1786-1859) | The North American Sylva; or, a description of the forest trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia. |
1871 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,000.00 |
| 40 | [TOCQUEVILLE, Alexis de (1805-1859)] | [Four manuscript letters from Tocqueville to John Stuart Mill (3) and Henry Reeve (1), written in the hand of Gustave de Beaumont evidently in preparation for his edition of Tocqueville's Oeuvres] |
1839-1849 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,875.00 |
| 194 | BODMER, Karl (1809-1893) | [Mouth of the Fox River (Indiana)] |
1839-1842 | USD 3,000.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 1,875.00 |
| 192 | BODMER, Karl (1809-1893) | Mexkemahuastan. |
1839-1842 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,562.50 |
| 90 | TANNER, Henry Schenck (1786-1858) | Illinois and Missouri by H. |
1825 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,500.00 |
| 187 | BODMER, Karl (1809-1893) | Pachtüwa-Chtä. |
1839-1842 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,500.00 |
| 172 | LAUGIER, Jean Nicolas (1785-1875); after Leon COGNIET (1794-1880) | Washington. |
1839 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,437.50 |
| 171 | DURAND, Asher B. (1796-1886) | This Portrait is published to identify the person with the true character of one of the basest of men. |
1823 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,375.00 |
| 199 | BODMER, Karl (1809-1893) | Mehkskeme-Sukahs. |
1839-1842 | USD 2,000.00 - 2,400.00 | USD 1,312.50 |
| 195 | BODMER, Karl (1809-1893) | The travelers meeting with the Minatarre Indians. |
1842 | USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,250.00 |
| 186 | BODMER, Karl (1809-1893) | Niagara Falls. |
1839-1842 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,125.00 |
| 75 | DRIPPS, Matthew (publisher) | Map of New York City south of 46th. |
1876 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,031.25 |
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0a99416d-9c0f-4fa3-afdd-7532ca8a2b2c.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a077b4a5-0477-4c47-9847-0158cf045843.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6363a735-e622-4d0a-852e-07cef58eccbe.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/3ee16d5b-a2ec-4c03-aeb6-aa3fcfec3a5e.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d5f50485-7faa-423f-af0c-803b964dd2ba.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/fb024365-7d7a-4510-9859-9d26b5c266cf.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> 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.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a7c0eda0-9d8b-43ac-a504-58923308d5a4.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> 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.")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00d5fd41-2542-4a80-b119-4886d4b9925f.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.")
