Doyle New York: Rare Books, Autographs and Maps
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Rare Books, Autographs and Maps | Total Sales (USD) | 1,244,800.20 |
| Auction Date | May 01, 2024 - May 01, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 610,480.00 |
| Sale Number | #24pb02 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 933,520.00 |
| Total Lots | 357 | ||
| Sold Lots | 306 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 757,880.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 85.71% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,154,720.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 51 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 107.80% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | [MANUSCRIPT] | AUGUSTINE of HIPPO, Saint. [REGULA]. |
circa second or third quarter of the fourteenth century | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 106,400.00 |
| 39 | ST. ISIDORE OF SEVILLE | Etymologiae |
likely first or second quarter of the 14th century | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 53,200.00 |
| 64 | AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES | The Birds of America |
1840-1844. | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 43,225.00 |
| 37 | [BIBLE IN LATIN-OLD TESTAMENT] |
second quarter of the thirteenth century | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 33,250.00 | |
| 38 | The Prayer Book of Jehan Bernachier | The Prayer Book of Jehan Bernachier, containing a variety of prayers in Latin and French addressed to the Virgin Mary, Christ and numerous saints. |
last quarter of the 15th century | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 29,925.00 |
| 143 | CRANACH PRESS | SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke. |
1930 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 26,600.00 |
| 218 | WILDE, OSCAR | The Picture of Dorian Gray. |
1891 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 26,600.00 |
| 210 | TOLKIEN, J.R.R. | Calligraphic autograph quotation signed and in Tolkien's hand: "In all my works I take the part of the trees as against all their enemies." |
USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 25,270.00 | |
| 42 | [MANUSCRIPT] | Hier beginnen die ghetiden van den advent... |
third or fourth quarter of the 15th century | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 23,940.00 |
| 36 | Four works bound together. |
second or third quarter of the fifteenth century. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 22,610.00 | |
| 133 | DRIPPS, MATTHEW. | Map of the City of New-York Extending Northward to Fiftieth Street. |
1851 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 21,280.00 |
| 349 | Sixteen-volume photographic record of architectural projects executed by the firm of Morris and O'Connor. New York: 1920s-1930s. |
1920s-1930s | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 21,280.00 | |
| 41 | [MANUSCRIPT] | Panegyrici et Homiliae |
likely very late thirteenth/ early fourteenth century | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 18,620.00 |
| 129 | RATZER, BERNARD. | The top sheet of the famous Ratzer Map, used to facilitate the resolution of a real estate dispute over Kips Bay in 1810 |
12 January 1776 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 18,620.00 |
| 43 | [MANUSCRIPT] | Prayer Book |
1442 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 14,630.00 |
| 102 | SHARPE, RICHARD BOWDLER | A Monograph of the Alcedinidae or Family of Kingfishers. |
1868-71 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 14,630.00 |
| 174 | FITZGERALD, F. SCOTT | Flappers and Philosophers. |
1920 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 14,630.00 |
| 244 | STOWE, HARRIET BEECHER | Uncle Tom's Cabin, or Life Among the Lowly. |
1852 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 13,300.00 |
| 258 | DOUGLASS, FREDERICK. | Oration by Frederick Douglass Delivered on the Occasion of the Unveiling of the Freedmen's Monument in memory of Abraham Lincoln, In Lincoln Park, Washington D.C., April 14th, 1876. |
1876 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 13,300.00 |
| 57 | SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM, edited W. E. HENLEY | The Works of William Shakespeare. |
circa 1904 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 12,635.00 |
| 269 | WASHINGTON, GEORGE | Autograph letter signed as President. |
1789 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 12,635.00 |
| 81 | ELLIOT, DANIEL GIRAUD | A Monograph of the Bucerotidae, or Family of the Hornbills. |
1882 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 11,970.00 |
| 305 | CHURCHILL, WINSTON S. | My Early Life. A Roving Commission. |
1930 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 11,970.00 |
| 66 | AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES | The Birds of America |
1860 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 11,305.00 |
| 200 | PYNCHON, THOMAS. | Vineland. |
1990 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 11,305.00 |
