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High Bids Win
Letterpress & Bindery Auction
Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Book Press 10 1/2× 15 1/4" Platen , 2 1/2" Daylight.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: The Tubbs Mfg Co. wooden-type cabinet 27” w by 37” h by 22” deep.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: G.P.Gordon printing press 7” by 11” with treadle. Needs rollers, trucks, and grippers. Missing roller spring.High Bids Win
Letterpress & Bindery Auction
Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: D & C Ventris curved wood type 2” tall 5/8” wide.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Wood Type 1 1/4” tall.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Triangles.High Bids Win
Letterpress & Bindery Auction
Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Page & Co wood type 1 1/4” tall 1/4” wide.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Awt 578 type hi gauge.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Penline Flourishes.High Bids Win
Letterpress & Bindery Auction
Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Penline Flourishes.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Cents and Pound Signs.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Wooden type cabinet 27” w by 19” d by 38” h. -
Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate PurchaseSotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. 11,135 USDSotheby’s: Edgar Allan Poe. The Raven and Other Poems, 1845. 33,000 USDSotheby’s: Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. War and Peace, 1886. 22,500 USDSotheby’s: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1902. 7,500 USDSotheby’s: F. Scott Fitzgerald. This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD -
Doyle, Dec. 5: Minas Avetisian (1928-1975). Rest, 1973. $8,000 to $12,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973). Yawning Tiger, conceived 1917. $3,000 to $5,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Robert M. Kulicke (1924-2007). Full-Blown Red and White Roses in a Glass Vase, 1982. $3,000 to $5,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). L’ATELIER DE CANNES (Bloch 794; Mourlot 279). The cover for Ces Peintres Nos Amis, vol. II. $1,000 to $1,500.Doyle, Dec. 5: LeRoy Neiman (1921-2012). THE BEACH AT CANNES, 1979. $1,200 to $1,800.Doyle, Dec. 5: Richard Avendon, the suite of eleven signed portraits from the Avedon/Paris portfolio. $150,000 to $250,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989). Flowers in Vase, 1985. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Edward Weston (1886-1958). Nude, 1936. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Edward Weston (1886-1958). Juniper, High Sierra, 1937.Doyle, Dec. 5: Steven J. Levn (b. 1964). Plumage II, 2011. $6,000 to $8,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Steven Meisel (b. 1954). Madonna, Miami, (from Sex), 1992. $6,000 to $9,000. -
ALDE, Dec. 9: BLAEU (JOAN) ET BORGOGNIO (GIO TOMASO). Theatre des Estats de son Altesse Royale le duc de Savoye…, La Haye, 1700. €25,000 to €30,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: BROWNE (JAMES D. HOWE). Ten Scenes in the last Ascent of Mont Blanc including five Views from the Summit. London, 1853. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: FELLOWS (CHARLES). A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont-Blanc. London, 1827. €30,000 to €40,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: HACQUET (BELSAZAR). Physikalisch= Politische Reise aus den Dinarischen durch die Julischen…, Leipzig, 1785. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: HAWES (BENJAMIN). A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont-Blanc made during the summer of 1827 by Mr. William Hawes and Mr. Charles Fellows, 1828.ALDE, Dec. 9: MARTEL (PIERRE) ET WINDHAM (WILLIAM). An account of the glacieres or ice Alps in Savoy, in two letters…, London, 1744. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: PITSCHNER (WILHELM). Der Mont Blanc Darstellung des Besteigung desselben am 31 Juli, 1 und 2 August 1859…, Berlin, 1860-1864. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: SCHEUCHZER (JOHANN JACOB). Natur-Geschichte des Schweizerlandes, samt seinen Reisen über die Schweitzerische Gebürge. Zurich, 1746. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: STUMPF (JOANNES). Gemeiner loblicher Eydgnosschaft Stetten, Landen, und Völckeren Chronicwirdiger Thaatenbeschreybung. Zurich, Christoph Froschauer, 1548. €2,500 to €3,500.ALDE, Dec. 9: WALTON (ELIJAH) ET BONNEY (THOMAS GEORGE). The Peaks and valleys of the Alps. London, 1868. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Dec. 9: WYTTENBACH (JACOB SAMUEL). Vues remarquables des montagnes de la Suisse, avec leur description. Amsterdam, 1785. €15,000 to €20,000.
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Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates: 45th Semi-Annual Premier Americana Auction - Day 3
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | 45th Semi-Annual Premier Americana Auction - Day 3 | Total Sales (USD) | 104,900.00 |
| Auction Date | November 23, 2024 - November 23, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 19,840.00 |
| Sale Number | #112324 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 33,310.00 |
| Total Lots | 68 | ||
| Sold Lots | 68 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 19,840.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 100.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 33,310.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 0 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 314.92% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2106 | CIVIL WAR DONNAN FAMILY, PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA ARCHIVES WITH ENSLAVED PERSONS CONTENT |
1835 to 1892 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 13,750.00 | |
| 2150 | VALENTINE GREEN (BRITISH, 1739-1813) AFTER JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY (AMERICAN/BRITISH, 1737-1815) | HISTORICAL PRINT, titled "A Youth Rescued From A Shark" |
177 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 12,500.00 |
| 2140 | EXTREMELY RARE CIVIL WAR "BIRDS EYE VIEW OF ALEXANDRIA, VA", VIRGINIA PRINT |
1863 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 8,125.00 | |
| 2127 | RARE CIVIL WAR MAP OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA BY THE US WAR DEPARTMENT |
1864 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 6,250.00 | |
| 2132 | AFTER CONRAD WISE CHAPMAN (AMERICAN, 1842-1910) CIVIL WAR SCENE |
Circa 1870. | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 5,000.00 | |
| 2088 | CIVIL WAR IDENTIFIED CONFEDERATE SOLDIER SIXTH-PLATE AMBROTYPE PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE |
1864/1865 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 4,375.00 | |
| 2460 | JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (AMERICAN 1785-1851) | "LITTLE SCREECH OWL" |
1832 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,062.50 |
| 2141 | THOMAS JEFFERSON | THOMAS JEFFERSON MEMORIES FIRST EDITION FOUR-VOLUME ASSEMBLED SET |
1829 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 3,250.00 |
| 2087 | CIVIL WAR IDENTIFIED VIRGINIA CONFEDERATE CAPTAIN / VIRGINIA GOVERNOR NINTH-PLATE AMBROTYPE PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE |
1862-1863 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,875.00 | |
| 2162 | AFTER GILBERT STUART (AMERICAN, 1755-1828) | GEORGE WASHINGTON PORTRAIT PRINT |
Circa 1836 | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 2,750.00 |
| 2123 | CIVIL WAR CONFEDERATE AND UNION ATLAS / MAPS, THREE-VOLUME SET |
1891-1895. | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,500.00 | |
| 2154 | AFTER JOHN FRANCIS RENAULT (FRENCH/AMERICAN, ACTIVE 1781-1819) | REVOLUTIONARY WAR PRINT "The British Surrendering their Arms to Gen. Washington after their defeat at York Town in Virginia October 1781" |
Circa 1819 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 2,250.00 |
| 2167 | 18TH CENTURY AMERICAN POCKET ATLAS WITH MAPS |
Philadelphia: Printed for Mathew Carey, by Lang and Ustick, 1796, | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 2,125.00 | |
| 2465 | AFTER ALVAN FISHER (AMERICAN, 1792-1863) | ENGRAVING OF THE RACE HORSE AMERICAN ECLIPSE |
1823 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 1,750.00 |
| 2119 | CIVIL WAR CONFEDERATE POSTAL COVERS, LOT OF FIVE |
1861-1865. | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 1,625.00 | |
| 2152 | THOMAS CHEESMAN (BRITISH, 1760-1834) AFTER JOHN TRUMBULL (AMERICAN, 1756-1843) | GEORGE WASHINGTON PORTRAIT PRINT |
Late 18th century | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 1,625.00 |
| 2153 | AFTER JOHN TRUMBULL (AMERICAN, 1756-1843) | REVOLUTIONARY WAR "DEATH OF GENERAL MONTGOMERY" PRINT |
Circa 179 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,625.00 |
| 2137 | AMERICAN, POSSIBLY RICHMOND, VIRGINIA AMBROTYPE PHOTOGRAPH OF AN AFRICAN AMERICAN GENTLEMAN |
Circa 1860. | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,500.00 | |
| 2158 | JOSEPH YEAGER (AMERICAN, 1788-1857) AFTER WILLIAM EDWARD WEST (AMERICAN, 1792-1859) | "BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS" PRINT |
published in July 1817 by McCarty & Davis of Philadelphia. | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 1,500.00 |
| 2461 | FRANK BENSON (AMERICAN, 1862-1951) | HUNTER WITH DECOYS ETCHING |
Circa 1920 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,500.00 |
| 2086 | ISLAND PARK COURSE, ALBANY, NEW YORK HORSE RACE BROADSIDE WITH CIVIL WAR ASSOCIATION |
1863 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,250.00 | |
| 2462 | EDWARD BEYER (GERMAN / AMERICAN, 1820-1865) | "ALBUM OF VIRGINIA / JAMES RIVER CANAL NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE NORTH RIVER" LITHOGRAPH |
Third quarter 19th century. | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 1,250.00 |
| 2463 | EDWARD BEYER (GERMAN / AMERICAN, 1820-1865) | "ALBUM OF VIRGINIA / KANAWHA FALL" LITHOGRAPH |
Third quarter 19th century. | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 1,187.50 |
| 2102 | CIVIL WAR CONFEDERATE KENT, PAINTER & CO., RICHMOND, VIRGINIA MANUSCRIPTS, LOT OF FOUR |
1864-1865 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 1,062.50 | |
| 2107 | CIVIL WAR CONFEDERATE PETERSBURG / RICHMOND, VIRGINIA ARCHIVAL MATERIAL, LOT OF EIGHT |
1861-1864. | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 1,062.50 |
![<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Rare First Edition of a Classic Work. [Stafford (Thos.)] <i>Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced…,</i> 1633. €1,500 to €2,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/2bfa5105-2bf9-4a52-8ab5-45f3ef7b1eb4.jpg "<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Rare First Edition of a Classic Work. [Stafford (Thos.)] <i>Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced…,</i> 1633. €1,500 to €2,000.")
![<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Heaney (Seamus). <i>Eleven Poems,</i> Belfast (Festival publications - Queens University) [1965], First Edn., (First Issue) Signed. €2,500 to €3,500.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d8cd5291-2e7d-4a24-8d22-f316554ec8f8.jpg "<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Heaney (Seamus). <i>Eleven Poems,</i> Belfast (Festival publications - Queens University) [1965], First Edn., (First Issue) Signed. €2,500 to €3,500.")
![<b>Dominic Winter, Dec. 12:</b> Bible [English]. <i>[The Holie Bible conteynyng the Olde Testament and the Newe,</i> 1568]. £3,000 to £5,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/73871a8f-7c5e-4b80-933d-0d0161d4363c.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Dec. 12:</b> Bible [English]. <i>[The Holie Bible conteynyng the Olde Testament and the Newe,</i> 1568]. £3,000 to £5,000.")
