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Swann, Nov. 14: Stephen Sondheim, autograph musical quotation signed and inscribed, 4 bars from “Send in the Clowns,” 1986.Swann, Nov. 14: George Washington, autograph letter signed to Robert Morris, preparing for attack on Philadelphia, 1777.Swann, Nov. 14: Autograph album containing over 250 signatures by members of 29th U.S. Congress, 1845.Swann, Nov. 14: Charles “The Bold,” letter signed to Duke of Milan written during Burgundian Wars, 1475.Swann, Nov. 14: Deng Xiaoping, TIME magazine “Man of the Year” issue signed and dated, 1979.Swann, Nov. 14: Theodor Herzl, autograph letter signed to prospective tutor of his children, 1902.Swann, Nov. 14: Bourienne’s Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte extra illustrated including 1798 letter signed by Napoleon after Battle of the Nile, 1836.Swann, Nov. 14: George Minot, autograph manuscript signed, diary kept during European trip to claim Nobel Prize, 1934.Swann, Nov. 14: Thomas Jefferson, autograph letter signed, introducing George Washington’s personal secretary Tobias Lear, 1793.Swann, Nov. 14: Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, signed in second volume, first edition, 1956-58.Swann, Nov. 14: John Steinbeck, late typescript drafts of 5 chapters from his posthumously published tales of King Arthur, 1959.Swann, Nov. 14: H.G. Wells, group of 14 of his books signed to his mistress Rebecca West or the son they had together, 1910s-40s. -
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Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES. Red-Shouldered Hawk. London: R. Havell, Jr., 1829. $2,000 - $3,000Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: STEWART, WILLIAM DRUMMOND, SIR. Altowan; or, Incidents of Life and Adventure in the Rocky Mountain... New York, 1846. PRESENTATION COPY. $800 - $1,200Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: WILLUGHBY & RAY, JOHN. The Ornithology of Francis Willughby in three books... London, Martyn, 1678. $800 - $1,200Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: SUSAN B. ANTHONY. Autograph Quotation Signed, on equal rights "for men and women," Rochester, 1898. $1,000 - $1,500Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN. Autograph Letter Signed integrally to Le Comte de Milly arranging a meeting with M. Broignard, Passy, 1778. $10,000 - $15,000Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: FRANKLIN, JEFFERSON, & ADAMS. Mansucript Signed by all three architects of the American ideal, requesting a Treaty of Amity and Commerce. $750,000 - $1,000,000Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: LINCOLN, ABRAHAM. Endorsement Signed, a pardon for a Confederate soldier, February 6, 1865. $4,000 - $6,000Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: NAPOLEON FORMALLY RATIFIES THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE. Document Signed ("James Monroe," "Robt. R. Livingston" and "Barbé-Marbois"). $100,000 - $200,000Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: JAMES MONROE ON THE DIFFICULTIES OF JAY'S TREATY. Autograph Letter Signed to Thomas Pinckney, Paris, January 17, 1795. $15,000 - $25,000Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: GIDEON WELLES FIRST HAND ACCOUNT OF FORT PICKENS AND FORT SUMTER ON THE EVE OF CIVIL WAR. Autograph Manuscript, 44 pp, c.1870. $4,000 - $6,000Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: SIGNED BY BORGES. Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings. 1962. First book publication in English. $4,000 - $6,000Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: LORENZO DOW TURNER'S COPY. LOCKE, ALAIN. The New Negro: an Interpretation. 1925. $1,000 - $1,500 -
![<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Mayr (Heinrich von). <i>Malerische Ansichten aus dem Orient. Vues Pittoresques de l'Orient,</i> first edition in the original 10 parts, Munich, Paris & Leipzig, [1839-40]. £10,000 to £15,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d55bdd84-749f-463d-8dbb-b699758ef469.jpg "<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Mayr (Heinrich von). <i>Malerische Ansichten aus dem Orient. Vues Pittoresques de l'Orient,</i> first edition in the original 10 parts, Munich, Paris & Leipzig, [1839-40]. £10,000 to £15,000.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Lewis (John Frederick). <i>Illustrations of Constantinople, made during a Residence in that City &c. in the Years 1835-6,</i> first edition, [1838]. £6,000 to £8,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/543a84e0-0b4b-4ad5-87d2-5a608e848ef0.jpg "<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Lewis (John Frederick). <i>Illustrations of Constantinople, made during a Residence in that City &c. in the Years 1835-6,</i> first edition, [1838]. £6,000 to £8,000.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Cassas (Louis François). <i>[Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palæstube et de la Basse-Égypte],</i> 3 vol., first edition, [Paris], [1799]. £8,000 to £12,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/4dff8ca9-d113-4251-ae8e-ae25228f7956.jpg "<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Cassas (Louis François). <i>[Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palæstube et de la Basse-Égypte],</i> 3 vol., first edition, [Paris], [1799]. £8,000 to £12,000.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Brindesi (Jean). <i>Souvenirs de Constantinople,</i> first edition, [Paris], [1855-60]. £4,000 to £6,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0ddc823f-dd6d-4282-8aba-978d6ee7abbe.jpg "<b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Brindesi (Jean). <i>Souvenirs de Constantinople,</i> first edition, [Paris], [1855-60]. £4,000 to £6,000.")
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A Visual and Historical Voyage into the Ottoman World:
The Library of a Gentleman
14th NovemberForum, Nov. 14: Preziosi (Amedeo). Stamboul: Recollections of Eastern Life, first edition, Paris, Lemercier, 1858. £6,000 to £8,000.Forum, Nov. 14: Mayr (Heinrich von). Malerische Ansichten aus dem Orient. Vues Pittoresques de l'Orient, first edition in the original 10 parts, Munich, Paris & Leipzig, [1839-40]. £10,000 to £15,000.Forum, Nov. 14: Lewis (John Frederick). Illustrations of Constantinople, made during a Residence in that City &c. in the Years 1835-6, first edition, [1838]. £6,000 to £8,000.Forum, Nov. 14: Dodwell (Edward). Views in Greece, first edition, ordinary format, Rodwell and Martin, 1821. £8,000 to £12,000.Forum, Nov. 14: Cassas (Louis François). [Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palæstube et de la Basse-Égypte], 3 vol., first edition, [Paris], [1799]. £8,000 to £12,000.Forum Auctions
A Visual and Historical Voyage into the Ottoman World:
The Library of a Gentleman
14th NovemberForum, Nov. 14: La Chappelle (Georges). Recueil de Divers Portraits des Principales Dames de la Porte du Grand Turc, first edition, Paris, 1648. £8,000 to £12,000.Forum, Nov. 14: Fossati (Gaspard). Aya Sophia Constantinople as recently restored by order of H.M. the Sultan Abdul Medjid, first edition, ordinary format, 1852. £6,000 to £8,000.Forum, Nov. 14: Pertusier (Charles). Promenades Pittoresques dans Constantinople et sur les Rives du Bosphore, 4 vol., inc Atlas, first edition, Paris, H. Nicolle, 1815-17. £6,000 to £8,000.Forum, Nov. 14: Brindesi (Jean). Souvenirs de Constantinople, first edition, [Paris], [1855-60]. £4,000 to £6,000.Forum, Nov. 14: Le Bruyn (Cornelius). Voyage au Levant, first French edition, Delft, Henri de Kroonevelt, 1700. £3,000 to £4,000.
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Freemans: Books and Manuscripts
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Books and Manuscripts | Total Sales (USD) | 2,510,879.00 |
| Auction Date | September 10, 2024 - September 10, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 764,400.00 |
| Sale Number | #2101 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,214,800.00 |
| Total Lots | 152 | ||
| Sold Lots | 129 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 810,400.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 84.87% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,285,100.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 23 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 195.38% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | [Washington, George, and Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette] Cathala, Etienne-Louis-Denis. | The Destruction of the Bastille. A Tribute to the Patriarch of Liberty: The Marquis de Lafayette's Personal Gift to President George Washington of a Drawing of the Demolished Bastille... |
1789 | USD 500,000.00 - 800,000.00 | USD 1,996,000.00 |
| 128 | Audubon, J(ohn). J(ames). | Hooping Crane |
1834 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 95,250.00 |
| 34 | [Washington, Bushrod] (Hamilton, Alexander, and James Madison, and John Jay). | The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution, As Agreed Upon by the Federal Convention, September 17, 1787 |
1788 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 53,975.00 |
| 108 | (Walton, Izaak). | The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative man's Recreation. Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing... Fine First Edition of Izaak Walton's Angling Classic |
1653 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 34,925.00 |
| 132 | Audubon, J(ohn). J(ames). | Wood Ibis |
1834 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 34,925.00 |
| 129 | Audubon, John J. | Passenger Pigeon |
(1834). | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 20,320.00 |
| 95 | [Homer] Chapman, Geo(rge). | The Whole Works of Homer; Prince of Poetts In his Iliads, and Odysses... |
(ca. 1616). | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 16,510.00 |
| 130 | Audubon, J(ohn). J(ames). | Purple Heron |
1835 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 16,510.00 |
| 150 | Sonnerat, (Pierre). | Voyage aux Indes Orientales et a la Chine, Fait par ordre du Roi, depuis 1774 jusqu'en 1781... |
1782 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 16,510.00 |
| 149 | Ramusio, Giovanni Battista. | Delle Navigationi et Viaggi... |
1565-83. | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 13,970.00 |
| 138 | Galilei, Galileo. | Opere di Galileo Galilei linceo nobile Fiorentino... |
1655-56. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 9,525.00 |
| 3 | [Barclay, James]. | The Voyages and Travels of James Barclay. Containing Many Surprising Adventures, and Interesting Narratives |
1777 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 8,890.00 |
| 118 | [Cuvier, Georges] Edwards, George. | A Natural History of Uncommon Birds, and of Some other Rare and Undescribed Animals... |
(1743-51). | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 8,890.00 |
| 106 | Twain, Mark (Clemens, Samuel L.). | The Writings of Mark Twain |
1929 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 8,255.00 |
| 11 | [Franklin, Benjamin] Prince, Thomas, and Joseph Sewall, and Cotton Mather, and Ebenezer Pemberton. | A Sermon Delivered by Thomas Prince, M. A. on Wensday, October 1, 1718. At His Ordination, to the Pastoral Charge of the South Church in Boston, N. E. in Conjunction with the Reverend Mr. Joseph Sewall. ... |
1718 | USD 2,500.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 6,033.00 |
| 60 | (Josephus, Flavius). | De antiquitate Judaica. De Bello Judaica |
1480 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 6,033.00 |
| 71 | [Hague, Theodore] Hieronymus, Sophronius Eusebius. | Commentaria in Bibliam |
1497-(1498). | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,715.00 |
| 104 | Twain, Mark (Clemens, Samuel L.). | Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade) |
1885 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,715.00 |
| 1 | (Cooper, Anna Julia). | A Voice from the South. By a Black Woman of the South |
1892 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,398.00 |
| 136 | Freud, Sigm(und). | Die Infantile Cerebrallahmung |
1897 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,080.00 |
| 90 | Fitzgerald, F. Scott. | The Great Gatsby |
1925 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 4,763.00 |
| 139 | Halley, Edmund. | Astronomi dum Viveret Regii Tabulae Astronomicae Accedunt de usu Tabularum Praecepta |
1749 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,445.00 |
| 140 | Kepler, Johannes. | Tabulae Rudolphinae. Or the Rudolphine Tables, Supputated to the Meridian of Uraniburge, ... |
1675 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 4,445.00 |
| 32 | Bright, Clarence E. | Personal Archive of Letters and Ephemera. Archive of Clarence E. Bright, longtime Manager of the Pearson Printing Office, the sole printer of Supreme Court Decisions from 1891-1946 |
ca. 1913-75. | USD 2,500.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,810.00 |
| 61 | Kempis, Thomas a, and Johannes Gerson. | Imitatio Christi and De meditatione cordis |
1486 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,810.00 |
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD, John. <i>A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds.</i> L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5a5a37a4-bc84-4fa8-b8b8-bad6106a9297.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD, John. <i>A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds.</i> L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00aa5647-98fa-42e5-aa1f-e306d308a753.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD. <i>A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans.</i> L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/529a982d-de64-41cf-b68c-93f0df023bfc.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD. <i>A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans.</i> L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> SELBY. <i>Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology.</i> Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5c121f9c-5368-40ac-a487-76508b5ac622.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> SELBY. <i>Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology.</i> Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Carr (John Dickson)], "Carter Dickson" and John Rhode. <i>Drop to his Death,</i> first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b3755d4d-1805-4e33-969b-59cca97eb26e.png "<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Carr (John Dickson)], \"Carter Dickson\" and John Rhode. <i>Drop to his Death,</i> first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] "Nicholas Blake". <i>The Beast Must Die,</i> first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b1a17968-ead3-471f-b6b2-ccd4e31c0e2c.png "<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] \"Nicholas Blake\". <i>The Beast Must Die,</i> first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.")
