Leslie Hindman Auctioneers: Visions of America: The Stephen White Collection
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Visions of America: The Stephen White Collection | Total Sales (USD) | 164,559.00 |
| Auction Date | October 24, 2024 - October 24, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 119,900.00 |
| Sale Number | #2112 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 175,900.00 |
| Total Lots | 201 | ||
| Sold Lots | 132 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 266,800.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 65.67% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 397,200.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 69 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 41.43% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 129 | JOHNSON, Thomas H. (b. 1821), photographer. | Exceptional 3-section panoramic view of Carbondale, PA. |
Ca 1863-1865. | USD 9,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 8,890.00 |
| 1 | JOUTEL, Henri (ca 1640-1735). | Journal historique. |
1713 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 7,620.00 |
| 123 | [RUSSELL, Andrew Joseph (1830-1902), photographer]. | [Ruins of Phillips house near Falmouth, VA]. |
Ca 1863-1865. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 6,350.00 |
| 128 | Extraordinary 20 Part Photo Panorama of Providence, circa 1880-90. |
circa 1880-90. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,715.00 | |
| 23 | LAS CASAS, Bartolome de. | Narratio Regionum Indicarum per Hispanos quosdam devastatarum Verissima... |
1598 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 5,398.00 |
| 25 | CLARKE. | A Mirrour... and 2 others |
1670 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,080.00 |
| 139 | JOHNSTON, John S. (1839-1899), photographer. | New York & Bay from Brooklyn Bridge. |
1894 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 5,080.00 |
| 93 | [LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)]. HESLER, Alexander (1823-1895), photographer. | Mammoth plate platinum photograph of Abraham Lincoln. |
1897 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,445.00 |
| 77 | CLEMENS, Samuel ("Mark Twain") (1835-1910). Edited by John Paul [Charles Henry Webb]. | The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, and Other Stories. |
1867 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,128.00 |
| 184 | JACKSON, William Henry (1843-1942), | Double Mammoth Plate, Harpers Ferry from Bolivar Heights. |
ca 1890-1892. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,128.00 |
| 112 | Salt print portrait. |
n.d. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 3,810.00 | |
| 185 | JACKSON, William Henry (1843-1942), photographer. | Jackson at Laguna, Pueblo. |
Ca 1875. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,810.00 |
| 130 | JOHNSON, Thomas H. | Grassy Island Shaft. Del. & Hud. Canal Co. |
Ca 1863-1865. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,493.00 |
| 8 | JAMES, Edwin (1797-1861), compiler. | Account of an Expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains, performed in the Years 1819, 1820. |
1823 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,175.00 |
| 190 | [WATKINS, Carleton E. (1829-1916), photographer]. | Seattle, Puget Sound, Washington Territory. |
Ca 1882. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,858.00 |
| 143 | Album containing approx. 350 photographs documenting the journey of the Liberty Bell from Philadelphia to San Francisco for the Panama-Pacific Exposition. |
1915 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 2,540.00 | |
| 84 | BARNUM, Phineas Taylor (1810-1891). | Autograph album compiled and inscribed by P.T. Barnum, with signatures of Tom Thumb and Edwin Booth. |
USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,413.00 | |
| 163 | HUFFMAN, L.A. (1854-1931), photographer. | After the Chase, Smokey Butte, Montana. |
1880 | USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 2,286.00 |
| 189 | WATKINS, Carleton E. (1829-1916), photographer. | Minerva Terraces, Mammoth Hot Springs, National Park. |
ca 1878. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,286.00 |
| 102 | HILLARD, Elias Brewster, Rev. (1825-1895). | The Last Men of the Revolution. |
1864 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,032.00 |
| 115 | [PIERCE, FRANKLIN (1804-1869)]. | Salt print portrait ca 1858 and ALS ("Fr. Pierce"). |
29 June 1852. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,032.00 |
| 200 | A trio of silver gelatin photographs of Wyatt Earp, Robert Ford, and Thomas Newcomb. |
USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 2,032.00 | ||
| 65 | FRANKLIN, Benjamin (1706-1790). | The Private Life of the Late Benjamin Franklin. |
1793 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,778.00 |
| 121 | Medal of Honor recipient Colonel Smith H. Hastings. |
n.d. | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,778.00 | |
| 146 | WHIPPLE, John A. (1822-1891), photographer. | National Congregational Council at Plymouth Rock. |
1865 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,778.00 |
![<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.")
