New England Book Auctions: Erotica, Gay History & Photography, Witchcraft, Literature & Illustrated.
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Erotica, Gay History & Photography, Witchcraft, Literature & Illustrated. | Total Sales (USD) | 46,848.00 |
| Auction Date | October 15, 2024 - October 15, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 0.00 |
| Sale Number | #532 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 0.00 |
| Total Lots | 195 | ||
| Sold Lots | 157 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 0.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 80.51% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 0.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 38 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | Inf% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | (Kent, Rockwell). Melville, Herman. | Moby Dick, or, The Whale. |
1930 | Not Available | USD 6,600.00 |
| 166 | Said, Edward W. | Group of 3 volumes, as listed below. |
vd | Not Available | USD 3,600.00 |
| 5 | Murdach, Naomi [i. e. Clinton E. Tutt]. | Massive archive relating to the Drag scene in San Francisco, including over 500 photographs housed in 7 albums, several trophies won by Ms. |
1960s-70s | Not Available | USD 2,700.00 |
| 158 | (Rackham, Arthur). the Brothers Grimm. | The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm. |
1909 | Not Available | USD 2,400.00 |
| 156 | (Rackham, Arthur). Barrie, J. M. | Peter Pan In Kensington Gardens. |
1906 | Not Available | USD 2,040.00 |
| 130 | Muir, John. | The Writings of John Muir. |
1916-24 | Not Available | USD 1,320.00 |
| 154 | (Rackham, Arthur). | Mother Goose and the Old Nursery Rhymes. |
1913 | Not Available | USD 1,140.00 |
| 92 | Holocaust Armbands. Group of 4 Nazi armbands, 3 with ink stamps. |
1930s-40s | Not Available | USD 1,080.00 | |
| 157 | (Rackham, Arthur). Malory. | The Romance of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. |
1917 | Not Available | USD 1,020.00 |
| 42 | Denning, Melita; & Osborne Phillips. | The Magical Philosophy. |
1974-81 | Not Available | USD 840.00 |
| 49 | (Doves Press). Milton, John. | Areopagitica. |
1907 | Not Available | USD 720.00 |
| 97 | Illustrating Alice. |
2013 | Not Available | USD 660.00 | |
| 118 | de Laurence. | The Great Book of Magical Art, Hindu Magic and East Indian Occultism * MacGregor-Mathers. The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abra=Melin, The Mage. |
1939; 1948 | Not Available | USD 540.00 |
| 33 | Clark, Larry. | 1992. 322 full-page reproductions of Clark's photographs. |
1993 | Not Available | USD 510.00 |
| 155 | (Rackham, Arthur). Shakespeare, William. | The Tempest. |
1926 | Not Available | USD 510.00 |
| 167 | Schaefer, Jack. | Shane. |
1949 | Not Available | USD 510.00 |
| 48 | (Dore, Gustave). Dante Alighieri. | The Vision of Purgatory and Paradise * ditto. The Vision of Hell. |
1860s | Not Available | USD 450.00 |
| 74 | Edited by Antonio Venitiana del Rabina. | The Grand Grimoire. Translated by Gretchen Rudy. |
1996 | Not Available | USD 450.00 |
| 175 | Shakespeare, William. | The Works. |
1873-76 | Not Available | USD 450.00 |
| 75 | Grant, Kenneth. | Images & Oracles of Austin Osman Spare. |
1975 | Not Available | USD 420.00 |
| 182 | Steinbeck, John. | The Grapes of Wrath. Lithographs by Thomas Hart Benton. |
1940 | Not Available | USD 420.00 |
| 188 | Twain, Mark. | Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. |
1885 | Not Available | USD 420.00 |
| 55 | Farrar, Stewart; & Janet. | Group of 4 volumes, as listed below. |
vd | Not Available | USD 390.00 |
| 68 | Poe, Edgar Allan. | Anastatic Printing. |
1975 | Not Available | USD 390.00 |
| 85 | Hawthorne, Nathaniel. | The Complete Writings. |
1900 | Not Available | USD 390.00 |
![<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.")
