Christies: We the People: America at 250, 24256, New York
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- January 23, 2026 - January 23, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 204 | THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE |
Philadelphia | [8] July 1776 | USD 250,000.00 - 350,000.00 | USD 431,800.00 | |
| 205 | THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE |
[Exeter, New Hampshire: | c. 15-19 July 1776] | USD 3,000,000.00 - 5,000,000.00 | USD 5,687,000.00 | |
| 206 | THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE |
Watertown, | 22 July 1776 | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 241,300.00 | |
| 208 | BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1706-1790) | Letter signed to David Hartley, Passy, 25 January 1779. |
Passy, | 25 January 1779 | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 101,600.00 |
| 209 | PHILLIS WHEATLEY PETERS (1753-1784) | Poems on Various Subjects Religious and Moral |
London: | 1773 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 120,650.00 |
| 210 | [THOMAS JEFFERSON (1743-1826)] | The Causes and Necessities of Taking Up Arms |
Philadelphia: | 1775 | USD 50,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 114,300.00 |
| 211 | THE BIBLE OF THE REVOLUTION |
Philadelphia: | 1781-1782 | USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 152,400.00 | |
| 214 | THE UNITED STATES; RUFUS KING (1755-1827) | We, the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, to establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, |
[Philadelphia: | 13 September 1787]. | USD 3,000,000.00 - 5,000,000.00 | USD 7,395,000.00 |
| 215 | [HAMILTON, Alexander (1739-1802), James MADISON (1751-1836) and John JAY (1745-1829)]. | The Federalist Papers |
New York: | 1788 | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 203,200.00 |
| 216 | GEORGE CLINTON (1739-1812) | Circular letter signed, Poughkeepsie, 26 July 1788 |
Poughkeepsie, | 26 July 1788 | USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 88,900.00 |
| 224 | JOHN AUGUSTUS SUTTER (1803-1880) | Describing the Beginning of the California Gold Rush |
1848 | USD 120,000.00 - 180,000.00 | USD 165,100.00 | |
| 225 | AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785-1851), BY ROBERT HAVELL (1793-1878) | Snowy Owl (Plate CXXI) |
, circa 1831 | USD 60,000.00 - 90,000.00 | USD 139,700.00 | |
| 229 | A LARGE, THREE-SHEET CAMPAIGN BROADSIDE FOR ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND ANDREW JOHNSON |
1864 | USD 200,000.00 - 300,000.00 | USD 508,000.00 | ||
| 230 | ABRAHAM LINCOLN (1809-1865) | The "Authorized Edition" of the Emancipation Proclamation |
[Philadelphia: | 6 June 1864] | USD 3,000,000.00 - 5,000,000.00 | USD 6,785,000.00 |
| 231 | UNITED STATES CONGRESS | THE THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION |
[Washington, D.C., | February 1865] | USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | USD 584,200.00 |
| 232 | THE LOUISIANA ORDINANCE OF SECESSION |
25 January 1861 | USD 150,000.00 - 200,000.00 | USD 190,500.00 | ||
| 233 | ALEXANDER GARDNER (1821-1882) | United States Overland Stage starting for Denver from Hays City, 289 miles west of Missouri River, from Scenes in the Indian Country, 1867 |
1867 | USD 120,000.00 - 180,000.00 | USD 152,400.00 | |
| 239 | HANK WILLIS THOMAS (B. 1976) | American Gothic, 2014 |
2014 | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 59,690.00 | |
| 241 | ANSEL ADAMS (1902--1984) | Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941 |
1941, printed by 1967 | USD 500,000.00 - 700,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 242 | WOZNIAK, Steve (b.1950), and WAYNE, Ronald (b.1934). | THE APPLE COMPUTER COMPANY PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT |
[Mountain View, California] | 1 April 1976. | USD 2,000,000.00 - 4,000,000.00 | USD 2,515,000.00 |
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25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum Auctions
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25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum Auctions
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25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000. -
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![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [ver...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dc734df9-0811-477f-919a-2563b8452855.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. <i>Les Rêves et les ...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/7e769889-43a5-495e-a931-c511da576c2b.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. <i>Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques.</i> Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). <i>Le Juré. Monodram...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b325eb41-450b-4bd6-851c-4125e04dfbe7.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). <i>Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes…</i> Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. M...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6588f3a0-90f2-464c-8125-a76866eabe85.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). <i>Le Café-concert.</i> Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TERRY (EMILIO)]. <i>Projet de fontaine.</i> Dessin ori...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0840c8e4-4f35-4c95-b2d3-3d5addd6fd51.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TERRY (EMILIO)]. <i>Projet de fontaine.</i> Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.")
ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000. -
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12th March 2026Chiswick, Mar. 12: Churchill: The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £18,000 - £22,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inscribed. £6,000 to £8,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Ponting. Polar Photographs (2) 1910-11. £3,000 - £4,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800. -
