Arader Galleries: February 2026 Auction, 20726, New York City

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
February 07, 2026 - February 07, 2026
Page Size: 159 items in 7 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
27

Eliot's Carte du Theatre de la Guerre - The Map Convincing the French to Support the American Cause of Liberty

Paris 1778 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 Not Sold
28

Scull's Map of Pennsylvania - Hung in Independence Hall at the behest of Ben Franklin

London June 1775 (1776). USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 Not Sold
29

Blaskowitz's Plan of the Progress of the [British] Royal Army - The Most Important Manuscript Map of the Revolutionary War

[Philadelphia 1778]. USD 1,200,000.00 - 1,800,000.00 Not Sold
30

SARTINE'S AMERICAN COASTAL ATLAS AT THE DAWN OF INDEPENDENCE EX-COLL. DEPOT DE LA MARINE, DESCOTES, RABUT & DE LAVIS-TRAFFORD

[Paris 17781780. USD 50,000.00 - 60,000.00 Not Sold
31

Melish's Military and Topographical Atlas of the United States - FROM THE COLLECTION OF MAJOR WASHINGTON LEE

Philadelphia 1813 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 Not Sold
32

Scenes of the American Revolution made for a French Audience, sowing the seeds of Revolution...

Paris ca. 1784 USD 1,600.00 - 2,200.00 Not Sold
33

Smith's Sermon On the Present Situation of American affairs - 1775 First Edition

Philadelphia junior; 1775. USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 360.00
34

Charles Stedman's The History...of the American War - The Best Book for the mapping of the American Revolution with 14 important maps

London 1794 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 18,000.00
35

Thomas Anburey's Travels Through the Interior Parts of America in a Series of Letters - 1789 First Edition

London 1789 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 Not Sold
36

Ramsay's The history of the revolution of South-Carolina - THE FIRST BOOK COPYRIGHTED IN THE UNITED STATES

Trenton (NJ) 1785 USD 16,000.00 - 22,000.00 Not Sold
37

William Faden's Rare Dublin Edition of this Revolutionary War Charleston View

Dublin 1776 USD 35,000.00 - 45,000.00 USD 48,000.00
38

Faden's Plan of Attack of Fort Sullivan Near Charles Town depicting a critical altercation of the Revolutionary War

London 1776 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 16,800.00
39

William Faden's Plan of Part of the Provinces of Pennsylvania, and East & West New Jersey

London 1784 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 19,200.00
40

William Faden's Plan of the Surprise of Stoney Point

London 1784 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 Not Sold
41

William Faden's Plan of the City and Environs of Quebec and Its Siege and Blockade by the Americas

London 1776 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Not Sold
42

Malby & Son's Monumental Terrestrial globe, called the "Colossus Globe" was manufactured by James Wyld in 1867

London 1885 USD 35,000.00 - 55,000.00 USD 40,800.00
76 Thomas Kitchin

Kitchin / Jefferys Map of Italy

London 1777 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 1,320.00
77 Thomas Kitchin

Kitchin / Jefferys Map ofthe Kingdom of Poland and Duchy of Lithuania

London 1777 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 900.00
78 Thomas Kitchin

Kitchin / Jefferys Map of the Kingdoms of Spain and Portugal

London 1777 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 120.00
79 Thomas Kitchin

Kitchin / Jefferys Map of the Catholic Netherlands

London 1777 USD 400.00 - 800.00 Not Sold
80 Thomas Kitchin

Kitchin / Jefferys Map of the Kingdoms of Sweden, Denmark and Norway

London 1777 USD 400.00 - 800.00 Not Sold
81 Thomas Kitchin

Kitchin / Jefferys Map of the Seven United Provinces [Netherlands]

London 1777 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 1,020.00
82 Thomas Kitchin

Kitchin / Jefferys Map of the Post Roads of France

London 1777 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 150.00
83 Thomas Kitchin

Kitchin / Jefferys Map of An Exact Chart of the River St. Laurence

London 1777 USD 1,200.00 - 2,400.00 USD 720.00
84 Thomas Kitchin

Kitchin / Jefferys Map of the Kingdom of Ireland

London 1777 USD 1,200.00 - 2,400.00 USD 720.00
  • Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 40
    Ramasvami (Kavali Venkata). A Digest of the Different Castes of India, 83 charming hand-coloured lithographed plates, Madras, 1837. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 50
    Watson (John Forbes) & John William Kaye. The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations...of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan, 8 vol., 480 mounted albumen prints, 1868-75. £4,000-6,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 53
    Afghanistan.- Elphinstone (Hon. Mountstuart). An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, first edition, hand-coloured aquatint plates, a fine copy, 1815. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 57
    [Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). Views in the Mysore Country, [1794]. £2,000-3,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 76
    Bird (James). Historical Researches on the Origin and Principles of the Bauddha and Jaina Religions..., first edition, lithographed plates, Bombay, American Mission Press, 1847. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 100
    Ceylon.- Daniell (Samuel). A Picturesque Illustration of the scenery, animals, and native inhabitants, of the Island of Ceylon: in twelve plates, 1808. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 123
    D'Oyly (Charles). Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book, lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 139
    Gandhi (known as Mahatma Gandhi,) Fine Autograph Letter signed to Jawaharlal Nehru, Sevagram, Wardha, 1942, emphasising the importance of education in rural communities. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 140
    Gantz (John). Indian Microcosm, first edition, Madras, John Gantz & Son, 1827. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 146
    Grierson (Sir George Abraham). Linguistic Survey of India, 11 vol. in 20, folding maps, original cloth, Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, 1903-28. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 195
    Madras.- Fort St. George Gazette (The), No.276-331, pp.493-936 and Index to all of 1834 at end, modern half calf, Madras, 2nd July - 31st December 1834. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 205
    Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. The Monuments of Sanchi, 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000
  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000
  • Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.