Schilb Antiquarian: Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyers Premium, 407703, Columbia
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- March 29, 2026 - March 29, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean… vol v | United State War Department |
Washington | 1856 | USD 750.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 255.00 |
| 27 | various; Illustrator: John Leech, and others | Punch Magazine |
London | 1856 | USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 70.00 |
| 28 | various; Illustrator: John Leech, and others | Punch Magazine |
London | 1857 | USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 68.00 |
| 29 | Annual Report of the American board of commissioners for Foreign Missions | various |
Boston | 1861 | USD 399.00 - 800.00 | USD 70.00 |
| 30 | Charles Johnson Illustrator(s): John E. Sowerby | The Grasses of Great Britain |
London | ca. 1861. | USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 82.00 |
| 31 | various, Illustrator: John Leech, and others | Punch Magazine |
London | 1861 | USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 120.00 |
| 32 | Companion atlas to Cornells High School geography : comprising a complete set of maps, designed for the student to memorize | CORNELL, Sarah S |
New York | 1864 | USD 599.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 175.00 |
| 33 | Antoine Henri Jomini Contributor(s): Samuel Beckley Holabird (Translator) | Treatise on Grand Military Operations: Or, A Critical and Military History of the Wars of Frederick the Great |
New York | 1865 | USD 399.00 - 800.00 | USD 270.00 |
| 34 | Col. S. M. Bowman and Lt. Col. R. B. Irwin | Sherman and his campaigns : a military biography |
New York | 1865 | USD 750.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 235.00 |
| 35 | Napoleon Marache | Maraches Manual of Chess |
New York | 1866 | USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 105.00 |
| 36 | Andrew Manship | National Jewels: Washington, Lincoln, and the Fathers of the Revolution |
Philadelphia | 1866 | USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 145.00 |
| 37 | Frank Moore | Women of the War: Their Heroism and Self-Sacrifice, Illustrated with Steel Engravings |
Hartford [Connecticut] | 1866 | USD 399.00 - 800.00 | USD 58.00 |
| 38 | Contributor(s): Ingram Cobbin (Marginal References) | The Holy Bible: containing the Old and New Testaments according to the authorized version with the marginal references and the usual various readings |
Hartford, CT | 1864 | USD 599.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 520.00 |
| 39 | Charles J. Peterson Illustrator(s): various, Contributor(s): Jane Weaver, et al. | Petersons Magazine |
Philadelphia, | 1867 | USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 50.00 |
| 40 | I. W. Wiley (Editor) | The Ladies Repository: a monthly periodical |
Cincinnati, New York | 1868 | USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 62.00 |
| 41 | TWAIN, Mark | The innocents abroad, or, The new Pilgrims progress: ... |
Hartford, Conn. | 1869 | USD 599.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 660.00 |
| 42 | Publisher: London / Edinburgh: Gall & Inglis | Men Who Were Earnest; The Springs of Their Action and Influence. A Series of Biographical Studies |
London / Edinburgh: | 1870 | USD 350.00 - 800.00 | USD 56.00 |
| 43 | Franklin Eliot Felton | The Secrets of Internal Revenue: Exposing the Whiskey Ring, Gold Ring, and Drawback Frauds |
Philadelphia, | 1870 | USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 115.00 |
| 44 | Henry Downes Miles | British Field Sports; A Valuable Work of Reference |
London | [1871] | USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 180.00 |
| 45 | George Anderson | The Art of Skating |
London | 1873 | USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 52.00 |
| 46 | William Miles | Modern Practical Farriery, a Complete System of the Veterinary Art |
London | Undated [ca. 1874]. | USD 599.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 115.00 |
| 47 | Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain) | Mark Twains Sketches, New and Old |
Hartford and Chicago | 1875 | USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 510.00 |
| 48 | Henry V. Boynton | Shermans Historical Raid: The Memoirs in the Light of the Record. A Review Based Upon Compilations from the Files of the War Office |
Cincinnati | 1875 | USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 185.00 |
| 49 | George Armstrong Custer | My life on the plains, or, Personal experiences with Indians. |
New York | 1876 | USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 150.00 |
| 50 | The useful companion and artificers assistant. |
New York | 1876 | USD 399.00 - 800.00 | USD 210.00 |
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Freeman’s
How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X
June 30Freeman’s, June 30: [Queen Anne's War] Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York Accomplished to Queen Anne. $8,000/12,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Mormonism] A Unique Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words Offered to His Congregation, the Day Before his Violent Death, 1844. $8,000/12,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Baseball] [Mantle, Mickey] Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000/12,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Baseball] A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000/12,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Declaration of Independence] One of the First Printed Announcements of American Independence, Subscriber Ebenezer Hazard's Copy, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000/15,000Freeman’s
How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X
June 30Freeman’s, June 30: [American Revolution] Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776! $15,000/25,000Freeman’s, June 30: [War of 1812] "We Have Met the Enemy and They are Ours": The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry is Appointed Master Commandant in the United States Navy, 1812. $40,000/60,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Star-Spangled Banner] Eyewitness Account of the Shelling of Fort McHenry in the War of 1812, in a Manuscript Logbook from the HMS Trave, Present at the Battles of Baltimore and New Orleans, 1814-16. $60,000/80,000Freeman’s, June 30: [American Revolution] Thomas Jefferson at the Birth of a New Nation: An Important Letter Carried by a Jewish Patriot Communicating the Definitive Treaty of Paris, January 16, 1784. $100,000/200,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Colonial America] [Plymouth Colony] Plymouth Colony Seeks a Royal Charter: A Rare and Important Plymouth Colony Document, 1690/91. $6,000/9,000 -
Sotheby’s
Selections from The Jay T. Snider Collection of Benjamin Franklin
Live Sale 24 JuneSotheby’s, June 24: (Benjamin Franklin). The founding—and funding—of the Pennsylvania Hospital. $150,000 to $200,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin, "the Day of the Declaration of Independence is everywhere annually celebrated”. $80,000 to $120,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin, “probably the most fundamental thing ever done in the field of electricity”. $75,000 to $125,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin. One of Franklin's very earliest surviving letters. $40,000 to $60,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Roger More and Benjamin Franklin. The only complete copy known of Poor Roger. $25,000 to $35,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: John Jerman. The American Almanack ... for 1731 — the only known copy in private hands. $25,000 to $35,000.