Fleischer's Auctions: Rick Carlile Collection of Civil War Photography, 22699, Columbus

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
June 20, 2026 - June 20, 2026
Page Size: 240 items in 10 pages
Auction Lot Books
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
101 Brady, Mathew; Fredricks, Charles; Ball & Thomas

25 CDVs Featuring Brady Imprints, IDed Officers & Medals

Cincinnati N/A Not Available USD 3,810.00
102 Brady, Mathew; Stadtfeld, M.

The USSS Legacy: Col. & Mrs. Berdan, and John Rogers’ Sharpshooters

New York ca. 1862; 1863 Not Available USD 571.50
103 Kimball & Son; Brady, Mathew; Mowrey, F.; Yeaw & Co.

The Marksmen Elite: Identified 1st & 2nd United States Sharp Shooters Officer Collection

Washington; Rutland, Vt.; Lawrence, Mass. 1862 Not Available USD 3,492.50
104

The Sharpshooter at Rest: KIA Capt. Albert Buxton, 2nd USSS

ca. 1862 Not Available USD 2,286.00
105

WIA at Gettysburg: IDed CDV of Cpl. Edwin E. Nelson, 1st USSS

ca. 1862 Not Available USD 508.00
106

George Ellis, 1st USSS: A Crack Shot from Vermont

ca. 1864 Not Available USD 698.50
107 Pierce, A. J.

Maine’s Marksman: WIA Capt. James McClure, 2nd USSS

Rockland, Maine ca. 1862 Not Available USD 285.75
108 Styles; Kimball, W.G.C.

The Marksmen: 6 CDVs of IDed 1st & 2nd USSS Soldiers

Burlington, Vermont; Concord, New Hampshire N/A Not Available USD 1,905.00
109 Crockett, E.; Williamson, C.H.; Howe, C.L.; Miller, Charles; Cox, L.D.

The Marksmen: 6 CDVs of IDed 1st & 2nd USSS Troopers, Part 2

Rockland, Me.; Brooklyn, N.Y.; Brattleboro, Vt.; Burlington, Vt.; Ludlow, Vt. N/A Not Available USD 1,651.00
110 Billings & Hough; Furnald, D.O.; Howe, C.L.; Ulke, Henry

The Marksmen: 6 CDVs of IDed 1st & 2nd USSS Troopers, Part 3

Lebanon, New Hampshire; Manchester, N.H.; Brattleboro, Vt.; Washington, D.C. 1864 Not Available USD 1,270.00
111 Brady Mathew

The Cornfield Martyr: Adj. Lewis C. Parmelee, 2nd USSS, KIA Antietam

New York ca. 1861-2 Not Available USD 2,032.00
112 Averill H. K. Jr.

Hindustan Man in West Virginia

Plattsburgh, NY ca. 1861–1864 Not Available USD 1,016.00
113

A Trio of Michigan Sharpshooters

ca. 1863-4 Not Available USD 1,079.50
114

Armed for the Frontier: Nevada Territory Double-Armed Cavalryman

Virginia City, Nevada Territory circa 1864 Not Available USD 1,651.00
115

Pair of Images of Civilians with Rare Firearms

Cincinnati, Ohio N/A Not Available USD 444.50
116 Witt M.

The Ohio Statehouse in Mourning: Lincoln Funeral Train CDV

Columbus, Ohio April-May 1865 Not Available USD 698.50
117 Cooley Sam A.

2 CDVs of Saxton's Dept. of the South HQ

N/A Not Available USD 635.00
118 Partridge W. W.

Hindustan Man in West Virginia

Wheeling, West Virginia ca. 1863-7 Not Available USD 444.50
119

Armed for the Mounted Service: Union Cavalryman with Spencer Carbine

circa 1864 Not Available USD 3,492.50
120 Lesher J. C.

Children of the Fallen: White Hall Soldiers' Orphan School CDV

Carlisle, Pennsylvania ca. 1866-70s Not Available USD 1,270.00
121 Fetter

Brothers in Arms: Armed Indiana Zouave Group

Peru, Indiana ca. 1864-5 Not Available USD 1,079.50
122

Heavies at Rest: Flag-Draped 1st Heavy Artillery Studio Studies

N/A Not Available USD 762.00
123

Rick's Favorite Sergeant: Elbridge Williams, the Mystery US Regular

ca. 1861-5 Not Available USD 698.50
124 Nice John F

Heartbreaking Portrait of Lt. Col. Jonas W. Lyman, 203rd PA, & Daughter Libbie

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania N/A Not Available USD 1,016.00
125

Armed for the Mounted Service: Carlos A. West, 12th Ohio Cavalry

Cincinnati, Ohio N/A Not Available USD 1,079.50
  • Sotheby’s
    Shelf Life: Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper from the Library of Stanley J. Seeger and Christopher Cone
    25 June – July 7
    Sotheby’s, July 7: Ludwig van Beethoven. Autograph sketches for the overture "Die Weihe des Hauses", op.124, [1822], UNPUBLISHED. £150,000 to £200,000.
    Sotheby’s, July 7: Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice, 1813, first edition, 3 volumes, contemporary half calf. £50,000 to £70,000.
    Sotheby’s, July 7: Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass, Brooklyn, 1855, first edition, first issue, original green cloth, the Doheny copy. £50,000 to £70,000.
    Sotheby’s, July 7: Binding—Sangorski & Sutcliffe—Omar Khayyam. Rubaiyat, London, 1872, third edition, in a magnificent jewelled Peacock binding. £15,000 to £20,000.
    Sotheby’s, July 7: George Eliot. Middlemarch, Edinburgh and London, 1871, first edition in the original parts. £20,000 to £30,000.
  • Forum Auctions
    The Private Library:
    Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
    July 9, 2026
    Forum, July 9: Hassall (Joan) A large collection of over 300 original woodblocks of engravings for various books, v.d., with Hassall's engraver's glass water-globe (Qty) - Est. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, July 9: Eragny Press.- [Bradley (Katherine Harris) & Edith Emma Cooper], "Michael Field." Whym Chow, Flame of Love, one of only 27 copies, inscribed by Bradley, the rarest book from the press, 1914. - Est. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, July 9: [Moore (Thomas Sturge)] [Wood Engravings], 71 wood-engravings printed by David Chambers from the original blocks, the only set on Japanese Hosho paper, from an edition of 5 sets, [1970]. - Est. £3,000-4,000
    Forum Auctions
    The Private Library:
    Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
    July 9, 2026
    Forum, July 9: La Fontaine (Jean de) Contes et Nouvelles en vers, 2 vol., engraved plates after Eisen, fine early 19th century blue morocco, gilt, by Bradel l'ainé, Amsterdam [Paris], 1762. - Est. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, July 9: Erotica.- Prostitution.- Pretty Women of Paris (The); Their Names and Addresses, Qualities and Faults..., [Paris], privately printed at the Press of the Prefecture de Police, 1883. - Est. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, July 9: Vale Press.- Ricketts (Charles) & Lucien Pissarro. De la Typographie et de l'Harmonie de la Page Imprimée…, [one of 216 copies], bound in dark blue morocco tooled in gilt, by Sarah T.Prideaux, 1898. - Est. £1,000-1,500
    Forum Auctions
    The Private Library:
    Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
    July 9, 2026
    Forum, July 9: Martin (John) Illustrations of the Bible, complete set of 20 mezzotints, good impressions, rarely found in early states, [c.1831-1835]. - Est. £1,000-1,500
    Forum, July 9: Golden Cockerel Press.- Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ (The), one of 500 copies, Mary Gill's copy, Waltham St. Lawrence, 1931 with a signed proof of engraving on japon numbered 10/10 (2) - Est. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, July 9: Boccaccio (Giovanni) The Decameron, 3 vol., vol.1 extra-illustrated by John Buckland Wright with c.150 erotic original drawings in pen & ink and pencil, 1886 [extra-illustrated c.1940]. - Est. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
    The Private Library:
    Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
    July 9, 2026
    Forum, July 9: Cox (Morris) Collection of Gogmagog Press Books, 35 vol., rare complete collection of printed books issued by the press, limited editions, most signed by Cox, 1957-83. - Est. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, July 9: Wynkyn de Worde.- [Terentius Afer (Publius)] [Comedie...], [Paris, Josse Badius: sold in London by Wynkyn de Worde, & others], [15 July 1504]. - Est. £4,000-6,000
    Forum, July 9: Mosley (James) Ornamented Types. Twenty-Three Alphabets from the Foundry of Louis John Pouchée, 2 vol., one of 10 copies for presentation, from an edition of 210, 1992-93. - Est. £1,000-2,000
  • Freeman’s, June 30. Thomas Jefferson’s “Birth of the New Nation” letter, carried to Paris with the Treaty of Peace, by a Jewish patriot. $100,000-200,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. “The rockets’ red glare.” A British midshipman’s log recording the bombardment of Fort McHenry. $60,000-80,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry Commission signed by James Madison, 1812. $40,000-60,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776. $15,000-25,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. One of the Earliest Printed Announcements of American Independence, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000-15,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. "The Two Big Guns of the N.Y. Yanks": A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000-12,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. A Unique Contemporary Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words to His Followers, the Day Before his Violent Death. $8,000-12,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. The State of Minnesota Officially Certifies the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution Of the United States. $8,000-12,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York to Queen Anne from the Colony of New York. $8,000-12,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000-12,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. A Call to Arms in the Months Following the Declaration of Independence: An Early Continental Army Recruitment Poster. $6,000-9,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. Samuel Jones, the Statesman Behind the Newly Discovered "Jones Declaration": His Annotated Set Used in His Working Law Library. $6,000-9,000.