Freeman's | Hindman: Books & Manuscripts, including Americana, 6493, Chicago

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Auction Report
Auction Date
May 15, 2026 - May 15, 2026
Page Size: 140 items in 6 pages
Auction Lot Books
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 Balthus (1908-2001)

Balthus (1908-2001), illustrator. -- Bronte, Emily (1818-1848). Wuthering Heights. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993.

New York 1993 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,792.00
2 Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)

Basquiat, Jean-Michel (1960-1988). Jean-Michel Basquiat. Drawings. Zurich: Bischofberger and Boone, 1985.

Zurich 1985 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 6,400.00
3 Umberto Brunelleschi (1879-1949)

Brunelleschi, Umberto (1879-1949), illustrator. -- Regnier, Marie de ("Gerard de Houville") (1875-1963). Les Masques et les Personnages de la Comedie Italienne. Paris: Aux Bureaux du Journal des Dames et des Modes, 1914.

Paris 1914 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 3,840.00
4 Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004)

Cartier-Bresson, Henri (1908-2004), photographer. -- Baudelaire, Charles (1821-1867). Portfolio for Three Poems from Les Fleurs du Mal. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1997.

New York 1997 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 7,040.00
5 Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004)

Cartier-Bresson, Henri (1908-2004), photographer. -- Baudelaire, Charles (1821-1867). Three Poems from Les Fleurs du Mal. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1997.

New York 1997 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,920.00
6 Marc Chagall (1887-1985)

Chagall, Marc (1887-1985). The Lithographs of Chagall. Vol. I: Paris: Andre Sauret, 1960; Vol. II: Paris: Andre Sauret, 1963; Vol. III: Paris: Andre Sauret, 1969; Vols. IV, V and VI: Monte Carlo: Andre Sauret, 1974, 1984, 1986.

Paris; Monte Carlo 1960; 1963; 1969; 1974; 1984; 1986 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,200.00
7 Salvador Dali (1904-1989)

Dali, Salvador (1904-1989). Autograph note signed ("Dali") to unknown recipient, Paris, 1965.

Paris 1965 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
8 Willem de Kooning (1904-1997)

De Kooning, Willem (1904-1997), illustrator. -- O'Hara, Frank (1926-1966). Poems. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1988.

New York 1988 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,280.00
9 Edouard Manet; Berthe Morisot; Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Duret, Theodore (1838-1927). Manet and the French Impressionists. J.E. Crawford Flitch, translator. Philadelphia: J.P. Lippincott, 1910.

Philadelphia 1910 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,152.00
10 Robert Frank (1924-2019)

Frank, Robert (1924-2019), photographer. The Declaration of Independence. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 2010.

New York 2010 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,024.00
11 Georg Hirth (1841-1916)

Hirth, Georg (1841-1916), editor. Jugend: Munchner illustrierte Wochenschrift fur Kunst und Leben. Munich and Leipzig: G. Hirth's Kunstverlag, 1896-1900.

Munich; Leipzig 1896-1900 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,408.00
12 Ellsworth Kelly (1923-2015)

Kelly, Ellsworth (1923-2015), illustrator. -- Mallarme Stephane (1842-1898). A Un Coup de Des n'Abolira Jamais le Hasard. [A Throw of the Dice Will Never Abolish Chance]. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1992.

New York 1992 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 3,520.00
13 Robert Motherwell (1915-1991)

Motherwell, Robert (1915-1991), illustrator. -- Paz, Octavio (1914-1998). Three Poems. New York: The Limited Editions Club, [1988].

New York 1988 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,176.00
14 Charles Peignot (1897-1983)

Peignot, Charles (1897-1983), editor. Photographie. Paris: Arts et Metiers Graphiques, 1930-1939, 1947.

Paris 1930-1939; 1947 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
15 Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973). -- Sabartes, Jaime (1881-1968). Picasso: Toreros. Patrick Gregory, translator. New York: George Braziller; Monte Carlo: A. Sauret. 1961.

New York; Monte Carlo 1961 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,664.00
16 Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)

[Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919)]. -- Geffroy, Gustave (1855-1926). La Vie Artistique, Troiseieme serie. Paris: E. Dentu, 1894.

Paris 1894 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 704.00
17 Sean Scully (b. 1945)

Scully, Sean (b. 1945), illustrator. -- Conrad, Joseph (1857-1924). Heart of Darkness. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1992.

New York 1992 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,664.00
18 Walasse Ting (1929-2010); Sam Francis; E.W. Kornfeld

Ting, Walasse (1929-2010). 1 Cent Life. Bern: E.W. Kornfeld, 1964.

Bern 1964 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 5,120.00
19 Kara Walker (b. 1969)

[Walker, Kara (b. 1969), artist]. -- Morrison, Toni (1931-2009). Five Poems. Las Vegas: Rainmaker Editions, 2002.

Las Vegas 2002 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,840.00
20

Acosta, Cristobal (1525-1594). Trattato di Christoforo Acosta Africano Medico, & Chirurgo della Historia, Natura, et Virtu delle Droghe Medicinali... Venice: Francesco Ziletti, 1585.

Venice 1585 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,216.00
21 Aristotle (384-322 BCE); Henrico Monantholio

[Aristotle (384-322 BCE)]. Mechanica Graeca, emendata, Latina facta, & commentariis illustrata ab Henrico Monantholio. Paris: Jeremiah Perier, 1599.

Paris 1599 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,800.00
22 John Payne

[Bindings]. Payne, John (1842-1916), translator. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night... [with:] Tales from the Arabic. [and:] Alaeddin and the Enchanted Lamp. London: Villon Society 1882-1889.

London 1882-1889 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,152.00
23 Walter Scott

[Bindings]. Scott, Walter (1771-1832). [Waverly Novels]. Edinburgh: Printed for Archibald Constable & Co., et al.,

Edinburgh 1811; 1813; 1818; 1820; 1822; 1823; 1824; 1825; 1826; 1827; 1829; 1830; 1832 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 960.00
24 William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley

Cecil, William, 1st Baron Burghley (1520-1598). Autograph document signed ("W. Burghley") as Lord High Treasurer to unknown recipient, possibly relating to a debt. [London], July 1574.

London 1574 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 576.00
25 Claude E. Shannon; Ralph Hartley; Harry Nyquist; Norbert Wiener; B.M. Oliver; J.R. Pierce; Denis Gabor; Alan Turing

[Communications Theory]. A significant archive of works on communications theory, comprising foundational texts by leading mathematicians.

New York; Cambridge, Massachusetts; Paris; London 1928; 1924; 1948; 1949; 1953; 1956; 1957; 1959 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 25,600.00
  • Freeman’s
    How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X
    June 30
    Freeman’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. $8,000/12,000
    Freeman’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. $8,000/12,000
    Freeman’s, June 30: [Baseball] [Mantle, Mickey] Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000/12,000
    Freeman’s, June 30: [Baseball] A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000/12,000
    Freeman’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. $10,000/15,000
    Freeman’s
    How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X
    June 30
    Freeman’s, June 30: [American Revolution] Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776! $15,000/25,000
    Freeman’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. $40,000/60,000
    Freeman’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. $60,000/80,000
    Freeman’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. $100,000/200,000
    Freeman’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 June
    Sotheby’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.