• June 25, 2026
    Doyle, June 25: Houdini's biography, boldly signed. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A volume from Abraham Lincoln's library, signed just before heading to Washington for his inauguration. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A very early Confederate recruiting manual belonging to the chief commissary in Lee's Army. $600 to $800.
    Doyle, June 25: Rare hand-colored lithographs of the life of Napoleon. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, June 25: The "Holster Atlas" of the American Revolution. $5,000 to $8,000.
    Doyle, June 25: Jewish ceremonies in fine hand-colored engravings. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A very rare work on Turkish military costume. $1,000 to $1,500.
    June 25, 2026
    Doyle, June 25: The most important illustrated work on the Mexican-American War. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, June 25: The finest illustrated book on Afghanistan. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, June 25: Henry Justice Ford St. George rescues the Princess from the horrible Dragon. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A rare work of Prussian Army uniforms under Frederick William II, with exquisite hand-colored engravings. $800 to $1,200.
    Doyle, June 25: Lenny Bruce typed letter signed to a Village bohemian during his obscenity trials, with a manuscript note and drawing. $300 to $500.
    Doyle, June 25: Schiff's scarce Shanghai Sketchbook. $300 to $500.
    Doyle, June 25: The first accurate published representation of the American flag. $2,000 to $4,000.
  • Bonhams, June 14-23: Palm-reading, astrology, and more. Estimate: $2,000 - 3,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Benjamin Franklin. Sammelband of 45 papers on electricity. Estimate: $8,000 - 12,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: The basis for the whole modern electric-power industry. Estimate: $4,000 - 6,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Edgar Allen Poe. Poe on Mesmerism. Estimate: $2,500 - 3,500
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Reformation - The Architect of Lutheranism on Church Unity and Dissent. Estimate: $100,000 - 150,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: The Rare 3-Paper Offprint Identifying the Double Helix Structure of DNA, Signed by Crick, Wilkins, Wilson, Stokes and Gosling. Estimate: $40,000 - 60,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Autograph book and Report from the Thirtieth Indian National Congress, featuring the signatures of Mahatma Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore, and Dadabhai Naoroji. Estimate: $6,000 - 8,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: An Illustrated Miniature Hebrew Prayerbook Manuscript. Estimate: $30,000 - 50,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Autograph Working Draft of Arthur Conan Doyle's The Death Voyage. Estimate: $30,000 - 50,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: "Perhaps the most celebrated and most beautiful herbal ever published." Estimate: $15,000 - 20,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Izaak Walton. The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative man's Recreation. Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing. Estimate: $12,000 - 18,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: A rare product of the Jaquard loom. Estimate: $8,000 - 12,000
  • Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 123. Celebrate 250 Years of Independence with Original Stars and Stripes (1790) Est. $1,400 - $1,700
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 20. Keulen's Spectacular Chart of the World Featuring California as an Island (1728) Est. $12,000 - $15,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 42. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 591. Matching Set of 3 Stunning Globe Gores of Eastern Asia from Coronelli's 3.5 Foot Globe (1688) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 9. Speed's Popular World Map with Allegorical Representations of the Elements (1651) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 168. First Separate Map of Kansas & Nebraska Territories (1854) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 43. Only Macrobius Map with Britain Attached to Europe (1515) Est. $800 - $950
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 250. Rare Map of Boston and One of the Earliest Maps of the Revolutionary War (1775) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 79. Schenk's Uncommon Map Featuring Two Figurative Title Cartouches (1696) Est. $1,200 - $1,500
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 681. Hand-Colored Image of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950
  • 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.

Vermot de Pas: History and Regions of France, 179009, Paris

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
May 05, 2026 - May 05, 2026
Page Size: 650 items in 26 pages
Auction Lot Books
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
451 Joseph Rey; M. Duchesne

GRENOBLE (Isere). 6 Imprimes (1815/1832) including works by Joseph Rey, Duchesne, and accounts of the March 1832 events

Grenoble; Paris 1815; 1832 EUR 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
452

CENT-JOURS 1815. AUDE. Proclamation and arrete by Prefect SAULNIER regarding voluntary donations for the National Guard equipment, 11 June 1815

Carcassonne 1815 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
453

DETTE DE GUERRE 1815. ISERE: Arrete by Prefect Baron BOURDON-VATRY for collecting a war contribution due to foreign troops, 2 July 1815

Grenoble 1815 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
454

AUDE. 1815. Arrete by Prefect Baron TROUVE for the reintegration of clothing and equipment into military stores, 1 August 1815

Carcassonne 1815 EUR 80.00 - 120.00 Not Sold
455 Guillaume Marcelin, Baron puis vicomte PROTEAU (1772–1837)

MANCHE. General PROTEAU. Brevet signed by Marechal-de-Camp PROTEAU, 3 August 1815, service certificate for Captain LECLUSE of the 2nd Battalion of the MANCHE National Guard

1815 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
456

AUDE 1815. GARDE NATIONALE D’ELITE CONTRE L’INVASION DES ESPAGNOLS. Order of the Day by Lieutenant-General Comte RICARD, 27 August 1815

Carcassonne 1815 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
457

BOUCHES-DU-RHONE 1815. Arrete by Prefect VAUBLANC concerning retired or half-pay officers causing disturbances in Marseille, 31 August 1815

Marseille 1815 EUR 80.00 - 120.00 Not Sold
458

DROME. 1815. Occupation of allied troops - 2 printed arretes from the Prefecture concerning subsistence and contributions for allied troops, September 1815

1815 EUR 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
459

DORDOGNE 1815. PORT-D’ARMES DE CHASSE. Extrait from the Prefect's register concerning hunting weapon permits, 2 October 1815

Perigueux 1815 EUR 80.00 - 120.00 Not Sold
460

GARD 1815. Arrete by Prefect Marquis d’ARBAUD-JOUQUES forbidding the unauthorized wearing of military uniforms or rank insignia, 9 November 1815

Nimes 1815 EUR 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
461

TARN ET GARONNE. 1816. GITES D’ETAPES. Arrete by Vicomte de VILLENEUVE setting tariffs for military convoy supplies, 5 February 1816

Montauban 1816 EUR 80.00 - 120.00 Not Sold
462 Pierre RIEL de BEURNONVILLE (1752–1821)

Marechal de BEURNONVILLE. Signed certificate for the promotion to Captain of Infantry for M. De JULBECOURT, 14 February 1816

Paris 1816 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
463 Esprit Eugene Louis TEISSIER De MARGUERITTES (1781–)

GARD. Baron de MARGUERITTES. Autograph letter signed requesting permission to visit the Observatory with English visitors, 15 March 1816

Paris 1816 EUR 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
464 Antoine-Louis de GOURDON (1765–1833)

Antoine-Louis de GOURDON, Contre-Amiral. Signed order for the gabarre LA PANTHERE to sail to Bayonne for construction wood, 19 March 1816

Rochefort 1816 EUR 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
465 Louis XVIII; Armand du Plessis, duc de RICHELIEU (1767–1822)

BREVET DE TEINTURIER DU ROI for Veuve LAISNE and Sieur BARBAZAN, signed by Louis XVIII and contresigned by the duc de RICHELIEU, 3 August 1816

1816 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
466 Charles Joseph, Marquis de Viomenil (1734–1827)

Marechal de VIOMENIL. Autograph letter signed to Comte D’HOFFELIZE regarding a request for a position, 15 September 1816

Paris 1816 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
467

DROME. Avis by Prefect DU BOUCHAGE regarding declaration required from fabricants, marchands-fabricants, and filateurs under the law of 25 March 1817

Valence 1817 EUR 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
468 Jacques-Felix HAMELIN, Baron, Amiral (1768–1839)

Jacques-Felix HAMELIN, Baron, Amiral. 6 autograph letters signed to Antoine-Laurent de JUSSIEU and one to Mr ROBERT, discussing botany (1817-1823)

Toulon 1817; 1819; 1823 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
469 Charles Louis HUGUET DE MONTARAN, Comte puis Marquis de Semonville

SEMONVILLE. 3 letters (2 autograph signed, 1 autograph) on various matters including a reform, a majorat, and compliments, 1817-1829

Paris; Versailles 1817; 1829 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
470

ISERE. AMNISTIE. Ordonnance of King Louis XVIII granting amnesty for subsistence-related offenses (September 1816 onward), 13 August 1817

Grenoble 1817 EUR 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
471 DUCOIN Aine (1777–1851); GRANGE J.B. (1795–1826); THORIGNY Pierre Francois Elisabeth LEULLION DE (1798–1869); TEZENAS Claude (c. 1780–1825); SIMONET Jean Claude (1795–1853); BOISSIEUX dit Saint-loup (1794–1857)

SERVAN DE SUGNY. Correspondence of 22 autograph letters signed addressed to him from various literary, political, and family figures (1818-1828)

1818-1828 EUR 180.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
472

ETATS-UNIS. 2 PORTRAITS: George Washington engraving (1818) and Benjamin Franklin lithograph (c. 1827)

Zwickau 1818; c. 1827 EUR 100.00 - 150.00 EUR 128.00
473 Francois HUE, Baron (1757–1819)

Francois HUE, Baron. Letter signed regarding his son's military promotion and an invitation, 22 July 1818

St Cloud 1818 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 192.00
474

ALPES-MARITIMES 1818. Notice of forced sale of properties in the commune of CARROS, 2 August 1818

Grasse 1818 EUR 60.00 - 80.00 Not Sold
475 Alexandre Louis Robert de GIRARDIN D’ERMENONVILLE (1776–1855)

GIRARDIN D’ERMENONVILLE. Autograph letter signed recommending M. de Quesney and criticizing his successor, 22 November 1818

Ermenonville 1818 EUR 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
  • Bonhams, June 14-23: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presentation Gold Pocket Watch. Estimate: $20,000 - 30,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Presentation Copy of the First Issue of the Lincoln Douglas Debates Signed by Abraham Lincoln in Pencil to a Sangamon County Illinois Republican. Estimate: $150,000 - 250,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: A Senate Resolution Signed in the Tense Days After the Union's Humiliating Defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run. Estimate: $80,000 - $120,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Seven Passages to a Flight, an Artists Book with a Story Quilt by Faith Ringgold, the Publisher's Own Copy. Estimate: $80,000 - 120,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: A New Charter for Virginia, A Response to the First Armed Rebellion in the American Colonies. Estimate: $15,000 - 25,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Earliest obtainable printing of the Bill of Rights. Estimate: $8,000 - 12,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Edward Curtis Orotone. Estimate: $7,000 - 9,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Owned by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: A Butter or Dessert Plate from FDR's State Dinner Service. Estimate: $3,000 - 5,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: An Early Large-Format Plan of the City of Washington. Estimate: $1,500 - 2,500
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Containing the First Map to Name the Hudson River. Estimate: $20,000 - 30,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: America's First Major Novelist, a Complete Chapter in Autograph Manuscript by James Fenimore Cooper. Estimate: $15,000 - 20,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: The Only Full-Length Book by Jefferson, with the Justly Famous Map. Estimate: $12,000 - 18,000
  • Sotheby's Book Week
    2 June - 9 July
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations, on its 250th anniversary. $180,000 to $250,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 17: Fontana, Lucio. Concetto Spaziale. 1967. Leporello en papier doré. Bel exemplaire signé. €4,000 to $€,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”. $150,000 to $200,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Washington, George (as First President). Washington decries “an ostentatious imitation, or mimickry of Royalty” in his Presidency. $250,000 to $500,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 17: Lope de Vega. Rare manuscrit autographe signé de la préface dédicatoire de "El Cardenal de Belen" (le cardinal de Bethléem), pièce composée en 1610. €40,000 to €60,000.
  • June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Medical Incunabula: Petit (Jean)publisher & Kerver (Thielman)printer. Regimen Sanitatis Salernitanum, sm. 8vo, Paris [1498]
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Hugo (Victor) [Wraxall (Lascelles)]. Les Miserable, 3 vols., 8vo, L. (Hurst & Blackett) 1862, First Authorized English Translation (copyright).
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Shelley (Mary Wollstonecraft). Frankenstein: or The Modern Prometheus, 8vo, 2 vols. in one, L. (G. & W.B. Whittaker, Ave-Maria-Lane) 1823.
    June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Cuisine: Anon. Cookery, Pastry, and Sweet Meats in three Books, Alphabetically Digested, 8vo 1710.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Lambert (Aylmer Bourke). A Description of the Genus Pinus, with Directions Relative to the Cultivation…, 2 vols. Sm. folio L. (Messrs. Weddell) 1832.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Botany: Curtis (William). Flora Londinensis: or Plates and Descriptions of such Plants as Grow Wild in the Environs of London, 2 vols. folio, London (B. White) 1777 – 1798.
    June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Le Moire (J.M.) Maple Leaves, Canadian History and Quebec Scenery (Third Series) 8vo Quebec (Hunter, Rose & Co.) 1865. First Edn.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: The Earliest Extant Printed House Contents Sale Catalogue in Ireland: Baillie, Auctioneer, Abby Street. A Catalogue of the Goods and Stock of the late Edward Wingfield…
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: William III King of England. Autograph Letter Signed ("William R") to an unnamed correspondent [possibly Charles-Henri de Lorraine] discussing his strategy against the French forces during the siege of Namur.
    June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: [Austen (Jane) (1785-1817]. Pride and Prejudice, 3 vols. sm. 8vo, L. (T. Egerton) 1813.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Heaney (Seamus). Ugolino, sm. folio D. (Dolmen) 1979, Limited Edn. No. 78/125 Copies, Signed by Seamus Heaney, Louis le Brocquy, Liam Miller and Andrew Carpenter.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Voltaire (F.M. Avouet de). Petits Ouvrages, attribues a M. de Voltaire, sm. folio manuscript, dated 1776, containing 9 works.