Sothebys: The Jay T. Snider Collection of Benjamin Franklin, N12185, New York
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- June 24, 2026 - June 24, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Edwards Jonathan | The Distinguishing Marks of a Work of the Spirit of God |
Philadelphia | 1742 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 17,920.00 |
| 27 | Manuscript list of Grand Jury City Sessions |
Philadelphia | 1741 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,304.00 | |
| 28 | Mather Increase | 3 Books, including: Soul-saving Gospel Truths |
Philadelphia | 1743; 1744 | USD 35,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 76,800.00 |
| 29 | Griffith Benjamin | A Confession of Faith, Put forth by the Elders and Brethren of Many Congregations of Christians |
Philadelphia | 1743 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 3,584.00 |
| 30 | A Treaty held at the Town of Lancaster, in Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia | 1744 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 40,960.00 | |
| 31 | Cicero Marcus Tullius | Cato Major, or His Discourse of Old-Age |
Philadelphia | 1744 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 15,360.00 |
| 32 | Estaugh John | A Call to the Unfaithful Professors of Truth |
Philadelphia | 1744 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 7,680.00 |
| 33 | Cadwalader Thomas | An Essay on the West-India Dry Gripes; with the Method of Preventing and Curing that Cruel Distemper |
Philadelphia | 1745 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 21,760.00 |
| 34 | Franklin Benjamin | A Pocket Almanack for the Year 1746 |
Philadelphia | 1745 | USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 15,360.00 |
| 35 | Armstrong John | The Art of Preserving Health |
Philadelphia | 1745 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 10,880.00 |
| 36 | Franklin Benjamin | A Pocket Almanack for the Year 1747 |
Philadelphia | 1746 | USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 16,640.00 |
| 37 | Franklin Benjamin | Poor Richard... An Almanack For the Year of Christ 1747 |
Philadelphia | 1746 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 24,320.00 |
| 38 | Whitefield George | Five Sermons on the Following Subjects |
Philadelphia | 1746 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 8,320.00 |
| 39 | Franklin Benjamin | Plain Truth: or, Serious Considerations on the Present State of the City of Philadelphia, and Province of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia | 1747 | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 40,960.00 |
| 40 | Franklin Benjamin | Poor Richard improved: Being an Almanack and Ephemeris of the Motions of the Sun and Moon |
Philadelphia | 1747 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 7,680.00 |
| 41 | Proprietors of the Eastern-Division | A Bill in the Chancery of New-Jersey |
New York | 1747 | USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | USD 23,040.00 |
| 42 | Morgan Abel | Anti-Paedo-Rantism |
Philadelphia | 1747 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,560.00 |
| 43 | Blackmore Richard | Letters between Theophilus and Eugenio |
Philadelphia | 1747 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 5,120.00 |
| 44 | Anno Regni Georgii II |
Philadelphia | 1748 | USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 12,800.00 | |
| 45 | Franklin Benjamin | Poor Richard improved |
Philadelphia | 1748 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 8,960.00 |
| 46 | Currie William | A Treatise On the Lawfulness of Defensive War |
Philadelphia | 1748 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 15,360.00 |
| 47 | Tennent Gilbert | The Late Association for Defence Farther Encouraged |
Philadelphia | 1748 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,096.00 |
| 48 | Smith John | The Doctrine of Christianity, as Held by the People called Quakers, Vindicated |
Philadelphia | 1748 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,048.00 |
| 49 | Franklin Benjamin | Poor Richard improved |
Philadelphia | 1749 | USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 12,800.00 |
| 50 | Franklin Benjamin | Proposals Relating to the Education of Youth |
Philadelphia | 1749 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 76,800.00 |
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Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Reaffirms the US Treaty of Friendship and Peace with Morocco, the Longest Unbroken Treaty in US History. $50,000 – 80,000.Freeman’s, August 20. Weeks After Victory at Yorktown, Benjamin Franklin Promises Repayment of a French Loan that Funded the American Revolution. $200,000 – 300,000.Freeman’s, August 20. Rare First Edition of the Foundational Text of the Mormon Church. $100,000 – 150,000.Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Sends the First Major Law Passed by Congress, the Tariff Act of 1789. $100,000 – 150,000.Freeman’s, August 20. A Scarce Example of Audubon's Depiction of a Brown Pelican, Plate CCLI from his Birds of America. $30,000 – 50,000.Freeman’s, August 20. The Official and First Obtainable Broadside Printing of the Lincoln's Final Emancipation Proclamation. $30,000 – 50,000. -
