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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | Franklin Benjamin | Experiments and Observations on Electricity |
London | 1769 | USD 25,000.00 - 40,000.00 | USD 23,040.00 |
| 106 | Franklin Benjamin | Oeuvres de M. Franklin |
Paris | 1773 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 44,800.00 |
| 107 | Proceedings of His Majesty’s Privy-Council on the Address of the Assembly of Massachusetts-Bay |
Boston | 1774 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 25,600.00 | |
| 108 | Franklin Benjamin | Autograph letter signed to Deborah Read Franklin |
1774 | USD 35,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 48,640.00 | |
| 109 | Franklin Benjamin | Autograph letter signed to Alexander Dick |
London | 1775 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 23,040.00 |
| 110 | Franklin Benjamin | Autograph letter signed to Henry Home, Lord Kames |
London | 1775 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 32,000.00 |
| 111 | Franklin Benjamin | Commission of Nicholas Biddle as Captain of the Franklin |
Philadelphia | 1775 | USD 35,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 32,000.00 |
| 112 | Franklin Benjamin | Commission of James Young as First Lieutenant |
Philadelphia | 1776 | USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 28,160.00 |
| 113 | Franklin Benjamin | Autograph document signed, invoice to the Province of Georgia |
Philadelphia | 1776 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 28,160.00 |
| 114 | Minutes of the Proceedings of the Convention of the State of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia | 1776 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 32,000.00 | |
| 115 | The Constitution of the Common-Wealth of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia | 1777 | USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 5,760.00 | |
| 116 | Franklin William | Autograph letter signed to Philip Skene |
1777 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 25,600.00 | |
| 117 | Franklin Benjamin | A French-language form relating to the regulation of 27 September 1778 |
Passy | 1778 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 32,000.00 |
| 119 | Le Vasseur Jean Charles; Borel Antoine | L'Amerique Independante |
Paris | 1778 | USD 3,500.00 - 5,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 120 | Franklin Benjamin | Political, Miscellaneous, and Philosophical Pieces |
London | 1779 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,760.00 |
| 121 | Stanhope Charles | Principles of Electricity |
London | 1779 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 35,840.00 |
| 122 | Franklin Benjamin | Autograph letter signed to Jacques-Donatien Le Ray de Chaumont |
Passy | 1780 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 28,160.00 |
| 123 | Franklin Benjamin | Autograph letter signed to Giambatista Beccaria |
Passy | 1781 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 24,320.00 |
| 124 | Franklin Benjamin; Folger Timothy | Remarques Sur la Navigation de Terre-Neuve a New-York |
Paris | circa 1782 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 48,640.00 |
| 125 | Wallis John | Untitled map of the United States |
London | 1783 | USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 12,800.00 |
| 126 | La Rochefoucauld Francois de | Constitutions des treize Etats-Unis de L'Amerique |
Philadelphia; Paris | 1783 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,200.00 |
| 127 | Franklin Benjamin | Autograph letter signed to William Temple Franklin |
Passy | 1784 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 28,160.00 |
| 128 | Lattre Jean | Carte des Etats-Unis de L’Amerique Suivant le Traite de Paix de 1783 |
Paris | 1784 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 48,640.00 |
| 129 | Franklin Benjamin | 3 Books, including: Report of Dr. Benjamin Franklin and other Commissioners, Charged by the King of France, with the Examination of the Animal Magnetism |
London; Paris; Lyon | 1784; 1785 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 130 | Cavallo Tiberius | The History and Practice of Aerostation |
London | 1785 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 17,920.00 |
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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. -
