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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 131 | Franklin Benjamin | The Way to Wealth, and a Plan by which every Man May Pay his Taxes |
Philadelphia | 1785 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 21,760.00 |
| 132 | Macpherson James | MacPherson's Directory for the City and Suburbs of Philadelphia |
Philadelphia | 1785 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 15,360.00 |
| 133 | Gargas Pierre-Andre | Union souveraine et conciliatrice |
La Haye | 1785 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 7,680.00 |
| 135 | Franklin Benjamin | American Philosophical Society membership certificate |
Philadelphia | 1786 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 16,640.00 |
| 136 | Franklin Benjamin | Autograph letter signed to Dr. Edward Bancroft |
Philadelphia | 1786 | USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 57,600.00 |
| 137 | Franklin Benjamin | Philosophical and Miscellaneous Papers |
London | 1787 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 89,600.00 |
| 138 | Franklin Benjamin | Autograph letter signed to Abbe Andre Morellet |
1787 | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 166,400.00 | |
| 139 | Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery | The Constitution of the Pennsylvania Society, for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery, and the Relief of Free Negroes, Unlawfully Held in Bondage |
Philadelphia | 1787 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,584.00 |
| 140 | Franklin Benjamin | An Address to the Public; A Plan for improving the condition of the Free Blacks |
Philadelphia | 1789 | USD 9,000.00 - 13,000.00 | USD 32,000.00 |
| 141 | Zion Besieged and Attacked |
Philadelphia | 1787 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 38,400.00 | |
| 142 | Muhlenberg Peter Gabriel | Document signed as Vice President of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia | 1788 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 5,376.00 |
| 143 | Franklin Benjamin | La science du Bonhomme Richard |
Boston | ca. 1788 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 144 | Alix Pierre-Michel; Le Barbier L'Aine J. J. F. | Untitled portrait of Benjamin Franklin |
Paris | ca. 1790 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 5,376.00 |
| 145 | Franklin Benjamin | Memoires de la vie privee de Benjamin Franklin |
Paris | 1791 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,304.00 |
| 146 | Franklin Benjamin | The Private Life of the late Benjamin Franklin |
London | 1793 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 6,144.00 |
| 147 | Franklin Benjamin | Observations on Smoky Chimneys, their Causes and Cure; with Considerations on Fuel and Stoves |
London | 1793 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,584.00 |
| 148 | Franklin Benjamin | Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin |
London | ca. 1793 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,200.00 |
| 149 | Mecom Jane Franklin | Manuscript letter signed to Henry Hill |
1794 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 23,040.00 | |
| 150 | Williams Jonathan | Thermometrical Navigation |
Philadelphia | 1799 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 3,840.00 |
| 151 | Jefferson Thomas | Appointment of William Bache as Surveyor of the Port of Philadelphia |
Washington | 1804 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 8,320.00 |
| 152 | Adventures of Franklin |
London | 1808 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 768.00 | |
| 153 | Franklin Benjamin | Moral Pictures, or Poor Richard Illustrated |
ca. 1810 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 155 | Franklin Benjamin | The Autobiography |
Boston; New York | 1906 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 23,040.00 |
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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. -
