Bonhams: Documenting America Printed and Manuscript Americana including Highlights from the Louise Taper Presidential Collection, 31881, New York
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- June 23, 2026 - June 23, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | Jefferson Thomas 1743-1826 | Letter to Edward Telfair |
New York, NY | 1790 | USD 60,000.00 - 90,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 57 | Jefferson Thomas 1743-1826 | Congressional resolution promoting research in methods for obtaining fresh, from salt water |
Washington, D. C. | 1792 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 58 | Jefferson Thomas 1743-1826; Madison James 1751-1836 | Extract of a letter from James Madison to Th. Jefferson |
1795 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 8,960.00 | |
| 59 | Russell John c.1750-1829 | Plan of the City of Washington in the Territory of Columbia |
London | 1795 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 960.00 |
| 60 | Vancouver George | A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, and Round the World |
London | 1793 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,088.00 |
| 61 | Thwaites Reuben Gold | Original Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition |
New York | 1904-1905 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 4,864.00 |
| 62 | Fanning Nathaniel 1755-1805 | Narrative of the Adventures of an American Navy Officer, who Served During Part of the American Revolution under the Command of Com. John Paul Jones, Esq. |
New York | 1806 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 8,320.00 |
| 63 | Smith Mary | An Affecting Narrative of the Captivity and Sufferings of Mrs. Mary Smith |
Providence, RI | [1815] | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,096.00 |
| 64 | Cooper James Fenimore 1789-1851 | Afloat and Ashore |
[1844] | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 65 | National Inaugural Ball |
Washington, DC | 1849 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,088.00 | |
| 66 | Album of Photographs relating to the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fires |
1906 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 68 | Senate Joint Resolution 10 |
1861 | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 69 | Lincoln Abraham 1809-1865 | Original portrait photograph of Lincoln seated with a book and his son Tad |
1864 | USD 60,000.00 - 90,000.00 | USD 76,700.00 | |
| 71 | Steinbeck John 1902-1968 | If This Be Treason |
[1953] | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 72 | Ringgold Faith (1930-2024); Burgess Michele; Kelly Bill; Martin Nelle | Seven Passages to a Flight |
San Diego, California | 1995-1996 | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 73 | Curtis Edward S (1868-1952) | Homeward |
Seattle | c.1898 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 8,320.00 |
| 74 | Curtis Edward S (1868-1952) | Self Portrait in Field Attire |
c. 1899 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 12,160.00 | |
| 75 | Curtis Edward S (1868-1952) | Chief Joseph, Nez Perce |
Seattle | c.1903 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 53,760.00 |
| 76 | Curtis Edward S (1868-1952) | Canon de Chelly |
Seattle, Washington | c.1904 | USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 30,720.00 |
| 77 | Curtis Edward S (1868-1952) | Canon de Chelly |
Seattle | c.1904 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 16,640.00 |
| 78 | Curtis Edward S (1868-1952) | Canon de Chelly |
Seattle, Washington | c.1904 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 10,240.00 |
| 79 | Curtis Edward S (1868-1952) | Canon de Chelly |
Los Angeles | 1904, printed 1970s | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 10,880.00 |
| 80 | Curtis Edward S (1868-1952) | Canon de Chelly |
Los Angeles | c.1904, printed c.1970 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 7,680.00 |
| 81 | Curtis Edward S (1868-1952) | Vanishing Race |
c.1904 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,096.00 | |
| 82 | Curtis Edward S (1868-1952) | The Three Chiefs, Piegan |
Seattle | c.1904 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 19,200.00 |
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Sotheby’s
Shelf Life: Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper from the Library of Stanley J. Seeger and Christopher Cone
25 June – July 7Sotheby’s, July 7: Ludwig van Beethoven. Autograph sketches for the overture "Die Weihe des Hauses", op.124, [1822], UNPUBLISHED. £150,000 to £200,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice, 1813, first edition, 3 volumes, contemporary half calf. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass, Brooklyn, 1855, first edition, first issue, original green cloth, the Doheny copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Binding—Sangorski & Sutcliffe—Omar Khayyam. Rubaiyat, London, 1872, third edition, in a magnificent jewelled Peacock binding. £15,000 to £20,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: George Eliot. Middlemarch, Edinburgh and London, 1871, first edition in the original parts. £20,000 to £30,000. -
Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Hassall (Joan) A large collection of over 300 original woodblocks of engravings for various books, v.d., with Hassall's engraver's glass water-globe (Qty) - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Eragny Press.- [Bradley (Katherine Harris) & Edith Emma Cooper], "Michael Field." Whym Chow, Flame of Love, one of only 27 copies, inscribed by Bradley, the rarest book from the press, 1914. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: [Moore (Thomas Sturge)] [Wood Engravings], 71 wood-engravings printed by David Chambers from the original blocks, the only set on Japanese Hosho paper, from an edition of 5 sets, [1970]. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: La Fontaine (Jean de) Contes et Nouvelles en vers, 2 vol., engraved plates after Eisen, fine early 19th century blue morocco, gilt, by Bradel l'ainé, Amsterdam [Paris], 1762. - Est. £2,000-3,000Forum, July 9: Erotica.- Prostitution.- Pretty Women of Paris (The); Their Names and Addresses, Qualities and Faults..., [Paris], privately printed at the Press of the Prefecture de Police, 1883. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: Vale Press.- Ricketts (Charles) & Lucien Pissarro. De la Typographie et de l'Harmonie de la Page Imprimée…, [one of 216 copies], bound in dark blue morocco tooled in gilt, by Sarah T.Prideaux, 1898. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Martin (John) Illustrations of the Bible, complete set of 20 mezzotints, good impressions, rarely found in early states, [c.1831-1835]. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum, July 9: Golden Cockerel Press.- Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ (The), one of 500 copies, Mary Gill's copy, Waltham St. Lawrence, 1931 with a signed proof of engraving on japon numbered 10/10 (2) - Est. £5,000-7,000Forum, July 9: Boccaccio (Giovanni) The Decameron, 3 vol., vol.1 extra-illustrated by John Buckland Wright with c.150 erotic original drawings in pen & ink and pencil, 1886 [extra-illustrated c.1940]. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Cox (Morris) Collection of Gogmagog Press Books, 35 vol., rare complete collection of printed books issued by the press, limited editions, most signed by Cox, 1957-83. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Wynkyn de Worde.- [Terentius Afer (Publius)] [Comedie...], [Paris, Josse Badius: sold in London by Wynkyn de Worde, & others], [15 July 1504]. - Est. £4,000-6,000Forum, July 9: Mosley (James) Ornamented Types. Twenty-Three Alphabets from the Foundry of Louis John Pouchée, 2 vol., one of 10 copies for presentation, from an edition of 210, 1992-93. - Est. £1,000-2,000 -
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.