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Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates: 45th Semi-Annual Premier Americana Auction - Day 3

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Auction Name 45th Semi-Annual Premier Americana Auction - Day 3 Total Sales (USD) 104,900.00
Auction Date November 23, 2024 - November 23, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 19,840.00
Sale Number #112324 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 33,310.00
Total Lots 68
Sold Lots 68 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 19,840.00
% of Lots Sold 100.00% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 33,310.00
Unsold Lots 0 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 314.92%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
2106

CIVIL WAR DONNAN FAMILY, PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA ARCHIVES WITH ENSLAVED PERSONS CONTENT

1835 to 1892 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 13,750.00
2150 VALENTINE GREEN (BRITISH, 1739-1813) AFTER JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY (AMERICAN/BRITISH, 1737-1815)

HISTORICAL PRINT, titled "A Youth Rescued From A Shark"

177 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 12,500.00
2140

EXTREMELY RARE CIVIL WAR "BIRDS EYE VIEW OF ALEXANDRIA, VA", VIRGINIA PRINT

1863 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 8,125.00
2127

RARE CIVIL WAR MAP OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA BY THE US WAR DEPARTMENT

1864 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 6,250.00
2132

AFTER CONRAD WISE CHAPMAN (AMERICAN, 1842-1910) CIVIL WAR SCENE

Circa 1870. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 5,000.00
2088

CIVIL WAR IDENTIFIED CONFEDERATE SOLDIER SIXTH-PLATE AMBROTYPE PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE

1864/1865 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 4,375.00
2460 JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (AMERICAN 1785-1851)

"LITTLE SCREECH OWL"

1832 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,062.50
2141 THOMAS JEFFERSON

THOMAS JEFFERSON MEMORIES FIRST EDITION FOUR-VOLUME ASSEMBLED SET

1829 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 3,250.00
2087

CIVIL WAR IDENTIFIED VIRGINIA CONFEDERATE CAPTAIN / VIRGINIA GOVERNOR NINTH-PLATE AMBROTYPE PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE

1862-1863 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,875.00
2162 AFTER GILBERT STUART (AMERICAN, 1755-1828)

GEORGE WASHINGTON PORTRAIT PRINT

Circa 1836 USD 80.00 - 120.00 USD 2,750.00
2123

CIVIL WAR CONFEDERATE AND UNION ATLAS / MAPS, THREE-VOLUME SET

1891-1895. USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,500.00
2154 AFTER JOHN FRANCIS RENAULT (FRENCH/AMERICAN, ACTIVE 1781-1819)

REVOLUTIONARY WAR PRINT "The British Surrendering their Arms to Gen. Washington after their defeat at York Town in Virginia October 1781"

Circa 1819 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 2,250.00
2167

18TH CENTURY AMERICAN POCKET ATLAS WITH MAPS

Philadelphia: Printed for Mathew Carey, by Lang and Ustick, 1796, USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 2,125.00
2465 AFTER ALVAN FISHER (AMERICAN, 1792-1863)

ENGRAVING OF THE RACE HORSE AMERICAN ECLIPSE

1823 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 1,750.00
2119

CIVIL WAR CONFEDERATE POSTAL COVERS, LOT OF FIVE

1861-1865. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 1,625.00
2152 THOMAS CHEESMAN (BRITISH, 1760-1834) AFTER JOHN TRUMBULL (AMERICAN, 1756-1843)

GEORGE WASHINGTON PORTRAIT PRINT

Late 18th century USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 1,625.00
2153 AFTER JOHN TRUMBULL (AMERICAN, 1756-1843)

REVOLUTIONARY WAR "DEATH OF GENERAL MONTGOMERY" PRINT

Circa 179 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 1,625.00
2137

AMERICAN, POSSIBLY RICHMOND, VIRGINIA AMBROTYPE PHOTOGRAPH OF AN AFRICAN AMERICAN GENTLEMAN

Circa 1860. USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 1,500.00
2158 JOSEPH YEAGER (AMERICAN, 1788-1857) AFTER WILLIAM EDWARD WEST (AMERICAN, 1792-1859)

"BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS" PRINT

published in July 1817 by McCarty & Davis of Philadelphia. USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 1,500.00
2461 FRANK BENSON (AMERICAN, 1862-1951)

HUNTER WITH DECOYS ETCHING

Circa 1920 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 1,500.00
2086

ISLAND PARK COURSE, ALBANY, NEW YORK HORSE RACE BROADSIDE WITH CIVIL WAR ASSOCIATION

1863 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,250.00
2462 EDWARD BEYER (GERMAN / AMERICAN, 1820-1865)

"ALBUM OF VIRGINIA / JAMES RIVER CANAL NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE NORTH RIVER" LITHOGRAPH

Third quarter 19th century. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 1,250.00
2463 EDWARD BEYER (GERMAN / AMERICAN, 1820-1865)

"ALBUM OF VIRGINIA / KANAWHA FALL" LITHOGRAPH

Third quarter 19th century. USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 1,187.50
2102

CIVIL WAR CONFEDERATE KENT, PAINTER & CO., RICHMOND, VIRGINIA MANUSCRIPTS, LOT OF FOUR

1864-1865 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 1,062.50
2107

CIVIL WAR CONFEDERATE PETERSBURG / RICHMOND, VIRGINIA ARCHIVAL MATERIAL, LOT OF EIGHT

1861-1864. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 1,062.50
  • High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”.
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Puss ‘n Boots. 1994 Charles Perrult All four are signed by Andreas Deja
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Specimen book of type faces. Job composition department, Philadelphia gazette publishing company .
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur Court By Mark Twain 1889.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program.
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: The American printer, July 1910.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Leaves of grass 1855 by Walt Whitman.
  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare.
    The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens.
    A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Golding.
    Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll.
    Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien.
    The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: John Milton.
    Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD