Leslie Hindman Auctioneers: Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Americana
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Americana | Total Sales (USD) | 1,832,848.00 |
| Auction Date | November 14, 2024 - November 14, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 918,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #2065 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,319,400.00 |
| Total Lots | 347 | ||
| Sold Lots | 320 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,004,400.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 92.22% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,436,300.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 27 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 127.61% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 299 | The Federalist. |
1788 | USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 203,200.00 | |
| 234 | GOULD, John. | A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds. |
[1849-] 1861. | USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 88,900.00 |
| 230 | GOULD, John. | The Birds of Europe. |
[1832-] 1837. | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 63,500.00 |
| 325 | MATHEWS. | Pencil Sketches of Montana. |
1868 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 53,975.00 |
| 232 | GOULD. | A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans. |
[1852-] 1854. | USD 35,000.00 - 45,000.00 | USD 47,625.00 |
| 277 | AUDUBON. | The Birds of America. |
, [1839-] 1840-1844. | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 44,450.00 |
| 327 | McKENNEY and HALL. | History of the Indian Tribes of N.A. |
1836]; 1838; 1844 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 44,450.00 |
| 62 | CLEMENS. ("Mark Twain"). | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. |
1876 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 41,275.00 |
| 236 | GOULD, John. | The Birds of Great Britain. |
[1862-] 1873. | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 41,275.00 |
| 243 | LEWIN. | The Birds of Great-Britain with their Eggs. |
1789-1794. | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 41,275.00 |
| 131 | A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. |
1929-2010. | USD 50,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 34,925.00 | |
| 231 | GOULD. | A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans. |
[1833-] 1834 [-1835]. | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 32,000.00 |
| 254 | SELIGMANN. | Verzameling van Uitlandsche... |
1772-1781. | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 24,130.00 |
| 168 | ORWELL, George. | Nineteen Eighty-Four. |
1949 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 22,860.00 |
| 209 | VANCOUVER. | A Voyage of Discovery... |
1798 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 22,860.00 |
| 13 | FOUJITA, artist. -- JOSEPH, Michael (1897-1958). | A Book of Cats being Twenty Drawings by Foujita. |
1930 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 21,590.00 |
| 253 | SELBY. | Plates to Selby's Illustrations of British Ornithology. |
[1833-] 1834. | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 21,590.00 |
| 255 | SIBTHORP. | Flora Graeca. |
1806-1813. | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 21,590.00 |
| 86 | EINSTEIN. | THE THREE PARADIGM-SHATTERING PAPERS OF EINSTEIN'S "WONDER YEAR." |
1905 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 20,320.00 |
| 130 | LEROUX, Gaston. | The Phantom of the Opera. |
1911 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 20,320.00 |
| 80 | GRAHAM and DODD. | Security Analysis... |
1934 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 19,050.00 |
| 229 | GOULD. | A Century of Birds from the Himalaya Mountains. |
1831-[1832]. | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 19,050.00 |
| 280 | AUDUBON, John James (1785-1851). | White-Headed Eagle (Plate XXXI, No. 7). |
USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 19,050.00 | |
| 81 | GRAHAM, Benjamin. | The Intelligent Investor. |
1949 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 17,780.00 |
| 226 | EDWARDS. | A Natural History of Uncommon Birds... --Gleanings. |
[1743]-1751 [but ca 1776]. 1758-1764. | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 17,780.00 |
