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New England Book Auctions: Fine Books and Ephemera List - online 10/28

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Auction Name Fine Books and Ephemera List - online 10/28 Total Sales (USD) 25,782.00
Auction Date November 19, 2024 - November 19, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Sale Number #45 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Total Lots 222
Sold Lots 208 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
% of Lots Sold 93.69% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
Unsold Lots 14 Total Sales as a % of High Est. Inf%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
214 Harpel, Oscar H.

Harpel's Typography or Book of Specimens.

1870 Not Available USD 1,800.00
213 Hobbes, Thomas

The Moral and Political Works.

1750 Not Available USD 1,440.00
215 Steuben, Frederick William

Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States.

1793 Not Available USD 1,080.00
191 Bartram, William.

Travels Through North and South Carolina, Georgia, East and West Florida.

1793 Not Available USD 720.00
218 King, Stephen

Carrie.

1974 Not Available USD 720.00
6a Stevenson, Robert Louis

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

1886 Not Available USD 600.00
200

Americana.

vd Not Available USD 510.00
31 [Potter, Eliza]

A Hairdresser's Experience in High Life.

1859 Not Available USD 480.00
76

Atlas of the City of Boston.

1917 Not Available USD 480.00
23 Marvel Comics

Donruss "Marvel Super Heroes" Complete Set of 66 cards, variously depicting Spider-Man, Iron man, Thor, Daredevil, Captain America and the Hulk.

1966 Not Available USD 450.00
16 Catlin, George

Illustrations of the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians...Eighth Edition.

1851 Not Available USD 420.00
210

The London Chronicle.

1771 - 1772 Not Available USD 420.00
123

(9) Leather Bindings. Ruskin's Works. (3) volumes.

Vd Not Available USD 300.00
131 Salmon, Thomas

The Universal Traveller...Volume I (only).

1755 Not Available USD 300.00
161

(9) Automotive Equipment Catalogues.

Vd Not Available USD 300.00
15

British Imprints.

vd Not Available USD 270.00
132 Fraser, J. Baillie

Travels in Koordistan, Mesopotamia, &c.

1840 Not Available USD 270.00
178

(23) Erotica, Art, Photograph, Literature and Design Periodicals.

Vd Not Available USD 270.00
209 Tocqueville

De La Democratie En Amerique by Alexis De Tocqueville.

1836 Not Available USD 270.00
149 d'Orleans, Louis Philippe Albert; M. le Comte de Paris.

Histoire de la Guerre Civile en Amerique.

1870s-80s Not Available USD 240.00
203

Maps & Early Printing.

vd Not Available USD 240.00
204 Blondel, Jacques Francois

Architecture Francois, ou recueil des plans, elevations, coupes et profils des eglises, maisons royales, palais, hotels.

1752 Not Available USD 240.00
62

Classical Antiquity Group of 4 volumes, as listed below.

vd Not Available USD 228.00
175

Collection of 19th Century Manuscript Letters and Documents.

Vd Not Available USD 216.00
36

(15) Sears Roebuck Catalogues. 1918-1987.

Vd. 1918-1987. Not Available USD 204.00
  • 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
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    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
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    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