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Leslie Hindman Auctioneers: American Historical Ephemera and Photography

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Auction Name American Historical Ephemera and Photography Total Sales (USD) 110,694.00
Auction Date November 20, 2024 - November 20, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 80,750.00
Sale Number #2067 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 123,000.00
Total Lots 291
Sold Lots 234 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 104,650.00
% of Lots Sold 80.41% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 159,100.00
Unsold Lots 57 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 69.58%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
830

[NASA]. A large archive of 1,540 photographs incl. Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo missions. 1961-1972.

1961-1972. USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 12,700.00
992

[WILD WEST SHOWS]. A group of 29 RPPCs of Buffalo Bill Cody, Pawnee Bill, and other personalities.

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 3,493.00
943

[POLITICS]. Autographs from 20th-century political figures, including:

20th-century political figures, including: USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 2,159.00
959

[AMERICANA]. Letters, documents, and ephemera, from the Estate of Carroll J. Delery III.

USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 1,651.00
882

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. A group of 35 assorted Union cases, with half plate to sixteenth plate sizes.

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,207.00
989

[WESTERN AMERICANA]. A group of 41 RPPCs of rodeos, cowboys, and cowgirls.

USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 1,207.00
812

[MILITARIA]. 40+ British buttons from the Estate of Carroll J. Delery III. Revolutionary War-1800s.

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,143.00
764

[CIVIL WAR]. 13 autographs of leaders of the Army of Potomac, incl. MEADE, SEDGWICK, and BIRNEY.

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,080.00
883

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. A group of Union cases and collar boxes with varying designs.

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,080.00
986

[WESTERN AMERICANA]. 11 tintypes of cowboys and gunslingers.

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,080.00
927

[LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)]. Porcelain bas-relief inaugural wall plaque, ca 1861.

ca 1861 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,016.00
981

[WESTERN AMERICANA]. 8 tintypes of cowboys, one armed with a revolver.

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,016.00
991

[WILD WEST SHOWS]. Trio of Buffalo Bill Wild West pennants. Ca early 20th century.

Ca early 20th century. USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 953.00
872

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 23 quarter plate daguerreotypes featuring men of varying ages.

USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 889.00
876

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 37 assorted cased images.

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 889.00
950

EDISON, Thomas (1847-1931). Clipped signature ("Thos. A Edison"). 4 December 1916.

1916 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 889.00
705

[REVOLUTIONARY WAR]. Warrant summoning soldiers. Hillsborough, New Hampshire, 15 April 1778.

1778 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 826.00
814

[MILITARIA] 25+ American buttons from the Estate of Carroll J. Delery III, incl. Civil War examples

USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 826.00
857

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 17 quarter plate daguerreotypes of lovely young women.

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 826.00
965

[NATIVE AMERICANS]. A group of 39 RPPCs of Native American subjects, incl. Geronimo.

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 826.00
730

[CIVIL WAR]. 4 portraits of variously armed soldiers, feat. a Prussian Model 1809 Potsdam musket.

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 762.00
743

[CIVIL WAR] 9 CDVs of Civil War-era subjects with boudoir card enlargement of a doubly armed soldier

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 762.00
788

[CIVIL WAR]. 3 booklets, incl. The Bugle Call and CS Army Medical Dept. Regulations for 1863.

1863 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 762.00
865

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 20 daguerreotypes feat. women with gold accessories incl. example by PLUMBE.

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 762.00
952

[NEW YORK CITY]. A Gramercy Park key.

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 762.00
  • 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
    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