Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Presentation Copy of a Whitman "Holy Grail." Whitman, Walt. $10,000-$15,000.

Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Endymion in Original Boards. Keats, John. $8,000-

Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Association Copy of the Privately Printed Edition of The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Potter, Beatrix. $8,000-$12,000

Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Christina Rossetti's Own Copy of Her First Book. Rossetti, Christina G. $8,000-$12,000

Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: The Borden Copy of The Life of Merlin in an Elaborate Binding by Riviere. Heywood, Thomas, Translator. $6,000-$8,000

Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Arion Press. Whitman, Walt, Leaves of Grass. $4,000-$6,000

Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Call It Sleep in the First State Jacket. Roth, Henry. $2,000-$3,000

Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Steinbeck's Best-Known Work. Steinbeck, John. $2,000-$3,000

Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: A Fine Jewelled Binding Signed by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Sangorski, Francis. $40,000-$60,000

Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter: A Complete Set of First Editions. Potter, Beatrix. $2,000-$3,000

Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Kelmscott Shelley. Shelley, Percy Bysshe. The Poetical Works. $3,000-$5,000

Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Inscribed by Martin Luther King Jr. King, Martin Luther, Jr. $3,000-$5,000
Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 75. The Second Printed Map of the North American Continent - Full Contemporary Color (1593) Est. $35,000 - $40,000

Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 37. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $16,000 - $18,000

Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 104. Important Revolutionary War Plan of Battle of Quebec in Contemporary Color (1776) Est. $4,000 - $4,750

Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 43. Mercator's Map of the North Pole - the First Printed Map Devoted to the Arctic (1606) Est. $2,750 - $3,500

Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 237. Rare and Striking Bird's-Eye View of Lawrence, Kansas (1880) Est. $2,000 - $2,500

Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 10. Rare Map from Atlas Maior with Representations of the Seasons in Contemporary Color (1662) Est. $14,000 - $17,000

Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 374. Bunting's Map of Europe Depicted as the Queen of the World (1589) Est. $2,000 - $2,400

Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 590. Willem Blaeu's Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia (1634) Est. $2,750 - $3,500

Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 647. The Earliest and Most Decorative Map of the East Coast of Africa (1596) Est. $3,000 - $3,750

Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 710. Ruscelli's Complete, Third Edition Atlas with 65 Maps (1574) Est. $9,500 - $11,000

Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 696. Superb Hand-Colored Image of the Adoration of the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950
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Doyle, Nov. 5: The Director's copy of the first edition of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, inscribed by Beckett. $7,000 to $10,000.

Doyle, Nov. 5: Don McLean's personal test pressing of American Pie before mass production, gifted in 1971. $8,000 to $12,000.

Doyle, Nov. 5: The important and extensive archive of original fashion photographs of model Dorothy Rice, 1945-58. $20,000 to $30,000.

Doyle, Nov. 5: A Charles Adams theater advertisement. $8,000 to $12,000.

Doyle, Nov. 5: A Small Patinated Bronze Bust of Marlene Dietrich. $800 to $1,200.

Doyle, Nov. 5: Marlene Dietrich Studio Photograph. $100 to $200.

Doyle, Nov. 5: The very large and uncommon British Quad for Hitchcock's The Birds. $500 to $800.

Doyle, Nov. 5: An Original Crystal "Sputnik" from the 1966 Met Opera Chandelier. $3,000 to $5,000.

Doyle, Nov. 5: The rare poster from the first American performances of Endgame, 1958. $1,000 to $1,500.

Doyle, Nov. 5: The original Coconut Grove Playhouse poster for Waiting for Godot, possibly unique. $3,000 to $5,000.

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Freeman's | Hindman: Lincoln’s Legacy: Historic Americana from the Life of Abraham Lincoln

Auction Reports


Auction Name	Lincoln’s Legacy: Historic Americana from the Life of Abraham Lincoln	Total Sales (USD)	7,967,194.00
Auction Date	May 21, 2025 - May 21, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	3,661,600.00
Sale Number	#6441	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	5,553,100.00
Total Lots	144
Sold Lots	138	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	4,001,600.00
% of Lots Sold	95.83%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	6,083,100.00
Unsold Lots	6	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	130.97%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
114		[LINCOLN ASSASSINATION]. A pair of stained leather gloves carried by President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre on the night of his assassination, 14 April 1865.		USD 800,000.00 - 1,200,000.00	USD 1,512,500.00
113		[LINCOLN ASSASSINATION]. A handkerchief carried by President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre on the night of his assassination, 14 April 1865.		USD 100,000.00 - 200,000.00	USD 826,000.00
122		$100,000 Reward! The murderer of our late beloved President, Abraham Lincoln, is still at large. 20 April 1865.	1865	USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00	USD 762,500.00
2	LINCOLN, Abraham	Lincoln's Autograph Sum Book Leaf, signed twice, Pigeon Creek, Spencer County, Indiana, ca. 1824	ca. 1824	USD 300,000.00 - 400,000.00	USD 521,200.00
111		[LINCOLN ASSASSINATION]. A cuff button worn by President Abraham Lincoln on the night of his assassination at Ford's Theatre, 14 April 1865.		USD 200,000.00 - 300,000.00	USD 445,000.00
108		Orchestra ticket stub for Our American Cousin, 14 April 1865.	1865	USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00	USD 381,500.00
55	HESLER, Alexander	Oval Bust Portrait by Alexander Hesler, signed ("A. Lincoln"), ca. 3 June 1860.	1860	USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00	USD 254,500.00
33	LINCOLN, Abraham	Autograph letter signed ("A. Lincoln") to Jesse O. Norton, 16 February 1855.	1855	USD 120,000.00 - 180,000.00	USD 229,100.00
8	LINCOLN, Abraham	The Adams Handbill, The Only Known Surviving Copy Of Lincoln's First Printed Work, 5 August 1837.	1837	USD 200,000.00 - 300,000.00	USD 178,300.00
21	LINCOLN, Abraham	The "Bass-Ackwards" Manuscript, Lincoln's Frontier Ribaldry		USD 200,000.00 - 300,000.00	USD 178,300.00
105	LINCOLN, Abraham	First Printing of Lincoln's Celebrated Second Inaugural Address, 1865.	1865	USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00	USD 165,600.00
139		Lincoln Family Locks of Hair		USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00	USD 127,500.00
56	LINCOLN, Abraham	Autograph letter signed ("A. Lincoln") to Joshua Reed Giddings, 26 June 1860.	1860	USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00	USD 114,800.00
107		Advance ticket for the April 14, 1865 Performance of Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre.	1865	USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00	USD 108,450.00
110		[LINCOLN ASSASSINATION]. A piece of President Abraham Lincoln's coat worn on the night of his assassination at Ford's Theatre, 14 April 1865.		USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00	USD 102,100.00
7	LINCOLN, Abraham	Autograph letter signed ("A. Lincoln") as Postmaster, to Blair and Rives, 3 November 1835.	1835	USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00	USD 95,750.00
74		First Official Broadside Printing of The Emancipation Proclamation		USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00	USD 95,750.00
112		Mose Sandford Autograph Letter signed on the transportation of Lincoln's body to the White House, 17 April 1865.	1865	USD 100,000.00 - 200,000.00	USD 89,400.00
121		$30,000 Reward. Description of John Wilkes Booth! ca. 16 April 1865.	1865	USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00	USD 60,800.00
32	LINCOLN, Abraham	Autograph letter signed ("A. Lincoln") to Richard Yates, 14 January 1855.	1855	USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00	USD 57,600.00
44	LINCOLN, Abraham	The Doheny Copy of the Lincoln and Douglas Debates, Inscribed by Lincoln.		USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00	USD 57,600.00
65		Lincoln White House drinking glasses, ca. 23 July 1861.	1861	USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00	USD 57,600.00
123	TOWNSEND, Edward Davis	Autograph letter signed ("E.D. Townsend"), and signed invitation for Embalmer Charles D. Brown, 20 April 1865.	1865	USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	USD 57,600.00
6	LINCOLN, Abraham	Lincoln's "National Debt", One of his Earliest Extant Documents, 19 October 1833.	1833	USD 50,000.00 - 80,000.00	USD 51,200.00
81	LINCOLN, Abraham	Carte-de-visite photograph signed ("A. Lincoln") by Alexander Gardner, 9 August 1863.	1863	USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00	USD 51,200.00

Swann
Autographs
November 6, 2025

Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 93: Autograph album containing 29 autograph letters signed by each president from Washington to Coolidge, 1785-1945.

Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 166: Franz Schubert, Autograph Musical Manuscript, fragment from Die Taucher, 1813.

Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 111: Thomas Jefferson, holograph plat drawing: map of field near Monticello, 1790s.

Swann
Autographs
November 6, 2025

Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 208: George Sand, Autograph Manuscript Signed, draft of her one-act play, Francia, ca. 1872.

Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 218: Walt Whitman, Manuscript Signed, draft of three complete poems from Leaves of Grass, 1891.

Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 8: James Dean, Photograph Signed and Inscribed, still from Giant, 1955.

Swann
Autographs
November 6, 2025

Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 20: John Lennon, Typescript Signed, interview discussing Paul, Linda, and Yoko, 1971.

Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 215: Mark Twain, engraved portrait Signed, "Mark Twain / SL. Clemens," 1890s.

Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 81: Vaslav Nijinsky, reproduction of an artwork by Léon Bakst Inscribed and Signed, 1916.

Swann
Autographs
November 6, 2025

Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 73: Malcolm X, The Harvard Crimson Signed and Inscribed: his street address and phone number, 1961.

Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 11: Lou Gehrig, Photograph Signed and Inscribed, ca. 1939.

Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 153: George Gershwin, Photograph Signed and Inscribed, portrait by Renato Toppo.
Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare. The Temple Shakespeare. Housed in Custom Bookcase. $6,365.

Sotheby’s: Frederick Douglass. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Boston: Anti-Slavery Office, 1845. $14,000.

Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. A Christmas Carol. London: William Heinemann, 1915. $2,900.

Sotheby’s: F. Scott Fitzgerald. First Edition Set, Including This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and others. Charles Scribner's Sons. 1920 – 1941. $24,180.

Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], John Tenniel. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland First Edition. Macmillan & Co., 1866. $15,000.
Dominic Winter
Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin
5th November, 2025

Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Darwin (Charles). Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands, 1st edition, 1844. £4,000 to £6,000.

Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Rashleigh (Philip). Specimens of British Minerals, 2 parts in 1, 1797 & 1802. £3,000 to £5,000.

Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Murchison (Roderick Impey). The Silurian System, 1st edition, 1839. £3,000 to £5,000.

Dominic Winter
Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin
5th November, 2025

Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Darwin (Charles). The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs, 1st edition, 1842. £3,000 to £5,000.

Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Darwin (Charles). Geological Observations on South America, 1st edition, 1846. £3,000 to £5,000.

Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Sowerby (James). The Mineral Conchology of Great Britain, 6 volumes, 1812-29. £2,000 to £3,000.

Dominic Winter
Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin
5th November, 2025

Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Emerson (William). Cyclomathesis: or an Easy Introduction to ... Mathematics, 10 vols. in 9, 1770. £1,500 to £2,000.

Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Robinson (Thomas). New observations on the Natural History of This World of Matter, 1696. £800 to £1,200.

Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Aquinas (Thomas). [Summa Theologica], Secunda Parte, Venice, 1496. £700 to £1,000.

Dominic Winter
Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin
5th November, 2025

Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Parfit (Cliff). Tesuki Washi. Handmade Papers of Japan, 1981-1988. £400 to £600.

Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Herbert (Thomas). A Relation of some yeares Travaile... Into Afrique and the greater Asia, 1634. £800 to £1,200.

Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Lindbergh (Charles A.). The Spirit of St. Louis, 1955, signed. £200 to £300.