Freeman's | Hindman: Summer Reading
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Summer Reading | Total Sales (USD) | 247,260.00 |
| Auction Date | August 13, 2025 - August 13, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 130,500.00 |
| Sale Number | #6331 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 194,950.00 |
| Total Lots | 413 | ||
| Sold Lots | 387 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 137,750.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 93.70% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 206,050.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 26 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 120.00% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 124 | DOYLE, Arthur Conan, Sir | A group of 4 FIRST EDITIONS, comprising: |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 5,525.00 | |
| 401 | [LITERATURE - DETECTIVE FICTION]. A group of 400 titles, MOST FIRST EDITIONS, including: |
USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 5,525.00 | ||
| 370 | TOLKIEN, J.R.R. | [The Lord of the Rings trilogy:] The Fellowship of the Ring. -- The Two Towers. -- The Return of The King. |
1954, 1954, 1955 | USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,550.00 |
| 62 | CHRISTIE, Agatha | A group of 25 FIRST EDITIONS, comprising: |
USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 4,225.00 | |
| 204 | HOBBES, Thomas | Elements of philosophy, the first section, concerning body... now translated into English... To which are added Six lessons to the professors of the mathematiques. |
1656 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 3,900.00 |
| 15 | BAUM, L. Frank | The Master Key: An Electrical Fairy Tale... |
1901 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 3,575.00 |
| 361 | STOUT, Rex | A group of 17 FIRST EDITIONS, comprising: |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 3,250.00 | |
| 116 | DICKENS, Charles | A group of 5 FIRST EDITIONS, comprising: |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,925.00 | |
| 227 | LEE, Harper | To Kill A Mockingbird. |
1993 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 2,925.00 |
| 397 | WRIGHT, William Huntington | The Benson Murder Case. |
1926 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 2,925.00 |
| 56 | LANG, Andrew | A group of 11 Fairy Books. |
1889-1910. | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 2,600.00 |
| 261 | [LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB]. |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,210.00 | ||
| 292 | MORRISON, Toni | A group of 8 FIRST EDITIONS, ALL SIGNED, comprising: |
USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 2,210.00 | |
| 133 | DURRELL, Lawrence | A group of 7 titles from Henry Miller's library, SEVERAL INSCRIBED BY DURRELL, comprising: |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,080.00 | |
| 225 | KITCHIN, Clifford Henry Benn | Death of My Aunt. |
1929 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 2,080.00 |
| 398 | WRIGHT, William Huntington | A group of 6 Philo Vance titles, ALL FIRST EDITIONS, INSCRIBED, comprising: |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,080.00 | |
| 410 | [LITERATURE - WESTERN FICTION]. A group of 57 titles, ALL FIRST EDITIONS, MANY SIGNED, including: |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 2,080.00 | ||
| 117 | DICKINSON, Emily | Poems [First Series]. |
1892 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 1,950.00 |
| 365 | STREET, Cecil | Death on the Board. |
1937 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 1,950.00 |
| 358 | STEVENSON, Robert Louis | New Arabian Nights. |
1882 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 1,820.00 |
| 17 | BEHN, Aphra | Plays Written by the Late Ingenious Mrs. Behn. |
1724 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,560.00 |
| 136 | EARHART, Amelia | 20 hrs. 40 min. Our Flight in the Friendship. |
1928 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,560.00 |
| 323 | POST, Melville Davisson | The Strange Schemes of Randolph Mason. |
1896 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,560.00 |
| 356 | STEPHENSON, Neal | Snow Crash. |
1992 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,560.00 |
| 29 | [BINDINGS]. A group of 9 finely-bound works in 28 volumes, comprising: |
USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,430.00 |
![<b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/52dd1cf6-f094-4432-955c-f3b20077eb95.jpg "<b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000")
![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/acf970a0-a15d-4c79-aa24-5e8e414cb465.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.")
