• 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.
  • 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
  • University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
    Now through Nov. 19
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 308 - Bob Dylan Handwritten & Signed Lyrics to "Just Like a Woman" With Jeff Rosen & JSA Authentication
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 455 - Isaac Newton Admiration For Judaism & Moral Continuity With Christianity! 350+ Words in his Hand - Extraordinary Content!
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 219 - 371g Moon Meteorite, Incredible Find - Laâyoune 002
    University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
    Now through Nov. 19
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 448 - Scarce Einstein AM on Unified Field Theory, 180+ Words & 11 Equations in His Hand! From His Published Article, "A Generalization of the Relativistic Theory of Gravitation"
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 159 - Woodrow Wilson Baseball Signed for WWI Red Cross Fundraiser, Ex. Forbes & PSA Authentic - Finest Known!
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 84 - Lee Harvey Oswald ALS to Brother, Trying Desperately to Get out of Russia! Highly Important
    University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
    Now through Nov. 19
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 152 - George Washington Signed Discharge for MA Soldier Whose Regiment Was at Bunker Hill!
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 88 - Abraham Lincoln Fully Signed Military Appointment for Mexican War Vet & Respected Cavalryman
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 188 - Apollo XI Astronauts & Their Wives Signed Photo, Plus Crew Signed Cover, From Apollo XI Presidential Goodwill Tour Era, Pre-Cert Zarelli
    University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
    Now through Nov. 19
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 265 - Martin Luther King, Jr. TLS Re: "Stride Toward Freedom" Film Rights To Literary Agent Marie Rodell
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 324 - John Lennon Signed Apple Records Check, PSA GEM MT 10! Possibly Finest Known
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 79 - John & Jacqueline Kennedy Signed WH 1963 Christmas Gift Inscribed to Close Friend Joan Braden, PSA Authentic
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Freeman's | Hindman: American Historical Ephemera and Photography

Auction Reports

Auction Name American Historical Ephemera and Photography Total Sales (USD) 749,280.00
Auction Date October 23, 2025 - October 23, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 446,600.00
Sale Number #6425 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 680,800.00
Total Lots 335
Sold Lots 325 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 487,600.00
% of Lots Sold 97.01% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 742,600.00
Unsold Lots 10 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 100.90%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
209 LARKIN, Thomas O. (1802-1858)

[GOLD RUSH]. Map of the Valley of the Sacramento including the Gold Region

ca 1848 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 24,000.00
371

"Drawings Presented to Rev. Pius Boehm by His Little Indian Children"

4 May 1899 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 21,600.00
112

[MEXICO - EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Second Mexican Empire, CDV album documenting the rein of Maximilian I of Mexico

Ca 1864-1867 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 18,000.00
107

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Sixth plate daguerreotype of a photographer posed with an American-made chamfered box camera atop a wooden tripod

USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 16,800.00
367

Exceptional album containing photographs of Pine Ridge Reservation and its surroundings, incl. Native American subjects, Indian schools, ceremonies, camp life, and Wounded Knee

Ca late 1890s-early 1900s USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 16,800.00
329 MORROW, Stanley J., photographer

Exceptional collection of rare stereoviews collected by 7th Cavalryman Philip J. Dieter

USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 15,600.00
1

[REVOLUTIONARY WAR -- CONTINENTAL CONGRESS]. Journal of the Proceedings of the Congress, Held at Philadelphia, September 5, 1774

1774 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 13,200.00
22

[CIVIL WAR]. Two 22K gold, Tiffany & Co.

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 12,000.00
11

[US NAVY] -- [MARITME]. Manuscript journal containing "Remarks and observations of Lt. Paulding of the U.S. Frigate Macedonian Commanded by John Downes, Esq. And bound on a Cruise in the Pacific Ocean"

Ca. 1818-1828 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 11,400.00
141

[LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)]. Rare ambrotype brooch of Abraham Lincoln made by George Clark, Jr. for the 1860 campaign

USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 10,800.00
211 EVANS, R. M.

[GOLD RUSH]. Official Map of the Washoe Mining Region...

1860 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 10,200.00
200 CURTIS, Edward (1868-1952), photographer

Bear's Belly - Arikara. Portfolio photogravure

USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 9,600.00
208 HUSTON, Felix (1800-1857)

[REPUBLIC OF TEXAS]. Autograph letter signed ("Felix Huston"), "To His Excellency Mirabeau B. Lamar President of Texas," a draft detailing "a proposition for the defense of Texas"

31 December 1838 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 8,400.00
49 E. & H.T. Anthony

[CIVIL WAR]. A collection of 85 stereoviews from "The War for the Union" series

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 7,800.00
144 LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)

[CIVIL WAR]. Naval appointment signed ("Abraham Lincoln") as President. 17 July 1862

17 July 1862 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 7,800.00
151 [WALKER, Lewis Emory (1822-1880), photog.]

[LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865]. CDV of Lincoln with a "crew cut"

February 1865 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 7,800.00
307 MORROW, Stanley J. (1843-1921), photographer

A group of 19 stereoviews from General Crook's Expedition and the Black Hills series, incl. reenactment of the 1876 "Starvation March"

USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 7,800.00
109

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Half plate daguerreotype scene of a group of playful musicians and guests posed together with diverse instruments before a detailed studio backdrop

USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 7,200.00
143

[LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)]. Partially printed document signed as President

16 July 1861 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 7,200.00
13 TATTNALL, Commodore Josiah (1795-1871)

[US NAVY]. Correspondence from Josiah Tattnall III to his longtime friend Commodore Hiram Paulding, 1830s-1850s

USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 6,600.00
292 MITCHELL, Daniel S. (1838-1929), photographer

A group of 24 CDVs of Sioux chiefs and warriors at Red Cloud Agency

ca 1877 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 6,600.00
50 E. & H.T. Anthony

[CIVIL WAR]. A collection of 90 stereoviews from "The War for the Union" series

USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 6,000.00
60

[CIVIL WAR]. Archive of George O. Currier, 17th Maine Infantry, incl. journal with significant GETTYSBURG content, among other important battles. 1863-64

1863-64 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 6,000.00
146

LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865). Partly printed appointment signed ("Abraham Lincoln") as President, for former Libby Prison POW Charles H. Burd

1 August 1864 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 6,000.00
267 [BRADY, Mathew (1822-1896), photographer]

Albumen photograph of the Sioux Delegation to Washington, DC, 1877

1877 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 6,000.00
  • Doyle
    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
    November 25
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    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
    November 25
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    November 25
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    November 25
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    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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  • 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.
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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.