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Auction Name Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium Total Sales (USD) 19,853.00
Auction Date August 17, 2025 - August 17, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 55,765.00
Sale Number #378448 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 113,400.00
Total Lots 102
Sold Lots 102 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 55,765.00
% of Lots Sold 100.00% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 113,400.00
Unsold Lots 0 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 17.51%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
28 BECKLARD, Eugene

Physiological mysteries and revelations : in love, courtship and marriage

 1845 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 2,150.00
5 Main Joannes Fredericus Gronovius

Joh. Frederici Gronovii De sestertiis, seu, Subsecivorum pecuniae veteris Graecae & Romanae libri IV : accesserunt L. Volusius Maecianus JC & Balbus Mensor De asse, Pascasii Grosippi Tabulae nummariae, Mantisss & tres [antexegeseis] de foenore unciario &

1691 USD 599.00 - 1,200.00 USD 465.00
84 BAUM, L. Frank

The New Wizard of Oz

 (c)1903. USD 599.00 - 1,200.00 USD 450.00
79 JOHNSON, W. Fletcher

The Red Record of the Sioux. Life of Sitting Bull and History of the Indian War of 1890-91.

 (c)1891. USD 399.00 - 800.00 USD 430.00
30 DICKENS, Charles

Dombey and Son

 1848 USD 750.00 - 1,600.00 USD 420.00
96 HEMINGWAY, Ernest

For Whom the Bell Tolls

 1940 USD 599.00 - 1,200.00 USD 400.00
31 HINTON, John Howard

[History of United States]

 [ca. 1850]. USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 395.00
8 DRAKE, Edward Cavendish [pseud.]

A new universal collection of authentic and entertaining voyages and travels, from the earliest accounts to the present time

 1768 USD 950.00 - 2,000.00 USD 380.00
75 STANLEY, Henry M

In darkest Africa: or, The quest, rescue, and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria

 1890 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 365.00
66 HOMER

The Odyssey of Homer

 1882 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 350.00
73 McKINLEY, Carlyle

An appeal to Pharaoh : the Negro problem, and its radical solution

 1889 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 330.00
76 MILTON, John; DORE, Gustave (Illus.)

Milton's Paradise lost

[ca. 1890]. USD 599.00 - 1,200.00 USD 320.00
44 GODEY, Louis Antoine

Godey's lady's book 1860-64

1860-64. USD 599.00 - 1,200.00 USD 315.00
21 DICKENS, Charles

The Life and adventures of Nicholas Nickleby with illustrations by Phiz.

1839 USD 750.00 - 1,600.00 USD 310.00
64 DICKENS, Charles

[works]

 [ca. 1880]. USD 599.00 - 1,200.00 USD 310.00
55 MARCH, Daniel

Night scenes in the Bible

 1870 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 305.00
100 RAND, Ayn

Atlas Shrugged

 1957 USD 950.00 - 2,000.00 USD 305.00
56 various

Punch's Pocket-book

 1871 USD 399.00 - 800.00 USD 290.00
43 LIVINGSTONE, David

Livingstone's travels and researches in South Africa including a sketch of sixteen years' residence in the interior of Africa

 1859 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 265.00
80 STOWE, Harriet Beecher

Uncle Tom's cabin: a tale of life among the lowly

 1891 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 260.00
89 J.M. Barrie

Quality Street: a comedy in four acts

 1901 USD 599.00 - 1,200.00 USD 255.00
12 Main James Cook; John Hawkesworth; Joseph Breton de La Martinie?re;

Third voyage de James cook autour du monde, et dans les regions du pole austral fait en 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779 et 1780. Pre?ce?de? des relations de MM. Byron, Carteret et Wallis

 an XII = 1804. USD 750.00 - 1,600.00 USD 230.00
18 JARDINE, Sir William

The Naturalist's Library, Mammalia... Ruminantia

 1835 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 220.00
67 PRESCOTT, William Hickling

[Works of Prescott]

 1883 USD 750.00 - 1,600.00 USD 220.00
15 Main Judah Paddock

A narrative of the shipwreck of the ship Oswego, on the coast of South Barbary, : and of the sufferings of the master and the crew while in bondage among the Arabs; interspersed with numerous remarks upon the country and its inhabitants, and concerning th

 1818 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 215.00
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  • <b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> BOETTI, Alighiero - Classifying the thousand longest rivers in the world. Ascoli Piceno: 1977. € 15.000 - 18.000 <b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco José - Los desastres de la guerra. Madrid: 1863. € 12.000 - 18.000 <b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> HEVELIUS, Johannes - Selenographia sive lunae descriptio. Danzica: 1647. € 10.000 - 15.000 <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
    Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: BOETTI, Alighiero - Classifying the thousand longest rivers in the world. Ascoli Piceno: 1977. € 15.000 - 18.000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco José - Los desastres de la guerra. Madrid: 1863. € 12.000 - 18.000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: HEVELIUS, Johannes - Selenographia sive lunae descriptio. Danzica: 1647. € 10.000 - 15.000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000
  • <b>Koller, Sep. 17:</b> NEWTON, ISAAC. <i>Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica.</i> London, Joseph Streater, "Prostat apud plures Bibliopolas", 1687. CHF 250,000 to 300,000. <b>Koller, Sep. 17:</b> ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM. <i>Theatrum orbis terrarum.</i> 3 parts in 1 volume. Antwerpen, Plantin, 1612. CHF 120,000 to 160,000. <b>Koller, Sep. 17:</b> BECKMANN, MAX. <i>Apokalypse.</i> Frankfurt a. M., Privatdruck der Bauerschen Giesserei, 1943. CHF 40,000 to 60,000. <b>Koller, Sep. 17:</b> BOISSERÉE, SULPIZ. <i>Ansichten, Risse und einzelne Theile des Doms von Köln.</i> AND: <i>Ders. Geschichte und Beschreibung des Doms zu Köln…</i> CHF 30,000 to 50,000. <b>Koller, Sep. 17:</b> SCHEDEL, HARTMANN. <i>Buch der Chroniken und Geschichten.</i> Nürnberg, Anton Koberger, 23. Dez. 1493. CHF 25,000 to 40,000.
    Koller, Sep. 17: NEWTON, ISAAC. Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica. London, Joseph Streater, "Prostat apud plures Bibliopolas", 1687. CHF 250,000 to 300,000.
    Koller, Sep. 17: ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM. Theatrum orbis terrarum. 3 parts in 1 volume. Antwerpen, Plantin, 1612. CHF 120,000 to 160,000.
    Koller, Sep. 17: BECKMANN, MAX. Apokalypse. Frankfurt a. M., Privatdruck der Bauerschen Giesserei, 1943. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.
    Koller, Sep. 17: BOISSERÉE, SULPIZ. Ansichten, Risse und einzelne Theile des Doms von Köln. AND: Ders. Geschichte und Beschreibung des Doms zu Köln… CHF 30,000 to 50,000.
    Koller, Sep. 17: SCHEDEL, HARTMANN. Buch der Chroniken und Geschichten. Nürnberg, Anton Koberger, 23. Dez. 1493. CHF 25,000 to 40,000.
  • <b><center>Sotheby's<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts & More<br>Available for Immediate Purchase</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ian Fleming. <i>Casino Royale,</i> London, 1953. First edition, first printing. $58,610. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> A.A. Milne, Ernest Howard Shepard. <i>Winnie The Pooh,</i> United Kingdom, 1926. First UK edition. $17,580. <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. <b><center>Sotheby's<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts & More<br>Available for Immediate Purchase</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> L. Frank Baum. <i>The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,</i> Chicago, 1900. First edition. $27,500. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Man Ray. <i>Photographs By Man Ray 1920 Paris 1934,</i> Hartford, 1934. $7,860. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Thomas Pennant. <i>Zoologia Britannica,</i> Augsburg, 1771. $49,125.
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Ian Fleming. Casino Royale, London, 1953. First edition, first printing. $58,610.
    Sotheby’s: A.A. Milne, Ernest Howard Shepard. Winnie The Pooh, United Kingdom, 1926. First UK edition. $17,580.
    Sotheby’s: Ernest Hemingway. Three Stories And Ten Poems, [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: L. Frank Baum. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, 1900. First edition. $27,500.
    Sotheby’s: Man Ray. Photographs By Man Ray 1920 Paris 1934, Hartford, 1934. $7,860.
    Sotheby’s: Thomas Pennant. Zoologia Britannica, Augsburg, 1771. $49,125.