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New England Book Auctions: Fine Books and Ephemera List

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Auction Name Fine Books and Ephemera List Total Sales (USD) 22,698.00
Auction Date December 16, 2025 - December 16, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Sale Number #56 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Total Lots 219
Sold Lots 212.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
% of Lots Sold 96.80% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
Unsold Lots 7 Total Sales as a % of High Est. Inf%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
16

Exploration. Reports of Explorations and Surveys, to Ascertain the most Practicable and Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean.

 1855-60 Not Available USD 600.00
119

Gay & Feminist Posters. Group of 22 protest or commemorative posters. Between 22 x 17 and 17 x 11 inches; mostly moderate wear.

vd Not Available USD 540.00
144 Carroll, Lewis.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Sixteenth Thousand. Illustrations by John Tenniel.

1869 Not Available USD 540.00
78

Botanical. Strong. The American Flora, or History of Plants and Wild Flowers. Illustrated with color plates.. 4 volumes.

 1851 Not Available USD 510.00
203 Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft.

Frankenstein Or the Modern Prometheus. Illustrated.

1897 Not Available USD 510.00
90

Occult. Spirit Slate Writing and Phenomena by William E. Robinson. 1st Edition.

 1898 Not Available USD 420.00
156 Evelyn, John.

Sylva; Pomona, to which are appended Aphorisms Concerning Cider and Kalendarium Hortense.

1664 Not Available USD 420.00
44

Early Printing. Roman Missale. Latin text in red and black. Woodcut illustrations, musical notations.

Circa 1500 Not Available USD 390.00
70 De Tocqueville, Alexis.

Democracy in America. Translated by Henry Reeve, Esq. Fourth Edition. 2 volumes. Tall

1845 Not Available USD 390.00
87

Aviation. Over 180 Issues of Flight, Official Organ of the Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom. 1900's.

 vd Not Available USD 390.00
34 Commodore M. C. Perry.

Narrative of The Expedition of an American Squadron to The China Seas and Japan, Performed in the Years 1852, 1853, and 1854, Under the Command of Commodore M. C. Perry, United States Navy. Volume 2 only.

 1856 Not Available USD 330.00
102 Burritt, Elijah H..

Atlas Designed to Illustrate The Geography of the Heavens.

 1835 Not Available USD 330.00
147 Carroll, Lewis.

Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There. Illustrations by John Tenniel.

1872 Not Available USD 330.00
184 Hamilton, Alexander.

The Works...comprising His Most Important Official Reports; an Improved Edition of the Federalist...Volumes I & III only.

1810 Not Available USD 330.00
188

Male Erotica. Group of 25 volumes. Photographs of the male nude.

1990s Not Available USD 300.00
29

Bookbinding. Cast Iron Book Press.

vd Not Available USD 270.00
66 Eastman, Mary H.

The American Aboriginal Portfolio. Engraved plates by S. Eastman (some with library stamp).

1853 Not Available USD 270.00
124

Dance of Death. Holbein, Hans. The Dance of Death. 2 portraits, 31 engraved plates by Hollar.

1814 Not Available USD 270.00
127 Twain, Mark.

Group of 4 volumes, as listed below. Illustrated.

vd Not Available USD 270.00
8 James, Henry.

Collection of 26 volumes. Most

vd Not Available USD 240.00
41

Psychic or Paranormal. Group of 3 volumes, as listed below. First illustrated.

vd Not Available USD 240.00
71

Bindings. Novels. Edition Magnifique. Illustrations in 2 states. 31 (of 32) volumes.

Circa 1900 Not Available USD 240.00
168 Hill, John.

The Useful Family Herbal. New Edition. Full Leather.

 1789 Not Available USD 240.00
56

Costumes. National Types and Costumes. 15 mounted albumen photographs.

1880s Not Available USD 228.00
92 Fabian, Stephen E.

The Tower of the Elephant. A Classic Fantasy Adventure Folio. The First Plate is SIGNED by Fabian. 1/1000. With 8 Plates and C.O.A.

 1977 Not Available USD 228.00
  • <b><center>Sotheby’s<br>Year in Review</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> A Rare Hebrew Bible with Micrographic Masorah. Sold: 1,514,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> "The Freedman's Primer.” Sold: 241,300 USD <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> Smith, William. "The Map that Changed the World." Sold: 139,700 USD <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> Psalter, C13th. Illuminated Psalter. Sold: 330,200 GBP <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> Lincoln, Abraham. The abolition of slavery. Sold: 13,697,500 USD <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> Vergilius. Opera, Venice, Aldo Manuzio, 1501. Sold: 1,041,400 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Year in Review
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: A Rare Hebrew Bible with Micrographic Masorah. Sold: 1,514,000 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: "The Freedman's Primer.” Sold: 241,300 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Smith, William. "The Map that Changed the World." Sold: 139,700 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Psalter, C13th. Illuminated Psalter. Sold: 330,200 GBP
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Lincoln, Abraham. The abolition of slavery. Sold: 13,697,500 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Vergilius. Opera, Venice, Aldo Manuzio, 1501. Sold: 1,041,400 USD
  • <b><center>Case Antiques<br>2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques<br>January 31 and February 1, 2026</center><b> <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> 1775 Map of Virginia, Fry and Jefferson, ex-John Tyler. $6,000 to $8,000. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> Albrecht Durer Engraving, The Peasant Couple at Market. $3,400 to $3,800. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> 1777 Map: Wm. Faden, British Colonies in N. America, ex. John Tyler. $2,000 to $2,400. <b><center>Case Antiques<br>2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques<br>January 31 and February 1, 2026</center><b> <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> 30 Vols. George Eliot 1st Editions; Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, Deronda, etc. $1,400 to $1,800. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> Celestial Floor Globe c. 1800. $1,400 to $1,800. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> Lewis Carroll: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1866 London MacMillan. $900 to $1,200. <b><center>Case Antiques<br>2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques<br>January 31 and February 1, 2026</center><b> <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> President Andrew Jackson Signed Patent, 1831. $1,000 to $1,200. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> Civil War Tintype of Calvin “Old Ballie” Walker, CSA 3rd TN Infantry, KIA, plus 3 Union Images. $800 to $1,000. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> 1855 Georgia Pocket Map, W. G. Bonner. $800 to $1,000. <b><center>Case Antiques<br>2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques<br>January 31 and February 1, 2026</center><b> <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> Audubon c. 1835 Birds of America Common Cormorant, Havell Edition. $800 to $900. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> George Eliot, Middlemarch, 1st Edition in 8 Volumes. $600 to $800. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> Four NASA Moon Survey Photos; 144M, 148M, 149M, 149H1. $400 to $600.
    Case Antiques
    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 1775 Map of Virginia, Fry and Jefferson, ex-John Tyler. $6,000 to $8,000.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Albrecht Durer Engraving, The Peasant Couple at Market. $3,400 to $3,800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 1777 Map: Wm. Faden, British Colonies in N. America, ex. John Tyler. $2,000 to $2,400.
    Case Antiques
    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 30 Vols. George Eliot 1st Editions; Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, Deronda, etc. $1,400 to $1,800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Celestial Floor Globe c. 1800. $1,400 to $1,800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Lewis Carroll: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1866 London MacMillan. $900 to $1,200.
    Case Antiques
    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: President Andrew Jackson Signed Patent, 1831. $1,000 to $1,200.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Civil War Tintype of Calvin “Old Ballie” Walker, CSA 3rd TN Infantry, KIA, plus 3 Union Images. $800 to $1,000.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 1855 Georgia Pocket Map, W. G. Bonner. $800 to $1,000.
    Case Antiques
    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Audubon c. 1835 Birds of America Common Cormorant, Havell Edition. $800 to $900.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: George Eliot, Middlemarch, 1st Edition in 8 Volumes. $600 to $800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Four NASA Moon Survey Photos; 144M, 148M, 149M, 149H1. $400 to $600.