Schilb Antiquarian: Rare Books with No Reserve No Buyers Premium!
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Rare Books with No Reserve No Buyers Premium! | Total Sales (USD) | 16,970.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | May 24, 2026 - May 24, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 52,505.00 |
| Sale Number | #415952 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 106,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 103 | ||
| Sold Lots | 103.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 52,505.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 100.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 106,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 0 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 16.01% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | John Wesley Powell | Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-86 |
1891 | USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 770.00 |
| 94 | Alan Alexander Milne | Now We Are Six |
1927 | USD 599.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 620.00 |
| 102 | J.R.R. Tolkien | The Hobbit, or there and back again |
1966 | USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 550.00 |
| 25 | Samuel Johnson | The works of Samuel Johnson |
1816 | USD 750.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 355.00 |
| 92 | C.S. Evans | Cinderella |
1919 | USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 355.00 |
| 54 | Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain) | Mark Twains Sketches, New and Old |
1875 | USD 599.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 350.00 |
| 88 | Gaston Leroux | The Phantom of the Opera |
1911 | USD 750.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 345.00 |
| 38 | Samuel G. Goodrich | A History of All Nations, from the Earliest Periods to the Present Time, or, Universal History |
1852 | USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 340.00 |
| 5 | Les Pseaumes de David |
c. 1700 | USD 599.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 305.00 | |
| 56 | Sarah N. Randolph | The life of Gen. Thomas J. Jackson, ("Stonewall" Jackson) |
1876 | USD 750.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 305.00 |
| 79 | D.M. Kelsey | History of Our Wild West and Stories of Pioneer Life: From Experiences of Buffalo Bill, Wild Bill, Kit Carson, David Crockett, Sam Houston |
1901 | USD 399.00 - 800.00 | USD 305.00 |
| 4 | Augustine of Hippo | Les confessions de saint Augustin, traduction nouvelle, sur ledition latine des Peres Benedictins de la Congregation de saint Maur |
1696 | USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 295.00 |
| 43 | David Livingstone | Livingstones 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 285.00 |
| 99 | E.B. White | Stuart Little |
1945 | USD 599.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 280.00 |
| 93 | Theodore Roosevelt | The Rough Riders |
1923 | USD 399.00 - 800.00 | USD 265.00 |
| 90 | William Makepeace Thackeray | Vanity Fair |
1913 | USD 750.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 260.00 |
| 89 | Marshall Everett | Wreck and Sinking of the Titanic |
1912 | USD 399.00 - 800.00 | USD 255.00 |
| 70 | George Washington Cable | The Creoles of Louisiana |
1885 | USD 399.00 - 800.00 | USD 250.00 |
| 30 | William Beattie | Switzerland… illustrated in a series of views |
1836 | USD 750.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 240.00 |
| 97 | Ernest Hemingway | For Whom the Bell Tolls |
1940 | USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 240.00 |
| 103 | J.R.R. Tolkien | The Silmarillion |
1977 | USD 599.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 240.00 |
| 9 | Jean-Joseph Expilly | Le geographe manuel, contenant la description de tous les pays du monde |
1774 | USD 599.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 235.00 |
| 74 | W. Fletcher Johnson | The Red Record of the Sioux: Life of Sitting Bull and History of the Indian War of 1890–91 |
1891 | USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 230.00 |
| 100 | Ayn Rand | Atlas Shrugged |
1957 | USD 950.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 230.00 |
| 39 | The Self-explanatory reference Bible. The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments: translated out of the original tongues |
1852 | USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 220.00 |
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Freeman’s
How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X
June 30Freeman’s, June 30: [Queen Anne's War] Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York Accomplished to Queen Anne. $8,000/12,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Mormonism] A Unique Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words Offered to His Congregation, the Day Before his Violent Death, 1844. $8,000/12,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Baseball] [Mantle, Mickey] Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000/12,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Baseball] A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000/12,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Declaration of Independence] One of the First Printed Announcements of American Independence, Subscriber Ebenezer Hazard's Copy, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000/15,000Freeman’s
How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X
June 30Freeman’s, June 30: [American Revolution] Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776! $15,000/25,000Freeman’s, June 30: [War of 1812] "We Have Met the Enemy and They are Ours": The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry is Appointed Master Commandant in the United States Navy, 1812. $40,000/60,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Star-Spangled Banner] Eyewitness Account of the Shelling of Fort McHenry in the War of 1812, in a Manuscript Logbook from the HMS Trave, Present at the Battles of Baltimore and New Orleans, 1814-16. $60,000/80,000Freeman’s, June 30: [American Revolution] Thomas Jefferson at the Birth of a New Nation: An Important Letter Carried by a Jewish Patriot Communicating the Definitive Treaty of Paris, January 16, 1784. $100,000/200,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Colonial America] [Plymouth Colony] Plymouth Colony Seeks a Royal Charter: A Rare and Important Plymouth Colony Document, 1690/91. $6,000/9,000 -
Sotheby’s
Selections from The Jay T. Snider Collection of Benjamin Franklin
Live Sale 24 JuneSotheby’s, June 24: (Benjamin Franklin). The founding—and funding—of the Pennsylvania Hospital. $150,000 to $200,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin, "the Day of the Declaration of Independence is everywhere annually celebrated”. $80,000 to $120,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin, “probably the most fundamental thing ever done in the field of electricity”. $75,000 to $125,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin. One of Franklin's very earliest surviving letters. $40,000 to $60,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Roger More and Benjamin Franklin. The only complete copy known of Poor Roger. $25,000 to $35,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: John Jerman. The American Almanack ... for 1731 — the only known copy in private hands. $25,000 to $35,000.