Bogota Auction: Books, Colonial Manuscripts, and others
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Books, Colonial Manuscripts, and others | Total Sales (COP) | 229,320,000.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | August 20, 2026 - August 20, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (COP) | 0.00 |
| Sale Number | #2690A | High Estimate of Lots Sold (COP) | 0.00 |
| Total Lots | 177 | ||
| Sold Lots | 159.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (COP) | 0.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 89.83% | High Estimate of All Lots (COP) | 0.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 18 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Corona de Castilla | Real Cedula dirigida a la Audiencia de Santafe |
1594 | Not Available | COP 13,200,000.00 |
| 71 | Torres Tenorio Camilo; Gutierrez Frutos Joaquin | Motivos que han obligado al Nuevo Reyno de Granada a reasumir los derechos de la Soberania |
1810 | Not Available | COP 9,600,000.00 |
| 94 | 12 Books, including: Movimientos sociales de Colombia |
N/A | Not Available | COP 6,000,000.00 | |
| 44 | Borja Juan de | Sucesion de indios por encomienda |
1609 | Not Available | COP 5,760,000.00 |
| 131 | Libro de ordenes del E. Mayor de la Primera Expedicion Patriotica |
1903 | Not Available | COP 5,040,000.00 | |
| 43 | Sanchez Joaquin | Contrato de compraventa de una esclava |
1794 | Not Available | COP 4,800,000.00 |
| 46 | Traslado notarial de una provision real de encomienda |
1564 | Not Available | COP 4,800,000.00 | |
| 93 | 11 Books, including: Movimientos sociales del mundo |
N/A | Not Available | COP 4,560,000.00 | |
| 130 | Gomez Juan Francisco | Rendicion de cuentas de la Escribania del Mar del Sur al Conde de Montemar |
1761 | Not Available | COP 4,560,000.00 |
| 145 | Rivera Jose Eustasio | La voragine |
1924 | Not Available | COP 4,200,000.00 |
| 82 | Gherardi Filippo | Intorno alla statua di Bolivar |
1845 | Not Available | COP 3,600,000.00 |
| 168 | Gonzalez Florentino; Lleras Lorenzo Maria | El Cachaco de Bogota |
1833 | Not Available | COP 3,600,000.00 |
| 37 | Tobar Pedro de | Verdadera historica relacion del origen, manifestacion, y prodigiosa renovacion por si misma, y milagros de la imagen de la sacratissima Virgen Maria |
1735 | Not Available | COP 3,360,000.00 |
| 42 | Galvez Jose de | Carta real sobre Comuneros |
1782 | Not Available | COP 3,360,000.00 |
| 122 | Manuscrito sobre un indulto a los desertores de Natchez |
1800 | Not Available | COP 3,360,000.00 | |
| 3 | Cuaderno manuscrito de recetas |
1892 | Not Available | COP 3,000,000.00 | |
| 156 | Caro Miguel Antonio; Carrasquilla Ricardo; Caro Victor; Fernandez de Madrid Pedro; Ortiz Jose Joaquin; Arboleda Julio | 6 Books, including: Obras de Virgilio |
1846-1885 | Not Available | COP 3,000,000.00 |
| 35 | Toro Zapata Juan de | Sermon en la solemne fiesta que celebro el Colegio Imperial de la Compania de Jesus, desta Corte, a su Patriarca San Ignacio |
1644 | Not Available | COP 2,640,000.00 |
| 36 | Velasco Martin de | Arte de sermones para saber hacerlos y predicarlos |
1677 | Not Available | COP 2,640,000.00 |
| 38 | Julian Antonio | La perla de la America, provincia de Santa Marta |
1787 | Not Available | COP 2,640,000.00 |
| 63 | Gonzalez Llorente Jose | Carta firmada por Jose Gonzalez Llorente |
1806 | Not Available | COP 2,640,000.00 |
| 72 | Carlos IV de Borbon | Real cedula del Supremo consejo de almirantazgo |
1807 | Not Available | COP 2,640,000.00 |
| 127 | Bunau-Varilla Philippe | Panama or Nicaragua |
1901 | Not Available | COP 2,640,000.00 |
| 128 | Contrato de concesion del Ferrocarril de Panama a la frontera de Costa Rica |
1892 | Not Available | COP 2,640,000.00 | |
| 52 | Certificaciones de la Real Contaduria Principal de Ejercito y Hacienda Nacional de Cartagena de Indias |
1821 | Not Available | COP 2,400,000.00 |
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Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Reaffirms the US Treaty of Friendship and Peace with Morocco, the Longest Unbroken Treaty in US History. $50,000 – 80,000.Freeman’s, August 20. Weeks After Victory at Yorktown, Benjamin Franklin Promises Repayment of a French Loan that Funded the American Revolution. $200,000 – 300,000.Freeman’s, August 20. Rare First Edition of the Foundational Text of the Mormon Church. $100,000 – 150,000.Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Sends the First Major Law Passed by Congress, the Tariff Act of 1789. $100,000 – 150,000.Freeman’s, August 20. A Scarce Example of Audubon's Depiction of a Brown Pelican, Plate CCLI from his Birds of America. $30,000 – 50,000.Freeman’s, August 20. The Official and First Obtainable Broadside Printing of the Lincoln's Final Emancipation Proclamation. $30,000 – 50,000. -
