Canada Book Auctions Limited: Fine Books, Maps, and Photography
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fine Books, Maps, and Photography | Total Sales (CAD) | 15,250.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | August 20, 2026 - August 20, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (CAD) | 41,860.00 |
| Sale Number | #425002 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (CAD) | 65,540.00 |
| Total Lots | 235 | ||
| Sold Lots | 160.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (CAD) | 84,910.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 68.09% | High Estimate of All Lots (CAD) | 128,540.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 75 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 11.86% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cohen Leonard; Newfeld Frank | The Spice-Box of Earth |
1961 | CAD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | CAD 750.00 |
| 67A | Vining Elizabeth Gray | Windows for the Crown Prince |
1952 | CAD 400.00 - 600.00 | CAD 687.50 |
| 41 | Manuscript Map and Grant of Nova Scotia |
1787 | CAD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | CAD 625.00 | |
| 146 | Ginsberg Allen | William Burroughs in bed |
1953, printed 1997 | CAD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | CAD 625.00 |
| 35 | Browne James | A History of the Highlands and of the Highland Clans |
1873 | CAD 200.00 - 300.00 | CAD 550.00 |
| 80 | Dean John | THE GRAY SUBSTANCE OF THE MEDULLA OBLONGATA AND TRAPEZIUM |
1864 | CAD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | CAD 500.00 |
| 30 | Besant Walter | Survey of London |
1902-1912 | CAD 500.00 - 700.00 | CAD 350.00 |
| 209 | Kasebier Gertrude | Portrait of a Young Boy |
Circa 1914 | CAD 200.00 - 300.00 | CAD 225.00 |
| 236 | 2 Books, including: Family portrait |
N/A | CAD 200.00 - 300.00 | CAD 212.50 | |
| 237 | 3 Books, including: Dapper gent holding a white bowl |
N/A | CAD 200.00 - 300.00 | CAD 212.50 | |
| 243 | 3 Books, including: Portrait of a young man with two books |
N/A | CAD 200.00 - 300.00 | CAD 200.00 | |
| 6 | bpNichol | Middle Initial Sequel |
1984 | CAD 80.00 - 120.00 | CAD 187.50 |
| 69 | LANTERN SLIDES: CHINA, RELIGIOUS/MORAL |
N/A | CAD 400.00 - 600.00 | CAD 187.50 | |
| 108 | Moore Robert Percy (1881-1948) | Maori Pa, Roturua, New Zealand |
circa 1925 | CAD 400.00 - 600.00 | CAD 187.50 |
| 122 | Cyanotype of a Woman, Turned Away |
N/A | CAD 400.00 - 600.00 | CAD 187.50 | |
| 231 | Williams James W (1787-1872) | Portrait of child in checked coat |
19th C | CAD 300.00 - 500.00 | CAD 187.50 |
| 14 | Gubenic Edward | Intimate Glimpses of the Gold Coast |
N/A | CAD 300.00 - 500.00 | CAD 175.00 |
| 91 | Arnoux Hippolyte; Beato Antonio; Langahi | Egypt |
circa 1890s | CAD 400.00 - 600.00 | CAD 175.00 |
| 211 | Sommer Giorgio | Grand Tour |
N/A | CAD 500.00 - 700.00 | CAD 175.00 |
| 244 | 6 Books, including: Women & children |
N/A | CAD 200.00 - 300.00 | CAD 175.00 | |
| 68 | ALL ABOUT THE ALASKA KLONDIKE GOLD FIELDS AND THE WONDERFUL TALKING MACHINE |
1898 | CAD 200.00 - 300.00 | CAD 162.50 | |
| 83 | California Sea Moss |
c. 1890s | CAD 200.00 - 300.00 | CAD 162.50 | |
| 129 | Fiske George (1835-1918) | Cathedral Rock from the Meadow |
circa 1880s | CAD 300.00 - 500.00 | CAD 162.50 |
| 139 | Infroit Charles | 2 Books, including: X-Ray of Columbine and Maripola Lily |
1900 | CAD 200.00 - 300.00 | CAD 162.50 |
| 12 | Robinson Edwin Arlington; Frost Robert | Cavender's House; The Glory of the Nightingales; Matthias at the Door; Nicodemus; Talifer; King Jasper |
1929; 1930; 1931; 1932; 1933; 1935 | CAD 300.00 - 500.00 | CAD 150.00 |
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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. -
