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Leland Little Auctions: September Estate Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | September Estate Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 11,430.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | September 24, 2026 - September 24, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,300.00 |
| Sale Number | #263257 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 650,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 26 | ||
| Sold Lots | 26.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,300.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 100.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 650,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 0 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 1.76% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5199 | Orr Louis (1879-1961) | Waite Hall, Wake Forest College |
1939-1952 | USD 50.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 1,560.00 |
| 5201 | Orr Louis (1879-1961) | Fort Macon, Beaufort Harbor |
1939-1952 | USD 50.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 1,200.00 |
| 5190 | Catesby Mark (1683-1749) | The White Headed Eagle |
18th century | USD 50.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 960.00 |
| 5197 | Orr Louis (1879-1961) | Davis House, 18th Century Inn |
1939-1952 | USD 50.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 720.00 |
| 5019 | Aoyama Masaharu (1893-1969) | Kitten and String |
N/A | USD 50.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 660.00 |
| 5196 | Orr Louis (1879-1961) | The Louisiana House |
1939-1952 | USD 50.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 660.00 |
| 5246 | de Wit Frederick | SCOTIA REGNUM DIVISUM IN PARTEM SEPTENTRIONALEM ET MERIDIONALEM |
circa 1680-1690 | USD 50.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 540.00 |
| 5229 | Brady Mathew; Gutekunst Frederick | Two Cartes de Visite of Ulysses S. Grant |
circa 1864; circa 1866 | USD 50.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 480.00 |
| 5245 | Blaeu Willem Janszoon | HIBERNIA REGNUM VULGO IRELAND |
after 1635 | USD 50.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 480.00 |
| 5232 | Brady Mathew | Three Cartes De Visite of Union Generals |
circa 1860s; 1962 | USD 50.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 420.00 |
| 5017 | Japanese Edo Period Woodblock Prints |
1615-1868 | USD 50.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 330.00 | |
| 5200 | Orr Louis (1879-1961) | The Halifax House |
1939-1952 | USD 50.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 330.00 |
| 5198 | Orr Louis (1879-1961) | Masonic Temple |
1939-1952 | USD 50.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 300.00 |
| 5228 | Brady Mathew | Carte de Visite of Abraham Lincoln |
circa 1913 | USD 50.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 300.00 |
| 5542 | Guttuso Renato (1912-1987) | Guttuso |
1982 | USD 50.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 300.00 |
| 5018 | Karhu Clifton (1927-2007) | Ashiya |
1978 | USD 50.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 270.00 |
| 5192 | McKenney Thomas L.; Hall James | To-Ka-Con: A Sioux Chief |
19th century | USD 50.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 270.00 |
| 5194 | Mallory Ronald (1939-2021) | Four Sailing Scenes |
N/A | USD 50.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 270.00 |
| 5230 | Brady Mathew | Jefferson Davis and Stonewall Jackson Cartes De Visite |
circa 1863 | USD 50.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 240.00 |
| 5233 | Brady Mathew | Three Cartes De Visite of Confederate Generals |
circa 1866 | USD 50.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 210.00 |
| 5234 | Six Cartes De Visite of Union Military Figures |
circa 1861-62 | USD 50.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 210.00 | |
| 5235 | Two Cartes De Visite of General Custer |
circa May 1865 | USD 50.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 210.00 | |
| 5191 | Shaw George; Nodder Frederick Polydore; Sowerby James | Two Naturalist Butterfly Engravings; Lilium Candidum |
18th century; 18th/19th century | USD 50.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 180.00 |
| 5541 | Goodale Christine L.; Nolan | Seven Geometric Screenprints |
20th Century | USD 50.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 180.00 |
| 5231 | Brady Mathew | Three Cartes De Visite of General Stoneman |
circa early-mid 1860s | USD 50.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 90.00 |
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Sotheby’s
Reason and Revolution:
Extraordinary Works from a Distinguished Private Collection
Part I
Live Sale 20 OctoberSotheby’s, Oct. 20: Copernicus, Nicolaus. De revolutionibus orbium colestium, Nuremberg, 1543, first edition.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Newton, Isaac, Sir. Autograph manuscript worksheet, Cambridge, probably May 1694.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Euclid. Praeclarissimus Liber Elementorum in Artem Geometrie, Venice, Ratdolt, 25 May 1482, first edition of the first substantial mathematical work to appear in print, Durazzo copy.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Galilei, Galileo. Sidereus nuncius …, Venice, 1610, first edition of the foundation of modern astronomy.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Kepler, Johannes. Astronomia nova aitiologitos …, Prague or Heidelberg, 1609, first edition, contemporary vellum, the Chasles copy.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Cellarius, Andreas. Harmonia macrocosmica seu atlas universalis et novus ..., Amsterdam, Jan Jansson, 1661, brilliantly handcolored. -
Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Bible, in English. Fine restoration binding in the style of the Queen’s binders.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Magnus Hundt, the elder. First edition of one of the earliest printed books with anatomical illustrations.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Agatha Christie. Cards on the Table. First edition.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Beautiful and Damned. First edition, first printing.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Isaac Asimov. I, Robot. First edition, presentation copy.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Bible, in English. Geneva-Tomson-Junius. London: Robert Barker, [colophon 1612]/1611. -
Gonnelli: Auction 72 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts October 6th-8th 2026 Gonnelli: Document bearing Napoleon's autograph signature. 1797. Starting bid € 900Gonnelli: Manuscript Libro de giustitiati nella città di Ferrara. 1441-1717. Starting bid € 9.000Gonnelli: Anonymous Jewish Siddur in Hebrew. Germany, 15th century. Starting bid € 1.200Gonnelli: Auction 72 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts October 6th-8th 2026 Gonnelli: Chagall, Drawings for the Bible. 1960 Starting bid € 1.200Gonnelli: Duchamp, Le Surrealisme en 1947. Starting bid € 2.600Gonnelli: Valturio, [De re militari]. 1483. Important provenance. Starting bid € 15.000Gonnelli: Auction 72 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts October 6th-8th 2026 Gonnelli: Ketham, Fasciculus medicine. 1500. Starting bid € 10.000Gonnelli: Ketham, Fasciculus medicie. 1522. Starting bid € 10.000Gonnelli: Kepler, Harmonices mundi libri V. 1619. Starting bid € 15.000Gonnelli: Auction 72 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts October 6th-8th 2026 Gonnelli: Kepler, Tabulae Rudolphinae. 1627. Starting bid € 8.000Gonnelli: Kondakov, ISTORIYA I PAMYATNIKI VIZANTIISKOI EMALI. [Histoire et monuments des emaux byzantins]. 1892. Starting price € 5.000Gonnelli: Strada, Imperatorum Romanorum. 1559. Starting bid € 12.000