Auction Reports

New England Book Auctions

Auction Info

Auction Name
Fine Books and Ephemera List
Auction Date
12/16/2025 - 12/16/2025
Sale Number
#56
Total Lots
219
Sold Lots
212.0
Lots Sold
96.80%
Unsold Lots
7
Total Sales (USD)
22,698.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
0.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
0.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
0.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
0.00
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
144 Carroll, Lewis.

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

1869 Not Available USD 540.00
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
203 Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft.

Frankenstein Or the Modern Prometheus. Illustrated.

1897 Not Available USD 510.00
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
156 Evelyn, John.

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

1664 Not Available USD 420.00
90

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

1898 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
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
70 De Tocqueville, Alexis.

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

1845 Not Available USD 390.00
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
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
147 Carroll, Lewis.

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

1872 Not Available USD 330.00
102 Burritt, Elijah H..

Atlas Designed to Illustrate The Geography of the Heavens.

1835 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
127 Twain, Mark.

Group of 4 volumes, as listed below. Illustrated.

vd 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
8 James, Henry.

Collection of 26 volumes. Most

vd Not Available USD 240.00

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  • Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.
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    Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 36. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 49. One of the First Lunar Globes to Show the Far Side of the Moon (1963) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 5. The First World Map with Lavish Allegorical Vignettes of the Continents (1594) Est. $15,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 55. Anti-British Propaganda Map with Churchill as an Octopus (1942) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 197. One of the Most Influential Maps of Westward Expansion (1846) Est. $9,500 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 10. Scarce Pitt Edition of Carte-a-Figures Map of the World (1680) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 220. A Fine, Early Rendering of San Francisco (1874) Est. $2,200 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 707. Hand-Colored Image of the Presentation of Jesus with Gilt Highlights (1450) Est. $1,600 - $1,900
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 80. One of the Most Important Maps Perpetuating the Myth of the Island of California (1680) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 725. Homann's Atlas Featuring 26 Folio-Sized Maps in Original Color (1715) Est. $4,500 - $5,500
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    Lot 169. One of the Earliest Maps to Show Philadelphia (1695) Est. $4,750 - $6,000