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Auction Info

Auction Name
Bibliotheca Brookeriana: A Renaissance Library. The Reference Library
Auction Date
01/08/2026 - 01/08/2026
Sale Number
#N12411
Total Lots
339
Sold Lots
339.0
Lots Sold
100.00%
Unsold Lots
0
Total Sales (USD)
218,701.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
125,475.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
196,250.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
125,475.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
196,250.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
111.44%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
81

Book production - Printing - Italy, 1465-1500 - Venice - Aldo Manuzio - Exhibitions

USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 11,430.00
247

Books and readers - Book collectors - United States

USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 10,160.00
301

Books and readers - Libraries - Histories, Catalogues - Spain

USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 8,890.00
220

Books and readers - Book collectors - France - 19C

USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 7,620.00
133

Book production - Bookbinding - History - Italy

USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 7,620.00
242

Books and readers - Book collectors - Spain

USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 6,096.00
160

Book distribution - Booksellers' Catalogues - Bibliography

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 5,715.00
216

Books and readers - Book collectors - France - 18C

USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,810.00
276

Books and readers - Libraries - Histories, Catalogues - France

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 3,810.00
336

Medals and medallists

USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 3,556.00
266

Books and readers - Libraries - Histories, Catalogues - Britain

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 3,556.00
80

Book production - Printing - Italy, 1495-1515 - Venice - Aldo Manuzio

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 3,175.00
219

Books and readers - Book collectors - France - 19C

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 2,794.00
74

Book production - Printing - Italy, 1465-1500 - Venice

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 2,540.00
2

Writing and the Manuscript Book - Festschriften, Essays, Conference proceedings

USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 2,540.00
204

Books and readers - Book collectors - Britain - 20C

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,413.00
24

Writing and the Manuscript Book - Libraries, Catalogues, Exhibitions - France

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 2,413.00
256

Books and readers - Libraries - Architecture, decoration, and shelving of books

USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 2,286.00
116

Book production - Bookbinding - History

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,905.00
201

Books and readers - Book collectors - Britain - 19C

USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 1,778.00

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  • Sotheby’s
    Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana
    27 January 2026
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: An extraordinary pair of books from George Washington’s field library, marking the conjunction of Robert Rogers, George Washington, and Henry Knox. $1,200,000 to $1,800,000.
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: An extraordinary letter marking the conjunction of George Washington, the Marquis de Lafayette, and Benjamin Franklin. $1,000,000 to $1,500,000.
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: Virginia House of Delegates. The genesis of the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. $350,000 to $500,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana
    27 January 2026
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: (Gettysburg). “Genl. Doubleday has taken charge of the battle”: Autograph witness to the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, illustrated by fourteen maps and plans. $200,000 to $300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: President Lincoln thanks a schoolboy on behalf of "all the children of the nation for his efforts to ensure "that this war shall be successful, and the Union be maintained and perpetuated." $200,000 to $300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: [World War II]. An archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to Germany’s surrender. $200,000 to $300,000.