Source : Littell

Source Title The Distinguished Collection of Americana Formed by C.G. Littell, Chicago. Public Auction Sale By His Order February 5 and 6 (1945).
Description This collection, auctioned in the spring of 1945, contained early discovery & exploration materials about America and travels, maps, and western Americana in particular. Descriptions are extensive with bibliographical notes. Some lots are illustrated. Conducted by Hiram Parke & Otto Bernet. This sale was conducted in the spring of 1945.
Scope of Text 1,141 items described.

This catalogue was lent to the Americana Exchange by Swann Galleries of New York City.
Total Records in AED 0
  • 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.