Source : Auction Explorer Books
| Source Title | Monthly On-Line Rare Book Auctions |
| Description | AuctionExplorerBooks.com was located in Capetown, South Africa. It operated exclusively online, so customers could bid from anyplace in the world. As a result, such fields as Americana and Australiana were found in the categories of books offered. The firm sold strictly books and related material. Its business model was to offer auctions every five weeks. Books could only by offered by booksellers who were members in good standing of a recognized trade association or who had been vetted by Auction Explorer. This offered buyers added security as to the quality and accuracy of descriptions of material. The firm operated under the name AuctionExplorerBooks.com. from 2005-2009. In 2010, the name was changed to AntiquarianAuctions.com. Records from 2010 forward appear in this database under the new name. |
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| Total Records in AED | 17337 |
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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.