Source : OShaughnessy
| Source Title | Messrs. Scott and O'Shaughnessy late of the Merwin Sales Company Book Auctioneers, 331 Madison Avenue, New York City |
| Description | Scott & O’Shaughnessy was an auction house in the New York area during the period 1910 to 1930. They were, before becoming an auction house, associated with The Merwin Sales Company, itself an auction house. Earlier in their careers they were dealers and late in their careers consignors to auction. They were active in the golden era of rare book collecting.
Price entry in this group might not be as accurate but that's the best interpretation we have from the catalogues we adopted. |
| Scope of Text | Their records in the RBH Database are taken from their “house copies”. |
| Total Records in AED | 26643 |
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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.