Freemans: Rare Books, Maps and Manuscripts
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Rare Books, Maps and Manuscripts | Total Sales (USD) | 373,001.00 |
| Auction Date | January 17, 2018 - January 17, 2018 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 191,070.00 |
| Sale Number | #1595 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 300,280.00 |
| Total Lots | 349 | ||
| Sold Lots | 315 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 275,170.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 90.26% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 433,580.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 34 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 86.03% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 164 | Autograph Letter Signed. | Washington, George. |
1789 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 27,300.00 |
| 343 | Dickinson's Comprehensive Pictures of the Great Exhibition of 1851. |
1854 | USD 2,500.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 12,350.00 | |
| 146 | Buchanan, James. | Autograph Letters Signed. All to Henry Alexander Wise: Wheatland near Lancaster [Pennsylvania]. |
1851 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 11,875.00 |
| 236 | Jeu grotesque. |
ca. 1850. | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 10,625.00 | |
| 46 | Fowler, William. | Engravings of the Mosaic Pavements.... |
1804 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 8,125.00 |
| 156 | Taft, William H.: | Political Issues and Outlooks. |
1909 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 7,150.00 |
| 151 | (disbound) (Jefferson, Thomas). | American Manuscript Subscription Book. |
Ca. 1812-1814. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 6,875.00 |
| 344 | Eiffel, Gustave. | La Tour de trois cents metres. |
1900 | USD 2,500.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 6,875.00 |
| 16 | Muir, John. | The Writings. |
1916-1924. | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 6,250.00 |
| 240 | (Mississippi Bubble Satire Cards). Pasquins Windkaart op de Windnegotie van't Iaar 1720. |
ca. 1720. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 5,625.00 | |
| 188 | Cozzens, F. S.; Kelley, Lt. J. D. | American Yachts, a Series of Water-Color Sketches. |
1884 | USD 4,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 5,313.00 |
| 77 | Holinshed, Raphael. | The First and Second Volumes of Chronicles... to the yeare 1586 [and] The Third Volume of Chronicles... to the yeare 1586. |
1587 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 5,000.00 |
| 56 | Gurlitt, Cornelius. | Die Baukunst Konstantinoples. |
1912 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 4,875.00 |
| 53 | (Commission Imperiale Archeologique). | Les Mosquees de Samarcande. |
1905 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,688.00 |
| 54 | Le Coq, A(lbert) von. | Chotscho. |
1931 | USD 2,500.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 4,688.00 |
| 159 | Gridley, E. G. after Coles, John, Jun. | Pater Patriae, Sacred to Memory of the Truely Illustrious George Washington... |
1800 | USD 400.00 - 700.00 | USD 4,375.00 |
| 191 | Goutier, Louis Adolphe after Bingham, George Caleb. | [Stump Speaking.] |
1856 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 4,375.00 |
| 276 | Gut, illustrator. | Concert Poster. Sokol Hall: Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club, Big Brother and The Holding Company, Merry Pranksters. |
1966 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 4,063.00 |
| 19 | Shakespeare, William. | [Works]. |
1899-1902. | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 3,750.00 |
| 192 | Sartain, John. | The County Election. |
1854 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 3,750.00 |
| 80 | Milton, John. | Paradise Lost. |
1688 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 3,625.00 |
| 238 | Cotta, J. C., publisher. | Jeanne d'Arc transformation deck. |
1805-1806. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 3,625.00 |
| 218 | Bowen, Emanuel; Moll, Herman. | A Complete System of Geography. |
1747 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,380.00 |
| 49 | Blouet, Guillaume Abel. | Expedition scientifique de Moree. |
1831-36. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,250.00 |
| 137 | Autograph Letter Signed. | Davis, Jefferson. |
1861 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 3,250.00 |
