Freemans: Rare Books, Maps and Manuscripts
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Rare Books, Maps and Manuscripts | Total Sales (USD) | 229,305.00 |
| Auction Date | March 28, 2018 - March 28, 2018 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 159,110.00 |
| Sale Number | #1599 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 251,090.00 |
| Total Lots | 408 | ||
| Sold Lots | 269 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 288,300.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 65.93% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 455,200.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 139 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 50.38% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 355 | Norman, W[illiam], et al. | A New and Accurate Chart of the Chesapeak (sic) Including Delaware Bay... |
[1793/1803]. | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 18,750.00 |
| 302 | Kingsborough, Edward, Viscount. | Antiquities of Mexico, Comprising Facsimiles of Ancient Mexican Paintings and Hieroglyphics. |
1831-1848 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 15,000.00 |
| 326 | Lee, R(obert) | Autograph Letter Signed. |
1862 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 6,875.00 |
| 138 | Joyce, James. | Haveth Childers Everywhere. Fragment from Work in Progress. |
1930 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 6,250.00 |
| 258 | Le Brun, Charles. | Le grand Galerie de Versailles. |
1752 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 5,000.00 |
| 290 | Le Coq, Albert. | Die Buddhistische Spatantike in Mittelasien. |
1922-1933 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,688.00 |
| 385 | Currier, Nathaniel; Ives, James M., publishers. | Hand-Colored Lithograph. The Mountain Pass, Sierra Nevada. |
1867 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 4,063.00 |
| 375 | Havell, R. after Audubon, John James. | Hand-Colored Engraving with Aquatint and Etching. Bartram's Sandpiper. |
1836 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,510.00 |
| 107 | Bukowski, Charles. | Flower, Fist and Bestial Wall. |
1959 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,250.00 |
| 157 | Neruda, Pablo. | Canto General. |
1950 | USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,125.00 |
| 180 | Dewey, D. M., publisher. | The Specimen of Fruits, Flowers and Ornamental Trees. |
1869 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,000.00 |
| 130 | Gibran, Kahlil. | Sand and Foam A Book of Aphorisms. |
1926 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,875.00 |
| 253 | Barry, James. | A Series of Etchings. |
1808 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 2,860.00 |
| 278 | Wilkins, William. | The Antiquities of Magna Graecia. |
1807 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,600.00 |
| 313 | (Ratta, Caesare and Sapori, Fancesco). | La Moderne Xilographia Italiana. |
1926-1928 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 2,600.00 |
| 84 | Dickens, Charles. | A Christmas Carol. |
1844 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,500.00 |
| 276 | Curtius, Ernst and Adler, Friedrich. | Olympia... Die Ausgrabungen; Olympia... Die Ergebnisse. |
1876-1881; Berlin: Asher | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 2,500.00 |
| 373 | Havell, R. after Audubon, John James. | Hand-Colored Engraving with Aquatint and Etching. Double-crested Cormorant. |
1835 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,340.00 |
| 386 | Currier, Nathaniel; Ives, James M., publishers. | Hand-Colored Lithograph. A Brush for the Lead. New York Flyers on the Snow. |
1867 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 2,340.00 |
| 257 | Laurent, Henri. | Musee Royal. |
1816-1818 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 2,125.00 |
| 378 | Tyson, Carroll Sargent, Jr. | Color Off-set Lithographs. [from The Birds of Mount Desert Island |
1934-1936: "Pigion Hawks, Two Female." * "Hawk and Squirrel." Each 30 x 22 inches; 762 x 556 mm. Each clean and framed. | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 2,125.00 |
| 187 | (Early Telephone Directory). | Telephone Dispatch Company... J. N. George Manager. Catalogue of Subscribers, July 1st, 1880. |
[1880]. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,000.00 |
| 291 | Siren, Osvald. | The Walls and Gates of Peking. |
1924 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 2,000.00 |
| 342 | Churchill, Winston. | Typed Letter Signed. |
1936 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,000.00 |
| 30 | Chagall, Marc. | Drawings for the Bible. |
1960 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,875.00 |
