Leslie Hindman Auctioneers: Fine Books and Manuscripts
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fine Books and Manuscripts | Total Sales (USD) | 519,243.00 |
| Auction Date | May 01, 2018 - May 01, 2018 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 305,800.00 |
| Sale Number | #568 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 466,400.00 |
| Total Lots | 488 | ||
| Sold Lots | 367 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 400,093.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 75.20% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 611,820.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 121 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 84.87% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | CONRADUS DE HALBERSTADT [CONRADUS DE ALEMANIA]. | Concordantiae bibliorum. |
not after 1474. | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 27,500.00 |
| 260 | * GERSHWIN, George (1898-1937). | Autograph musical manuscript, titled "Themes from 'An American in Paris.'" Signed twice ("George Gershwin" below title and dated "Aug 1928," and again below inscription at bottom dated "Aug. 17, 1928"), inscribed to Hyman Sandow. |
1928 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 27,500.00 |
| 330 | * EINSTEIN, Albert (1879-1955). | Autograph letter signed ("A. Einstein"), in German, to Herr [Herman] Bernstein. |
1929 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 25,000.00 |
| 456 | AUDUBON, John James (1785-1851) | Purple Heron (Plate CCLVI) Ardea Rufescens |
USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 25,000.00 | |
| 312 | * [STALIN, Joseph (1878-1953), his copy]. Trotsky, Leon (1879-1940). | In Russian: The Problems of the Civil War. |
1924 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 16,250.00 |
| 445 | * WASHINGTON, George (1732-1799). | Autograph letter signed ("Go: Washington"), to Samuel M. Fox, President of the Bank of Pennsylvania. |
1799 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 16,250.00 |
| 284 | * TCHAIKOVSKY, Peter Ilich (1840-1893). | Autograph letter signed ("P. Tchaikovsky"), to Eduard Frantsevich Nápravník. |
1883 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 12,500.00 |
| 404 | * FRANKLIN, Benjamin (1706-1790). | Autograph letter signed ("B. Franklin"), to his great-nephew Jonathan Williams, Jr. |
1773 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 11,250.00 |
| 231 | * DALI, Salvador (1904-1989). | Autograph manuscript signed ("Salvador Dali"), in French, to an unnamed recipient, n.p., n.d. |
USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 10,625.00 | |
| 98 | KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936). | The Works of Rudyard Kipling. |
1913-1938. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 6,875.00 |
| 417 | * JEFFERSON, Thomas (1743-1826). | Autograph letter signed ("Th. Jefferson"), as President, to Wilson Cary Nicholas. |
1804 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 6,875.00 |
| 13 | * MATISSE, Henri (1869-1954). | Verve. Volume IX, nos. 35-36. |
1958 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 6,250.00 |
| 327 | * DARWIN, Charles (1809-1882). | Autograph letter signed ("Ch. Darwin"), to Dr. [Michael] Foster. |
1874 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 6,250.00 |
| 472 | JAMES, Edwin (1797-1861), compiler. | Account of an Expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains, Performed in the Years 1819 and '20, by Order of the Hon. J.C. Calhoun, Sec'y of War: Under the Command of Major Stephen H. Long. |
1822-1823. | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 5,500.00 |
| 406 | * GRANT, Ulysses S. (1822-1885). | Autograph letter signed ("U. S. Grant Lt. Gen."), to Edward Otho Cresap Ord. |
1865 | USD 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 | USD 5,000.00 |
| 427 | * LEE, Robert E. (1807-1870). | Autograph letter signed ("RE Lee"), to Major [Richard Delafield]. |
1846 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 5,000.00 |
| 413 | * HENRY, Patrick (1736-1799). | Autograph letter signed ("P. Henry"), to his sister Anne Christian Dunkard Botton. |
1782 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,750.00 |
| 463 | BODMER, Karl (1809-1893) | Sih-Chida & Mahchsi-Karehde (Plate 20) From Travels in the Interior of North America, |
1839-1842 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,500.00 |
| 96 | DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). | The Writings of Charles Dickens. |
1894 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 4,000.00 |
| 462 | BODMER, Karl (1809-1893) | Pehriska-Ruhpa (Plate 17) From Travels in the Interior of North America, |
1839-1842 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,000.00 |
| 2 | * BRAQUE, Georges (1882-1963). | Le Tir à l'Arc. |
1960 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,750.00 |
| 16 | MUCHA, Alphonse (1860-1939). | Figures Décoratives. |
n.d.. | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,750.00 |
| 51 | WALTON, Izaak (1593-1683), Charles COTTON (1630-1687), and Harris NICOLAS, editor. | The Compleat Angler. |
1836 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,750.00 |
| 174 | * BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett (1806-1861). | Autograph letter signed ("Elizabeth Barrett Browning"), to Mrs. Sunderland. |
n.d. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 3,750.00 |
| 307 | * GANDHI, Mohandas K. (1869-1948). | Autograph letter signed ("MK"), to Allan Taumer. |
1926 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,750.00 |
