Doyle New York: Rare Books, Autographs and Maps
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Rare Books, Autographs and Maps | Total Sales (USD) | 866,577.00 |
| Auction Date | April 25, 2018 - April 25, 2018 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 542,350.00 |
| Sale Number | #18bp01 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 808,450.00 |
| Total Lots | 604 | ||
| Sold Lots | 541 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 644,300.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 89.57% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 960,700.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 63 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 90.20% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | RATZER, BERNARD | Plan of the City of New York in North America, surveyed in the years 1766 & 1767. |
1776 | USD 80,000.00 - 100,000.00 | USD 150,000.00 |
| 10 | JEFFERSON, THOMAS | Autograph letter signed mentioning several important Native Americans by name. |
1821 | USD 14,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 31,250.00 |
| 120 | KIEFER, ANSELM (b. 1945) | Die Ungeborenen. |
2002 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 28,125.00 |
| 75 | [ILLUSTRATION ART] | SCHULZ, CHARLES. Original drawing for a Peanuts four-panel strip |
1972 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 10,625.00 |
| 71 | MILNE, A.A. and SHEPARD, E.H. | Winnie-The-Pooh. |
1926 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 9,375.00 |
| 3 | AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES | The Birds of America. |
1985 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 8,750.00 |
| 59 | CLEMENS, SAMUEL L. (=TWAIN, MARK). | The Writings of Mark Twain |
1899 -1907 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 7,500.00 |
| 101 | TWAIN, MARK (=SAMUEL CLEMENS) | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. |
1885 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 7,500.00 |
| 54 | SCHEDEL, HARTMANN. | [World map], |
1493 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 6,875.00 |
| 58 | [CLEMENS, SAMUEL L. (=TWAIN, MARK)] | Group of cabinet cards relating to Samuel Clemens' Missouri family, two bearing inscriptions from Twain. |
circa 1873 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 6,875.00 |
| 68 | CARROLL, LEWIS | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland [and:] Through the Looking Glass, and what Alice found there. |
1866 & 1872 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 6,875.00 |
| 411 | [CHINA] WATERS, T. J. | Map of the Country around Shanghai Compiled expressly for Sportsmen [cover title from case]. |
1880 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 6,875.00 |
| 55 | MUNSTER, SEBASTIAN. | Group of three maps. |
USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 6,250.00 | |
| 72 | MILNE, A.A. and SHEPARD, E.H. | Now We Are Six. |
1927 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,937.00 |
| 444 | MYSELF [=J.C.H.?]. | The Hassanoor Journal. |
before 1875, but likely late 1865-1866. | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 5,937.00 |
| 56 | Abraham Ortelius | Group of three maps by Abraham Ortelius |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 5,625.00 | |
| 41 | STOKES, I. N. PHELPS. | The Iconography of Manhattan Island, 1498-1909. |
1915-28 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 5,312.00 |
| 121 | [PICASSO, PABLO] ARISTOPHANES. | Lysistrata. A new version by Gilbert Seldes |
1934 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,312.00 |
| 229 | [WHITE, JOHN GRISWOLD] | A Souvenir of Wyoming being a diary of a fishing trip in Jackson Hole and Yellowstone Park with remarks on early history and historical geography. |
1926 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,000.00 |
| 1 | SCHUYLER, PHILIP] | Proceedings of a General Court Martial, held at Major General Lincoln's Quarters, near Quaker-Hill, in the State of New-York, by order of His Excellency General Washington, Commander in Chief of the Army of the United States of America, for the trial of M |
1778 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,687.00 |
| 550 | MCKENNEY, THOMAS L., [and HALL, JAMES] | History of the Indian Tribes of North America, with Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Principal Chiefs. Embellished with One Hundred Portraits, from the Indian Gallery in the Department of War, at Washington. |
1870 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 4,687.00 |
| 572 | ROOSEVELT, THEODORE | Big Game Hunting in the Rockies and on the Great Plains. Comprising "Hunting Trips of a Ranchman" and "The Wilderness Hunter." |
1899 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,687.00 |
| 463 | FRY, W. ELLERTON. | [Occupation of Mashonoland]-cover title. |
circa 1891. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,687.00 |
| 50 | [MAPS] | BROMLEY, GEORGE W. and WALTER S. Atlas of the City of New York. |
1902 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 4,375.00 |
| 94 | McCARTHY, CORMAC | First editions of the author's first four novels. |
v.d. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 4,375.00 |
