The Libbie Auction Sales, long missing, are earning their rightful place among the important American auction houses. They lived and worked in the shadows of Bangs, Anderson and American auctions in New York during their heyday – 1878 to 1919. They dominated New England sales and they were based in far off Boston.
Their importance was captured in American Book Auction Catalogues but in the older auction record services didn’t often capture their lot details.
We have made a commitment to build a complete priced archive to remember and celebrate their history.
We are currently offering 34,633 records of their auction lots and are expecting to post another 250,000 by late summer.
Their particular strengths were New England and State of New York material from important collections significant from collectors and collections.
If you would to follow their history on Rare Book Hub, while logged in, go to the advanced search and select CF Libbie under SOURCE. Then run search and you’ll be in Libbie’s world.
If you have any Libbie catalogues we are always buying them. Once this project is complete the collection of their catalogues will be transferred to an institution.
Sotheby’s Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana 27 January 2026
Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: An extraordinary pair of books from George Washington’s field library, marking the conjunction of Robert Rogers, George Washington, and Henry Knox. $1,200,000 to $1,800,000.
Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: An extraordinary letter marking the conjunction of George Washington, the Marquis de Lafayette, and Benjamin Franklin. $1,000,000 to $1,500,000.
Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: Virginia House of Delegates. The genesis of the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. $350,000 to $500,000.
Sotheby’s Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana 27 January 2026
Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: (Gettysburg). “Genl. Doubleday has taken charge of the battle”: Autograph witness to the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, illustrated by fourteen maps and plans. $200,000 to $300,000.
Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: President Lincoln thanks a schoolboy on behalf of "all the children of the nation for his efforts to ensure "that this war shall be successful, and the Union be maintained and perpetuated." $200,000 to $300,000.
Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: [World War II]. An archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to Germany’s surrender. $200,000 to $300,000.
![<b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> [World War II]. An archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to Germany’s surrender. $200,000 to $300,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9d2762bc-9f26-47ef-96de-1c28070e19f6.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> [World War II]. An archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to Germany’s surrender. $200,000 to $300,000.")