[000111] . Bibliotheca Americana Vetustissima - A Description of Works Relating to America Published
Between the Years 1492 and 1551 - 2 Volumes. New York: Geo. P. Philes, 1866. Limited. 4to - over 9
3/4" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. Very Good condition. Leather bound, raised bands on spine, gilt, marbled
endpapers. General edge wear. EST: $200.00 - $300.00
[000116] Local History. Group of 7 Volumes as Listed Below. Ex-Library. Good condition. First 4
are soft cover, last 2 are in library bindings. *A Description of the Great Historical Painting of the
Last Days of Webster at Marshfield, painted by Joseph Ames of Boston (1855) NY: Smith Brothers and
Parmelee. *An Address to the People of Massachusetts (circa 1803) [Republican sentiments]. *Abiel
Holmes, Two Discourses on the Completion of the Second Century From the Landing of the Forefathers of
New England at Plymouth, 22 Dec. 1620, Delivered at Cambridge, 24 Dec. 1820 (1821) Cambridge: Hilliard
abd Metcalf. *Trial of George Crowninshield, J.J. Knapp, Jun. and John Francis Knapp, for the Murder of
Capt. Joseph White, of Salem, on the Night of the Sixth of April 1830, reported by John W. Whitman
(1830) 1st edition, Boston: Beals and Homer, and Francis Ingraham. [Daniel Webster helped the
prosecution by presenting the closing argument]. *Memorial Sketch of Dr. William Frederick Poole (1895)
Chicago. *Old Deerfield Containing an Appreciation of Early New England as Evidenced...Houses of
Deerfield (1927) Boston: Pinkham Press. *Captain William Thornton Parker, Lieut. Colonel Moses Parker
27th Regiment of Foot of the Continental Army (1914) Northampton, MA. EST: $150.00 - $250.00
[000118] . The Charters of the Province of Pensilvania and City of Philadelphia. Philadelphia:
B. Franklin, 1742. 4to - over 9 3/4" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. Fair condition. Bound in 3/4 red leather
and marbled paper, raised bands on spine. 30pp, 562pp, iv + 24pp appendix, viii table. Light edge wear,
edge water marks on a few pages with foredge writing. Binding and hinges tight. EST: $1,500.00 -
$2,000.00
[000202] Americana. A group of 3 Volumes as Listed. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good condition. 12mo
- 8vo. *J.W. Campbell, A History of Virginia from It's Discovery Till the Year 1781 with Biographical
Sketches...(1813) Philadelphia: J.W. Campbell & M. Carey [bound in leather]. *Gabriel Thomas, An
Historical and Geographical Account of the Province and Country of Pensilvania and of West New Jersey
in America (reprint of 1698) 1 fold-out map [bound in 3.4 leather] *Trial of the Conspirators for the
Assassination of President Lincoln - Argument of John A. Bingham Special Judge Advocate - delivered
June 27 and 28, 1865 before the Military Commission (circa 1865) Washington: Gov't Printing Office
[lacks title page, pages brittle, lacks pieces of page 1] EST: $100.00 - $200.00
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
Sotheby’s Book Week December 9-17, 2025
Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.
Sotheby’s Book Week December 9-17, 2025
Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
Heritage Auctions Rare Books Signature Auction December 15, 2025
Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.
Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.
Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9a74d9ff-42dd-46a1-8bb2-b636c4cec796.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.")
![<b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/8caddaea-4c1f-47a7-9455-62f53af36e3f.jpg "<b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.")
