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Sale Name
Historical Manuscripts Featuring the Bret J. Formichi American Civil War Rarities Collection
Auction Date
10/23/2019 - 10/23/2019
Year of Sale
2019
Sale Number
#6216
Total Lots
493
Sold Lots
436
Lots Sold
88.4%
Unsold Lots
57
Price Unknown
0
Total Sales (USD)
1,318,010.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
882,660.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
1,312,840.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
1,095,980.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
1,632,820.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
80.72%
Currency
USD
Inflation Adjusted Price in U.S. Dollars
1,384,750.00

Top twenty five by sale price

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Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
47046 "Major Anderson Surrenders - South Carolina Is Independent" The Charleston Mercury Extra One Sheet.

USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 52,500.00
47020 Christopher Kit Carson Christopher "Kit" Carson Carte de Visite Signed

USD 32,000.00 - 48,000.00 52,500.00
47196 George Washington George Washington Check Signed

USD 28,000.00 - 42,000.00 30,000.00
47087 Willie Lincoln Willie Lincoln Carte de Visite Signed by Mary Lincoln.

USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 30,000.00
47121 J. Eppinger & F.C. Baker. J. Eppinger & F.C. Baker. Map of Texas Compiled from Surveys Recorded in the General Land Office. 1852.

USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 25,000.00
47129 Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin Letter Signed

USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 25,000.00
47012 John Wilkes Booth John Wilkes Booth Autograph Letter Signed

USD 24,000.00 - 36,000.00 24,375.00
47197 George Washington George Washington Autograph Letter Signed

USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 22,500.00
47184 Civil War Diaries and Related Manuscripts of Charles E. Smith, 32nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry.

USD 9,600.00 - 14,400.00 21,250.00
47203 John Adams John Adams Autograph Letter Signed to Elbridge Gerry.

USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 20,000.00
47011 John Wilkes Booth John Wilkes Booth Signed Copy of Rifles and Rifle Practice, by C.M. Wilcox.

USD 24,000.00 - 36,000.00 20,000.00
47226 Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Autograph Letter Signed

USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 18,750.00
47143 Pierre G. T. Beauregard Pierre G. T. Beauregard Autograph Farewell Message Signed "G. T. Beauregard / General CSA".

USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 18,750.00
47104 [Hubbard Pryor.] Samuel Pryor: [Hubbard Pryor.] Samuel Pryor: Pair of Cartes de Visite of a Black Union Soldier.

USD 3,200.00 - 4,800.00 17,500.00
47227 Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Note Signed

USD 14,400.00 - 21,600.00 16,250.00
47024 Frances Clalin [Female Union Soldier.] Frances Clalin Two Cartes de Visite.

USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00 16,250.00
47013 John Wilkes Booth John Wilkes Booth Receipt Signed

USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 15,625.00
47200 George Washington George Washington Letter Signed

USD 6,400.00 - 9,600.00 15,000.00
47305 Albert Einstein Albert Einstein Typed Letter Signed

USD 5,600.00 - 8,400.00 13,750.00
47324 Al Capone Al Capone Loan Signed Twice

USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 13,750.00
47108 William T. Sherman William T. Sherman Carte de Visite Signed

USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 13,125.00
47117 David Crockett David Crockett Signed Promissory Note with Notarized Certificate of Protest.

USD 9,600.00 - 14,400.00 12,500.00
47198 George Washington George Washington Appointment Signed.

USD 9,600.00 - 14,400.00 12,500.00
47225 Millard Fillmore Millard Fillmore Signed Carte de Visite.

USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 10,625.00
47028 George Custer George Custer Carte de Visite Signed with Rank.

USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 10,312.50
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  • <b><center>Heritage Auctions<br>Rare Books Signature Auction<br>December 15, 2025</center></b> <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. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Edgar Rice Burroughs. <i>Tarzan of the Apes.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. <i>Tender is the Night. A Romance.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Bram Stoker. <i>Dracula.</i> Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Jerry Thomas. <i>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…</i>
    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: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.
    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…
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  • <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> 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. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
    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.
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Francesco Colonna. <i>Hypnerotomachie,</i> Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Nausea. <i>De principiis dialectices Gorgias,</i> and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Billon. <i>Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur,</i> Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000. <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> 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. <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>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> 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.
    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.