Sothebys: Fine Books and Manuscripts including Americana, NY7332,
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- June 22, 1999 - June 22, 1999
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Longstreet, James, as C.S.A. General | Autograph letter signed | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | 12,650.00 | ||
| 102 | Longstreet, James, as C.S.A. | General Autograph manuscript (unsigned) | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 103 | Madison, James, fourth President as Secretary of State | A group of 3 letters signed | USD 3,500.00 - 5,500.00 | 4,025.00 | ||
| 104 | Madison, James, as fourth President | Partly printed document signed | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 105 | Madison, James, as fourth President | Partly printed document accomplished and signed | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | 690.00 | ||
| 106 | Madison, James, as fourth | President Partly printed document accomplished and signed | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | 690.00 | ||
| 107 | Madison, James, as fourth President | Autograph letter signed | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | 11,500.00 | ||
| 108 | (Maps) Willem and Jan Blaeu. | Various | [Amsterdam] | [ca. 1670] |
USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | 6,325.00 |
| 109 | Meade, George G., Union General | Autograph letter signed | USD 1,600.00 - 1,800.00 | 1,610.00 | ||
| 110 | Monroe, James, fourth President as Secretary of State | Autograph letter signed | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 111 | Monroe, James, fifth President as Secretary of State | Printed document signed | USD 1,600.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 112 | Monroe, James, fifth President as Secretary of State and Secretary of War | Autograph document signed | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | 690.00 | ||
| 113 | Monroe, James, as fifth President | Partly printed document signed | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | 345.00 | ||
| 114 | Monroe, James, as fifth President | Autograph letter signed | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | 8,625.00 | ||
| 115 | Monroe, James, as fifth President | Engraved document signed | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | 1,035.00 | ||
| 116 | Monroe, James, fifth President | Autograph letter signed | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | 1,725.00 | ||
| 117 | Monroe, James, fifth President | Autograph letter signed | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | 1,725.00 | ||
| 118 | Patton, George, S., Lieutenant General | Autograph letter signed | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 119 | Patton, George S., Lieutenant General | Typed letter signed | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 120 | Patton, George S., Lieutenant General as Lieutenant Colonel | Various | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 121 | Pike, Zebulon Montgomery | Exploratory travels through the Western Territories of North America. | London | 1811 |
USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | 2,587.00 |
| 122 | Porter, Fitz-John, Union General | Signature | USD 900.00 - 1,200.00 | 805.00 | ||
| 123 | Presidents of the United States | A collection consisting documents signed, autograph letters signed, typed letters signed, and signed photographs, by all of the Presidents from George Washington through Franklin Delano Roosevelt | various places | 1794-1945 |
USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | 40,250.00 |
| 124 | Presidents of the United States | Various | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | 1,495.00 | ||
| 125 | Presidents of the United States | Various | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | 2,587.00 | ||
| 126 | Presidents of the United States | Various | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 127 | Roosevelt, Franklin, as thirty-second President | A collection of five autograph notes signed, two typed letters signed, and one typed document signed | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | 6,325.00 | ||
| 128 | Roosevelt, Franklin D. | The War Message: Being the Addresses of the President to the Nation and Congress concerning the involvement of the United States in a War with the Empire of Japan, and Axis Powers. | Philadelphia | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 129 | Roosevelt, Franklin D. | D-Day Prayer by President Franklin D. Roosevelt from the White House, June 6, 1944[.] Here printed for his friends at Christmastide 1944. | (Washington) | (December 1944) |
USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 130 | Roosevelt, Franklin D., as thirty-second President | Typed letter signed | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | 6,900.00 | ||
| 131 | Roosevelt, Theodore, as twenty-sixth President | Typed letter signed | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | 1,150.00 | ||
| 132 | Rush, Benjamin, Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania | Autograph letter signed | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | 4,025.00 | ||
| 133 | San Mart in, Jose de | Autograph letter signed | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | 8,050.00 | ||
| 134 | San Martin, Jose de | Autograph letter signed | USD 1,800.00 - 2,500.00 | 3,162.00 | ||
| 135 | [Spanish Inquisition in South America] | Trial proceedings, testimony, and autos. | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | 5,750.00 | ||
| 136 | [Spanish Southwest - Baja Peninsula] Fr. Alonso de Carrizo. | Manuscript map | USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | 57,500.00 | ||
| 137 | Stuart, James Ewell Brown, as C.S.A. | General Autograph letter signed | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | 43,125.00 | ||
| 138 | (Tamaron y Romeral, Pedro) | Al Rey Nuestro Señor Don Carlos Tercero (Q.D.G.) Y colme de felicidades: | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | 5,175.00 | ||
| 139 | Taylor, Zachary, twelfth President as Major | Autograph letter signed | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | 1,380.00 | ||
| 140 | Taylor, Zachary, twelfth President as President-elect | Autograph letter signed | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | 6,900.00 | ||
| 141 | Tilghman, Stedman R. | Plants brought from the ePlains of the Plattei Valley of the eSweet-water,i eMadi and eColoradoi riversThe Natural-bridgei ichimney-rocki iDevils-Gatei & iStewartis-Lakei o Rocky Mountainsi with Sketches of eLake Stewart,i eChimney-rock,i Natural-bridge,i | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | 3,450.00 | ||
| 142 | (Tory Broadside) | To the Kingis Most Excellent Majesty. The Humble Address of the High Sheriff, Justices of the Peace, Gentlemen Clergy and Freeholders of the County of Carmathen. | [New York?:] Printed in Water-Street between the Coffee-House and the Old Slip | [ca. 1775] |
USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | 2,300.00 |
| 143 | Truman, Harry S., as thirty-third President | Various | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | 6,612.00 | ||
| 144 | Truman, Harry S., as thirty-third President | Typed letter signed | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 145 | Truman, Harry S. , thirty-third President | Typed letter signed | USD 650.00 - 850.00 | 575.00 | ||
| 146 | Two Guns White Calf, Chief of the Blackfoot Tribe | Postcard signed with totem signature | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 147A | (Bill of Rights) Henry Van Schaack. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | 1,725.00 | |||
| 147 | Tyler, John, as tenth President | Autograph letter signed | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | 3,450.00 | ||
| 148 | Washington, George, first President as Commander of the Continental Army | Letter signed | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | 34,500.00 | ||
| 149 | Washington, George, first President as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army | Autograph letter signed | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | 13,800.00 | ||
| 150 | Washington, George, first President | Autograph letter signed | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | 13,800.00 | ||
| 151 | Washington, George, as President of the Society of the Cincinnati | Engraved broadside document signed | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | 6,900.00 | ||
| 152 | Washington, George, as first President | Autograph letter signed | USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | 17,250.00 | ||
| 153 | Washington, George, as first President | Cut signature | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | 3,737.00 | ||
| 154 | Washington, George, first President | Various | USD 3,500.00 - 5,000.00 | 4,312.00 | ||
| 155 | Washington, George, as first President | Manuscript document signed | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | 8,050.00 | ||
| 156 | Washington, George, First President | Autograph letter signed | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 157 | Washington, George, as first President | Autograph letter signed | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | 4,600.00 | ||
| 158 | Washington, George, first President | Autograph document signed | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | 10,925.00 | ||
| 159 | Washington, George, first President | Cut signature | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | 3,737.00 | ||
| 160 | [White, Walter, President of the NAACP and Civil Rights leader] | Various | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | 17,250.00 | ||
| 161 | [World War II] | Two typed letters signed, by General Douglas MacArthur and Captain Marvin V. Gumm | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 162 | Young, Brigham, Mormon leader | Letter signed | USD 4,500.00 - 5,500.00 | 3,737.00 | ||
| 163 | Alcanforado, Marianna | Lettres portugaises. | Paris | (1946) |
USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | 26,450.00 |
| 164 | Apollinaire, Guillaume | L'Enchanteur pourissant. | Paris | 1909 |
USD 50,000.00 - 75,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 165 | Apollinaire, Guillaume | Various | USD 60,000.00 - 90,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 166 | Bataille, Georges | Histoire des rats (Journal de Dianus). | Paris | 1947 |
USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | 13,800.00 |
| 167 | Bible | Bible (Old Testament) | Paris | 1956 |
USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | 57,500.00 |
| 168 | Bouchet. Andre du | LiInhabit | (Paris) | (1967) |
USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | 10,350.00 |
| 169 | Bouchet, Andre | du Laisses. | Lausanne | (1975) |
USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | 10,925.00 |
| 170 | Char, Rene | Le Deuil des Nevons O suivi de Horoscope d’un poete par Yves de Bayser. | Brussels | 1954 |
USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | 7,475.00 |
| 171 | Eluard, Paul | La Barre diappui. | Paris | 1936 |
USD 35,000.00 - 50,000.00 | 40,250.00 |
| 172 | Eluard, Paul | Doubles diombre. | Paris | 1945 |
USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | 10,350.00 |
| 173 | Frenaud, Andre P | Poemes de Brandebourg. | (Paris) | (1947) |
USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | 3,737.00 |
| 174 | Gongora y Argote, Luis de | Vingt poemes. | (Paris) | (1948) |
USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | 37,375.00 |
| 175 | Hesiod | Theogonie. | (Paris) | 1955 |
USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | 23,000.00 |
| 176 | (Iliazd) | Poesie des mots inconnus. | (Paris) | An 1919 et 30 (1949) |
USD 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 | 57,500.00 |
| 177 | Leger, Fernand | Cirque. | Paris | (1950) |
USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | 18,400.00 |
| 178 | Longus | Daphne & Chloe. | Paris | 1961 |
USD 250,000.00 - 350,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 179 | Louÿs, Pierre | Les chansons de Bilitis. | Paris | 1929 |
USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | 29,900.00 |
| 180 | MallarmE, StEphane | PoEsies. | Lausanne | 1932 |
USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | 46,000.00 |
| 181 | Matisse, Henri | Jazz. | Paris | 1947 |
USD 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 | 140,000.00 |
| 182 | Miro, Joan | Le Lezard aux Plumes d'Or. | Paris | (1971) |
USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | 76,750.00 |
| 183 | Monluc, Adrian de, Comte de Cramail | Le Maigre. | (Paris) | (1952) |
USD 35,000.00 - 50,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 184 | Monluc, Adrian de, Comte de Cramail | Le Maigre. | (Paris) | (1952) |
USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 185 | Montherlant, Henry | Pasiphae, Chant de Minos (Les Cretois). | Paris | 1944 |
USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | 28,750.00 |
| 186 | Ovid | L'Art diaimer. | Lausanne | 1935 |
USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | 27,600.00 |
| 187 | Picasso, Pablo | Trente-deux reproductions des maquettes en coleurs d'apres les originaux des costumes & dEcor par Picasso pour le ballet Le Tricorne | Paris | 1920 |
USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | 12,650.00 |
| 188 | Prevert, Jacques F | Faites. | (Paris) | (1971) |
USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | 3,162.00 |
| 189 | PrEvert, Jacques, and Georges Ribemont- | Dessaignes Joan Miro. | Paris | 1956 |
USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | 9,200.00 |
| 190 | Reverdy. Pierre | Le Chant des morts. | Paris | (1948) |
USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | 10,925.00 |
| 191 | Reverdy, Pierre | Sable mouvant. | Paris | (1966) |
USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | 13,800.00 |
| 192 | Rouault, Georges | Cirque de li...toile Filante. | Paris | 1936 |
USD 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 193 | Suares, Andre | Passion. | Paris | 1939 |
USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 194 | THEOCRITUS | Les Idylles. | Paris | 1945 |
USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | 11,500.00 |
| 195 | Thompson, Francis | POÈMES. Traduction de Elizabeth M. Denis-Graterolle. | Paris | 1936 (i.e., 1939) |
USD 25,000.00 - 40,000.00 | 28,750.00 |
| 196 | Verlaine, Paul | Parallelement. | Paris | 1900 |
USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | 60,250.00 |
| 197 | Aehrenthal, Johann Lexa, Freiherr von | Deutschlands Kernobstsorten dargestellt in Abbildungen nach der Natur. | Leitmeritz | 1833-1842 |
USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | 9,487.00 |
| 198 | Bivort, Alexandre, Lauren SEraph Joseph de Bavay and others | Annales de Pomologie Belge et Etrangere par La Commission royale de Pomologie. | Brussels | 1853-1860. |
USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | 6,325.00 |
| 199 | Brookshaw, George Pomona | Britannica, or a Collection of the most esteemed Fruits at present cultivated in Great Britain. | London | 1817 |
USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | 16,100.00 |
