Sothebys: AUTOGRAPHS TRAVEL and AMERICANA ORIENTAL MANUSCRIPTS MODERN ILLUSTRATED BOOKS NATURAL HISTORY BOOKS From the Collection of Louise C. Morgan, 3642,
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- May 21, 1974 - May 21, 1974
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STANTON, Edwin M. | Autograph letter signed | USD 150.00 - 200.00 | 175.00 | ||
| 2 | LAFAYETTE, [Marquis de]. | Letter signed | USD 125.00 - 175.00 | 170.00 | ||
| 3 | BAUDELAIRE, CHARLES | Autograph note payable signed | Paris | 27 December 1861 |
USD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 4 | BUCHANAN, JAMES | Autograph letter signed | Wheatlands | 5 December 1851 |
USD 350.00 - 500.00 | 375.00 |
| 5 | CAMUS, ALBERT | Autograph note signed ("Camus") | Paris | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | 275.00 | |
| 5A | CARLYLE, THOMAS | Autograph note signed | London | 14 June 1860 |
USD 100.00 - 125.00 | 70.00 |
| 6 | CARUSO, ENRICO | Caricature bust self-portrait | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | 150.00 | ||
| 6A | CARUSO, ENRICO | Two caricature sketches by Caruso | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | 175.00 | ||
| 7 | CASEMENT, Sir ROGER | A group of about 30 autograph letters about 180 pp | South Africa, London, Dublin, Germany | mostly 1896-1905, 1913 |
USD 600.00 - 800.00 | 1,200.00 |
| 8 | CLEMENS, S. L. Mark Twain | Autograph letter signed (S. L. Clemens) | Rome | USD 150.00 - 200.00 | 225.00 | |
| 9 | CLEVELAND, GROVER | Autograph letter signed | New York | 4 Jan. 1891 |
USD 100.00 - 125.00 | 50.00 |
| 10 | DEBUSSY, CLAUDE | Autograph note signed | 2 August 1916 |
USD 125.00 - 150.00 | 100.00 | |
| 11 | DICKENS, CHARLES | Autograph letter signed | Petersham | 8 May [1840] |
USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 11A | DICKENS, CHARLES | Autograph letter signed | USD 100.00 - 125.00 | 170.00 | ||
| 12 | DOYLE, Sir ARTHUR CON AN | Autograph letter signed | Hindhead | 17 Sept. 1904 |
USD 100.00 - 125.00 | 150.00 |
| 13 | ELIOT, T. S. | Typed letter signed | Faber | 18 March 1935 |
USD 150.00 - 200.00 | 120.00 |
| 14 | FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN | Autograph letter signed | Philadelphia | 1 June 1750 |
USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | 3,250.00 |
| 15 | FRENCH REVOLUTION | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |||
| 16 | FREUD, SIGMUND | Autograph card signed | Badersee | 25 August 1918 |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | 650.00 |
| 17 | [GENET AFFAIR] | Philadelphia | (1 January 1794) |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 18 | GRANT, ULYSSES S | Autograph letter signed | Corpus Christi, Texas | 24 October 1845 |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | 425.00 |
| 19 | GRANT, ULYSSES S. | Autograph letter signed | New York City | 9 June 1882 |
USD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 20 | HAHN, OTTO | Autograph letter signed | Tailfingen | 1 February 1945 |
USD 150.00 - 200.00 | 140.00 |
| 21 | HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL | Autograph letter signed | Rugby House | 3 April [1862] |
USD 300.00 - 400.00 | 400.00 |
| 22 | HEDIN, SVEN | Autograph letter signed | Stockholm | 9 July 1902 |
USD 100.00 - 125.00 | 60.00 |
| 23 | HENRY, PATRICK | Autograph letter signed | Williamsburgh | 10 December 1777 |
USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | 1,100.00 |
| 24 | HILL, Sir ROWLAND | Autograph letter signed | Hampstead | 23 July 1862 |
USD 100.00 - 125.00 | 90.00 |
| 25 | JACKSON, ANDREW | Autograph letter signed | Hermitage | 24 May 1817 |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | 375.00 |
| 26 | JEFFERSON, THOMAS | Autograph letter signed | Monticello | 15 April 1811 |
USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | 2,750.00 |
| 27 | KIPLING, RUDYARD | A fine series of 18 A.Ls.s and 10 T.Ls.s. | 1926-1934 |
USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | 1,500.00 | |
| 28 | LAWRENCE, D. H. | Autograph letter signed, | Florence | 10 June 1927 |
USD 300.00 - 400.00 | 800.00 |
| 29 | LAWRENCE, D. H. | Autograph letter signed | Bandol | [18 October 1929] |
USD 150.00 - 250.00 | 375.00 |
| 30 | CARLYLE, Thomas | Autograph receipt signed | 9 December 1858 |
USD 100.00 - 125.00 | 110.00 | |
| 31 | LITERATURE. Three framed autographs | USD 100.00 - 125.00 | 80.00 | |||
| 32 | MAHLER, GUSTAV | Portrait of Mahler by Emil Orlik | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | 1,800.00 | ||
| 33 | MARCONI, GIUSEPPE | Watercolor drawing of Whiting Bay by E. S. Hislop | 1905 |
USD 100.00 - 125.00 | Not Sold | |
| 34 | MISCELLANEOUS | USD 150.00 - 200.00 | 60.00 | |||
| 35 | MONET, CLAUDE | Autograph letter signed | Giverny | 12 August 1901 |
USD 125.00 - 150.00 | 160.00 |
| 36 | MONROE, JAMES | Autograph letter (draft) | [April 1816] |
USD 300.00 - 400.00 | 300.00 | |
| 37 | MORRIS, ROBERT | Autograph letter signed | Philadelphia | 19 October 1800 |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 38 | MUSIC | USD 100.00 - 150.00 | 225.00 | |||
| 39 | Charpentier, Gustave. | A group of autograph kerns | USD 150.00 - 200.00 | 70.00 | ||
| 40 | MUSIC A collection of about 63 autograph pieces from various musicians | Paris Opera | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | 150.00 | ||
| 41 | NELSON, THOMAS | Signer. Autograph letter signed | Philadelphia | 4 January 1776 |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | 325.00 |
| 42 | NEW YORK COLONY | 1744 |
USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | 1,100.00 | ||
| 43 | PHOTOGRAPHS | USD 100.00 - 150.00 | 275.00 | |||
| 44 | POLK, JAMES K. | Autograph letter signed | Columbia | 29 December 1841 |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | 550.00 |
| 45 | PROUST, MARCEL | Autograph letter signed | [December 1906-January 1907] |
USD 600.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold | |
| 46 | PROUST, MARCEL | Autograph letter signed ("Marcel") | Versailles | 10 August 1906 |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold |
| 47 | ROCHAMBEAU, J. B. D. | Comte de. Document signed | 4 July 1783 |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | 225.00 | |
| 48 | ROOSEVELT, THEODORE | Typescript of his lecture at the Sorbonne | 1908 |
USD 150.00 - 250.00 | 150.00 | |
| 49 | ROOSEVELT, THEODORE | Photograph inscribed 10 x 13 inches (25 x 33 cm.) | 1910 |
USD 125.00 - 175.00 | 190.00 | |
| 50 | ROYALTY | England | 1690 and 1697 |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | 275.00 | |
| 51 | SCOTT, Sir WALTER | Autograph leter signed | Edinburgh | 2 June [1807] |
USD 150.00 - 200.00 | 70.00 |
| 52 | TASSO, TORQUATO | Autograph letter signed | Rome | 15 May 1589 |
USD 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 | 2,000.00 |
| 53 | TURGENEFF, IVAN | Autograph letter signed | Paris | USD 125.00 - 150.00 | Not Sold | |
| 54 | VAN BUREN, MARTIN | Check signed ("M. Van Buren") | 31 July 1856 |
USD 300.00 - 400.00 | 350.00 | |
| 55 | VAN BUREN, MARTIN | Check signed ("M. Van Buren") | 21 April 1856 |
USD 300.00 - 400.00 | 400.00 | |
| 56 | WASHINGTON, GEORGE | Autograph letter signed | "United States" | 26 August 1790 |
USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 57 | WASHINGTON, GEORGE | Clipped signature | USD 350.00 - 500.00 | 500.00 | ||
| 58 | YEATS, W. B. | Autograph letter signed | [February 1910] |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | 240.00 | |
| 59 | Bellin, Nicolas | AMERICAN REVOLUTION | 1766 |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 60 | AMERICAN REVOLUTION | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | 150.00 | |||
| 61 | AMERICAN REVOLUTION | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | 325.00 | |||
| 62 | AMERICAN REVOLUTION. West Indies. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | 650.00 | |||
| 63 | The Naval Battle of The Isle of Saints | 12 April 1782 |
USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 64 | Grasse, F. J. P. | Memoire du Comte de Grasse sur le combat Naval du 12 April 1782. | 12 April 1782. [No place, before April 1784] |
USD 500.00 - 700.00 | 450.00 | |
| 65 | Marechal de Castries | A dossier from the archives of the Marechal de Castries on French operations in America | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | 450.00 | ||
| 66 | AMERICAN REVOLUTION | Islands | (16 April 1781) |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | 110.00 | |
| 67 | Du Coudray, Tronson | AMERICAN REVOLUTION A group of manuscript material | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | 275.00 | ||
| 68 | AMERICAN REVOLUTION. Manuscript in French | 1780 |
USD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 69 | AMERICAN REVOLUTION. Peace Treaty | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | 225.00 | |||
| 70 | "Memoir on the Carolinas and Commerce between France and the Southern part of the 13 States" | 1 August 1786 |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 71 | CARTOGRAPHY. A group of manuscript items | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | 600.00 | |||
| 72 | LAPEROUSE, JEAN-FRANCOIS de | An important dossier concerning his famous voyage of discovery | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | 2,750.00 | ||
| 73 | [LA SALLE] | Autograph letter in an unidentified hand | Rochefort | 8 July 1685 |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | 550.00 |
| 74 | LOUISIANA. A collection of documents in French | Louisiana | 1782-1802 |
USD 600.00 - 800.00 | 550.00 | |
| 75 | MISSISSIPPI. Natchez Expedition | 1722-23 |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 76 | Article ajoute au Cartel pour lechange de tous les Prisonniers pris en mer entre la France et La Grande-Bretagne ... | Paris | 1781 |
USD 100.00 - 125.00 | 160.00 | |
| 77 | AMERICAN REVOLUTION. Peace Treaty | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | 300.00 | |||
| 78 | A new and general atlas ... of the globe | Edinburgh | 1817 |
USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | 800.00 | |
| 79 | Kitchin, Jeffrey, d'Anville, Zannoni and others. | ATLAS | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 80 | [BARTHOLDI] | Le Jury Francais a Philadelphie: l'Album du Bord. | Paris | 1876 |
USD 150.00 - 200.00 | 70.00 |
| 81 | BATTLE OF THE NILE | Great Britain and France | 1st, and 2nd of August 1798 |
USD 300.00 - 400.00 | 120.00 | |
| 82 | BELLIN, JACQUES NICHOLAS | Description geographique des debouquemens qui sont au nord de l'Isle de Saint Dominique | Paris, Didot | 1768 |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold |
| 83 | BELLIN, JACQUES NICHOLAS | Observations sur la carte du Golphe du Mexique et des Isles de l'Amerique | Paris | 1749 |
USD 150.00 - 250.00 | 325.00 |
| 85 | BORDONE, BENEDETTO | Isolario nel qual si ragione di tutte l'isole del mondo | Venice | 1547 |
USD 700.00 - 800.00 | 850.00 |
| 86 | BOWDITCH, NATHANIEL | The New American Pracical Navigator | Salem | 1803 |
USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | 1,400.00 |
| 87 | DIAZ DEL CASTILLO, BERNAL | Historia ... de la conquista de la Nueva Espana | Madrid | [1632] |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | 375.00 |
| 88 | DUTCH BROADSIDE Mississippi | 1720 |
USD 150.00 - 250.00 | 70.00 | ||
| 88A | EVANS, LEWIS | A general map of the middle British colonies in America | Philadelphia | 1755 |
USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | 5,500.00 |
| 89 | HAKLUYT, RICHARD | The Principal Navigations Voyages Traffiques & Discoveries of the English Nation | Glascow | 1903-5 |
USD 150.00 - 200.00 | 275.00 |
| 90 | HOMANN, JOHANN BAPTIST | Atlas novus terrarum orbis imperia regna et status | Nuremberg | 1737 |
USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | 8,500.00 |
| 91 | IAPI OAYE: The Word Carrier. | Dakota Territory | May 1871-December 1887 |
USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 92 | [LEWIS, MERRIWETHER] | Travels to the source of the Missouri River and across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean | London | 1814 |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | 500.00 |
| 93 | HULBERT, ARCHER BUTLER | [MAPS] | 1904 |
USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | 3,000.00 | |
| 94 | MORYSON, FYNES | An Itinerary Containing His Ten Yeeres Travell through the Twelve Dominions of Germany | 1907 |
USD 150.00 - 200.00 | 90.00 | |
| 95 | NEW ENGLANDS FIRST FRUITS | London, Overton | 1643 |
USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | 450.00 | |
| 96 | OGILBY, JOHN | Africa | London | 1670 |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | 275.00 |
| 97 | edited by F. T. Miller | PHOTOGRAPHIC History of the Civil War (The) | New York | 1911 |
USD 125.00 - 175.00 | 170.00 |
