Merwin Clayton Sales Company: CATALOGUE OF COLLECTION OF AMERICANA COMPRISING AMERICAN PERIODICALS; AMERICAN REVOLUTION (AN IMPORTANT COLLECTION); TOWN AND COUNTY HISTORIES; INDIAN NARRATIVES, HISTORY, ETC.; LINCOLN MEMOIRS, EULOGIES, ETC. (INCLUDING RARE TITLES); PAMPHLETS; FIRST EDI, 278,

Auction Details

Auction Date
November 01, 1909 - November 01, 1909
Page Size: 621 items in 7 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
301 WAYSIDE GLEANINGS for Leisure Moments. [Cambridge]

1882

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302 WEBB (E. B.) The Capture of Richmond; Some Results of the War; Assassination of the President. Boston

1865

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303 WHITE (RICHARD GRANT) The New Gospel of Peace, according to St. Benjamin. New York

[1863-66]

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304 WOODBURY (AUGUSTUS) Sermon, suggested by the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Providence

1865

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305 WOODBURY (AUGUSTUS) Sermon, suggested by the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Providence

1865

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306 WOODBURY (AUGUSTUS) A Sketch of the Character of Abraham Lincoln. Providence

1865

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307 Edited by L. G. Clark LONG ISLAND. Knickerbocker Sketch Book (The). New York

1843

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308 Sterling (C. F.) LONG ISLAND. Buff and Blue; or, The Privateers of the Revolution. A Tale of Long Island Sound. New York

1847

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309 Alonzo Lewis and J. R. Newhall LYNN, MASS. History of: including Lynnfield, Saugus, Swampscott, and Nahant. Boston

1865

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310 J. R. Newhall LYNN, MASS. History of (1865-1883). Lynn

1883

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311 MAPS. Railway Map of Illinois (Cooke's), Chicago, 1855; Farmer's Map of Michigan, Wisconsin, etc ...

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312 MAPS. Rhode Island, Boston, Connecticut, Vermont, 1826; Baltimore, 1859; Georgia, Newport, R. I ...

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313 MAPS. Morrison's North River Companion (1835); Appleton's New York City Guide, 1849; Colton's Maps ...

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314 MAPS. Boston

1867

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315 MAPS. Maps, finely engraved, by Emanuel Bowen. London

(circa 1750)

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316 MAP. New Panoramic View of the Rhine and bordering castles, towns, etc. Frankfurt

1839

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317 MAPS AND PLANS. Columbia River, 1841; Potomac Aqueduct, 19 plans (not a complete set); Map of the ...

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318 John S. Barry MASSACHUSETTS. History of. Boston

1855-57

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319 MASSACHUSETTS. Fishermen's Own Book (The): comprising the List of Men and Vessels lost from the Port ... Gloucester

(1882)

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320 MEDBERY (JAMES K.) Men and Mysteries of Wall Street. New York

1878

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321 Caleb Cushing NEWBURYPORT, MASS. History and Present State of. Newburyport

1826

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322 E. Vale Smith NEWBURYPORT, MASS. History of; from the earliest Settlement of the Country to the present time; with ... Newburyport

1854

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323 Wm. Hubbard NEW ENGLAND. General History of, from the Discovery to 1680. Cambridge

1815

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324 NEW ENGLAND. Pages from the Ecclesiastical History of New England, 1740-1840. Boston

1847

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325 N. Colt NIAGARA. The Devil's Hole, with an Account of a Visit made to it in 1679 by R. C. De La Salle. Niagara City

1859

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326 NORTHAMPTON, MASS. Historical Sketch of; by Rev. Solomon Williams. Northampton

1815

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327 NORTHAMPTON, MASS. Meeting Houses and Ministers, 1653-1878. Northampton

(1878)

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328 J. H. Wheeler NORTH CAROLINA. Historical Sketches of, 1584-1851; with Biographical Sketches, etc. Phila.

1851

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329 PAMPHLETS. Boston (including Charlestown and Roxbury): Historical, Biographical, etc., 1806-82.

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330 PAMPHLETS. California; Illinois; Ohio., etc.

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331 PAMPHLETS. Centennial Discourses, Proceedings, Historical Addresses, etc.

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332 PAMPHLETS. Centennial Celebrations; Historical Proceedings; Memoirs, etc.

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333 PAMPHLETS. Colleges: Catalogues, Orders of Exercises, Orders of Performances, etc.

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334 PAMPHLETS. Connecticut; Rhode Island; Vermont; Maine; New Hampshire.

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335 PAMPHLETS. Economics: Finance; Socialism; Tariff; Prisons, etc.

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336 PAMPHLETS. Illinois; Kansas; Minnesota, etc.

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337 PAMPHLETS. Insurance.

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338 PAMPHLETS. Literary and Miscellaneous.

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339 PAMPHLETS. Literary and Miscellaneous.

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340 PAMPHLETS. Literary and Miscellaneous.

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341 PAMPHLETS. Lincoln; John Brown; Slavery; Rebellion; Reconstruction.

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342 PAMPHLETS. Maine; Vermont; New Hampshire.

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343 PAMPHLETS. Massachusetts: Historical and Miscellaneous, 1779-1820.

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344 PAMPHLETS. of a similar nature, 1813-80.

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345 PAMPHLETS. of a similar nature, 1813-80.

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346 PAMPHLETS. Memorial; Biographical, etc.

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347 PAMPHLETS. Memoirs; Memorial Tributes, etc., 1779-1886.

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348 PAMPHLETS. Miscellaneous: Historical, etc.

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349 PAMPHLETS. New York City and State.

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350 PAMPHLETS. Political: 1798-1875.

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351 PAMPHLETS. Political; Historical; Miscellaneous.

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352 PAMPHLETS. Political; Historical; Miscellaneous.

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353 PAMPHLETS. Rebellion; Reconstruction; Slavery.

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354 PAMPHLETS. Rhode Island and Connecticut.

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355 PAMPHLETS. Salem; Haverhill; Marblehead; Georgetown; Newburyport, 1752-1890.

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356 PAMPHLETS. Southern States; Indians, etc.

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357 PAMPHLETS. Philadelphia; New York; Boston, etc.

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358 PARKMAN (FRANCIS) Count Frontenac and New France. Boston

1877

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359 PIRATES (THE). History of. Containing the Lives of those Noted Pirate Captains, Mission, Bowen, Kidd ... Haverhill, Massachusetts

1825

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360 PIRATES (THE). History of the Pirates [their lives, piracies, executions, etc.] Hartf.

1834

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361 PIRATES (THE). History of the Buccaneers of America; containing detailed accounts of those Bold and ... Boston

1853

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362 [Ingraham (J. H.)] PIRATES (THE). Captain Kyd; or, The Wizard of the Sea. New York

1839

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363 Johnson (Capt. Charles) PIRATES (THE). History of the Pirates, etc.; to which is added a Description of Magadoxa, in Africa. Norwich

1814

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364 PIRATES (THE). Lives and Exploits of Pirates (Blackbeard, Low, Roche, Vane, Roberts and others). Phila.

1842

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365 PIRATES (THE). Lives and Voyages of Drake, Cavendish, and Dam-pier; including earlier Discoveries in ... Edinb.

1831

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366 Morgan (Henry) PIRATES (THE). Sketch of the Life of. Norway (Me.)

1862

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367 PIRATES (THE). Naval Battles of the United States. Boston

1857

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368 Wm. Willis PORTLAND, ME. History of: from its first settlement; with Notices of the Neighboring Towns. Portland

1831-33

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369 Charles Blake PROVIDENCE, R. I. History of the Providence Stage. Providence

1868

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370 Willis Russell QUEBEC: as It was, and as It is. A Brief History of the Oldest City in Canada, from its Foundation ... Quebec

1864

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371 RAILROADS. Original draft (by Benjamin Balch) of a bill authorizing the construction of a Railroad ...

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372 Dimmick (L. F.) RAILROADS. Discourse on the Moral Influence of Rail-Roads (with copious notes). Boston

1841

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373 Joseph Dyer SHAKERS. A Compendious Narrative, elucidating the Character, Disposition and Conduct of Mary Dyer ... Concord, N. H.

1819

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374 SOUTH CAROLINA. Tallulah and Jocassee: Romances of Southern Landscape. Charleston

1852

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375 SPEECHES, Addresses and Messages of the several Presidents of the United States; Engraved ... Phila.

1825

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376 STANDARD OIL. Descriptive List of Oil Properties in the Counties of Allegany and. Cattaraugus. Cuba, New York

1865

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377 J. H. A. Bone STANDARD OIL. Petroleum and Petroleum Wells; with a Complete Guide Book and Description of the Oil ... New York

1865

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378 STANDARD OIL. Colton's Map of the Oil District of Ohio and West Va. New York

1865

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379 S. Williams VERMONT. Natural and Civil History of. Burlington

1809

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380 De Puy (H. W.) VERMONT. The Mountain Hero (Ethan Allen) and his Associates. Boston

1855

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381 Edited by A. M. Hemenway VERMONT. Poets and Poetry of Vermont. Rutland

1858

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382 VIEW of South America and Mexico: their History, Revolutions, etc. By a Citizen of the United States ... New York

1826

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383 F. V. N. Painter VIRGINIA. Poets of. Richmond

(1907)

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384 J. Russell War of 1812. History of the War between the United States and Great Britain, 1812-1815. Hartf.

1815

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385 Dwight (Theodore) War of 1812. History of the Hartford Convention; with a Review of the Policy which led to the War of ... New York

1833

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386 Emmons (Richard) War of 1812. The Fredoniad; or, Independence Preserved. An Epic Poem on the late War of 1812. Boston

1827

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387 War of 1812. Expatriation. A Treatise on. Washington

1814

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388 War of 1812. Exposition of the Causes and Character of the War between the United States and Great ... Concord, N. H.

1815

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389 [Hull (Gen. Wm.)] War of 1812. The Wars of the Gulls; an Historical Romance in Three Chapters. New York

1812

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390 Leech (Samuel) War of 1812. Thirty Years from Home; or, A Voice from the Main Deck. Boston

1843

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391 WASHINGTON (GEORGE) Memory of Washington: a Sketch of his Life and Character and the National Testimonials of Respect ... Newport, R. I.

1800

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392 WASHINGTON (GEORGE) A Selection of Orations and Eulogies in Commemoration of . . . Gen. George Washington. Amherst, N. H.

1800

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393 Gilbert Nash WEYMOUTH, MASS. Historical Sketch of, 1622-1884. Weymouth

1885

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394 WHEATLEY (PHILLIS) The Negro-Slave Poet of Boston. Boston

1864

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395 WORCESTER, MASS. History of; from its earliest Settlement to 1836, by Wm. Lincoln; and 1836-1861, by ...

USD - Unknown
396 WORCESTER CO., MASS. History of, from its First Settlement to the Present Time. With a History and ... Worcester

1879

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397 BURLINGAME (EDWARD L., author and editor) A. L. S. New York

1871

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398 CABLE (GEORGE W.) A. L. S.

1897

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399 CAINE (HALL) A. L. S.

1895

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400 COOK (ELIZA) A. L. S.

1869

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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.
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    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.
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    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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