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Sale Name
THE GREAT AUTOGRAPH SALE. BELONGING TO, SIR STEPHEN COLERIDGE, of London, MR. HENRY GOLDSMITH, of New York, MR. LOUIS ANTEUIL, of Canada, &c. EMBRACING, Fifty Letters from Benjamin Franklin to Miss Mary Stevenson, of London. Over Twenty Letters and Do
Auction Date
01/01/1920 - 01/01/1920
Year of Sale
1920
Sale Number
#1262
Total Lots
464
Sold Lots
463
Lots Sold
99.8%
Unsold Lots
1
Price Unknown
0
Total Sales (USD)
44,166.30
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
0.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
0.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
0.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
0.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
Inf%
Currency
USD
Inflation Adjusted Price in U.S. Dollars
4,239,960.00

Top twenty five by sale price

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Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
333 Pope, Alexander Original Autograph Manuscript of his Immortal Poem, "An Essay on Man, " the First Three Books

USD - 5,500.00
109 Byron, George Noel Gordon, Lord The Original Autograph Manuscript of his World-Famous Poem, " Don Juan "

USD - 3,600.00
388 Stevenson, Robert Louis The Original Autograph Manuscript of his Famous Autobiographical Work, "The Amateur Emigrant, with Some First Impressions of America "

USD - 3,600.00
285 Lynch, Thomas. Signer of the Declaration of Independence, and one of the rarest names in that galaxy Signature on the inside of cover and on the title page of a volume, entitled Dialogues on the Uses of Foreign Travel

1764

 USD - 3,000.00
331 Poe, Edgar Allan The Original Manuscript of his noted short story, entitled "The Domain of Arnheim "

USD - 1,900.00
131 Cortes, Hernando. The Conqueror of Mexico L. S. 6 pages, folio, not dated, but signed by Cortes under his title "El Marqs del Valle "

not dated

 USD - 1,400.00
72 Alvarado, Pedro de. A Spanish Officer born at Badajos at the close of the 15th century, and one of the principal companions of Cortez in the Conquest of Mexico, who left him in command of the City of Mexico. In 1523 he led a successful expedition against Original Manuscript, signed, embracing, viz...

USD - 1,000.00
418 Washington, George. First President of the United States. "The Father of his Country." and America's guiding Star Autograph Letter, signed. 12 full quarto pages. Pniladelphia, 11th Decr. 1796. Addressed to Sir John Sinclair, the celebrated agriculturist, who had evidently at this time an intention of emigrating to America

11th Decr. 1796

 USD - 950.00
207 Harte, Bret The Complete Original Autograph Manuscript of his world renowned novel " Cressy "

June 25th. 1888

 USD - 875.00
146 Dickens, Charles Our Mutual Friend

1865

 USD - 775.00
206 Harte, Bret The Complete Original Autograph Manuscript of his Celebrated Novel of Western Life, entitled " Maruja "

May, 1888

 USD - 775.00
271 Lincoln Printed Broadside of the Emancipation Proclamation. "By the President of the United States, a Proclamation "

Jan. 1st 1863

 USD - 750.00
370 Shakespeare, William Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies

1685

 USD - 710.00
147 Dickens, Charles The Original Agreement between Dickens and his Publishers...

USD - 650.00
245 Jones, John Paul. The most heroic character in the Naval History of the American Revolution. Commanded the Bonhomme Richard when she captured the Serapis A. L. S. 2 pages, 4to. Amsterdam, Dec. 21, 1789. To Gouverneur Morris

Dec. 21, 1789

 USD - 550.00
68 Cibber. Mr. (Colley.) The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland

1753

 USD - 500.00
240 Johnson, Andrew D. S.

March 18, 1867

 USD - 475.00
74 Arnold's Treason A Revolutionary Orderly Book kept during Gen. Greene's Campaign in the Southern Department from Sept. 26 to Oct. 26, 1780

Sept. 26 to Oct. 26, 1780

 USD - 425.00
18 Franklin, Benjamin A. L. S. 7 pages, 4to. Paris, Sept. 14, 1767. To Miss Mary Stevenson

Sept. 14, 1767

 USD - 400.00
268 Lincoln, Abraham A. L. S. 8vo. Springfield, Ill., Aug. 14, 1860. To James E. Harvey

Aug. 14, 1860

 USD - 375.00
217 Impeachment of Andrew Johnson. The Original Manuscript Resolve, headed...

USD - 375.00
6 Franklin, Benjamin A. L. S. 4 pages, folio (Oct. 1, 1760). To Miss Mary Stevenson

(Oct. 1, 1760)

 USD - 375.00
369 Seward, Miss Anna. An Engish Author of considerable reputation The Autograph Manuscript of "Monody on Major Andre." By Miss Anna Seward (Author of the Elegy on Capt. Cook) To which are added Letters addressed to her, by Major Andre, in the year 1769

1769

 USD - 370.00
107 Burns, Robert. The most favourite of Scottish Poets Autograph Poem of 22 lines, entitled "To Miss Fanny Cruikshank " and addressed on the back " Miss Riddle. Carse"

USD - 350.00
5 Franklin, Benjamin A. L. S. 6 pages, folio. London, Sept. 13, 1760. To Miss Mary Stevenson

Sept. 13, 1760

 USD - 350.00
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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.
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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.