Parke Bernet: The Distinguished Collection of Americana Formed by C.G. Littell, Chicago, 1945yr,

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Auction Date: February 05, 1945 - February 05, 1945

Page Size: 1141 items in 12 pages

Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
DUNIWAY, MRS ABIGAIL J.	Captain Gray's Company; or, Crossing the Plains and Living in Oregon.	Portland, Oregon	1859	USD -	95.00
DUNLOP, JAMES	A Memoir on the Controversy between William Penn, and Lord Baltimore, respecting the Boundaries of Pennsylvania and Maryland....Read at a Meeting of the Council, November 10th, 1825.	[Philadelphia]	[1826]	USD -	9.00
DUNN, JOHN	History of the Oregon Territory and British North-American Fur Trade; with an Account of the Habits and Customs of the Principal Native Tribes on the Northern Continent.	London	1844	USD -	52.50
DUNN, Jr., J. P.	Massacres of the Mountains. A History of the Indian Wars of the Far West.	New York	1886	USD -	10.00
DU PERIER, M. DU.	A General History of All Voyages and Travels throughout the Old and New World, from the First ages to this Present Time ...	London	1708	USD -	20.00
DURAND, JAMES R.	The Life and Adventures of James R. Durand, during a Period of Fifteen Years, from 1801 to 1816: in which time he was impressed on board the British Fleet, and held in detestable bondage for more than seven years... Written by Himself.	Rochester	1820	USD -	32.50
[DURRELL, EDWARD H.]	New Orleans as I Found It. By H. Didimus.	New York	1845	USD -	11.00
DUVAL, JOHN C.	The Adventures of Big-Foot Wallace, the Texan Ranger and Hunter.	Philadelphia	1871	USD -	23.00
DUVAL, JOHN C.	Early Times in Texas.	Austin	1892	USD -	10.00
EAGLESTON, JOHN H.	Account of an Early California Voyage.	Salem, Mass.	1874	USD -	13.00
EDWARDS, FRANK S.	A Campaign in New Mexico with Colonel Doniphan.	Philadelphia	1847	USD -	35.00
EDWARDS, FRANK S.	A Campaign in New Mexico with Colonel Doniphan.	London	1848	USD -	17.00
EDWARDS, JOHN N.	Shelby's Expedition to Mexico. An Unwritten Leaf of the War.	Kansas City, Mo.	1872	USD -	17.50
EDWARDS, JOHN N.	Noted Guerrillas, or the Warfare of the Border. Being a History of the Lives and Adventures of Quantrell, Bill Anderson, George Todd...and numerous other well known Guerrillas of the West.	St. Louis	1877	USD -	27.50
EDWARDS, COL. PHILIP L.	California in 1837. Diary of Col. Philip L. Edwards, containing an Account of a Trip to the Pacific Coast. Published in "Themis" by Authority of the Board of State Library Trustees of the State of California.	Sacramento	1890	USD -	13.00
EDWARDS, COL. PHILIP L.	California in 1837. Diary of Col. Philip L. Edwards, containing An Account of a Trip to the Pacific Coast. Published in "Themis" by Authority of the Board of State Library Trustees of the State of California.	Sacramento	1890	USD -	15.00
[EDWARDS, SAMUEL E.]	The Ohio Hunter: Or a Brief Sketch of the Frontier Life of Samuel E. Edwards, the Great Bear and Deer Hunter of the State of Ohio.	Battle Creek, Mich.	1866	USD -	27.50
EGAN, MAJOR HOWARD	Pioneering the West 1846 to 1878. Major Howard Egan's Diary...	Richmond, Utah	1917	USD -	10.00
ELLICOTT, ANDREW	The Journal of Andrew Ellicott, late Commissioner on behalf of the United States during part of the Year 1796, the Years 1797, 1798, 1799, and part of the Year 1800: for Determining the Boundary between the United States and the Possessions of His Catholi	Philadelphia	1803	USD -	42.50
ELLIS, HENRY	A Voyage to Hudson's-Bay, by the Dobbs Galley and California, In the Years 1746 and 1747, For Discovering a North West Passage, etc.	London	1748	USD -	12.00
ELLSWORTH, HENRY W.	Valley of the Upper Wabash, Indiana, with Hints on its Agricultural Advantages: Plan of Dwelling, Estimates of Cultivation, and notices of Labor-Saving Machines.	New York	1838	USD -	17.50
	EMIGRANT'S GUIDE, THE, or Pocket Geography of the Western States and Territories, containing a Description of the Several Cities, Towns, River, Antiquities, Population, Manufactories, Prices of Land, Soil, Productions, and Exports. Compiled from the Best	Cincinnati	1818	USD -	67.50
ERNST, FERDINAND	Waarnemingen op eene Reize door de Binnenlanden der Vereenigde Staten van Noord-Amerika, het jaar 1819; bijzonder met Betrekking tot de, aan de Rivieren Sangomo en Onapischquasippi, in het Noordelijk Gedeelte van den Staat der Illinezen Gelegene, en in he	[Amsterdam]	[1821]	USD -	30.00
ESQUEMELING, JOHN. [ALEXANDRE O. EXQUEMELIN]	De Americaensche Zee-Roovers Behelsende een Partinent Verhael van alle de Roverye en Onmenselycke Vreetheeden die de Engelsche en Franse Roovers tegens de Spanijaer den in America Gepleeght Hebben.	t'Amsterdam	1678	USD -	260.00
[ESQUEMELING, JOHN. ALEXANDRE O. EXQUEMELIN]	Piratas de la America, y luz a la defensa de las costas de Indias Occidentales...Traducido de la lengua Flamenca en Espanola, por el Dor. Alonso de Buena-Maison, Espanol, Medico Practico en la...Ciudad de Amsterdam.	Colonia Agrippina [Cologne]	1681	USD -	260.00
ESQUEMELING, JOHN. [ALEXANDRE A. EXQUEMELIN]	Bucaniers of America: Or, a true Account of the Most remarkable Assaults Committed of late years upon the Coasts of the West-Indies, by the Bucaniers of Jamaica and Tortuga, Both English and French. Wherein are contained more especially the unparallel'd E	London	1684--1685	USD -	260.00
ETHELL, HENRY C.	The Rise and Progress of Civilization in the Hairy Nation. A Comparative Topical Review of the Stages of Progress in the Brief History of Davis County, Iowa.	Bloomfield, Iowa	1883	USD -	19.00
EVANS, ESTWICK	A Pedestrian Tour, of Four Thousand Miles through the Western States and Territories, during the Winter and Spring of 1818.	Concord	1819	USD -	75.00
EYRE, JOHN	The Beauties of America.	Buffalo	1836	USD -	22.50
FALCONER, ALEXANDER	An account of the Slave Trade on the Coast of Africa.	London	1788	USD -	20.00
FALCONER, CAPT. RICHARD	The Voyages, Dangerous Adventures And imminent Escapes of Captain Richard Falconer...Intermix'd with The Voyages and Adventures of Thomas Randal...His being taken by the Indians of Virginia, &c.	London	1720	USD -	45.00
[FARGO, FRANK F.]	A True and Minute History of the Assassination of James King of Wm. and the Execution of Casey and Cora.	San Francisco	[1856]	USD -	30.00
FARMER, JOHN	The Emigrant's Guide; or Pocket Gazetteer of the Surveyed Part of Michigan.	Albany	1830	USD -	55.00
FARNHAM, E. W.	Life in Prairie Land.	New York	1846	USD -	6.00
FARNHAM, E. W.	California In-Doors and Out; or, How we Farm, Mine, and Live Generally in the Golden State.	New York	1856	USD -	3.00
FARNHAM, THOMAS J.	Travels in the Great Western Prairies, the Anahuac and Rocky Mountains, and in the Oregon Territory.	Poughkeepsie	1841	USD -	60.00
FARNHAM, THOMAS J.	Travels in the Great Western Prairies, the Anahuac and Rocky Mountains, and in the Oregon Territory.	New York	1843	USD -	11.00
FARNHAM, THOMAS J.	Travels in the Californias, and Scenes in the Pacific Ocean.	New York	1844	USD -	50.00
FAUX, W.	Memorable Days in America: Being a Journal of a Tour to the United States, principally undertaken to ascertain, by Positive Evidence, the Condition and Probable Prospects of British Emigrants; including Accounts of Mr. Birkbeck's Settlement in the Illinoi	London	1823	USD -	30.00
FEARON, HENRY BRADSHAW	Sketches of America. A Narrative of a Journey of Five Thousand Miles through the Eastern and Western States of America...with Remarks on Mr. Birkbeck's "Notes" and "Letters."	London	1818	USD -	11.00
FEATHERSTONHAUGH, G. W.	Report of a Geological Reconnaissance made in 1835, from the seat of Government, by the way of Green Bay and the Wisconsin Territory, to the Coteau de Prairie, an elevated ridge dividing the Missouri from the St. Peter's River.	Washington	1836	USD -	4.00
FEATHERSTONHAUGH, G. W.	Excursion through the Slave States, from Washington on the Potomac to the Frontier of Mexico; with Sketches of Popular Manners and Geological Notices.	New York	1844	USD -	6.00
FEDERALIST, THE	A Collection of Essays, written in favour of the New Constitution, as agreed upon by the Federal Convention, September 17, 1787.	New York	1788	USD -	200.00
FERRALL, S. A.	A Ramble of Six Thousand Miles through the United States of America.	London	1832	USD -	25.00
FIELD, DR. JOSEPH E.	Three Years in Texas. Including a View of the Texan Revolution, and an Account of the Principal Battles, together with Descriptions of the Soil, Commercial and Agricultural Advantages, &c.	Boston	1836	USD -	200.00
FIELD, STEPHEN J.	Personal Reminiscences of Early Days in California, with Other Sketches. Printed for a Few Friends. Not Published.	N.p.	[1880]	USD -	40.00
FIELD, STEPHEN J.	Personal Reminiscences of Early Days in California, with Other Sketches. To which is added the Story of his Attempted Assassination by a former associate on the Supreme Bench of the State, by Hon. George C. Gorham. Printed for a Few Friends.	N.p.	[1893]	USD -	25.00
FIGUEROA, JOSE	Manifiesto a la Republica Mejicana que hace el General de Brigada Jose Figueroa, Comandante General y Gefe Politico de la Alta California, sobre su conducta y la los Senores D. Jose Maria de Hijar y D. Jose Maria Padres, como Directores de Colonizacion en	Monterrey	1835	USD -	1,600.00
FIGUEROA, JOSE	The Manifesto, which the General of Brigade Don Jose Figueroa, Commandant-General and Political Chief of U. California, makes to the Mexican Republic, in regard to his conduct and that of the Snrs. D. Jose Maria de Hijars and D. Jose Maria Padres, as Dire		1855	USD -	90.00
FILSON, JOHN	The Discovery, Settlement And present State of Kentucke: and An Essay towards the Topography, and Natural History of that important Country: To which is added, An Appendix, containing, I. The Adventures of Col. Daniel Boon ... II. The Minutes of the Piank	Wilmington	1784	USD -	800.00
FILSON, JOHN	Histoire de Kentucke, Nouvelle Colonie a l'Ouest de la Virginie: Contenant 1°. La Decouverte, l'Acquisition, l'Etablissement, la Description topographique, l'Histoire Naturelle, &c. du Territoire: 2°. la Relation historique du Colonel Boon, un des premier	A Paris	1785	USD -	25.00
FILSON, JOHN	The Discovery, Settlement, and Present State of Kentucky. And an Introduction to the Topography and Natural History of that Rich and Important Country; also, Colonel Daniel Boon's [sic] Narrative of the Wars of Kentucky; with an Account of the Indi	London	1793	USD -	110.00
FILSON, JOHN	A Map of Kentucky Drawn from Actual Observations.	London	1793	USD -	12.00
FINERTY, JOHN F.	War-Path and Bivouac, or, The Conquest of the Sioux, a Narrative of Stirring Personal Experiences and Adventures in the Big Horn and Yellowstone Expedition of 1876, and in the Campaign on the British Border, in 1879.	Chicago	1890	USD -	12.50
FISHER, GEORGE	Memorials of George Fisher, late Secretary to the Expedition of Gen. Jose Antonio Mexia, against Tampico, in November, 1835. Presented to the Fourth and Fifth Congress of the Republic of Texas, praying for Relief in favor of the Members of the said Expedi	Houston	1840	USD -	125.00
FISK, JAMES L.	Expedition of Captain Fisk to the Rocky Mountains. Letter from the Secretary of War, in Answer to a Resolution of the House of February 26, transmitting Report of Captain Fisk of His Late Expedition to the Rocky Mountains and Idaho. [Report dated January	[Washington]	[1864?]	USD -	16.00
FISKE, JOHN	The American Revolution.	Boston	1891	USD -	9.00
[FLAGG, E.]	The Far West: or, A Tour Beyond the Mountains. Embracing outlines of Western Life and Scenery; Sketches of Prairies, Rivers, Ancient Mounds, Early Settlements of the French, etc., etc.	New York	1838	USD -	30.00
FLEMING, WALTER	Documentary History of Reconstruction, Political, Military, Social, Religious, Education & Industrial 1865 to the Present Time.	Cleveland	1906	USD -	37.50
FLINT, JAMES	Letters from America, containing Observations on the Climate and Agriculture of the Western States, the Manner of the People, the Prospects of Emigrants, &c. &c.	Edinburgh	1822	USD -	22.50
FLINT, TIMOTHY	Recollections of the Last Ten Years ... in the Valley of the Mississippi, from Pittsburg and the Missouri to the Gulf of Mexico, and from Florida to the Spanish Frontier; in a Series of Letters.	Boston	1826	USD -	24.00
FLINT, TIMOTHY	Biographical Memoir of Daniel Boone, the First Settler of Kentucky: Interspersed with Incidents in the Early Annals of the Country.	Cincinnati	1833	USD -	22.50
FLINT, TIMOTHY	Indian Wars of the West: Containing Biographical Sketches of Those Pioneers who headed the Western Settlers in repelling the Attacks of the Savages, together with a View of the Character, Manners ... of the Western Indians.	Cincinnati	1833	USD -	6.00
FLORIDA. [WILLIAM STORK AND] JOHN BARTRAM	A Description of East-Florida, with a Journal, kept by John Bartram of Philadelphia, ... for the Floridas... The Third Edition...	London	1769	USD -	70.00
FLOWER, RICHARD	Letters from Lexington and the Illinois, containing a Brief Account of the English Settlement in the latter Territory, and a Refutation of the Misrepresentations of Mr. Cobbett.	London	1819	USD -	70.00
FLOWER, RICHARD	Letters from the Illinois, 1820, 1821. Containing an Account of the English Settlement at Albion and its Vicinity, and a Refutation of various Misrepresentations, those more particularly of Mr. Cobbett. With a Letter from M. Birbeck; and a Preface and Not	London	1822	USD -	70.00
FORBES, ALEXANDER	California: A History of Upper and Lower California from their First Discovery to the Present Time, comprising an Account of the Climate, Soil... A Full View of the Missionary Establishments and Condition of the Free and Domesticated Indians. With an Appe	London	1839	USD -	70.00
FORBES, JAMES G.	Sketches, Historical and Topographical, of the Floridas; more particularly of East Florida.	New York	1821	USD -	65.00
FORD, GOV. THOMAS	A History of Illinois, from its Commencement as a State in 1818 to 1847. Containing a Full Account of the Black Hawk War, the Rise, Progress, and Fall of Mormonism, the Alton and Lovejoy Riots, and other Important and Interesting Events.	Chicago	1854	USD -	10.00
FORMAN, MAJOR SAMUEL S.	Narrative of a Journey down the Ohio and Mississippi in 1789--90. With a Memoir and Illustrative Notes. By Lyman C. Draper.	Cincinnati	1888	USD -	10.00
[FORREST, NATHAN B.] JOHN ALLAN WYETH	Life of General Nathan Bedford Forrest.	New York	1899	USD -	12.50
[FOSTER, JAMES]	The Capitulation, or a History of the Expedition conducted by William Hull, Brigadier-General of the North-Western Army. By an Ohio Volunteer.	Chillicothe	1812	USD -	600.00
FOURNEL, HENRI	Coup d'Oeil Historique et Statistique sur le Texas.	Paris	Avril, 1841	USD -	16.00
FOWLER, JACOB	The Journal of Jacob Fowler, Narrative and Adventures from Arkansas through the Indian Territory, Oklahoma ... to the sources of Rio Grande del Norte, 1821--22. Edited, with Notes by Elliott Coues.	New York	1898	USD -	7.00
FRANCHERE, GABRIEL	Relation d'un Voyage a la cote du Nord-Ouest de l'Amerique Septentrionale dans les Annees 1810, 11, 12, 13, et 14.	Montreal	1826	USD -	130.00
FRANCHERE, GABRIEL	Narrative of a Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America in the Years 1811, 1812, 1813, and 1814; or, The First American Settlement on the Pacific. Translated and Edited by J. V. Huntington.	New York	1854	USD -	12.50
[FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN]	A Narrative of the Late Massacres, in Lancaster County, of a Number of Indians, Friends of this Province, By Persons Unknown. With some Observations on the same.	[Philadelphia]	[1764]	USD -	115.00
FRASER, CHARLES	Reminiscences of Charleston, lately published in the Charleston Courier, and now Revised and Enlarged by the Author.	Charleston, S. C.	1854	USD -	7.00
FREEMAN, G. D.	Midnight and Noonday; or, Dark Deeds Unraveled. Giving Twenty Years Experience on the Frontier; also the Murder of Pat. Hennessey, and the Hanging of Tom Smith, at Ryland's Ford, and facts concerning the Talbert Raid on Caldwell. Also the Death Dealing Ca	Caldwell, Kansas	1890	USD -	27.00
FREMANTLE, LIEUT.-COL. ARTHUR J.	Three Months in the Southern States April-June 1863.	Edinburgh	1863	USD -	700.00
FREMANTLE, LIEUT.-COL. ARTHUR J.	Three Months in the Southern States: April-June, 1863.	New York	1864	USD -	19.00
FREMANTLE, LIEUT.-COL. ARTHUR J.	Three Months in the Southern States: April, June, 1863.	Mobile	1864	USD -	27.50
FREMONT, JOHN C.	Report of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842, and to Oregon and North California in the years 1843-'44.	Washington	1845	USD -	27.50
[FREMONT, JOHN C.]	Message of the President of the United States, communicating the Proceedings of the Court Martial in the Trial of Lieutenant Colonel Fremont. Senate. 30th Congress, 1st Session. Executive, No. 33.	[Washington]	[1848]	USD -	132.50
FREMONT, JOHN C.	Geographical Memoir upon Upper California, in illustration of his Map of Oregon and California.	Washington	1849	USD -	7.50
FRINK, MRS MARGARET A.	Journal Of the Adventures of a Party of California Gold-seekers Under the Guidance of Mr. Ledyard During a journey across the plains from Martinsville, Indiana, to Sacramento, California, from March 30, 1850, to September 7, 1850.	N. p.	n. d.	USD -	55.00
FROST, GRIFFIN	Camp and Prison Journal, embracing Scenes in Camp, on the March, and in Prisons: Springfield, Gratiot Street, St. Louis, and Macon City, Mo., Fort Delaware, Alton and Camp Douglas, Ill. Camp Morton, Ind., and Camp Chase, Ohio. Also, Scenes and Incidents d	Quincy, Ill	1867	USD -	55.00
FROEBEL, JULIUS	Seven Years' Travel in Central America, Northern Mexico, and the Far West of the United States.	London	1869	USD -	24.00
FRY, F.	Fry's Traveler's Guide, and Descriptive Journal of the Great North-Western Territories of the United States of America; comprising the Territories of Idaho, Washington, Montana, and the State of Oregon; with Sketches of Colorado, Utah, Nebraska, and Briti	Cincinnati	1865	USD -	47.50
[FRY, JAMES B.]	Outline Descriptions of the Posts in the Military Division of the Missouri, commanded by Lieutenant General P. H. Sheridan. Accompanied by tabular lists of Indian Superintendencies, Agencies and Reservations; A Summary of Certain Indian Treaties, and Tabl	Chicago	1872	USD -	32.50
FULKERSON, H. S.	Random Recollections of Early Days in Mississippi.	Vicksburg, Miss.	1885	USD -	15.00
FULKERSON, H. S.	Random Recollections of Early Days in Mississippi...	Vicksburg, Miss.	1885	USD -	17.50
FULLER, EMELINE L.	Left by the Indians. Story of My Life.	[Mt. Vernon, Iowa]	[1892]	USD -	37.50
FULLMER, ELDER JOHN S.	Assassination of Joseph and Hyrum Smith, The Prophet and the Patriarch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Also a Condensed History of the Expulsion of the Saints from Nauvoo.	Liverpool	1855	USD -	27.50
FULTON, A. R.	The Red Men of Iowa: Being a History of the various Aboriginal Tribes whose homes were in Iowa...with a General Account of the Indians and Indian Wars of the Northwest; and also an Appendix relating to the Pontiac War.	Des Moines	1882	USD -	27.50
GAGE, THOMAS	A New Survey of the West-India's: or, The English American his Travail by Sea and Land: containing a Journal of Three thousand and Three hundred Miles within the main Land of America....With a Grammar, or some few Rudiments of the Indian Tongue, called Po	London	1655	USD -	37.50
GALE, GEORGE	Upper Mississippi: or, Historical Sketches of the Mount-Builders, the Indian Tribes, and the Progress of Civilization in the North-West; from A. D. 1600 to the Present time.	Chicago	1867	USD -	50.00
GARRARD, LEWIS H.	Wah-To-Yah, and the Taos Trail; or Prairie Travel and Scalp Dances, with a look at Los Rancheros from Muleback and the Rocky Mountain Campfire.	Cincinnati	1850	USD -	52.50
GASS, PATRICK	A Journal of the Voyages and Travels of a Corps of Discovery, under the Command of Capt. Lewis and Capt. Clarke of the Army of the United States, from the Mouth of the River Missouri through the interior Parts of North America to the Pacific Ocean, during	Pittsburg	1807	USD -	37.50
GAY, FREDERICK A.	For Gratuitous Distribution. Sketches of California, an Account of the Life, Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants, its History, Climate, Soil, Productions, &c.	[New York]	[1848]	USD -	70.00

Heritage Auctions
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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.