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Auction Info

Sale Name
Books and Manuscripts
Auction Date
04/10/2012 - 04/10/2012
Year of Sale
2012
Sale Number
#2622
Total Lots
165
Sold Lots
150
Lots Sold
90.9%
Unsold Lots
15
Price Unknown
0
Total Sales (USD)
11,663,900.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
4,701,300.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
6,919,400.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
4,764,300.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
7,012,900.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
166.32%
Currency
USD
Inflation Adjusted Price in U.S. Dollars
13,295,900.00

Top twenty five by sale price

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Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
38 CURTIS, Edward S. (1868-1952). The North American Indian being a Series of Volumes Picturing and Describing the Indians of the United States and Alaska. Edited by Frederick Webb Hodge. Foreword by Theodore Roosevelt. Field Research conducted under the patronage of J. Pierpont Morgan.

1907

 USD 1,000,000.00 - 1,500,000.00 2,882,500.00
159 [AGNESE, Battista (c. 1500-1564)]. Portolan atlas of the world. ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM.

1542

 USD 800,000.00 - 1,200,000.00 2,770,500.00
155 BUONDELMONTI, Cristoforo (Florence c. 1385-not before 1430 probably Greece). Liber Insularum Archipelagi. ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM, in Latin.

1450

 USD 800,000.00 - 1,200,000.00 1,762,500.00
160 [LAFRERI, Antonio (c.1512-1577) and Claudio DUCHETTI (d.1585)]. Geographia tavole moderne di geografia de la maggior parte del mondo di diverse autori raccolte et messe secondo l'ordine di Tolomeo con i disegni di molte citta et fortesse di diverse provintie stampate in rame con studio et diligenza in Roma.

1592

 USD 500,000.00 - 700,000.00 1,082,500.00
114 ROSIER, James (1573-1609). A True relation of the most prosperous voyage made this present yeere 1605, by Captaine George Waymouth, in the Discovery of the land of Virginia: Where he discovered 60 miles up a most excellent River; together with a most fertile land.

1605

 USD 180,000.00 - 250,000.00 554,500.00
156 BARTOLOMEO dalli sonetti da Venezia (fl. 2nd half 15th century). Isolario.

1485

 USD 150,000.00 - 200,000.00 314,500.00
39 DARWIN, Charles (1809-1882). On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life.

1859

 USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 158,500.00
33 KEMPTHORNE, Captain John (fl. 1669), attributed to. Manuscript coastal chart "A Draft of the Ladroon Islands on the Coast of China near the Mouth of the River Canton."

1687

 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 110,500.00
43 [THE FEDERALIST PAPERS]. -- [HAMILTON, Alexander (1739-1802), James MADISON (1751-1836) and John JAY (1745-1829)]. The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution, as Agreed Upon by the Federal Convention, September 17, 1787.

1788

 USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 98,500.00
26 CATLIN, George (1796-1872) Catlin's North American Indian Portfolio. Hunting Scenes and Amusements of the Rocky Mountains and Prairies of America. From Drawings and Notes of the Author, made during Eight Years' Travel amongst Forty-Eight of the Wildest and Most Remote Tribes of Sav

1844

 USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 98,500.00
148 VADIANUS, Joachim (1484-1551) Epitome trium terrae partium, Asiae, Africae et Europae compendiariam locorum descriptionem continens.

1534

 USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 68,500.00
162 ORTELIUS, Abraham. Theatre de L'Univers contenant les cartes de tout le monde.

1587

 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 68,500.00
79 LECHFORD, Thomas (ca 1590-1644?). Plain Dealing: or, Newes from New-England.

1642

 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 68,500.00
93 MORTON, Nathaniel (1613-1685). New Englands Memoriall: or, A Brief Relation of the most Remarkable Passages of the Providence of God, manifested to the Planters of New-England in America; With special Reference to the first Colony thereof, Called New-Plimouth.

1669

 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 68,500.00
50 An engraved powder horn executed by an anonymous artist.

1759

 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 68,500.00
161 ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-1598). Theatrum orbis terrarum.

1573

 USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 62,500.00
165 WIT, Frederick de (1629/30 - 1706) Composite Atlas.

1704

 USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 62,500.00
35 CLARKE, John (1609-1676). Ill Newes from New England: or, A Narative of New-Englands Persecution. Wherin is declared That while old England is becoming new, New-England is become Old.

1652

 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 60,000.00
34 C[HURCH], T[homas] (1674-1746). Entertaining Passages Relating to Philip's War which Began in the Month of June, 1675. As Also of Expeditions More lately made Against the Common Enemy, and Indian Rebels, in the Eastern Parts of New=England: With Some Account of the Divine Providence Tow

1716

 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 56,250.00
81 [LOCKE, John (1632-1704)] An Essay concerning Humane Understanding. In four books.

1690

 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 52,500.00
94 MORTON, Thomas (1564-1659) New English Canaan or New Canaan. Containing an Abstract of New England, Composed of three Books.

1637

 USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 50,000.00
150 VERACRUZ, Alonso de la (1507-1584) Speculum coniugiorum.

1556

 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 50,000.00
32 Chicago Illustrated. Literary Descriptions by James W. Sheahan.

1866

 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 50,000.00
52 GALILEI, Galileo (1564-1642) and Buonardo SAVI [Urbano D'AVISO, b. 1618]. Trattato della sfera di Galileo Galilei, con alcune prattiche intorno a quella, e modo di fare la figura celeste, e suoi direttioni, secondo la via rationale.

1656

 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 50,000.00
65 HUTTICH, Johann (ca 1480-1544) and Simon GRYNAEUS (1493-1541). Novus orbis regionum ac insularum veteribus incognitarum.

1532

 USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 47,500.00
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