Fine Books, Manuscripts & Ephemera « Freemans « Rare Book Hub - Rare Books, Book Auctions, Antiquarian Book Collecting

Auction Reports

Freemans

Auction Info

Auction Name: Fine Books, Manuscripts & Ephemera
Auction Date: 01/15/2009 - 01/15/2009
Sale Number: #1328
Total Lots: 436
Sold Lots: 365
Lots Sold: 83.72%
Unsold Lots: 71

Total Sales (USD): 261,951.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD): 144,000.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD): 226,280.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD): 182,170.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD): 286,530.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.: 91.42%

Top twenty by sale price

Free access to this page has expired. If you are a paid member, log-in now to view the details of this auction.

<center>Swann Auction Galleries View Our Record Breaking Results

Swann: Scott Joplin, Treemonisha: Opera in Three Acts, New York, 1911. Sold March 24 — $40,000.

Swann: Louisa May Alcott, autograph letter signed, 1868. Sold June 2 — $23,750.

Swann: Anne Bradstreet, Several Poems Compiled with Great Variety of Wit and Learning, full of Delight, Boston, 1758. Sold June 2 — $21,250.

Swann: William Shakespeare, Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. Published according to the true Originall Copies. The Second Impression, London, 1632. Sold May 5 — $161,000.

<center>Swann Auction Galleries View Our Record Breaking Results

Swann: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, New York, 1861-62. Sold June 23 — $35,000.

Swann: Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre, first edition, London, 1847. Sold June 16 — $23,750.

Swann: Elihu Vedder, Simple Simon, His Book, 1913. Sold June 9 — $12,350.

Swann: Frederick Catherwood, Views of Ancient Monuments in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatan, London, 1844. Sold April 7 — $37,500.
<center>Case Antiques Two-Day Summer Auction July 9 & 10, 2022

Case Antiques, Jul. 9-10: 1805 TN Supreme Court Book, John Overton and Hugh White Opinions. $800 to $900.

Case Antiques, Jul. 9-10: TN Lunsford Bramlett Archive, incl. Polk White House Invitation, 8 Items. $400 to $500.

Case Antiques, Jul. 9-10: Civil War Archive, incl. Gen. Bate on Death of Polk, Capture of Nashville. $2,000 to $2,400.

<center>Case Antiques Two-Day Summer Auction July 9 & 10, 2022

Case Antiques, Jul. 9-10: 5 Dickens 1st Ed. Books, incl. Edited by Author. $800 to $1,000.

Case Antiques, Jul. 9-10: Charles Dickens, 5 Christmas Books, 1st Eds. $800 to $1,000.

Case Antiques, Jul. 9-10: 2 Slave Documents, Nashville TN & North Carolina. $700 to $900.

<center>Case Antiques Two-Day Summer Auction July 9 & 10, 2022

Case Antiques, Jul. 9-10: 3 Maurice Sendak Signed Items, incl. Nutcracker, Pierre. $500 to $600.

Case Antiques, Jul. 9-10: 7 Phillip Roth Hardcover Books, incl. Author Signed, 1st Eds. $500 to $550.

Case Antiques, Jul. 9-10: 6 Kurt Vonnegut Hardcover Books, incl. Author Signed, 1st Eds. $400 to $500.

<center>Case Antiques Two-Day Summer Auction July 9 & 10, 2022

Case Antiques, Jul. 9-10: 3 Edward Gorey Items, incl. Print + 2 Books. $400 to $500.

Case Antiques, Jul. 9-10: Josef Albers, INTERACTION OF COLOR, 1963. $800 to $900.

Case Antiques, Jul. 9-10: Henri Matisse Jazz Portfolio for MOMA, 1st Ed., 1983. $600 to $800.

Ask Questions