Freeman's | Hindman: American Historical Ephemera and Photography, 6425, Cincinnati

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
October 23, 2025 - October 23, 2025
Page Size: 335 items in 14 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
51

[CIVIL WAR]. 6 views of Civil War prison camps including Elmira and Belle Island

USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 900.00
52

[CIVIL WAR]. Women for the Union. A group of images ft. female figures incl. Major Belle Reynolds, Pauline Cushman, and others

New York ca 1862 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 480.00
53 LEE, Robert E. (1807-1870)

[CIVIL WAR - LEE, Robert E. (1807-1870)]. 5 CDVs of CSA General Robert E. Lee, incl. the "Blockade Portrait"

New York USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,140.00
54

[CIVIL WAR]. A group of 15 CDVs of Confederate Generals & Rear Adm. SEMMES, incl. Generals Fitzhugh LEE, PGT BEAUREGARD, Basil DUKE, and others

Baltimore, MD n.d. USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,560.00
55

[CIVIL WAR]. Ninth plate ambrotypes showing Confederate soldier Timothy W. Knights, 136th Militia Virginia Infantry, and his expectant wife Mary Knights

USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 300.00
56

[CIVIL WAR]. Presidential pardon acknowledgement and oath of allegiance for Virginian ex-Confederate Samuel P. Wilson, Esq.

1865 USD 700.00 - 900.00 USD 420.00
57

[CLARA BARTON - CIVIL WAR]. ALS and DS by Barton as part of her "Office of Correspondence with the friends of the Missing Men of the United States Army"

USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,680.00
58

[CIVIL WAR]. War-date letters of Quaker artist and photographer Susan Walmsley (1843-1888) to her friend Carrie Wilson, with discussion of the war, politics, the Sanitary Fair, and more

USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 5,100.00
59

[CIVIL WAR]. War-date letters and diary of Capt. Tattnall Paulding (1840-1907), 6th US Cavalry, POW Battle of Fairfield, incl. Gettysburg Campaign and Libby Prison content

USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 5,400.00
60

[CIVIL WAR]. Archive of George O. Currier, 17th Maine Infantry, incl. journal with significant GETTYSBURG content, among other important battles. 1863-64

1863-64 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 6,000.00
61

[CIVIL WAR]. Pair of letters from Alfred E. Waldo, 35th Massachusetts Infantry, DOW, detailing the Battle of Fredericksburg and aftermath

USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 Not Sold
62

[CIVIL WAR]. Scrapbook related to the service of Major James R. Newell, 8th New Hampshire Volunteers, incl. scarce issue of Natchitoches Union

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,000.00
63

[CIVIL WAR]. Civil War letter archive of brothers George and James Burke, 1st New York Veteran Cavalry, and John Burke

20th Kentucky Infantry 1860-1865 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,560.00
64

[CIVIL WAR]. 3 letters from D. H. Barber, 6th NY Heavy Artillery, incl. battle content from Brandy Station, the Wilderness, and Bethesda Church

USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 480.00
65

[CIVIL WAR]. Diary of Captain George Brennan, Co. M, New York 14th Heavy Artillery, 1865

New York USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 960.00
66

[CIVIL WAR]. War-date letters of Surgeon John T. Walton (1830-1892), 103rd and 78th Pennsylvania Infantry, POW Libby Prison and Andersonville

USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,680.00
67

[CIVIL WAR]. 33rd NY Infantry Lieut's letter describing the battle horrors experienced at Antietam

24 September 1862 USD 700.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
68

[Civil War]. War-date letter and "Battle Flag" fragment from Corporal William A. Smith, 116th Pennsylvania Regiment, part of the famed Irish Brigade

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,800.00
69

[CIVIL WAR] -- [DRAFT RIOTS]. Archive related to the New York City Draft Riots of 1863, incl. substitute bounty forms, correspondence, damage reimbursement checks, and more

USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 4,200.00
70 FORSYTH, James W. (1834-1906)

[CIVIL WAR]. ALS to Col. Edwards describing Gen. Sheridan's victory at the Battle of Cedar Creek

20 Oct 1864 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 900.00
71

[CIVIL WAR]. War-date letters of Sidney Humphrey Hayden (1813-1890) and Albert "Bert" Hayden (1844-1918), an employee of the United States Military Railroad office in Alexandria, Virginia

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,560.00
72

[CIVIL WAR]. Hand-drawn sketch of the blockaded Charleston Harbor during the Civil War, with inscribed key

USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 780.00
104

[WEAPONRY]. Photographic archive identified to inventors Hiram and Hudson Maxim

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 960.00
105

[TRANSPORTATION]. Hindenburg souvenir book signed by 5 crewmembers, including two who would die in the disaster

1936 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 540.00
106 LANPHIER, Jr. Col. Thomas G. (1915-1987)

[WORLD WAR II]. "At All Costs Reach and Destroy." Autographed typescript detailing experiences of the "ace" credited with shooting down the plane of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

Undated [ca 1970s-80s] USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 300.00
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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