Alexander Historical Auctions: Special End of Summer Live Auction 2025, 91025, Chesapeake City

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
September 10, 2025 - September 10, 2025
Page Size: 203 items in 9 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
103

WORLD WAR II AMERICAN PROPAGANDA LEAFLETS (17)

USD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
114

HERMANN GORING'S PERSONAL PHOTOGRAPHS - HERMANN GORING REGIMENT

ca1940 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 260.00
116

DRESDEN HONORS THE VETERANS OF CRETE

USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 546.00
118

NURBURGRING CAR BADGE AND PHOTOS

ca1930s USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 208.00
123

SS DOCUMENT PORTFOLIO, POSSIBLE DACHAU ORIGIN

USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 Not Sold
125

WORLD WAR I GERMAN SUBMARINE DONATION POSTER

USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 845.00
126

GREEK WORLD WAR I POSTER

USD 700.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
139 DANIEL H. HILL

DANIEL H. HILL A.L.S.

'Near Chattanooga' 1863 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
140 JOHN HUNT MORGAN

JOHN HUNT MORGAN D.S.

Atlanta 1864 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,430.00
141 JAMES B. MCPHERSON

JAMES B. MCPHERSON A.L.S.

Jackson 1862 USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 USD 975.00
142 ULRIC DAHLGREN

ULRIC DAHLGREN I.S.P.

USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,950.00
143 PAUL J. SEMMES

PAUL J. SEMMES A.L.

Falls Church 1861 USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
144 JOHN T. MORGAN

JOHN T. MORGAN A.L.S.

'Camp at Stewart's Creek', 1862 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 598.00
145 ROBERT S. GARNETT

ROBERT S. GARNETT D.S.

Richmond 1861 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 1,170.00
146 GRIFFIN A. STEDMAN, JR.

(BATTLE OF ANTIETAM LOSSES) GRIFFIN A. STEDMAN, JR. D.S.

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 546.00
147 ALBION P. HOWE

ALBION P. HOWE A.L.S.

Harrisons Landing, VA 1862 USD 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
148 CHARLES F. SMITH

CHARLES F. SMITH A.L. (unsigned)

USD 600.00 - 800.00 Not Sold
149 CHARLES WHEELOCK

CHARLES WHEELOCK D.S.

New York 1862 USD 140.00 - 200.00 USD 416.00
150

CONFEDERATE GENERALS A.L.S.,

'Camp near Readyville, Tenn' 1862 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,235.00
151

CIVIL WAR SENATORS AND CONGRESSMEN (80+) signatures

USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 1,950.00
152 v

DANDRIDGE MCRAE A.L.S.

Searcy Springs, AK 1891 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 715.00
153 DANVILLE A. LEDBETTER

DANVILLE A. LEDBETTER signature

USD 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
154 EDWARD FERRERO

EDWARD FERRERO D.S.

Rutledge 1863 USD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
155 ELEAZER A. PAINE

ELEAZER A. PAINE A.D.S.

[n.p.], 1863 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 156.00
156 FITZHUGH LEE

FITZHUGH LEE A.L.S.

[Alexandria], 1844 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 416.00
  • SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.
    SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
  • Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.
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  • Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt, 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.