Early American: History Auction, 92025, Rancho Santa Fe

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Auction Report
Auction Date
September 20, 2025 - September 20, 2025
Page Size: 174 items in 7 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 BENEDICT ARNOLD (1741-1801)

1772 Autographed Document Signed Nine Times Within the body of the text as either Benedict Arnold, or Arnold

1772 USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 11,700.00
2 John Appleton

August 9, 1864 Civil War Autograph Letter Signed, John Appleton from Bangor, Maine,

August 9, 1864 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 617.50
3 Commodore WILLIAM BAINBRIDGE

1833 Letter Signed, Ordering a Purser to Norfolk

1833 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 520.00
4 Francis Bernard

1758 Royal Colonial Governor Sir Francis Bernard Warns Against Unauthorized Printing of Colonial Currency Issues

1758 USD 2,800.00 - 3,400.00 USD 2,860.00
5 ELIAS BOUDINOT

ELIAS BOUDINOT, Continental Congress President Signed, 1790 New Jersey Currency

USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 617.50
6 WILLIAM BRADFORD (1719-1791)

1759-Dated Colonial Period, Autograph Receipt Document Signed, Wm. Bradford

USD 350.00 - 450.00 USD 312.00
7 JOHN BRADFORD

June 17, 1776 JOHN BRADFORD Early Continental Navy Report of Successes Mailed to John Hancock as President of the Continental Congress

June 17, 1776 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 7,150.00
8 James Buchanan + Full Cabinet

1858 Letter Signed by President James Buchanan + Full Cabinet: Sec. of State Cass, Postmaster Gen. Brown, Sec. of the Navy Toucey, Sec. of War John Floyd, Sec. of the Treasury Cobb, Attorney Gen. Jeremiah Black, Sec. of the Interior Jacob Thompson.

1858 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 1,560.00
9 AARON BURR

1794-Dated, AARON BURR Signed Partially-Printed Legal Document Signed, Aaron Burr

1794 USD 1,400.00 - 1,800.00 Not Sold
10 Jean de Charpentier

c. 1840 Large Photographic Mezzotint Signed Mezzotint "Jean de Charpentier" Earliest of the Climate Change Scientists

c. 1840 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 Not Sold
11

July 2, 1861-Dated Civil War Period, Official Copy Letter Signed, S.P. Chase as Secretary of the Treasury, 2 pages, from the Treasury Department (Washington, D.C.), a retained copy of a letter to Hiram Barney, Collector of the Port of New York.

July 2, 1861 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 390.00
12 JOHN CHESTER

JOHN CHESTER Signed as Connecticut Collector of the Revenue, Retail License for Selling Foreign Distilled Spirits

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 845.00
13 JOSEPH PLATT COOKE

JOSEPH PLATT COOKE Signed November 5, 1779-Dated Revolutionary War, Partially-Printed Document, a fully executed rare Continental Loan Office form on Connecticut.

November 5, 1779 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 312.00
14 George Clinton

1803-Dated Manuscript Document, New York Governor George Clinton Signed, In Council of Revision, Document Resolution to Pass a Series of New York State Acts

1803 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,105.00
15

June 20th & June 27th, 1864 Civil War Manuscript Letters to Pauline Cushman, Actress and famous Spy for the Union, from two admirers of her exploits as a Union Spy.

June 20th & June 27th, 1864 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,040.00
16 JOHN DAHLGREN

JOHN DAHLGREN ALS New Armaments of His Gun for Ship Niagara, Under Construction

USD 1,400.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,040.00
17 The Baron de Kalb Major General, + Joseph Washburn

June 9th, 1778-Dated at Camp Valley Forge, Oath of Allegience to the United States Revolutionary War Document Signed by The Baron de Kalb Major General, + Joseph Washburn, Ensign, an American Bunker Hill Patriot, witnessing Washburn's Sworn Oath

June 9th, 1778 USD 8,000.00 - 16,000.00 USD 10,400.00
18 JEFFERSON DAVIS,

JEFFERSON DAVIS, November 11, 1861 Civil War CSA Political Content Autograph Letter Signed, Jeffn Davis

November 11, 1861 USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 7,800.00
19 Designed by William Woodruff,

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, Printed Ornate Broadside

N.Y. USD 5,500.00 - 7,500.00 USD 5,200.00
20

1874 Copyrighted Design Date Broadside, by James D. McBride at Washington D.C. for this ornate facsimile copy of the 1776-1876. / Centennial Memorial. / In CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. / The uniaminous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America.

1874 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 390.00
21

March 27, 1790-Dated Federal Period, Two Partially-Printed Documents, One Signed, "Sharp Delany" as Custom-House Collector, Port of Philadelphia and a February 25, 1793, Custom-House bill

March 27, 1790; February 25, 1793, USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 585.00
22

c. Mid 1930s Vintage Hollywood, Extensive Autograph Book that belonged to Richard Dickie DeNeut

c. Mid 1930s USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 2,860.00
23 A. Doubleday

January 24, 1863 Civil War Period, personal and military content Autograph Letter Signed, A. Doubleday as Brigadier General, 3 pages, to the Governor of New York About His Brother Ulysses Heroism in battle.

January 24, 1863 USD 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 USD 3,640.00
24 WILLIAM ELLERY

WILLIAM ELLERY, RI. Family Archive of 16 Early Colonial Documents with 26 Pages

USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,950.00
25

July 9, 1762-Dated French and Indian War Period, Colonial American Vellum Manuscript Document Land Grant Signed,

July 9, 1762 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,300.00
  • 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.