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
51 JAMES WOOD

1799 Scarce JAMES WOOD Signed Virginia Land Document on Vellum Granting 100 Acres as the 11th Governor of Virginia

1799 USD 1,000.00 - 1,400.00 USD 910.00
52

1756 Colonial Boston French and Indian War Imprint Titled: "SERMON Preached To The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company in Boston, New England; June 7, 1756."

1756 USD 2,400.00 - 3,200.00 USD 1,950.00
53

1762 Bookplate Tag Printed By Benjamin Franklin + David Hall in the book "COME AND WELCOME TO JESUS CHRIST."

1762 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
54 By Mr. (Thomas) Hutchinson

1765-Dated Book titled, THE HISTORY OF THE COLONY OF MASSACHUSETTS-BAY, From The First Settlement Thereof In 1628...,

London 1765 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
55 October 14, 1706

October 14, 1706-Dated Early Colonial Era, Manuscript Document, a Bond Signed by Major John Walley to Andrew Faneuil (the Uncle of Peter Faneuil) of Faneuil Hall fame

USD 1,800.00 - 2,400.00 USD 1,820.00
57 William Leaths

April-May 1708-Dated Colonial New York City Manuscript Document, Being a Codicil (supplement) to the Last Will + Testament of William Leaths, who had Freed His Spanish Indian Boy Slave in his Will, Very Fine.

April-May 1708 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,430.00
58 Beriah Brown

March 16, 1754-Dated French and Indian War Period, Manuscript Broadside, Autograph Document Signed, Beriah Brown, Sheriff

March 16, 1754 USD 2,400.00 - 2,800.00 USD 2,600.00
59 Joseph Clarke

June 10, 1786-Dated Partly-Printed Document, Land (Bank) related Fiscal Bond to the State of Rhode Island Treasury Office fully completed, Signed Three Times in the text by Joseph Clarke as Treasurer,

June 10, 1786 USD 1,200.00 - 1,400.00 USD 975.00
62

1756 French and Indian War Period, Engraving titled, "A Prospective of the BATTLE fought near Lake George, on the 8th of Sep. 1755, between 2000 English with 250 Mohawks, ...

1756 USD 50,000.00 - 60,000.00 Not Sold
63

c. 1764/65 Colonial American Political Pro-Benjamin Franklin Election Cartoon

c. 1764/65 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Not Sold
64

1773 Colonial Engraved Broadside titled: A Prospective VIEW OF DEATH, The LIFE, LAST WORDS, and DYING SPEECH of LEVI AMES,...

1773 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 5,850.00
65

Continental Congress Currency, April 11, 1778, $8, YORKTOWN Issue, Blue Counterfeit Detector, PCGS graded GEM NEW-65PPQ

April 11, 1778 USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,850.00
66

Continental Currency, September 26, 1778, Continental Currency, Philadelphia Issue, Sixty Dollars Blue Paper Counterfeit Detector, PCGS Banknote graded GEM UNC-66 PPQ.

September 26, 1778 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,625.00
67

Colonial Currency, May 8, 1740 Redated May 8, 1746, Colony of Connecticut, Three Pounds, Contemporary Counterfeit, Fr. CT-56eCFT

May 8, 1740 Redated May 8, 1746 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 2,600.00
68

Colonial Currency, August 27, 1755, Colony of Connecticut, Two Shillings/Sixpence, PCGS Banknote graded Very Fine-30.

August 27, 1755 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 2,210.00
69

Colonial Currency, 1762 Province of Georgia, Ten Shillings, Bush + Sickle vignette, PCGS Banknote graded Very Good-8. Rare French + Indian War Era Georgia Colonial Note.

1762 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 4,550.00
70

Colonial Currency, (1774) Undated, Province of Georgia, Ten Shillings, Uniface Issue, PCGS Banknote graded Very Fine-20.

1774 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 4,550.00
71

Colonial Currency, Fr. MD-125, October 17, 1780, State of Maryland, One Sixth of a Dollar or Fifteen Pence. PCGS Banknote graded Very Good-10.

October 17, 1780 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,300.00
72

Colonial Currency, 1737, Province of the Massachusetts Bay, Five Pence, Printed Text with Ornamented Woodblock Borders face and back, PCGS Banknot

1737 USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 3,900.00
73

Colonial Currency Unique PROOF Note, May 1, 1741, Massachusetts, "We jointly and severally promise for our Selves & Partners to take this Bill..." Five Shillings, Uniface, PCGS Banknote

May 1, 1741 USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 3,120.00
74

Colonial Currency, June 20, 1744, Province of Massachusetts Bay, Thirty Shillings, New Tenor (Six Pounds, Old Tenor), Ex: Ford / Boyd / Ramond

June 20, 1744 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 2,600.00
75

July 8, 1775, Colony of the Massachusetts Bay, 16 Shillings, Revolutionary War Interest bearing financing note Printed off a Copper-Plate Engraved by Paul Revere, Jr., Uniface, Ex: John J. Ford, Jr. Collection,

July 8, 1775, USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 3,770.00
76

Fr. MA-158, Massachusetts Bay, August 18, 1775, One Shilling, PINE TREE vignette, Paul Revere Engraved

August 18, 1775 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 7,150.00
77

Colonial Currency, Revolutionary War, November 17, 1776, Paul Revere Engraved, Massachusetts, Twenty Two Shillings

November 17, 1776 USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 7,150.00
78

May 17, 1786, State of New-Jersey, Three Pounds, Red + Blue printed Face with Black Verso, central Nature Print Leaf and Five Bees as a side margin design on back

May 17, 1786 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 6,175.00
  • 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.