Early American: History Auction, 92025, Rancho Santa Fe

Auction Details

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
79

Colonial Currency, May 1786, State of Rhode Island, Six Shillings, PCGS Currency graded Choice About New-55.

May 1786 USD 200.00 - 250.00 USD 260.00
80

Colonial Currency, March 6, 1776, South Carolina, One Pound Fifteen Shillings, Red & Black Printed with Hebrew Text Letters, PCGS Banknote graded Very Fine-30.

March 6, 1776 USD 1,800.00 - 2,400.00 USD 2,210.00
81

Colonial Currency, May 4, 1778, Revolutionary War, Treasury of Virginia, Printed Date, Thin Paper, One Third of a Dollar, PMG graded Extremely Fine-40.

May 4, 1778, USD 750.00 - 850.00 USD 942.50
82

1807 (Boston Massacre) Orations Request of the Inhabitants of the Town of Boston

1807 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 3,120.00
83

1774-Dated Revolutionary War Era Manuscript Document, Boston, Relating the News That King George III has Prohibited the Export of Gunpowder, Arms or Ammunition to the American Colonies and Has So Instructed the Colonial Governors, Choice Very Fine.

1774 USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 6,500.00
84

1776 British Naval Armed Ship, Providence + Mary to NY and Sir William Howe

1776 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
85

October 28, 1776-Dated Revolutionary War Period, Autograph Letter Signed, Sam(uel) Brown, regarding building a Bridge in Rhode Island with Integral Transmittal Cover, reading: "Recd. Samuel Vernon, Merchant, Newport

October 28, 1776 USD 600.00 - 800.00 Not Sold
86

1777 Revolutionary War Warrant to Captain Thomas Abby for 500 Pounds, ...additional Encouragement of Ten Pounds granted by this State for inlisting his own Company, in the Continental Battalion commanded by Samuel Wyllys, Esqr, Colonel; Hartford, Ct.

1777 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,235.00
87

March 17, 1777-Dated Revolutionary War, Partially-Printed Document, Essex County, State of Massachusetts Bay Council Chamber, ...

March 17, 1777 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,560.00
88

April 14th, 1779 Revolutionary War Enlistment Document Individually Hand-Signed by Multiple Soldiers;

April 14th, 1779 USD 2,400.00 - 3,200.00 USD 2,600.00
89

Black Soldier Robert Freeman who served in the Connecticut Line of the Continental Army, Revolutionary War Pay Order Signed X with his Mark,...

USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 4,550.00
90

March 5, 1782-Dated Revolutionary War Bond, State of Massachusetts Bay, Engraved by Nathaniel Hurd, Boston, Six per Cent Interest Bearing Annually, for Samuel Chaffin ...

March 5, 1782 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 780.00
91

General William Irvine's Signed 1785 Pennsylvania Pay Voucher

1785 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 780.00
92

1822 Letter to RICHARD CLOUGH ANDERSON, Revolutionary War Lt. Colonel 5th Virginia Regiment Continental Army who Led the Advance at the Battle of Trenton, famously Crossing the Delaware River in the First Boat with George WashingtonDecember 24, 1776

1822 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 Not Sold
93

c. 1776 Revolutionary War Era, British Coehorn Mortar, Cast Bronze with the Royal Cipher of King George II on top, complete with its Wooden Block Carrying & Firing Base with all securing Iron and Side Handles, Appears Unused, Choice Extremely Fine.

c. 1776 USD 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 USD 28,600.00
97

October 9, 1781-Dated Rare Content Revolutionary War Period, Manuscript Letter Relaying General Francis Marion's request to Major General Nathanael Greene to send Gunpowder and Ball, conveyed by William Richardson.

October 9, 1781 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 2,080.00
102

Major General Sir Henry Clinton Superb Enamel Portrait Pendant, Arman AII.3 p. 214, Ch Mint

USD 2,400.00 - 2,800.00 USD 2,600.00
103

(1778) Revolutionary War Engraved Satirical Cartoon, A Picturesque View of the State of the Nation, Philadelphia

1778 USD 2,400.00 - 3,200.00 Not Sold
104

c. 1779, Revolutionary War, John Paul Jones, Engraving titled, Commodore au Service des Ests-Unis de l'Amerique, ...

c. 1779 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,105.00
105

1779-Dated, First Collected Edition titled, "Political, Miscellaneous, And Philosophical Pieces;... Written by BENJ. FRANKLIN, LL.D.

1779 USD 2,400.00 - 3,200.00 USD 2,730.00
106

1779-Dated Revolutionary War Period, First-State Hand-Colored Map and Plan of Amelia Island,

USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,080.00
107 Paul Revere, Jr.

Paul Revere, Jr. rare original Copper-Plate Engraved Bookplate for John Gardiner of Gardiner's Island

USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,950.00
108 Engraving by J.F. Clemens after John Trumbull,

1798, Hand-Colored Engraved Print titled, DEATH OF GENERAL MONTGOMERY In the Attack on Quebec, December 31, 1775.

London, 1798 USD 2,800.00 - 3,400.00 Not Sold
109 Paul Revere Jr.

Paul Revere Jr. Copper-Plate Engraved Bookplate for David Greene

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,300.00
110 after Alonzo Chappel

1857 PUBLISHED, (1770) BOSTON MASSACRE, Steel Engraving after the original Painting by Alonzo Chappel

1857 PUBLISHED, (1770) USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 390.00
  • 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.