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
180

1870-Dated Card with an authentic display of Pressed Flowers with handwritten caption: "From Lincolns House, Springfield, ILL. 1870", Very Fine.

1870 USD 600.00 - 800.00 Not Sold
181

ABRAHAM LINCOLN - THE SIXTEENTH PRESIDENT, Original Calligraphic Artwork Portrait created in Pen and Brown Ink

USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 Not Sold
183 Anthony Benezet

1785 Anti-Slavery Pamphlet by Abolitionist Anthony Benezet, titled, A Caution To Great Britain and Her Colonies, in a Calamitous State of the Enslaved Negroes in the British Dominions

Philadelphia 1785 USD 1,400.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,170.00
184

c. 1861 Civil War Black History related Printed Handbill titled, Slavery And Truth, Supporting the Institution of Pro-Slavery from both a Religious and Political Aspect.

c. 1861 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 1,300.00
185 Charles Sumner.

1862-Dated Civil War, Very Scarce Black History + Slavery related Imprint, Speech titled, EMANCIPATION ! Its Policy and Necessity as a War Measure for the Suppression of the Rebellion"

1862 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 585.00
186 Booker T. Washington

1899 First Edition Book titled, The Future of the American Negro,

1899 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 390.00
187

July 4, 1863-Dated Civil War Period, Black History + Slavery Related Pro-Slavery Handbill Boldly Titled, Democratic Catechism of Negro Equality.

July 4, 1863 USD 1,800.00 - 2,400.00 USD 2,340.00
189

Vive l'Empereur - Superb Watercolor After douard Detaille, The Cover Piece for NAPOLEON Magazine Sept. 1996

1996 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 2,340.00
190 J.R. Farrell

1876-Dated Centennial Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, Color Lithograph, Signed

Boston 1876 USD 1,800.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
191

c. 1920 Superb Action Multicolor Poster advertising the National Air Races

c. 1920 USD 600.00 - 800.00 Not Sold
193

December 1812 Exceedingly Rare Political Content Imprint, Governor William Plumer of New Hampshire becomes the 12th State to Ratify the historic, Titles of Nobility Amendment, proposed to the Original Thirteenth Amendment, United States Constitution

USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 6,500.00
195

c. November 1824, Presidential Election Related, Manuscript Document, Original Tally Sheet of Electoral Votes Sent to the House of Representatives for John Quincy Adams; Andrew Jackson; William Crawford and Henry Clay

c. November 1824 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 975.00
196

1841-Dated, White Silk Ribbon with bold Black Print, memorializing the departed President Harrison with his framed Portrait

1841 USD 250.00 - 350.00 USD 260.00
199

c. 1890-1891 Vintage Original Cabinet Card Albumen Photograph titled: Young Ladies' Base Ball Club No. 1....

c. 1890-1891 USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,340.00
201

1882-Dated (NATIVE AMERICANS), Cabinet Card Photograph of Sitting Bull, TA TON KAIYOTONKA...

1882 USD 1,200.00 - 1,400.00 USD 1,560.00
204 Ed Irwin

1897 Ed Irwin Photograph with caption: Geronimo Chief of the Notorious Band of Arizona Apaches.

1897 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,340.00
205 Wall Nichols

c. 1910 HAWAIIAN SOUVENIR PLAYING CARDS, Complete Deck of 54 with King Kalakaua, Duke Kahanamoku, and 52 different Photographic Scenes,

c. 1910 USD 500.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
207 Theodor Herzl

1896 Theodor Herzl's Historic Proposal and Plan for a Jewish State that laid the Foundations of Political Zionism

1896 USD 12,000.00 - 16,000.00 Not Sold
210

1631-Dated, Hand-Colored rare edition of the first state of Hondius' Map of America

1631 USD 2,400.00 - 2,800.00 Not Sold
211 Emanuel Bowen

(1752) A NEW General MAP of AMERICA by Emanuel Bowen

1752 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 929.50
212

c. 1700 Hand-Colored Copper-Plate Engraved Map Upper Left Portion of Petrini Paolo's L'America Dedicata all'Illustriss. ed Eccell.mo Sig.re D. Vincenzo di Capova Duca di Termoli, Conte d'Anversa

c. 1700 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 Not Sold
213

c. 1790, Hand-Colored Copper-Plate Engraved Map titled, The World Including the Discoveries made by Capt. Coo

London c. 1790 USD 600.00 - 800.00 Not Sold
214

1798 Hand-Colored Engraved, MAP OF THE UNITED STATES titled, "Part of the United States of North America", by John Stockdale (1750-1814), London, Framed, Choice Extremely Fine.

1798 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 Not Sold
215

1826 Nathan Hale Folding Map of The New England States Titled, A Map of the New England States Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut With the adjoining parts of New York + Lower Canada.

Boston 1826 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,225.00
  • 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.