Leland Little Auctions: Collectible Books, Maps and Documents, 12226, Hillsborough, NC

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
January 22, 2026 - January 22, 2026
Page Size: 74 items in 3 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
3026 Herman Melville; LeRoy Neiman, illus.

MOBY DICK; OR, THE WHALE.

Mount Vernon, New York 1975 Not Available USD 1,560.00
3027 Walt Whitman; Edward Weston [photographs].

LEAVES OF GRASS.

New York 1942 Not Available USD 480.00
3028 Mark Twain; Thomas Hart Benton, illus.; Bernard DeVoto, ed.

ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN [TOM SAWYER'S COMPANION].

New York 1942 Not Available USD 570.00
3029 Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain)

Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) Hand-Addressed Envelope

New York 1894 Not Available USD 1,140.00
3030 Francis Parkman; Maynard Dixon, illus.

THE OREGON TRAIL.

New York 1943 Not Available USD 270.00
3031 John Steuart Curry

Three Limited Editions Club Titles, To include: Abraham Lincoln; John Steuart Curry, illus. THE LITERARY WORKS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

Menasha, WI 1942 Not Available USD 180.00
3032

Two Classic Titles from The Limited Editions Club To include: Ernest Hemingway; Lynd Ward, illus. FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS.

Princeton 1942 Not Available USD 240.00
3033 Jack London.

THE PEOPLE OF THE ABYSS.

New York 1904 Not Available USD 420.00
3034 Ernest Hemingway.

FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS.

New York 1940 Not Available USD 1,320.00
3035 John Steinbeck

EAST OF EDEN.

New York 1952 Not Available USD 2,520.00
3036 Larry McMurtry

TERMS OF ENDEARMENT: A NOVEL.

New York 1975 Not Available USD 180.00
3037 Larry McMurtry

LONESOME DOVE: A NOVEL.

New York 1985 Not Available USD 510.00
3038 Charles Dickens

A Group of Charles Dickens Classics, Easton Press Collector's Editions

Norwalk, CT 1967-1970 Not Available USD 600.00
3039 Sinclair Lewis

Four Titles by Sinclair Lewis, Leather Bound Easton Press Collector's Editions

Norwalk, CT 1991 Not Available USD 210.00
3040 F. Scott Fitzgerald

Easton Press Collector's Editions of the Classics of F. Scott Fitzgerald

Norwalk, CT 1991 Not Available USD 900.00
3041 William Faulkner

Nine Volumes by William Faulkner, Easton Press Collector's Editions

Norwalk, CT 1992 Not Available USD 960.00
3042 John Steinbeck

Four Titles by John Steinbeck, Easton Press Collector's Editions

Norwalk, CT 1988 Not Available USD 240.00
3043

Nine Volumes on the Civil War from Easton Press

Norwalk, CT 1990, 1991, 1991 Not Available USD 660.00
3044

A Large Group of Easton Press's The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written

Norwalk, CT 1975-1981 Not Available USD 4,080.00
3045

(64) Volumes in Easton Press's The Collector's Library of Famous Editions

Norwalk, CT 1957-1995 Not Available USD 3,600.00
3046 L. Frank Baum; W. W. Denslow, illus.

THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ.

Chicago and New York 1900 Not Available USD 1,920.00
3047 Ludwig Bemelmans.

MADELINE.

New York 1939 Not Available USD 510.00
3048

Two Richly Illustrated Argentine Children's Books, One Signed

Buenos Aires 1939 Not Available USD 60.00
3049 Yogi Berra; Dave Kaplan.

WHEN YOU COME TO A FORK IN THE ROAD, TAKE IT! INSPIRATION AND WISDOM FROM ONE OF BASEBALL'S GREATEST HEROES.

New York 2001 Not Available USD 210.00
3050 W. E. Burghardt Du Bois.

THE SOULS OF BLACK FOLK: ESSAYS AND SKETCHES.

New York 1953 Not Available USD 1,680.00
  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000
  • Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.
  • Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 36. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 49. One of the First Lunar Globes to Show the Far Side of the Moon (1963) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 5. The First World Map with Lavish Allegorical Vignettes of the Continents (1594) Est. $15,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 55. Anti-British Propaganda Map with Churchill as an Octopus (1942) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 197. One of the Most Influential Maps of Westward Expansion (1846) Est. $9,500 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 10. Scarce Pitt Edition of Carte-a-Figures Map of the World (1680) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 220. A Fine, Early Rendering of San Francisco (1874) Est. $2,200 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 707. Hand-Colored Image of the Presentation of Jesus with Gilt Highlights (1450) Est. $1,600 - $1,900
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 80. One of the Most Important Maps Perpetuating the Myth of the Island of California (1680) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 725. Homann's Atlas Featuring 26 Folio-Sized Maps in Original Color (1715) Est. $4,500 - $5,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 169. One of the Earliest Maps to Show Philadelphia (1695) Est. $4,750 - $6,000
  • Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T). The Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T)]. CLARK. The Military Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: HOMMAIRE DE HELL, Ignace-Xavier. LAURENS, Jules. Voyage en Turquie et en Perse
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: POSTEL, Guillaume. De la République des Turc
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PREZIOSI, Amadeo. Stamboul. Souvenir d’Orient.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES. EMPIRE OTTOMAN.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant T. Emile. L'Art Arabe
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES. Histoire de l'art Egyptie
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: BESANCENOT, Jean. Costumes et types du Maroc.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES OTTOMANS. Suite de figures ottomanes à l’aquarelle
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: LES MILLE ET UNE NUIT, contes arabes
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: SCHLEGEL, Hermann et A. H. VERSTER van WULVERHORST. Traité de Fauconnerie - Planches
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: THEVENOT, Melchisédec. Relation de divers voyages curieux
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:
  • Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 40
    Ramasvami (Kavali Venkata). A Digest of the Different Castes of India, 83 charming hand-coloured lithographed plates, Madras, 1837. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 50
    Watson (John Forbes) & John William Kaye. The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations...of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan, 8 vol., 480 mounted albumen prints, 1868-75. £4,000-6,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 53
    Afghanistan.- Elphinstone (Hon. Mountstuart). An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, first edition, hand-coloured aquatint plates, a fine copy, 1815. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 57
    [Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). Views in the Mysore Country, [1794]. £2,000-3,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 76
    Bird (James). Historical Researches on the Origin and Principles of the Bauddha and Jaina Religions..., first edition, lithographed plates, Bombay, American Mission Press, 1847. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 100
    Ceylon.- Daniell (Samuel). A Picturesque Illustration of the scenery, animals, and native inhabitants, of the Island of Ceylon: in twelve plates, 1808. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 123
    D'Oyly (Charles). Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book, lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 139
    Gandhi (known as Mahatma Gandhi,) Fine Autograph Letter signed to Jawaharlal Nehru, Sevagram, Wardha, 1942, emphasising the importance of education in rural communities. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 140
    Gantz (John). Indian Microcosm, first edition, Madras, John Gantz & Son, 1827. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 146
    Grierson (Sir George Abraham). Linguistic Survey of India, 11 vol. in 20, folding maps, original cloth, Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, 1903-28. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 195
    Madras.- Fort St. George Gazette (The), No.276-331, pp.493-936 and Index to all of 1834 at end, modern half calf, Madras, 2nd July - 31st December 1834. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 205
    Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. The Monuments of Sanchi, 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000