Freeman's | Hindman: The Collected Library, Including Americana and Early Photography, 6477, Philadelphia

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
March 20, 2026 - March 20, 2026
Page Size: 319 items in 13 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1

[African Americana] [Abolition] Eight Pre-Civil War Pamphlets

N/A USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 260.00
2 Armstrong, Louis.

[African Americana] Armstrong, Louis. Inscribed Photograph

N/A USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 130.00
3

[African Americana] [Black Panthers] Group of 6 items involving the Black Panther Party and the Watts Riots

N/A USD 100.00 - 150.00 USD 65.00
4

[African Americana] Bust Sculpture of a African American Female Subject

N/A USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 325.00
5 (Chisholm, Shirley).

[African Americana] (Chisholm, Shirley). Group of Ephemera from 1972 Presidential Campaign

1972 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 585.00
6

[African Americana] Commemorative Roster of Co. B, 6th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery

N/A USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 1,950.00
7

[African Americana] [Enslavement] Manuscript Slave Receipt

N/A USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 260.00
8

[African-Americana] [Enslavement] Tucker, E.P. Autograph Document, signed

N/A USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,925.00
9

[African Americana] [Enslavement] Two Documents Relating to the Sale of Slaves

N/A USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 585.00
10

[African Americana] Two Manuscript Bills of Sale for Enslaved African Americans, ca 1828-1831

1828-1831 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 455.00
11 [Howard, Oliver Otis.}

[African Americana] [Howard, Oliver Otis.] Three Carte de Visites

N/A USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 98.00
12 (Jackson, Jesse).

[African Americana] (Jackson, Jesse). Group of Campaign Buttons, and Other Ephemera

N/A USD 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
13 (King, Martin Luther, Jr.)

[African-Americana] (King, Martin Luther, Jr.) Group of 8 items incl. SCLC Pamphlet and Interviews.

N/A USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 325.00
14

[Early Photo] Album related to photographer Francis Mowrey incl Image of Himself Dressed as a Woman

N/A USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 455.00
15 Livingston, Catrina.

[African Americana] Livingston, Catrina. Autograph Letter, signed, on the Sale of Two Enslaved African Americans

N/A USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 1,040.00
16 Matthews, Essie Collins.

[African Americana] Matthews, Essie Collins. Photograph of Formerly Enslaved African American Woman

N/A USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 195.00
17

[African-Americana] Group of Photographs of African American Subjects incl. Carte de Visite of Overseer's Quarter and Domestic Workers

N/A USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 455.00
18

[African-Americana] Programs, Directories, and Yearbook from Fisk University and Miles College

N/A USD 150.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
19 Simone, Nina.

[African Americana] Simone, Nina. Three Autograph Letters, signed

N/A USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 Not Sold
20

[African Americana] Group of 6 Photos of African American Subjects, incl. Graduates. Late 19th-early 20th century

19th-early 20th century USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 130.00
21

[African Americana] Group of Six Photographs of African American Men

N/A USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 195.00
22

[African Americana] Group of 11 Stereoviews, Rare Image of the First Memorial Day Celebration.

N/A USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,080.00
23

[African Americana] Group of 13 Stereoviews of African American Personalities, incl. Occupational Portraits

N/A USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 130.00
24

[African Americana] Group of Five Stereoviews of Schools and Homes for African American Women and Children

N/A USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 195.00
25

[African Americana] Group of 11 Stereoviews and Carte de Visite, African American Subjects

N/A USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 260.00
  • ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
    Open for Bidding 2-17 April
    Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.
    Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.