Freeman's | Hindman: The Fathers and Saviors of Our Country: A Presidential Sale, 6560, Chicago
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- March 26, 2026 - March 26, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | [ELLSWORTH, Elmer (1837-1861)] | [CIVIL WAR]. -- A group of 3 photographs depicting Ellsworth, comprising: 2 CDVs by Mathew Brady... |
Nassau, NY | N/A | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 448.00 |
| 55 | [VAN VLIET, Stewart (1815-1901)] | [CIVIL WAR]. A carte-de-visite album from the family of Civil War brigadier general Stewart van Vliet |
ca 1860s | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 960.00 | |
| 56 | [CIVIL WAR]. A large collection of 189 song sheets and sheet music, ca 1860s, including: ATHERTON, Charles E. Kitty Wells... |
New York | [n.d.] | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,880.00 | |
| 58 | [LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)] | A complete set of "Champion Prize Envelope Lincoln & Davis in 5 Rounds |
New York | 1861 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 2,880.00 |
| 61 | [LINCOLNIANA]. CDV of Abraham Lincoln's dog, Fido |
Springfield, IL | ca 1861 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 4,480.00 | |
| 62 | LINCOLN, Mary Todd (1818-1882) | [LINCOLN WHITE HOUSE]. Partly engraved invitation to a White House ball |
Washington, D.C. | 5 February 1862 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,760.00 |
| 63 | SPENCER, James B. | [LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)]. "The President's Message!" |
Philadelphia | ca 1862 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 512.00 |
| 64 | LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865) | The President to General McClellan |
N.p. | n.d. [ca 9 April 1862] | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 2,880.00 |
| 65 | [LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)] | Drs. Brown & Alexander, Embalmers of the Dead, for the Army of the United States |
Baltimore | n.d. [ca 23 April 1862] | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,440.00 |
| 66 | LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865) | A hitherto unpublished autograph memorandum |
Washington, D.C. | 22 September 1862 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 38,400.00 |
| 67 | An original "from life" field sketch and a later caricature of President Abraham Lincoln rendered during his visit to Antietam, 2-3 October 1862 |
2-3 October 1862 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 68 | LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865) | Proclamation of Emancipation, by the President of the United States, January 1st, 1863 |
[Boston] | [December 1862] | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 23,040.00 |
| 69 | [LE MERE, Thomas, photographer] | [LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)]. CDV of Abraham Lincoln |
New York | 1863 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,088.00 |
| 70 | SHRIGLEY, James (1813-1895) | [LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)]. Autograph letter signed ("James Shrigley") to Preston King with an unsigned endorsement in Lincoln's hand |
Philadelphia/[Washington, D.C.] | Feb-March 1863 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,560.00 |
| 71 | LINCOLN, Mary Todd (1818-1882) | Autograph letter signed ("Mary Lincoln") to B.B. French |
Washington, D.C. | 10 March 1863 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 6,400.00 |
| 72 | LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865) | By the President of the United States. A Proclamation |
Washington, D.C. | 9 May 1863 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,920.00 |
| 73 | [LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)] | Telegraph message to General Samuel W. Crawford in a surrogate hand |
Washington, D.C. | 28 August 1863 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,408.00 |
| 74 | LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865) | Rock Island Union Extra |
Rock Island, IL | 10 December 1863 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 512.00 |
| 76 | LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865) | Proclamation of Emancipation |
New York | 1864 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,432.00 |
| 77 | LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865) | Proclamation of Emancipation |
Chicago | 1864 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,432.00 |
| 78 | [EMANCIPATION]. A pair of musical compositions relating to emancipation, comprising: FAWCETT, George E. The President's Emancipation March... |
Cleveland | 1862 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 576.00 | |
| 79 | [LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)] | A group of 3 Thanksgiving proclamations, comprising: A Proclamation for a Day of Humiliation and Prayer... |
[Washington, D.C.] | July 1864 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,216.00 |
| 80 | LINCOLN, Mary Todd (1818-1882) | Autograph letter signed ("Mary Lincoln"), to B.B. French |
Washington, D.C. | 16 January 1864 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 7,040.00 |
| 81 | LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865) | Additional Regulations concerning Commercial Intercourse with and in States Declared in Insurrection |
N.p. | 1864 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 384.00 |
| 82 | [LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)] | 3 CDVs of Lincoln taken by Brady and Berger |
January and February 1864 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 3,840.00 |
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Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 123. Celebrate 250 Years of Independence with Original Stars and Stripes (1790) Est. $1,400 - $1,700Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 20. Keulen's Spectacular Chart of the World Featuring California as an Island (1728) Est. $12,000 - $15,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 42. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 591. Matching Set of 3 Stunning Globe Gores of Eastern Asia from Coronelli's 3.5 Foot Globe (1688) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 9. Speed's Popular World Map with Allegorical Representations of the Elements (1651) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 168. First Separate Map of Kansas & Nebraska Territories (1854) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 43. Only Macrobius Map with Britain Attached to Europe (1515) Est. $800 - $950Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 250. Rare Map of Boston and One of the Earliest Maps of the Revolutionary War (1775) Est. $2,000 - $2,300Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 79. Schenk's Uncommon Map Featuring Two Figurative Title Cartouches (1696) Est. $1,200 - $1,500Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 681. Hand-Colored Image of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950 -
Sotheby's Book Week
2 June - 9 JulySotheby’s, June 25: Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations, on its 250th anniversary. $180,000 to $250,000.Sotheby’s, June 17: Fontana, Lucio. Concetto Spaziale. 1967. Leporello en papier doré. Bel exemplaire signé. €4,000 to $€,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”. $150,000 to $200,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: Washington, George (as First President). Washington decries “an ostentatious imitation, or mimickry of Royalty” in his Presidency. $250,000 to $500,000.Sotheby’s, June 17: Lope de Vega. Rare manuscrit autographe signé de la préface dédicatoire de "El Cardenal de Belen" (le cardinal de Bethléem), pièce composée en 1610. €40,000 to €60,000. -
Leland Little, June 12: The First Illustrated Edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.Leland Little, June 12: John Morton, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Signed Pennsylvania Land Survey.Leland Little, June 12: The Scarce Jansson Edition of a Remarkable Early View of London.Leland Little, June 12: Signed Limited Edition of The Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.Leland Little, June 12: Faden’s Important and Scarce Map of the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution.Leland Little, June 12: William J. Tate (NC, 1869-1953), Archive of the "Original host to the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk.” -
Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Galileo Galilei. Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo tolemaico, e copernicano. Firenze, 1632Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Saverio Manetti. Storia naturale degli uccelli. Firenze, 1771-76Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Fortunato Depero. Depero futurista. Rovereto, 1927Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Nicolas Visscher. Atlas minor sive totius orbis terrarum contracta delineat ex conatibus. Amsterdam, circa 1649-95Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Andreas Vesalius. Anatomia. Addita nunc. Antiquorum Anatome. Venezia, 1604Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Tristan Tzara and Salvador Dalì. Grains et Issues. Parigi, 1935 -
June 25, 2026 Doyle, June 25: Houdini's biography, boldly signed. $3,000 to $5,000.Doyle, June 25: A volume from Abraham Lincoln's library, signed just before heading to Washington for his inauguration. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, June 25: A very early Confederate recruiting manual belonging to the chief commissary in Lee's Army. $600 to $800.Doyle, June 25: Rare hand-colored lithographs of the life of Napoleon. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, June 25: The "Holster Atlas" of the American Revolution. $5,000 to $8,000.Doyle, June 25: Jewish ceremonies in fine hand-colored engravings. $7,000 to $10,000.Doyle, June 25: A very rare work on Turkish military costume. $1,000 to $1,500.June 25, 2026 Doyle, June 25: The most important illustrated work on the Mexican-American War. $10,000 to $15,000.Doyle, June 25: The finest illustrated book on Afghanistan. $10,000 to $15,000.Doyle, June 25: Henry Justice Ford St. George rescues the Princess from the horrible Dragon. $2,000 to $3,000.Doyle, June 25: A rare work of Prussian Army uniforms under Frederick William II, with exquisite hand-colored engravings. $800 to $1,200.Doyle, June 25: Lenny Bruce typed letter signed to a Village bohemian during his obscenity trials, with a manuscript note and drawing. $300 to $500.Doyle, June 25: Schiff's scarce Shanghai Sketchbook. $300 to $500.Doyle, June 25: The first accurate published representation of the American flag. $2,000 to $4,000.