Freeman's | Hindman: The Fathers and Saviors of Our Country: A Presidential Sale, 6560, Chicago

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
March 26, 2026 - March 26, 2026
Page Size: 172 items in 7 pages
Auction Lot Books
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
166 [BOOTH, John Wilkes (1838-1865)]

A broadside playbill for Booth's performance as Count Ugolino in the play of the same title at the Boston Museum, 27 May 1864

27 May 1864 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,024.00
167 [BOOTH, John Wilkes (1838-1865)]

Partly printed Boston Water Power Company stock certificate issued to and signed ("J. Wilkes Booth")

Boston 30 May 1864 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 25,600.00
168 [BOOTH, John Wilkes (1838-1865)]

A group of 5 manuscript scenery lists for plays in which John Wilkes Booth performed, ca 1862-1864

ca 1862-1864 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 3,840.00
169 [BOOTH, John Wilkes (1838-1865)]

Tintype depicting a seated John Wilkes Booth, ca 1864

ca 1864 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 896.00
170

[LINCOLN ASSASSINATION]. Previously unknown CDV of John Wilkes Booth attrib. to Norton & Luther

Cleveland, OH ca 1864 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 1,216.00
171 [BOOTH, John Wilkes (1838-1865)]

A group of 11 CDVs of Booth and moments related to the death of Lincoln and his own capture, ca 1864-1865

ca 1864-1865 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 4,160.00
172 [BOOTH, John Wilkes (1838-1865)]

Large format albumen print depicting John Wilkes Booth tempted by Satan to murder Abraham Lincoln

[New York] [1865] USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 448.00
174 [CORBETT, Thomas H. ("Boston") (1832-1894)]

A group of 3 CDVs, ca 1865

ca 1865 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 896.00
175

[LINCOLN ASSASSINATION]. A small archive of manuscript material, photographs, and items related to Lincoln's assassination and the subsequent trial of the conspirators

ca 1864-1896 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 16,640.00
176 [ARNOLD, Samuel Bland (1834-1906)]

[LINCOLN CONSPIRATOR]. Cabinet card photograph of Arnold, ca 1865

ca 1865 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 1,280.00
177

[LINCOLN CONSPIRATORS]. A marquetry box constructed by Lincoln conspirator Dr. Samuel Mudd while imprisoned at Fort Jefferson, ca 1867

ca 1867 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 25,600.00
178 RANKIN, Arthur McKee (1841-1914)

[BOOTH, John Wilkes (1838-1865)]. Partial manuscript entitled "What Became of John Wilkes Boothe's Wardrobe?"

[San Francisco] [ca 1909] USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 384.00
179 PEACOCK, James

[BOOTH, John Wilkes (1838-1865)]. Autograph letter signed ("James Peacock") to J.E. Boos

[Massilion], Ohio 1914-02-25 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 384.00
180 [BOOTH, John Wilkes (1838-1865)]

KIMBALL, Philip Lord. Partial manuscript, ca 1929

ca 1929 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 1,280.00
182 CLARKE, Asia Booth (1835-1888)

[BOOTH, Edwin (1833-1893)]. The Elder and the Younger Booth

Boston 1882 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 384.00
183 BOOTH, Edwin (1833-1893)

Autograph letter signed ("Edwin Booth") to Luke Lockwood describing an attempted assassination by a theatergoer

Cincinnati 2 March 1882 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 5,120.00
184

Edwin Booth at Lincoln's Tomb

early 20th century USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 576.00
185

[LINCOLN NATIONAL MONUMENT]. An archive of materials relating to the construction of the Lincoln Tomb at Oak Ridge

N/A USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,408.00
187

[PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS]. A group of 10 torches, ca 1860-1888, comprising: Oscillating campaign torch...

Ca 1860 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,560.00
188

[PRESIDENTIAL DEATHS]. A group of 3 broadside extras, comprising: 1) San Jose "Mercury" Extra. "The Latest! Garfield Dying!" No Hope of His Recovery"...

2 July 1881 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
189 [MCKINLEY, William (1843-1901)]

Detailed letter describing President McKinley's medical condition in the immediate aftermath of the assassination attempt

N/A USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,560.00
190 ROOSEVELT, Theodore (1858-1919)

Typed letter signed ("Theodore Roosevelt") to General Sherman Bell

Washington, D.C. 1904-01-01 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 768.00
  • Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 123. Celebrate 250 Years of Independence with Original Stars and Stripes (1790) Est. $1,400 - $1,700
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 20. Keulen's Spectacular Chart of the World Featuring California as an Island (1728) Est. $12,000 - $15,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 42. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old 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 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 9. Speed's Popular World Map with Allegorical Representations of the Elements (1651) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 168. First Separate Map of Kansas & Nebraska Territories (1854) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 43. Only Macrobius Map with Britain Attached to Europe (1515) Est. $800 - $950
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 250. Rare Map of Boston and One of the Earliest Maps of the Revolutionary War (1775) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 79. Schenk's Uncommon Map Featuring Two Figurative Title Cartouches (1696) Est. $1,200 - $1,500
    Old 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 July
    Sotheby’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, 1632
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Saverio Manetti. Storia naturale degli uccelli. Firenze, 1771-76
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Fortunato Depero. Depero futurista. Rovereto, 1927
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Nicolas Visscher. Atlas minor sive totius orbis terrarum contracta delineat ex conatibus. Amsterdam, circa 1649-95
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Andreas Vesalius. Anatomia. Addita nunc. Antiquorum Anatome. Venezia, 1604
    Aste 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.