New England Auctions: Americana Collections Sally & William Gemmil, 401357, Branford

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
January 15, 2026 - January 15, 2026
Page Size: 29 items in 2 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
480 William Charles -

The Hartford Convention or Leap or No Leap' Political Cartoon

 America, circa 1814. USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 851.50
481 William Charles -

Bruin become Mediator or Negociation for Peace' War of 1812 Political Cartoon

 Philadelphia, circa 1813. USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 851.50
482 William Charles -

'John Bull Making a Batch of New Ships to Send to the Lakes' Political Cartoon

 Philadelphia, circa 1814. USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 1,441.00
483 William Charles -

'John Bull and the Baltimoreans' War of 1812 Political Cartoon

 Philadelphia, circa 1814. USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 1,048.00
484 Frederick Marryat -

'Lacing in Style or a Dandy Midshipman preparing for Attraction' Political

 London, England March 6, 1819. USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 360.25
485

The Yankey Torpedo' Political Cartoon

 19th century USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 851.50
487 A. Lawson

Perry's Victory on Lake Erie

 (Philadelphia). USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 851.50
488 ascribed to Carl Guttenberg

American Revolution Engraving - 'The Tea Tax Tempest'

 Nuremberg, 1778 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,834.00
489 after Moses Swett

Steam Packet Chancellor Livingston' Framed Lithograph

 America, early 19th century. USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 655.00
490 John Ogborn -

'The Birth of American Liberty' 1784 Allegorical Print

 London Octr. 1 1784, USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 655.00
491

Wm. Faden Plan of the City and Envisions of Philadelphia, 1777

 1752 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 3,406.00
492

Linen Handkerchief - 'Sailors Snug Harbor'

 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 262.00
493 Wade W. (artist), Pollock and Doty (engraver),

Engraved Certificate for American Seamen's Friend Society Member

 1843 USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 524.00
493A

Boston Marine Society Certificate in the War of 1812

 1814 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 589.50
494 Thomas Tegg -

'Original Account of the...Engagement and Capture of the Gen. Washington' Framed

 London, England, circa 1804. USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 163.75
495

Framed Newspaper Article on Commander Perry of the Lexington

 Newport Rhode Island, Dec 1st 1826. USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 655.00
496

America Guided by Wisdom' Engraving by B. Tanner

 American, 19th century. USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,834.00
497

Elegy for James Lawrence - Engraving on Silk by A. Bowen

 19th century. USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 1,965.00
576

Set of Four Ship Engravings of Ship 'Java'

 London, 1814 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,572.00
582 Jane Lunt

Terrestrial Globe-Jane Lunt

 1829 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 6,026.00
612 Marciana Malvina Carpenter

Watercolor Map of 'The World'

 American 1828 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 7,205.00
613

Watercolor Map of Eastern United States and War of 1812 Maritime Battles

 American early to mid-19th century USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 7,860.00
614

American Attack on Tripoli, 1804

 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 3,144.00
615

Engraving of the American Attack on Tripoli, 1804

 1805 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,965.00
616

Engraving of the 'Blowing Up of the Fire Ship Intrepid', 1804

 1810 USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 458.50
  • <center><b>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper<br>29th January 2026</b></center> <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Plato. [<i>Apanta ta tou Platonos. Omnia Platonis opera</i>], 2 parts in 2 vol., editio princeps of Plato's works in the original Greek, Venice, House of Aldus, 1513. £8,000-12,000 <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Book of Hours, Use of Rome, In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [Southern Netherlands (probably Bruges), c.1460]. £6,000-8,000 <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Correspondence and documents by or addressed to the first four Viscounts Molesworth and members of their families, letters and manuscripts, 1690-1783. £10,000-15,000 <center><b>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper<br>29th January 2026</b></center> <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Shakespeare (William). <i>The Dramatic Works,</i> 9 vol., John and Josiah Boydell, 1802. £5,000-7,000 <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Joyce (James). <i>Ulysses,</i> first edition, one of 750 copies on handmade paper, Paris, Shakespeare and Company, 1922 £8,000-12,000 <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Powell (Anthony). [<i>A Dance to the Music of Time</i>], 12 vol., first editions, each with a signed presentation inscription from the author to Osbert Lancaster, 1951-75. £6,000-8,000 <center><b>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper<br>29th January 2026</b></center> <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Chaucer (Geoffrey). <i>Troilus and Criseyde,</i> one of 225 copies on handmade paper, wood-engravings by Eric Gill, Waltham St.Lawrence, 1927. £3,000-4,000 <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Borges (Jorge Luis). <i>Luna de Enfrente,</i> first edition, one of 300 copies, presentation copy signed by the author to Leopoldo Marechal, Buenos Aires, Editorial Proa, 1925. £3,000-4,000 <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Nolli (Giovanni Battista). <i>Nuova Pianta di Roma,</i> Rome, 1748. £6,000-8,000 <center><b>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper<br>29th January 2026</b></center> <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Roberts (David). <i>The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, & Nubia,</i> 3 vol., first edition, 1842-49. £15,000-20,000 <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Blacker (William). <i>Catechism of Fly Making, Angling and Dyeing,</i> Published by the author, 1843. £3,000-4,000 <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Herschel (Sir John F. W.) Collection of 69 offprints, extracts and separate publications by Herschel, bound for his son, William James Herschel, 3 vol., [1813-50]. £15,000-20,000
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    29th January 2026
    Forum, Jan. 29: Plato. [Apanta ta tou Platonos. Omnia Platonis opera], 2 parts in 2 vol., editio princeps of Plato's works in the original Greek, Venice, House of Aldus, 1513. £8,000-12,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Book of Hours, Use of Rome, In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [Southern Netherlands (probably Bruges), c.1460]. £6,000-8,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Correspondence and documents by or addressed to the first four Viscounts Molesworth and members of their families, letters and manuscripts, 1690-1783. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    29th January 2026
    Forum, Jan. 29: Shakespeare (William). The Dramatic Works, 9 vol., John and Josiah Boydell, 1802. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Joyce (James). Ulysses, first edition, one of 750 copies on handmade paper, Paris, Shakespeare and Company, 1922 £8,000-12,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Powell (Anthony). [A Dance to the Music of Time], 12 vol., first editions, each with a signed presentation inscription from the author to Osbert Lancaster, 1951-75. £6,000-8,000
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    29th January 2026
    Forum, Jan. 29: Chaucer (Geoffrey). Troilus and Criseyde, one of 225 copies on handmade paper, wood-engravings by Eric Gill, Waltham St.Lawrence, 1927. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Borges (Jorge Luis). Luna de Enfrente, first edition, one of 300 copies, presentation copy signed by the author to Leopoldo Marechal, Buenos Aires, Editorial Proa, 1925. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Nolli (Giovanni Battista). Nuova Pianta di Roma, Rome, 1748. £6,000-8,000
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    29th January 2026
    Forum, Jan. 29: Roberts (David). The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, & Nubia, 3 vol., first edition, 1842-49. £15,000-20,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Blacker (William). Catechism of Fly Making, Angling and Dyeing, Published by the author, 1843. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Herschel (Sir John F. W.) Collection of 69 offprints, extracts and separate publications by Herschel, bound for his son, William James Herschel, 3 vol., [1813-50]. £15,000-20,000
  • <b><center>Sotheby’s<br>Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana<br>27 January 2026</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> An extraordinary pair of books from George Washington’s field library, marking the conjunction of Robert Rogers, George Washington, and Henry Knox. $1,200,000 to $1,800,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> An extraordinary letter marking the conjunction of George Washington, the Marquis de Lafayette, and Benjamin Franklin. $1,000,000 to $1,500,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> Virginia House of Delegates. The genesis of the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. $350,000 to $500,000. <b><center>Sotheby’s<br>Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana<br>27 January 2026</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> (Gettysburg). “Genl. Doubleday has taken charge of the battle”: Autograph witness to the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, illustrated by fourteen maps and plans. $200,000 to $300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> President Lincoln thanks a schoolboy on behalf of "all the children of the nation for his efforts to ensure "that this war shall be successful, and the Union be maintained and perpetuated." $200,000 to $300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> [World War II]. An archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to Germany’s surrender. $200,000 to $300,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana
    27 January 2026
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: An extraordinary pair of books from George Washington’s field library, marking the conjunction of Robert Rogers, George Washington, and Henry Knox. $1,200,000 to $1,800,000.
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: An extraordinary letter marking the conjunction of George Washington, the Marquis de Lafayette, and Benjamin Franklin. $1,000,000 to $1,500,000.
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: Virginia House of Delegates. The genesis of the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. $350,000 to $500,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana
    27 January 2026
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: (Gettysburg). “Genl. Doubleday has taken charge of the battle”: Autograph witness to the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, illustrated by fourteen maps and plans. $200,000 to $300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: President Lincoln thanks a schoolboy on behalf of "all the children of the nation for his efforts to ensure "that this war shall be successful, and the Union be maintained and perpetuated." $200,000 to $300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: [World War II]. An archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to Germany’s surrender. $200,000 to $300,000.