Sotheby’s
Fine Books & Manuscripts
June 24-25

Sotheby’s, June 25: Keats, John. The most significant collection of Keats’s love letters to come to market since 1885. $1,500,000 to $2,500,000.

Sotheby’s, June 25: Chassériau, Benoît. The “Expedicion secreta” of the Free State of Cartagena de Indias against the forts of Portobelo (Panama). $50,000 to $70,000.

Sotheby’s, June 25: (Hamilton, Alexander, James Madison, and John Jay). "One of the new nation's most important contributions to the theory of government”. $150,000 to $180,000.

Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin. "the Day of the Declaration of Independence is everywhere annually celebrated". $80,000 to $120,000.

Sotheby’s, June 24: (Johann Conrad Beissel). A Sammelband of two of Benjamin Franklin's rarest imprints. $70,000 to $100,000.

Sotheby’s, June 25: [Pernambuco]. First printed work in favor of Brazilian Independence. $150,000 to $200,000.
June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026

Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Medical Incunabula: Petit (Jean)publisher & Kerver (Thielman)printer. Regimen Sanitatis Salernitanum, sm. 8vo, Paris [1498]

Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Hugo (Victor) [Wraxall (Lascelles)]. Les Miserable, 3 vols., 8vo, L. (Hurst & Blackett) 1862, First Authorized English Translation (copyright).

Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Shelley (Mary Wollstonecraft). Frankenstein: or The Modern Prometheus, 8vo, 2 vols. in one, L. (G. & W.B. Whittaker, Ave-Maria-Lane) 1823.

June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026

Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Cuisine: Anon. Cookery, Pastry, and Sweet Meats in three Books, Alphabetically Digested, 8vo 1710.

Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Lambert (Aylmer Bourke). A Description of the Genus Pinus, with Directions Relative to the Cultivation…, 2 vols. Sm. folio L. (Messrs. Weddell) 1832.

Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Botany: Curtis (William). Flora Londinensis: or Plates and Descriptions of such Plants as Grow Wild in the Environs of London, 2 vols. folio, London (B. White) 1777 – 1798.

June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026

Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Le Moire (J.M.) Maple Leaves, Canadian History and Quebec Scenery (Third Series) 8vo Quebec (Hunter, Rose & Co.) 1865. First Edn.

Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: The Earliest Extant Printed House Contents Sale Catalogue in Ireland: Baillie, Auctioneer, Abby Street. A Catalogue of the Goods and Stock of the late Edward Wingfield…

Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: William III King of England. Autograph Letter Signed ("William R") to an unnamed correspondent [possibly Charles-Henri de Lorraine] discussing his strategy against the French forces during the siege of Namur.

June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026

Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: [Austen (Jane) (1785-1817]. Pride and Prejudice, 3 vols. sm. 8vo, L. (T. Egerton) 1813.

Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Heaney (Seamus). Ugolino, sm. folio D. (Dolmen) 1979, Limited Edn. No. 78/125 Copies, Signed by Seamus Heaney, Louis le Brocquy, Liam Miller and Andrew Carpenter.

Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Voltaire (F.M. Avouet de). Petits Ouvrages, attribues a M. de Voltaire, sm. folio manuscript, dated 1776, containing 9 works.
Bonhams, June 14-23: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presentation Gold Pocket Watch. Estimate: $20,000 - 30,000

Bonhams, June 14-23: Presentation Copy of the First Issue of the Lincoln Douglas Debates Signed by Abraham Lincoln in Pencil to a Sangamon County Illinois Republican. Estimate: $150,000 - 250,000

Bonhams, June 14-23: A Senate Resolution Signed in the Tense Days After the Union's Humiliating Defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run. Estimate: $80,000 - $120,000

Bonhams, June 14-23: Seven Passages to a Flight, an Artists Book with a Story Quilt by Faith Ringgold, the Publisher's Own Copy. Estimate: $80,000 - 120,000

Bonhams, June 14-23: A New Charter for Virginia, A Response to the First Armed Rebellion in the American Colonies. Estimate: $15,000 - 25,000

Bonhams, June 14-23: Earliest obtainable printing of the Bill of Rights. Estimate: $8,000 - 12,000

Bonhams, June 14-23: Edward Curtis Orotone. Estimate: $7,000 - 9,000

Bonhams, June 14-23: Owned by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: A Butter or Dessert Plate from FDR's State Dinner Service. Estimate: $3,000 - 5,000

Bonhams, June 14-23: An Early Large-Format Plan of the City of Washington. Estimate: $1,500 - 2,500

Bonhams, June 14-23: Containing the First Map to Name the Hudson River. Estimate: $20,000 - 30,000

Bonhams, June 14-23: America's First Major Novelist, a Complete Chapter in Autograph Manuscript by James Fenimore Cooper. Estimate: $15,000 - 20,000

Bonhams, June 14-23: The Only Full-Length Book by Jefferson, with the Justly Famous Map. Estimate: $12,000 - 18,000
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.

Catawiki B. V.: Autographs & Manuscripts Auction, 62426b, LA Assen,

Auction Details

Auction Date: June 24, 2026 - June 24, 2026

Page Size: 115 items in 5 pages

Auction Lot Books
Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
104537778	Sous le regne de Napoleon Ier, Empereur des Francais	Important dossier judiciaire manuscrit sur l'application du Code Napoleon	1810	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	Unknown
104538664	Louis XV - Lettre signee Louis - Brevet militaire, Regiment de Toulouse, Grenadiers	Adressee au Marquis d'O, contresignee par Le Duc d'Orleans, et Le Tonnelier de Breteuil	1726	EUR 500.00 - 1,000.00	Unknown
104539700	Giuseppe Pepe ("Peppo")	Lotto di 3 lettere risorgimentali (1860-1861) - Da Grottaminarda a Napoli, caduta di Gaeta e Unita	1860	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	Unknown
104541697	Sous le regne de Sa Majeste Charles X, Roi de France et de Navarre (1824-1830).	Important acte de donation-partage, redige par un notaire royal.	1825	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	Unknown
104542656	Sous le regne de Louis XVIII.	Executoire d’un contrat de rente Seconde Restauration (1815-1824)	1820	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	Unknown
104544452	Manuscrito	Esclavos Espana colonial, ano 1861. Seguro sobre la vida de un esclavo. Habana, Cub*. La	1861	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	Unknown
104544542	Manuscrito	Condecoracion diploma Ministerio de Guerra. Rey Fernando VII/Isabel II. Firma y sello.	1860	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	Unknown
104545293	Manuscrito	Esclavos Espana colonial, ano 1862. Cedula pasaporte Cub_. De esclavo emancipado con senas	1862	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	Unknown
104553574	Jozef Dwernicki (1779–1857) , General (one of Poland's greatest military heroes)	Important autograph signed letter to Vienna French ambassy about a donation of Emperor Napoleon III	1856	EUR 275.00 - 350.00	Unknown
104553606	Pierre-Nicolas Tourgueneff (1853–1912)	[AFFAIRE DREYFUS — Emile Zola] Lettre autographe signee	1898	EUR 225.00 - 275.00	Unknown
104554714	Area 51 - UFOs	Bob Lazar - Signed in person w/ Beckett COA	2024	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	Unknown
104554851	Magnus Carlsen	Chess Grandmaster - Signed in person w/ Beckett COA	2024	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	Unknown
104554877	Robert Ballard	Wreck of the Titanic Discoverer - Signed in person w/ Beckett COA	2024	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	Unknown
104556074	Unknown	Collection of 3 Japanese Calligraphy Shikishi Boards 26822	1970/1990	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	Unknown
104556160	Iwakura Tomomi 岩倉具視	Travel with the steamship 'SS America' as a member of the Japanese embassy	1871/1873	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	Unknown
104556229	Unknown	Collection of 3 Japanese Hand-Painted Shikishi Boards 26825	1980/1950	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	Unknown
104556399	Chidusche Torat Mosche חידושי תורת משה	Mount Sinai & Victim laws, Torah & Antique Bible Manuscript with many crowns, Deer Parchment	1350/1380	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	Unknown
104556491	Unknown	Japanese Handwritten Tanzaku Poetry Collection - Set of 5 26924	1900/1980	Not Available	Unknown
104556636	Huang Di-The Yellow Emperor 黃帝 / 黄帝	Astrology Manuscript, Comets, Moon & Planets, Star Map and Zodiac Signs, Tibet	1650/1680	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	Unknown
104556863	Mughal Art of the Imperial Dynasty-Aurangzeb ورنگزيب بهادر عالمگير, Grand Mughal	Padischah پادشاه, Handwriting & Miniature Painting, Unique, 18th Century	1750/1720	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	Unknown
104557485	Abd ar-Rahman عبد الرحمن الداخِل Emirate of Cordoba, Scholar	Quran Manuscript with beautiful golden Medallions, Cordoba, al-Andalus Spain	1620/1650	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	Unknown
104557688	Hyakunin Isshu 百人一首	100 people - 1 poem 小倉 Okinawa, 10 hand-signed & hand-colored Japanese Playing Cards	1550/1580	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	Unknown
104559288	Signed, King Paul of Greece, Athens (On the Establishment and Organization of Public Polyclinics)	Royal Decree	1947	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	Unknown
104559540	Rare! King George II of Greece, Signed by Regent of Greece Archbishop Damaskinos (WW2) (Messenia	Royal Decree, Athens	1945	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	Unknown
104565971	Caliph al-Walid I الوليد بن عبد الملك	Almohaden الموحدون, Quran Manuscript Al-Maʾida, Sevilla, al-Andalus Spain	1780/1750	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	Unknown

Bonhams, June 14-23: Palm-reading, astrology, and more. Estimate: $2,000 - 3,000

Bonhams, June 14-23: Benjamin Franklin. Sammelband of 45 papers on electricity. Estimate: $8,000 - 12,000

Bonhams, June 14-23: The basis for the whole modern electric-power industry. Estimate: $4,000 - 6,000

Bonhams, June 14-23: Edgar Allen Poe. Poe on Mesmerism. Estimate: $2,500 - 3,500

Bonhams, June 14-23: Reformation - The Architect of Lutheranism on Church Unity and Dissent. Estimate: $100,000 - 150,000

Bonhams, June 14-23: The Rare 3-Paper Offprint Identifying the Double Helix Structure of DNA, Signed by Crick, Wilkins, Wilson, Stokes and Gosling. Estimate: $40,000 - 60,000

Bonhams, June 14-23: Autograph book and Report from the Thirtieth Indian National Congress, featuring the signatures of Mahatma Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore, and Dadabhai Naoroji. Estimate: $6,000 - 8,000

Bonhams, June 14-23: An Illustrated Miniature Hebrew Prayerbook Manuscript. Estimate: $30,000 - 50,000

Bonhams, June 14-23: Autograph Working Draft of Arthur Conan Doyle's The Death Voyage. Estimate: $30,000 - 50,000

Bonhams, June 14-23: "Perhaps the most celebrated and most beautiful herbal ever published." Estimate: $15,000 - 20,000

Bonhams, June 14-23: Izaak Walton. The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative man's Recreation. Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing. Estimate: $12,000 - 18,000

Bonhams, June 14-23: A rare product of the Jaquard loom. Estimate: $8,000 - 12,000
Freeman’s, June 30. Thomas Jefferson’s “Birth of the New Nation” letter, carried to Paris with the Treaty of Peace, by a Jewish patriot. $100,000-200,000.

Freeman’s, June 30. “The rockets’ red glare.” A British midshipman’s log recording the bombardment of Fort McHenry. $60,000-80,000.

Freeman’s, June 30. The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry Commission signed by James Madison, 1812. $40,000-60,000.

Freeman’s, June 30. Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776. $15,000-25,000.

Freeman’s, June 30. One of the Earliest Printed Announcements of American Independence, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000-15,000.

Freeman’s, June 30. "The Two Big Guns of the N.Y. Yanks": A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000-12,000.

Freeman’s, June 30. A Unique Contemporary Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words to His Followers, the Day Before his Violent Death. $8,000-12,000.

Freeman’s, June 30. The State of Minnesota Officially Certifies the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution Of the United States. $8,000-12,000.

Freeman’s, June 30. Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York to Queen Anne from the Colony of New York. $8,000-12,000.

Freeman’s, June 30. Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000-12,000.

Freeman’s, June 30. A Call to Arms in the Months Following the Declaration of Independence: An Early Continental Army Recruitment Poster. $6,000-9,000.

Freeman’s, June 30. Samuel Jones, the Statesman Behind the Newly Discovered "Jones Declaration": His Annotated Set Used in His Working Law Library. $6,000-9,000.