Leslie Hindman Auctioneers: Fine Books and Manuscripts
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fine Books and Manuscripts | Total Sales (USD) | 446,603.75 |
| Auction Date | May 01, 2019 - May 01, 2019 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 242,800.00 |
| Sale Number | #654 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 357,570.00 |
| Total Lots | 436 | ||
| Sold Lots | 358 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 337,300.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 82.11% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 492,070.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 78 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 90.76% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 280 | * ALHAZEN [Abu 'Ali al-Hasan ibn al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham] (965-ca 1040). | Opticae thesaurus. |
USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 68,750.00 | |
| 398 | WRIGHT, Wilbur (1867-1912) -- WRIGHT, Orville (1871-1948). | Typed document signed ("Wilbur Wright", "Orville Wright", "George A. Steves", "Henry S. Hooker", "Alpheus F. Barnes"), |
1909 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 35,000.00 |
| 246 | McKENNEY, Thomas L. (1785-1859) -- HALL, James (1793-1868). | History of the Indian Tribes of North America. |
1836, 1842 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 16,875.00 |
| 397 | WRIGHT, Wilbur (1867-1912) -- WRIGHT, Orville (1871-1948). | Photograph signed |
USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 11,875.00 | |
| 62 | * [BIBLE, in English]. | [The Old Testament. ] -The New Testament. |
1611-1612 or later. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 11,250.00 |
| 291 | GALILEI, Galileo (1564-1642). | Systema cosmicum... in quo quatuor dialogis, de duobus maximis mundi systematibus, Ptolemaico et Copernicano. |
1635 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 11,250.00 |
| 227 | [LOCKE, John (1632-1704)]. | Some Considerations of the Consequences of the Lowering of Interest, And Raising the Value of Money. |
1692 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 10,000.00 |
| 235 | KEULEN, Gerard van (1678-1727). | Nieuwe Wassende Graaden Paskaart Vertoonende alle de Bekende Zeekusten en Landen op den geheelen Aard Boodem of Werelt. |
ca 1720]. | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 10,000.00 |
| 100 | CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer (1874-1965). | Lord Randolph Churchill. |
1906 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 8,750.00 |
| 103 | CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer (1874-1965). | Marlborough His Life and Times. |
1933 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 7,500.00 |
| 232 | CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria (1650-1718). | America Settentrionale colle nuove scoperte fin all'Anno 1688. |
1688 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 6,875.00 |
| 441 | WASHINGTON, George (1732-1799), President. | Autograph free frank ("G:o Washington"), as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army. |
USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 6,875.00 | |
| 190 | HERBERT, Frank (1920-1986). | Dune. |
1965 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 6,250.00 |
| 20 | * DALI, Salvador (1904-1989), illustrator. -- DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge (1832-1898). | Alice in Wonderland. |
USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 5,750.00 | |
| 437 | * TRUMAN, Harry S. (1884-1972). | Broadside signed (''Harry S. Truman''), as President, 8 May 1945. |
USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,000.00 | |
| 365A | WITTGENSTEIN, Ludwig Josef Johann (1889-1951). | [The Blue Book.] |
n.d., [1933-1934]. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,625.00 |
| 443 | WASHINGTON, Martha Custis (1731-1802). | Personal handkerchief. |
USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,000.00 | |
| 140 | DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). | Bleak House. |
1853 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,750.00 |
| 23 | ERTE, Romain de Tirtoff (1892-1990). | Numbers. |
1980 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,500.00 |
| 44 | VUILLARD, Edouard (1868-1940). | Dix-Neuf Lithographies en Couleurs. |
[1964]. | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 3,500.00 |
| 36 | MOTHERWELL, Robert (1915-1991), illustrator. -- PAZ, Octavio (1914-1998). | Three Poems. |
1987 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 3,250.00 |
| 53 | AUDUBON, John James (1785-1851) | Labrador Falcon (Plate CXCVI) Falco labradora |
ca 1834 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,250.00 |
| 82 | * BINGHAM, George Caleb (1811-1879), after -- Gautier, engraver | Stump Speaking |
USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 3,250.00 | |
| 292 | GALLON, Jean-Gaffin (1706-1775, editor). | Machines et inventions approuvees par l'Academie royale des sciences depuis son etablissement jusqu'Ã present; avec leur description. |
1735 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,250.00 |
| 32 | * MATISSE, Henri (1869-1954), illustrator. -- ORLEANS, Charles, Duc d' (1394-1465). | Poemes. |
1950 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,000.00 |
