Leslie Hindman Auctioneers: Fine Books and Manuscripts
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fine Books and Manuscripts | Total Sales (USD) | 698,667.00 |
| Auction Date | November 06, 2019 - November 06, 2019 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 349,100.00 |
| Sale Number | #697 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 518,775.00 |
| Total Lots | 479 | ||
| Sold Lots | 414 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 413,400.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 86.43% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 612,975.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 65 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 113.98% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 381 | RATZER, Bernard (fl. 1756-1777). | Plan of the City of New York in North America, surveyed in the years 1766 & 1767. |
1776 | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 162,500.00 |
| 332 | COCKERELL, Sydney C. (1867-1962). | Some German Woodcuts of the Fifteenth Century. |
1897 issued 1898. | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 55,000.00 |
| 374 | MONTRESOR, John (1736-1799). | A Plan of the City of New-York & its Environs… Survey’d in the Winter, 1775 |
1775 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 33,280.00 |
| 417 | [HANCOCK, John (1737-1793)]. | Partly-printed United States Loan-Office Transfer Certificate issued on behalf of John Hancock. Signed on the recto by William Imlay, as Commissioner of Loans in the State of Connecticut. |
1793 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 27,500.00 |
| 289 | KEATS, John (1795-1821). | Lamia, Isabella, the Eve of Saint Agnes and Other Poems. |
1928 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 20,000.00 |
| 440 | GARDNER, Alexander (1821-1882). | Incidents of the War | Sic Semper Sicariis caption title. |
1865 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 20,000.00 |
| 377 | NOLLI, Giovanni Battista (c.1692-1756). | Nuova Pianta di Roma. |
1748 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 16,250.00 |
| 331 | MORRIS, William (1834-1896). | Gothic Architecture: A Lecture for the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society. |
1893 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 15,000.00 |
| 180 | [THE LITTLE REVIEW]. | ANDERSON, Margaret, editor. POUND, Ezra, editor. HEAP, Jane, editor. The Little Review. Vol. I, No. 1 through Vol. XII, No. 2. |
1914-1929. | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 11,875.00 |
| 236 | TOLKIEN, John Ronald Reuel (1892-1973). | The Lord of the Rings. |
1954-1956. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 11,520.00 |
| 179 | LEE, Harper (1926-2016). | To Kill a Mockingbird. |
1960 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 7,500.00 |
| 431 | LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865). | Autograph letter signed "Lincoln & Herndon"¿. To Messrs. Sc. Davis & Co. |
1858 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 7,500.00 |
| 438 | LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865). | Signaure "A. Lincoln"¿ cut from a letter closing. |
N.d. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 6,875.00 |
| 7 | WRIGHT, Frank Lloyd (1867-1959). | A group of architectural drawings, renderings, and blueprints relating to the Sc. Johnson and Sons Office Building in Racine, Wisconsin, |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 6,400.00 | |
| 428 | LEE, Robert E. (1807-1870). | Autograph letter signed ("R. E. Lee"¿), as Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, to James Longstreet, Confederate General. |
1864 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 6,400.00 |
| 437 | [LINCOLN, ABRAHAM"?GETTYSBURG ADDRESS]. | New-York Daily Tribune. |
1863 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 6,250.00 |
| 170 | KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936). | The Works of Rudyard Kipling. |
1913-1919. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,750.00 |
| 429 | LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865). | Autograph document signed under his early firm's name "Stuart & Lincoln."¿ |
1840 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,376.00 |
| 172 | [LAKESIDE CLASSICS]. | A COMPLETE COLLECTION of 115 titles published in R. R. Donnelley's Lakeside Classics series. |
1903-2017. | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 5,250.00 |
| 436 | LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865). | Autograph note signed "A. Lincoln,"¿ as President. 6 November 1861. |
1861 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 5,000.00 |
| 453 | MARTIN, Francois-Xavier (1762-1846). | The History of North Carolina, from the Earliest Period. |
1829 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 5,000.00 |
| 204 | NERUDA, Pablo (1904-1973). | Canto General. Diego RIVERA and David Alfaro SIQUEIROS, illustrators. |
1950 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,750.00 |
| 430 | LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865). | Autograph document signed under his firm's name "Logan & Lincoln."¿ |
1842 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 4,608.00 |
| 435 | [LINCOLN, Abraham]. | The Wigwam Edition. The Life, Speeches, and Public Services of Abram sic Lincoln. |
1860 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 4,500.00 |
| 118 | CLEMENS, Samuel Langhorne (1832-1910) ("Mark Twain"). | Works. |
1901-1907. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,000.00 |
