Freemans: Books and Manuscripts
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Books and Manuscripts | Total Sales (USD) | 439,758.00 |
| Auction Date | February 18, 2021 - February 18, 2021 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 168,450.00 |
| Sale Number | #1697 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 260,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 166 | ||
| Sold Lots | 147 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 187,100.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 88.55% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 289,150.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 19 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 152.09% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | [Champlain, Samuel de] | Les voyages du sieur de Champlain xaintongeois, capitaine ordinaire pour le Roy, en la marine. Divisez en deux livres. ou, journal tres-fidele des observations faites es descouuertures de la nouuelle France... |
1613 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 201,600.00 |
| 99 | Nabokov, Vladimir | Ada or Ardor: A Family Chronicle |
(1969). | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 15,120.00 |
| 48 | Birch, Thomas, and J.H. Seymour | The Geographical Pastime, or the Complete Tour of Europe |
1822 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 13,100.00 |
| 124 | Adams, Ansel | Evening Clouds, East Side of the Sierra Nevada, California |
Circa 1962. | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 10,710.00 |
| 49 | Carryl, Chas. E. | Harlequin Playing Cards |
1879 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 8,820.00 |
| 92 | Hemingway, Ernest | A Farewell to Arms |
1929 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 7,860.00 |
| 91 | Hemingway, Ernest | A Farewell to Arms |
1929 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 7,560.00 |
| 145 | Jackson, Andrew | On the Way to Araby! |
ca.1836). | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 6,300.00 |
| 51 | Wallis, Edward | Wallis's Locomotive Game of Railroad Adventures |
no date (ca.1840s). | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 5,355.00 |
| 86 | [Fleming, Ian], Chopping, Richard | Goldfinger |
Circa 1959. | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 5,355.00 |
| 87 | [Fleming, Ian], Chopping, Richard | Goldfinger |
Circa 1959. | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 5,040.00 |
| 130 | Cartier-Bresson, Henri | Salerno, Italy |
(1933), printed later. | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 5,040.00 |
| 56 | [Algonquin Round Table] | No Sirree! Original playbill for No Sirree! An Anonymous Entertainment by the Vicious Circle of the Hotel Algonquin. |
USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 4,410.00 | |
| 88 | [Fleming, Ian], Chopping, Richard | Goldfinger |
Circa 1959. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 4,410.00 |
| 125 | Adams, Ansel | Timber Cove, Northern California Coast |
Circa 1960. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,410.00 |
| 25 | Lobel, Arnold | Frog and Toad went out to wait for the mail |
no date (ca.1981). | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 4,095.00 |
| 42 | Steadman, Ralph, and Hunter S. Thompson | Vintage Dr. Gonzo |
1995 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,780.00 |
| 59 | Baldwin, James | Group of 3 Signed First Editions - If Beale Street Could Talk |
1974 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,528.00 |
| 158 | Benton, Thomas Hart | Photographing the Bull |
1950 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 3,528.00 |
| 161 | Benton, Thomas Hart | Sunset |
1941 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 3,528.00 |
| 70 | Berryman, John | Five Young American Poets |
(1940). | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,024.00 |
| 76 | Cooper, James Fenimore | Group of 5 First Editions 1. The Pioneers, or the Sources of the Susquehanna; a Descriptive Tale |
1823 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,024.00 |
| 155 | Benton, Thomas Hart | Frisky Day |
1939 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,024.00 |
| 44 | (Pauli, Johannes) | Schimpff vnnd ernst, durch alle welthaenndel... |
1546 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,772.00 |
| 61 | Beckett, Samuel | Endgame: A Play in One Act |
1958 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,772.00 |
