Freemans: Books and Manuscripts
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Books and Manuscripts | Total Sales (USD) | 520,128.00 |
| Auction Date | May 20, 2021 - May 20, 2021 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 231,100.00 |
| Sale Number | #1706 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 355,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 131 | ||
| Sold Lots | 128 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 267,500.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 97.71% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 407,100.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 3 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 127.76% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119 | Gould, John | A Monograph of the Ramphastidae, or Family of Toucans |
(1852)-1854. | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 63,000.00 |
| 115 | Audubon, John James | The Birds of America... |
1840-44 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 37,800.00 |
| 3 | Badeau, Adam | Military History of Ulysses S. Grant, From April, 1861, to April, 1865 |
1881 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 25,200.00 |
| 10 | Saunders, Richard | Poor Richard, 1736. An Almanack For the Year of Christ 1736... |
no date (1735) | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 17,640.00 |
| 12 | Saunders, Richard | Poor Richard improved: Being an Almanack and Ephemeris of the Motions of the Sun and Moon...for the |
no date (1762) | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 17,640.00 |
| 39 | Twain, Mark (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) | Twain, Mark (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) The Writings, Definitive Edition |
1922-25 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 16,380.00 |
| 4 | Acts Passed at the Second Congress of the United States of America: Begun and Held at the City of Philadelphia... |
no date (ca. 1793) | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 15,120.00 | |
| 19 | Group of 5 Letters Relating to Women's Rights Activist and Abolitionist, Lucretia Mott |
1840 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 15,120.00 | |
| 38 | Thoreau, Henry D(avid). | Walden: or, Life in the Woods |
1854 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 13,860.00 |
| 113 | Senefelder, Alois | Vollstandiges Lehrbuch der Steindruckerey...belegt mit den nothigen Musterblattern |
1818 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 13,860.00 |
| 116 | Audubon, J(ohn). J(ames). | Canada Goose |
1827-38 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 12,600.00 |
| 5 | Cicero, M(arcus). T(ullius). | Cato Major, or his Discourse of Old-age: With Explanatory Notes |
1744 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 11,970.00 |
| 11 | Saunders, R(ichard). | A Pocket Almanack For the Year 1761. Fitted to the Use of Pennsylvania, and the Neighbouring Pro |
no date (1760) | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 10,080.00 |
| 7 | Extract aus Unsers Conferenz-Schreibers Johann Jacob Mullers Gefuhrten Protocoll Bey der Funsten Ver-sammlung der Gem |
no date (1742) | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 8,190.00 | |
| 40 | Whitman, Walt | Whitman, Walt Autograph Draft Letter |
1869 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 8,190.00 |
| 27 | Emerson, Ralph Waldo | Essays |
1906 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 7,560.00 |
| 98 | Lincoln, Abraham | Amnesty Proclamation and Third Annual Message of Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, Read in Congress, We |
1863 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 7,560.00 |
| 82 | Rockwell, Norman | The Four Freedoms |
1943 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 6,930.00 |
| 8 | Franklin, Dr. (Benjamin) | Chess Made Easy. New and Comprehensive Rules for Playing the Game of Chess... |
1802 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 5,670.00 |
| 81 | Group of 51 Recruitment Posters |
ca.1940s | USD 2,500.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 5,670.00 | |
| 126 | Ryff, Walther H. | Des aller fuertreflichsten hoechsten unnd adelichsten gschoepffs aller Creaturen.... |
1541 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 5,670.00 |
| 24 | W. Irving Glover | Mini Aviation Archive of W. Irving Glover |
1933 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,355.00 |
| 46 | Penn, William | Penn, William Land Grant, signed |
1684 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 5,355.00 |
| 124 | Matrix: A Review for Printers & Bibliophiles |
1983-2020 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,040.00 | |
| 87 | Group of 16 Women in WWII Posters |
ca.1940s | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 4,725.00 |
