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New England Book Auctions: SHELF SALE OF BOOKS: LITERATURE, INCLUDING AWARD WINNING AUTHORS, MYSTERIES, EARLY PRINTING - bidstart 9/15

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Auction Name SHELF SALE OF BOOKS: LITERATURE, INCLUDING AWARD WINNING AUTHORS, MYSTERIES, EARLY PRINTING - bidstart 9/15 Total Sales (USD) 14,904.00
Auction Date September 23, 2021 - September 23, 2021 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Sale Number #84 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Total Lots 36
Sold Lots 36 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
% of Lots Sold 100.00% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
Unsold Lots 0 Total Sales as a % of High Est. Inf%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
11

19th-century

Not Available USD 2,040.00
25

Genealogy

Not Available USD 1,320.00
5

Literature

Not Available USD 1,200.00
10

Literature

Not Available USD 1,200.00
14

Literature

Not Available USD 1,140.00
8

Literature

Not Available USD 960.00
4

Literature

Not Available USD 600.00
23a

Literature

Not Available USD 540.00
24

Literature

Not Available USD 510.00
27b

Modern Library

Not Available USD 480.00
27

Miscellaneous

Not Available USD 450.00
3

Literature

Not Available USD 390.00
16

Genealogy

Not Available USD 390.00
19

19th-century

Not Available USD 360.00
12a

Children's, Scholarly, etc.

Not Available USD 300.00
18

Americana

Not Available USD 300.00
26

Miscellaneous

Not Available USD 300.00
12

19th-century

Not Available USD 270.00
17

DVD's

Not Available USD 270.00
9

Magic

Not Available USD 204.00
1

Mysteries

Not Available USD 192.00
31

Mysteries

Not Available USD 192.00
22

Genealogy

Not Available USD 180.00
30

Modern Library

Not Available USD 156.00
28

Science Fiction

Not Available USD 144.00
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    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: NEWLY DISCOVERED FIRST PRINTING OF "WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE... " FROM THE ONLY NEWSPAPER ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN LINCOLN’S SECOND INAUGURAL PROCESSION. $4,000 to $8,000.
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    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: EDISON, Thomas. Patent for Edison’s Improvements on the Electric-Light, No. 219,628. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent Office], 16 September 1879. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [VIETNAM WAR]. The original pen used by Secretary of State William P. Rogers to sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement, Paris, 27 January 1973. $10,000 to $15,000.
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