Macon Brothers Auctioneers: Rare Books, Maps, Atlases & Ephemera
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Rare Books, Maps, Atlases & Ephemera | Total Sales (USD) | 53,861.10 |
| Auction Date | June 11, 2022 - June 11, 2022 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 35,755.00 |
| Sale Number | #61122 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 66,870.00 |
| Total Lots | 199 | ||
| Sold Lots | 144 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 39,230.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 72.36% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 74,635.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 55 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 72.17% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Chapron/Chaperon, Nicolas | Sacra Historia Acta a Raphael Urban in Vaticanis Xystis ad miraculum Pictvrae Expressa |
1649 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 20,060.00 |
| 6 | Blaeu, Johannes | "The New World Map" Double Hemisphere World Map |
1664 c. | USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 10,325.00 |
| 15 | Gutenburg, Johann | (2) Volume Large Folio Reproduction of "Gutenberg Bible" Number 535/895 |
1977-1979 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 3,835.00 |
| 1559 | Paul, John Dean | Colored Etchings, "Leicestershire" The Fox Hunt Set |
1825 | USD 80.00 - 100.00 | USD 2,950.00 |
| 12 | Lotter, Tobias Conrad & Matthäus Seutters | Lotter's Atlas Minor ca. Containing 19-Hand-coloured Engraved Maps & Title Page |
1744 c. | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 2,006.00 |
| 8 | Popple, Henry | A Map of The British Empire in America with French, Spanish and The Dutch Settlements |
1755 c. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 1,180.00 |
| 7 | Allard, Carel | World Map C. 1696 |
1696 c. | USD 2,500.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 1,121.00 |
| 9 | Gerardo & Leonardo Valk | ” Dated? 1705 America's Golden Age Part Other World |
1705 c. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,121.00 |
| 16 | Le Comte, Father Louise | Volumes I & II"Nouveaux Memories Sur l' etat Present de La Chine" |
1696 | USD 2,500.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 1,062.00 |
| 11 | Blaeu, Willem | Virginia & Florida Map ca. 1645 |
1645 c. | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 944.00 |
| 19 | Mardersteig, Giovanni | "The Gospels According to Matthew, Mark, Luke and John " Limited Edition No. 64 w/ Slip Cover |
1962 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 885.00 |
| 10 | Seutter, Matthaus | Double Hemisphere World Map |
1730 c. | USD 750.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 649.00 |
| 23 | Needham, Joseph | (6) Volumes of "Science and Civilization in China" |
1962 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 501.50 |
| 13 | Blaeu, Johannes | (12) Vol. 1967 -1968 volume set of Le Grande Atlas facsimile addition Published in Amsterdam |
1967-1968 | USD 1,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 413.00 |
| 17 | De La Vega, Garcilaso | "El Florida Del Inca" The Inca Of Florida |
1723 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 413.00 |
| 44 | Longfellow, Henry W. (1807-1882) | "The Poetical Works of Longfellow". Vol. I and II. Vol I signed |
1879 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 413.00 |
| 18 | Hardy, Sylvester, | "The Biological Mirrour" Vol. I, 2, & 3, Ancient and Modern English Portraits |
1795 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 324.50 |
| 21 | Gillies, John | "Aristotle: Ethics and Politics" Vol. I&II |
1797 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 295.00 |
| 35 | Buffon, Barr's | ,10-Vol, "Buffon's Natural History" |
1792 | USD 100.00 - 300.00 | USD 236.00 |
| 33 | The Most Practicable and Economical Route from Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, |
1853-5 | USD 100.00 - 300.00 | USD 212.40 | |
| 1701 | Cooper, Taber, Frederic | "An Argosy of Fables" Edited By F.T. Cooper, Illustrated by Paul Branson |
1921 | USD 50.00 - 100.00 | USD 188.80 |
| 40 | Franklin, Benjamin | "Poor Richard's Almanac" |
1898 | USD 200.00 - 250.00 | USD 165.20 |
| 1717 | Prescott, William H. | , Vol. I and II "History of The Conquest of Peru", |
1847 | USD 50.00 - 75.00 | USD 153.40 |
| 25 | "A Short History of Quadrupeds Leverian Museum Pocket Guide" Vol.II |
Scarce 1792-93 | USD 250.00 - 400.00 | USD 129.80 | |
| 27 | S.A. Beach assisted By N.O. Booth & O.M. Taylor | , "The Apples of New York" Vol.I and Vol. II |
1905 | USD 100.00 - 300.00 | USD 129.80 |
