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Auction Name Antique Maps, Charts, Atlases, Engravings, Prints & Books Total Sales (USD) 18,294.00
Auction Date March 08, 2023 - March 08, 2023 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 24,455.00
Sale Number #30823 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 30,410.00
Total Lots 248
Sold Lots 75 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 143,385.00
% of Lots Sold 30.24% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 176,295.00
Unsold Lots 173 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 10.38%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
195

(Map - China, Korea & Japan) China

 1623 USD 2,750.00 - 3,500.00 USD 2,160.00
157

(Map - Rome, Italy) Antiquae Urbis Romae Imago Accuratiss: ex Vetustis Monumentis...

 1704 USD 1,100.00 - 1,400.00 USD 960.00
25

(Map - Colonial New England & Mid-Atlantic United States) Nova Anglia Septentrionali Americae Implantata Anglorumque Coloniis Florentissima

 1730 (circa) USD 950.00 - 1,200.00 USD 720.00
36

(Map - Southern United States) Georgia, from the Latest Authorities

 1795 USD 700.00 - 850.00 USD 600.00
70

(Map - Eastern Brazil) Praefecturae Paranambucae Pars Meridionalis

 1664 (circa) USD 1,100.00 - 1,400.00 USD 600.00
111

(Maps in Book - France, Atlases) Recueil des Fortifications Forts et Ports de Mer de France Lave au Pinceau

 1760 (circa) USD 800.00 - 950.00 USD 600.00
40

(Map - Connecticut) Connecticut from the Best Authorities

 1796 (circa) USD 475.00 - 600.00 USD 510.00
34

(Map - Colonial Southern United States) Partie de la Coste de la Louisiane et de la Floride Depuis le Mississipi Jusqua St. Marc d'Apalache Dressee sur les Manuscrits du Depost des Plans de la Marine

 1744 USD 600.00 - 750.00 USD 480.00
35

(Map - Colonial Southern United States) Partie Meridionale de la Louisiane, avec la Floride, la Caroline et la Virginie, par le Sr. d Anville

 1784 USD 550.00 - 700.00 USD 480.00
50

(Map - Tennessee) The State of Tennessee

 1814 (circa) USD 800.00 - 950.00 USD 480.00
180

(Map - Persia - Iran) Persici sive Sophorum Regni Typus

 1570 USD 475.00 - 600.00 USD 420.00
203

(Map - Omi Province, Japan) [Omi Province] ?mi no Kuni saikenzu

 1824 (circa) USD 475.00 - 600.00 USD 420.00
37

(Maps - Central United States) [Lot of 2] Topographical Map of the Road from Missouri to Oregon Commencing at the Mouth of the Kansas in the Missouri River, and Ending at the Mouth of the Wallah Wallah in the Columbia ... Section I [and] Section II

 1846 USD 500.00 - 650.00 USD 390.00
193

(Map - Central China, Henan) Honan, Imperii Sinarum Provincia Quinta

 1655 USD 550.00 - 700.00 USD 360.00
65

(Map - Lesser Antilles) Supplement pour les Isles Antilles, Extrait des Cartes Angloises

 1780 (circa) USD 110.00 - 140.00 USD 300.00
105

(Map - Low Countries) Descriptio Germaniae Inferioris

 1599 USD 350.00 - 425.00 USD 300.00
163

(Map - Malta) Nieuwe Kaart van't Eiland Maltha met Gozo en Comino...

 1761 USD 450.00 - 550.00 USD 300.00
201

(Map - Japan) Nieuwe Kaart van 't Keizerryk Japan, na de Nieuste Ontdekkingen...

 1740 (circa) USD 475.00 - 600.00 USD 300.00
168

(Map - Eastern Mediterranean & Middle East) Magni Turcarum Dominatoris Imperium per Europam, Asiam, et Africam...

 1740 (circa) USD 400.00 - 475.00 USD 276.00
92

(Maps - Scotland) [Lot of 2] Scotiae Pars Septentrionalis [and] Pars Scotiae Australis

 1640 (circa) USD 400.00 - 475.00 USD 264.00
81

(Map - Channel Islands) Anglesey [on sheet with] Wight Vectis Olim [and] Garnesay [and] Iarsay

 1630 USD 160.00 - 190.00 USD 252.00
18

(Map - Northeastern United States & Canada) N. 2. Carta Esferica de las Costas Orientales de la America Setentrional qu Comprehende Desde Nueva York Hasta el Golfo y Rio St. Lorenzo...

 1828 USD 300.00 - 375.00 USD 240.00
63

(Map - Hispaniola & Martinique) Isles de Saint Domingue ou Hispaniola, et de la Martinique

 1784 (circa) USD 160.00 - 190.00 USD 240.00
164

(Map - Corsica, Sardinia) Isle de Corse [on sheet with] Isle et Royme de Sardaigne

 1658 USD 550.00 - 700.00 USD 240.00
175

(Maps in Book - Holy Land, Atlases) Bible Atlas; Consisting of Nine Maps, with Explanations: Illustrative of Scripture History. Designed for the Use of Children and Youth

 1819 USD 350.00 - 425.00 USD 240.00
  • Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
  • Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: McCarthy (Cormac). Cities of the Plain, N.Y., 1998, First Edn., signed on hf. title; together with Uncorrected Proof and Uncorrected Advance Reading Copies, both signed by the Author. €800 to €1,000.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Stanihurst (Richard). De Rebus in Hibernia Gestis, Libri Quattuor, sm. 4to Antwerp (Christi. Plantium) 1584. First Edn. €525 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Fleischer (Nat.) Jack Dempsey The Idol of Fistiana, An Intimate Narrative, N.Y., 1929, First Edn. Signed on f.e.p. by Rocky Marciano. €400 to €600.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Smith - Classical Atlas, Lond., 1820. Bound with, Smiths New General Atlas .. Principal Empires, Kingdoms, & States throughout the World, Lond. 1822. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Rare Auction Catalogues – 1856: Bindon Blood, of Ennis, Co. Clare: Sotheby & Wilkinson. €320 to €450.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Mavor (Wm.)] A General Collection of Voyages and Travels from the Discovery of America to the Commencement of the Nineteenth Century, 28 vols. (complete) Lond., 1810. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Mc Carthy (Cormac). Outer Dark, N.Y. (Random House)1968, Signed by Mc Carthy. €250 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Three signed works by Ted Huges - Wodwo, 1967; Crow from the Life and Songs of the Crow, 1970; and Tales from Ovid, 1997. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: The Garden. An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Horticulture in all its Branches, 7 vols. lg. 4to Lond. 1877-1880. With 127 colored plates. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Procter (Richard A.) Saturn and its System: Containing Discussions of The Motion (Real and Apparent)…, Lond. 1865. First Edn. €160 to €220.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Ashe] St. George, Lord Bishop of Clogher, A Sermon Preached to the Protestants of Ireland, now in London,... Oct. 23, 1712, London 1712. Second Edn. €130 to €180.
  • Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [RUTH, George Herman “Babe” (1895-1948)]. Signed photograph. Circa 1930s. 191 x 248 mm. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HARRISON, Benjamin. Document signed (“Benj Harrison”) as governor of Virginia, certifying the service of Daniel Cumbo, a Black Revolutionary soldier. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: ONE OF THE FIRST PRINTED ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: FIRST PRINTING OF LINCOLN’S IMMORTAL GETTYSBURG ADDRESS. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HIGHLY IMPORTANT MORMON ARCHIVE. ALLEY, George. Archive of 23 Autograph Letters Signed by Mormon Convert George Alley to His Brother Joseph Alley. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [AVIATION]. [ARMSTRONG, Neil A.] Aviation Hall of Fame Gold Medal MS64 NGC, Awarded to Neil Armstrong in 1979. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    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.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: THE MOST IMPORTANT GEORGE WASHINGTON DOCUMENT IN PRIVATE HANDS; GEORGE WASHINGTON’S COMMISSION AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, 1775, ONE OF ONLY TWO ORIGINALS. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: A VERY RARE ACCOUNT OF BLACKBEARD’S DEATH AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIRATE ITEMS EXTANT. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    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.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: SONS OF LIBERTY FOUNDER COLONEL BARRÉ ANNOTATED TITLE-PAGE, “WHICH OUGHT TO ROUSE UP BRITISH ATTENTION”. $4,000 to $6,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Piccolomini's De La Sfera del Mondo (The Sphere of the World), 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Vellutello's Commentary on Petrarch, With Map, 1525.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Finely Bound Definitive, Illustrated Edition of I Promessi Sposi, 1840.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Rare First Edition of John Milton's Latin Correspondence, 1674.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Giolito's Edition of Boccaccio's The Decamerone, with Bedford Binding, 1542.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of the First Biography of Marie of the Incarnation, with Rare Portrait, 1677.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Aldine Edition of Volume One of Cicero's Orationes, 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Bonanni's Illustrated Costume Catalogue, with Complete Plates, 1711.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Important Incunable, the First Italian Edition of Josephus's De Bello Judaico, 1480.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Jacques Philippe d'Orville's Illustrated Book of the Ruins of Sicily, 1764.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Incunable from 1487, The Contemplative Life, with Early Manuscript.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Ignatius of Loyola's Exercitia Spiritualia, 1563.
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