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Leslie Hindman Auctioneers: American Historical Ephemera and Photography

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Auction Name	American Historical Ephemera and Photography	Total Sales (USD)	363,927.00
Auction Date	May 31, 2024 - May 31, 2024	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	256,000.00
Sale Number	#1344	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	388,100.00
Total Lots	312
Sold Lots	267.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	313,300.00
% of Lots Sold	85.58%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	467,100.00
Unsold Lots	45	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	77.91%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
25		[CIVIL WAR]. Charleston Mercury Extra:...The Union is Dissolved!	1860	USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00	USD 22,860.00
24		[CIVIL WAR - SOUTH CAROLINA ACT OF SECESSION]. An Ordinance. To dissolve the Union between the State of South Carolina and other States...	n.d. [1860].	USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00	USD 19,050.00
130	[CIVIL WAR] -- [ARIZONA TERRITORY]. KING, Governor John A. (1788-1867).	Papers of New York Governor John A. King, including correspondence related to New York politics, Kansas, the Civil War, and the newly established Arizona Territory.		USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 15,240.00
160	Sgt. David H. Wilson	[CIVIL WAR]. Civil War archive of Ordnance Sgt. David H. Wilson (1831-1863), Co. F, 6th South Carolina Infantry, including war-date letters, diary, and photographs.		USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00	USD 10,795.00
32		[MOSBY, JOHN. S. (1833-1916)]. Albumen photograph featuring Mosby and 16 members of the 43rd Virginia Cavalry Battalion, or "Mosby's Rangers," signed and inscribed by Mosby ca 1887.		USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	USD 10,160.00
317		[LINCOLNIANA - EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Sixth plate ambrotype of three patriotic women proudly displaying a portrait of Abraham Lincoln.		USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	USD 8,890.00
349	[TRAVEL]. KLEIN, David, artist.	New York / Fly TWA.	[1956].	USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 8,255.00
303		[SPORTS - EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Albumen photograph display of the Cheyenne Base Ball Club; Champions of Wyoming Territory. 1874.	1874	USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00	USD 7,620.00
308	JEFFERSON, Thomas	JEFFERSON, Thomas (1743-1826). Autograph letter signed ("Th: Jefferson"), to George W. Spooner.	1819	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 7,620.00
147	Sergeant Hamilton Ballentine	[CIVIL WAR]. Collection of militaria and related artifacts belonging to Sergeant Hamilton Ballentine Co. K, 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry, highlighted by 1860 Army pistol, holster, flask, and cap pouch.	1860	USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00	USD 5,398.00
146	Sergeant Hamilton Ballentine	[CIVIL WAR]. Manuscript archive of Sergeant Hamilton Ballentine (1833-1920), Co. K, 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry, "Rush's Lancers," featuring battle content from key engagements and descriptions of "Sheridan's Raiders."		USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00	USD 5,080.00
257		[AFRICAN AMERICANA - CIVIL WAR]. "Intelligent Contrabands."	ca 1862.	USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00	USD 5,080.00
64		[CIVIL WAR - GETTYSBURG]. CDV of General Stephen Weed, KIA at Gettysburg.		USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 4,445.00
141	Major Seneca Roe Cowles	[CIVIL WAR]. Papers of Major Seneca Roe Cowles (1828-1901), Co. D, 10th New York Heavy Artillery, the "Black River Artillery."		USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 4,128.00
327		HAYES, RUTHERFORD B. (1822-1893). Unclipped and unissued ship's pass document signed ("RB Hayes") as President.	n.d.	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 4,128.00
33		[MOSBY, JOHN S. (1833-1916)]. Autographed portrait of Mosby inscribed to his daughter, Ada B. Mosby.		USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	USD 3,810.00
314	TAYLOR, ZACHARY	TAYLOR, ZACHARY (1784-1850). Partly-printed military commission for Gustavus De Russy, signed ("Z. Taylor") as President.	1850	USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 3,810.00
166		[CIVIL WAR - FLAGS]. Paper flag promoting the Battle of Gettysburg Cyclorama in Baltimore, Maryland. 1890.	1890	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 3,493.00
16	ARNOLD, Benedict	ARNOLD, Benedict (1741-1801). Receipt signed ("Benedt. Arnold"), and issued to a future member of the Connecticut Sons of Liberty.	21 May [1]764.	USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	USD 3,175.00
42	[CIVIL WAR]. ROOT, M.A. & S., photographers.	Half plate daguerreotype of Major Oscar F. Winship.	ca 1851-1853.	USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00	USD 2,858.00
143	Myren Herbert	[CIVIL WAR]. Soldier's letter with drawing of "Picket life in Virginia," by Myren Herbert, 21st "Buffalo" New York Regiment, who deserted 9 months later. "Head Quarters, Camp Rogers," 5 October 1861."	1861	USD 600.00 - 800.00	USD 2,858.00
164		[CIVIL WAR]. Captured Confederate flag fragment from Richmond with surrendered currency and provenance letter from Lt. Col. A.B. Lawrence.		USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 2,858.00
230	[BLACK PANTHERS]. DOUGLAS, Emory, artist.	Either Or. "This Will Mean the End of Our Dreams for the Class War which America needs and the beginning of the Race War which America cannot endure..."	[ca 1970?].	USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 2,858.00
18	William McCorkle	[WHISKEY REBELLION]. Letter from Pennsylvania militiaman William McCorkle describing "insurgents" in western Pennsylvania.	1794	USD 700.00 - 1,000.00	USD 2,540.00
52	[BRADY, Mathew (1822-1896), photographer].	[SHERMAN, William T. (1820-1891)]. Sherman and his Generals.	1865	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 2,540.00

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.

Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
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