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Auction Name Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium Total Sales (USD) 24,440.00
Auction Date June 22, 2025 - June 22, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 58,704.00
Sale Number #371579 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 119,200.00
Total Lots 108
Sold Lots 108.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 58,704.00
% of Lots Sold 100.00% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 119,200.00
Unsold Lots 0 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 20.50%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
35 LEWIS, Merriwether

History of the expedition under the command of captains Lewis and Clarke, to the sources of the Missouri ... : performed during the years 1804, 1805, 1806, by order of the government of the United States

 1842 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,050.00
101 traditional

Mother Goose. The old nursery rhymes.

 1913 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,025.00
97 BAUM, L Frank

The Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz

 1908 USD 750.00 - 1,600.00 USD 1,000.00
19 various

A history and defence of Magna Charta. Containing a copy of the original charter ... with an English translation; ... with an introductory discourse

 1769 USD 950.00 - 2,000.00 USD 890.00
85 KIPLING, Rudyard

The Jungle Books

 1894-95. First printings! USD 995.00 - 2,000.00 USD 830.00
108 RAND, Ayn

Atlas Shrugged

 1957 USD 950.00 - 2,000.00 USD 680.00
78 TWAIN, Mark

A Connecticut Yankee in king Arthurs court by Mark Twain.

 1889 USD 599.00 - 1,200.00 USD 620.00
106 MITCHELL, Margaret

Gone with the Wind

 1936 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 590.00
59 SHAKESPEARE, William;

The complete works of Shakespeare : from the original text....

 [ca. 1861] USD 950.00 - 2,000.00 USD 510.00
25 periodical

The Scots Magazine, volume 46

 1784 USD 599.00 - 1,200.00 USD 485.00
71 SULLIVAN, Alexander M.

The story of Ireland; a narrative of Irish history, from the earliest ages to the insurrection of 1867

 1883 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 455.00
40 HOLLICK, Frederick

Diseases of woman, their causes and cure familiarly explained with practical hints for their prevention

 1847 USD 599.00 - 1,200.00 USD 450.00
69 TWAIN, Mark

The Prince and the Pauper, A tale for young people of all ages

 1882 USD 599.00 - 1,200.00 USD 405.00
4 Catholic Church

Catechismus ad parochos ex decreto Concilii Tridentini editus et Pii V. Pont. Max. jussu promulgatus

 1682 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 400.00
107 HEMINGWAY, Ernest

Across the river and into the trees

1950 USD 750.00 - 1,600.00 USD 395.00
15 CHEYNE, George

Georgii, Cheynaei ... Tractatus de infirmorum sanitate tuenda, vitaque producenda

 1742 USD 599.00 - 1,200.00 USD 390.00
39 HOUSTOUN, Matilda C

Texas and the Gulf of Mexico : or, Yachting in the new world

 1845 USD 950.00 - 2,000.00 USD 385.00
94 CHAUCER, Geoffrey

Tales of the Canterbury Pilgrims Retold from Chaucer and Others

 1906 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 370.00
104 BLAKE, William

The Book of Job | The eighteenth book of the Old Testament with the twenty-two engravings of William Blake

 1927 USD 599.00 - 1,200.00 USD 370.00
54 HOYLE, Edmond

Hoyles games : improved and enlarged by new and practical treatises

 1859 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 355.00
72 GREEY, Edward

The wonderful city of Tokio; or, Further adventures of the Jewett family and their friend Oto Nambo

 1883 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 355.00
82 COOK, Richard B

The Wit and Wisdom of Rev. Charles H. Spurgeon

 1892 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 350.00
92 TWAIN, Mark

Extracts from Adams Diary

 1904 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 345.00
20 GRANT, William

Recherches sur les fievres

 1773-76. USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 340.00
73 TENNYSON, Alfred

The Poetical works of Alfred, Lord Tennyson

 1885 USD 299.00 - 600.00 USD 335.00
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> J.K. Rowling. <i>Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone,</i> 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 12:</b> Hooke, Robert. <i>Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses.</i> London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 12:</b> Chappuzeau, Samuel. <i>The history of jewels,</i> first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 12:</b> Sowerby, James. <i>Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions,</i> London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.
  • <b><center>Heritage Auctions<br>Rare Books Signature Auction<br>December 15, 2025</center></b> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Edgar Rice Burroughs. <i>Tarzan of the Apes.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. <i>Tender is the Night. A Romance.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Bram Stoker. <i>Dracula.</i> Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Jerry Thomas. <i>How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…</i>
    Heritage Auctions
    Rare Books Signature Auction
    December 15, 2025
    Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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  • <center><b>Swann<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books<br>December 9, 2025</b></center> <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, <i>Americae pars Borealis,</i> double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, <i>Map of the United States,</i> London and Liverpool, 1827. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, <i>Typus Orbis Terrarum,</i> hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575. <center><b>Swann<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books<br>December 9, 2025</b></center> <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, <i>Chart of the World,</i> oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800). <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, <i>A General Atlas,</i> 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 240: Anthony Finley, <i>A New American Atlas,</i> 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826. <center><b>Swann<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books<br>December 9, 2025</b></center> <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 263: John Bachmann, <i>Panorama of the Seat of War,</i> portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, <i>Cosmographei,</i> Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, <i>Epitome Theatri Orteliani,</i> Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601. <center><b>Swann<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books<br>December 9, 2025</b></center> <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, <i>Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae,</i> Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, <i>Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt,</i> 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 341: John James Audubon, <i>Carolina Parrot, Plate 26,</i> London, 1827.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt, 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.