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Auction Name American Historical Ephemera and Photography Total Sales (USD) 749,280.00
Auction Date October 23, 2025 - October 23, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 446,600.00
Sale Number #6425 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 680,800.00
Total Lots 335
Sold Lots 325.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 487,600.00
% of Lots Sold 97.01% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 742,600.00
Unsold Lots 10 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 100.90%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
209 LARKIN, Thomas O. (1802-1858)

[GOLD RUSH]. Map of the Valley of the Sacramento including the Gold Region

 ca 1848 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 24,000.00
371

"Drawings Presented to Rev. Pius Boehm by His Little Indian Children"

 4 May 1899 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 21,600.00
112

[MEXICO - EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Second Mexican Empire, CDV album documenting the rein of Maximilian I of Mexico

 Ca 1864-1867 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 18,000.00
107

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Sixth plate daguerreotype of a photographer posed with an American-made chamfered box camera atop a wooden tripod

 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 16,800.00
367

Exceptional album containing photographs of Pine Ridge Reservation and its surroundings, incl. Native American subjects, Indian schools, ceremonies, camp life, and Wounded Knee

 Ca late 1890s-early 1900s USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 16,800.00
329 MORROW, Stanley J., photographer

Exceptional collection of rare stereoviews collected by 7th Cavalryman Philip J. Dieter

 USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 15,600.00
1

[REVOLUTIONARY WAR -- CONTINENTAL CONGRESS]. Journal of the Proceedings of the Congress, Held at Philadelphia, September 5, 1774

 1774 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 13,200.00
22

[CIVIL WAR]. Two 22K gold, Tiffany & Co.

 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 12,000.00
11

[US NAVY] -- [MARITME]. Manuscript journal containing "Remarks and observations of Lt. Paulding of the U.S. Frigate Macedonian Commanded by John Downes, Esq. And bound on a Cruise in the Pacific Ocean"

 Ca. 1818-1828 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 11,400.00
141

[LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)]. Rare ambrotype brooch of Abraham Lincoln made by George Clark, Jr. for the 1860 campaign

 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 10,800.00
211 EVANS, R. M.

[GOLD RUSH]. Official Map of the Washoe Mining Region...

 1860 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 10,200.00
200 CURTIS, Edward (1868-1952), photographer

Bear's Belly - Arikara. Portfolio photogravure

 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 9,600.00
208 HUSTON, Felix (1800-1857)

[REPUBLIC OF TEXAS]. Autograph letter signed ("Felix Huston"), "To His Excellency Mirabeau B. Lamar President of Texas," a draft detailing "a proposition for the defense of Texas"

 31 December 1838 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 8,400.00
49 E. & H.T. Anthony

[CIVIL WAR]. A collection of 85 stereoviews from "The War for the Union" series

 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 7,800.00
144 LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)

[CIVIL WAR]. Naval appointment signed ("Abraham Lincoln") as President. 17 July 1862

 17 July 1862 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 7,800.00
151 [WALKER, Lewis Emory (1822-1880), photog.]

[LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865]. CDV of Lincoln with a "crew cut"

 February 1865 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 7,800.00
307 MORROW, Stanley J. (1843-1921), photographer

A group of 19 stereoviews from General Crook's Expedition and the Black Hills series, incl. reenactment of the 1876 "Starvation March"

 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 7,800.00
109

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Half plate daguerreotype scene of a group of playful musicians and guests posed together with diverse instruments before a detailed studio backdrop

 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 7,200.00
143

[LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)]. Partially printed document signed as President

 16 July 1861 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 7,200.00
13 TATTNALL, Commodore Josiah (1795-1871)

[US NAVY]. Correspondence from Josiah Tattnall III to his longtime friend Commodore Hiram Paulding, 1830s-1850s

 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 6,600.00
292 MITCHELL, Daniel S. (1838-1929), photographer

A group of 24 CDVs of Sioux chiefs and warriors at Red Cloud Agency

 ca 1877 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 6,600.00
50 E. & H.T. Anthony

[CIVIL WAR]. A collection of 90 stereoviews from "The War for the Union" series

 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 6,000.00
60

[CIVIL WAR]. Archive of George O. Currier, 17th Maine Infantry, incl. journal with significant GETTYSBURG content, among other important battles. 1863-64

 1863-64 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 6,000.00
146

LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865). Partly printed appointment signed ("Abraham Lincoln") as President, for former Libby Prison POW Charles H. Burd

 1 August 1864 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 6,000.00
267 [BRADY, Mathew (1822-1896), photographer]

Albumen photograph of the Sioux Delegation to Washington, DC, 1877

 1877 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 6,000.00
  • <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> 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. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
    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.
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Francesco Colonna. <i>Hypnerotomachie,</i> Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Nausea. <i>De principiis dialectices Gorgias,</i> and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Billon. <i>Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur,</i> Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000. <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> 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. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> 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.
    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.
  • <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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