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Auction Name American Historical Ephemera & Early Photography Online Total Sales (USD) 147,925.00
Auction Date November 24, 2025 - November 24, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 92,050.00
Sale Number #6431 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 139,700.00
Total Lots 286
Sold Lots 241.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 113,000.00
% of Lots Sold 84.27% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 171,000.00
Unsold Lots 45 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 86.51%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
90

[SPANISH AMERICAN WAR]. Archive identified to Capt. G.G. Scranton, incl. Philippine Republic flag.

 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 6,100.00
358

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY - CALIFORNIA]. Photo album documenting the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906.

 1906 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 5,490.00
175

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Sixth plate ambrotype of a young doctor with skeleton in painted background.

 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 4,880.00
30

[CIVIL WAR]. 41 views of the destruction of Ft. Sumpter and around Charleston, SC.

 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 4,575.00
346

[WESTERN AMERICANA]. Mammoth California Grizzly Bear. Liverpool: S.A. Hurton, n.d.

 n.d. USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 4,270.00
34

[CIVIL WAR]. Albumen photograph of a posed scene featuring deceased soldiers at Devil's Den, by Peter S. WEAVER.

 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 3,660.00
301

[LINCOLNIANA]. Archive rel. to Frederick H. Meserve, collector of Lincoln & Civil War photography.

 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,440.00
327 CURTIS, Edward

CURTIS, Edward (1868-1952). 30 photogravures of Native American women, children, artifacts, artwork.

 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,318.00
229

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Cabinet card of an advertising display for BRADLEY & RULOFSON at an exhibit.

 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 2,074.00
329 GOLDBECK, E.O.

GOLDBECK, E.O. Dr. and Mrs. Albert Einstein at Hopi House, Grand Canyon, AZ. 1931, printed later.

 1931, printed later. USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 1,830.00
198

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 25 sixth plate daguerreotypes of young women, some posed with books and other objects.

 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,586.00
199

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 26 quarter plate daguerreotype portraits featuring women of varying ages.

 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,586.00
200

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 26 sixth plate daguerreotype portraits of middle aged and older women wearing bonnets.

 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 1,586.00
202

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 29 sixth plate daguerreotypes of aged women.

 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,586.00
300

[LINCOLN ASSASSINATION]. A photographic study of John Wilkes Booth in 14 CDVs.

 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 1,586.00
335

[NATIVE AMERICAN]. Archive of documents related to the Assiniboine and Sisseton Sioux tribes.

 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,586.00
342

[MINING]. Pictorial California letter sheet depicting gold miners with period note.

 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,464.00
12

[CIVIL WAR]. A group of 30 CDVs, incl. identified members of the 7th New York State Militia.

 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,342.00
207

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 32 sixth plate daguerreotype portraits of young to middle-aged women.

 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,342.00
240

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] CDV album cont. approx. 185 photographs of American and European personalities.

 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,342.00
362 SULLIVAN, JOHN H.

SULLIVAN, JOHN H. Broncho John. Life and Adventures of a Cowboy. Philadelphia, PA: Morrell Brothers, Show Printers.

 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 1,342.00
29

[CIVIL WAR]. 32 stereoviews of Charleston and Ft. Sumpter, many including artillery.

 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 1,159.00
188

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 19 pairs of sixth plate daguerreotype portraits of couples, 38 images in total.

 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,159.00
204

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 30 quarter plate daguerreotypes of men incl. examples by ROOT, MCLEES, EASTERLY

 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,159.00
33

[CIVIL WAR]. A group of 12 views of deceased and wounded soldiers and related subjects, incl. embalming tent.

 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 1,098.00
  • <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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