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Fleischer's Auctions: Part 1: Alejandro de Quesada, Jr. Collection

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Auction Name Part 1: Alejandro de Quesada, Jr. Collection Total Sales (USD) 183,642.00
Auction Date November 22, 2025 - November 22, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 57,650.00
Sale Number #20329 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 113,550.00
Total Lots 57
Sold Lots 56.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 58,400.00
% of Lots Sold 98.25% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 115,050.00
Unsold Lots 1 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 159.62%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
47

34-Star swallow-tail guidon associated with Major General George Crook; framed with a portrait of Crook and a typed provenance letter

 USD 7,500.00 - 15,000.00 USD 22,860.00
1 George Washington

George Washington SIGNED Free Frank to Gen. Irvine at Fort Pitt

 USD 2,500.00 - 5,000.00 USD 16,510.00
221

Confederate Soldiers in Canada w/ Flag

 USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD 12,700.00
216

Confederate Navy Commander & Amazon Explorer, Commodore John Randolph Tucker Collection

 USD 7,500.00 - 15,000.00 USD 12,065.00
32

Two cased tintypes of an African American Union soldier (one with his wife),

USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD 11,430.00
154

EXTRAORDINARILY RARE PORTRAIT OF A DOUBLE-ARM AMPUTEE CONFEDERATE OFFICER

USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD 10,160.00
11 Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804). Autograph letter signed ("A. Hamilton"), to Benjamin Walker.

USD 750.00 - 1,500.00 USD 7,620.00
22

An excellent grouping of six (6) daguerreotypes of Mexican War-era portraits. Images include: 1. Half-length studio portrait of sailor identified as Harry Kline

USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD 6,350.00
170

Wounded Confederate Soldier, Virginia

 USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD 5,715.00
34

Iconic Portraits of Female Soldier (Frances Clayton, alias "Jack Williams")

 USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD 5,397.50
35

A collection of three (3) letters written by soldiers, each describing a woman serving in the army

USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD 5,080.00
55

Confederate or Union Soldiers "Off to War"

 USD 750.00 - 1,500.00 USD 5,080.00
116 Theodore Roosevelt.

The Rough Riders.

USD 2,500.00 - 5,000.00 USD 5,080.00
13 William Clark

Provision Return for forty three men... Manuscript document signed by William Clark ... as Governor of Missouri Territory.

USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,762.50
220

IDed Confederate Navy CDV Portraits. Views include: 1. Three-quarter length standing portrait of Commander Joseph Nicholson Barney in Confederate uniform.

 USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,127.50
229

GROUP PORTRAIT OF IDENTIFIED CONFEDERATE OFFICERS...ASSOCIATED WITH LOUISIANA AND NEW ORLEANS' WASHINGTON ARTILLERY

USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,810.00
88

"Pickett's Men" 1887 Gettysburg Reunion Ribbon, Badge & Photos

 USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,175.00
94 ROBERT E. LEE

ROBERT E. LEE (1807--1870) SIGNED CARTE-DE-VISITE PORTRAIT

USD 750.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,857.50
166

Berkeley Border Guard Ambrotype Portrait

 USD 750.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,857.50
20

(14) Alabama Slavery Archive, incl. Document Recording 15 Women & Their Children

 USD 750.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,540.00
93

ROBERT E. LEE (1807--1870). THREE CARTE-DE-VISITE PORTRAITS, WAR- AND RECONSTRUCTION-ERA

USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 2,286.00
201

Joel Colley Davis (1847-1914) Georgia Archive, Slavery & 5th GA Reserves

 USD 750.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,159.00
27 P.G.T. Beauregard

Eve of War: Beauregard's Charleston Signal Orders, Three Days Before Sumter

 USD 750.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,032.00
167

IDed Mosby's Ranger

 USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,032.00
215 Jefferson Davis & Judah Benjamin

Jefferson Davis & Judah Benjamin SIGNED Confederate Naval Commission

 USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,778.00
  • <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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