Quinn's Auction Galleries: Fall Rare Book, Manuscript, and Ephemera Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fall Rare Book, Manuscript, and Ephemera Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 39,223.95 |
| Auction Date | November 20, 2025 - November 20, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 34,580.00 |
| Sale Number | #692726 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 55,500.00 |
| Total Lots | 169 | ||
| Sold Lots | 113.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 48,840.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 66.86% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 79,400.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 56 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 49.40% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Edward Curtis | 24 Vols. The North American Indian | Reference Ed. |
1997 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 2,794.00 |
| 170 | Schneider, Otto J. | Portrait of Mark Twain. Signed l.r. by artist, center by Mark Twain |
Copyright 1906 | USD 120.00 - 240.00 | USD 1,905.00 |
| 117 | James D. Watson | Signed Sketch of DNA Molecule James D. Watson |
Undated | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,143.00 |
| 129 | 9 Early Colonial Newspapers |
1735-1797 | USD 120.00 - 240.00 | USD 1,016.00 | |
| 9 | 5 Vols. Literature. Easton Press. |
USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 825.50 | ||
| 19 | 4 volumes of fairy tales. 1. Grimm's Fairy Tales." Illustrated by Arthur Rackham |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 825.50 | ||
| 27 | Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, illustrated by Seth Eastman | 6 volumes "History, Condition and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United States." |
2014 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 762.00 |
| 37 | Jules Verne | 2 Vols. Jules Verne. 1. "In Search of the Castaways." |
USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 762.00 | |
| 94 | Edwards, Jonathan | Observations on Important Theological Subjects |
1793 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 762.00 |
| 17 | 3 Vols Roberts' Holy Land, Egypt Etc |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 698.50 | ||
| 23 | 4 volumes of history. 1. 2 volumes. "Froissart's Chronicles." |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 698.50 | ||
| 29 | 6 volumes on literature. 1. "The Three Musketeers." Alexandre Dumas. |
USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 698.50 | ||
| 30 | Victor Hugo | 6 volumes by Victor Hugo. 1. "Les Miserables." |
USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 698.50 | |
| 31 | John James Audubon | 7 Vols. Audubon's Birds Of America. |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 698.50 | |
| 36 | 10 Vols. Game of Thrones. |
USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 698.50 | ||
| 6 | 7 Vols. Travel. Easton Press. |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 635.00 | ||
| 16 | Charles Dickens | 3 volumes, all editioned. 1. The Adventures of Oliver Twist. |
USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 571.50 | |
| 25 | History - 5 volumes. 1. The Landmark Thucydides" and "The Landmark Herodotus." |
USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 571.50 | ||
| 28 | McKenney, Thomas L. | History of the Indian Tribes of North America, with Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Principal Chiefs. |
2010 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 571.50 |
| 148 | Carte de la Virginie et du Maryland. |
circa 1755 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 571.50 | |
| 15 | Mark Twain | 3 volumes of Mark Twain. 1. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" |
USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 539.75 | |
| 82 | Faulkner, William | [Signed] A Fable |
1954 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 539.75 |
| 169 | John Gould and Henry Richter | Ramphastos Erythrorhynchos and Ramphastos Inca (Toucans) |
circa 1854 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 539.75 |
| 24 | Alexander Dumas. | 5 Vols. The Count of Monte-Cristo. |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 508.00 | |
| 32 | Cervantes, illustrated by Gustave Dore | Don Quixote. Easton Press. |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 508.00 |
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