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 |
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0a99416d-9c0f-4fa3-afdd-7532ca8a2b2c.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a077b4a5-0477-4c47-9847-0158cf045843.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6363a735-e622-4d0a-852e-07cef58eccbe.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/3ee16d5b-a2ec-4c03-aeb6-aa3fcfec3a5e.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d5f50485-7faa-423f-af0c-803b964dd2ba.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/fb024365-7d7a-4510-9859-9d26b5c266cf.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a7c0eda0-9d8b-43ac-a504-58923308d5a4.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.")
![<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.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00d5fd41-2542-4a80-b119-4886d4b9925f.png "<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.")
