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    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: [Langland (William)]. The vision of Pierce Plowman, nowe the seconde time imprinted..., Roberte Crowley, 1550. £8,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: [Shakespeare (William)]. [Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies], second folio edition, [by Tho.Cotes, for Robert Allot], [1632]. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Bible, Czech Biblia Bohemica, first complete Bible printed in the Czech vernacular, Prague, August 1488. £30,000 to £40,000.
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    Forum Mar. 28: Shabthai Tzvi.- Collection of four printed and illustrated broadsides detailing the appearance, rise and fall of the false messiah, Shabthai Tzvi, Augsburg, 1666-67. £40,000 to £60,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Leaf from the Beauvais Missal, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment, [Northern France (perhaps Beauvais or Amiens)], [fourteenth century (c.1310)]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Aubrey (John). [Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme], manuscript in English, Latin and Greek, [c. 1693]. £30,000 to £50,000.
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    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Byron (George Gordon Noel, Lord). Poems on Various Occasions, first edition, Harriet Maltby's copy, Newark, Printed by S. & J. Ridge, 1807. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, first edition, second impression with dust-jacket, 1937 [but 1938]. £7,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Blake (William).- Thornton (Robert John). The Pastorals of Virgil, 2 vol., engraved plates by William Blake, 1821. £8,000 to £12,000.
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    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: America.- Mount (William J.) & Thomas Page. The English Pilot…, [bound with] The Fourth Book, describing The West Indies Navigation from Hudson's-Bay to the River Amazones, 1721. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Oldfield (Henry Ambrose), Rajman Singh Chitrakar & others. An album of 160 photographs and 13 original artworks, (1833-1919), [c. 1850s-1880s]. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Audubon (John James) [and William MacGillivray]. Ornithological Biography…, 5 vol., first edition, presentation copy inscribed by Audubon, Edinburgh, 1831-49 [i.e. 1831-39]. £10,000 to £15,000.
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    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Alken (Henry). Sporting Notions, first edition, T.McLean, 1832-33. £800 to £1,200.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Bardi (Lorenzo). Nuova Raccolta delle piu interessanti Vedute della Citta di Firenze…, Florence, Lorenzo Bardi, [c.1840]. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Crawfurd (John). Journal of an Embassy from the Governor-General of India to the Court of Ava..., first edition, 1829. £1,000 to £1,500.
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    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Dawe (George, engraver). The Life of a Nobleman, first edition, Geo. Henderson, [c.1825]. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: [Doyle (John)], "H.B.". Political Sketches &c., 10 vol. including The Descriptive Key to H.B., Thomas McLean, [1829-51]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Eben (Adolphus Christian Frederick, Baron von) and Nicolaus Heideloff. Modèles de l'Uniforme Militaire Adopté dans l'Armée Royale de Suède, Rudolph Ackerman, 1808. £1,500 to £2,000.
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    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Geissler (J.G.G.) and Friedrich Hempel. Mahlerische Darstellungen der Sitten, Gebrauche und Lustbarkeiten bey den Russischen, Tartarischen…, 4 parts in 1, Leipzig and Paris, [1804]. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Hunt (Charles). Portraits of Winning Horses...of the Derby, Oaks, & St. Leger, from the Year 1842 to 1849…, Rock Brothers & Payne, 1849. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Kunike (Adolf Friedrich). Zwey hundert und sechzig Donau-Ansichten nach dem Laufe des Donaustromes…, Vienna, Leopold Grund, 1826. £3,000 to £5,000.
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    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Lasinio (Carlo). [Matrimony], Florence, 1790. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Reinhardt (Joseph). A Collection of Swiss Costumes, in Miniature, second English edition, James Goodwin, [1828]. £800 to £1,200.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Wengen (Gottfried Durst von). Die Öffentliche Maskerade Bamberg am Fastnachts-Montage 1833…, Bamberg, [1833]. £2,000 to £3,000.
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Swann Galleries: Printed & Manuscript Americana

Auction Reports

Auction Name Printed & Manuscript Americana Total Sales (USD) 1,109,257.00
Auction Date November 25, 2014 - November 25, 2014 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 563,170.00
Sale Number #2368 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 837,330.00
Total Lots 384
Sold Lots 335 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 590,770.00
% of Lots Sold 87.24% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 878,530.00
Unsold Lots 49 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 126.26%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
23 [Paine, Thomas.]

The American Crisis.

1776-77 USD 120,000.00 - 180,000.00 USD 125,000.00
24 Russell, Thomas.

Letter copy book of a Boston merchant during the war.

1777 to 1781 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 75,000.00
96 Martin, Luther.

The Genuine Information, Delivered to the Legislature of the State of Maryland, Relative to the Proceedings of the General Convention.

1788 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 70,000.00
18

The Invitation of the Continental Congress, to their Brethren who are Sons of Liberty and Seamen, to Engage in the Defence of the Liberties of America.

1775; 1776 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 62,500.00
192

The Book of Mormon: An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon, upon Plates Taken from the Plates of Nephi.

1830 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 62,500.00
93 [Goodrich, Josiah.]

Manuscript diary of a lieutenant at Ticonderoga.

1759; 1798 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 47,500.00
54 Shitai, Liang (also known as See Tay); photographer.

Photograph of Ulysses S. Grant and the Chinese general Li Hongzhang.

1879 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 18,750.00
193

The Book of Mormon.

1837 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 18,750.00
301 [Cogswell, Milton?]

Diary of an officer on Macomb's Exploring Expedition.

1859 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 18,750.00
105 Stone, William J.; engraver.

In Congress, July 4, 1776.

circa 1833 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 17,500.00
196 Young, Ann Eliza (Webb).

Letter from an ex-wife of Brigham Young.

1881 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 16,250.00
200 [Schimonsky, Stanislas W.Y.]

The Omaha and Ottoe Mission at Bellevue from the East.

circa 1855 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 16,250.00
94 Mathews, Alfred E.

Canyon City, Colorado, and its Surroundings.

1870 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 13,750.00
139 Noah, Mordecai.

Discourse on the Restoration of the Jews.

1845 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 13,750.00
195 Weed, Thurlow.

Letter describing Joseph Smith's hunt for a printer of the first Book of Mormon.

1881 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 13,750.00
331 Siguenza y Gongora, Carlos de.

Libra Astronomica, y Philosophica.

1690 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 12,500.00
203

Four generations of diaries, letters, and account books from the Hurd family.

1816-1943 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 12,350.00
188 Kendall, George W.; and Carl Nebel.

The War between the United States and Mexico Illustrated.

1851 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 11,875.00
68

Secession of the State of Mississippi from the Federal Union .

1861 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 11,250.00
216 Meigs, Henry.

Informal Proceedings kept as secretary of the American Institute of the City of New York.

1845-60 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 11,250.00
25 Thornton, Matthew.

In Provincial Congress, Exeter .

1775 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 10,400.00
71

Archive of correspondence of the Iowa Sanitary Commission, many by agent Annie Wittenmyer in the field.

1861-64 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 9,375.00
125 Smith, Adam.

An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.

1789 USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 8,450.00
276

Group of 4 substantial letters to Continental Congress member David Howell.

1783-86 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 8,125.00
343

Archive of Elizabeth Turner Miller's two extended tours of the Mayan ruins.

1940-43 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 8,125.00
  • Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A RUTH BADER GINSBURG BEADED JUDICIAL COLLAR. $80,000 - $120,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: ONLY KNOWN COPY OF THE ONLY BOOK BY THE REMARKABLE EVE ADAMS. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A COMPLETE RUN OF VISIONAIRE MAGAZINE THROUGH 2010. $6,000 - $9,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: LAW REVIEW OFFPRINT SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY RUTH BADER GINSBURG. $3,000 - $5,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: META REBNER'S WORKING SCRIPT OF THE LOVED ONE. $1,500 - $2,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A KATHY GROVE PORTRAIT OF CYNDI LAUPER FOR THE FEBRUARY 1989 DETAILS COVER. $800 - $1,200
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A PLASTIC COAT BY MILLIE DAVID FEATURED IN SOHO NEWS STYLE SECTION, FROM THE COLLECTION OF ANNIE FLANDERS. $500 - $700
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A RUTH BADER GINSBURG JEWELRY BOX. $600 - $900
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A SET OF JONI MITCHELL LYRICS FOR "IF I HAD A HEART." $2,000 - $3,000
  • Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [RUTH, George Herman “Babe” (1895-1948)]. Signed photograph. Circa 1930s. 191 x 248 mm. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HARRISON, Benjamin. Document signed (“Benj Harrison”) as governor of Virginia, certifying the service of Daniel Cumbo, a Black Revolutionary soldier. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: ONE OF THE FIRST PRINTED ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: FIRST PRINTING OF LINCOLN’S IMMORTAL GETTYSBURG ADDRESS. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HIGHLY IMPORTANT MORMON ARCHIVE. ALLEY, George. Archive of 23 Autograph Letters Signed by Mormon Convert George Alley to His Brother Joseph Alley. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [AVIATION]. [ARMSTRONG, Neil A.] Aviation Hall of Fame Gold Medal MS64 NGC, Awarded to Neil Armstrong in 1979. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
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    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: NEWLY DISCOVERED FIRST PRINTING OF "WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE... " FROM THE ONLY NEWSPAPER ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN LINCOLN’S SECOND INAUGURAL PROCESSION. $4,000 to $8,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: THE MOST IMPORTANT GEORGE WASHINGTON DOCUMENT IN PRIVATE HANDS; GEORGE WASHINGTON’S COMMISSION AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, 1775, ONE OF ONLY TWO ORIGINALS. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: A VERY RARE ACCOUNT OF BLACKBEARD’S DEATH AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIRATE ITEMS EXTANT. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: EDISON, Thomas. Patent for Edison’s Improvements on the Electric-Light, No. 219,628. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent Office], 16 September 1879. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [VIETNAM WAR]. The original pen used by Secretary of State William P. Rogers to sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement, Paris, 27 January 1973. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: SONS OF LIBERTY FOUNDER COLONEL BARRÉ ANNOTATED TITLE-PAGE, “WHICH OUGHT TO ROUSE UP BRITISH ATTENTION”. $4,000 to $6,000.
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