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Holabird Western Americana Collections

Auction Info

Auction Name
"Americana Sunset" Timed Auction: Holabird's Final Sale! Day 2
Auction Date
12/02/2025 - 12/02/2025
Sale Number
#112493
Total Lots
850
Sold Lots
692.0
Lots Sold
81.41%
Unsold Lots
158
Total Sales (USD)
168,696.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
115,470.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
798,105.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
138,140.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
917,075.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
18.40%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
2497

State of Louisiana $5 Municipal Bonds 1886 About 450 [205899]

 1886 USD 100.00 - 500.00 USD 4,125.00
2652

North American Land Company Stock Signed by Founding Father Robert Morris, Uncancelled [206920]

 1795 USD 700.00 - 1,200.00 USD 3,375.00
2653

North American Land Company Stock Signed by Founding Father Robert Morris, Uncancelled [206921]

 1795 USD 700.00 - 1,200.00 USD 3,250.00
2650

North American Land Company Stock Signed by Founding Father Robert Morris, Uncancelled [199266]

 1795 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 2,875.00
2561

Edison Portland Cement Co. Stock Signed Three Times by Thomas Edison [206914]

 1899 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,500.00
2119

Christopher & Tenth Street Railroad Co. Stocks c. 1900-1920 (193) [205750]

 c.1900-1920 USD 100.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,125.00
2657

Philadelphia Bonds, c.1850-1875 About 75 [205769]

 c.1850-1875 USD 100.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,125.00
2556

Edison Manufacturing Company Stock Signed by Thomas Edison [206926]

 1908 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,812.50
2111

Brooklyn And Brighton Beach Railroad Co. Bonds. (33) [206506]

 1896 USD 100.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,750.00
2175

The Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway Co. Box of Stocks [204886]

 1881-1902 USD 1,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,625.00
2559

Edison Portland Cement Co. Stock Issued to & Signed Twice by Thomas Edison [206917]

 1899 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,500.00
2563

Edison Portland Cement Company Stock Issued to Thomas Edison, Plus Signed Stub [206915]

 1899 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,437.50
2288

Houston and Texas Central Railway Company Gold Bonds Signed by Dodge (38) [206095]

 1873 USD 100.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,312.50
2576

Edison Portland Cement Co. Stock Group, 200 pcs [206824]

 USD 400.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,312.50
2560

Edison Portland Cement Co. Stock Issued to & Signed Twice by Thomas Edison [206925]

 1899 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,312.50
2674

Lead City Bank of Lead City, Dakota Stock Certificate, 1883 [198044]

 1883 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 1,250.00
2081

Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Co. Stocks(125) [206162]

 1887-88 USD 100.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,187.50
2495

Bank of Kentucky Stocks c.1840s About 160 [205746]

 c.1840s USD 100.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,125.00
2392

Railroad Box Lot: Southern Railway [206690]

 USD 100.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,125.00
2425

San Francisco County Bond Group [206711]

 USD 100.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,062.50
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  • <center><b>Swann<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books<br>December 9, 2025</b></center> <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, <i>Americae pars Borealis,</i> double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, <i>Map of the United States,</i> London and Liverpool, 1827. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, <i>Typus Orbis Terrarum,</i> hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575. <center><b>Swann<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books<br>December 9, 2025</b></center> <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, <i>Chart of the World,</i> oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800). <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, <i>A General Atlas,</i> 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 240: Anthony Finley, <i>A New American Atlas,</i> 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826. <center><b>Swann<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books<br>December 9, 2025</b></center> <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 263: John Bachmann, <i>Panorama of the Seat of War,</i> portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, <i>Cosmographei,</i> Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, <i>Epitome Theatri Orteliani,</i> Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601. <center><b>Swann<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books<br>December 9, 2025</b></center> <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, <i>Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae,</i> Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, <i>Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt,</i> 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 341: John James Audubon, <i>Carolina Parrot, Plate 26,</i> London, 1827.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt, 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <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. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> J.K. Rowling. <i>Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone,</i> 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 12:</b> Hooke, Robert. <i>Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses.</i> London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 12:</b> Chappuzeau, Samuel. <i>The history of jewels,</i> first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 12:</b> Sowerby, James. <i>Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions,</i> London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.