Source : Canada Book Auctions Limited

Source Title Canada Book Auctions Limited
Description

Director Neil David MacDonald is a fully accredited dealer and appraiser specializing
in photography, rare books, and fine art. He carries a Uniform Standards of
Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) 2014–2015 [2019] certificate as set
by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation, Washington,
DC. He has signed and adheres to the Code of Ethics of the Appraisers
Association of America and conforms to the guidelines set forth by USPAP.
For the past 30 years, Mr. MacDonald has worked in the field of art and
antiques, focusing on auctions and the appraisal of rare books, fine art, and
photographs.

As of 2020, Mr. MacDonald has resumed his involvement in the auction market, and is consultant in charge
of rare book, map, and photograph auctions for Canada Book Auctioneers in Toronto
Scope of Text
Total Records in AED 3993
  • Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Reaffirms the US Treaty of Friendship and Peace with Morocco, the Longest Unbroken Treaty in US History. $50,000 – 80,000.
    Freeman’s, August 20. Weeks After Victory at Yorktown, Benjamin Franklin Promises Repayment of a French Loan that Funded the American Revolution. $200,000 – 300,000.
    Freeman’s, August 20. Rare First Edition of the Foundational Text of the Mormon Church. $100,000 – 150,000.
    Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Sends the First Major Law Passed by Congress, the Tariff Act of 1789. $100,000 – 150,000.
    Freeman’s, August 20. A Scarce Example of Audubon's Depiction of a Brown Pelican, Plate CCLI from his Birds of America. $30,000 – 50,000.
    Freeman’s, August 20. The Official and First Obtainable Broadside Printing of the Lincoln's Final Emancipation Proclamation. $30,000 – 50,000.