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Started: Apr 16, 2019 at 1:30 PM EDT
New York, NY | 356 Lots
A significant run of early Mexican Imprints and Latin Americana leads this auction. Also featured: a dramatic Texan diary by William Farrar Smith, commanding an expedition to find the best trail from San Antonio to El Paso in 1849, and important Virginia material, most notably an issue of the Virginia Gazette with news of the Battles of Lexington and Concord.
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April 11 to 12, 10am - 6pm; April 13, 12pm - 5pm; April 15, 10am - 6pm; April 16, 10am - 12pm
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356 lots
(AGRICULTURE.) Subscriptions for the Cultivator . . . the Cheapest and Best Agricultural Paper.
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(AGRICULTURE.) Subscriptions for the Cultivator . . . the Cheapest and Best Agricultural Paper.
Est.
$500 - $750
Sold
$938
(ALASKA.) Waterman, R.E. The Alaska March.
2
(ALASKA.) Waterman, R.E. The Alaska March.
Est.
$400 - $600
Sold
$406
(ALMANACS.) Large collection of early American almanacs.
3
(ALMANACS.) Large collection of early American almanacs.
Est.
$12,000 - $18,000
Sold
$12,500
(ALMANACS.) Collection of German-American almanacs.
4
(ALMANACS.) Collection of German-American almanacs.
Est.
$700 - $1,000
Sold
$1,125
(AMERICAN INDIANS.) Arnold & Barnard; photographers. Group of 3 larger-format views of Indians in Montana.
5
(AMERICAN INDIANS.) Arnold & Barnard; photographers. Group of 3 larger-format views of Indians in Montana.
Est.
$500 - $750
Sold
$344
(AMERICAN INDIANS). Catlin, George. Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians.
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(AMERICAN INDIANS). Catlin, George. Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians.
Est.
$400 - $600
Sold
$375
(AMERICAN INDIANS.) Ledger from the general store at the Menominee Indian Reservation in Wisconsin.
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(AMERICAN INDIANS.) Ledger from the general store at the Menominee Indian Reservation in Wisconsin.
Est.
$3,000 - $4,000
Sold
$4,750
(AMERICAN INDIANS.) Treaty between the United States of America and the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Tribes of Indians.
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(AMERICAN INDIANS.) Treaty between the United States of America and the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Tribes of Indians.
Est.
$4,000 - $6,000
Sold
$22,500
(AMERICAN INDIANS.) Wilson, J.J.; artist. Group of 7 early watercolor interpretations of classic Catlin illustrations.
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(AMERICAN INDIANS.) Wilson, J.J.; artist. Group of 7 early watercolor interpretations of classic Catlin illustrations.
Est.
$2,000 - $3,000
Sold
$2,080
(AMERICAN INDIANS.) Group of photographs and documents relating to the family of Seminole chief John Frippo Brown.
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(AMERICAN INDIANS.) Group of photographs and documents relating to the family of Seminole chief John Frippo Brown.
Est.
$1,500 - $2,500
Sold
$1,000
(AMERICAN INDIANS.) Pair of books on American Indians.
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(AMERICAN INDIANS.) Pair of books on American Indians.
Est.
$500 - $750
Sold
$375
(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--PRELUDE.) Issue of the Boston Gazette and Country Journal featuring a declaration of patriotism by John Hancock.
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(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--PRELUDE.) Issue of the Boston Gazette and Country Journal featuring a declaration of patriotism by John Hancock.
Est.
$500 - $750
Sold
$488
(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--PRELUDE.) The Votes and Proceedings of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Boston.
13
(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--PRELUDE.) The Votes and Proceedings of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Boston.
Est.
$2,500 - $3,500
Passed
(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--PRELUDE.) [Vardill, James.] To the Worthy Inhabitants of the City of New-York.
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(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--PRELUDE.) [Vardill, James.] To the Worthy Inhabitants of the City of New-York.
Est.
$2,000 - $3,000
Sold
$1,375
(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--PRELUDE.) Somers, John, Baron. The Judgment of Whole Kingdoms and Nations,
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(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--PRELUDE.) Somers, John, Baron. The Judgment of Whole Kingdoms and Nations,
Est.
$500 - $750
Sold
$344
(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--PRELUDE.) Issue of the Virginia Gazette discussing John Hancock, the Continental Congress, and more.
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(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--PRELUDE.) Issue of the Virginia Gazette discussing John Hancock, the Continental Congress, and more.
Est.
$3,000 - $4,000
Sold
$2,000
(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--1775.) Issue of the Virginia Gazette with coverage of Lexington and Concord.
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(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--1775.) Issue of the Virginia Gazette with coverage of Lexington and Concord.
Est.
$12,000 - $18,000
Sold
$12,500
(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--1775.) Johnson, Samuel. Taxation No Tyranny; an Answer to the Resolutions and Address of the American Congress.
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(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--1775.) Johnson, Samuel. Taxation No Tyranny; an Answer to the Resolutions and Address of the American Congress.
Est.
$300 - $400
Sold
$438
(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--1775.) Low, Nathaniel. An Astronomical Diary; or, Almanack, for . . . 1776.
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(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--1775.) Low, Nathaniel. An Astronomical Diary; or, Almanack, for . . . 1776.
Est.
$1,500 - $2,500
Sold
$1,040
(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--1776.) Journal of the House of Delegates of Virginia
20
(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--1776.) Journal of the House of Delegates of Virginia
Est.
$10,000 - $15,000
Sold
$11,250
(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--1776.) An Act to Compel the Furnishing Necessary Supplies, and Assistance to the Quarter-Master-General
21
(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--1776.) An Act to Compel the Furnishing Necessary Supplies, and Assistance to the Quarter-Master-General
Est.
$1,000 - $1,500
Passed
(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--1776.) Order to pay a military post-rider.
22
(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--1776.) Order to pay a military post-rider.
Est.
$600 - $900
Sold
$406
(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--1776.) Volume of British Parliamentary acts.
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(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--1776.) Volume of British Parliamentary acts.
Est.
$1,200 - $1,800
Passed
(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--1777.) Journals of Congress. Containing the Proceedings From January 1, 1777 to January 1, 1778.
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(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--1777.) Journals of Congress. Containing the Proceedings From January 1, 1777 to January 1, 1778.
Est.
$500 - $750
Sold
$910
(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--1777.) Bayard, Helena. Letter announcing that her brother-in-law Arthur St. Clair was not a defector.
25
(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--1777.) Bayard, Helena. Letter announcing that her brother-in-law Arthur St. Clair was not a defector.
Est.
$600 - $900
Passed
(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--1777.) Webster, Noah. Receipt for guns issued to his militia company en route to the front.
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(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--1777.) Webster, Noah. Receipt for guns issued to his militia company en route to the front.
Est.
$600 - $900
Sold
$423
(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--1777.) Papers of Captain John McIlvain of the Pennsylvania militia and his family.
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(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--1777.) Papers of Captain John McIlvain of the Pennsylvania militia and his family.
Est.
$1,500 - $2,500
Passed
(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--1780.) [Washington, George.] Letter concerning the need for ammunition in the wake of the Battle of Springfield.
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(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--1780.) [Washington, George.] Letter concerning the need for ammunition in the wake of the Battle of Springfield.
Est.
$800 - $1,200
Sold
$2,125
(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--1780.) Purviance, Samuel, Jr. Letter describing military supplies, and the efforts of Baltimore's ladies.
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(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--1780.) Purviance, Samuel, Jr. Letter describing military supplies, and the efforts of Baltimore's ladies.
Est.
$500 - $750
Sold
$3,250
(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--1780.) Resolutions, Acts and Orders of Congress, for the year 1780. Volume VI.
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(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--1780.) Resolutions, Acts and Orders of Congress, for the year 1780. Volume VI.
Est.
$600 - $900
Sold
$423
(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--HISTORY.) Verger, Peter C., engraver. Triumph of Liberty, Dedicated to its Defenders in America.
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(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--HISTORY.) Verger, Peter C., engraver. Triumph of Liberty, Dedicated to its Defenders in America.
Est.
$800 - $1,200
Sold
$1,375
(ARCTIC.) Kane, Elisha Kent. The U.S. Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin.
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(ARCTIC.) Kane, Elisha Kent. The U.S. Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin.
Est.
$2,000 - $3,000
Passed
(ARCTIC.) Richardson, John. Fauna Boreali-Americana; or the Zoology of the Northern Parts of British America.
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(ARCTIC.) Richardson, John. Fauna Boreali-Americana; or the Zoology of the Northern Parts of British America.
Est.
$400 - $600
Sold
$375
(BIBLE IN ENGLISH.) The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments.
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(BIBLE IN ENGLISH.) The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments.
Est.
$2,000 - $3,000
Sold
$5,250
(BIBLE IN ENGLISH.) The Illuminated Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments.
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(BIBLE IN ENGLISH.) The Illuminated Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments.
Est.
$300 - $400
Sold
$313
(BIBLE IN CHEROKEE). [The New Testament in the Cherokee Language.]
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(BIBLE IN CHEROKEE). [The New Testament in the Cherokee Language.]
Est.
$300 - $400
Sold
$438
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