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New England Book Auctions: Fine Books and Ephemera

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Auction Name	Fine Books and Ephemera	Total Sales (USD)	22,992.00
Auction Date	June 10, 2025 - June 10, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	0.00
Sale Number	#51	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	0.00
Total Lots	225
Sold Lots	208	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	0.00
% of Lots Sold	92.44%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	0.00
Unsold Lots	17	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	Inf%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
63	Dickens, Charles	Group of 5 Christmas books, as listed below. Illustrated. 8vo, full red morocco by Worsfold, spines gilt in 6 compartments, top-edges gilt; lacking 1 cover, others stained or detached, some text corners stained, Lila Vanderbilt Field bookplates. SOLD-AS-I	vd	Not Available	USD 720.00
30	Fisher, M. F. K.	Serve It Forth. Not a Cookery Book But a Book for Everyone Who Enjoys Eating. 1st English Edition.	1937	Not Available	USD 510.00
175		The Military Operations of General Beauregard in the War Between the States 1861-1865 by Alfred Roman. 2 volumes. 3/4 Morocco by Sanford.	1884	Not Available	USD 510.00
177		Early American Revolution. Group of 5 odd volumes, as listed below.	Vd	Not Available	USD 510.00
214		The Yellow Book an Illustrated Quarterly. 13 Volumes.	1894-97	Not Available	USD 510.00
89	Dinesen, Isak	Out of Africa.	1938	Not Available	USD 390.00
13	Peterson, Roger Tory	A Field Guide to the Birds. Illustrations by Peterson.	1934	Not Available	USD 330.00
45	Williams, George W.	History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens.	1883	Not Available	USD 330.00
209	Ward, Henry A.	Catalogue of Casts of Fossils, From the Principal Museums of Europe and America.	1866	Not Available	USD 330.00
61	Denman, Thomas	An Introduction to the Practice of Midwifery	1801	Not Available	USD 300.00
86		Group of Pamphlets, Newspapers and Periodicals. American Notes by Charles Dickens. (1842). * The history of Charlestown Mass by Frothingham. (1847)....	Vd	Not Available	USD 300.00
91		Group of 32 Modern Miniature Books.	Vd	Not Available	USD 300.00
94a		Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan. Two 2 volume sets. (1891). * Memoirs of Gen. W., T. Sherman. 2 volumes. (1892). * ...	Vd	Not Available	USD 300.00
137	Spenser, Frank H.	Handbook to the Tellurium.	[1879]	Not Available	USD 300.00
161		Group of 10 Titles. Magna Bibliotheca Anglo-Judaica by Roth. * Japanese Photography From the Pre-War Period. * The Library of Benjamin Franklin. *...	Vd	Not Available	USD 300.00
169	Combe, William	The Tour of Doctor Syntax. With Color plates. * The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax. With Color Plates. (1820). * The Tour of Doctor Syntax. (1844).	Vd	Not Available	USD 300.00
190		Group of 50+ American Political Pamphlets.	Mostly 1830s-50s	Not Available	USD 300.00
221		Group of 40+ U. S. Government Pamphlets.	19th-century	Not Available	USD 300.00
65		Atlases. Handtke. Sohr-Berghaus Hand-Atlas * Meyers Grosser Hausatlas. Together 2 volumes.	(1892; 1938)	Not Available	USD 240.00
85		Geographical Card Game. Lacks 6 Colored Maps and 4 Question Cards. 1820's New York.	1820's	Not Available	USD 240.00
101		Group of 21 Fine Press Limited Editions. Some are SIGNED.	Vd	Not Available	USD 240.00
124	Garner, Thomas; & Arthur Stratton.	The Domestic Architecture of England during the Tudor Period. Profusion of plates.	1911	Not Available	USD 240.00
222	Bible	Joseph G. Canfield's Bible. With 2 Civil War Uniform Cartes-De-Visite inserted.	1866	Not Available	USD 240.00
8		Gray Elegy. Illuminated by Owen Jones. * Prayers by Robert Louis Stevenson. Illuminated by Alberto Sangorski.	Vd	Not Available	USD 216.00
128	Edwards, Amelia B.	A Thousand Miles Up The Nile. Rebacked With Most of Original Spine.	1877	Not Available	USD 216.00

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Sotheby's
Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
5-19 June

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Bissière, Roger. Cantique à notre frère soleil de saint François. 1954. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. La vie & l’œuvre de Philippe Ignace Semmelweis. 1924. Rare édition originale, avec envoi. Joint : La Quinine en thérapeutique, 1925. 4,000 - 6,000 EUR

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. Mort à crédit. 1936. Édition originale. Bel exemplaire sur Hollande. 2,500 - 3,500 EUR

Sotheby's
Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
5-19 June

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Chillida, Eduardo ─ Emil Cioran. Face aux instants. 1985. Un des 100 exemplaires sur Arches. Eau-forte signée. 600 - 800 EUR

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. Ler dla canpane. L’Art Brut, 1948. Édition originale. 3,000 - 5,000 EUR

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. L'Herne Jean Dubuffet. 1973. Un des 100 exemplaires du tirage de luxe avec une sérigraphie originale en couleurs. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR