New England Book Auctions: Fine Books & Ephemera, Including Inventory from Austin Abbey Rare Books
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fine Books & Ephemera, Including Inventory from Austin Abbey Rare Books | Total Sales (USD) | 35,598.00 |
| Auction Date | February 03, 2026 - February 03, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 0.00 |
| Sale Number | #59 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 0.00 |
| Total Lots | 211 | ||
| Sold Lots | 208.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 0.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 98.58% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 0.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Alcott, Louisa May. | Little Women * Little Women. Part Second. |
1869 | Not Available | USD 3,900.00 |
| 40 | Dickens, Charles. | A Christmas Carol. |
1843 | Not Available | USD 1,920.00 |
| 72 | The North American Sylva. |
1853 | Not Available | USD 1,920.00 | |
| 91 | [Webster, Noah]. | The Prompter; or a Commentary on Common Sayings and Subjects. |
1793 | Not Available | USD 720.00 |
| 51 | London, Jack. | The Son of the Wolf. |
1902 | Not Available | USD 660.00 |
| 68 | Group of 9 Decorative Bindings. |
vd | Not Available | USD 450.00 | |
| 31 | Decorative Bindings. |
vd | Not Available | USD 420.00 | |
| 57 | Adams, John. | A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America. |
1794 | Not Available | USD 420.00 |
| 209 | Group of 14 American Bindings. |
19th-century | Not Available | USD 420.00 | |
| 17 | Poe, E. Edited by John H. Ingram. | Poe, E. Works. |
1899 | Not Available | USD 390.00 |
| 29 | Madame de Sevigne and Her Contemporaries. |
1842 | Not Available | USD 390.00 | |
| 65 | Poe, Edgar Allen. | The Raven Illustrated. |
1884 | Not Available | USD 390.00 |
| 126 | American Bindings. Group of 8 Titles. |
vd | Not Available | USD 390.00 | |
| 135 | Jewett, Sarah Orne. | Jewett, Sarah Orne. Group of 7 volumes, as listed below. |
vd | Not Available | USD 390.00 |
| 42 | Ball, Eliza Craufurd. | The Christian Armour. |
1866 | Not Available | USD 360.00 |
| 70 | Stevenson, E. | The Square of Sevens. |
1897 | Not Available | USD 360.00 |
| 81 | Macky. | A Journey Through England in Familiar Letters. |
1723 | Not Available | USD 360.00 |
| 93 | (King, Ronald). Chaucer. | The Prologue From the Canterbury Tales. |
1967 | Not Available | USD 360.00 |
| 67 | Porcellian Club. Centennial 1791-1891. |
1891 | Not Available | USD 330.00 | |
| 69 | Khayyam, Omar. | The Rubaiyat. |
1912 | Not Available | USD 330.00 |
| 121 | Book on Bindings. Group of 16 Titles. |
vd | Not Available | USD 330.00 | |
| 172 | Twain, Mark. | A Yankee in King Arthur's Court. |
1889; 1890 | Not Available | USD 330.00 |
| 108 | Miniature Books. Group of 14. |
vd | Not Available | USD 300.00 | |
| 213 | Group of Vellum Bindings. |
1890s-1900s | Not Available | USD 300.00 | |
| 6 | Neuburger, Christoph Ulrich. | Conciones Rurales Oder. |
1662 | Not Available | USD 270.00 |
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. <i>[Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes…</i> Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/ddd3b34c-8abc-4eae-8474-6ea05406ccd0.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. <i>[Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes…</i> Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> TRITHÈME (JEAN). <i>Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique.</i> Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/cbc8d1a4-d991-48c7-b788-7554a6774b0e.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> TRITHÈME (JEAN). <i>Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique.</i> Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> VONTET (JACQUES). <i>L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits…</i> S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/21ad2e05-5544-44aa-887d-76df423e17af.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> VONTET (JACQUES). <i>L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits…</i> S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dc734df9-0811-477f-919a-2563b8452855.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. <i>Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques.</i> Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/7e769889-43a5-495e-a931-c511da576c2b.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. <i>Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques.</i> Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). <i>Les Chats de Gachet</i> (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/855dc2c0-17e3-4562-a1cc-2e7265c3769c.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). <i>Les Chats de Gachet</i> (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). <i>Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes…</i> Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b325eb41-450b-4bd6-851c-4125e04dfbe7.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). <i>Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes…</i> Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). <i>Le Café-concert.</i> Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6588f3a0-90f2-464c-8125-a76866eabe85.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). <i>Le Café-concert.</i> Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TERRY (EMILIO)]. <i>Projet de fontaine.</i> Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0840c8e4-4f35-4c95-b2d3-3d5addd6fd51.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TERRY (EMILIO)]. <i>Projet de fontaine.</i> Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.")
![Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:
HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0372eeb9-97e1-47b2-baca-b3287d4704ee.jpg "Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:
HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000")
![<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/8f9ce440-b420-4407-8293-eb8e1b38ca19.jpg "<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000")
![<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/71bb9667-5d66-4aa8-96a2-9880c74a7a26.jpg "<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000")
