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Auction Name Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyers Premium Total Sales (USD) 16,368.00
Auction Date February 15, 2026 - February 15, 2026 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 54,307.00
Sale Number #401049 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 110,000.00
Total Lots 101
Sold Lots 101.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 54,307.00
% of Lots Sold 100.00% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 110,000.00
Unsold Lots 0 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 14.88%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
57 traditional Hebrew

Form of Prayers for the Feast of Pentecost; Form of Prayers for the Feast of Tabernacles

 1865 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 700.00
97 For Whom the Bell Tolls

HEMINGWAY, Ernest

 1940 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 690.00
84 John Wesley Powell Contributor(s): Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-86

 1891 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 560.00
69 Benson John Lossing Illustrator(s): Benson John Lossing

The Home of Washington; or, Mount Vernon and its Associations, Historical, Biographical, and Pictorial

 1871 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 445.00
52 Samuel Cooper

A Concise System of Instructions and Regulations for the Militia and Volunteers of the United States: Comprehending the Exercises and Movements of the Infantry, Light Infantry, and Riflemen; Cavalry and Artillery

 1854 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 410.00
76 Ulysses S. Grant

Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant

 1885--1886. USD 750.00 - 1,600.00 USD 390.00
99 The Hobbit or There and Back Again

TOLKIEN, J.R.R.

 1966 USD 599.00 - 1,200.00 USD 380.00
34 William Shakespeare Contributor(s): Samuel Johnson (Editor)

The Plays of William Shakespeare

 1771 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 360.00
89 Arthur Conan Doyle Contributor(s): Joseph Bell (Note)

A Study in Scarlet

 1903 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 355.00
91 Edgar Allan Poe Illustrator(s): Contributor(s): Edwin Markham (Introduction)

The Works of Edgar Allan Poe

 1904 USD 750.00 - 1,600.00 USD 355.00
47 Noah Webster Contributor(s): John Walker (pronunciation guide)

An American dictionary of the English language : exhibiting the origin, orthography, pronunciation, and definition of words

 1846 USD 399.00 - 800.00 USD 330.00
19 Jonathan Swift

Works of Jonathan Swift

 1734 USD 599.00 - 1,200.00 USD 295.00
18 Flavius Josephus Contributor(s): Jacques Chretien Basnage (Translator, Editor)

Vervolg op Flavius Josephus of Algemene historie der Joodsche naatsie, behelzende ene uitvoering beschryving van derzelver regerings-vorm, godtsdienst

 1727 USD 750.00 - 1,600.00 USD 290.00
77 John Wesley Powell Contributor(s): Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1883-84

 1887 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 265.00
41 Edward Baines

History of the Wars of the French Revolution, from the Breaking Out of the War in 1792, to the Restoration of a General Peace in 1815

 1817 USD 750.00 - 1,600.00 USD 250.00
48 Benjamin Franklin

The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin; Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and Literary

 1851 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 250.00
45 Homer

Homeri Odyssea

 1839 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 235.00
98 Ian Fleming

The Man with the Golden Gun

 1965 USD 599.00 - 1,200.00 USD 230.00
46 Anonymous

Life of William Henry Harrison (of Ohio), the Peoples Candidate for the Presidency; With a History of the Wars with the British and Indians on Our North-Western Frontier

 1840 USD 399.00 - 800.00 USD 225.00
100 The Silmarillion

TOLKIEN, J.R.R.

 (c)1977. USD 599.00 - 1,200.00 USD 225.00
58 Ed. S. Taylor

The History of Playing Cards, With Anecdotes of Their Use in Conjuring, Fortune-Telling, and Card-Sharping

 1865 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 220.00
49 United States Contributor: Hickey, W. Illustrator: E Weber & Co Balt

The Constitution of the United States of America, With an Alphabetical Analysis; the Declaration of Independence; the Articles of Confederation; the Prominent Political Acts of George Washington; Electoral Votes for All the Presidents and Vice-presidents;

 1851 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 215.00
90 Edmund Spenser Contributor(s): John W. Hales (Memoir); R. Morris (Editor)

The Works of Edmund Spenser

 1904 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 210.00
1 Johann Wigand

De Neutralibus et mediis, libellus utilis et necessarius

 1560 USD 750.00 - 1,600.00 USD 205.00
53 John C. Fremont

The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California: to which is added a description of the physical geography of California

 1856 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 200.00
  • <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> AUGUSTIN (Saint). <i>De civitate Dei.</i> Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000. <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. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> CAUS (SALOMON DE). <i>La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs.</i> Londres, John Norton, 1612. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). <i>La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique.</i> Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000. <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. <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. <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. <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.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. 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 <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 <b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: 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
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000