Alexander Historical Auctions: American History Auction -Spring 2025, Day 1, 40225, Chesapeake City

Auction Details

Auction Date
April 02, 2025 - April 02, 2025
Page Size: 557 items in 23 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1

BRITISH INVASION OF GUADELOUPE GROUPING (81)

USD 700.00 - 900.00 Unknown
2

(SIEGE OF LOUISBOURG) JOHN LAFOREY

USD 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
3

PERIOD COPY OF 'THE RIOT ACT'

USD 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
7

JOSEPH FOUCHE

USD 300.00 - 400.00 Unknown
8

HENRI-JACQUES CLARKE

USD 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
9

(2ND OPIUM WAR) MICHAEL SEYMOUR

USD 140.00 - 200.00 Unknown
10

(CHINA AND JAPAN) JAMES MINCHIN BRUCE

USD 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
11

(CHINA) EDMUND R. FREMANTLE

USD 140.00 - 200.00 Unknown
12

(CHINA) SECOND OPIUM WAR SOLDIER'S BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER

USD 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
13

(SHANGHAI PIRATES) JAMES MINCHIN BRUCE

USD 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
14

(TEXAS) JOSE ALVAREZ DE TOLEDO

USD 400.00 - 600.00 Unknown
15

'BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH AND SERVICE OF COMMODORE CHARLES STEWART'

USD 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
20

1815 INVITATION TO CELEBRATION OF PEACE BETWEEN THE U.S. AND BRITAIN

USD 100.00 - 150.00 Unknown
53

JAMES TAYLOR

USD 600.00 - 800.00 Unknown
54

JOHN MASON

USD 300.00 - 400.00 Unknown
73

'THE ANGLO SAXON', PUBLISHED IN OCCUPIED CHIHUAHUA

USD 300.00 - 400.00 Unknown
81

FREDERICK ROBERTS, 1ST EARL ROBERTS

USD 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
82

EDMUND ALLENBY

USD 140.00 - 200.00 Unknown
83

FORT WARREN PRISONER OF WAR ALBUM

USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 Unknown
84

JEFFERSON DAVIS

USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Unknown
85

JEFFERSON DAVIS' REPLY TO LEE'S RESIGNATION

USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 Unknown
86

LEWIS A. ARMISTEAD

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Unknown
87

GEORGE E. PICKETT

USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Unknown
88

RICHARD B. GARNETT

USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 Unknown
89

JAMES LONGSTREET

USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 Unknown
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