Freeman's | Hindman: The Library of Stephen J. Farber, 6501, Chicago

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Auction Date
May 14, 2026 - May 14, 2026
Page Size: 274 items in 11 pages
Auction Lot Books
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
251

[Abolition]. An Abstract of the Evidence delivered... for the Abolition of the Slave-Trade. London: James Phillips, 1791.

London 1791 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 5,760.00
252 Sojourner Truth (1797-1883)

[Abolition]. Truth, Sojourner (1797-1883, born Isabella). Narrative of Sojourner Truth, a Northern Slave, emancipated from Bodily Servitude by the State of New York, in 1828. [As narrated to Olive Gilbert.] New York: Published for the Author, 1853.

New York 1853 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 5,440.00
253 Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784)

[African American]. -- [Wheatley, Phillis (1753-1784)]. "Recollection. To Miss A__ M__, Humbly Inscribed by the Authoress." In: The Annual Register... for the Year 1772. London: for J. Dodsley, 1773.

London 1773 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 320.00
254 John James Audubon (1785-1851); John Bachman (1790-1874)

Audubon, John James (1785-1851) and John Bachman (1790-1874). The Quadrupeds of North America. New York: V.G. Audubon, 1849, 1854, 1854.

New York 1849; 1854 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 4,800.00
255 George Catlin (1796-1872)

Catlin, George (1796-1872). Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians. London: Published by the Author, 1841.

London 1841 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,792.00
256 William F. Cody (1846-1917)

Cody, William F. ("Buffalo Bill") (1846-1917). True Tales of the Plains. New York: Empire Book Company, 1908.

New York 1908 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,432.00
257 Richard Henry Dana (1815-1882)

Dana, Richard Henry (1815-1882). Two Years Before the Mast. A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1840.

New York 1840 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 960.00
258 Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Franklin, Benjamin ("Richard Saunders") (1706-1790). Poor Richard Improved: Being an Almanack and Ephemeris of the Motions of the Sun and Moon... For the Year of our Lord 1754. Philadelphia: B. Franklin and D. Hall, [1753].

Philadelphia 1754 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 7,680.00
259 Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790). Political, Miscellaneous, and Philosophical Pieces... London: J. Johnson 1779.

London 1779 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 8,320.00
260 John Charles Fremont (1813-1890)

Fremont, John Charles (1813-1890). Report of The Exploring Expedition to The Rocky Mountains in the year 1842, and to Oregon and North California in the years 1843-'44. Washington, D. C.: Printed by Order of the Senate, by Gales and Seaton, 1845.

Washington, D. C. 1845 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,024.00
261 Alexander Hamilton (1739-1802); James Madison (1751-1836); John Jay (1745-1829)

[The Federalist Papers]. -- [Hamilton, Alexander (1739-1802), James Madison (1751-1836), and John Jay (1745-1829)]. "The Federalist," Letters 1-6. In: The American Museum, or Repository of Ancient and Modern Fugitive Pieces, &c. Phi

Philadelphia 1787 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,176.00
262 Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden (1829-1887)

Hayden, Ferdinand Vandeveer (1829-1887). Geological and Geographical Atlas of Colorado and Portions of Adjacent Territory. Washington D.C. and New York: Department of the Interior United States Geographical Survey; Julius Bien & Co., 1881.

Washington D.C.; New York 1881 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 1,088.00
263 Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)

Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826). Notes on the State of Virginia. London: John Stockdale, 1787.

London 1787 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 19,200.00
264 Francis Scott Key (1773-1843)

[Key, Francis Scott (1773-1843)]. "Defence of Fort M'Henry." In: The Analectic Magazine, Containing Selections from Foreign Reviews and Magazines... Volume IV. Washington Irving, editor. Philadelphia: Moses Thomas, 1814.

Philadelphia 1814 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 2,048.00
265 John Leighly (1895-1986)

Leighly, John (1895-1986). California as an Island. San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1972.

San Francisco 1972 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 256.00
266 Cotton Mather (1663-1728)

Mather, Cotton (1663-1728). Magnalia Christi Americana; or, The Ecclesiastical History of New-England, From its First Planting in the Year 1620, Unto the Year of Our Lord, 1698. London: Thomas Parkhurst, 1702.

London 1702 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,408.00
267 Thomas Paine (1737-1809)

Paine, Thomas (1737-1809). Rights of Man: Being an Answer to Mr. Burke's Attack on the French Revolution. Part I. London: for H.D. Symonds, 1792.

London 1792 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 1,088.00
268 Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859)

Tocqueville, Alexis de (1805-1859). Democracy in America. With an Original Preface and Notes By John C. Spencer. Henry Reeve, translator. New York: J. & H.G. Langley, 1841.

New York 1841 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 2,880.00
269 Frederick Jackson Turner (1861-1932)

Turner, Frederick Jackson (1861-1932). "The Significance of the Frontier in American History." In: Proceedings of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin at Its Forty-First Annual Meeting Held December 14, 1893. Madison: Democrat Pri

Madison 1894 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,520.00
270 Joseph Smith (1805-1844)

Smith, Joseph (1805-1844), translator. The Book of Mormon: An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon, Upon Plates taken from the Plates of Nephi. Salt Lake City: George Q. Cannon, for sale at Desert News Office, the Church Book Depot, 1871.

Salt Lake City 1871 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,664.00
271 Noah Webster (1758-1843)

Webster, Noah (1758-1843). A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language. New Haven, CT: Sidney's Press for Hudson & Goodwin, 1806.

New Haven, CT 1806 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 1,536.00
272 Noah Webster (1758-18943)

Webster, Noah (1758-18943). An American Dictionary of the English Language... To Which Are Prefixed, and Introductory Dissertation on the Origin, History and Connection of the Languages of Western Asia and of Europe... New York: S. Converse, 1828.

New York 1828 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 20,480.00
273 Isaac Weld (1774-1856)

Weld, Isaac (1774-1856). Travels Through the States of North America. London: for John Stockdale, 1799.

London 1799 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 384.00
274 John Peter Zenger (1697-1746)

Zenger, John Peter (1697-1746). The Trial of John Peter Zenger, of New-York, Printer... To which is now added, being never printed before, The Trial of William Owen, Bookseller, near Temple-Bar... London: Printed for J. Almon, 1765.

London 1765 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,216.00