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New England Book Auctions: Fine Books and Ephemera List

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Auction Name Fine Books and Ephemera List Total Sales (USD) 28,384.80
Auction Date May 20, 2025 - May 20, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Sale Number #50 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Total Lots 225
Sold Lots 212 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
% of Lots Sold 94.22% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
Unsold Lots 13 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
168

Baum. The Wonderful World of Oz * Moore. Night Before Christmas * Cox. The Brownies Around the World.

1900; 1902 Not Available USD 2,160.00
120 Ralfe, James.

The Naval Chronology of Great Britain.

1820 Not Available USD 1,320.00
76 Denon, Vivant.

Travels in Upper and Lower Egypt...During the Campaigns of General Bonaparte. 57 (of 62) plates. 3 volumes. 8vo, contemporary calf; lacking 5 plates, rebacked, some foxing and soiling, etc. SOLD-AS-IS.

1803 Not Available USD 720.00
92 [Mann, Herman].

The Female Review: or, Memoirs of an American Young Lady.

1797 Not Available USD 660.00
112 Combe, William.

The English Dance of Death.

Vd Not Available USD 660.00
158 . Wharton, Edith.

The Mother's Recompense.

Vd Not Available USD 660.00
73 (Cook, James).

An Account of the Voyages undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere. 23 (of 51) engraved plates. 3 volumes bound in 2. 4to, contemporary acid-dyed calf, rebacked, lacking plates, some foxing. SOLD-AS-

1773 Not Available USD 600.00
116

Bibles. Group of 8 Bibles.

Vd Not Available USD 480.00
35

Peep Shows. Engelbrecht, Martin. Group of 12 hand-colored overlay plates for various peep shows. Each about 7 x 8-1/2 inches; some tears with loss, etc.

18th-century Not Available USD 450.00
143

Bible. [Later Prophets] * [Psalms Proverbs Job...].

17th-century Not Available USD 450.00
26 Moire, Sir Thomas.

Utopia, a New Edition by Rev. T. F. Dibdin.

1808 Not Available USD 420.00
68

Le Nu Esthetique.

1902-06 Not Available USD 360.00
91 Picton, Lieut. G. W.

The Battle of Waterloo.

[1817] Not Available USD 360.00
170

Mexican Deed. Yo Dario de Cadepor la Sama.

Circa 1700 Not Available USD 360.00
199

Voynich Cipher. Facsimile edition Beinecke MS 408, "The Voynich Manuscript." Illustrated, including folding leaves.

nd Not Available USD 360.00
28 Paz, Octavio.

Las Peras Del Olmo.

1957 Not Available USD 330.00
190 Ellis, William.

Narrative of a Tour Through Hawaii, or, Owhyhee; with remarks on the History...of the Sandwich Islands.

1826 Not Available USD 330.00
71

An Atlas to Guthrie's Geographical Grammar.

1820 Not Available USD 300.00
209

Travel. Group of 6 volumes, as listed below.

vd Not Available USD 300.00
215

Group of 31 19th Century American Pamphlets.

Vd Not Available USD 294.00
8

Cartography. Group of 17 maps.

vd Not Available USD 270.00
12 Bacon, Francis.

The Essays, or Councils, Civil and Moral of Sir Francis Bacon...To this Edition is added the Character of Queen Elizabeth; never before Printed in English. 8vo, contemporary calf ruled in blind, spine gilt in 5 compartments; front cover detached, final le

1696 Not Available USD 270.00
47 Phillips, Edward.

The New World of Words: or, Universal English Dictionary.

1706 Not Available USD 270.00
110

The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments.

1800's Not Available USD 270.00
194 Benezit, E.

Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs.

1948 Not Available USD 270.00
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