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Auction Info
- Auction Name
- A Treasure Trove of Discoveries
- Auction Date
- 03/18/2026 - 03/18/2026
- Sale Number
- #22341
- Total Lots
- 68
- Sold Lots
- 56.0
- Lots Sold
- 82.35%
- Unsold Lots
- 12
- Total Sales (USD)
- 13,993.80
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 12,640.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 21,460.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 17,880.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 30,420.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 46.00%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | EARHART, Amelia (1897-1937). | The Fun of It. Signed first edition, 1932. |
N/A | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,125.00 |
| 21 | CARTER, Howard (1874-1939) and MACE, Arthur C. (1874-1928). | The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen. |
1923-1933. | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,062.50 |
| 151 | STEINBECK, John (1902-1968). | Set of 8 Easton Press works by STEINBECK, John (1902-1968). |
1968-1997. | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 812.50 |
| 148 | An Original Disney Jungle Book Animation Cell, circa 1967, |
circa 1967, | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 593.75 | |
| 203 | BUDGE, E. A. Wallis (1857-1934) and KING, L. W. (1869-1919). | 29 Volumes, various works, including The Mummy, The Book of the Dead... |
1893, 1904-1909. | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 562.50 |
| 24 | SHAW, Peter (1694-1763). | The Philosophical Works of the Honorable Robert Boyle, Esq. |
MDCCXV [1725]. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 531.25 |
| 167 | CRONSTEDT, Axel (1722-1765). | An Essay Towards a System of Mineralogy. |
N/A | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 531.25 |
| 81 | WOODWARD, John (1665-1728). | An Attempt Towards a Natural History of the Fossils of England. |
MDCCXXIX [1729]. First edition. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 500.00 |
| 14 | Ulysses Grant Civil War Chromatrope Lantern Slide, 19th Century, |
19th Century, | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 500.00 | |
| 142 | Salvador Dali (1904-1989) | Apparation of Face and Fruit Dish on a Beach, |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 468.75 |
| 47 | Set of 5 books on the sun, moon, and astronomy. Set of 3 slide rule star finders. Set of 10 magic lantern slides of moon, sun spots... |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 437.50 | |
| 63 | The Bridgewater Treatises, 12 volumes. CHALMER, Thomas (1780-1847); KIDD, John (1775-1851); WHEWELL, William (1794-1866)... |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 406.25 | |
| 46 | DESCARTES, Rene (1596-1650). | Epistolae, Partim ab Auctore Latino Sermone conscriptae, partim ex Gallico translatae. |
CIC ICC LXVIII [1668]. | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 375.00 |
| 140 | Set of Pulitzer Prize Winner Books, 1997, Signed. Prize winners in Fiction, Biography, History, Poetry, and Nonfiction. |
1997 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 343.75 | |
| 93 | GIBBON, Edward (1737-1794). | The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. |
MDCCXCI and MDCCXCII [1791 and 1792]. | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 312.50 |
| 230 | BELZONI, Giovanni (1778-1823). | Narrative of the Operations and Recent Discovers. |
1820 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 281.25 |
| 171 | Set of 11 magic lantern and visual illusion books. 19th and 20th century. |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 237.50 | |
| 66 | PRITCHARD, Andrew (1804-1882). | A History of Infusoria. First edition. |
1841 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 187.50 |
| 163 | Set of 4 British Gunner books. Early 19th century. |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 187.50 | |
| 192 | 6 books on ancient Egypt. 19th and 20th century. |
N/A | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 162.50 |
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