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Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana. Part 1

Sotheby's, 34-35 New Bond St., London, W1A 2AA, United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7293 5000 · +44 (0)20 7293 5989

Date of the auction: 20.07.2023

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Lot number 1001
(America) ⁠— Sir Humphrey Gilbert | The contract for the voyage that made...
Estimate
US$700,000 - US$1,000,000
Price realised:
US$889,000
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Lot number 1002
(America) ⁠— William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling | Colonizing Nova...
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US$80,000 - US$120,000
Price realised:
US$88,900
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Lot number 1003
(Franklin, Benjamin) | A very rare work written and printed by Franklin...
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US$50,000 - US$80,000
Price realised:
US$63,500
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Lot number 1004
Washington, George | Perhaps the only leaf from Washington's diary in...
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US$80,000 - US$100,000
Price realised:
US$101,600
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Lot number 1005
Hancock, John | A significant broadside from the birthplace of the...
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US$100,000 - US$150,000
Price realised:
US$177,800
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Lot number 1006
The Treaty of Paris | "A True Copy of the congressional instructions to the...
Estimate
US$2,000,000 - US$4,000,000
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n. a.
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Lot number 1007
United States Constitution | A first-day publication of the United States...
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US$180,000 - US$250,000
Price realised:
US$177,800
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Lot number 1008
(Hamilton, Alexander, James Madison, and John Jay) | A first edition...
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US$300,000 - US$400,000
Price realised:
US$482,600
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Lot number 1009
(Washington, George) | A book from Washington's library at Mount Vernon...
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US$50,000 - US$70,000
Price realised:
US$50,800
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Lot number 1010
Washington, George | "… let the transaction be confined entirely to...
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US$60,000 - US$80,000
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n. a.
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Lot number 1011
Adams, John | The original nepo baby?
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US$50,000 - US$70,000
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n. a.
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Lot number 1012
Jefferson, Thomas | "I will expunge the effects of mr A’s indecent conduct...
Estimate
US$50,000 - US$70,000
Price realised:
US$82,550
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Lot number 1013
Jefferson, Thomas | "one act of his life, & never but one, gave me personal...
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US$70,000 - US$100,000
Price realised:
US$69,850
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Lot number 1014
Jefferson, Thomas | Citing his "advancing years," Thomas Jefferson declines...
Estimate
US$100,000 - US$150,000
Price realised:
US$127,000
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Lot number 1015
Bowie, James, & Rezin Pleasant Bowie | John Goodman & Co. v. James Bowie
Estimate
US$70,000 - US$100,000
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n. a.
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Lot number 1016
Audubon, John James | First octavo edition of Audubon's greatest achievement
Estimate
US$50,000 - US$70,000
Price realised:
US$57,150
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Lot number 1017
Catlin, George | The only handcolored issue of Catlin's Portfolio published...
Estimate
US$60,000 - US$90,000
Price realised:
US$76,200
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Lot number 1018
Audubon, John James | A handsome copy of The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North...
Estimate
US$150,000 - US$250,000
Price realised:
US$190,500
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Lot number 1019
Gould, John | Gould's masterpiece, lavishly bound
Estimate
US$70,000 - US$100,000
Price realised:
US$101,600
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Lot number 1020
Lincoln, Abraham | A key document from Lincoln's legal career
Estimate
US$150,000 - US$200,000
Price realised:
US$127,000
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Lot number 1021
Dickens, Charles | An unrestored first issue of Great Expectations and a...
Estimate
US$80,000 - US$120,000
Price realised:
US$82,550
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Lot number 1022
Potter, Beatrix | Old Mr. Bunny had no opinion whatever of cats.
Estimate
US$300,000 - US$400,000
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n. a.
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Lot number 1023
Bemelmans, Ludwig | Original mock-up of Madeline
Estimate
US$80,000 - US$120,000
Price realised:
US$190,500
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