Christies: Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Americana, 22661, New York
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- January 28, 2025 - January 28, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 176 | LAFAYETTE, Gilbert Motier, Marquis de (1757-1820). | Autograph letter signed ("Lafayette") to Col. Anthony Walton White, Malvern Hill, 27 July 1781. |
Malvern Hill | 27 July 1781. | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 27,720.00 |
| 177 | WAYNE, Anthony (1745-1796). | Autograph letter signed ("Anty Wayne") to Col. Anthony Walton White, Camden, [South Carolina], 23 December 1781. |
Camden, [South Carolina] | 23 December 1781. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 11,970.00 |
| 178 | MUHLENBERG, Peter (1746-1807). | Autograph letter signed ("P. Muhlenberg") to Colonel Anthony Walton White, Cumberland Courthouse, 14 August 1782. Muhlenberg") to Colonel Anthony Walton White, Cumberland Courthouse, 14 August 1782. |
1782 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 10,710.00 | |
| 179 | HAMILTON, Alexander (1757-1804). | Autograph letter signed ("A Hamilton") to Anthony Walton White, "at the Plough & Harrow," New York, "ten oClock", 29 April 1789. |
1789 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 56,700.00 | |
| 180 | KNOX, Henry (1750-1806). | Manuscript document signed ("H Knox") as Secretary of War, "War Office," |
[Philadelphia,] | 14 February 1791. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,788.00 |
| 181 | BURNS, Robert (1759-1796). | Autograph manuscript, "Geordie -- An old ballad -- Same tune," n.p., n.d. |
[Scotland | 1790s.] | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 20,160.00 |
| 182 | WASHINGTON, George (1732-1799). | State of Connecticut January 23, 1795. By His Excellency Samuel Huntington Esquire ... |
State of Connecticut | January 23, 1795 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 25,200.00 |
| 183 | HAMILTON, Alexander (1757-1804). | Observations on Certain Documents contained in No. V & VI of "The History of the United States," in which the Charge of Speculation against Alexander Hamilton, late Secretary of the Treasury, is Fully Refuted. |
Philadelphia | 1797 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 11,970.00 |
| 184 | OWEN, Robert (1771--1858). | A New View of Society, or Essays on the Principle of the Formation of the Human Character and Application of the Principle to Practice. |
London | 1813 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 27,720.00 |
| 185 | ROGERS, John (fl. early 19th century). | Celebrated Sailing Vessels, of Different Classes; from the Original Drawings. |
London | 1825 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 186 | TOUSSAINT, Pierre (1766-1853). | Autograph letter signed ("P. Toussaint") to [Mary Anne Sawyer] Schulyer |
New York | 18 December 1828. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 8,190.00 |
| 187 | [LINDLEY, John (1799-1865), editor]. WITHERS, Augusta Innes (fl 1827--1864), artist. | The Pomological Magazine; or, figures and descriptions of the most important varieties of fruit cultivated in Great Britain. |
London | 1828-1830. | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 6,048.00 |
| 188 | SMITH, Joseph (1805-1844). | The Book of Mormon: An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon, Upon Plates Taken from the Plates of Nephi... by Joseph Smith Junior Author and Proprietor. |
Palmyra: | 1830 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 126,000.00 |
| 189 | BONAPARTE, Charles Lucien, 2nd Prince of Canino and Musignano (1803-1857). | Iconografia della fauna Italica. |
Rome | 1832-1841. | USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 12,600.00 |
| 190 | LOBACHEVSKY, Nikolai Ivanovich . | Algebra ili vychislenie konechnykh [Algebra or the Calculus of Finite Numbers]. |
Kazan | 1834 | USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 6,930.00 |
| 191 | LOBACHEVSKY, Nikolai Ivanovich (1792-1856). | "Novye nachala geometrii s polnoi teoriei parallelnykh" ["New foundations of geometry with the complete theory of parallels."] |
Kazan | 1835-1837. | USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 81,900.00 |
| 192 | LOBACHEVSKY, Nikolai Ivanovich (1792-1856). | Three works on non-Euclidean geometry. |
Kazan | 1856 | USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 69,300.00 |
| 193 | DARWIN, Charles (1809-1882) and FITZROY, Robert (1805-1865, editor), and KING, Philip Parker (1793-1856). | Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836. |
London | 1839 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 194 | LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865). | Autograph document signed ("Logan & Lincoln p q"), Tazewell County Circuit Court, n.d. |
[ca. 1842]. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 8,190.00 | |
| 195 | BUCHANAN, James (1791-1868). | Letter signed ("James Buchanan") as Secretary of State to John C. Pedrick, U.S. Consul at Rio Grande |
Washington | 19 August 1845. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,260.00 |
| 196 | MELVILLE, Herman (1819-1891). | The Piazza Tales. |
New York | 1856 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 8,190.00 |
| 197 | VAN DE VELDE, Carol Wilhelm Meredith (1818--1898). | Le Pays d'Israel. |
Paris | 1857 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 198 | LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865). | Autograph document signed ("Grimshaw & Lincoln") as respondent |
1858 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 8,820.00 | |
| 199 | LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865). | Autograph letter signed as President ("A. Lincoln") to Secretary of the Interior Caleb B. |
Smith | 17 June 1861. | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 20,160.00 |
| 200 | LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865). | Autograph endorsement signed ("A. Lincoln") as President, |
n.p. | 3 March 1862 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 7,560.00 |