Heritage Auctions: Historical Manuscripts Including Texana Signature Auction, 6316, Dallas

Auction Details

Auction Date: March 28, 2025 - March 28, 2025

Page Size: 364 items in 15 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
47001	Stephen F. Austin	Stephen F. Austin Signed Texian Loan Certificate.	New Orleans	1836	USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00	Unknown
47002	Jose Justo	Jose Justo Corro Decree Ordering the Confiscation of Property Belonging to Supporters of the Texas Revolution.		1836	USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00	Unknown
47003	Valentin Gomez	Valentin Gomez Farias Broadside Decree Announcing a Provision to Set Up New Colonies in Texas.		1834	USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00	Unknown
47004	Sam Houston	Sam Houston Endorsement Signature on his Final Pay Check as Governor of Texas.	Comptroller's Office, Austin, Texas	1861	USD 3,200.00 - 4,800.00	Unknown
47005	A. K. Johnston.	A. K. Johnston. United States and Texas,	[Edinburgh and London]	circa 1844.	USD 960.00 - 1,440.00	Unknown
47006	William H. Emory.	William H. Emory. Map of Texas and the Countries Adjacent.		1844	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	Unknown
47007	John Disturnell.	John Disturnell. Mapa de los Estados Unidos de Mejico.	Nueva York.	1847 Revised Edition	USD 28,000.00 - 42,000.00	Unknown
47008	Hermenegildo Vilaplana.	Hermenegildo Vilaplana. Vida Portentosa del americano septentrional apostol el V. P. Fr. Antonio Margil de Jesus... Mexico: la Bibliotheca Mexicana, 1763.	Mexico	1763	USD 4,800.00 - 7,200.00	Unknown
47009		Decree Establishing New Commandancias and Headquarters to Handle Texas Revolt as Published in the January 29, 1836 Issue of La Opinion;	San Luis Potosi	1835 to	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	Unknown
47010		Mexican Soldier's Letter with News of the Alamo and Goliad Published in the April 15, 1836 Issue of La Opinion;	San Luis Potosi	1836	USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00	Unknown
47011		Two Issues of La Opinion;		1836	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	Unknown
47012		Durango Broadside with News of the Arrival of Texan Prisoners from the Santa Fe Expedition.		1841	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	Unknown
47013	Abraham E. Schell	Mexican War Diary of Abraham E. Schell of the 2nd Pennsylvania Infantry.		1847	USD 4,800.00 - 7,200.00	Unknown
47014	Thomas Toby	[Republic of Texas Scrip]. Thomas Toby Texas Scrip Signed.	New Orleans, Louisiana	1836	USD 960.00 - 1,440.00	Unknown
47015	Robert Wilson.	Town of Harrisburg Stock Certificate Issued to Robert Wilson.	Harrisburg, [Texas]	1839	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	Unknown
47016	[William Penn].	[William Penn]. Petition Requesting a "Bancke" to Lots Facing the River.		1701	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	Unknown
47017		[Colonial America]. List of Corporal Punishments Issued in Kings County.		1770	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	Unknown
47018	Francis Scott Key	Francis Scott Key Autograph Letter Signed.	Washington [D.C.]	1835	USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00	Unknown
47019		[Fur Trade in Michigan]. Indian Trader Bonds Posted in the Sault Ste. Marie Subagency to James Ord.		1840 and 1841	USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00	Unknown
47020	Frederick Douglass	Frederick Douglass Autograph Quote Signed.	no place	1886	USD 3,200.00 - 4,800.00	Unknown
47021	Wyatt Earp	Wyatt Earp Autograph Endorsement Signed.	Saint Louis, Missouri	1870	USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00	Unknown
47022	Annie Oakley	Annie Oakley Autograph Letter Signed.	New York	1888	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	Unknown
47023	Pat Garrett	Pat Garrett Partial Autograph Letter Signed.	El Paso, Texas.		USD 960.00 - 1,440.00	Unknown
47024	Geronimo	Geronimo Signed Card.	U.S. Indian Reservation, Worlds Fair, St. Louis Mo.	1904	USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00	Unknown
47025	Katharine Lee Bates	Katharine Lee Bates Autograph Lyrics to "America the Beautiful" Signed "Katharine Lee Bates."	no place	circa 1920	USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00	Unknown

Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
27th March 2025

Forum, Mar. 27: Dürer (Albrecht) Hierin sind begriffen vier bücher von menschlicher Proportion, 4 parts in 1, first edition, Nuremberg, Hieronymus Andreae for Agnes Dürer, 1528. £30,000 to £40,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Book of Hours, Use of Rome, illuminated manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 26 fine hand-painted miniatures, 17th century dark brown morocco, [Lyon], [c. 1475 and later c. 1490-1500]. £25,000 to £35,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Brontë (Emily) The North Wind, watercolour, [1842]. £15,000 to £20,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Titanic.- Mudd (Thomas Cupper, one of the youngest victims of the sinking of the Titanic, 1895-1912) Autograph Letter signed on board RMS Titanic to his mother, April 11th 1912. £20,000 to £30,000.

Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
27th March 2025

Forum, Mar. 27: [Austen (Jane)] Emma: A Novel, 3 vol., first edition, for John Murray, 1816. £10,000 to £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Picasso (Pablo).- Ovid. Les Metamorphoses, one of 95 copies, signed by the artist, Lausanne, Albert Skira, 1931. £10,000 to £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: America.- Ogilby (John) America: Being the Latest, and Most Accurate Description of the New World..., all maps with vibrant hand-colouring in outline, probably by an early hand, 1671. £15,000 to £25,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Iceland.- Geological exploration.- Bright (Dr. Richard )and Edward Bird. Collection of twenty original drawings from travels in Iceland with Henry Holland and George Mackenzie, watercolours, [1810]. £20,000 to £30,000.
Forum Auctions
The Library of Barry Humphries
26th March 2025

Forum, Mar. 26: Beckford (William) [Vathek] An Arabian Tale, first (but unauthorised) edition, Lady Caroline Lamb's copy with her signature and notes, 1786. £2,000 to £3,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Baudelaire (Charles) Les Fleurs du Mal, first edition containing the 6 suppressed poems, first issue, contemporary half black morocco, Paris, 1857. £4,000 to £6,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Beardsley (Aubrey).- Pope (Alexander) The Rape of the Lock, one of 25 copies on Japanese vellum, Leonard Smithers, 1896. £4,000 to £6,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Douglas (Lord Alfred) Sonnets, first edition, the dedication copy, with signed presentation inscription from the author to his wife Olive Custance, The Academy, 1909. £2,000 to £3,000.

Forum Auctions
The Library of Barry Humphries
26th March 2025

Forum, Mar. 26: Crowley (Aleister) The Works..., 3 vol. in 1 (as issued)"Essay Competition" issue on India paper, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1905-07. £1,500 to £2,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Rodin (Auguste).- Mirbeau (Octave) Le Jardin des Supplices, one of 30 copies on chine with an additional suite, bound in dark purple goatskin, Paris, 1902. £3,000 to £4,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Pellar (Hans) Eight original book illustrations for 'Der verliebte Flamingo' [together with] a published copy of the first edition of the book, 1923. £6,000 to £8,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Cretté (Georges, binder).- Louÿs (Pierre) Les Aventures du Roi Pausole, 2 vol., one of 99 copies, with 2 original drawings, superbly bound in blue goatskin, gilt, Paris, 1930. £3,000 to £4,000.
Sotheby's
Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts

Sotheby’s: The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD

Sotheby’s: Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD

Sotheby’s: William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Sold: 4,320,000 USD

Sotheby’s: The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD

Sotheby's
Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts

Sotheby’s: Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Sold: 1,920,000 USD

Sotheby’s: Machiavelli | Il Principe, a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP

Sotheby’s: Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura, ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP

Sotheby’s: Henri Matisse | Jazz, Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR
Swann
Printed & Manuscript African Americana
March 20, 2025

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 7: Thomas Fisher, The Negro's Memorial or Abolitionist's Catechism, London, 1825. $6,000 to $9,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 78: Victor H. Green, The Negro Travelers' Green Book, New York, 1958. $20,000 to $30,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 99: Rosa Parks, Hand-written recollection of her first meeting with Martin Luther King Jr., autograph manuscript, Detroit, c. 1990s. $30,000 to $40,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 154: Frederick Douglass, Autograph statement on voting rights, signed manuscript, 1866. $20,000 to $30,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 164: W.E.B. Du Bois, What the Negro Has Done for the United States and Texas, Washington, circa 1936. $3,000 to $4,000.

Swann
Printed & Manuscript African Americana
March 20, 2025

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 263: Susan Paul, Memoir of James Jackson, Boston, 1835. $6,000 to $9,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 267: Langston Hughes, Gypsy Ballads, signed translation of García Lorca's poetry, Madrid, 1937. $1,500 to $2,500.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 274: Malcolm X, Collection from Alex Haley's estate, 38 items, 1963-1971. $4,000 to $6,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 367: Solomon Northup, Twelve Years a Slave, Auburn, NY, 1853. $2,500 to $3,500.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 402: Anna Julia Cooper, A Voice from the South, Xenia, OH, 1892. $2,000 to $3,000.
Koller, Mar. 26: Wit, Frederick de. Atlas. Amsterdam, de Wit, [1680]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000

Koller, Mar. 26: Merian, Maria Sibylla. Der Raupen wunderbare Verwandelung, und sonderbare Blumennahrung. Nürnberg, 1679; Frankfurt a. M. und Leipzig, 1683. CHF 20,000 to 30,000

Koller, Mar. 26: GOETHE, JOHANN WOLFGANG VON. Faust. Ein Fragment. Von Goethe. Ächte Ausgabe. Leipzig, G. J. Göschen, 1790. CHF 7,000 to 10,000

Koller, Mar. 26: Hieronymus. [Das hochwirdig leben der außerwoelten freünde gotes der heiligen altuaeter]. Augsburg, Johann Schönsperger d. Ä., 9. Juni 1497. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.

Koller, Mar. 26: BIBLIA GERMANICA - Neunte deutsche Bibel. Nürnberg, A. Koberger, 17. Feb. 1483. CHF 40,000 to 60,000

Koller, Mar. 26: HORAE B.M.V. - Stundenbuch. Lateinische Handschrift auf Pergament, Kalendarium französisch. Nordfrankreich (Rouen?). CHF 25,000 to 40,000

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