New England Book Auctions: Literature, Childrens, Prints and Ephemera
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Literature, Childrens, Prints and Ephemera | Total Sales (USD) | 51,048.00 |
| Auction Date | February 18, 2025 - February 18, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 41,930.00 |
| Sale Number | #536 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 62,995.00 |
| Total Lots | 208 | ||
| Sold Lots | 177 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 50,445.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 85.10% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 76,055.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 31 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 67.12% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30a | Burns, Robert. | The Poetical Works of Robert Burns with His Life. |
1808 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 7,200.00 |
| 110 | L'Engle, Madeleine. | Group of 4 typescripts plays & 1 collection of verses, as listed below. |
vd | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 3,600.00 |
| 49 | Conrad, Joseph. | Notes on Life & Letters. |
1921 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 2,040.00 |
| 76 | Glaister, Don. Complete Instructions from the preface of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. |
-2022 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,320.00 | |
| 160 | Heitzman, Ric. | (Pee Wee's Playhouse). |
1986-91 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,080.00 |
| 164 | Photography. Group of 8 volumes, as listed below. |
vd | USD 125.00 - 175.00 | USD 960.00 | |
| 42 | Children's. Group of 43 volumes. |
vd | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 900.00 | |
| 106 | Kennedy, John F. | The White House. An Historic Guide. |
1963 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 900.00 |
| 198 | Twain, Mark. | Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. |
1885 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 900.00 |
| 188 | Stevenson, Robert Louis. | Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. |
1886 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 840.00 |
| 40 | Children's. Group of 32 volumes. |
vd | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 780.00 | |
| 41 | Children's. Group of 28 volumes. |
vd | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 780.00 | |
| 127 | Melville, Herman. | Mardi: And a Voyage Thither. |
1849 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 720.00 |
| 88 | Hemingway, Ernest. | The Fifth Column and the First Forty-Nine Stories. |
1938 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 690.00 |
| 2 | American Revolution. Uncut engraved currency sheet of 4 different denominations |
1778 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 600.00 | |
| 3 | American Revolution. Uncut engraved currency sheet of 4 different denominations |
1776 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 600.00 | |
| 149 | Muscle Magazines. |
1950s-80s | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 540.00 | |
| 57 | Doolittle, Bev. | Where Silence Speaks: The Art of Bev Doolittle. |
-1986 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 510.00 |
| 94 | Holocaust. "Jude". |
1930s-40s | USD 100.00 - 150.00 | USD 510.00 | |
| 45 | Meggendorfer, Lothar. | Children's. Grand Cirque International. |
1890s | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 480.00 |
| 64 | Erotica. Group of 7 volumes, as listed below. |
vd | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 450.00 | |
| 146 | Moser, Barry. | Pan. Eight Wood Engravings on a Theme of Pan. |
1980 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 450.00 |
| 6 | Americana. Group of over 100 pamphlets. |
1815-19 | USD 100.00 - 150.00 | USD 420.00 | |
| 37 | Children's. Group of 17 volumes. |
vd | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 420.00 | |
| 126 | McLoughlin Brothers. Group of 5 volumes, as listed below. |
vd | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 420.00 |