Heritage Auctions: Rare Books Signature Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Rare Books Signature Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 1,455,074.25 |
| Auction Date | May 08, 2025 - May 09, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 870,320.00 |
| Sale Number | #6319 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,308,480.00 |
| Total Lots | 366 | ||
| Sold Lots | 349 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,140,240.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 95.36% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,713,360.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 17 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 84.93% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45030 | Lansford W. Hastings. | The Emigrants' Guide, to Oregon and California, Containing Scenes and Incidents of a Party of Oregon Emigrants; |
1845 | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 93,750.00 |
| 45167 | Frank Herbert. | Dune. |
[1965]. | USD 9,600.00 - 14,400.00 | USD 75,000.00 |
| 45050 | [Jane Austen]. | Sense and Sensibility: A Novel in Three Volumes. By a Lady. |
1811 | USD 64,000.00 - 96,000.00 | USD 68,750.00 |
| 45174 | J. R. R. Tolkien. | The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, comprising The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King. |
1954-1955. | USD 64,000.00 - 96,000.00 | USD 68,750.00 |
| 45006 | William Shakespeare. | Mr. William Shakespear's Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. Published according to the true Original Copies. Unto which is added, SEVEN PLAYS, Never before Printed in Folio. |
1685 | USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 | USD 62,500.00 |
| 45019 | [Declaration of Independence]. The Pennsylvania Ledger: Or the Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New-Jersey Weekly Advertiser. |
13 July 1776. | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 62,500.00 | |
| 45058 | Charles Dickens. | A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. |
1843 | USD 48,000.00 - 72,000.00 | USD 45,000.00 |
| 45078 | [Alberto Sangorski, calligrapher and illuminator]. Alfred, Lord Tennyson. | Morte d'Arthur. |
c.1910]. | USD 24,000.00 - 36,000.00 | USD 42,500.00 |
| 45049 | Louisa M. Alcott. | Little Women or, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy; [and] Part Second. |
1868, 1869 | USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 | USD 27,500.00 |
| 45123 | Thomas Pynchon. | The Crying of Lot 49. |
[1966]. | USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 | USD 27,500.00 |
| 45177 | Jules Verne. | Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas. |
1873 [but 1872]. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 27,500.00 |
| 45059 | Charles Dickens. | A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. |
1843 | USD 6,400.00 - 9,600.00 | USD 25,000.00 |
| 45152 | Isaac Asimov. | A very fine presentation set of the Foundation Trilogy. |
[1951-53]. | USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 | USD 21,875.00 |
| 45079 | Percy Bysshe Shelley. | Adonais. An Elegy on the Death of John Keats, Author of Endymion, Hyperion Etc. |
1821 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 20,000.00 |
| 45168 | Aldous Huxley. | Brave New World. |
1932 | USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 | USD 19,375.00 |
| 45148 | Isaac Asimov. | I, Robot. |
[1950]. | USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00 | USD 18,750.00 |
| 45089 | Oscar Wilde. | The Picture of Dorian Gray. |
1891 | USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 | USD 16,250.00 |
| 45009 | Processus contra Templarios. Exemplaria Praetiosa III. |
[2007]. | USD 3,200.00 - 4,800.00 | USD 15,625.00 | |
| 45121 | Toni Morrison. | The Bluest Eye. |
[1970]. | USD 9,600.00 - 14,400.00 | USD 15,000.00 |
| 45136 | J. D. Salinger. | The Catcher in the Rye. |
1951 | USD 4,800.00 - 7,200.00 | USD 14,375.00 |
| 45165 | Robert A. Heinlein. | Stranger in a Strange Land. |
[1961]. | USD 12,800.00 - 19,200.00 | USD 13,125.00 |
| 45112 | [Ernest Hemingway]. Calvin Coolidge. | The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge. |
1929 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 11,875.00 |
| 45155 | Ray Bradbury. | Fahrenheit 451. |
[1953]. | USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00 | USD 11,875.00 |
| 45166 | Robert Heinlein. | Stranger in a Strange Land. |
1961 | USD 3,200.00 - 4,800.00 | USD 10,625.00 |
| 45183 | H. G. Wells. | The Time Machine. An Invention. |
1895 | USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00 | USD 10,625.00 |
