Source : American Book Auction Catalogues
| Source Title | American Book Auction Catalogues 1713-1934. A Union List |
| Description | This is the record of book auctions in America from 1713 to 1934. In that period 10,126 auctions are identified and another 52 later added. A nation's interests and tastes are reflected in the materials it disgorges and America's auction history provides an illuminating picture. Auctions have always been a barometer of what is perceived interesting, if not always valuable. As a collectible category some of the more voracious collectors of the printed word have pursed, if not achieved, completeness. |
| Scope of Text | This text records the names, dates, places and brief particulars of sales posted in newspapers [and not always otherwise known] and more often detailed in printed catalogues which have been the norm in documented sales for the past two hundred years. |
| Total Records in AED | 10619 |
![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/acf970a0-a15d-4c79-aa24-5e8e414cb465.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.")
