Freeman’s February 17 Books and Manuscripts auction is an Americana collector’s delight, with highlights led by an extremely rare Northwest Territory Land Ordinance from 1785; a previously unrecorded campaign handbill from the 1796 Thomas Jefferson and John Adams presidential election; as well as a fine lock of President George Washington’s hair, cut shortly after his first inauguration in 1789. Freeman’s continues to lead in historic Philadelphia material, including the only known photograph of William A. Leary, Sr., founder of the legendary Leary’s Book Store, and a first edition of the first Catholic Bible printed in the United States, printed in Philadelphia in 1790. With works by such Black luminaries as Frederick Douglass, James Baldwin, and Sojourner Truth, literary giants Charles Dickens and Edgar Allan Poe, and surveyors of the natural world Charles Darwin and John James Audubon, the auction also offers a diverse selection of Fine Bindings, Prints, and Art, as well as rare opportunities for collectors of Children’s & Illustrated, Sporting, and Military History books.
Lot 97
[Food & Drink] Group of 12 18th and 19th Century Titles on Cooking and Housekeeping
Sold for $1,386
Estimated at $600 - $900
Lot 98
[Graphic Design] Peignot, Charles (editor) Arts et metiers graphiques
Sold for $378
Estimated at $600 - $900
Lot 99
[Law] (Booth, William) The Compleat Solicitor, Entring-Clerk and Attorney...
Sold for $630
Estimated at $500 - $800
Lot 100
[Law] Campbell, John Lord Shakespeare's Legal Acquirements Considered
Sold for $441
Estimated at $400 - $600
Lot 101
[Literature] Dickens, Charles The Personal History of David Copperfield
Sold for $882
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Lot 102
[Literature] Dickens, Charles The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club
Sold for $1,008
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Lot 107
[Military History] Brown, Hugh The True Principles of Gunnery Investigated and Explained...
Sold for $1,260
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 108
[Military History] Gheyn, Jacob de Maniement d'armes d'arquebuses, mousquetz, et piques...
Sold for $4,410
Estimated at $2,500 - $4,000
Lot 109
[Military History] Koerner, Alfred The Hotchkiss Revolving Cannon...
Sold for $1,890
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Lot 114
[Pennsylvania] [State in Schuylkill] Fisher, William Wharton Manuscript Speech
Sold for $1,764
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Lot 115
[Philadelphia] [Leary's Book Store] Portrait of Philadelphia Bookseller William A. Leary, Sr.
Sold for $693
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 117
[Posters] [World War I] Chambers, Charles E. Food Will Win the War...
Sold for $1,008
Estimated at $500 - $800
Lot 118
[Posters] [World War I] Wood, Gerald Join the Brave Throng That Goes Marching Along
Sold for $882
Estimated at $600 - $900
Lot 119
[Posters] [World War I] Group of 3 World War I-Related Posters
Sold for $1,134
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Lot 120
[Posters] [World War II] Group of 14 World War II Posters
Sold for $1,134
Estimated at $500 - $800
Lot 121
[Prints] Audubon, John James Great American Shrike or Butcher Bird
Sold for $3,276
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 124
[Prints] Audubon, John James Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Sold for $2,394
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 125
[Prints] Audubon, John James Small Green Crested Fly Catcher
Sold for $1,512
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Lot 130
[Prints] [New York] Brown, George L., and A.H. Ritchie The Mouth of the Hudson
Sold for $945
Estimated at $600 - $900
Lot 135
[Religion] ["She" Bible] (The Holy Bible, Conteyning the Old Testament, and the New...)
Sold for $37,800
Estimated at $4,000 - $6,000
Lot 140
[Science, Medicine & Mathematics] Darwin, Charles Works
Sold for $5,670
Estimated at $800 - $1,200