Heritage Auctions: Rare Books
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Rare Books | Total Sales (USD) | 995,116.50 |
| Auction Date | October 17, 2013 - October 17, 2013 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 690,400.00 |
| Sale Number | #6100 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,035,600.00 |
| Total Lots | 560 | ||
| Sold Lots | 521 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 741,600.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 93.04% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,112,400.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 39 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 89.46% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36174 | F. Scott Fitzgerald. | The Great Gatsby. |
1925 | USD 48,000.00 - 72,000.00 | USD 46,875.00 |
| 36227 | Excellent Collection of 218 Nobel Lectures & Related Offprints by 80 Nobel Prize Laureates |
USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00 | USD 43,750.00 | ||
| 36114 | Ian Fleming. | Complete Set of British First Editions of the James Bond Books, including: |
USD 24,000.00 - 36,000.00 | USD 31,250.00 | |
| 36250 | [Armenian Illuminated Manuscript of the Four Gospels]. |
1584 | USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 | USD 30,000.00 | |
| 36254 | [Armenian Illuminated Manuscript of the Four Gospels]. |
1659 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 30,000.00 | |
| 36009 | [Benjamin Franklin, printer]. | A Treaty, Held at the Town of Lancaster, In Pennsylvania, by the Honourable the Lieutenant-Governor of the Province, and the Honourable the Commissioners for the Provinces of Virginia and Maryland, with the Indians of the Six Nations, in June 1744 |
1744 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 27,500.00 |
| 36020 | [Thomas Paine]. | Common Sense; Addressed to the Inhabitants of America... The Third Edition. |
February 14, 1776 | USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 | USD 27,500.00 |
| 36025 | William Stone. | Declaration of Independence. |
ca. 1848. | USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 | USD 22,500.00 |
| 36253 | [Armenian Illuminated Manuscript Four Gospels]. |
USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 | USD 20,000.00 | ||
| 36116 | Ian Fleming. | Goldfinger. |
1959 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 17,500.00 |
| 36115 | Ian Fleming. | For Your Eyes Only. Five Secret Occasions in the Life of James Bond. |
1960 | USD 11,200.00 - 16,800.00 | USD 16,250.00 |
| 36186 | Harper Lee. | To Kill a Mockingbird. |
1960 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 16,250.00 |
| 36140 | J. R. R. Tolkien. | The Lord of the Rings, including: The Fellowship of the Ring. |
1954 | USD 4,800.00 - 7,200.00 | USD 15,000.00 |
| 36243 | David Ricardo. | On the Principles of Political Economy, and Taxation. |
1817 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 11,875.00 |
| 36118 | Ian Fleming. | Thunderball. |
1961 | USD 9,600.00 - 14,400.00 | USD 11,250.00 |
| 36156 | Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. | Il Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha… |
1608 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 10,937.50 |
| 36117 | Ian Fleming. | On Her Majesty's Secret Service. |
1963 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 10,625.00 |
| 36028 | [Samuel] Urlsperger. | Der Ausfuhrlichen Nachrichten von der Koniglich-Gross-Britannischen Colonie Saltzburgischer Emigranten in America. |
1741 | USD 2,800.00 - 4,200.00 | USD 10,000.00 |
| 36146 | Jules Verne. | Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas. |
1873 | USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00 | USD 10,000.00 |
| 36094 | J. K. Rowling. | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. |
1997 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 9,687.50 |
| 36030 | [Alexander Wilson. | American Ornithology; or, the Natural History of the Birds of the United States. Plates. Engraved and Coloured from Original Drawings taken from Nature. New York and |
1829 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 8,750.00 |
| 36207 | Mark Twain. | Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade). |
1885 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 8,750.00 |
| 36203 | Robert Louis Stevenson. | Treasure Island. London, Paris & |
1883 | USD 4,800.00 - 7,200.00 | USD 8,125.00 |
| 36223 | James Dalton. | A New System of Chemical Philosophy. Manchester: S. Russell |
USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 7,812.50 | |
| 36012 | Thomas Jefferson. | A Manual of Parliamentary Practice. For the use of the Senate of the United States. By Thomas Jefferson. |
1801 | USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00 | USD 7,500.00 |
