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Auction Name THE ERIC C. CAREN COLLECTION: HOW HISTORY UNFOLDS ON PAPER, PART I Total Sales (USD) 657,106.00
Auction Date Sep 15, 2011 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 462,350.00
Sale Number 2253 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 689,350.00
Total Lots 355
Sold Lots 307 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 529,650.00
% of Lots Sold 86.48% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 791,750.00
Unsold Lots 48 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 82.99%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot NumberAuthor NameBook TitleYear PublishedEstimateActual Price
227   THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE OF NEW YORK. (NEW YORK.) Charles II, King of England. Authorization for Edmund Andros to take possession of New York from the Dutch.   USD   100,000.00 - 150,000.00 USD   120,000.00
299   THE FIRST PRINTED BASEBALL SCORECARD. (SPORTS--BASEBALL.) The Great Game for the Championship of the United States, Athletic vs. Atlantic.   USD   5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD   36,000.00
141   "SUPERLATIVELY RARE, ALMOST UNOBTAINABLE". (EARLY AMERICAN IMPRINT.) Hubbard, William. A Narrative of the Troubles with the Indians in New-England.   USD   25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD   24,000.00
47   A DRAMATIC PROTEST ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE STAMP ACT. (AMERICAN REVOLUTION--PRELUDE, 1765.) The Boston Post-Boy, &c. Extraordinary.   USD   25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD   19,200.00
309   WHAT REALLY SANK THE LUSITANIA?. (STEAMSHIPS.) John Brown & Company. Original mechanical plan of the Lusitania's steam piping by its builders.   USD   10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD   15,600.00
191   HAKLUYT, RICHARD. The Principall Navigations, Voiages and Discoveries of the English Nation.   USD   10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD   14,400.00
1   AMONG THE MOST POWERFUL EARLY AMERICAN GRAPHIC BROADSIDES. (AFRICAN AMERICANS.) Remarks on the Slave Trade.   USD   15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD   14,400.00
145   EDISON AND THE WORLD'S FIRST POWER STATION. (EDISON, THOMAS.) Archive of the early days of Edison's work, including his notes from the Pearl Street Station's first day.   USD   20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD   14,400.00
202   DISPATCHES FROM LINCOLN'S DEATHBED. (LINCOLN, ABRAHAM.) Stanton, Edwin M. Dispatches concerning Lincoln's last hours and death.   USD   12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD   12,000.00
209   THE RARE OFFICIAL PRINTING OF MADISON'S VIRGINIA RESOLUTION. [MADISON, JAMES.] Virginia to Wit. Resolved . . . to Maintain and Defend the Constitution of the United States.   USD   2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD   11,400.00
243   (PIRATES.) Exquemelin, Alexandre Olivier. Bucaniers of America; or, A True Account of the Most Remarkable Assaults   USD   8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD   11,400.00
68   THE FIRST AMERICAN MAP OF THE BATTLE OF YORKTOWN. (AMERICAN REVOLUTION--1782.) Bauman, Sebastian. . . . Plan of the Investment of York and Gloucester.   USD   15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD   11,400.00
192   "AMERICA'S MAGNA CARTA FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT". HAMILTON, ALEXANDER. Hamilton begins his research for his seminal Report on Manufactures.   USD   3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD   9,600.00
118   WASHINGTON INTRODUCES THE CONSTITUTION. (CONSTITUTION.) Postscript to the Carlisle Gazette.   USD   8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD   8,400.00
119   ONE OF THE EARLIEST PRINTINGS OF THE HOUSE DRAFT OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS. (CONSTITUTION.) The New-York Packet.   USD   10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD   8,400.00
124   THE DALTON GANG AFTER THE DISASTROUS COFFEYVILLE ROBBERY. (CRIME.) Tackitt, John. Group of 5 cabinet photos of the Dalton Gang.   USD   4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD   8,400.00
290   (SLAVERY AND ABOLITION.) Tyler, John W. $200 Reward. I Will Give the Above Reward for the Apprehension of Ludwell.   USD   2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD   7,800.00
135   EN ROUTE TO LITTLE BIGHORN WITH CUSTER. (CUSTER, GEORGE ARMSTRONG.) [Michaelis], Otho E. Letter from an officer with Custer ten days before Little Bighorn.   USD   5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD   7,800.00
242   CAPTAIN KIDD'S TRIAL: "I AM THE INNOCENTEST PERSON OF THEM ALL". (PIRATES.) The Arraignment, Tryal, and Condemnation of Captain William Kidd, for Murther and Piracy.   USD   3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD   7,200.00
46   BEN FRANKLIN'S FIRST REACTION TO THE STAMP ACT. (AMERICAN REVOLUTION--PRELUDE, 1765.) The Pennsylvania Gazette.   USD   10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD   6,960.00
214   AN UNRECORDED ILLUSTRATED CRIME BROADSIDE. (MASSACHUSETTS.) The Town of Boston, Where Seth Hudson and Joshua How were . . . Set in the Pillory One Hour,   USD   4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD   6,720.00
343   (WEST.) Buffalo Bill's Wild West.   USD   2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD   6,720.00
73   THE FOUNDER OF TOMBSTONE SELLS HIS MINING RIGHTS. (ARIZONA.) Schieffelin, Edward. Letter to his aunt describing the sale of his interest in Tombstone.   USD   1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD   6,000.00
143   AMERICA'S FIRST SUCCESSFUL NEWSPAPER. (EARLY AMERICAN IMPRINT.) The Boston News-Letter.   USD   2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD   5,760.00
58   (AMERICAN REVOLUTION--1776.) Postscript to the Maryland Journal.   USD   2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD   5,760.00