Antique Gambling Books & Card Cheating
Gambling has been part of America’s history from the nation’s infancy, going all the way back to colonial times. Even before the first European settlers arrived in North America, native tribes had developed games of chance. For the most part until the 1680s,...
1899 Writings of Mark Twain Author’s Edition Set, Signed Samuel Clemens (Sold for $4,161)
This signed set of Mark Twain books sold at auction for $4,161 in April, 2019 Double-Signed 25 Volume Set, “The Writings of Mark Twain” (1899) We sold this 1899 Deluxe Limited Edition 25-volume set of “The Writings of Mark Twain”, double-signed...
1872 “Leaves of Grass”, Walt Whitman Signed Presentation Copy (Sold for $3,400)
This signed book sold at auction for $3,400 in February, 2019 Presentation Copy of Walt Whitman’s Classic Poetry Collection We sold this unique and incredibly rare 1872 presentation copy of “Leaves of Grass” which has been hand signed by poet Walt...
“Tamerlane”, the World’s Rarest (and Most Valuable) Edgar Allan Poe Book
“Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore…” Ah, and what a curiously forgotten volume is a little booklet rather dully entitled “Tamerlane and Other Poems”,...
Thomas Jefferson: America’s Most Extraordinary Antique Book Collector
Facts About Thomas Jefferson’s Books Did you know that one of America’s most influential founding fathers was also one of early America’s most extraordinary antique book collectors? That’s right, Thomas Jefferson, acclaimed statesman and third...Articles & Tips
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Auction Results
Prices realized at our auctions.
Ernest Hemingway’s “The Sun Also Rises”, 1926 First Edition (Sold for $12,000)
1875 Werner Nile Sketches Folio (Sold for $1,200)
Works of Shakespeare with Double Fore-Edge Paintings (Sold for $1,800)
Bell’s Edition: The Poets of Great Britain Collection (Sold for $1,000)
Rare 1950’s Oversize Marilyn Monroe Photographs, Signed by Photographer (Sold for $4,000)
