Apr 16, 2026 10:00 EST
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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The Barbarian Press Pericles, one of twelve special copies
[BARBARIAN PRESS]
SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM and CRISPIN ELSTED, editor. The Play of Pericles Prince of Tyre. Mission, BC: Barbarian Press, 2010. Copy III of XII from a total edition of 116, signed by the artist Simon Brett, the editor, and the printer, with a suite of engravings signed and numbered from the edition by Brett. White alum-tawed goat with purple morocco onlays, the portfolio of signed prints in purple paste-paper with a matching morocco spine, the whole in a cloth-of-gold clamshell case with vellum spine label. 13 x 7 1/2 inches (33 x 19 cm); the play unpaginated, wood engravings throughout; the companion volume 92, [2] pp. Fine.
A magnificent production, the culmination of some years of effort.
Sold for $12,160
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Includes Buyer's Premium
[BARBARIAN PRESS]
SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM and CRISPIN ELSTED, editor. The Play of Pericles Prince of Tyre. Mission, BC: Barbarian Press, 2010. Copy III of XII from a total edition of 116, signed by the artist Simon Brett, the editor, and the printer, with a suite of engravings signed and numbered from the edition by Brett. White alum-tawed goat with purple morocco onlays, the portfolio of signed prints in purple paste-paper with a matching morocco spine, the whole in a cloth-of-gold clamshell case with vellum spine label. 13 x 7 1/2 inches (33 x 19 cm); the play unpaginated, wood engravings throughout; the companion volume 92, [2] pp. Fine.
A magnificent production, the culmination of some years of effort.
Auction: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps, Apr 16, 2026
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Successful Auction of Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on April 16, 2026 Surpasses Expectations
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Thomas Jefferson Letter Commenting on Toussaint Louverture Achieves $32,000
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NEW YORK, NY – Doyle's auction of Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on April 16, 2026 saw international competition drive strong results throughout the sale and a total that surpassed expectations.
Thomas Jefferson Letter on Toussaint Louverture
Highlighting the sale was a fascinating 1802 letter from Thomas Jefferson as president to Maryland Governor John Francis Mercer that achieved a strong $32,000. The remarkable letter captures a rare, candid moment in which Jefferson assesses, with striking clarity, the arrest of Toussaint Louverture, a leader of the Haitian Revolution, by French General Charles LeClerc, Napoleon’s brother-in-law. Jefferson perceptively warned that LeClerc’s actions would erode trust and likely spark further racial conflict—an insight that proved remarkably accurate. Beyond its sharp political foresight, the letter reflects the broader anxiety the Haitian Revolution provoked in the United States, which contributed to decades of diplomatic isolation of Haiti.
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