Apr 16, 2026 10:00 EST
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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An interesting late 18th-early 19th century English commonplace book devoted to architecture
Collection of Vanguard Records founder and Beethoven biographer Maynard Solomon
[COMMONPLACE BOOK]
Common Place London & Dublin. A late 18th-Early 19th century commonplace book in contemporary three-quarters calf over marbled boards. 8 1/2 x 5 inches (22 x 13 cm); with a manuscript title page bordered by engravings, manuscript contents leaves listing the buildings within in both London and Dublin, and within are mounted printed views, maps, and many printed texts. Several are folding or double-page. The insertions are often paired with manuscript captions such as "Gent's Mag 1767," there are also many printed or manuscript dates ranging from 1705-1825. Most of the book is devoted to London, with only the last 10-15 leaves devoted to Dublin. The binding worn with covers detached and small losses, internally toned and with some showthrough of adhesive or occasional spotting but well preserved within, bookplates of D.W. Smith Esquire and one other, worthy of repair.
Interesting insertions include: A View of London from One-Tree Hill in Greenwich Park; A Plan of the Great Fire in Bishopgate Street ... 1765; A Draught of the Fire in Cornhill ... 1748; The Cause of Eclipses and Motion of the Earth Delineated ... 1748; A Horizontal View of the Public Fireworks ... on the Occasion of the General Peace ... 1748; a view of Newgate Prison and another of the gallows there; A View of the House of Peers; This Perspective View, of the illuminations and fireworks to be exhibited at St. Stephens Green at Dublin in Ireland ... 1748; and others.
Sold for $544
Estimated at $400 - $600
Includes Buyer's Premium
Collection of Vanguard Records founder and Beethoven biographer Maynard Solomon
[COMMONPLACE BOOK]
Common Place London & Dublin. A late 18th-Early 19th century commonplace book in contemporary three-quarters calf over marbled boards. 8 1/2 x 5 inches (22 x 13 cm); with a manuscript title page bordered by engravings, manuscript contents leaves listing the buildings within in both London and Dublin, and within are mounted printed views, maps, and many printed texts. Several are folding or double-page. The insertions are often paired with manuscript captions such as "Gent's Mag 1767," there are also many printed or manuscript dates ranging from 1705-1825. Most of the book is devoted to London, with only the last 10-15 leaves devoted to Dublin. The binding worn with covers detached and small losses, internally toned and with some showthrough of adhesive or occasional spotting but well preserved within, bookplates of D.W. Smith Esquire and one other, worthy of repair.
Interesting insertions include: A View of London from One-Tree Hill in Greenwich Park; A Plan of the Great Fire in Bishopgate Street ... 1765; A Draught of the Fire in Cornhill ... 1748; The Cause of Eclipses and Motion of the Earth Delineated ... 1748; A Horizontal View of the Public Fireworks ... on the Occasion of the General Peace ... 1748; a view of Newgate Prison and another of the gallows there; A View of the House of Peers; This Perspective View, of the illuminations and fireworks to be exhibited at St. Stephens Green at Dublin in Ireland ... 1748; and others.
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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