Apr 16, 2026 10:00 EST
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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A collection of books on Venice from the eighteenth and nineteenth century
A collection of books on Venice, its history, art, and architecture. Six volumes, comprising:
[ALMANAC]. Le Belle Arti in Venezia. Venice: Giuseppe Orlandelli, [1826]. Contemporary tan paper boards, lacking spine.
CONTARINI, PIETRO. Vocabulario portabile del dialetto Veneziano. Venice: 1888. Decorated paper boards.
Coronelli, Vincenzo. Guida de' forestieri sacro-profana per osseruare il più ragguardeuole nella città di Venezia... [Venice:] 1700. Pocket guidebook in contemporary typographically decorated paper over boards.
[GUIDEBOOK]. Guida fedele del forestiero per la citta di Venezia. Venice: Gio. Brizeghel, 1867. Fourth edition. Original publisher's printed wrappers.
[SMEDLEY, EDWARD]. Sketches from Venetian History. London: John Murray, 1831. Two volumes, half calf gilt.
Condition varies, but all volumes are in reasonably good shape. Lot sold as-is.
Sold for $224
Estimated at $200 - $300
Includes Buyer's Premium
A collection of books on Venice, its history, art, and architecture. Six volumes, comprising:
[ALMANAC]. Le Belle Arti in Venezia. Venice: Giuseppe Orlandelli, [1826]. Contemporary tan paper boards, lacking spine.
CONTARINI, PIETRO. Vocabulario portabile del dialetto Veneziano. Venice: 1888. Decorated paper boards.
Coronelli, Vincenzo. Guida de' forestieri sacro-profana per osseruare il più ragguardeuole nella città di Venezia... [Venice:] 1700. Pocket guidebook in contemporary typographically decorated paper over boards.
[GUIDEBOOK]. Guida fedele del forestiero per la citta di Venezia. Venice: Gio. Brizeghel, 1867. Fourth edition. Original publisher's printed wrappers.
[SMEDLEY, EDWARD]. Sketches from Venetian History. London: John Murray, 1831. Two volumes, half calf gilt.
Condition varies, but all volumes are in reasonably good shape. Lot sold as-is.
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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