Apr 16, 2026 10:00 EST
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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An antiquarian miscellany, including The History of Ten Years
Property sold to benefit Albertus Magnus High School
Seven volumes total. Comprising: [BLANC, LOUIS]. The History of Ten Years. London: Chapman and Hall, 1844. Two volumes. Later brown calf, gilt to covers, morocco lettering pieces, marbled edges. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches (22 x 14 cm). Rubbing to bindings with some losses, linen repairs to endpapers, some toning, ex-library embossed stamp to title pages, internally clean; [LAURENS, ANDRE DU]. Historia Anatomica Humani Corporis. Paris: Marc Orry, 1600. Full velum, edges stained red. 14 x 9 inches (36 x 23 cm); engraved title page, historiated initials throughout. Missing all the anatomical plates. Some wear and staining to binding, scattered spotting and occasional thumb-soiling to text; [CAESAR, JULIUS G.] Commentarii de Bello Gallico et Civili. London: Richard Priestley, 1825. Full velum gilt, lettering pieces, edges stained. 8 1/2 x 5 inches (22 x 13 cm). Losses to lettering pieces, some staining to covers, occasional dampstaining and light spotting internally; Together with Commentari di Roma. Vicenza: Giacomo Amadio, 1668. Volume two; Sacred Quotations. New York: Allen Brothers, 1869; Legends of The Monastic Orders. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1867.
Sold for $64
Estimated at $100 - $200
Includes Buyer's Premium
Property sold to benefit Albertus Magnus High School
Seven volumes total. Comprising: [BLANC, LOUIS]. The History of Ten Years. London: Chapman and Hall, 1844. Two volumes. Later brown calf, gilt to covers, morocco lettering pieces, marbled edges. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches (22 x 14 cm). Rubbing to bindings with some losses, linen repairs to endpapers, some toning, ex-library embossed stamp to title pages, internally clean; [LAURENS, ANDRE DU]. Historia Anatomica Humani Corporis. Paris: Marc Orry, 1600. Full velum, edges stained red. 14 x 9 inches (36 x 23 cm); engraved title page, historiated initials throughout. Missing all the anatomical plates. Some wear and staining to binding, scattered spotting and occasional thumb-soiling to text; [CAESAR, JULIUS G.] Commentarii de Bello Gallico et Civili. London: Richard Priestley, 1825. Full velum gilt, lettering pieces, edges stained. 8 1/2 x 5 inches (22 x 13 cm). Losses to lettering pieces, some staining to covers, occasional dampstaining and light spotting internally; Together with Commentari di Roma. Vicenza: Giacomo Amadio, 1668. Volume two; Sacred Quotations. New York: Allen Brothers, 1869; Legends of The Monastic Orders. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1867.
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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