Apr 16, 2026 10:00 EST
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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An Aldine collection of classical geography, handsomely bound
Property sold to benefit Albertus Magnus High School
POMPONIUS MELA [AND OTHERS].
Pomponius Mela. Iulius Solinus. Itinerarium Antoninini Aug. Vibius Sequester. P. Victor de regonibus urbis Romae. Dionysius Afer de situ orbis Prisciano Interprete. [Venice: Heirs of Aldo Manuzio & Andrea Torresano, October 1518.] First Aldine edition. Nineteenth-century white leather, covers with gilt borders and spine gilt, two lettering-pieces of red and dark green morocco, all edges gilt, 6 1/4 x 4 inches (tk x tk cm.) Collation: 8º: a–z8A–F8G4 (-G4). 233, [2] ff. Binding a bit scuffed, with front and back joints cracked and just tender. Internally bright, with only occasional spotting throughout. The textblock appears to have been washed. Leaf G3 with the Aldine anchor is pasted to a stub; possibly this leaf was loose and reattached or was supplied from another copy. With the red morocco booklabel of T. Kimball Brooker to the front pastedown and Brooker's orange stamp to the front free endpaper. Overall a quite attractive copy.
An attractive copy of an Aldine collection of classical geography. This copy was not sold in the Bibliotheca Brookeriana sales of T. Kimball Brooker's library.
Sold for $768
Estimated at $400 - $600
Includes Buyer's Premium
Property sold to benefit Albertus Magnus High School
POMPONIUS MELA [AND OTHERS].
Pomponius Mela. Iulius Solinus. Itinerarium Antoninini Aug. Vibius Sequester. P. Victor de regonibus urbis Romae. Dionysius Afer de situ orbis Prisciano Interprete. [Venice: Heirs of Aldo Manuzio & Andrea Torresano, October 1518.] First Aldine edition. Nineteenth-century white leather, covers with gilt borders and spine gilt, two lettering-pieces of red and dark green morocco, all edges gilt, 6 1/4 x 4 inches (tk x tk cm.) Collation: 8º: a–z8A–F8G4 (-G4). 233, [2] ff. Binding a bit scuffed, with front and back joints cracked and just tender. Internally bright, with only occasional spotting throughout. The textblock appears to have been washed. Leaf G3 with the Aldine anchor is pasted to a stub; possibly this leaf was loose and reattached or was supplied from another copy. With the red morocco booklabel of T. Kimball Brooker to the front pastedown and Brooker's orange stamp to the front free endpaper. Overall a quite attractive copy.
An attractive copy of an Aldine collection of classical geography. This copy was not sold in the Bibliotheca Brookeriana sales of T. Kimball Brooker's library.
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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