Apr 16, 2026 10:00 EST

Rare Books, Autographs & Maps

 
  Lot 73
 

73

Twelve miscellaneous volumes on Italian history and literature

Property sold to benefit Albertus Magnus High School

[ITALIAN HISTORY AND LITERATURE]

Twelve volumes. Comprising: [ALIGHIERI, DANTE]. The Divine Comedy. Venice: Sebastian Valle, 1798. Three volumes. Later vellum over cloth. 6 1/2 x 4 inches (16.5 x 10 cm). Some light wear to spine ends and corners, some rubbings to covers, scattered light spotting and stains to text; [HUNT, LEIGH]. Stories From the Italian Poets: With Lives of the Writers. London: Chapman and Hall, 1846. Two volumes. Original blue cloth, blind-stamped with gilt to spine. 8 x 5 inches (20 x 13 cm). The binding a bit shaken, chipping to head of spines with some wear and soiling, bowing to corners, rubbing and some staining to covers; [TREVER, ALBERT A.] History of Ancient Civilization. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1936. Two volumes. Publisher's black cloth. 9 1/4 x 6 inches (23.5 x 15 cm). A bit shaken with some rubbing to the cloth and fraying to rear joint of volume two, previous owner's annotations throughout the text; [MANNO, GIUSEPPE]. De' Vizj De' Letterati. Naples: R Marrota e Vanspandoch, 1850. Volume one. Later quarter morocco over marbled boards. 5 x 3 1/4 inches (13 x 8 cm). Rubbing to the spine and boards, wear to corner and edges, scattered spotting to text; [SERAO, MATILDE]. Neapolitan Legends. Rome: Edoardo Perino Publisher-Printer, 1895. Later cloth, gilt to spine. 5 x 3 1/2 inches (13 x 9 cm). Rubbing to cloth; [MORSHEAD, E.D.A] Aeschylus: Suppliant Maidens, The Persians.... London: Macmillan and Co., 1921. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt to cover and spine. 6 1/2 x 4 inches (16.5 x 10 cm). A little shaken, the spine faded with some wear to ends, light rubbing to cloth and edges; [FOWLER, W. WARD] Julius Caesar and the Foundation of the Roman Imperial System. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1891. Cloth. 8 x 5 1/4 inches (20 x 13 cm). Spine faded, some rubbing to the cloth and edgewear, linen repairs at hinges, ex-library.

Sold for $115
Estimated at $100 - $200

Includes Buyer's Premium


 

Property sold to benefit Albertus Magnus High School

[ITALIAN HISTORY AND LITERATURE]

Twelve volumes. Comprising: [ALIGHIERI, DANTE]. The Divine Comedy. Venice: Sebastian Valle, 1798. Three volumes. Later vellum over cloth. 6 1/2 x 4 inches (16.5 x 10 cm). Some light wear to spine ends and corners, some rubbings to covers, scattered light spotting and stains to text; [HUNT, LEIGH]. Stories From the Italian Poets: With Lives of the Writers. London: Chapman and Hall, 1846. Two volumes. Original blue cloth, blind-stamped with gilt to spine. 8 x 5 inches (20 x 13 cm). The binding a bit shaken, chipping to head of spines with some wear and soiling, bowing to corners, rubbing and some staining to covers; [TREVER, ALBERT A.] History of Ancient Civilization. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1936. Two volumes. Publisher's black cloth. 9 1/4 x 6 inches (23.5 x 15 cm). A bit shaken with some rubbing to the cloth and fraying to rear joint of volume two, previous owner's annotations throughout the text; [MANNO, GIUSEPPE]. De' Vizj De' Letterati. Naples: R Marrota e Vanspandoch, 1850. Volume one. Later quarter morocco over marbled boards. 5 x 3 1/4 inches (13 x 8 cm). Rubbing to the spine and boards, wear to corner and edges, scattered spotting to text; [SERAO, MATILDE]. Neapolitan Legends. Rome: Edoardo Perino Publisher-Printer, 1895. Later cloth, gilt to spine. 5 x 3 1/2 inches (13 x 9 cm). Rubbing to cloth; [MORSHEAD, E.D.A] Aeschylus: Suppliant Maidens, The Persians.... London: Macmillan and Co., 1921. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt to cover and spine. 6 1/2 x 4 inches (16.5 x 10 cm). A little shaken, the spine faded with some wear to ends, light rubbing to cloth and edges; [FOWLER, W. WARD] Julius Caesar and the Foundation of the Roman Imperial System. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1891. Cloth. 8 x 5 1/4 inches (20 x 13 cm). Spine faded, some rubbing to the cloth and edgewear, linen repairs at hinges, ex-library.

Auction: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps, Apr 16, 2026

  • Successful Auction of Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on April 16, 2026 Surpasses Expectations

  • 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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