Past Auction

Rare Books, Autographs & Maps

Thu, Oct 13, 2022 at 10am EDT |
New York
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Archive of Letters to Secretary of War James McHenry Achieves $69,300!

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  • Successful Auction of Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on October 13, 2022
  • Featuring Property from the Estate of Sara Roosevelt Wilford
  • Consignments Are Currently Being Accepted for Future Auctions

NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle held a successful auction of Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on October 13, 2022 showcasing a wide variety of Americana, antiquarian books, first editions, maps, and signed items in all fields. With competitive bidding, the sale totaled a successful $668,168 near the high end of its $456,740-701,350 estimate with an exceptional 91% sold by lot and 100% sold by value.

Highlighting the sale was a fascinating archive of letters to Secretary at War James McHenry that soared past its estimate of $3,000-5,000 to achieve an astonishing $69,300. Property from the collection of Dr. Herbert Ernest Klingelhofer (1915-2015), former President of the Manuscript Society, the archive comprised 11 quality letters from both foreign and American agents supplying information to the United States via James McHenry, who served as Secretary of War from January 1796 to May 1800. Topics covered many aspects of political, military, Native American and trading activity in Florida and along the Mississippi in the years before the Louisiana Purchase. The archive provides a fascinating glimpse into the secretive exchange of information in this critical period when the English, Spanish, French, Americans, and Native Americans clashed in the South.

The Estate of Sara Roosevelt Wilford

Doyle is honored to auction property from the Estate of Sara Roosevelt Wilford during select auctions this fall, including 21 lots in the October 13 sale.  Read More

A Walkabout with the Specialist

Continuing our New Collectors Series®, Specialist Peter Costanzo discussed highlights of the Rare Books, Autographs & Maps exhibition on October 7 livestreamed on Instagram @doylenewyork
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  • Collection of John Valle Sporting Books
  • Dr. Herbert E. Klingelhofer, former President of the Manuscript Society
  • Estate of Florence and Judge David Edelstein
  • Estate of Thomas P. Lacy
  • Property from a New York Private Collection
  • Property from Helen Murray Sipala
  • Property from the Estate of Dr. James Lawrence Pool
  • Property of a Maine Collector
  • Property of a Massachusetts Collector
  • Property of a Massachusetts Gentleman
  • Property of a Private Collector
  • Property of a Private New Jersey Collector
  • The Collection of Barbara Cook
  • The Collection of Dr. Thomas Chua
  • The Collection of Nancy Salisbury
  • The Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Collection
  • The Estate of Aileen Mehle
  • The Estate of Mathilde and Arthur Krim
  • The Estate of Sara Roosevelt Wilford

A Selection of Auction Highlights

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