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Books and Manuscripts from the Collection of Jay I. Kislak. Sold to Benefit the Kislak Family Foundation.
8 April - 26 April 2022 • New York
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1. Adams, John Quincy | Presentation copy of Adams's speech

2. (Almanac) | From the library of Madame Pompadour

3. (American Gazetteer) | With maps based on the cartography of Emanuel Bowen
![[American Revolutionary War] | A Spanish record of Parliament's reaction to General John Burgoyne's surrender](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3a44fe4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1421x2000+0+0/resize/150x211!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2F38%2F66%2F90b91be84d37ad47a0bfb822d526%2F058n10912-c35qv-t2-02.jpg)
4. [American Revolutionary War] | A Spanish record of Parliament's reaction to General John Burgoyne's surrender

5. Andros, Sir Edmund, and Sir George Carteret | An important group of documents pertaining to government in the North East

6. Apess, William | A scarce missionary narrative by an indigenous author

7. Armstrong, Louis | Autograph letter signed to his agent, thanking him for sending $1,000 while on the road

8. Armstrong, Louis | Armstrong answers a questionnaire on the social role of the musician

9. Audubon, John James | First octavo edition of Quadrupeds, in the original wrappers
![[Baynton, Benjamin] | Evidently the only copy to appear at auction since 1935](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5984f1f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1324x2000+0+0/resize/150x227!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2F63%2F54%2Ff33a3c0e4a748b6d2740f11b97f7%2F048n10912-c35qw-t2-02.jpg)
10. [Baynton, Benjamin] | Evidently the only copy to appear at auction since 1935
![[Beverley, Robert] | The earliest history of Virginia](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e595630/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1357x2000+0+0/resize/150x221!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2Fc4%2Fba%2Fffb713fc4d6bbe7263c6dfc84419%2F134n10811-bydn3-01.jpg)
11. [Beverley, Robert] | The earliest history of Virginia

12. Booth, John Wilkes | Document signed, being a receipt for five months rent due Booth's sister
![[Booth, John Wilkes] | One of the most reproduced portraits of the infamous Lincoln assassin, boldly signed](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f039723/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1475x2000+0+0/resize/150x203!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2F62%2Fd0%2F89eb0ca04fd3974c03b85b029038%2F027n10912-c35rs-t2-02-a.jpg)
13. [Booth, John Wilkes] | One of the most reproduced portraits of the infamous Lincoln assassin, boldly signed

14. Bourne, William | 'neare unto the coast of America'

15. Bourne, William | From the Celebrated Library of Boies Penrose

16. Brant, Joseph (Thayendanegea) | A scarce autograph letter by the great Mohawk leader Joseph Brant

17. Bry, Theodor de, Johann Theodor de, and Johann Israel de | The Perrette set of the most influential of all collections of voyages

18. (Civil War) — Allgauer, Charles F. | A collection of original pencil illustrations of Civil War scenes at Fort Pickens

19. (Continental Congress) | One of the most important congressional precursors of the Declaration of Independence

20. (Continental Congress) | Letters from members of the Continental Congress from New Jersey

21. Copernicus, Nicolaus | A significant association copy of the 1566 De Revolutionibus

22. Cortés, Martín | Propagandist for Empire
![[Crevecoeur, Michel Guillaume St. Jean de] | The book that attracted “more readers to America than any other book of the period”](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c7175c7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1400x2000+0+0/resize/150x214!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2F01%2F28%2Fad5cf9df4ce1a1dae01e128c4b6e%2F053n10912-c2rz9-t2-02.jpg)
23. [Crevecoeur, Michel Guillaume St. Jean de] | The book that attracted “more readers to America than any other book of the period”

24. Cunninghame, William | A firsthand account of the the 1759 invasion of Guadeloupe

25. Des Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet | The "most splendid collection of charts, plans, and views ever published."

26. Des Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet | Charts from Des Barres in unusually fresh condition
![[Dickens, Charles] | Martin Chuzzlewit in parts](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a82d3ec/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1002+0+0/resize/150x75!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2F30%2F49%2F543912f94e9b8f5bd18f395746ab%2F077n10912-c2s48-t2-02.jpg)
27. [Dickens, Charles] | Martin Chuzzlewit in parts

28. Drake, Francis S. | First edition, extra-illustrated copy

29. Drayton, John | The American Revolution in the South

30. Dulac, Edmund | "The Palace that to Heav'n his pillars threw," original drawing from the Rubáiyát

31. Elliot, Daniel Giraud | "Now and forever"

32. (Florida) | An abstract of East Florida in primary documents

33. (Florida) | A fascinating look at nineteenth-century pineapple plantations
![[Fore-edge Paintings] | Eleven volumes with charming scenic paintings](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b87dbfa/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1685+0+0/resize/150x126!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2F71%2F00%2Fa4bd577b4322bef2a8b029acb12d%2F098n10912-c2s4d-04.jpg)
34. [Fore-edge Paintings] | Eleven volumes with charming scenic paintings
![Franklin, Benjamin ["Richard Saunders"] | The 1763 issue of this renowned almanac](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/33107ad/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1229x2000+0+0/resize/150x244!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2F53%2Fc4%2Fa05599854434bbbb1224f684739f%2F012n10912-c24hz-t2-02.jpg)
35. Franklin, Benjamin ["Richard Saunders"] | The 1763 issue of this renowned almanac

36. Franklin Search Chart | An exceedingly rare Arctic map

37. Galvão, António | A landmark in the literature of Portuguese expansion in the east

38. Gauld, George | A fine archive, including letters concerning naval affairs during the American Revolution

39. George III, King | A letter to Lord Sandwich, discussing Captain Cook and American privateers

40. Hamilton, George | The rare first edition on the Bounty mutineers
![Hariot, Thomas, [and John White] — Theodor de Bry and Johann Theodor de Bry | The Streeter copy of Hariot's Virginia](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/65c5fd0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1568x2000+0+0/resize/150x191!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2F16%2Fad%2Fa0e0739e4027ad2cade9414356b5%2F018n10912-c24jx-t1-06.jpg)
41. Hariot, Thomas, [and John White] — Theodor de Bry and Johann Theodor de Bry | The Streeter copy of Hariot's Virginia

42. Harris, John | First edition of his collection of voyages
![[Hewat, Alexander] | The earliest history of South Carolina and Georgia](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5aa8e71/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1264x2000+0+0/resize/150x237!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2Fe6%2F3b%2Faf9a5c3549eea5820126f94230a8%2F060n10912-c2s5s-t2-02.jpg)
43. [Hewat, Alexander] | The earliest history of South Carolina and Georgia

44. Hill, Ambrose Powell | "I hope to be able to get this to you, through a flag of truce"

45. Holden, Lawrence Neville | A remarkable written and photographic account of an Arctic expedition

46. Jackson, Andrew | Writing as Governor of Florida regarding Native American affairs

47. (Jamaica) — Lieutenant George Anson | "Immoral but historical letters. Shewing the profligate life of our officers of the Army..."

48. (Jamaica and the Bahamas) | A series of original watercolor views of Port Royal