Quinn's Auction Galleries Rare Books, Prints and Autographs Auction

Date and Time

Thursday Oct 26, 2023
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Thursday October 26, 2023

12:00 PM EST

Website

https://quinnsauction.hibid.com/catalog/493058/fall-rare-book-catalog-auction

Description

Rare Books and Autographs Auction

Thursday, October 26th starting at 12:00pm EST

Quinn’s Auction Galleries is pleased to present an auction of rare books, prints and autographs from the 16th-20th century. The sale features over 220 lots of with several Presidential autographs and signatures, early printings, illustrated books as well as volumes on American exploration.

This auction features the first psychological sketch on childhood development, authored by Charles Darwin in 1877. Also for auction is a collection of early French Revolutionary pamphlets and publications regarding the plight of the French Catholic Church during 1791-1793, and the effects of the Civil Constitution on the Clergy.

Additionally we are proud to offer several volumes on exploration including a complete set of the Pacific Railroad survey and a complete early run of Bureau of American Ethnology Annual Reports. Also in this auction we have a copy of the first major work on Cryptanalysis by Friedman and the White House copy of The Plan of Chicago.

Open Preview:

October 18th-20th 11:00am-5:00pm EST
October 23rd-25th 11:00am-5:00pm EST
There is no preview on weekends.

NO in-house shipping. For a complete list of third party shippers, please contact shipping@quinnsauction.com.

Live Online Bidding, beginning at 12:00 PM EST the date of the sale, October 26th, available via Liveauctioneers.com & Invaluable.com.

Absentee Bidding ONLY via HiBid, concluding at 11:40am the date of the sale.