Fine Books and Manuscripts
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers’ Fine Books and Manuscripts department conducts regularly scheduled auctions of collections large and small consigned by individuals, estates, institutions and libraries. Our auctions feature a variety of rare and antiquarian books and ephemera, including early scientific and medical books, natural history, printed Americana, fine press and illustrated books, rare maps, atlases and exploration, illuminated manuscripts and modern first editions.
Our Fine Books and Manuscripts department is always accepting consignments for upcoming sales. We would be pleased to review photographs of your items or schedule an in-person appointment to provide you with auction estimates for your property. If you would like to discuss the sale of your fine books and manuscripts, please call Mary S. Williams at 312.334.4236 or email her at marywilliams@lesliehindman.com View Selling at Auction for further information on the consignment process.
Museum and Library Services
We understand that museums and libraries have requirements specific to their institutions. Our Museum Services department can assess your needs and develop a custom strategy for the sale of your fine books and manuscripts.
Department contacts:
Mary S. Williams
312.334.4236
marywilliams@lesliehindman.com
NEXT AUCTION
march
Tuesday, March 24, 2009, TBD
Accepting consignments through Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Preview
Sunday, March 22, 2009, 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Monday, March 23, 2009, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
PAST AUCTION HIGHLIGHTS
A. Vesalius, De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem
This first edition sold for $43,200 in our October 30, 2007 auction.
Potsdam Conference, 1945
A signed, color photograph taken during the 1945 Potsdam Conference sold for $18,300 in our October 21, 2008 auction.
Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms
An inscribed first edition of Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms sold for $12,000 in our February 7, 2008 auction.
William Shakespeare, Macbeth
The first separate quarto edition sold for $28,800 in our June 14, 2007 auction.