Books and Manuscripts

Freeman’s | Hindman’s June 25, 2024 Books and Manuscripts auction in Philadelphia features almost 300 lots of printed Americana, Literature, Fishing, Art, Maps, Prints, and more, led by an incredible rarity of with a remarkable association: English Romantic poet John Keats’s personal copy of The Works of Edmond Spenser… Renowned book collector A. Edward Newton considered it as the centerpiece of his legendary collection ($50,000-$80,000). Other top lots include an impressive 1615 illuminated portolan chart of the Mediterranean by ($20,000-$30,000), and the very rare 1698 first edition of Gabriel Thomas’s foundational An Historical and Geographical Account of the Province and...