Six Hundred Years of Works on Paper Achieve $1M in Sales

PHILADELPHIA—April 5, 2013—Freeman's Books, Maps & Manuscripts department offered more than 900 lots over two days of sales on April 4-5. Together, the Rare Books & Manuscripts auction on April 4 and the Posters, Maps & Other Graphics auction on April 5 resulted in $1 million in sales.

"We were gratified to achieve such strong results and maintain a healthy presence in an ever-changing marketplace," said Books, Maps & Manuscripts Department Head David Bloom. Tomes from the Mount St. Alphonsus Seminary Library, rare first editions, Hollywood-related items, U.S. historical pieces, and Audubon prints and engravings were of interest to buyers. Many museums bid and most were successful.