Earlier this week, Profiles in History auctioned off $551,454 in books collected by a football player–selling a first edition of “Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There” for $115,000.
The classic book had been dedicated and presented to the original Alice by Lewis Carroll himself, making it an extra special item. The books were drawn from the Pat McInally Collection of Children’s Literature, classic titles collected by a retired Cincinnati Bengals football star. In addition, Beatrix Potter‘s personal copy of “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” (pictured), sold for $92,000 at the same auction.
After the jump, we’ve included a list of other highlights from the collection. Like an Antiques Roadshow for bibliophiles, the list will send book lovers digging through their collections looking for hidden gems.
The Time Machine: An Invention, First Edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author: $25,875
The Nursery “Alice”, rare First Edition, presentation copy inscribed by Lewis Carroll’s sister:$17,250
The Tale of Peter Rabbit, First Edition: $13,800
The Fellowship of the Ring, First British Edition in dust jacket:$11,500
Winnie-the-Pooh, Now We Are Six, The House at Pooh Corner, The Christopher Robin Story Book, Set of First American Signed, Limited Editions in publisher’s boxes: $11,500
The Wind in the Willows, Fine First Edition: $11,500
Mother Goose in Prose, Baum’s first published book for children and the first book appearance of Dorothy of Oz: $9,200
The Story of Little Black Sambo: $9,200
When We Were Very Young, Winnie the Pooh, Now We Are Six, The House at Pooh Corner Publisher Deluxe Issues in original boxes: $9,200
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, with a fantastic tipped-in Autograph Letter about Narnia by C. S. Lewis: $9,200
Wind in the Willows, dialogue script with over 250 of Walt Disney’s handwritten annotations throughout: $9,200
The Wizard of Oz, presentation copy of the motion picture songs sheet music signed by Harold Arlen and inscribed to screenwriter Mannie Manheim: $8,050
The Wizard of Oz, original press book complete with herald: $6,900
Alice’s Adventures Under Ground, First Edition, presentation copy inscribed by Lewis Carroll to the mother of Edith Blakemore, one of his child-friends: $6,900
Peter and Wendy, First American Edition inscribed by J. M. Barrie with a handwritten letter of Barrie: $6,900
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, First Edition, one of only 200 soft cover copies printed: $5,750