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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 36 Auctions Archived, another 52 Upcoming this week

For the week ended 29 August, 36 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+: 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Canadian dollars, 5 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 1 in Swedish krona, and 27 in US dollars. The past week’s win-rate was 86.61%.

 

Turnover was $39,031,617.88. The average lot price was $6,691.52 as baseball and sports dominated this past week’s collectible paper sales.

 

For our more traditional community, we’re also providing this week’s sales by more traditional categories. Click on our Category Headers to see their Top 25’s.  If you don’t see Categories that don’t connect with your inventory or your collecting interests, let us know.  Many of your ideas will be converted into new categories.

 

And please note, some items are showing up in strange places. We're paying attention.

 

For the upcoming week you have 52 sales to consider.

 

Best wishes for the holidays.

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions 2007-08 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Dual Logoman Autographs Michael Jordan & Kobe Bryant #DL-KM Signed PSA EX-MT 6 - #'d 1/1. on August 24th Actual price: USD $12,932,000.
  2. Heritage Auctions 1916 Herpolsheimer Co. Babe Ruth Rookie #151 PSA NM 7. on August 24th Actual price: USD $1,403,000.
  3. Heritage Auctions Signed 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 PSA EX+ 5.5 Auto 8. on August 24th Actual price: USD $1,067,500.
  4. Heritage Auctions 1961 Fleer Wilt Chamberlain Rookie #8 PSA Gem Mint 10. on August 24th Actual price: USD $976,000.
  5. Heritage Auctions 1969 Topps Mickey Mantle (Last Name In White) #500 PSA Mint 9. on August 24th Actual price: USD $915,000.
  6. Heritage Auctions Massive 1994-98 United Center Original Game Used Court Section (8' x 8') -- Signed by Michael Jordan with Five Inscriptions! on August 24th Actual price: USD $562,555.
  7. Heritage Auctions 1948 Bowman George Mikan Rookie #69 PSA Mint 9. on August 24th Actual price: USD $524,600.
  8. Heritage Auctions 1962 Topps Mickey Mantle #200 PSA Mint 9. on August 24th Actual price: USD $488,000.
  9. Heritage Auctions 1986 Fleer Michael Jordan Rookie #57 SGC Pristine Gold Label 10 -- Pop One! on August 24th Actual price: USD $463,600.
  10. Heritage Auctions 1951 Mickey Mantle Original News Photograph Used for 1951 Bowman Rookie Card, PSA/DNA Type 1. on August 24th Actual price: USD $451,400.
  11. Heritage Auctions 1907 Ty Cobb Original Studio Cabinet Photograph by Carl Horner, PSA/DNA Type 1 -- Cobb's Personal Example! on August 24th Actual price: USD $390,400.
  12. Heritage Auctions 1968 Topps Mickey Mantle #280 PSA Gem Mint 10. on August 24th Actual price: USD $390,400.
  13. Heritage Auctions 1915 Cracker Jack Joe Jackson #103 SGC NM-MT+ 8.5. on August 24th Actual price: USD $353,800.
  14. Heritage Auctions 1909-11 T206 Sweet Caporal 350-460/25 Walter Johnson (Hands at Chest) PSA Mint 9. on August 24th Actual price: USD $353,800.
  15. Heritage Auctions 1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle Rookie #253 PSA NM-MT 8. on August 24th Actual price: USD $329,400.
  16. Heritage Auctions 1916 Morehouse Baking Babe Ruth Rookie #151 PSA Poor 1. on August 24th Actual price: USD $317,200.
  17. Heritage Auctions 1984 Michael Jordan NBA Debut Chicago Bulls Ticket Stub (Season Ticket Format), PSA NM-MT 8. on August 24th Actual price: USD $280,600.
  18. Heritage Auctions 2000 Upper Deck Game Jersey Kobe Bryant (Patch 2-Autograph) #KB-PA PSA NM-MT 8, PSA/DNA Auto 10 - #'d 2/8. on August 24th Actual price: USD $268,400.
  19. Heritage Auctions Circa 1915 Babe Ruth "Hands at Hips" Rookie-Era Real Photo Postcard, SGC VG-EX 4. on August 24th Actual price: USD $268,400.
  20. Heritage Auctions 1917 D350-2 Standard Biscuit Babe Ruth #147 SGC EX-NM 6 -- Finest Known! on August 24th Actual price: USD $256,200.
  21. Heritage Auctions 1914 Cracker Jack Joe Jackson #103 SGC Good+ 2.5. on August 24th Actual price: USD $225,700.
  22. Heritage Auctions 1951 Bowman Willie Mays #305 Rookie PSA NM-MT 8. on August 24th Actual price: USD $213,500.
  23. Heritage Auctions 1998 Playoff Contender Peyton Manning Rookie Ticket - Autographed #87 PSA Gem Mint 10. on August 24th Actual price: USD $207,400.
  24. Heritage Auctions 1998 SkyBox E-X 2001 Ken Griffey Jr. (Essential Credentials Now) #10 PSA NM-MT 8 - #'d 2/10. on August 24th Actual price: USD $201,300.
  25. Heritage Auctions 1984 Michael Jordan NBA Debut Chicago Bulls Ticket Stub (Season Ticket Format), PSA EX-MT 6. on August 24th Actual price: USD $189,100.

1 auction saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Heritage Auctions. Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction on August 24th: $36,219,558 

 


8 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered: 

Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Summer Americana - Day 1 on August 27th: 292.78% 
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Summer Americana - Day 2 on August 28th: 283.50% 
Heritage Auctions. Pulp, Paperback, Science Fiction & Fantasy Showcase Auction on August 26th: 180.65% 
RR Auction. Steve Jobs and the Computer Revolution on August 24th: 160.26% 
Bukowskis. Prints and Multiples - August on August 24th: 137.00% 
Tennants Auctioneers. Books, Maps, Manuscripts on August 22nd: 127.93% 
Rago Arts and Auctions. faces of fame: Philippe Halsman from the Polaroid Collection on August 27th: 108.38% 
Forum Auctions. Online: Travel Books, Maps and Atlases on August 28th: 101.75% 


21 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell: 

Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Summer Americana - Day 2 on August 28th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. The Art of Garfield Comic Art Showcase Auction on August 28th: 100.00% 
Rago Arts and Auctions. faces of fame: Philippe Halsman from the Polaroid Collection on August 27th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on August 27th: 100.00% 
Rago Arts and Auctions. Icons & Heroes: Comic Art on August 26th: 100.00% 
Rago Arts and Auctions. Icons and Heroes: Comics on August 26th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on August 26th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on August 24th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on August 26th: 99.81% 
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on August 26th: 99.78% 
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on August 27th: 98.59% 
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Summer Americana - Day 1 on August 27th: 98.46% 
Heritage Auctions. Pulp, Paperback, Science Fiction & Fantasy Showcase Auction on August 26th: 98.40% 
Heritage Auctions. Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction on August 24th: 97.21% 
Tennants Auctioneers. Books, Maps, Manuscripts on August 22nd: 95.56% 
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on August 26th: 94.00% 
Blackwell Auctions. August Collectible Countdown on August 27th: 93.75% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on August 24th: 91.44% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 23rd: 90.08% 
New England Book Auctions. A Fine Summer Miscellany on August 26th: 89.39% 
Forum Auctions. Online: Travel Books, Maps and Atlases on August 28th: 82.59% 


34 total sales reported this week:

PBA Galleries. History of Science - Illustrated Publisher's Bindings from the Morris-Levin Collection - Miniature Books - Children's Literature on August 28th: 63.58%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Summer Americana - Day 2 on August 28th: 100.00%
Forum Auctions. Online: Travel Books, Maps and Atlases on August 28th: 82.59%
Fairhill Auction. August Militaria Auction on August 28th: 58.29%
Duke's. Summer Interiors on August 28th: 61.54%
Heritage Auctions. The Art of Garfield Comic Art Showcase Auction on August 28th: 100.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. faces of fame: Philippe Halsman from the Polaroid Collection on August 27th: 100.00%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Antique Art and Rare Estate Finds on August 27th: 47.93%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Summer Americana - Day 1 on August 27th: 98.46%
Blackwell Auctions. August Collectible Countdown on August 27th: 93.75%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on August 27th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on August 27th: 98.59%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Churchill, Military, History and Fiction Books and Ephemera on August 24th: 43.29%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Icons & Heroes: Comic Art on August 26th: 100.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Icons and Heroes: Comics on August 26th: 100.00%
New England Book Auctions. A Fine Summer Miscellany on August 26th: 89.39%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Vintage Estates Art and Collectibles on August 26th: 55.35%
A.H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals. The Beaver Line Collection Auction on August 26th: 66.67%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp, Paperback, Science Fiction & Fantasy Showcase Auction on August 26th: 98.40%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on August 26th: 94.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on August 26th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on August 26th: 99.78%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on August 26th: 99.81%
One Source Auctions. Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction on August 25th: 44.12%
Heritage Auctions. Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction on August 24th: 97.21%
Bukowskis. Prints and Multiples - August on August 24th: 76.00%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on August 24th: 100.00%
RR Auction. Steve Jobs and the Computer Revolution on August 24th: 79.25%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on August 24th: 91.44%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 23rd: 90.08%
Morton Subastas. Saturday Sale on August 23rd: 46.67%
Hansons. Newark August Antique Fine Art & Collectables Auction on August 23rd: 68.42%
Tennants Auctioneers. Books, Maps, Manuscripts on August 22nd: 95.56%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Sporting and Collectors Auction on August 13th: 69.11%

 


For the week ahead 52 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Sep. 1st
Chiswick Auctions. London. The Poster Sale. 91 lots
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. Annual Labor Day Quality Antiques. 187 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Jewish Ceremonial Art / Illustrated Scrolls and Manuscripts / Engravins and Graphic Art / Ketubot / Hebraica, Part 1. 102 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 76 lots
Moreshet Auctions. Jerusalem. The 19th Chabad Auction. 57 lots

Tue. Sep. 2nd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 520 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 150 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction. 103 lots
Desa Unicum. Warszawa. Comic Art. 115 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Early Printed Books | Sabbateanism and Crypto-Jews of Spain and Portugal | Chassidut and Kabbalah | Books Printed in Slavita and Jerusalem | Letters and Manuscripts, Part 2. 284 lots
Rossini. Paris. LA PLÉIADE. 254 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Online Estates Auction. 79 lots

Wed. Sep. 3rd
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Maps and Documents. 465 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 349 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 92 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Van Nuys, CA. Prints and Multiples. 287 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts. 96 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 45 lots
Desa Unicum. Warszawa. Masters of Imagination. The Big Blue. 15 lots
Dunbar Sloane. Wellington. Affordable Art & Studio Ceramics. 48 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. wo Day Sale of the Library of the Late Tommy Smith (Grogan's Pub, Dublin) and Other Select Clients. To include Some Exceptional Items of Irish Literary, Poetic & Historical Interest. Day 1. 501 lots

Thu. Sep. 4th
Forum Auctions. London. Modern and Contemporary Prints and Multiples. 294 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Edinburgh. Edinburgh Collector's Auction: Toys, Postcards, Stamps, Coins, Whisky, Wine & Spirits, Medals & Militaria.
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Antique books - Mr M**'s library. 214 lots
Bogota Auction. Bogota. Books, Documents and Old Engravings. 99 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Select Rarities: Exceptional Books and Manuscripts. 116 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Interiors and Décor. 37 lots
Propstore. Valencia. Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction: Los Angeles Summer 2025. 142 lots
Ripley Auctions. Indianapolis. The Scale Model Collection & Library of James Hutchison - Single-Owner Timed Auction.. 104 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. wo Day Sale of the Library of the Late Tommy Smith (Grogan's Pub, Dublin) and Other Select Clients. To include Some Exceptional Items of Irish Literary, Poetic & Historical Interest. Day 2. 460 lots
Quinn's Auction Galleries. Falls Church. Sports Memorabilia. 125 lots

Fri. Sep. 5th
Chiswick Auctions. London. Photographica & Photography Books - Timed online. 212 lots
Desa Unicum. Warszawa. Mourlot. 48 lots
Bonhams. Brockenhurst, Beaulieu,. Beaulieu: The Beaulier Sale Collectors' Motor Cars & Automobilia.

Sat. Sep. 6th
PosterConnection Inc.. Clayton. Poster Auction #60, From War to Wanderlust. 360 lots
Aspire Auctions. Pittsburgh. September 2025 Auction. 66 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 150 lots
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Windsor. Jewelry, Fine Art, Decorative Furnishings & Accessories Auction. 41 lots
EV Stamps. Richmond. Monthly Sports Card & Comic Book Auction. 119 lots
Grays Auctioneers. Cleveland, . Art & Design. 29 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Saturday Sale. 71 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Maps Auction.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books.

Sun. Sep. 7th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction. 212 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Pulp Magazine Select Auction.
Genazym. Monsey. Catalog of the Giants. 76 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Virtual Estate Auvction - Wolfeboro, NH. 104 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Historical Memorabilia.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700).

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE


  • <b>Doyle, Nov. 5:</b> The Director's copy of the first edition of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, inscribed by Beckett. $7,000 to $10,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 5:</b> Don McLean's personal test pressing of American Pie before mass production, gifted in 1971. $8,000 to $12,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 5:</b> The important and extensive archive of original fashion photographs of model Dorothy Rice, 1945-58. $20,000 to $30,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 5:</b> A Charles Adams theater advertisement. $8,000 to $12,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 5:</b> A Small Patinated Bronze Bust of Marlene Dietrich. $800 to $1,200. <b>Doyle, Nov. 5:</b> Marlene Dietrich Studio Photograph. $100 to $200. <b>Doyle, Nov. 5:</b> The very large and uncommon British Quad for Hitchcock's The Birds. $500 to $800. <b>Doyle, Nov. 5:</b> An Original Crystal "Sputnik" from the 1966 Met Opera Chandelier. $3,000 to $5,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 5:</b> The rare poster from the first American performances of Endgame, 1958. $1,000 to $1,500. <b>Doyle, Nov. 5:</b> The original Coconut Grove Playhouse poster for Waiting for Godot, possibly unique. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: The Director's copy of the first edition of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, inscribed by Beckett. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: Don McLean's personal test pressing of American Pie before mass production, gifted in 1971. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: The important and extensive archive of original fashion photographs of model Dorothy Rice, 1945-58. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: A Charles Adams theater advertisement. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: A Small Patinated Bronze Bust of Marlene Dietrich. $800 to $1,200.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: Marlene Dietrich Studio Photograph. $100 to $200.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: The very large and uncommon British Quad for Hitchcock's The Birds. $500 to $800.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: An Original Crystal "Sputnik" from the 1966 Met Opera Chandelier. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: The rare poster from the first American performances of Endgame, 1958. $1,000 to $1,500.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: The original Coconut Grove Playhouse poster for Waiting for Godot, possibly unique. $3,000 to $5,000.
  • <b><center>Sotheby's<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts & More<br>Available for Immediate Purchase</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> William Shakespeare. <i>The Temple Shakespeare.</i> Housed in Custom Bookcase. $6,365. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Frederick Douglass. <i>Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass,</i> Boston: Anti-Slavery Office, 1845. $14,000. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Charles Dickens. <i>A Christmas Carol.</i> London: William Heinemann, 1915. $2,900. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. First Edition Set, Including <i>This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby,</i> and others. Charles Scribner's Sons. 1920 – 1941. $24,180. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], John Tenniel. <i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</i> First Edition. Macmillan & Co., 1866. $15,000.
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare. The Temple Shakespeare. Housed in Custom Bookcase. $6,365.
    Sotheby’s: Frederick Douglass. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Boston: Anti-Slavery Office, 1845. $14,000.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. A Christmas Carol. London: William Heinemann, 1915. $2,900.
    Sotheby’s: F. Scott Fitzgerald. First Edition Set, Including This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and others. Charles Scribner's Sons. 1920 – 1941. $24,180.
    Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], John Tenniel. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland First Edition. Macmillan & Co., 1866. $15,000.
  • <b><center>Swann<br>Autographs<br>November 6, 2025</center></b> <b>Swann, Nov. 6:</b> Lot 93: Autograph album containing 29 autograph letters signed by each president from Washington to Coolidge, 1785-1945. <b>Swann, Nov. 6:</b> Lot 166: Franz Schubert, Autograph Musical Manuscript, fragment from <i>Die Taucher,</i> 1813. <b>Swann, Nov. 6:</b> Lot 111: Thomas Jefferson, holograph plat drawing: map of field near Monticello, 1790s. <b><center>Swann<br>Autographs<br>November 6, 2025</center></b> <b>Swann, Nov. 6:</b> Lot 208: George Sand, Autograph Manuscript Signed, draft of her one-act play, <i>Francia,</i> ca. 1872. <b>Swann, Nov. 6:</b> Lot 218: Walt Whitman, Manuscript Signed, draft of three complete poems from <i>Leaves of Grass,</i> 1891. <b>Swann, Nov. 6:</b> Lot 8: James Dean, Photograph Signed and Inscribed, still from <i>Giant,</i> 1955. <b><center>Swann<br>Autographs<br>November 6, 2025</center></b> <b>Swann, Nov. 6:</b> Lot 20: John Lennon, Typescript Signed, interview discussing Paul, Linda, and Yoko, 1971. <b>Swann, Nov. 6:</b> Lot 215: Mark Twain, engraved portrait Signed, "Mark Twain / SL. Clemens," 1890s. <b>Swann, Nov. 6:</b> Lot 81: Vaslav Nijinsky, reproduction of an artwork by Léon Bakst Inscribed and Signed, 1916. <b><center>Swann<br>Autographs<br>November 6, 2025</center></b> <b>Swann, Nov. 6:</b> Lot 73: Malcolm X, <i>The Harvard Crimson Signed</i> and Inscribed: his street address and phone number, 1961. <b>Swann, Nov. 6:</b> Lot 11: Lou Gehrig, Photograph Signed and Inscribed, ca. 1939. <b>Swann, Nov. 6:</b> Lot 153: George Gershwin, Photograph Signed and Inscribed, portrait by Renato Toppo.
    Swann
    Autographs
    November 6, 2025
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 93: Autograph album containing 29 autograph letters signed by each president from Washington to Coolidge, 1785-1945.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 166: Franz Schubert, Autograph Musical Manuscript, fragment from Die Taucher, 1813.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 111: Thomas Jefferson, holograph plat drawing: map of field near Monticello, 1790s.
    Swann
    Autographs
    November 6, 2025
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 208: George Sand, Autograph Manuscript Signed, draft of her one-act play, Francia, ca. 1872.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 218: Walt Whitman, Manuscript Signed, draft of three complete poems from Leaves of Grass, 1891.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 8: James Dean, Photograph Signed and Inscribed, still from Giant, 1955.
    Swann
    Autographs
    November 6, 2025
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 20: John Lennon, Typescript Signed, interview discussing Paul, Linda, and Yoko, 1971.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 215: Mark Twain, engraved portrait Signed, "Mark Twain / SL. Clemens," 1890s.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 81: Vaslav Nijinsky, reproduction of an artwork by Léon Bakst Inscribed and Signed, 1916.
    Swann
    Autographs
    November 6, 2025
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 73: Malcolm X, The Harvard Crimson Signed and Inscribed: his street address and phone number, 1961.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 11: Lou Gehrig, Photograph Signed and Inscribed, ca. 1939.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 153: George Gershwin, Photograph Signed and Inscribed, portrait by Renato Toppo.
  • <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 75. The Second Printed Map of the North American Continent - Full Contemporary Color (1593) Est. $35,000 - $40,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 37. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $16,000 - $18,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 104. Important Revolutionary War Plan of Battle of Quebec in Contemporary Color (1776) Est. $4,000 - $4,750 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 43. Mercator's Map of the North Pole - the First Printed Map Devoted to the Arctic (1606) Est. $2,750 - $3,500 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 237. Rare and Striking Bird's-Eye View of Lawrence, Kansas (1880) Est. $2,000 - $2,500 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 10. Rare Map from Atlas Maior with Representations of the Seasons in Contemporary Color (1662) Est. $14,000 - $17,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 374. Bunting's Map of Europe Depicted as the Queen of the World (1589) Est. $2,000 - $2,400 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 590. Willem Blaeu's Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia (1634) Est. $2,750 - $3,500 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 647. The Earliest and Most Decorative Map of the East Coast of Africa (1596) Est. $3,000 - $3,750 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 710. Ruscelli's Complete, Third Edition Atlas with 65 Maps (1574) Est. $9,500 - $11,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 696. Superb Hand-Colored Image of the Adoration of the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 75. The Second Printed Map of the North American Continent - Full Contemporary Color (1593) Est. $35,000 - $40,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 37. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $16,000 - $18,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 104. Important Revolutionary War Plan of Battle of Quebec in Contemporary Color (1776) Est. $4,000 - $4,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 43. Mercator's Map of the North Pole - the First Printed Map Devoted to the Arctic (1606) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 237. Rare and Striking Bird's-Eye View of Lawrence, Kansas (1880) Est. $2,000 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 10. Rare Map from Atlas Maior with Representations of the Seasons in Contemporary Color (1662) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 374. Bunting's Map of Europe Depicted as the Queen of the World (1589) Est. $2,000 - $2,400
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 590. Willem Blaeu's Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia (1634) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 647. The Earliest and Most Decorative Map of the East Coast of Africa (1596) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 710. Ruscelli's Complete, Third Edition Atlas with 65 Maps (1574) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 696. Superb Hand-Colored Image of the Adoration of the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950
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