Christies: Skybreakers: Between Heaven and Earth, 24589, New York

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
December 12, 2025 - December 12, 2025
Page Size: 33 items in 2 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)

MILKY WAY GALAXY

circa 1975. USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 33,020.00
2 CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)

TWO WORKS: THE SURFACE OF MARS

circa 1950. USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 21,590.00
3 CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)

FORMATION OF THE EARTH

circa 1978. USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 44,450.00
11 CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)

TARGET FOR METEORS

circa 1947. USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 7,620.00
12 CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)

ATOMIC BOMBING OF NEW YORK

circa 1948. USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 9,525.00
13 CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)

BATTLE OF GRAVITY

circa 1947. USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 12,065.00
24 CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)

EARLY STUDIES OF PLANETARY LANDSCAPES

circa 1940 USD 50,000.00 - 80,000.00 USD 25,400.00
25 CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)

ROCKET TO THE MOON

circa 1945. USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 27,940.00
26 CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)

ZERO HOUR MINUS FIVE

circa 1949 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 60,960.00
28 CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)

THE 1976 VOYAGER MISSION ARRIVES AT SATURN, 16 JANUARY 1980

1975 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 33,020.00
29 ANSEL ADAMS (1902-1984)

PORTRAIT OF CHESLEY BONESTELL

circa 1979 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,397.00
43 CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)

SEPARATION OVER THE PACIFIC

circa 1961. USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 35,560.00
44 CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)

RETURN OF THE ROCKET SHIP'S THIRD STAGE

circa 1952. USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 60,960.00
45 FRED FREEMAN (1907-1988)

A PORTION OF THE WHEEL-SHAPED SPACE STATION IN CUTAWAY

circa 1952. USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 63,500.00
46 RON MILLER (b.1947) AND WERNHER VON BRAUN (1912-1977)

TWO DRAWINGS OF THE LUNAR LANDER

circa 1992 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 53,340.00
59 FRED FREEMAN (1907-1988)

CUTAWAY OF THE INTERIOR OF UNDERGROUND LUNAR BASE HABITATION AND LABORATORY STRUCTURES

circa 1952. USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 27,940.00
60 CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)

LAUNCH VEHICLE'S WINGED THIRD STATE AND ITS EMERGENCY EJECTION CAPSULES

circa 1953. USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 33,020.00
61 FRED FREEMAN (1907-1988)

MAN'S SURVIVAL IN SPACE: TESTING THE MEN

circa 1953 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 11,430.00
62 CHESLEY BONESTELL (1888-1986)

REENTRY OF THE BABY SPACE STATION

circa 1953. USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 30,480.00
63 FRED FREEMAN (1907-1988) and WERNHER VON BRAUN (1912-1977)

EMERGENCY! MAN'S SURVIVAL IN SPACE

circa 1953 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 35,560.00
76 FRED FREEMAN (1907-1988)

INSIDE THE 'BABY' SPACE STATION

circa 1953. USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 20,320.00
77 ALEXANDER LEYDENFROST (1888-1961)

TWO WORKS OF NUCLEAR ATTACK ON WASHINGTON, D.C.: MISSILE INTERCEPTION AND EVACUATION ROUTES

circa 1954. USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 20,320.00
78 RON MILLER (B.1947)

APPROACH TO MARS

circa 1990. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 27,940.00
79 FRED FREEMAN (1907-1988)

CAN WE GET TO MARS?

circa 1954 USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 27,940.00
80 RON MILLER (B.1947)

EXPLORERS OF MARS PREPARING TO RETURN TO EARTH

circa 1992. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 25,400.00
  • Sotheby’s
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    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Vergilius. Opera, Venice, Aldo Manuzio, 1501. Sold: 1,041,400 USD
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    January 31 and February 1, 2026
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