Weiss Auctions: May Sports Cards & Memorabilia, 1832891, Lynbrook
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- May 28, 2026 - May 28, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John L. Sullivan | Life and Reminiscences of a Nineteenth-Century Gladiator |
London | 1892 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 184.50 |
| 2 | John L. Sullivan | The Modern Gladiator |
1889 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 209.10 | |
| 3 | Robert Fitzsimmons | His Life and Battles in the Prize Ring |
New York | 1897 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 4 | History of the Great International Contest between Heenan and Sayers |
London | 1860 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 270.60 | |
| 5 | Tom Cribb | Cribb's Memorial to Congress |
London | 1819 | USD 75.00 - 125.00 | USD 49.20 |
| 6 | Boxing Made Easy, or the Complete Manual of Self-Defense |
New York | 1856 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 7 | 1892 Boxing Ticket - Myer vs. McAuliffe |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 300.00 | USD 492.00 | ||
| 8 | Jack Dempsey | 1923 Dempsey vs. Gibbons Heavyweight Ticket |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 615.00 | |
| 9 | Fistiana, or Oracle of the Ring |
London; London | 1843; 1845 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 295.20 | |
| 10 | Matt Fleischer; Walter Anthony Merrill | Jack Dempsey: The Idol of Fisticiana; K.O. |
1929; 1933 | USD 80.00 - 160.00 | USD 67.65 | |
| 11 | Thomas Hauser | His Life and Times |
New York | 1991 | USD 100.00 - 300.00 | USD 123.00 |
| 12 | A.G. Spalding | America's National Game |
New York | 1911 | USD 50.00 - 100.00 | USD 184.50 |
| 13 | The DiMaggio Albums |
New York | 1989 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 246.00 | |
| 14 | R.G. Allanson-Winn; Ned Donnelly | 4 Books, including: Boxing |
1890; c. 1890; 1881; 1889 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 15 | Marty Glickman | The Fastest Kid on the Block |
1996 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 209.10 | |
| 16 | Hank Aaron | Aaron: The Autobiography; I Had a Hammer |
1974; 1991 | USD 100.00 - 300.00 | USD 258.30 | |
| 17 | Whitey Ford; Phil Pepe | Slick; Few and Chosen |
1987; 2001 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 67.65 | |
| 18 | Boxing Records Books |
N/A | USD 50.00 - 150.00 | USD 159.90 | ||
| 20 | 1899 Police Gazette Supplement "Boxing" Page |
1899 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 61.50 | ||
| 21 | Vtg St. Nicholas Arena "Gambling Prohibited" Sign |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 270.60 | ||
| 22 | 1963 Emile Griffith vs Luis Rodriguez Fight Poster |
1963 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 369.00 | ||
| 23 | A.D. Bastin | Peter Jackson Boxing Print by A.D. Bastin |
1894 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 246.00 | |
| 24 | 1947 Swedish Boxing Poster Joe Louis Qualifier |
1947 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 676.50 | ||
| 25 | W.L. Walton | The International Contest Between Heenan and Sayers at Farnborough, on the 17th of April 1860 |
London | 1860 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 676.50 |
| 30 | 1904 Jim Corbett Theater Portrait Poster |
Cincinnati; New York | 1904 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,045.50 |
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Freeman’s
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Sotheby’s
Selections from The Jay T. Snider Collection of Benjamin Franklin
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