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Auction Name Fine Autographs and Artifacts Total Sales (USD) 794,196.00
Auction Date November 13, 2024 - November 13, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 433,850.00
Sale Number #703 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 678,100.00
Total Lots 668
Sold Lots 484 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 798,950.00
% of Lots Sold 72.46% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,203,500.00
Unsold Lots 184 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 65.99%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
2 Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson Historic 1790 Letter Signed on Entering "the Duties of the Department of State"

 1790 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 41,590.00
171

Statesmen and Politicians Autograph Album with (100) Signatures, Including Deng Xiaoping, Nelson Mandela, and the Dalai Lama

 1790 USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 37,500.00
193 Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein Autograph Letter Signed on Solving the Unified Field Theory: "I finally solved to my total satisfaction, after immensely intensive work, my gravitation-electricity problem. This, in a way, concludes my life's work"

 1924 USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 37,483.00
441 Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright Hand-Corrected Typed Draft for 'The New Architecture: A Testament' - The "Definitive Manuscript" Discussing His Architectural Philosophy

 1935 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 28,415.00
12 Jacqueline Kennedy

Jacqueline Kennedy Emotional Letter to Boston Archbishop Richard Cushing: "I was so hostile to God after he took Jack. You, more than anyone, brought me back to Him"

 1969 USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 24,159.00
175 Ferdinand and Isabella

Ferdinand and Isabella Document Signed, Relating to the Expulsion of Jews from Spain

 1902 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 24,079.00
755 Rocky Graziano

Rocky Graziano Prison Archive: (45+) Documents with (8) Early Autographs ("Rocco Barbella"), Mug Shot, Fingerprint Cards, and Police Records

 1947 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 19,899.00
23 President John F. Kennedy

President John F. Kennedy's Personal Copy of The Constitution of the United States of America - From the Estate of Jacqueline Kennedy

 1953 USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 19,456.00
465 Charles Schulz

Charles Schulz Signed Oversized Original Sketch of Snoopy

 1961 USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 18,906.00
187 Elon Musk

Elon Musk Signed $100 Dollar Bill - PSA GEM MINT 10

 1883 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 18,678.00
17 John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy Oversized Signed Photograph by Alfred Eisenstaedt, Presented to Influential Advisor Clark Clifford

 USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 16,096.00
42 John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy (2) Original Sketches of the PT-109 Incident, Made for the Screenwriter of Navy Log: 'PT 109'

 c.1957 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 14,743.00
1 George Washington

George Washington Document Signed for the Potomac Company, an Early Investment in American Infrastructure

 1787 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 13,589.00
146 Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin Signature

 1787 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 12,353.00
14 John F. Kennedy and Robert

John F. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy Document as President and Attorney General - Commuting the Sentence of a Narcotics Trafficker

 1963 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 11,229.00
6 Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln Document Signed as President, Pardoning a Mutiny Leader

 1861 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 10,456.00
16 John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy Signed Book - Profiles in Courage, Dedicated to the Screenwriter of Navy Log: 'PT 109'

 1956 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 10,001.00
19 John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy Document Signed as President, Appointing CIA Director John A. McCone - Key Figure in the Cuban Missile Crisis

 1961 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 9,981.00
30 John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy Typed Letter Signed, Two Months After Announcing His First Campaign for Congress

 1946 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 9,525.00
24 John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy 'Wanted For Treason' Handbill

 1963 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 9,006.00
29 John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy Typed Letter Signed, Three Months After Announcing His Congressional Campaign

 1946 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 8,848.00
25 John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy Signed Photograph to His Sister: "It only took five easy lessons"

 circa 1942 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 7,499.00
191 Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin Signature

 1929 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 7,283.00
64 Donald Trump

Donald Trump Signed $100 Dollar Bill - PSA GEM MT 10

 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 6,504.00
206 Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone Rare Signature - Bold Example of the Fabled Frontiersman

 1898 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 6,196.00
  • <b><center>High Bids Win<br>Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines<br>and Machine Manuals<br>December 24 to January 9</b> <b>High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9:</b> Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”. <b>High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9:</b> United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932. <b>High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9:</b> Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”. <b><center>High Bids Win<br>Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines<br>and Machine Manuals<br>December 24 to January 9</b> <b>High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9:</b> Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944. <b>High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9:</b> Puss ‘n Boots. 1994 Charles Perrult All four are signed by Andreas Deja <b>High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9:</b> Specimen book of type faces. Job composition department, Philadelphia gazette publishing company . <b><center>High Bids Win<br>Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines<br>and Machine Manuals<br>December 24 to January 9</b> <b>High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9:</b> An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library. <b>High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9:</b> A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur Court By Mark Twain 1889. <b>High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9:</b> 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program. <b><center>High Bids Win<br>Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines<br>and Machine Manuals<br>December 24 to January 9</b> <b>High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9:</b> 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954. <b>High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9:</b> The American printer, July 1910. <b>High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9:</b> Leaves of grass 1855 by Walt Whitman.
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”.
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Puss ‘n Boots. 1994 Charles Perrult All four are signed by Andreas Deja
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Specimen book of type faces. Job composition department, Philadelphia gazette publishing company .
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur Court By Mark Twain 1889.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program.
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: The American printer, July 1910.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Leaves of grass 1855 by Walt Whitman.
  • <b><center>Sotheby's<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts & More<br>Available for Immediate Purchase</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> William Shakespeare.<br><i>The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare,</i> 1960. 7,210 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Charles Dickens.<br><i>A Christmas Carol,</i> First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> William Golding.<br><i>Lord of the Flies,</i> First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD <b><center>Sotheby's<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts & More<br>Available for Immediate Purchase</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Lewis Carroll.<br><i>Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There,</i> Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> J.R.R. Tolkien.<br><i>The Hobbit,</i> First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> John Milton.<br><i>Paradise Lost,</i> 1759. 5,400 USD
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare.
    The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens.
    A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Golding.
    Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll.
    Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien.
    The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: John Milton.
    Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD