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RR Auction: Marvels of Modern Music

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Auction Name Marvels of Modern Music Total Sales (USD) 571,122.00
Auction Date November 21, 2024 - November 21, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 398,300.00
Sale Number #704 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 577,600.00
Total Lots 305
Sold Lots 182 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 713,600.00
% of Lots Sold 59.67% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,003,300.00
Unsold Lots 123 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 56.92%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
7008

Beatles Amazing Signed Photograph for 1964 Australian Tour Promoter - "Very likely the greatest Beatles signed photograph known to exist"

 1964 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 83,278.00
7311

Sex Pistols: Johnny Rotten Original Handwritten Lyrics for 'Holidays in the SunaEU and aEU~Submission,' Classic Tracks from Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols

 USD 80,000.00 - 100,000.00 USD 82,638.00
7002

Beatles Signed Magical Mystery Tour EP - Obtained at the Film's Launch Party at London's Royal Lancaster Hotel (December 21, 1967)

 1967 USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 37,500.00
7476

Beatles Signed Photograph - Rare Pose, Encapsulated by PSA/DNA

 USD 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 26,575.00
7475

Elton John Collection of (22) Signed Albums, including Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Greatest Hits, and Captain Fantastic

 USD 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 23,145.00
7255

Rock and Roll Collection of (600+) Albums

 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 13,920.00
7248

Delaney & Bonnie & Friends 'On Tour with Eric Clapton' Back Album Cover Proof Photograph by Barry Feinstein

 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 13,763.00
7046

Beatles: Original 'Abbey Road' Street Sign from Westminster, England

 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 11,778.00
7147

Jim Morrison Typed Letter Signed to Tony Glover

 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 11,569.00
7030

George Harrison Typed Letter Signed on Funds Raised by The Concert for Bangladesh to Photographer Barry Feinstein

 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 10,106.00
7443

Notorious B.I.G. Signed CD Booklet - Ready to Die

 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 9,525.00
7354

Michael Jackson: We Are the World Signed Document Archive (11), with Jackson 5, Lionel Richie, Steve Perry, and Others

 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 9,493.00
7109

Jimi Hendrix Experience Signed Poster - Autographed at The Col Ballroom, Iowa, 1968

 1968 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 9,375.00
7165

Pink Floyd Signatures - Obtained During The Wall Tour

 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 9,139.00
7015

John Lennon Signed Typed Letter and Signed Questionnaire to a Patient at the New York Psychiatric Institute - "Nothing is seperate from everything (or anything)aEU

 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 9,075.00
7171

Queen Signed 1980 'The Game Tour' Program

 1980 USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 8,748.00
7023

George Harrison Autograph Note Signed on His Rickenbacker 12-String Guitar: "Along with its bright sound this guitar contributed a lot to the music of The Beatles"

 USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 8,435.00
7146

The Doors Partial Document Signed with Initials

 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 7,381.00
7174

Queen Signatures

 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 6,816.00
7488

Prince Handwritten Poem - 'Tangerine'

 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 6,816.00
7017

John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr Signed 1963 Parlophone Records Promotional Card (Large Format)

 1963 USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 6,250.00
7242

The Concert For Bangladesh: George Harrison, Bob Dylan, and Leon Russell Signed Mini Lobby Card

 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 6,250.00
7090

Bob Dylan Oversized Original Photograph by Barry Feinstein - 'Don't Look Back'

 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 6,050.00
7007

Beatles Signatures (c. 1963)

 c.1963 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,491.00
7151

Grateful Dead 1966 'Skeleton & Roses' Avalon Ballroom Concert Poster (First Print)

 1966 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 5,375.00
  • <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