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Auction Name	Illustration Art Signature Auction	Total Sales (USD)	467,397.00
Auction Date	December 09, 2024 - December 09, 2024	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	320,900.00
Sale Number	#15236	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	495,700.00
Total Lots	296
Sold Lots	292	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	331,900.00
% of Lots Sold	98.65%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	513,700.00
Unsold Lots	4	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	90.99%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Estimate	Actual Price
18019	Chris Foss (British, b. 1946)	Spacecraft Visualization, Warhammer 40,000 Battlefleet Gothic/Games Workshop, 1997 Mixed media on board 11-3/4 x 16-1/2 inches (29.8 x 41.9 cm)	USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 15,000.00
18061	Robert Maguire (American, 1921-2005)	The Case of the Radioactive Redhead paperback cover, 1963 Oil on board 20 x 11 inches (50.8 x 27.9 cm)	USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	USD 11,875.00
18171	Patrick Nagel (American, 1945-1984)	Playboy Advisor, Playboy interior, January 1977 Acrylic on board 11-3/4 x 7-1/8 inches (29.8 x 18.1 cm)	USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	USD 10,625.00
18040	Pauline Ellison (British, b. 1946)	The Earthsea Trilogy: #1 A Wizard of Earthsea wraparound paperback cover, 1975 Watercolor on paper 12-1/8 x 14-1/8 inches (30.8 x 35.9 cm)	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 9,375.00
18159	Pal Fried (Hungarian/American, 1893-1976)	Standing Nude Oil on canvas 38 x 20-3/8 inches (96.5 x 51.6 cm)	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 7,500.00
18244	Robert G. Harris (American, 1911-2007)	The Telephone Call Oil on canvas 23 x 18 inches (58.4 x 45.7 cm)	USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	USD 7,500.00
18166	Olivia De Berardinis (American, b. 1948)	Santa's Little Helper, 1978 Oil on board 20 x 16 inches (50.8 x 40.6 cm)	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 6,875.00
18155	Earl Moran (American, 1893-1984)	Seated Nude, 1970 Oil on board 31 x 27 inches (78.7 x 68.6 cm)	USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 6,000.00
18173	Patrick Nagel (American, 1945-1984)	Calvin Klein, Playboy interior, January 1981 Pencil on tracing paper 16 x 7-1/2 inches (40.6 x 19.1 cm)	USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 6,000.00
18183	Jim Silke (American, b. 1931)	Vampirella in the Sand, 2016 Mixed media on paper 11-1/4 x 16-1/2 inches (28.6 x 41.9 cm)	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 6,000.00
18150	Joyce Ballantyne (American, 1918-2006)	Of Course You've Got to Use Your Imagination, 1957 Oil on canvas 30 x 24 inches (76.2 x 61.0 cm)	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 5,750.00
18129	Robert McGinnis (American, b. 1926)	Splash movie poster comprehensive/concept art, 1984 Tempera on board 13 x 22 inches (33.0 x 55.9 cm)	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 5,250.00
18154	Al Buell (American, 1910-1996)	Tennis Anyone? Oil on canvasboard 22 x 18-5/8 inches (55.9 x 47.3 cm)	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 5,250.00
18174	Patrick Nagel (American, 1945-1984)	Woman with Fan Pencil on tracing paper 16 x 12-1/2 inches (40.6 x 31.8 cm)	USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 5,250.00
18254	Edwin Georgi (American, 1896-1964)	Summer Homecoming, Redbook magazine interior, June 1959 Mixed media on board 18-7/8 x 18-1/4 inches (47.9 x 46.4 cm)	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 5,250.00
18261	Robert Peak (American, 1927-1992)	Couple in the City, 1959 Gouache on board 20-1/2 x 20-1/2 inches (52.1 x 52.1 cm)	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 5,250.00
18253	Edwin Georgi (American, 1896-1964)	The Perfect Gentleman, Redbook magazine interior, July 1955 Mixed media on board 16-1/8 x 23 inches (41.0 x 58.4 cm)	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 5,000.00
18041	Pauline Ellison (British, b. 1946)	The Earthsea Trilogy: #3 The Farthest Shore paperback cover, 1975 Watercolor on paper 12-1/2 x 14-1/2 inches (31.8 x 36.8 cm)	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 4,750.00
18054	Harry Schaare (American, 1922-2008)	Tough Cop paperback cover, 1959 Gouache on board 18-1/2 x 12-1/2 inches (47.0 x 31.8 cm)	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 4,750.00
18146	Earl Moran (American, 1893-1984)	Roses Are Red..as posed by Marilyn Monroe, circa 1946 Oil on board 10-1/8 x 8-1/8 inches (25.7 x 20.6 cm)	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 4,750.00
18147	Vaughan Alden Bass (American, 20th Century)	Barbecutie Oil on canvas laid on board 27-3/4 x 20-3/4 inches (70.5 x 52.7 cm)	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 4,750.00
18176	Don Lewis (American, 1933-2010)	Mr. Smith, Are You Sure I'm the Same Size as Your Wife? Mixed media on board 20-1/4 x 16 inches (51.4 x 40.6 cm)	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 4,750.00
18181	Jim Silke (American, b. 1931)	Dejah Thoris, 2014 Mixed media on paper 23-1/2 x 17-1/4 inches (59.7 x 43.8 cm)	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 4,750.00
18185	Richard Williams (American, 20th Century)	Queen of Outer Space, 2018 Oil on canvas 48 x 30 inches (121.9 x 76.2 cm)	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 4,750.00
18003	Alex Schomburg (American, 1905-1998)	Erecting Transmitter on the Moon, Amazing Stories pulp magazine preliminary cover, October 1960 Watercolor on board 7-5/8 x 5-3/8 inches (19.4 x 13.5 cm)	USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	USD 4,500.00

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.
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