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Britannic Auctions: Collectible Books, First Editions, Hollywood Photos & Autographs

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Auction Name Collectible Books, First Editions, Hollywood Photos & Autographs Total Sales (USD) 15,262.50
Auction Date December 07, 2024 - December 07, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 11,395.00
Sale Number #120724 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 14,870.00
Total Lots 167
Sold Lots 112 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 23,700.00
% of Lots Sold 67.07% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 30,455.00
Unsold Lots 55 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 50.11%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
100 Ernest Hemingway

A Farewell to Arms

1929 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 1,187.50
151 Sir Walter Scott

The Abbot 1820 First Edition 3 Volumes

1820 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 750.00
233 Carole Lombard

Carole Lombard, Handwritten + Signed for Clark Gable, 1939 Wedding Thank You Note

1939 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 750.00
152 Laurence Sterne

A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy

1768 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 625.00
232 Carole Lombard

Carole Lombard, Handwritten & Signed Personal Note Card from "Mr & Mrs Clark Gable"

c1939-1941, USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 531.25
191

Mitchell's New General Atlas

1873 USD 350.00 - 400.00 USD 500.00
257

Group of 60 Movie Star & Performer Autographs, Vintage Photos

(1920s-1970s) USD 150.00 - 200.00 USD 500.00
196

Weisiger Inn (Frankfort, Kentucky) Capt. Daniel Weisiger, Thomas N. Lindsey 90+ Documents

1830s-70s USD 75.00 - 100.00 USD 375.00
256 Lon Chaney, Sr.

Lon Chaney, Sr., Original MGM 1926 Ruth Harriet Louise Stamped "The Blackbird" 8x10 Photo w/Inscription

1926 USD 75.00 - 100.00 USD 375.00
157 Dionysius Petavius

The History of the World; or

an Account of Time 1659 Fine Binding USD 150.00 - 200.00 USD 312.50
247 Al Jolson

Al Jolson, 1930s Signed & Inscribed Original 8x10 Photo

1930s USD 80.00 - 100.00 USD 312.50
153 Wilkie Collins

The Dead Secret

1857 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 281.25
227

Collection of 25+ Vintage Original Photos from the Collection of Benny Rubin, Some Signed,

USD 80.00 - 100.00 USD 281.25
249 Mack Sennett

Mack Sennett, 6 Signatures Original 1953 Archive of Universal Studios Contracts Using KEYSTONE KOPS

1953 USD 250.00 - 300.00 USD 281.25
258

Vintage 1950s-60s Autograph Album, 43 Signatures, Dean Martin, Johnny Mathis, Liberace

1950s-60s USD 80.00 - 100.00 USD 281.25
199 Robert Lansing

U.S. Secretary of State Robert Lansing, Personal Telegram Album of Congratulations on Appointment

1915 USD 250.00 - 300.00 USD 250.00
246 The Five Marx Brothers

The Five Marx Brothers, 1950s Signed & Inscribed 8x10 Photo (Stamped Ernest Bachrach)

1950s USD 150.00 - 200.00 USD 250.00
181 Ludwig Bemelmans

Madeline

1939 USD 150.00 - 200.00 USD 218.75
263

1893 Advertising Card "Gentleman Jack" Boxer James J. Corbett Performance (Cheyenne, WY)

1893 USD 50.00 - 60.00 USD 187.50
117 Sandoz, Faulkner, Dahl, Grau and Tyler

Collection of Literary Works by Various Authors

USD 75.00 - 100.00 USD 156.25
130

Explorations and Surveys for a Railroad Route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean: Report

1855 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 156.25
170 Louis L'Amour

Fair Blows the Wind

1978 USD 75.00 - 100.00 USD 156.25
187 Melville, Chandler, Brown, Cain, Burnett

Illustrated and First Editions

USD 75.00 - 100.00 USD 156.25
222 James Cagney

Collection of 14 Vintage 1930s Film Stills, incl. Boy Meets Girl, Angels with Dirty Faces, G-Men,

1930s USD 80.00 - 100.00 USD 156.25
231 Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe, Collection of (9) Business & Legal Documents, Including Will Copy (1955-1962)

(1955-1962) USD 150.00 - 200.00 USD 156.25
  • 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