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Auction Name Summer Books, Maps and Manuscripts Total Sales (USD) 34,524.95
Auction Date June 19, 2025 - June 19, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 31,740.00
Sale Number #37541 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 54,060.00
Total Lots 199
Sold Lots 150 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 44,420.00
% of Lots Sold 75.38% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 74,980.00
Unsold Lots 49 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 46.05%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1008 Santella-Johnson, Mary, and Holmen, Linda.

Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes.

1993 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,667.00
2012

USS Congress Ship Letter Books, 1870-1871.

19th century USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,159.00
2001 De Tocqueville, Alexis.

2 Vols. Democracy in America.

1836 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 952.50
2013 Jackie Kennedy

Jackie Kennedy ALS on Caroline's Wedding, 1986.

USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 889.00
1043 Philby, Harry St. John Bridger.

2 Vols. The Heart of Arabia.

1922 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 698.50
2017

Kennedy Sisters ALS (2) on Dallas 6th Floor Museum

USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 698.50
1007 Palou, Francisco.

4 vols. Noticias de la Nueva California.

1874 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 635.00
1037 Capote, Truman.

Breakfast at Tiffany's.

1958 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 635.00
1002 King, Martin Luther [Jr.].

Stride Toward Freedom; March on Washington Program

1958 USD 120.00 - 240.00 USD 571.50
1071 El Habib, Hamida.

Bouzough El-Kamar / Seances D'El-Hariri

1937 USD 80.00 - 120.00 USD 539.75
1039 Joyce, James.

Finnegan's Wake. Advance Copy.

1939 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 508.00
1114 NA.

Superfort Saga History of 1st, Finest B29 Squadron

USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 508.00
3001 Robert de Vaugondy, Gilles and Didier.

Mappemonde Ou Description Du Globe...

1752 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 476.25
2014 John F. Kennedy, Jr.

JFK Jr Autograph Note Signed w/ Unpublished Photo.

ca. early 1990s. USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 444.50
1065 Steinbeck, John.

East of Eden.

1952 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 412.75
1087 Dore, Gustave.

Pittoresque, Dramatique, Caricaturale de St Russie

1854 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 412.75
1075 Cody, William. F. aka Buffalo Bill.

Story of the Wild West & Camp Fire Chats. Signed.

ca. 1902 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 381.00
1082 Albo, Robert J. et al.

3 Volumes on Magic [all Signed]

1973, 1976, and 1982 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 381.00
1099 Szalet, Leon.

Experiment E, a Report from an Extermination Lab.

1945 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 381.00
1110 Swallow, Robert W.

Sidelights on Peking Life. 1927

1927 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 381.00
1124 Thornbury, Walter.

2 vols in 1. Turkish Life and Character 1860

1860 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 381.00
2038

50+ Vols. 19th C. Catholic Imprints, Pamphlets.

19th c. USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 381.00
3003 de Wit, Frederik (Frederico) (Dutch 1629-1706.)

Nova et Accurata totius Europae, c.1680.

c. 1680 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 381.00
1000

Biblia Hebraica.

1613 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 349.25
1046 O'Connor, V.C. Scott.

2vol. Silken East A Record of Life,Travel in Burma

1905 USD 120.00 - 240.00 USD 349.25
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    Sotheby’s: Ian Fleming. Casino Royale, London, 1953. First edition, first printing. $58,610.
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    Sotheby’s: L. Frank Baum. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, 1900. First edition. $27,500.
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