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Holabird Western Americana Collections: Wild West Wonders Live Auction - Day 1

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Auction Name Wild West Wonders Live Auction - Day 1 Total Sales (USD) 64,812.50
Auction Date August 08, 2025 - August 08, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 62,930.00
Sale Number #109633 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 119,500.00
Total Lots 344
Sold Lots 229 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 105,670.00
% of Lots Sold 66.57% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 202,130.00
Unsold Lots 115 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 32.07%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1071

Redwood and Lumbering in California Forests, 1884, VF-XF, Choice

 1884 USD 7,000.00 - 13,000.00 USD 5,468.75
1017

Who Framed Roger Rabbit Original Movie Film Cell Painting

 1988 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,437.50
1023

June Lake Loop Automobile Club Road Porcelain Sign

 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,500.00
1177

Possible Outlaw Soapy Smith Alaska Saloon Photo

 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 1,953.13
1114

Montana Vigilantes Signatures 1863-65

 1863-65 USD 500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,718.75
1480

Macon Zeppelin Airship Cover Collection (500)

 USD 2,500.00 - 7,500.00 USD 1,562.50
1472

Two Pikes Peak Express Companies on One Colorado Territory Cover

 1860 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,250.00
1045

San Francisco Chinese Directory, 1950- Chinese & English

 1950 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 937.50
1113

Montana Early Prominent Pioneers Signatures

 1875-1928 USD 700.00 - 1,200.00 USD 937.50
1080

Festival of Mountain and Plain Souvenir Programs, 1898 & 1899

 1898-99 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 703.13
1460

United States Express Company Rules & Regulations, 1884

 1884 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 703.13
1154

Deadwood Check Archive from Lawyer & Pioneer Henry Frawley

 1880s-1920s USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD 625.00
1487

Postcards of Luxury Cruise Ship Interiors (approx. 250)

 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 625.00
1005

Tombstone, Arizona Photograph of Crowd at Newspaper Office, c.1915

 c.1915 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 585.94
1019

Spider Man Comic Books CGC Graded

 1966 & 88 USD 500.00 - 1,200.00 USD 585.94
1090

Rocky Mountain Directory and Colorado Gazetteer for 1871

 1871 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 546.88
1122

Bob Howland, Friend of Mark Twain, Signed Nevada Territory Prison Letter

 1864 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 546.88
1178

Saloon and Brothel in Twin Buttes, Az. Photograph

 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 546.88
1189

Springfield Straight Whiskey Advertisement

 USD 700.00 - 1,500.00 USD 546.88
1259

Map of North America by Herman Moll

 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 546.88
1013

Death Valley Ghost Towns, Paher, Limited Edition Hardcover

 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 507.81
1015

Hobart Mills Photographic Panorama

 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 507.81
1193

Saloon Prostitutes Photographs c.1914 (2)

 c.1914 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 507.81
1001

Photo of Princess May Steamer Run Aground, Alaska.

 1910 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 468.75
1011

JS Cain, Banker, Bodie, California Banking Archive

 1902-05 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 468.75
  • <b>Koller, Sep. 17:</b> NEWTON, ISAAC. <i>Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica.</i> London, Joseph Streater, "Prostat apud plures Bibliopolas", 1687. CHF 250,000 to 300,000. <b>Koller, Sep. 17:</b> ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM. <i>Theatrum orbis terrarum.</i> 3 parts in 1 volume. Antwerpen, Plantin, 1612. CHF 120,000 to 160,000. <b>Koller, Sep. 17:</b> BECKMANN, MAX. <i>Apokalypse.</i> Frankfurt a. M., Privatdruck der Bauerschen Giesserei, 1943. CHF 40,000 to 60,000. <b>Koller, Sep. 17:</b> BOISSERÉE, SULPIZ. <i>Ansichten, Risse und einzelne Theile des Doms von Köln.</i> AND: <i>Ders. Geschichte und Beschreibung des Doms zu Köln…</i> CHF 30,000 to 50,000. <b>Koller, Sep. 17:</b> SCHEDEL, HARTMANN. <i>Buch der Chroniken und Geschichten.</i> Nürnberg, Anton Koberger, 23. Dez. 1493. CHF 25,000 to 40,000.
    Koller, Sep. 17: NEWTON, ISAAC. Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica. London, Joseph Streater, "Prostat apud plures Bibliopolas", 1687. CHF 250,000 to 300,000.
    Koller, Sep. 17: ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM. Theatrum orbis terrarum. 3 parts in 1 volume. Antwerpen, Plantin, 1612. CHF 120,000 to 160,000.
    Koller, Sep. 17: BECKMANN, MAX. Apokalypse. Frankfurt a. M., Privatdruck der Bauerschen Giesserei, 1943. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.
    Koller, Sep. 17: BOISSERÉE, SULPIZ. Ansichten, Risse und einzelne Theile des Doms von Köln. AND: Ders. Geschichte und Beschreibung des Doms zu Köln… CHF 30,000 to 50,000.
    Koller, Sep. 17: SCHEDEL, HARTMANN. Buch der Chroniken und Geschichten. Nürnberg, Anton Koberger, 23. Dez. 1493. CHF 25,000 to 40,000.
  • <b><center>Sotheby's<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts & More<br>Available for Immediate Purchase</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ian Fleming. <i>Casino Royale,</i> London, 1953. First edition, first printing. $58,610. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> A.A. Milne, Ernest Howard Shepard. <i>Winnie The Pooh,</i> United Kingdom, 1926. First UK edition. $17,580. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000. <b><center>Sotheby's<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts & More<br>Available for Immediate Purchase</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> L. Frank Baum. <i>The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,</i> Chicago, 1900. First edition. $27,500. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Man Ray. <i>Photographs By Man Ray 1920 Paris 1934,</i> Hartford, 1934. $7,860. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Thomas Pennant. <i>Zoologia Britannica,</i> Augsburg, 1771. $49,125.
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Ian Fleming. Casino Royale, London, 1953. First edition, first printing. $58,610.
    Sotheby’s: A.A. Milne, Ernest Howard Shepard. Winnie The Pooh, United Kingdom, 1926. First UK edition. $17,580.
    Sotheby’s: Ernest Hemingway. Three Stories And Ten Poems, [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: L. Frank Baum. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, 1900. First edition. $27,500.
    Sotheby’s: Man Ray. Photographs By Man Ray 1920 Paris 1934, Hartford, 1934. $7,860.
    Sotheby’s: Thomas Pennant. Zoologia Britannica, Augsburg, 1771. $49,125.
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  • <b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> BOETTI, Alighiero - Classifying the thousand longest rivers in the world. Ascoli Piceno: 1977. € 15.000 - 18.000 <b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco José - Los desastres de la guerra. Madrid: 1863. € 12.000 - 18.000 <b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> HEVELIUS, Johannes - Selenographia sive lunae descriptio. Danzica: 1647. € 10.000 - 15.000 <b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: BOETTI, Alighiero - Classifying the thousand longest rivers in the world. Ascoli Piceno: 1977. € 15.000 - 18.000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco José - Los desastres de la guerra. Madrid: 1863. € 12.000 - 18.000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: HEVELIUS, Johannes - Selenographia sive lunae descriptio. Danzica: 1647. € 10.000 - 15.000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000