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Auction Name Fine Autographs and Artifacts Total Sales (USD) 934,877.00
Auction Date August 13, 2025 - August 13, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 609,900.00
Sale Number #723 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 896,700.00
Total Lots 816
Sold Lots 576 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,213,600.00
% of Lots Sold 70.59% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,740,650.00
Unsold Lots 240 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 53.71%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
129 Sun Yat-sen

Sun Yat-sen Autograph Letter Signed, Triumphantly Returning to China by way of London amidst the 1911 Revolution: "Keep my movement strictly secret for it is very important to our cause"

 1911 USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 USD 75,000.00
597 James Joyce

Ulysses by James Joyce

 1936 USD 30,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 29,958.00
120 Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin Document Signed as President of Pennsylvania, Overseeing an Early Bankruptcy Case (1787)

 1787 USD 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 26,173.00
399 Mary Blair

Mary Blair concept painting of the Swedish exhibit for the It's a Small World ride

 circa1963 USD 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 17,484.00
756 Eagles: Don

Eagles: Don Henley Lengthy Autograph Letter Signed on Desperado, the Band's Identity, and How to Succeed in the Music Industry

 1974 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 15,344.00
401 Eyvind Earle

Eyvind Earle panoramic concept painting for Sleeping Beauty

 1959 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 15,000.00
6 Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln Document Signed as President (March 4, 1864) - An Exceptionally Clean Example

 1864 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 14,949.00
591 Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway Autograph Letter Signed on Writing..."I haven't written a line since last August"...and Boxing: "My brains have never been quite the same"

 1943 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 14,616.00
1 George Washington

George Washington Document Signed - Society of Cincinnati Membership Certificate

 1784 USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 13,991.00
372 Mary Blair

Mary Blair concept painting of Dumbo and Mrs. Dumbo for Dumbo

 1941 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 13,750.00
3 Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson Signed Free Frank to His Monticello Brewer, Capt. Joseph Miller

 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 12,905.00
391 Mary Blair

Mary Blair signed concept painting for So Dear to My Heart

 1948 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 12,501.00
590 Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway Autograph Letter Signed on Injuries Sustained in African Plane Crashes: "Major concussion, rupture one kidney, damage liver, collapse of intestines"

 1954 USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 12,353.00
603 J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Deluxe UK edition, fourth printing.

1999 USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 12,104.00
710 Beatles

Beatles Signed 1964 Promo Photograph

 1963 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 11,879.00
346 Walt Disney

Walt Disney Signed 'Welcome to Disneyland' Brochure

 circa1958 USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 11,344.00
596 Washington Irving

Washington Irving Handwritten Notebook on Politics in Spain, Where He Served as United States Ambassador

 1842-3 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 11,251.00
5 Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln Autograph Endorsement Signed as President (January 7, 1864)

 1864 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 11,229.00
2 Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson Polygraph Letter as President to His Daughter, Martha, Arranging for His Grandson's Visit to Philadelphia

 1808 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 10,980.00
355

Seven Dwarfs Courvoisier cel from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

 1937 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 10,576.00
403

Maleficent and henchmen production cels and Eyvind Earle panorama background from Sleeping Beauty

 1959 USD 8,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 10,313.00
585 F. Scott Fitzgerald

F. Scott Fitzgerald Autograph Letter Signed - Two Weeks Before the Release of The Beautiful and Damned

 1922 USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 10,208.00
392 Mary Blair

Mary Blair concept painting for Cinderella

 1950 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 10,068.00
363

Mickey Mouse concept painting from Fantasia

 1940 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 9,983.00
396 Mary Blair

Mary Blair concept painting of Alice and the Cheshire Cat for Alice in Wonderland

 1951 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 9,625.00
  • <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