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Auction Name War and Government Posters Showcase Auction Total Sales (USD) 76,636.25
Auction Date August 16, 2025 - August 16, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 800.00
Sale Number #42185 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 1,200.00
Total Lots 362
Sold Lots 358 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,600.00
% of Lots Sold 98.90% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 2,400.00
Unsold Lots 4 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 3193.18%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
9007

World War I "Christy Girl" Recruiting Poster. Fine- on Linen. U.S. Navy Recruiting Poster

1917 Not Available USD 2,750.00
9025

World War I Propaganda. Fine/Very Fine on Linen. Mayor's Committee Poster

ca. 1917 Not Available USD 2,500.00
9065

World War I Propaganda. Fine+ on Linen. Liberty Loan Poster

1919 Not Available USD 2,437.50
9218

World War II Propaganda. Fine/Very Fine. OWI "Four Freedoms" Poster Set of 4

1943 Not Available USD 1,625.00
9231

World War II Propaganda. Folded, Fine/Very Fine. Propaganda Poster

1943 Not Available USD 1,500.00
9159

World War II Propaganda. Folded, Very Fine-. British Propaganda Poster

ca. 1943 Not Available USD 1,312.50
9158

World War II Propaganda. Fine+ on Linen. British Double Crown

ca. 1943 Not Available USD 1,156.25
9019

World War I Propaganda. Folded, Fine/Very Fine. National Loan Poster

1918 Not Available USD 1,062.50
9044

World War I Propaganda. Fine/Very Fine on Linen. British Double Crown

1915 Not Available USD 1,062.50
9021

World War I Propaganda. Fine+ on Linen. French Half Grande

ca. 1910s USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,031.25
9008

World War I "Christy Girl" Recruiting Poster. Rolled, Fine/Very Fine. Recruitment Poster

1917 Not Available USD 1,000.00
9145

World War II Propaganda. Folded, Fine/Very Fine. Propaganda Poster

1942 Not Available USD 875.00
9054

World War I Propaganda. Fine+ on Linen. Home Service Fund Poster

1919 Not Available USD 812.50
9093

Norman Rockwell Propaganda Poster. Folded, Very Fine-. Industry Poster

1942 Not Available USD 812.50
9105

World War II Propaganda. Very Fine- on Linen. War Bonds Poster

1943 Not Available USD 812.50
9144

World War II Propaganda. Fine/Very Fine on Linen. Propaganda Poster

1943 Not Available USD 812.50
9312

World War II Propaganda. Folded, Very Fine-. Poster

1945 Not Available USD 750.00
9110

World War II Propaganda. Folded, Fine/Very Fine. Persian Gulf Map Poster

1943 Not Available USD 718.75
9121

World War II Propaganda. Fine+ on Linen. Scrap Drive Propaganda Poster

ca. 1940s Not Available USD 687.50
9177

World War II Propaganda. Fine/Very Fine on Linen. Propaganda Poster

1942 Not Available USD 687.50
9186

World War II Propaganda. Folded, Fine/Very Fine. Propaganda Poster

1942 Not Available USD 687.50
9264

World War II Propaganda. Folded, Very Fine. Propaganda Poster

1943 Not Available USD 687.50
9294

World War II Propaganda. Folded, Very Fine. Poster

1944 Not Available USD 687.50
9314

World War II Propaganda. Folded, Very Fine-. War Bonds Poster

1945 Not Available USD 656.25
9068

World War I Propaganda. Rolled, Fine+. Recruitment Poster

1918 Not Available USD 625.00
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    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
  • <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.
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    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.