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Ripley Auctions: Timed Estates Book Auction - Antiquarian, Reference Books, 1st Editions & More
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| Auction Name | Timed Estates Book Auction - Antiquarian, Reference Books, 1st Editions & More | Total Sales (USD) | 9,762.50 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | October 27, 2026 - October 27, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 4,820.00 |
| Sale Number | #102726 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 8,940.00 |
| Total Lots | 199 | ||
| Sold Lots | 180.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 5,370.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 90.45% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 10,040.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 19 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 97.24% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 170 | Diehl Joseph T. | Daily journals of Joseph T. Diehl |
1900-1945 | Not Available | USD 593.75 |
| 36 | Riley James Whitcomb | A Child-World; The Name of Old Glory |
1896; 1917 | Not Available | USD 406.25 |
| 4 | Frost Robert | 4 Books, including: In The Clearing |
1962; 1936; 1992 | Not Available | USD 343.75 |
| 42 | Cummings E. E. | XLI Poems |
1925 | Not Available | USD 281.25 |
| 39 | Riley James Whitcomb | His Pa's Romance |
1903 | Not Available | USD 225.00 |
| 102 | Muir John; Judd Alfred | The Yosemite; The Conquest of the Poles |
1912; ND | USD 50.00 - 100.00 | USD 225.00 |
| 31 | Conrad Joseph; Ward Lynd (1905-1985); Waugh Alec | 4 Books, including: Lord Jim |
1959; 1930 | Not Available | USD 175.00 |
| 41 | Suetonius Tranquillus; Pitiscus Samuel | Caji Suetonii Tranquilli Opera, Tomus II |
1690; 1714-1715 | Not Available | USD 175.00 |
| 54 | Clegg Robert Ingham | Mackey’s History of Freemasonry |
1921 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 175.00 |
| 146 | Kent Rockwell | Rockwellkentiana |
1933 | Not Available | USD 175.00 |
| 49 | Riley James Whitcomb | The Flying Islands of the Night |
1913 | USD 50.00 - 100.00 | USD 150.00 |
| 169 | Quetin V.L. | Grandes Aventures |
N/A | Not Available | USD 150.00 |
| 2 | Gibbon Edward | The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire |
1946 | Not Available | USD 125.00 |
| 14 | Hedgecoe John; Moore Henry; Sweeney James Johnson; Christo; Dali Salvador | 5 Books, including: Henry Moore |
1968; 1946; 1973 | Not Available | USD 125.00 |
| 19 | Steele; Shulz | 7 Books, including: The House of the Singing Winds |
N/A | Not Available | USD 125.00 |
| 25 | Wharton Edith; Waterfield Margaret; Thaxter Celia; Cook E. T. | 5 Books, including: Italian Villas and Their Gardens |
1988; 1908; 1904; 1905; 1940 | Not Available | USD 125.00 |
| 35 | Kent Rockwell; Chaucer Geoffrey | 3 Books, including: A Birthday Book |
1931; 1929; 1934 | Not Available | USD 125.00 |
| 38 | O'Neill Eugene | Strange Interlude |
1928 | Not Available | USD 125.00 |
| 45 | Kent Rockwell; Zigrosser Carl; Butler Samuel | ROCKWELLKENTIANA; Erewhon |
1933; 1934 | Not Available | USD 125.00 |
| 167 | 17 mini spy novels |
1930s; 1940s; 1938 | Not Available | USD 125.00 | |
| 15 | Huffington Arianna; Cervantes Miguel de; Stevenson Robert Louis; Poe Edgar Allan; Cellini Benvenuto | 5 Books, including: Picasso: Creator and Destroyer |
1988; 1944; 1948 | Not Available | USD 112.50 |
| 29 | Riley James Whitcomb; Vawter Clara | 7 Books, including: Songs of Friendship |
1915; 1905; 1901; 1902; 1910; 1908 | Not Available | USD 112.50 |
| 30 | Carson Rachel L.; Cooper James Fenimore; Dreiser Theodore | 3 Books, including: An American Tragedy |
1954; 1980; 1940 | Not Available | USD 112.50 |
| 34 | Greenough Sarah; Hamilton Juan; Haak Ken; Easton Elizabeth W.; Proust Marcel | 5 Books, including: Alfred Stieglitz: Photographs & Writings |
1983; 1986; 2011; 1963; 1971 | Not Available | USD 112.50 |
| 37 | Wagner Richard | Tannhauser: A Dramatic Poem |
1911 | Not Available | USD 112.50 |
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Heritage, Nov. 18: Orson Welles. Signed Third Revised Final Draft for Citizen Kane (RKO, 1941). July 16, 1940.Heritage, Nov. 18: Bob Dylan. Autograph manuscript working lyrics to "Man on the Street."Heritage, Nov. 18: Ernest Hemingway. Death in the Afternoon. Inscribed by the author to the daughter of the Spanish Ambassador.Heritage, Nov. 18: Jack London. The Call of the Wild. Inscribed by the author.Heritage, Nov. 18: John Steinbeck. East of Eden. Inscribed by 27 members of the movie cast and crew, including James Dean and Elia Kazan. -
Sotheby’s
Nelson, His Life and His Navy:
The Clive Richards Collection of Letters and Manuscripts
November 18, 2026Sotheby’s
Nelson, His Life and His Navy:
The Clive Richards Collection of Letters and Manuscripts
November 18, 2026Sotheby’s
Nelson, His Life and His Navy:
The Clive Richards Collection of Letters and Manuscripts
November 18, 2026 -
Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 41. Rare First State of the First Printed Map Devoted to the Arctic (1595) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 63. The Largest of the Strada "Leo Belgicus" Editions (1632) Est. $3,250 - $4,000Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 71. Blaeu's Stunning Carte-a-Figures Map of the Americas (1640) Est. $4,000 - $4,750Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 8. Mariette's Rare and Decorative Map of the World Based on the Work of Hondius (1642) Est. $4,750 - $6,000Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 172. 1775 Edition of the Landmark Fry-Jefferson Map of Virginia and Maryland (1775) Est. $12,000 - $15,000Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 46. Doppelmayr's Fine Celestial Chart (1742) Est. $800 - $950Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 212. First Edition Ski Country Map by Pioneer Hal Shelton (1965) Est. $500 - $700Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 732. Ruscelli's Complete Atlas with 69 Maps and Updated Maps of the Continents (1599) Est. $8,000 - $9,500Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 329. Ortelius' Map of Iceland Surrounded by Sea Monsters (1585) Est. $11,000 - $13,000Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 600. Heinrich Bunting's Rare Map of Asia in the Form of a Pegasus (1581) Est. $3,000 - $3,750Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 716. Bible Leaf with Hand-Colored Image of the Adoration of the Magi (1490) Est. $2,000 - $2,300