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Ketterer Rare Books
Auction November 24thKetterer, Nov. 24: M. Waldseemüller, Ptolemaeus auctus restitutus, 1520. Est: € 250,000Ketterer, Nov. 24: I. Newton, Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica, 1687. Est: € 100,000Ketterer, Nov. 24: L. Feininger, Collection of 33 comic strips, 1906-1907. Est: € 8,000Ketterer Rare Books
Auction November 24thKetterer, Nov. 24:H. Schedel, Liber chronicarum, 1493. Est: € 30,000Ketterer, Nov. 24: K. Bodmer, Personal Sketchbook with ca. 80 pencil drawings. Est: € 25,000Ketterer, Nov. 24: Collection of 18 Bauhaus postcards “Bauhaus-Ausstellung Weimar 1923.“ Est: € 40,000Ketterer Rare Books
Auction November 24thKetterer, Nov. 24: Latin Book of hours on vellum, 1505. Est: € 12,000Ketterer, Nov. 24: G. Shaw & F. P. Nodder, Vivarium naturae, 1789-1813. Est: € 10,000Ketterer, Nov. 24: A. de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince, 1943. Est: € 6,000Ketterer Rare Books
Auction November 24thKetterer, Nov. 24: Ibn Butlan, Tacuini sanitatis, 1531. Est: € 8,000Ketterer, Nov. 24: H. Hesse, Casa Camuzzi in Montagnola, 1927. Est: € 12,000Ketterer, Nov. 24: Pop Art portfolio Reality & Paradoxes, 1973. Est: € 12,000 -
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![<b>Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20:</b> Gauguin, Paul. Lettre autographe signée à son ami Émile Bernard. [Le Pouldu août 1889]. Illustrée d'un croquis original. €10,000 to €15,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/adccb263-2150-4bb1-90b4-f3e4f9d117ff.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20:</b> Gauguin, Paul. Lettre autographe signée à son ami Émile Bernard. [Le Pouldu août 1889]. Illustrée d'un croquis original. €10,000 to €15,000.")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20:</b> [Portulan — Joan Martines, attribué à]. Carte portulan de la côte atlantique de l'Amérique du Sud. [Messine, vers 1570-1591.] €15,000 to €20,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/67ed1ed4-e535-4e60-b535-67f946723319.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20:</b> [Portulan — Joan Martines, attribué à]. Carte portulan de la côte atlantique de l'Amérique du Sud. [Messine, vers 1570-1591.] €15,000 to €20,000.")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20:</b> [Chastenet de Puységur, Antoine]. <i>Détail sur la navigation aux côtes de Saint-Domingue...</i> Paris, 1787. €5,000 to €7,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/53116972-b7d3-4f11-9768-ff58be34521c.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20:</b> [Chastenet de Puységur, Antoine]. <i>Détail sur la navigation aux côtes de Saint-Domingue...</i> Paris, 1787. €5,000 to €7,000.")
Sotheby’s
Book Week
November & DecemberSotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: Tory, Geoffroy. L'Art et science de la vraye proportion des Lettres. Paris 1549. Seconde édition. In-8. Reliure de P.L. Martin. €7,000 to €9,000.Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: Gauguin, Paul. Lettre autographe signée à son ami Émile Bernard. [Le Pouldu août 1889]. Illustrée d'un croquis original. €10,000 to €15,000.Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: [Portulan — Joan Martines, attribué à]. Carte portulan de la côte atlantique de l'Amérique du Sud. [Messine, vers 1570-1591.] €15,000 to €20,000.Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: Zamora, Alonso de. Historia de la provincia de San Antonio del nuevo reyno de Granada... Barcelone, 1701. €10,000 to €15,000.Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: [Chastenet de Puységur, Antoine]. Détail sur la navigation aux côtes de Saint-Domingue... Paris, 1787. €5,000 to €7,000. -
Freeman’s, Nov. 13: HEMINGWAY, Ernest. Three Stories and Ten Poems. First edition, inscribed to his cousin, Ruth White Lowry. $60,000-80,000Freeman’s, Nov. 13: CURTIS, Edward S. The North American Indian... Portfolio and two text volumes. $20,000-30,000Freeman’s, Nov. 13: A Superb Illuminated Manuscript of Tennyson’s Le Morte d'Arthur, ca. 1910, by Alberto Sangorksi and in an exceptional Riviere binding. $40,000-50,000Freeman’s, Nov. 13: A Remarkable Epistle from Robert Burns to Frances Dunlop, containing all lines of the first version of "Written in Friars Carse Hermitage" and 12 lines of the first version of "First Epistle to Robert Graham Esq." $20,000-30,000Freeman’s, Nov. 13: FAULKNER, William. Go Down, Moses. First edition, limited issue, one of 100 copies signed by Faulkner. $10,000-15,000Freeman’s, Nov. 13: MAUGHAM, W. Somerset. Of Human Bondage. First English edition, presentation copy, inscribed by Maugham, in the rare suppressed dust-jacket. $40,000-50,000Freeman’s, Nov. 13: An Excessively Rare First Issue and Previously Unrecorded Copy of Shakespeare’s Third Folio. $40,000-60,000Freeman’s, Nov. 13: AUDUBON, John James. Louisiana Heron, Ardea Ludoviciana. (Plate CCXVII). $30,000-40,000Freeman’s, Nov. 13: HERBERT, Frank. Dune, 1965. First edition, inscribed by Herbert. $8,000-12,000
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Heritage Auctions
Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Illustration Art Signature Auction
- Auction Date
- 11/04/2025 - 11/04/2025
- Sale Number
- #8224
- Total Lots
- 457
- Sold Lots
- 443
- Lots Sold
- 96.94%
- Unsold Lots
- 14
- Total Sales (USD)
- 3,868,080.00
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 2,284,960.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 3,427,440.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 2,322,160.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 3,483,240.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 111.05%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71020 | Frank Frazetta (American, 1928-2010) | A Princess of Mars, 1970 |
1970 | USD 1,200,000.00 - 1,800,000.00 | USD 1,437,500.00 |
| 71076 | Frank Xavier Leyendecker (American, 1877-1924) | Pierrot and Columbine, Vanity Fair magazine cover, June 1915 |
1915 | USD 32,000.00 - 48,000.00 | USD 87,500.00 |
| 71001 | Chesley Bonestell (American, 1888-1986) | Space Station Under Construction, Sunday Mirror Magazine interior, June 19, 1949 |
1949 | USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 | USD 87,500.00 |
| 71051 | Ernest Howard Shepard (British, 1879-1976) | Winnie-the-Pooh book cover & interior studies (five works), 1926 |
1926 | USD 24,000.00 - 36,000.00 | USD 87,500.00 |
| 71120 | Gil Elvgren (American, 1914-1980) | Ballerina, 1946 |
1946 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 61,250.00 |
| 71075 | Joseph Christian Leyendecker (American, 1874-1951) | A Song of Faith, The Delineator magazine interior, December 1905 |
1905 | USD 24,000.00 - 36,000.00 | USD 60,000.00 |
| 71089 | Lawrence Toney (American, 20th Century) | Rest-A-While, The Saturday Evening Post cover, August 11, 1928 |
1928 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 55,000.00 |
| 71047 | Greg and Tim Hildebrandt (American, 20th Century) | Treebeard, Lord of the Rings calendar, August 1976 |
1976 | USD 32,000.00 - 48,000.00 | USD 52,500.00 |
| 71090 | Eugene Iverd (American, 1893-1936) | Halloween Smiles, The Saturday Evening Post cover, November 3, 1934 |
1934 | USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 | USD 47,500.00 |
| 71065 | Charles Addams (American, 1912-1988) | She Shows Up Every Halloween, New Yorker cartoon, October 30, 1937 |
1937 | USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 | USD 45,000.00 |
| 71004 | Chesley Bonestell (American, 1888-1986) | Unloading the Space Ship, Rocket to the Moon endpapers and book interior, 1961 |
1961 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 40,000.00 |
| 71085 | Dean Cornwell (American, 1892-1960) | Mary Washing Jesus's Feet, The Man of Galilee book interior, 1928 |
1928 | USD 9,600.00 - 14,400.00 | USD 37,500.00 |
| 71139 | Alberto Vargas (Peruvian/American, 1896-1982) | Darling, It's My Hat I Want Your Opinion On, Playboy interior, April 1963 |
1963 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 37,500.00 |
| 71096 | John Philip Falter (American, 1910-1982) | It's American... To be Democratic, American Airlines advertisement, 1947 |
1947 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 35,000.00 |
| 71098 | Tom Lovell (American, 1909-1997) | How Houdini Did It, True: The Man's Magazine interior, December 1954 |
1954 | USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00 | USD 35,000.00 |
| 71008 | Norman Saunders (American, 1907-1989) | Polaris and the Goddess Glorian, Fantastic Novels pulp magazine cover, September 1950 |
1950 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 32,500.00 |
| 71044 | Gerald Brom (American, b. 1965) | The Last Note, Dragon Magazine cover, November 1998 |
1998 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 32,500.00 |
| 71003 | Chesley Bonestell (American, 1888-1986) | Arrival on the Moon, Rocket to the Moon book cover and interior, 1961 |
1961 | USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 | USD 32,500.00 |
| 71002 | Chesley Bonestell (American, 1888-1986) | The Star-Studded Reaches of Measureless Space, LIFE magazine cover, December 20, 1954 |
1954 | USD 24,000.00 - 36,000.00 | USD 32,500.00 |
| 71038 | Michael Whelan (American, b. 1950) | The Gods Laughed paperback cover, 1982 |
1982 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 27,500.00 |
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![<b>Swann, Nov. 20:</b> Lot 35<br>Matthias C. Sprengel, Allgemeines historisches Taschenbuch, the first published appearance of the American flag, [1784].](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/f0781015-5eab-4da4-863c-33412e7d42b5.jpg "<b>Swann, Nov. 20:</b> Lot 35<br>Matthias C. Sprengel, Allgemeines historisches Taschenbuch, the first published appearance of the American flag, [1784].")
