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Auction Info

Auction Name
American Historical & Political Auction: Incl. WWI & WWII Posters
Auction Date
10/30/2024 - 10/30/2024
Sale Number
#103024
Total Lots
126
Sold Lots
111
Lots Sold
88.10%
Unsold Lots
15
Total Sales (USD)
46,566.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
26,455.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
47,070.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
33,830.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
58,195.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
80.02%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
5087 JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG, AMERICAN, NEW YORK 1870-1960,

I WANT YOU FOR U.S. ARMY

1917 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 3,900.00
5088 AUGUST WILLIAM HUTAF, AMERICAN, NEW JERSEY 1879-1942,

TREAT 'EM ROUGH! / JOIN THE TANKS

1918 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 2,925.00
5113 JEAN CARLU, FRENCH 1900-1997,

GIVE 'EM BOTH BARRELS

1941 USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 1,950.00
5007 THEODORE ROOSEVELT

THEODORE ROOSEVELT SIGNED AND INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH AS PRESIDENT

1907 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,690.00
5112 N.C. WYETH, AMERICAN 1882-1945,

BUY WAR BONDS

1942 USD 400.00 - 700.00 USD 1,430.00
5079 P.F. ROTHERMEL AND ROBERT WHITECHURCH, AMERICAN 19TH CENTURY,

THE UNITED STATES SENATE A.D. 1850/HENRY CLAY

CIRCA 1855 USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 1,300.00
5018 ULYSSES S. GRANT

PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF ULYSSES S. GRANT. TWO VOLUMES. FIRST EDITION

1885/86 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,170.00
5149 JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG, AMERICAN, NEW YORK 1870-1960,

FOLLOW THE FLAG / ENLIST IN THE NAVY

1917 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 1,040.00
5108 JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG, AMERICAN, NEW YORK 1870-1960,

THE SEEDS OF VICTORY INSURE THE FRUITS OF PEACE

1918 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 910.00
5126

THREE FRAMED WORLD WAR I RECRUITMENT POSTERS

USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 845.00
5006 JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

JOHN QUINCY ADAMS SIGNED MILITARY APPOINTMENT FOR JAMES MADISON CUTTS

1825 USD 400.00 - 700.00 USD 780.00
5009 HARRY TRUMAN, HERBERT HOOVER AND WOODROW WILSON

THREE AUTOGRAPHS FROM PRESIDENTS HARRY TRUMAN, HERBERT HOOVER AND WOODROW WILSON

USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 715.00
5050

JOHN F. KENNEDY FOR PRESIDENT CAMPAIGN POSTER

1960 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 715.00
5111 MELBOURNE BRINDLE, AMERICAN/AUSTRALIAN 1904-1995,

LOOSE TALK CAN COST LIVES! / KEEP IT UNDER YOUR STETSON

USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 650.00
5130

FIVE LARGE FORMAT U.S. MARINES WORLD WAR I POSTERS

USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 650.00
5110 LEO MAYER 1896-1969,

JEWISH WAR SUFFERERS / SHALL THEY PLEAD IN VAIN?

1917 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 617.50
5120

GROUP OF U.S. MARINE WORLD WAR I AND WORLD WAR II POSTERS

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 617.50
5117

TEN MISCELLANEOUS WORLD WAR II POSTERS

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 585.00
5142

FOUR U.S. NAVY AND MARINES WORLD WAR II POSTERS

USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 585.00
5116

LARGE GROUP OF MISCELLANEOUS LOOSE WORLD WAR II POSTERS

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 552.50

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  • Freeman’s | Hindman
    Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana
    November 14
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: LEROUX, Gaston. The Phantom of the Opera. FIRST AM. ED, FIRST ISSUE IN THE VERY RARE DUST JACKET. 1911. $6,000 – 8,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: GOULD, John. A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds. L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: ORWELL, George. Nineteen Eighty-Four. Lon., 1949. FIRST EDITION IN A VERY FINE DUST JACKET. $6,000 – 8,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: GOULD. A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans. L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: The Federalist. NY, 1788. FIRST EDITION, THICK PAPER COPY. $60,000 – 80,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: SELBY. Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology. Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.
  • Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    APRES DE MANNEVILLETTE
    Le Neptune Oriental
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    CASSAS
    Eaux fortes de la Sicile et quelques vues d’Espagne
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    CASSINI DE THURY
    Carte générale et particulière de la France.
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    JOUY; GARNERAY
    Vues des côtes de France dans l'Océan et dans la Méditerranée
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    LA PÉROUSE
    Voyage autour du monde
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    LE GENTIL DE LA GALAISIERE
    Voyage dans les Mers de l’Inde
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    LICENT
    Hoang Ho, Pai Ho, Loan Ho, Leao Ho. Itinéraires suivis dans le bassin du golfe du Pei Tcheuly
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    FRENCH SCHOOL FROM THE 19th CENTURY
    Panorama d’Athènes
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    PEETERS
    Description des principales villes, havres et isles du golfe de Venise
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    PÉRON; FREYCINET
    Voyage de découverte aux terres australes
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    STACKELBERG
    La Grèce : vues pittoresques et topographiques.
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    VALENTINER
    Atlas des Sonnensystems.
  • Forum Auctions
    Online Sale:
    The Detective Fiction Collection of John Cooper
    Ending 7th November, 2024
    Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). The Thirteen Problems, first edition, The Crime Club, 1932. £15,000 to £20,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Dumb Witness, first edition, 1937. £3,000 to £4,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Cards on the Table, first edition, The Crime Club, 1936. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: [Carr (John Dickson)], "Carter Dickson" and John Rhode. Drop to his Death, first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Berkeley (Anthony). Jumping Jenny, first edition, Hodder and Stoughton, 1933. £800 to £1,200.
    Forum Auctions
    Online Sale:
    The Detective Fiction Collection of John Cooper
    Ending 7th November, 2024
    Forum, Nov. 7: Marsh (Ngaio). Overture to Death, first edition, The Crime Club, 1939. £600 to £800.
    Forum, Nov. 7: [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] "Nicholas Blake". The Beast Must Die, first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Brand (Christianna). Green for Danger, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, John Lane the Bodley Head, 1945. £600 to £800.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Murder is Easy, first edition, signed by the author, 1939. £3,000 to £4,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Sayers (Dorothy L.) Lord Peter Views the Body, first edition, Gollancz, 1928. £6,000 to £8,000.
  • Doyle
    Stage & Screen
    November 14 & 15
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A studio-sanctioned Darth Vader Touring Costume from The Empire Strikes Back. $50,000 to $100,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: An original Al Hirschfeld's illustration of the cast of On Golden Pond. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: The largest trove of personal Grace Kelly letters to come to market. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: An Important Archive of Musical Manuscripts of Truman Capote and Harold Arlen's House of Flowers. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: The archive of an original Merrily We Roll Along Broadway cast member. $5,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: Jerry Herman's Yamaha Model C7 Ebonized Grand Piano. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A large group of Jerry Herman musical posters. $300 to $500.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: Group of awards presented to Jerry Herman. $300 to $400.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: Six pages of original art for "The MAD Game of Basebrawl," a complete story published in MAD #167, pages 31-36, June 1974. $3,000 to $4,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A MAD book made for Al Jaffee, containing original art and writings from many MAD contributors. 2011. $1,200 to $1,800.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A Jaffee-themed MAD Fold-In - "What honor should the creator of the MAD Fold-Ins be given?" $800 to $1,200.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: MAD Fold-In - "What developing news story has many Americans totally transfixed?" $800 to $1,200.
  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. 11,135 USD
    Sotheby’s: Edgar Allan Poe. The Raven and Other Poems, 1845. 33,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. War and Peace, 1886. 22,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1902. 7,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: F. Scott Fitzgerald. This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD