Source : Weiss Auctions

Source Title Weiss Auctions
Description

Over nearly 40 years, Weiss Auctions has grown into one of the premier Collectibles and Estate Auction Houses. We have become a trusted auction house for collectors, enthusiasts, dealers, and more not just locally but around the world.

Our Expertise: Phil has over 50 years’ experience in the collectibles trade. Growing up as a second-generation book and stamp specialist he turned his interest in the collectibles field into one of the top collectibles auction houses in the country. Phil and Emily Weiss have owned and operated Weiss Auctions for over 30 years. Phil has worked as a consultant for many of the country’s top auction galleries. He has also contributed articles on the field of collectibles to many of the major trade publications. Phil contributes time on a regular basis doing auctions for local charities as well as free appraisals to raise money for senior centers and clubs.

For the past 20+ years Phil has appeared on PBS’s the Antiques Roadshow as an appraiser. Check out some of the appraisals that he’s done throughout the years here on the Antiques Roadshow Website (https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/appraisers/philip-weiss/)

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Total Records in AED 2905
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    These are the Times that Try Men's Souls. Paine, Thomas. Sold for US$152,900.
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    The First Printed Work on Political Economy. Sold for US$127,000.
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    Signed Lincoln Photograph with Son Tad. Sold for US$76,700.
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    First Expanded Edition of Common Sense. Paine, Thomas. Sold for US$76,700.
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    Presentation Copy of Hemmingway's First Book. Sold for US$70,350.
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    St. John's Gospel on Vellum, A Fragment in Greek, 5th Century. Sold for US$70,350.
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    Only A Handful of Surviving Copies. Joyce, James. Ulysses. Sold for US$58,880.
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    A Pivotal Step in Einstein's Development of General Relativity. Sold for US$51,200.
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    A Fine Jewelled Binding Signed by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Sold for US$56,320.
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    Joyce's Annotated Typescript Draft for Finnegan's Wake. Sold for US$48,640.
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    One of 30 Pre-Publication Copies, Inscribed by Hemingway to Spencer Tracy, Who Played "The Old Man". Sold for US$83,050.
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