Rago Arts and Auctions: Great Estates Auction - Books and Prints
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Great Estates Auction - Books and Prints | Total Sales (USD) | 90,600.00 |
| Auction Date | October 21, 2017 - October 21, 2017 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 39,500.00 |
| Sale Number | #102117 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 57,600.00 |
| Total Lots | 70 | ||
| Sold Lots | 43 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 84,600.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 61.43% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 129,400.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 27 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 70.02% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1716 | ALEXANDER HAMILTON | 1792 ALEXANDER HAMILTON LETTER |
1792 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 37,500.00 |
| 1759 | STEPHEN KING | STEPHEN KING "THE DARK TOWER" |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 7,500.00 | |
| 1719 | THEODORE ROOSEVELT | "AFRICAN GAME TRAILS, VOLUME 1" |
1910 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,125.00 |
| 1749 | TOMPKINS' REAL WILD WEST POSTERS |
ca. 1914 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,875.00 | |
| 1608 | ALFRED HEBER HUTTY (American, 1877-1954) | Blue Monday |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,500.00 | |
| 1754 | 1949 BOWMAN JACKIE ROBINSON BASEBALL CARD |
1949 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,250.00 | |
| 1767 | STEPHEN KING | STEPHEN KING VOLUMES |
USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 2,125.00 | |
| 1750 | TOMPKINS' REAL WILD WEST POSTERS |
ca. 1914 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,875.00 | |
| 1751 | VINTAGE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD POSTER |
mid 20th c. | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,875.00 | |
| 1170 | KAWASE HASUI (Japanese, 1883-1957) | Kobe nagata jinja yagumobashi (Eight-Cloud Bridge Yakumo at Nagat Shrine in Kobe), "Honmon-ji Temple in Ikegami (Ikegami Honmon-ji)" and "Kasuga Shrine, Nara" |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,750.00 | |
| 1761 | STEPHEN KING | STEPHEN KING "THE STAND" |
USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,625.00 | |
| 1765 | STEPHEN KING | STEPHEN KING "CARRIE" |
USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,625.00 | |
| 1172 | KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (Japanese, 1760-1849) | Roben Falls at Mount Oyama, Sagami Province (Soshû Oyama Roben no taki) from A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri), |
ca. 1832 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,375.00 |
| 1592 | GRANT WOOD (American, 1891-1942) | Tame Flowers, |
1939 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,375.00 |
| 1758 | STEPHEN KING | STEPHEN KING; BARBARA KRUGER "MY PRETTY PONY" |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,375.00 | |
| 1748 | TOMPKINS' REAL WILD WEST POSTERS |
ca. 1914 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,250.00 | |
| 1676 | MARY CASSATT (American, 1844-1926) | The Manicure, |
ca. 1908 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,125.00 |
| 1752 | BABE RUTH | BABE RUTH AUTOGRAPH |
1943 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 1,125.00 |
| 1768 | STEPHEN KING | STEPHEN KING LIMITED EDITION NOVELS |
USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,062.50 | |
| 1171 | KAWASE HASUI (Japanese, 1883-1957) | Miyajima in the Fog (Kirino Miyajima)" and "Kawanishi Village, Tochigi Prefecture (Tochigi-ken Kawanishi-chô)" |
USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,000.00 | |
| 1757 | PSA GRADED BASEBALL CARDS |
1950s | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 937.50 | |
| 1763 | STEPHEN KING | STEPHEN KING "THE DARK TOWER" FIRST EDITIONS |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 937.50 | |
| 1101 | JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL WHISTLER (American, 1834-1903 | Billingsgate, |
1859 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 875.00 |
| 1760 | STEPHEN KING | STEPHEN KING; BERNIE WRIGHTSON |
USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 875.00 | |
| 1762 | STEPHEN KING | STEPHEN KING "CHRISTINE" |
USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 812.50 |
