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Sale Name
Illustration Art Signature Online (Bidstart 2/9)
Auction Date
03/01/2012 - 03/02/2012
Year of Sale
2012
Sale Number
#5090
Total Lots
546
Sold Lots
536
Lots Sold
98.2%
Unsold Lots
10
Price Unknown
0
Total Sales (USD)
2,750,350.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
1,307,500.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
2,033,400.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
1,418,600.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
2,200,300.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
125.00%
Currency
USD
Inflation Adjusted Price in U.S. Dollars
3,135,160.00

Top twenty five by sale price

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Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
78117 GIL ELVGREN (American, 1914-1980). Vision of Beauty (Unveiling),

1947

 USD 50,000.00 - 75,000.00 140,500.00
78112 GIL ELVGREN (American, 1914-1980). Let's Eat Out,

1967

 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 104,500.00
78113 GIL ELVGREN (American, 1914-1980). "I Hope the Boys Don't Draw the Straws Tonight"

1999

 USD 50,000.00 - 75,000.00 68,500.00
78321 HUGH JOSEPH WARD (American, 1909-1945). Spicy Adventure Stories cover, April 1937

1937

 USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 62,500.00
78111 GIL ELVGREN (American, 1914-1980). On the Fence, 1959

1959

 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 59,375.00
78114 GIL ELVGREN (American, 1914-1980). The Winner (A Fair Catch), Brown and Bigelow calendar illustration,

1957

 USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 59,375.00
78049 ENOCH BOLLES (American, 1883-1976). "The Goal Rush is On!", Film Fun magazine cover, November 1934.

1934

 USD 9,000.00 - 12,000.00 56,250.00
78116 GIL ELVGREN (American, 1914-1980). "Everything Seems Awfully High Around Here!,"

1946

 USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 54,687.50
78115 GIL ELVGREN (American, 1914-1980). Pin-up in Front of the Fireplace

USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 43,750.00
78002 CHARLES SAMUEL ADDAMS (American, 1912-1988). Sad Movie, New Yorker magazine cartoon illustration, March 23, 1946. Waterc... (Total: 1 )

1946

 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 40,625.00
78075 DEAN CORNWELL (American, 1892-1960). On Target- Let's Finish the Job, Body by Fisher/General Motors advertisement,

1945

 USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 37,500.00
78196 JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER (American, 1874-1951). Kuppenheimer Good Clothes (Banjo Player), House of Kuppenheimer advertisement

1920

 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 33,750.00
78118 GIL ELVGREN (American, 1914-1980). An Orchid for Miss Sylvania.

USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 32,500.00
78244 NORMAN ROCKWELL (American, 1894-1978). The Roadblock, preliminary drawing for the Saturday Evening Post cover, July 9, 1949

1949

 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 32,500.00
78213 EARL MORAN (American, 1893-1984). Her Reflection.

USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 30,000.00
78216 EARL MORAN (American, 1893-1984). Pin-Up in a Green Sweater. Pastel on board.

USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 27,500.00
78121 GIL ELVGREN (American, 1914-1980). Girl on Bicycle, NAPA Auto Parts advertisement,

1975

 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 27,500.00
78275 AMOS SEWELL (American, 1901-1983). Backyard Campers, Saturday Evening Post cover, September 5, 1953

1953

 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 27,500.00
78155 PETE HAWLEY (American, 20th Century). Refreshment on the Beach, Coca-Cola advertisement.

USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 27,500.00
78245 NORMAN ROCKWELL (American, 1894-1978). Portrait of a Seated Woman,

1959

 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 27,500.00
78197 JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER (American, 1874-1951). The Arrow Man, The Arrow Shirt Company (Cluett) advertisement.

USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 25,000.00
78078 JOHN EDWARD COSTIGAN (American, 1888-1972). In the Woods.

USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 25,000.00
78109 EDMUND DULAC (British, 1882-1953). "The Prince is Taken Back to the Golden Palace By the Magic Black Horse"

1914

 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 25,000.00
78280 HAJIME SORAYAMA (Japanese, b. 1947). Pin-Up in a Harness.

USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 23,750.00
78178 MORGAN KANE (American, b. 1916). Sitting in the Surf, story illustration.

USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 23,750.00
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  • <b><center>Heritage Auctions<br>Rare Books Signature Auction<br>December 15, 2025</center></b> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Edgar Rice Burroughs. <i>Tarzan of the Apes.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. <i>Tender is the Night. A Romance.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Bram Stoker. <i>Dracula.</i> Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Jerry Thomas. <i>How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…</i>
    Heritage Auctions
    Rare Books Signature Auction
    December 15, 2025
    Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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  • <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Francesco Colonna. <i>Hypnerotomachie,</i> Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Nausea. <i>De principiis dialectices Gorgias,</i> and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Billon. <i>Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur,</i> Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000. <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.