Christies: Vintage Sports and Hollywood Online: The Dr. G.B. Espy Collection, 24365, New York

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
October 24, 2025 - October 24, 2025
Page Size: 156 items in 7 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
202

GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS BASEBALL TEAM LARGE FORMAT PHOTOGRAPH

 1906 USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 762.00
203

FOUR BASEBALL TEAM PHOTOGRAPHS

 1910-1930 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 508.00
211

BILLY SUNDAY AUTOGRAPHED "FAREWELL OFFERING" CHECK (PSA/DNA 7 NM)

 1922 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 127.00
212 TY COBB

FINE TY COBB AUTOGRAPHED PHOTOGRAPH

 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 5,080.00
213 TY COBB

TY COBB FULL NAME AUTOGRAPH (PSA/DNA 8 NM-MT)

 USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 1,143.00
214 TY COBB

TY COBB HANDWRITTEN LETTER WITH BABE RUTH CONTENT (PSA/DNA 7 NM)

 1935 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,032.00
215 TY COBB

TY COBB HANDWRITTEN THREE-PAGE LETTER WITH MENTION OF HALL OF FAME (PSA/DNA 9.5 MINT+)

 1957 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,905.00
216 CHRISTY MATHEWSON

CHRISTY MATHEWSON ARMY REPORTING TELEGRAM

 1918-08-26 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,270.00
217

GIANTS VS. BRAVES "CHRISTY MATHEWSON TESTIMONIAL" GAME PROGRAM

 1921-09-30 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 1,016.00
218

COLUMBIA COLLEGE "THE COLUMBIAN" YEARBOOK WITH LOU GEHRIG

 1924 USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 1,651.00
219

RARE NEW YORK YANKEES VS. WASHINGTON SENATORS PICTORIAL ADVERTISING BROADSIDE

 1924 USD 1,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,270.00
220

FIVE NEW YORK YANKEES SCORECARDS

 1925 USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 889.00
224 BABE RUTH

BABE RUTH AUTOGRAPHED PHOTOGRAPH BY THORNE STUDIOS (PSA/DNA 7 NM - "TYPE III")

 CIRCA 1930 USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD 5,334.00
229 BABE RUTH AND JACOB RUPPERT

BABE RUTH AND JACOB RUPPERT PHOTOGRAPH

 LATE 1920'S USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 127.00
230 BABE RUTH, LOU GEHRIG, AND OTHERS

BABE RUTH, LOU GEHRIG, AND OTHERS PHOTOGRAPH

 LATE 1920'S USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 127.00
231 BABE RUTH

NINE BABE RUTH PHOTOGRAPHS

 CIRCA 1930'S USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 381.00
232 BABE RUTH AND FAMILY

BABE RUTH AND FAMILY PHOTOGRAPH

 1933 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 254.00
233 BABE RUTH

BABE RUTH SHEET MUSIC WITH RELATED PIN

 CIRCA 1928 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 3,302.00
234 BABE RUTH

BABE RUTH AUTOGRAPHED PERSONAL CHECK (PSA/DNA 7 NM)

 1942 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,715.00
235 LOU GEHRIG

LOU GEHRIG JAPANESE LANGUAGE BOOK

 CIRCA 1930 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 127.00
236 BARRY LEIGHTON-JONES

BARRY LEIGHTON-JONES (1932-2011)

 BABE RUTH USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 127.00
237 BARRY LEIGHTON-JONES

BARRY LEIGHTON-JONES (1932-2011)

 LOU GEHRIG USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 127.00
238 LOU AND ELEANOR GEHRIG

LOU AND ELEANOR GEHRIG HOLIDAY CARD

 1930'S USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 635.00
239 ELEANOR GEHRIG

ELEANOR GEHRIG AUTOGRAPHED LETTER (PSA/DNA 10 GEM MINT) AND PHOTOGRAPH

 1938 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,905.00
240 LOU GEHRIG

CHOICE LOU GEHRIG AUTOGRAPHED PHOTOGRAPH (PSA/DNA 6 EX-MT)

 CIRCA 1938 USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD 5,080.00
  • <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.
  • <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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