Christies: The Jim Irsay Collection: Icons of Pop Culture, 24628, New York

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
March 13, 2026 - March 13, 2026
Page Size: 48 items in 2 pages
Auction Lot Books
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
131

ELVIS PRESLEY: A SIGNED PUBLICITY PHOTOGRAPH, 1964

1964 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 6,096.00
132

JIMMY PAGE: AN EARLY HANDWRITTEN LETTER, 1962

1962 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 16,510.00
133

JOHNNY CASH: A HANDWRITTEN LETTER REGARDING SOBRIETY, 1990s

1990s USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 9,525.00
134

BOB DYLAN: A RARE HANDBILL FOR HIS FIRST SOLO CONCERT, 1963

1963 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 4,445.00
135

BOB DYLAN: A CARNEGIE HALL HANDBILL, 1963

1963 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 4,826.00
136

BOB DYLAN: A CONCERT HANDBILL, 1963

1963 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 8,255.00
137

BOB DYLAN: A PROMOTIONAL RECORD POSTER, 1965

1965 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 4,445.00
138

BOB DYLAN: A 1965 NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL PROGRAM - WHEN DYLAN WENT ELECTRIC

1965 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 12,065.00
139

BOB DYLAN: A 1965 NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL POSTER - WHEN DYLAN WENT ELECTRIC

1965 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 33,020.00
140

A POSTER FOR THE MONTEREY INTERNATIONAL POP FESTIVAL, 1967

1967 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 7,620.00
141

WOODSTOCK: A PROGRAM AND TICKET, 1969

1969 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 17,780.00
143

PETE TOWNSHEND/THE WHO: HANDWRITTEN LYRICS FOR 'THE ACID QUEEN', 1969

1969 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 17,780.00
146 DOMINIQUE TARLE

THE ROLLING STONES: EXILE: THE MAKING OF EXILE ON MAIN ST.

2001 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 4,064.00
182

BABE RUTH AUTOGRAPHED ALBUM PAGE

CIRCA 1929 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 12,700.00
185

JACKIE ROBINSON BASEBALL TRADING CARD #1

1953 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 12,700.00
187

ILLUSTRATED CURRENT NEWS POSTER OF JESSE OWENS AND JOHN WOODRUFF AT THE 1936 BERLIN OLYMPICS

N/A USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 508.00
188

1938 JOE LOUIS VS MAX SCHMELING FULL TICKET

CIRCA 1938 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,794.00
189

MUHAMMAD ALI VS KARL MILDENBERGER TICKET STUB AND PROGRAM

1966 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 762.00
193

CHARLIE CHAPLIN: LIST OF FINANCIAL ASSETS, 1919

1919 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 3,175.00
194

BELA LUGOSI: A SIGNED PORTRAIT PRINT, 1930S

1930S USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,270.00
195

LAUREL AND HARDY: A SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH

N/A USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,794.00
197

THE GODFATHER, 1971: A SECOND DRAFT SCRIPT

1972 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 4,064.00
198

AL PACINO: AN ANNOTATED SCRIPT FOR SCARFACE, 1983

1983 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 27,940.00
  • Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 123. Celebrate 250 Years of Independence with Original Stars and Stripes (1790) Est. $1,400 - $1,700
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 20. Keulen's Spectacular Chart of the World Featuring California as an Island (1728) Est. $12,000 - $15,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 42. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 591. Matching Set of 3 Stunning Globe Gores of Eastern Asia from Coronelli's 3.5 Foot Globe (1688) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 9. Speed's Popular World Map with Allegorical Representations of the Elements (1651) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 168. First Separate Map of Kansas & Nebraska Territories (1854) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 43. Only Macrobius Map with Britain Attached to Europe (1515) Est. $800 - $950
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 250. Rare Map of Boston and One of the Earliest Maps of the Revolutionary War (1775) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 79. Schenk's Uncommon Map Featuring Two Figurative Title Cartouches (1696) Est. $1,200 - $1,500
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 681. Hand-Colored Image of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950
  • Sotheby's Book Week
    2 June - 9 July
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations, on its 250th anniversary. $180,000 to $250,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 17: Fontana, Lucio. Concetto Spaziale. 1967. Leporello en papier doré. Bel exemplaire signé. €4,000 to $€,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”. $150,000 to $200,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Washington, George (as First President). Washington decries “an ostentatious imitation, or mimickry of Royalty” in his Presidency. $250,000 to $500,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 17: Lope de Vega. Rare manuscrit autographe signé de la préface dédicatoire de "El Cardenal de Belen" (le cardinal de Bethléem), pièce composée en 1610. €40,000 to €60,000.
  • Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Galileo Galilei. Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo tolemaico, e copernicano. Firenze, 1632
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Saverio Manetti. Storia naturale degli uccelli. Firenze, 1771-76
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Fortunato Depero. Depero futurista. Rovereto, 1927
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Nicolas Visscher. Atlas minor sive totius orbis terrarum contracta delineat ex conatibus. Amsterdam, circa 1649-95
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Andreas Vesalius. Anatomia. Addita nunc. Antiquorum Anatome. Venezia, 1604
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Tristan Tzara and Salvador Dalì. Grains et Issues. Parigi, 1935
  • June 25, 2026
    Doyle, June 25: Houdini's biography, boldly signed. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A volume from Abraham Lincoln's library, signed just before heading to Washington for his inauguration. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A very early Confederate recruiting manual belonging to the chief commissary in Lee's Army. $600 to $800.
    Doyle, June 25: Rare hand-colored lithographs of the life of Napoleon. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, June 25: The "Holster Atlas" of the American Revolution. $5,000 to $8,000.
    Doyle, June 25: Jewish ceremonies in fine hand-colored engravings. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A very rare work on Turkish military costume. $1,000 to $1,500.
    June 25, 2026
    Doyle, June 25: The most important illustrated work on the Mexican-American War. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, June 25: The finest illustrated book on Afghanistan. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, June 25: Henry Justice Ford St. George rescues the Princess from the horrible Dragon. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A rare work of Prussian Army uniforms under Frederick William II, with exquisite hand-colored engravings. $800 to $1,200.
    Doyle, June 25: Lenny Bruce typed letter signed to a Village bohemian during his obscenity trials, with a manuscript note and drawing. $300 to $500.
    Doyle, June 25: Schiff's scarce Shanghai Sketchbook. $300 to $500.
    Doyle, June 25: The first accurate published representation of the American flag. $2,000 to $4,000.