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RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Science and Technology - Internet bidstart 11/22

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Auction Name Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Science and Technology - Internet bidstart 11/22 Total Sales (USD) 948,181.25
Auction Date December 04, 2019 - December 04, 2019 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 588,700.00
Sale Number #572 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 884,200.00
Total Lots 909
Sold Lots 517 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,354,700.00
% of Lots Sold 56.88% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,956,100.00
Unsold Lots 392 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 48.47%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
322 German 1935 Enigma Machine

German 1935 Enigma Machine Enigma Machine

USD 200,000.00 - 300,000.00 USD 338,630.00
333 Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs Floppy Disk

USD 7,500.00 - 10,000.00 USD 84,115.00
159 John Law

John Law ALS

1721 USD 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 25,000.00
731 Hollywood

Hollywood Group Lot

USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 15,141.25
575 Mary Blair concept painting of Tinker Bell from Peter Pan

Mary Blair concept painting of Tinker Bell from Peter Pan Concept Painting

1953 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 10,312.50
2 George Washington

George Washington DS

1795 USD 7,500.00 - 8,500.00 USD 10,207.50
567 Mary Blair concept painting of Alice and Caterpillar from Alice in Wonderland

Mary Blair concept painting of Alice and Caterpillar from Alice in Wonderland Original Concept Painting

1951 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 9,322.50
50 Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt ALS

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 9,073.75
577 Mary Blair concept painting of Ichabod and the Headless Horseman from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Mary Blair concept painting of Ichabod and the Headless Horseman from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Original Concept Painting

1949 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 9,032.50
178 Queen Mary I of England

Queen Mary I of England DS

USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 8,522.50
249 John Paul Jones

John Paul Jones Signature

USD 7,500.00 - 8,500.00 USD 8,437.50
3 George Washington

George Washington Free Frank

USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 8,435.00
432 Space Shuttle Omega X-33 Watch

Space Shuttle Omega X-33 Watch Watch

USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 8,341.25
576 Eyvind Earle concept storyboard painting of Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty

Eyvind Earle concept storyboard painting of Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty Concept Storyboard Painting

1959 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 7,667.50
588 Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway Signed Photo

USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 6,393.75
569 Walt Disney

Walt Disney Animation Cel

1946 USD 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 6,336.25
324 Richard Feynman

Richard Feynman Signature

USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 6,017.50
5 Thomas Jefferson and James Madison

Thomas Jefferson and James Madison DS

1806 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 5,632.50
655 Queen

Queen Christmas Card

USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,625.00
4 John Adams

John Adams Signature

1798 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 5,575.00
335 Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs Business card

USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 5,375.00
27 Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln Signature

USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 5,250.00
543 Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Print

1911 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,001.25
317 Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein Book

1948 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 4,972.50
223 King George III

King George III DS

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 4,886.25
  • Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
  • Doyle, May 1: Thomas Jefferson expresses fears of "a war of extermination" in Saint-Dominigue. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An exceptional presentation copy of Fitzgerald's last book, in the first issue dust jacket. $25,000 to $35,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The rare first signed edition of Dorian Gray. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The Prayer Book of Jehan Bernachier. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Van Dyck's Icones Principum Virorum Doctorum. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The magnificent Cranach Hamlet in the deluxe binding by Dõrfner. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, May 1: A remarkable unpublished manuscript of a voyage to South America in 1759-1764. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Bouchette's monumental and rare wall map of Lower Canada. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An rare original 1837 abolitionist woodblock. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An important manuscript breviary in Middle Dutch. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An extraordinary Old Testament manuscript, circa 1250. $20,000 to $30,000.
  • Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: McCarthy (Cormac). Cities of the Plain, N.Y., 1998, First Edn., signed on hf. title; together with Uncorrected Proof and Uncorrected Advance Reading Copies, both signed by the Author. €800 to €1,000.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Stanihurst (Richard). De Rebus in Hibernia Gestis, Libri Quattuor, sm. 4to Antwerp (Christi. Plantium) 1584. First Edn. €525 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Fleischer (Nat.) Jack Dempsey The Idol of Fistiana, An Intimate Narrative, N.Y., 1929, First Edn. Signed on f.e.p. by Rocky Marciano. €400 to €600.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Smith - Classical Atlas, Lond., 1820. Bound with, Smiths New General Atlas .. Principal Empires, Kingdoms, & States throughout the World, Lond. 1822. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Rare Auction Catalogues – 1856: Bindon Blood, of Ennis, Co. Clare: Sotheby & Wilkinson. €320 to €450.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Mavor (Wm.)] A General Collection of Voyages and Travels from the Discovery of America to the Commencement of the Nineteenth Century, 28 vols. (complete) Lond., 1810. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Mc Carthy (Cormac). Outer Dark, N.Y. (Random House)1968, Signed by Mc Carthy. €250 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Three signed works by Ted Huges - Wodwo, 1967; Crow from the Life and Songs of the Crow, 1970; and Tales from Ovid, 1997. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: The Garden. An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Horticulture in all its Branches, 7 vols. lg. 4to Lond. 1877-1880. With 127 colored plates. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Procter (Richard A.) Saturn and its System: Containing Discussions of The Motion (Real and Apparent)…, Lond. 1865. First Edn. €160 to €220.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Ashe] St. George, Lord Bishop of Clogher, A Sermon Preached to the Protestants of Ireland, now in London,... Oct. 23, 1712, London 1712. Second Edn. €130 to €180.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Piccolomini's De La Sfera del Mondo (The Sphere of the World), 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Vellutello's Commentary on Petrarch, With Map, 1525.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Finely Bound Definitive, Illustrated Edition of I Promessi Sposi, 1840.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Rare First Edition of John Milton's Latin Correspondence, 1674.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Giolito's Edition of Boccaccio's The Decamerone, with Bedford Binding, 1542.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of the First Biography of Marie of the Incarnation, with Rare Portrait, 1677.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Aldine Edition of Volume One of Cicero's Orationes, 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Bonanni's Illustrated Costume Catalogue, with Complete Plates, 1711.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Important Incunable, the First Italian Edition of Josephus's De Bello Judaico, 1480.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Jacques Philippe d'Orville's Illustrated Book of the Ruins of Sicily, 1764.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Incunable from 1487, The Contemplative Life, with Early Manuscript.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Ignatius of Loyola's Exercitia Spiritualia, 1563.
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