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Auction Name Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, and Books Total Sales (USD) 341,902.90
Auction Date November 11, 2020 - November 11, 2020 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 281,360.00
Sale Number #111120 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 340,480.00
Total Lots 285
Sold Lots 260 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 324,810.00
% of Lots Sold 91.23% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 392,030.00
Unsold Lots 25 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 87.21%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
182 Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe Signed and Inscribed Portrait "To Joe …", Superb! Could it be DiMaggio?

n.d. USD 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 22,500.00
91 Sigmund Freud

Scarce Sigmund Freud Signed Large Photo

Ca. 1922 USD 8,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 11,875.00
90 Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin Boldly Signed Document, Superb Display

 June 22, 1786 USD 8,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 10,000.00
196 Lee Harvey Oswald

Incredible Lee Harvey Oswald Signed Photograph, Scarce, One of Only a Few!

 June 6, 1962 USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 10,000.00
270 George Washington

George Washington ALS Written from Mt. Vernon on the Eve of Retirement, Addressed to Rev War Veteran in Shepherdstown, WV (Which had Once Unsuccessfully Lobbied to Become the New Federal Capital)

October 12, 1796 USD 13,000.00 - 14,000.00 USD 8,500.00
268 Wallenberg

Wallenberg Signed Schutz-Pass Doc, Signed in Scarce Full Signature

 September 26, 1944 USD 9,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 7,500.00
163 Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln War-Dated Military Appointment of Irish-Born Career Soldier Who Would Honorably Serve at Second Bull Run & Antietam, But Would Die at Fort Boise in an Ambulance Accident 14 Years Later

 August 17, 1861 USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 5,937.50
194 Lee Harvey Oswald

Lee Harvey Oswald ALS Re: Delays in Returning to U.S. & Texas Gubernatorial Election Which Would Bring John Connally to Office

 April 22, [1962] USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 5,937.50
1 John Adams

John Adams Signed Commission for George Washington's Aide-de-Camp Based on Act Rewarding Rev War Veterans and Missionaries "propagating the gospel among the Heathen"-With Bonus John Marshall Signature!

 September 17, 1800 USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 5,625.00
115 Jefferson & Madison

Jefferson & Madison Boldly Signed Land Deed Granted For Military Service "in the Virginia Line"

 June 4, 1801 USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 5,312.50
142 John F. Kennedy,

John F. Kennedy, Jr.'s Signed Manhattan D.A.'s Office ID

August 21, 1989 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 5,312.50
29

Napoleon's Personally Owned Book from St. Helena, Stamped & Inscribed by Librarian Mameluke Ali, Ex-Nicholson Napoleon Collection

Ca. 1820 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 5,000.00
80 Fillmore

World Class Fillmore ALS as Vice President to Taylor as President Re: Taylor's Mexican War Service

 February 23, 1850 USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 5,000.00
190 Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon Signed Collection of 37 Books

 Various dates USD 3,000.00 - 3,500.00 USD 5,000.00
245 J.E.B Stuart

J.E.B Stuart ALS Two Months Before his Death with Antique Framed Painting of the Recipient

 February 12, 1864 USD 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 5,000.00
68 Oliver Cromwell

Oliver Cromwell Letter Signed ''Oliver P'' as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth

 January 27, 1654 USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 4,687.50
100 John Hancock

John Hancock Boldly Signed Militia Captain's Appointment, Superb Display

 August 21, 1787 USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 4,375.00
56 Samuel Chase

Declaration Signer Samuel Chase Superb MDS

 June 2, 1787 USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 USD 4,062.50
158 Robert E. Lee

Robert E. Lee Signed CDV Photo

 n.d. USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 4,062.50
113 Stonewall Jackson

Col. Stonewall Jackson Writes his Banker on Money Matters

June 24, 1861 USD 8,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 4,000.00
204 George Patton

George Patton General's Star Relic Possibly from his Staff/Death Car, Ex-Scott Nicholson Collection

 1945 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 3,750.00
27 Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon Bonaparte LS Requesting Supplies During Siege of Toulon, Early Signature & "BP" Wax Seal, Ex-Nicholson Napoleon Collection

November 15, 1793 USD 2,000.00 - 2,400.00 USD 3,500.00
207

Mason-Dixon Line Related Survey “Eleven Millions, four hundred sixty four Thousand, one hundred and Twenty Eight Acres—A Fine Booty for the Yankeys”

 Ca. 1777-1779 USD 2,400.00 - 2,600.00 USD 3,500.00
78 William Faulkner,

"Mosquitoes", William Faulkner, 1st/1st Printing, First State, Ex. Richard Arlen

 Ca. 1927 USD 1,600.00 - 1,800.00 USD 3,250.00
96 Alberto Giacometti

Alberto Giacometti ALS Re: His Nephew and World War II Labor Camps

 Ca. 1940s USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,250.00
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [RUTH, George Herman “Babe” (1895-1948)]. Signed photograph. Circa 1930s. 191 x 248 mm. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HARRISON, Benjamin. Document signed (“Benj Harrison”) as governor of Virginia, certifying the service of Daniel Cumbo, a Black Revolutionary soldier. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: ONE OF THE FIRST PRINTED ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: FIRST PRINTING OF LINCOLN’S IMMORTAL GETTYSBURG ADDRESS. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HIGHLY IMPORTANT MORMON ARCHIVE. ALLEY, George. Archive of 23 Autograph Letters Signed by Mormon Convert George Alley to His Brother Joseph Alley. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [AVIATION]. [ARMSTRONG, Neil A.] Aviation Hall of Fame Gold Medal MS64 NGC, Awarded to Neil Armstrong in 1979. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: NEWLY DISCOVERED FIRST PRINTING OF "WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE... " FROM THE ONLY NEWSPAPER ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN LINCOLN’S SECOND INAUGURAL PROCESSION. $4,000 to $8,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: THE MOST IMPORTANT GEORGE WASHINGTON DOCUMENT IN PRIVATE HANDS; GEORGE WASHINGTON’S COMMISSION AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, 1775, ONE OF ONLY TWO ORIGINALS. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: A VERY RARE ACCOUNT OF BLACKBEARD’S DEATH AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIRATE ITEMS EXTANT. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: EDISON, Thomas. Patent for Edison’s Improvements on the Electric-Light, No. 219,628. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent Office], 16 September 1879. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [VIETNAM WAR]. The original pen used by Secretary of State William P. Rogers to sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement, Paris, 27 January 1973. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: SONS OF LIBERTY FOUNDER COLONEL BARRÉ ANNOTATED TITLE-PAGE, “WHICH OUGHT TO ROUSE UP BRITISH ATTENTION”. $4,000 to $6,000.
  • 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
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