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International Autograph Auctions Europe SL: Autograph Letters, Historical Documents and Manuscripts - Day 1

Auction Reports

Auction Name Autograph Letters, Historical Documents and Manuscripts - Day 1 Total Sales (EUR) 163,299.50
Auction Date June 17, 2025 - June 17, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 115,580.00
Sale Number #61725 High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 155,000.00
Total Lots 580
Sold Lots 579.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 115,680.00
% of Lots Sold 99.83% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 155,150.00
Unsold Lots 1 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 105.25%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
371

LEIGH VIVIEN: (1913-1967) ' 'I have to go to Atlanta for the opening of G.W.T.W. which I am terrified about of course''

EUR 40,000.00 - 50,000.00 EUR 41,600.00
305

DISNEY WALT: (1901-1966)

EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 3,380.00
314

ASTAIRE & ROGERS

EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 3,380.00
410

VALENTINO RUDOLPH: (1895-1926)

EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 3,250.00
315

ASTAIRE & ROGERS

EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 2,860.00
311

CHAPLIN CHARLES: (1889-1977)

EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 2,470.00
421

MCQUEEN STEVE: (1930-1980)

EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 2,470.00
405

WEILL & GERSHWIN

EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 1,560.00
312

KEATON BUSTER: (1895-1966)

EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 1,235.00
317

ROGERS GINGER: (1911-1995)

EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 1,235.00
499

ARTAUD ANTONIN: (1896-1948) Artaud makes an urgent plea for an extract of opium

EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 1,040.00
373

GARLAND JUDY: (1922-1969)

EUR 600.00 - 800.00 EUR 910.00
57

O' 'TOOLE PETER: (1932-2013)

EUR 100.00 - 150.00 EUR 845.00
112

REEVE CHRISTOPHER: (1952-2004)

EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 845.00
316

ROGERS GINGER: (1911-1995)

EUR 100.00 - 150.00 EUR 845.00
413

HOWARD LESLIE: (1893-1943)

EUR 250.00 - 350.00 EUR 845.00
313

GABLE CLARK: (1901-1960)

EUR 250.00 - 350.00 EUR 780.00
548

SMITH ANNA NICOLE: (1967-2007)

EUR 100.00 - 120.00 EUR 780.00
182

OLIVER!: (x6)

EUR 120.00 - 150.00 EUR 715.00
338

SINATRA FRANK: The Rat Pack.

EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 702.00
301

KEMBLE JOHN PHILIP: (1757-1823)

EUR 500.00 - 600.00 EUR 650.00
332

CHAPLIN CHARLES: (1889-1977)

EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 624.00
42

ROGERS GINGER: (1911-1995)

EUR 100.00 - 150.00 EUR 546.00
79

MARTIN DEAN: (1917-1995)

EUR 100.00 - 150.00 EUR 520.00
353

CONNERY SEAN: (1930-2020)

EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 520.00
  • 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.
  • 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.
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