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Auction Name Advertising & General Store - Las Vegas Total Sales (USD) 1,014,496.00
Auction Date December 05, 2025 - December 06, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 538,400.00
Sale Number #120525 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 1,164,200.00
Total Lots 342
Sold Lots 330.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 552,800.00
% of Lots Sold 96.49% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,198,400.00
Unsold Lots 12 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 84.65%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
2523

OWL CIGAR REVERSE ON GLASS

 USD 30,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 69,120.00
3284

COMPLETE SET OF 7 ITHICA TIN MILEAGE SIGNS FOR SIEBER HARDWARE WITH THE ORIGINAL CRATE

 USD 20,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 56,320.00
3285

COLLECTION OF 7 ITHACA SIGN BLACK AMERICANA ROAD MILEAGE SIGNS ON BANNER CLOTH

 USD 20,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 39,680.00
2047

RUHSTALLER GILT EDGE LAGER BREWERY SIGN

 USD 6,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 25,600.00
2291

CAST ALUMINUM AND GLASS SODA TRADE SIGN

 USD 15,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 25,600.00
2017

HARVARD PURE BEER SIGN

 USD 6,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 24,320.00
2035

ADOLPH COORS BREWING CO. COORS GOLDEN BEER PORCELAIN CORNER SIGN

 USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 23,040.00
2378

PEPSI-COLA LIGHT-UP BULLET SIGN

 USD 5,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 21,760.00
2049

PABST MILWAUKEE GOLD FRAMED BREWERY SIGN

 USD 2,500.00 - 5,000.00 USD 19,200.00
2192

STEVENS & BAKER CLAUSS CUTLERY CURVED REVERSE GLASS PAINTED LIGHT UP SIGN

 USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 18,560.00
2517

TIN STEIN CLUB HAVANA CIGAR SIGN

 USD 5,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 16,640.00
2004

MEADVILLE PURE RYE WHISKEY ADVERTISMENT WOMAN WITH WINGS

 USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 15,360.00
2016

OLD JUDGE WHISKEY FRAMED SALOON PRINT OF A RECLINING NUDE WOMAN

 USD 1,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 15,360.00
2092

TIN SELF-FRAMED FERN GLEN RYE WHISKEY SIGN

 USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 14,080.00
2048

WM. SIMON BREWING AND MALTING COMPANY REVERSE ON GLASS

 USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 12,160.00
2018

WICHMAN LUTGEN AND CO. INC. SF. GILT EDGE WHISKEY WITH VICTORIAN LADY

 USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 10,880.00
2036

YORK BREWING CO. K.E. KATZ, PROP. REVERSE GLASS SIGN

 USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 10,880.00
2038

YUENGLING'S BEER DOUBLE-SIDED LIGHT-UP SIGN

 USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 10,880.00
2019

CUSTOM MADE LIGHED FRAME WITH ORIGINAL YOSEMITE LAGER GLASS BEER SIGN

 USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 10,240.00
2051

BROOKFIELD RYE TIN ADVERTISING OF WOMAN HOLDING PRODUCT IN GLASS JAR

 USD 2,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 10,240.00
2519

GENUINE "BULL DURHAM" SMOKING TOBACCO REVERSE ON GLASS SIGN

 USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 10,240.00
2011

CRYSTAL SPRING BREWING CO. SUPERIOR STOCK CIGARS TRAY SIGN

 USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 USD 9,600.00
2194

LOT OF 2 BANNER BUGGIES FRAMED ADVERTISMENTS WITH WOMAN WITH RED HATS

 USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD 9,600.00
2284

PHENOMINAL "DRINK MOXIE" BRONZE AVERTISING DISPLAY

 USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 8,960.00
3289

AMAZING FRAMED CASCARETS CLOTH BANNER ADVERTISING

 USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 8,960.00
  • <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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