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International Autograph Auctions Europe SL: Autograph Letters, Historical Documents and Manuscripts - Day 1

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Auction Name Autograph Letters, Historical Documents and Manuscripts - Day 1 Total Sales (EUR) 251,530.50
Auction Date December 02, 2025 - December 02, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 159,100.00
Sale Number #120225 High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 212,220.00
Total Lots 640
Sold Lots 639.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 159,160.00
% of Lots Sold 99.84% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 212,310.00
Unsold Lots 1 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 118.47%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
248 LEIGH VIVIEN

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
149 DEAN JAMES

DEAN JAMES (1931-1955) A highly desirable signed photograph from 1955

 EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 EUR 14,300.00
575 LISZT FRANZ

LISZT FRANZ (1811-1886)

 EUR 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 EUR 8,060.00
273 LEE BRUCE

LEE BRUCE (1940-1973)

 EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 7,800.00
577 LISZT FRANZ

LISZT FRANZ (1811-1886)

 EUR 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 EUR 6,500.00
580 MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY FELIX

MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY FELIX (1809-1847)

 EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 6,500.00
581 SCHUMANN ROBERT

SCHUMANN ROBERT (1810-1856)

 EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 3,900.00
628 [RAVEL MAURICE] RUBINSTEIN IDA

[RAVEL MAURICE] RUBINSTEIN IDA (1883-1960)

 EUR 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 EUR 3,900.00
576 LISZT FRANZ

LISZT FRANZ (1811-1886)

 EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 3,640.00
117 EISENSTEIN SERGEI

EISENSTEIN SERGEI (1898-1948)

 EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 3,380.00
523 BARDOT & BIRKIN

BARDOT & BIRKIN

 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 2,600.00
588 MAHLER ALMA

MAHLER ALMA (1879-1964)

 EUR 250.00 - 350.00 EUR 2,470.00
627 DIAGHILEV SERGEI

DIAGHILEV SERGEI (1872-1929)

 EUR 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 EUR 2,340.00
584 STRAUSS JOHANN II

STRAUSS JOHANN II (1825-1899)

 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 2,080.00
590 GRIEG EDVARD

GRIEG EDVARD (1843-1907)

 EUR 1,400.00 - 1,800.00 EUR 1,820.00
12 BAKER JOSEPHINE

BAKER JOSEPHINE (1906-1975)

 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 1,560.00
13 BAKER JOSEPHINE

BAKER JOSEPHINE (1906-1975)

 EUR 250.00 - 350.00 EUR 1,560.00
569 PUCCINI GIACOMO

PUCCINI GIACOMO (1858-1924)

 EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 1,430.00
64 KELLY GRACE

KELLY GRACE (1929-1982)

 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 1,300.00
491 MCCARTNEY PAUL

MCCARTNEY PAUL (1942- ) & LINDA (1941-1998)

 EUR 700.00 - 900.00 EUR 1,170.00
625 CALLAS MARIA

CALLAS MARIA (1923-1977)

 EUR 400.00 - 600.00 EUR 1,170.00
1 BERNHARDT SARAH

BERNHARDT SARAH (1844-1923)

 EUR 250.00 - 350.00 EUR 1,105.00
141 LAUREL & HARDY

LAUREL & HARDY

 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 1,105.00
180 MCQUEEN STEVE

MCQUEEN STEVE (1930-1980)

 EUR 600.00 - 800.00 EUR 1,105.00
223 CONNERY SEAN

CONNERY SEAN (1930-2020)

 EUR 250.00 - 350.00 EUR 1,105.00
  • <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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