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Auction Name Photo Legends Type 1 Showcase Extended Bidding Auction Total Sales (USD) 89,135.00
Auction Date October 19, 2025 - October 19, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 51,000.00
Sale Number #66162 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 76,500.00
Total Lots 166
Sold Lots 164.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 51,480.00
% of Lots Sold 98.80% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 77,220.00
Unsold Lots 2 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 115.43%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
7106 Steve Shapiro

The Godfather (Paramount, 1972) Marlon Brando and Al Pacino

1972 USD 240.00 - 360.00 USD 5,125.00
7025 Bill Ray

Marilyn Monroe in Jean Louis Gown, Before Singing "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" to John F. Kennedy, May 19, 1962, at Madison Square Garden Fundraiser

1962 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 4,375.00
7061 Clarence Sinclair Bull

The Wizard of Oz (MGM, 1939) Judy Garland "Dorothy", Bert Lahr "the Cowardly Lion", Jack Haley "the Tin Man", and Ray Bolger "the Scarecrow"

1939 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,375.00
7161 Yousuf Karsh

Martin Luther King, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta, Georgia, August 1962,

1962 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 3,250.00
7060 Frank Tanner

The Wizard of Oz (MGM, 1939) Judy Garland "Dorothy" and Margaret Hamilton "The Wicked Witch"

1939 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 2,875.00
7063 Ray Jones

The Wolf Man (Universal, 1941) Lon Chaney Jr. "The Wolf Man" and Evelyn Ankers "Gwen Conliffe"

1941 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 2,875.00
7027 Michael Ochs

Sophia Loren and Jayne Mansfield at Romanoff's, Beverly Hills, April 13, 1957, UPI Original Press Photograph

1957 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 2,750.00
7023 Bill Ray

Marilyn Monroe in Jean Louis Gown, Before Singing "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" to John F. Kennedy, May 19, 1962, at Madison Square Garden Fundraiser

1962 USD 240.00 - 360.00 USD 2,375.00
7104 Steve Shapiro

The Godfather (Paramount, 1972) Marlon Brando

1972 USD 240.00 - 360.00 USD 2,312.50
7055 Frank Tanner

The Wizard of Oz (MGM, 1939) Judy Garland, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, and Ray Bolger

1939 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,875.00
7056 Clarence Sinclair Bull

The Wizard of Oz (MGM, 1939) Judy Garland "Dorothy"

1939 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,812.50
7035 Jack Freulich

Dracula (Universal, 1931) Bela Lugosi "Count Dracula"

1931 USD 320.00 - 480.00 USD 1,687.50
7050

The Wizard of Oz (MGM, 1939) Judy Garland "Dorothy" and Ray Bolger "the Scarecrow"

1939 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 1,687.50
7135

Footprint of Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr., Apollo 11 Lunar Module Pilot, July 16, 1969,

1969 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 1,562.50
7064 Ray Jones

The Wolf Man (Universal, 1941) Lon Chaney Jr. "The Wolf Man" and Evelyn Ankers "Gwen Conliffe"

1941 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 1,500.00
7004 Paul Schutzer

Marilyn Monroe, New York Arthritis and Rheumatism Foundation Benefit, March 30, 1955,

1955 USD 240.00 - 360.00 USD 1,437.50
7054 Clarence Sinclair Bull

The Wizard of Oz (MGM, 1939) Bert Lahr "The Cowardly Lion"

1939 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,437.50
7070 Ray Jones

Ghost of Frankenstein (Universal, 1942) Lon Chaney Jr. "The Frankenstein Monster"

1942 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 1,375.00
7036 Roman Freulich

Frankenstein (Universal, 1931) Boris Karloff "The Monster" and Colin Clive "Henry Frankenstein"

1931 USD 320.00 - 480.00 USD 1,250.00
7058 Clarence Sinclair Bull

The Wizard of Oz (MGM, 1939) Ray Bolger "The Scarecrow"

1939 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 1,062.50
7059 Frank Tanner

The Wizard of Oz (MGM, 1939) Judy Garland "Dorothy" and Margaret Hamilton "The Wicked Witch"

1939 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 1,062.50
7051 Frank Tanner

The Wizard of Oz (MGM, 1939) Judy Garland, Margaret Hamilton, Clara Blandick, and Charley Grapewin

1939 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,031.25
7065 Madison Lacy

Casablanca (Warner Bros., 1942) Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman

1942 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,031.25
7138

Apollo 15 Lunar Module Pilot James B. Irwin Saluting the American Flag, Hadley-Apennine Landing Site, August 2, 1971,

1971 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 1,031.25
7067 Madison Lacy

Casablanca (Warner Bros., 1942) Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains, and Paul Henreid

1942 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 1,000.00
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  • <center><b>Swann<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books<br>December 9, 2025</b></center> <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, <i>Americae pars Borealis,</i> double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, <i>Map of the United States,</i> London and Liverpool, 1827. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, <i>Typus Orbis Terrarum,</i> hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575. <center><b>Swann<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books<br>December 9, 2025</b></center> <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, <i>Chart of the World,</i> oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800). <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, <i>A General Atlas,</i> 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 240: Anthony Finley, <i>A New American Atlas,</i> 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826. <center><b>Swann<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books<br>December 9, 2025</b></center> <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 263: John Bachmann, <i>Panorama of the Seat of War,</i> portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, <i>Cosmographei,</i> Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, <i>Epitome Theatri Orteliani,</i> Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601. <center><b>Swann<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books<br>December 9, 2025</b></center> <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, <i>Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae,</i> Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, <i>Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt,</i> 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 341: John James Audubon, <i>Carolina Parrot, Plate 26,</i> London, 1827.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt, 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.
  • <b><center>SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions<br>The Odfjell Collection<br>Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books<br>Ending December 4th</center></b> <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case. <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY! <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY. <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909. <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911. <b><center>SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions<br>The Odfjell Collection<br>Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books<br>Ending December 4th</center></b> <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663. <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ]. <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates. <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD. <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
    SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.
    SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> J.K. Rowling. <i>Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone,</i> 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 12:</b> Hooke, Robert. <i>Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses.</i> London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 12:</b> Chappuzeau, Samuel. <i>The history of jewels,</i> first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 12:</b> Sowerby, James. <i>Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions,</i> London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.