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Auction Name Bloc-buster Design: Eastern European Movie Posters Showcase Auction Total Sales (USD) 90,580.50
Auction Date October 31, 2025 - October 31, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Sale Number #42186 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Total Lots 339
Sold Lots 330.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
% of Lots Sold 97.35% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
Unsold Lots 9 Total Sales as a % of High Est. Inf%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
8295

Sunset Boulevard (CWF, 1957). Folded, Very Fine-. Polish One Sheet (22.75" X 33"). Waldemar Swierzy Artwork.

1957 Not Available USD 7,500.00
8039

The Birds (CWF, 1965). Very Fine/Near Mint on Linen. Polish One Sheet (23" X 33"). Zelek Bronislaw Artwork.

1965 Not Available USD 3,875.00
8314

Vertigo (CWF, 1963). Very Fine+ on Paper. Polish One Sheet (23.25" X 33.25"). Roman Cieslewicz Artwork.

1963 Not Available USD 2,250.00
8153

Kanal (CWF, 1957). Very Fine- on Linen. Polish One Sheet (22.75" X 34.25") Jan Lenica Artist.

1957 Not Available USD 2,125.00
8065

Children of Paradise (Tricolore, 1947). Very Fine on Linen. Polish One Sheet (23.25" X 34.25") Version. Julian Palka Artwork.

1947 Not Available USD 1,625.00
8067

Children of Paradise (CWF, 1947). Very Fine- on Linen. Polish One Sheet (23" X 34") Red Version. Julian Palka Artwork

1947 Not Available USD 1,625.00
8230

101 Dalmatians (CWF, 1966). Folded, Very Fine-. Polish One Sheet (22.75" X 32.5"). Liliana Baczewska Artwork.

1966 Not Available USD 1,625.00
8220

North by Northwest (ORC, 1959). Folded, Very Fine-. Romanian Poster (19.5" X 27").

1959 Not Available USD 1,218.75
8027

Ashes and Diamonds(CWF, 1958). Fine on Linen. Polish One Sheet (23" X 33.5"). Wojciech Fangor Artwork,

1958 Not Available USD 1,187.50
8247

Planet of the Apes (CWF, 1970). Folded, Very Fine+. Polish One Sheet (22.75" X 33"). Vratislav Hlavaty Artwork.

1970 Not Available USD 1,062.50
8248

Playtime (Spectra Films, 1967). Rolled, Very Fine. Polish One Sheet (22.75" X 33"). Jerzy Flisak Artwork.

1967 Not Available USD 1,062.50
8031

The Bad Sleep Well (RF, 1964). Very Fine- on Linen. Russian Poster (21.75" X 34.75"). Akira Kurasawa Classic.

1964 Not Available USD 1,000.00
8296

Tamango (CWF, 1959). Rolled, Very Fine-. Polish One Sheet (23" X 33.5"). Wiktor Gorka Artwork.

1959 Not Available USD 1,000.00
8006

2001: A Space Odyssey (CWF, 1973). Very Fine+ on Linen. Polish One Sheet (22.75" X 33"). Wiktor Gorka Artwork.

1973 Not Available USD 937.50
8044

Blow-Up (MGM, 1967). Rolled, Very Fine+. Polish One Sheet (23" X 32.5"). Waldemar Swierzy Artwork.

1967 Not Available USD 875.00
8161

Knife in the Water (Film Polski, 1962). Rolled, Very Fine-. Polish One Sheet (23" X 32.75"). Jan Lenica Artwork.

1962 Not Available USD 875.00
8249

Point Blank (CWF, 1970). Rolled, Very Fine. Polish One Sheet (23" X 33"). Bronislaw Zelek

1970 Not Available USD 875.00
8052

Cabaret (CWF, 1973). Folded, Very Fine-. Polish One Sheet (22.75" X 33"). Wiktor Gorka Artwork.

1973 Not Available USD 843.75
8134

The Hound of the Baskervilles (Progress Film, 1964). Fine on Linen. First Release East German A1 (22.75" X 32"). Schleissing Grouppe Artwork.

1964 Not Available USD 832.50
8106

Fahrenheit 451 (Mokep, 1969). Fine/Very Fine on Linen. Hungarian Poster (22.5" X 33"). Kemeny Gyorgy Artwork.

1969 Not Available USD 812.50
8025

Apocalypse Now (MOKEP, 1979). Fine+ on Linen. Hungarian Poster (22.75" X 32.75"). Simon Koppany & Maria Hodosi Artwork.

1979 Not Available USD 750.00
8226

Once Upon a Time in the West (Progress, 1981). Folded, Fine/Very Fine. East German A1 (22.5" X 32"). Schleusing Artwork.

1981 Not Available USD 750.00
8267

Rififi (CWF, 1958). Rolled, Very Fine-. Polish One Sheet (23" X 33.5"). Maciej Hubner Artwork.

1958 Not Available USD 750.00
8325

White Nights (CWF, 1959). Folded, Very Fine+. Polish One Sheet (22.25" X 32.25").

1959 Not Available USD 750.00
8338

Zazie in the Metro (CWF, 1968). Folded, Very Fine. Polish One Sheet (23" X 30.75"). Jolanta Karczewska Artwork

1968 Not Available USD 750.00
  • <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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