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Holabird Western Americana Collections: Fred Holabird's Grande Finale Auction - Day 4

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Auction Name Fred Holabird's Grande Finale Auction - Day 4 Total Sales (USD) 77,152.00
Auction Date November 03, 2025 - November 03, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 78,490.00
Sale Number #111577 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 152,750.00
Total Lots 416
Sold Lots 299.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 133,820.00
% of Lots Sold 71.88% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 247,180.00
Unsold Lots 117 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 31.21%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
4114

Cliff Dwellers of the Mesa Verde, Southwestern Colorado 1893 - Rare! [204007]

 1893 USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 3,125.00
4090

Yale 1888 Personal Photograph Album of Henry H. Haight, Jr. [203887]

 1888 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,625.00
4021

Donner Lake, California Framed Photograph, c.1889, Possibly by WH Jackson [203767]

 1889 USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 2,375.00
4416

Stolen Sweets, Film Fun +5 Pin Up Magazines 1930's [201256]

 1930's USD 120.00 - 200.00 USD 1,812.50
4010

Grand Canyon Geologic Atlas, 1882 [204311]

 1882 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,500.00
4257

Fort Bridger, Wyoming Territory Post Trader Archive incl. Otto Mears, Pony Express [204994]

 USD 500.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,375.00
4268

Photograph Book Boxer Rebellion [203777]

 USD 300.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,187.50
4413

Snappy And Spicy Stories Pin-Up Magazines [201264]

 USD 200.00 - 450.00 USD 1,187.50
4447

"Tanglewood Tales" Illustrated 1st. Ed., 1921 [201834]

 1921 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 1,125.00
4412

Various Vintage Pin-Up Magazines [201265]

 USD 200.00 - 450.00 USD 937.50
4159

The Garden City Bottling and Liquor Co., Missoula, Montana Poster [200756]

 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 750.00
4045

Sacramento Land Deed for John A. Sutter, with Ties to Other Major Gold Rush Figures [201902]

 USD 1,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 687.50
4108

Settler's Guide to Colorado, 1869 [203798]

 1869 USD 900.00 - 2,000.00 USD 687.50
4116

History of the Arkansas Valley, Colorado First Edition 1881 - Rare! [203952]

 1881 USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 USD 687.50
4181

Mandlebaum & Klauber Billhead, Genoa, Utah Territory, 1860 [202469]

 1860 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 687.50
4197

Two Letters From John Cavanaugh of Greenwater, 1907 [203992]

 1907 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 625.00
4221

American Fur Company Third of Exchange 1838 [204186]

 1838 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 625.00
4396

Extra Rare Helen Keller Autographed Portrait [203827]

 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 625.00
4126

Rocky Mountain Directory and Colorado Gazetteer 1871 -Rare! [203956]

 1871 USD 1,400.00 - 2,000.00 USD 600.00
4170

1861 Nevada Territory Check Signed by Orion Clemens (Brother to Mark Twain) [203947]

 1861 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 593.75
4417

Tattle Tales Vintage Pin Up Magazines [201258]

 USD 120.00 - 200.00 USD 593.75
4129

The Westerners Brand Book Collection [204961]

 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 562.50
4406

Hollywood Pinup Collection, 85 [178952]

 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 562.50
4409

La Paree Stories Pin-Up Magazine. [201267]

 USD 150.00 - 350.00 USD 562.50
4439

1763 Hymnal Book of the German Reformed Church [203770]

 USD 900.00 - 1,500.00 USD 562.50
  • <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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