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Holabird Western Americana Collections: Fred Holabird's Grande Finale Auction - Day 5

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Auction Name Fred Holabird's Grande Finale Auction - Day 5 Total Sales (USD) 68,677.50
Auction Date November 04, 2025 - November 04, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 69,200.00
Sale Number #111578 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 145,460.00
Total Lots 283
Sold Lots 230.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 99,000.00
% of Lots Sold 81.27% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 209,360.00
Unsold Lots 53 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 32.80%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
5024

Carson & Colorado Railway Annual Pass, 1894 [201483]

 1894 USD 800.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,000.00
5093

Virginia City Pony Express Cover, Sept. 1862--Samuel Clemens Arrival [181995]

 1862 USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,000.00
5022

Carson & Colorado Railroad Annual Pass 1886 [201484]

 1886 USD 1,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,500.00
5235a

Thomas Jefferson Framed Autograph Cut Square & Print [203982]

 USD 3,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 2,250.00
5238

1803 Andrew Jackson ALS as Tennessee Judge (Pre-Presidency) [201901]

 1803 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 1,875.00
5233

Robert Morris, Signer of Declaration of Independence, Autographed Stock [197504]

 USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,687.50
5027

Virginia & Truckee Railway Company Annual Pass, 1880 [201491]

 1880 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,625.00
5029

Virginia & Truckee Railway Co. Annual Pass, 1894 [201530]

 1894 USD 400.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,625.00
5255

Teddy Roosevelt Autographed Photo [203797]

 USD 300.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,562.50
5266

Silk Ribbon Of The Signing Of Declaration [201402]

 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 1,437.50
5023

Carson & Colorado Railway Annual Pass, 1892 [201485]

 1892 USD 800.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,250.00
5026

Virginia & Truckee Railway Company Annual Pass, 1879 [201492]

 1879 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,250.00
5236

William Henry Harrison Framed Signed Doc 1795 [203983]

 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,187.50
5264

Revolutionary War Letter 1785 [201399]

 USD 1,300.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,125.00
5222

Football Cards, 1971-78, 2000 [189459]

 1971-78, 2000 USD 1,500.00 - 4,000.00 USD 937.50
5254

Military Promotion Certificate Signed by President Theodore Roosevelt, 1901 [204547]

 1901 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 937.50
5231

Founding Father John Jay, Cut Square Autograph [201588]

 USD 200.00 - 500.00 USD 750.00
5239

1817 General Land Office Patent Signed by President James Madison [201899]

 1817 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 750.00
5297

Civil War Generals in Photographs (29) [202908]

 USD 1,200.00 - 3,500.00 USD 750.00
5089a

Wells, Fargo Express Way Bill Receipt Book, 1889, Carson City [196651]

 1889 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 750.00
5028

Virginia & Truckee Railway Co. Annual Pass, 1893 [201531]

 1893 USD 400.00 - 1,000.00 USD 687.50
5030

Virginia & Truckee Railway Annual Pass, 1909 [201499]

 1909 USD 300.00 - 1,000.00 USD 625.00
5256

Woodrow Wilson Signed Whitehouse Document [203985]

 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 625.00
5018

Montana & Dakota Territory River Steamer Ephemera [195362]

 USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 593.75
5465

Bo Durtha with Rifle - Photo Pair [203861]

 USD 400.00 - 1,200.00 USD 593.75
  • <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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