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Auction Name Movie Poster Signature Auction Total Sales (USD) 1,575,767.50
Auction Date November 20, 2025 - November 21, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 1,150,100.00
Sale Number #7406 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 2,300,200.00
Total Lots 519
Sold Lots 445.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,328,100.00
% of Lots Sold 85.74% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 2,656,200.00
Unsold Lots 74 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 59.32%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
86464

Stagecoach (United Artists, 1939). Folded, Very Fine+. One Sheet (27" X 41").

 1939 USD 40,000.00 - 80,000.00 USD 200,000.00
86174

Dracula (Universal, R-1947). Fine+ on Linen. Three Sheet (41.25" X 79.5").

 R-1947 USD 100,000.00 - 200,000.00 USD 112,500.00
86471 Franco Fiorenzi and Michelangelo Papuzza

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (United Artists, 1968). Folded, Fine/Very Fine. Italian Premiere 24 Sheet (Approx. 105" X 223") Franco Fiorenzi and Michelangelo Papuzza Artwork.

 1968 USD 75,000.00 - 150,000.00 USD 93,125.00
86189

King Kong (RKO, R-1938). Very Fine- on Linen. One Sheet (27.25" X 41").

 R-1938 USD 30,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 68,750.00
86161

Whoopee Party (United Artists, 1932). Very Fine on Linen. One Sheet (28" X 41").

 1932 USD 25,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 35,000.00
86190

King Kong (RKO, R-1942). Very Fine on Linen. Six Sheet (79" X 81").

 R-1942 USD 15,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 26,250.00
86048 Mitchell Hooks

Dr. No (United Artists, 1962). Very Fine on Linen. British Quad (30" X 40"). Mitchell Hooks Artwork.

 1962 USD 12,000.00 - 24,000.00 USD 24,375.00
86087

Gilda (Columbia, 1946). Fine/Very Fine on Linen. One Sheet (27.25" X 41") Style B.

 1946 USD 20,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 21,250.00
86186 Rene Peron

King Kong (RKO, 1933). Very Fine- on Linen. French Grande (47" X 63") Style B, Rene Peron Artwork.

 1933 USD 15,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 20,625.00
86231

The Curse of Frankenstein (Warner Bros., 1957). Fine+ on Linen. British Quad (30" X 40").

 1957 USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 20,000.00
86235

The Curse of the Werewolf (Rank, 1961). Fine/Very Fine on Linen. British Quad (30" X 40").

 1961 USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 18,750.00
86200 Constantin Belinsky

The Bride of Frankenstein (Universal, R-1946). Fine/Very Fine on Linen. French Grande (43.25" X 62") Constantin Belinsky Artwork.

 R-1946 USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 16,250.00
86364 Marcellin Auzolle

Cinematographie Lumiere (Lumiere, 1895). Very Fine+ on Linen. Horizontal French Grande (46." X 61.25"). Marcellin Auzolle Artwork.

 1895 USD 20,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 16,250.00
86184

King Kong (RKO, 1933). Fine on Paper. Insert (14" X 36").

 1933 USD 20,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 12,500.00
86372

City Lights (United Artists, 1931). Very Fine- on Linen. Austrian Premiere Marquee Poster (49" X 109").

 1931 USD 8,000.00 - 16,000.00 USD 12,500.00
86413

Cavalcade (Fox, 1933). Fine+ on Linen. One Sheet (28.25" X 41").

 1933 USD 6,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 12,500.00
86432

Casablanca (Warner Bros., 1942). Fine- on Linen. One Sheet (27.25" X 41").

 1942 USD 20,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 12,500.00
86158 Jean-Denis Malcles

La Belle et la Bete (DisCina, 1946). Very Fine- on Linen. French Grande (46" X 62.25") Jean-Denis Malcles Artwork.

 1946 USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 11,875.00
86256

The War of the Worlds (Paramount, 1953). Fine/Very Fine on Linen. Half Sheet (22" X 28.25") Style B.

 1953 USD 7,000.00 - 14,000.00 USD 10,625.00
86010

The Adventures of Robin Hood (Warner Bros., 1938). Fine on Linen. Three Sheet (41" X 78.5").

 1938 USD 12,000.00 - 24,000.00 USD 10,000.00
86013

Beau Geste (Paramount, 1939). Very Fine on Linen. Six Sheet (79" X 80.75").

 1939 USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 10,000.00
86348

Hallelujah! (MGM, 1929). Fine on Linen. German A1 (23.5" X 33").

 1929 USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 10,000.00
86381

Playing the Ponies (Columbia, 1937). Fine+ on Linen. One Sheet (27" X 41").

 1937 USD 15,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 10,000.00
86382

The Philadelphia Story (MGM, 1940). Very Fine on Linen. Three Sheet (41" X 79").

 1940 USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 10,000.00
86419

Cleopatra (Paramount, 1934). Fine/Very Fine on Linen. One Sheet (27" X 41").

 1934 USD 15,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 10,000.00
  • <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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