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Holabird Western Americana Collections: "Americana Sunset" Timed Auction: Holabird's Final Sale! Day 4

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Auction Name "Americana Sunset" Timed Auction: Holabird's Final Sale! Day 4 Total Sales (USD) 37,416.25
Auction Date December 04, 2025 - December 04, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 72,855.00
Sale Number #112495 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 128,785.00
Total Lots 442
Sold Lots 396.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 85,355.00
% of Lots Sold 89.59% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 153,015.00
Unsold Lots 46 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 24.45%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
4348

Mt. Lowe Railway Annual Pass, 1895, Signed by Lowe [207338]

 1895 USD 100.00 - 300.00 USD 1,250.00
4386

Oregonian Railway Co. Pass [205283]

 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 750.00
4347

Southern Pacific Railroad Tolfree's Eating Houses Annual Pass, 1895 [207343]

 1895 USD 100.00 - 500.00 USD 687.50
4283

Tooele County Mining Districts Claim Records c.1880s-1901. [207145]

 c.1880s-1901. USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 562.50
4141

Virginia City, Nevada Mining Hardware Billhead Lithographed by GT Brown, 1875 [195498]

 1875 USD 50.00 - 150.00 USD 531.25
4427

Texas Postal History (9) [205931]

 USD 60.00 - 100.00 USD 531.25
4412

Wells Fargo Express Ephemera Collection (22 Items) [198111]

 1850s-1910s USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 437.50
4147

A Decade in Gould & Curry Mine History Thru Checks (27) [202034]

 1861-71 USD 500.00 - 900.00 USD 406.25
4140

Comstock Assay Pair: Van Wyck and Adolph Sutro [198156]

 1864 USD 120.00 - 200.00 USD 375.00
4142

Articles of Incorporation & Official Documents for Major Comstock Mines [205015]

 1880s-90s USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 USD 375.00
4144

Trench Mill Check to John Mackay from James Fair, Virginia City, 1870 [198128]

 1870 USD 100.00 - 150.00 USD 375.00
4527

President McKinley Signed Appointment Document [184379]

 USD 1,000.00 - 2,500.00 USD 375.00
4349

Nevada County Narrow Guage Group with Brass Luggage Tag. [207069]

 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 312.50
4485

Mystery Postcard Choice Hoard- Ex Prag [204674]

 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 312.50
4487

Mystery Postcard Hoard - Ex Prag [204673]

 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 312.50
4489

Mystery Postcard POST WWII Hoard- Ex Prag [204675]

 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 312.50
4517

Lincoln Monument Receipt [205542]

 1869 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 312.50
4568

RARE: Indian Kill Buffalo by Arrow - Stereo view card [203843]

 USD 70.00 - 100.00 USD 312.50
4205

Stateler & Arrington, Gould & Curry, Virginia City, Nevada Territory Checks (100) [201964]

 1863-64 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 281.25
4206

Stateler & Arrington, Gould & Curry, Virginia City, Nevada Territory Checks (100) [201965]

 1863-64 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 281.25
4254

Virginia City, Nevada Territory Gould & Curry Silver Mining Check Collection (100) [201895]

 1863-64 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 281.25
4279

Original Utah Mining Photographs (2) [207144]

 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 281.25
4284

Rare Utah Newspapers [207143]

 USD 50.00 - 100.00 USD 281.25
4381

New York Lake Steamer Tickets [207358]

 USD 20.00 - 50.00 USD 281.25
4464

Art Nouveau - Boileau Postcards (100) [185521]

 USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 281.25
  • <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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