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Bonhams: Entertainment Memorabilia

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Auction Name	Entertainment Memorabilia	Total Sales (GBP)	232,075.00
Auction Date	July 03, 2012 - July 03, 2012	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	268,140.00
Sale Number	#19800	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	372,110.00
Total Lots	368
Sold Lots	260.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	489,600.00
% of Lots Sold	70.65%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	658,300.00
Unsold Lots	108	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	35.25%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
428		A photographic archive of The Beatles,	1960	GBP 31,000.00 - 47,000.00	GBP 15,000.00
486		A rare autographed copy of 'Day Tripper'/'We Can Work It Out', with a related taped interview with the Beatles,	1965	GBP 19,000.00 - 23,000.00	GBP 13,750.00
394		A letter from George Harrison, sent from the Star Club, Hamburg,		GBP 9,400.00 - 12,000.00	GBP 6,250.00
449		A set of flight booklets for the Beatles and their entourage, European Tour, 1965,	1965	GBP 9,400.00 - 12,000.00	GBP 6,250.00
395	George Harrison,	A letter from George Harrison,	1962	GBP 4,700.00 - 6,200.00	GBP 5,625.00
422		An autographed Beatles Parlophone publicity photograph,	1963	GBP 4,700.00 - 5,500.00	GBP 5,000.00
132		Goldfinger,	1964	GBP 4,700.00 - 7,800.00	GBP 4,375.00
392		Autographs of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and others,	1960	GBP 3,100.00 - 4,700.00	GBP 4,375.00
400		A Dallas 'Tuxedo' guitar, two banjo magazines and a tree house board, all from John Lennon's childhood home, 'Mendips,		GBP 7,800.00 - 11,000.00	GBP 4,375.00
114		Breakfast At Tiffany's,	1962	GBP 4,700.00 - 7,800.00	GBP 4,000.00
236		A tambourine used by Mick Jagger during the Rolling Stones' concerts at Longleat House,	1964	GBP 940.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 3,500.00
485	John Lennon & Yoko Ono	John Lennon & Yoko Ono: An autographed photo of the couple in a park with their son Sean,		GBP 3,100.00 - 4,700.00	GBP 3,500.00
484		John Lennon & Yoko Ono: an autographed New Year card and related material		GBP 1,900.00 - 2,800.00	GBP 3,375.00
239		Performance,	1970	GBP 1,200.00 - 1,900.00	GBP 3,250.00
403		A set of Beatles autographs,		GBP 3,900.00 - 5,500.00	GBP 3,125.00
424		A set of Beatles autographs,	1963	GBP 3,100.00 - 3,900.00	GBP 3,000.00
483	John Lennon & Yoko Ono:	John Lennon & Yoko Ono: An autographed photograph of the couple in the snow with their son Sean,		GBP 3,100.00 - 4,700.00	GBP 3,000.00
390		Autographed Beatles postcards, 1964,	1964	GBP 1,200.00 - 1,600.00	GBP 2,750.00
462		A set of Beatles autographs and a black/gold pressing of the album 'Please Please Me',		GBP 3,100.00 - 4,700.00	GBP 2,500.00
402		An acetate recording of 'Eleanor Rigby'/'Yellow Submarine',		GBP 1,600.00 - 2,300.00	GBP 2,375.00
444		An autographed B.O.A.C. 'Beatles (sic) Bahamas Special' menu,	1965	GBP 2,800.00 - 3,900.00	GBP 2,000.00
152		Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes: A collection of production illustration/ graphic related material,	1990	GBP 940.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 1,937.00
133		Goldfinger,	1964	GBP 2,300.00 - 3,900.00	GBP 1,875.00
222	Eric Clapton	The original design visual for the cover of Eric Clapton's album, 'Slowhand', autographed by Eric Clapton,	1977	GBP 3,100.00 - 4,700.00	GBP 1,875.00
423		An autographed ticket for the Beatles at The Grosvenor, Norwich,	1963	GBP 2,300.00 - 3,100.00	GBP 1,875.00

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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.
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.