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Auction Name Superb Selection of Autographed Documents, Manuscripts, Photos & Books, start time 10:30 am EST Total Sales (USD) 520,326.00
Auction Date June 26, 2019 - June 26, 2019 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 486,200.00
Sale Number #62619 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 572,240.00
Total Lots 259
Sold Lots 185 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 867,600.00
% of Lots Sold 71.43% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,018,190.00
Unsold Lots 74 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 51.10%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
161

Barack Obama First New Vehicle Ever Owned, 2000 Grand Cherokee Limited, With Superb Chain of Custody!

USD 50,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 48,000.00
56

Edward IV Signed Military Checklist before French Invasion--Extremely Rare!

 USD 35,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 33,000.00
208

Haym Solomon, Jewish Financier of Rev War and Rarest Signature of Americana!

 USD 20,000.00 - 24,000.00 USD 22,800.00
111

JFK & First Lady's Schedules, Dallas, Texas, Including November 22, 1863, with Jackie's Signature in Initials & Writing

 USD 15,000.00 - 17,000.00 USD 19,200.00
127

Bruce Lee Writes Re: The Green Hornet, "Gung Fu.. Kato.. and Bruce Lee Will Have Exposure!", Penned While Planning to open up his Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute in Chinatown in Los Angeles. One o

 USD 15,000.00 - 17,000.00 USD 19,200.00
30

Al Capone Superb TWICE signed Interest Note, at His Infamous Peak as the Crime Boss/Gangster of the Chicago Outfit

USD 20,000.00 - 24,000.00 USD 18,000.00
242

President Washington and Thomas Jefferson Signed Ship Passport During British Impressment Era; Ship "Sampson" Still Seized by the British, Leading to the Famous "Sampson" Incident

 USD 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 18,000.00
225

George Taylor, Declaration Signer, Receives Payment for Land, Handsomely Presented!

 USD 15,000.00 - 17,000.00 USD 16,200.00
142

Deeply revealing signed Malcolm X typed letter to

 USD 7,500.00 - 8,500.00 USD 15,600.00
232

Harry Truman and Douglas MacArthur, TWO TLSs on The Tale of Conflict Re: Firing General Douglas MacArthur

USD 12,000.00 - 14,000.00 USD 15,600.00
50

Walt Disney Weighs in on the Hollywood Antitrust Legislation, Signed TLS

USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 14,400.00
115

John F. Kennedy, Original Blood-stained Leather from Dallas, Texas Limousine With Impeccable Provenance

USD 10,000.00 - 11,000.00 USD 13,200.00
170

Peter the Great thanks his "beloved Empress and wife as to honor our love" by Delivering a Daughter. A fantastic item!

 USD 14,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 13,200.00
35

Winston Churchill Signed in Vol. 1, 6 Volume Fine Binding Set "The Second World War"

USD 8,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 9,600.00
128

Bruce Lee Twice Signed copy of “How to Protect Yourself”

 USD 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 9,600.00
183

Rasputin, Among Rarest and Most Desirable Autographs of Russia, Fabulous ALS, He Asks to Feed The Hungry and Marks the Letter with his Messianic Cross

 USD 12,000.00 - 14,000.00 USD 9,000.00
239

Document handwritten by George Washington with his

 USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 9,000.00
130

Bruce Lee Signed Scarce Red Stripe Membership Card, With Superb Provenance.

 USD 6,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 8,400.00
153

Marilyn Monroe Hair & Lingerie, in Spectacular Display!

 USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 7,800.00
229

THE BUCKS STOP HERE! Truman Signed ALS and $2 Bill, Adding “I haven’t signed a piece of money since I left the great White Jail!”

 USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 7,800.00
135

Abraham Lincoln Lengthy & Attractive Signed Legal Brief in a Case Heard by Judge David Davis, Later Lincoln’s Campaign Manager and Supreme Court Appointee

 USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 6,000.00
171

Philip II of France in 1181, Cistercian Abbey Donation Dating from Early Reign an Exceptionally Rare appearance of a 12th Century Document

 USD 4,500.00 - 5,500.00 USD 6,000.00
9

Susan B. Anthony Lengthy Letter Re: her Upcoming Supreme Court Trial United States v. Susan B. Anthony

 USD 7,500.00 - 8,000.00 USD 5,700.00
61

Einstein and the Bomb: "the moral, social and political implications inherent in the construction and use of a Hydrogen Bomb"

 USD 9,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 5,700.00
20

Lizzie Borden Autograph Signed Letter, Post the Legendary Murders

USD 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD 5,400.00
  • Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
  • Doyle, May 1: Thomas Jefferson expresses fears of "a war of extermination" in Saint-Dominigue. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An exceptional presentation copy of Fitzgerald's last book, in the first issue dust jacket. $25,000 to $35,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The rare first signed edition of Dorian Gray. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The Prayer Book of Jehan Bernachier. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Van Dyck's Icones Principum Virorum Doctorum. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The magnificent Cranach Hamlet in the deluxe binding by Dõrfner. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, May 1: A remarkable unpublished manuscript of a voyage to South America in 1759-1764. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Bouchette's monumental and rare wall map of Lower Canada. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An rare original 1837 abolitionist woodblock. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An important manuscript breviary in Middle Dutch. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An extraordinary Old Testament manuscript, circa 1250. $20,000 to $30,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
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