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Nate D. Sanders Auctions: January 2025 Auction

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Auction Name January 2025 Auction Total Sales (USD) 96,154.00
Auction Date January 30, 2025 - January 30, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Sale Number #13025 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Total Lots 89
Sold Lots 22 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
% of Lots Sold 24.72% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
Unsold Lots 67 Total Sales as a % of High Est. Inf%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
15 George Washington

George Washington Autograph Letter Signed from 1798 to Inventor Oliver Evans -- Washington Signed Evans' Patent for the First Automated Milling System as President and Adopted it at Mount Vernon

Not Available USD 26,620.00
33

National Medal of Science Won by Walter Kohn, One of the Children Saved by Kindertransport During World War II -- Awarded by the President, This Medal Is the Highest Science Honor in the United States

Not Available USD 12,500.00
59 Charles Schulz

Charles Schulz Original ''Peanuts'' Hand-Drawn Artwork Depicting Snoopy and the Gang at Christmas

Not Available USD 12,479.00
3 Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower Signed D-Day Speech -- With University Archives COA

Not Available USD 9,075.00
16 Golda Meir

Golda Meir Letter Signed from 1926 Regarding Immigration to Eretz Israel -- ''...Opening the gates of the Land for us is an urgent matter...''

Not Available USD 7,500.00
20

Photo Signed by 17 Soldiers of ''Easy Company'', AKA the Band of Brothers, at the Battle of Carentan Awards Ceremony -- Includes Company Commander Dick Winters Who Writes His Motto ''Hang Tough''

Not Available USD 5,000.00
57 Walt Disney

Walt Disney Signed Dye Transfer Print of Mickey Mouse for Mickey's 25th Anniversary -- With Phil Sears COA

Not Available USD 4,688.00
21

Photo Signed by Six of ''Easy Company'', AKA the Band of Brothers at the Eagle's Nest in May 1945 -- Includes the Signature of Dick Winters, Commander of the Company

Not Available USD 4,375.00
52 John Lennon

John Lennon Signed ''In His Own Write'' First U.S. Edition -- Uninscribed, With Roger Epperson COA

Not Available USD 4,160.00
2

''Dewey Defeats Truman'' Newspaper -- The Most Famous Newspaper Mistake of All Time

Not Available USD 2,000.00
77 Uma Thurman

Uma Thurman Signed Katana Sword, Her Weapon From ''Kill Bill''

Not Available USD 1,500.00
13 Barack Obama

Barack Obama Check Signed from 1999 on the ''Friends of Barack Obama'' Bank Account -- Unendorsed & Without Bank Cancellation Marks

Not Available USD 1,250.00
22

Photo Signed by 14 of the Famous WWII ''Black Sheep'' Including Its Leader, Medal of Honor Recipient & Fighter Ace Pappy Boyington

Not Available USD 938.00
47 Wernher von Braun

Wernher von Braun Letter Signed from 1959 Before Joining NASA -- ''...College students who wish to prepare for a career in rocketry...''

Not Available USD 756.00
73 William Shatner

William Shatner Gives Warm Praise to ''Star Trek'' Colleague Walter Koenig -- ''...Life is cruel - Some people get it worse than others. How do they endure?...I don't know that I could do it...''

Not Available USD 750.00
25

Enola Gay and Bockscar Crew-Signed 10'' x 8'' Photo -- Lot Includes Signatures of the Complete 12-Person Enola Gay Crew Plus the Crew Chaplain William Downey

Not Available USD 625.00
39

Apollo 15 Crew-Signed NASA Insurance Cover -- From Al Worden's Personal Collection, and Also With His Signed COA

Not Available USD 500.00
46

Project Mercury ''Capsule Flight Operations Manual'' #SEDR 109-10, Dated May 1961 for Capsules 11 (Liberty Bell 7) and 15 (Scheduled for Mercury-Redstone 5) -- Very Rare Manual for These Two Capsules

Not Available USD 500.00
35 Orville Wright

Orville Wright Check Signed and Handwritten to His Longtime Housekeeper Lottie Jones

Not Available USD 313.00
4 Rutherford B. Hayes

Rutherford B. Hayes Signature

Not Available USD 250.00
81

Original ''Jurassic Park'' Title Artwork Created in Development for the 1993 Film

Not Available USD 250.00
26

Flag Raising at Iwo Jima Signed Lot -- Photographer Joe Rosenthal Signed Card, Flag Raiser John Bradley Signed Card and Sculptor Felix De Weldon Signed Program

Not Available USD 125.00
  • Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Books & Collectors’ Sale
    April 30th & May 1st
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Taylor (Geo.) & Skinner (A.) Maps of the Roads of Ireland, Surveyed 1777. Lond. & Dublin 1778. €500 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Messingham (Thos.) Florilegium Insulae Sanctorum seu Vitae et Acta Sanctorum Hibernia, Paris 1624. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Heaney (Seamus). The Haw Lantern, L. (Faber & Faber) 1987, First Edn., Signed and dated. €225 to €350.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Valencey (Lt. Col. Chas.) Collectanea de Rebus Hibernicis, Vols. I-IV, 4 vols. Dublin 1786. €400 to €600.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Powerscourt (Viscount). A Description and History of Powerscourt, Lond. 1903. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Moryson (Fynes). An Itinerary ... Containing His Ten Yeeres Travel Through the Twelve Dominions of Germany, Bohermerland, Sweitzerland…, Lond. (John Beale) 1617. €700 to €1,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: After Buffon, Birds of Europe, c. 1820. Approx. 120 fine hd. cold. plts., mor. backed boards. €125 to €250.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Dunlevy (Andrew). An Teagasg Criosduidhe De Reir Ceasda agus Freagartha... The Catechism or Christian Doctrine by Way of Question and Answer, Paris (James Guerin) 1742. €400 to €700.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: The Georgian Society Records of Eighteen-Century Domestic Architecture in Dublin, 5 vols. Complete, Dublin 1909-1913. €500 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Scale (Bernard). An Hibernian Atlas or General Description of the Kingdom of Ireland, L. (Robert Sayer & John Bennet) 1776. €625 to €850.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: [Johnson (Rev. Samuel)]. Julian the Apostate Being a Short Account of his Life, together with a Comparison of Popery and Paganism,L. (Langley Curtis) 1682. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Nichlson (Wm.) Illustrator. An Almanac of Twelve Sports, Lond. 1898. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Heaney (Seamus) trans. The Light of the Leaves, 2 vols., Mexico (Imprenta de los Tropicos/Bunholt) 1999. €1,500 to €2,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Fleming (Ian). Moonraker, L. (Jonathan Cape) 1955. €1,500 to €2,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Heaney (Seamus) & Egan (Felim) artist. Squarings, Twelve Poems, D. (Hieroglyph Editions Ltd.) 1991. €1,750 to €2,250.
  • Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: ANDERSEN'S EXTREMELY RARE FIRST APPEARANCE IN PRINT. "Scene af: Røverne i Vissenberg i Fyen." in Harpen, 1822.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: FIRST ISSUE OF THE FIRST THREE FAIRY TALE PAMPHLETS, WITH ALL INDICES AND TITLE PAGES. Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. 1835-1837.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: THE FIRST FAIRY TALES WITH A SIGNED CARTE DE VISITE OF ANDERSEN AS FRONTIS. Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. 1835-1837.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: KARL LAGERFELD. Original pastel and ink drawing in gold, red and black for Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes (1992), "La cassette de l'Empereur."
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: PRESENTATION COPY OF THE SIXTH PAMPHLET FOR PETER KOCH. Eventyr, Fortalte For Børn, Second Series, Third Pamphlet. 1841. Publisher's wrappers, complete with all pre- and post-matter.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN RARE AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED IN ENGLISH from "The Ugly Duckling," c.1860s.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: HEINRICH LEFLER, ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR FOR ANDERSEN'S SNOW QUEEN, "Die Schneekönigin," 1910.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: FIRST EDITION OF ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES IN ENGLISH. Wonderful Stories for Children. London, 1846.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: ANDERSEN ON MEETING CHARLES DICKENS. Autograph Letter Signed ("H.C. Andersen") in English to William Jerdan, July 20, 1847.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: PRESENTATION COPY FOR EDGAR COLLIN. Nye Eventyr og Historier. Anden Raekke. 1861.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: DOLL HOUSE FURNITURE BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON, DECORATED WITH FANTASTICAL CUT-OUTS, for the children of Jonna Stampe (née Drewsen), his godchildren.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: PRESENTATION COPY FOR GEORG BRANDES. Dryaden. Et Eventyr fra Udstillingstiden i Paris 1867. 1868.
  • Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 155
    Saturday April 26, 2025
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 962. Baird. United States Exploring Expedition. Philadelphia 1858.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 772. Edith Holland Norton. Brazilian Flowers. Coombe Croft 1893.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 49. Petrarca. Das Gluecksbuch, Augsburg 1536.
    Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 155
    Saturday April 26, 2025
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 1496. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 8. Augustinus. De moribus ecclesie. Cologne 1480.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 17. Heures a lusaige de Noyon. Paris 1504.
    Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 155
    Saturday April 26, 2025
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 13. Schedel. Buch der Chronicken. Nürnberg 1493.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 957. Donovan. Insects of China. London 1798.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 123. A holy martyr. Tuscany, Florence, mid-14th century.
    Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 155
    Saturday April 26, 2025
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 438. Dante. La Divine Comédie. Paris 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 602. Firdausi. Histoire de Minoutchehr. Paris 1919
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 994. Westwood. Oriental Entomology. London 1848.
  • Sotheby's
    Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Sotheby’s: The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Sold: 4,320,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD
    Sotheby's
    Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Sotheby’s: Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Sold: 1,920,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Machiavelli | Il Principe, a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura, ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Henri Matisse | Jazz, Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR
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