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Heritage Auctions: History in Pen & Ink: A Century of Cartoons & Illustrations Showcase Auction

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Auction Name	History in Pen & Ink: A Century of Cartoons & Illustrations Showcase Auction	Total Sales (USD)	125,966.75
Auction Date	February 26, 2025 - February 26, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	0.00
Sale Number	#15242	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	0.00
Total Lots	315
Sold Lots	315	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	0.00
% of Lots Sold	100.00%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	0.00
Unsold Lots	0	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
17029	Thomas Nast (American, 1840-1902)	Darkness Of Indulgence, magazine interior India ink, ink wash, and white opaque paint on scratchboard		Not Available	USD 7,500.00
17230	Ethel Hays (American, 1892-1989)	Flirtations (No. VI), NEA Services Inc. syndicate	1926	Not Available	USD 3,250.00
17213	Lee F. Conrey (American, 1883-1983)	American Weekly magazine interior	1920-1930s	Not Available	USD 3,000.00
17081	Rose Cecil O'Neill (American, 1874-1944)	Juvenile Judgment, Puck magazine interior	1904	Not Available	USD 2,750.00
17066	Peter Sheaf Newell (American, 1862-1924)	One of the Brothers Opened the Door and There Stood a Little Old Man, St. Nicholas magazine interiors (two works)	1891;1894	Not Available	USD 2,375.00
17079	Rose Cecil O'Neill (American, 1874-1944)	At the Country Club, Puck magazine interior	1898	Not Available	USD 2,250.00
17158	Louis M. Glackens (American, 1866-1933)	Can It Be That My Tail Is Trying to Wag Me?, Puck magazine interior	1913	Not Available	USD 2,250.00
17226	Nell Brinkley (American, 1886-1944)	A Girl Could Dream- Brinkley Girls, New York Journal newspaper	1922	Not Available	USD 2,125.00
17170	Marius de Zayas (Mexican, 1880-1961)	Eva Tanguqy-A Strange Request, New York Evening World newspaper and Puck magazine interior (two works)	1910s	Not Available	USD 1,875.00
17222	Robert Ripley (American, 1890-1949)	The Gravestone of Eternity, The New York Post newspaper,	circa 1926	Not Available	USD 1,875.00
17304	Garrett Price (American, 1896-1979)	Annual Exhibition, The New Yorker preliminary cover	1950s-1960s	Not Available	USD 1,875.00
17305	William H. "Bill" Mauldin (American, 1921-2003)	The War America Fought, Life magazine interior	1951	Not Available	USD 1,875.00
17231	Ethel Hays (American, 1892-1989)	An That's All There Is To It These Days, NEA Services Inc. syndicate	1926	Not Available	USD 1,750.00
17294	Garth Williams (American, 1912-1996)	And He Played in the Grass...,	circa 1945	Not Available	USD 1,687.50
17030	Thomas Nast (American, 1840-1902)	When His Skin Is Not in Danger and---, Harper's Weekly magazine interior	1886	Not Available	USD 1,625.00
17031	Thomas Nast (American, 1840-1902)	Protectionist's Meeting, Harper's Weekly magazine interior	1888	Not Available	USD 1,625.00
17064	Edward Windsor Kemble (American, 1861-1933)	To Be Erected by the United States Senate, Life magazine interior	1903	Not Available	USD 1,625.00
17196	George Grosz (German/American, 1893-1959)	The Goldiggers	1916	Not Available	USD 1,625.00
17046	Samuel D. Ehrhart (American, 1862-1937)	Christmas in Chorusland, Puck magazine interior	1905	Not Available	USD 1,500.00
17184	H. L. Drucklieb (American, 1888-1937)	The 'Devil' at Adrianople, Collier's magazine interior	1913	Not Available	USD 1,500.00
17200	John Clement Coll (American, 1881-1921)	Amok, Collier's magazine interior	1919	Not Available	USD 1,500.00
17214	Lee F. Conrey (American, 1883-1983)	The Young Derelicts and Their Leader, American Weekly interior	1941	Not Available	USD 1,500.00
17264	Hy Rubin (American, 1905-1960)	The House of Rothschild, original movie publicity art for theater lobby card	1934	Not Available	USD 1,437.50
17190	Ralph Barton (American, 1891-1931)	Schoenberg, Puck magazine interior	1915	Not Available	USD 1,375.00
17260	Vaughn Shoemaker (American, 1902-1991)	Don't Worry, Its Coming!, Chicago Daily News newspaper,	circa 1940	Not Available	USD 1,375.00

Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
27th March 2025

Forum, Mar. 27: Dürer (Albrecht) Hierin sind begriffen vier bücher von menschlicher Proportion, 4 parts in 1, first edition, Nuremberg, Hieronymus Andreae for Agnes Dürer, 1528. £30,000 to £40,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Book of Hours, Use of Rome, illuminated manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 26 fine hand-painted miniatures, 17th century dark brown morocco, [Lyon], [c. 1475 and later c. 1490-1500]. £25,000 to £35,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Brontë (Emily) The North Wind, watercolour, [1842]. £15,000 to £20,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Titanic.- Mudd (Thomas Cupper, one of the youngest victims of the sinking of the Titanic, 1895-1912) Autograph Letter signed on board RMS Titanic to his mother, April 11th 1912. £20,000 to £30,000.

Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
27th March 2025

Forum, Mar. 27: [Austen (Jane)] Emma: A Novel, 3 vol., first edition, for John Murray, 1816. £10,000 to £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Picasso (Pablo).- Ovid. Les Metamorphoses, one of 95 copies, signed by the artist, Lausanne, Albert Skira, 1931. £10,000 to £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: America.- Ogilby (John) America: Being the Latest, and Most Accurate Description of the New World..., all maps with vibrant hand-colouring in outline, probably by an early hand, 1671. £15,000 to £25,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Iceland.- Geological exploration.- Bright (Dr. Richard )and Edward Bird. Collection of twenty original drawings from travels in Iceland with Henry Holland and George Mackenzie, watercolours, [1810]. £20,000 to £30,000.
Forum Auctions
The Library of Barry Humphries
26th March 2025

Forum, Mar. 26: Beckford (William) [Vathek] An Arabian Tale, first (but unauthorised) edition, Lady Caroline Lamb's copy with her signature and notes, 1786. £2,000 to £3,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Baudelaire (Charles) Les Fleurs du Mal, first edition containing the 6 suppressed poems, first issue, contemporary half black morocco, Paris, 1857. £4,000 to £6,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Beardsley (Aubrey).- Pope (Alexander) The Rape of the Lock, one of 25 copies on Japanese vellum, Leonard Smithers, 1896. £4,000 to £6,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Douglas (Lord Alfred) Sonnets, first edition, the dedication copy, with signed presentation inscription from the author to his wife Olive Custance, The Academy, 1909. £2,000 to £3,000.

Forum Auctions
The Library of Barry Humphries
26th March 2025

Forum, Mar. 26: Crowley (Aleister) The Works..., 3 vol. in 1 (as issued)"Essay Competition" issue on India paper, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1905-07. £1,500 to £2,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Rodin (Auguste).- Mirbeau (Octave) Le Jardin des Supplices, one of 30 copies on chine with an additional suite, bound in dark purple goatskin, Paris, 1902. £3,000 to £4,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Pellar (Hans) Eight original book illustrations for 'Der verliebte Flamingo' [together with] a published copy of the first edition of the book, 1923. £6,000 to £8,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Cretté (Georges, binder).- Louÿs (Pierre) Les Aventures du Roi Pausole, 2 vol., one of 99 copies, with 2 original drawings, superbly bound in blue goatskin, gilt, Paris, 1930. £3,000 to £4,000.
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
Swann
Printed & Manuscript African Americana
March 20, 2025

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 7: Thomas Fisher, The Negro's Memorial or Abolitionist's Catechism, London, 1825. $6,000 to $9,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 78: Victor H. Green, The Negro Travelers' Green Book, New York, 1958. $20,000 to $30,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 99: Rosa Parks, Hand-written recollection of her first meeting with Martin Luther King Jr., autograph manuscript, Detroit, c. 1990s. $30,000 to $40,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 154: Frederick Douglass, Autograph statement on voting rights, signed manuscript, 1866. $20,000 to $30,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 164: W.E.B. Du Bois, What the Negro Has Done for the United States and Texas, Washington, circa 1936. $3,000 to $4,000.

Swann
Printed & Manuscript African Americana
March 20, 2025

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 263: Susan Paul, Memoir of James Jackson, Boston, 1835. $6,000 to $9,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 267: Langston Hughes, Gypsy Ballads, signed translation of García Lorca's poetry, Madrid, 1937. $1,500 to $2,500.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 274: Malcolm X, Collection from Alex Haley's estate, 38 items, 1963-1971. $4,000 to $6,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 367: Solomon Northup, Twelve Years a Slave, Auburn, NY, 1853. $2,500 to $3,500.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 402: Anna Julia Cooper, A Voice from the South, Xenia, OH, 1892. $2,000 to $3,000.
Koller, Mar. 26: Wit, Frederick de. Atlas. Amsterdam, de Wit, [1680]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000

Koller, Mar. 26: Merian, Maria Sibylla. Der Raupen wunderbare Verwandelung, und sonderbare Blumennahrung. Nürnberg, 1679; Frankfurt a. M. und Leipzig, 1683. CHF 20,000 to 30,000

Koller, Mar. 26: GOETHE, JOHANN WOLFGANG VON. Faust. Ein Fragment. Von Goethe. Ächte Ausgabe. Leipzig, G. J. Göschen, 1790. CHF 7,000 to 10,000

Koller, Mar. 26: Hieronymus. [Das hochwirdig leben der außerwoelten freünde gotes der heiligen altuaeter]. Augsburg, Johann Schönsperger d. Ä., 9. Juni 1497. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.

Koller, Mar. 26: BIBLIA GERMANICA - Neunte deutsche Bibel. Nürnberg, A. Koberger, 17. Feb. 1483. CHF 40,000 to 60,000

Koller, Mar. 26: HORAE B.M.V. - Stundenbuch. Lateinische Handschrift auf Pergament, Kalendarium französisch. Nordfrankreich (Rouen?). CHF 25,000 to 40,000

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