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Bids in Fine Books and Manuscripts, including Worlds of Tomorrow, and Americana
Live Auction
Fine Books and Manuscripts, including Worlds of Tomorrow, and Americana
June 07, 2024 / 09:00AM CDT / Chicago
Lot 1
BELLIN, Jacques-Nicolas. Carte Reduite de L'Ocean Oriental ou Mer Des Indies. Paris, 1757. Second edition.
Untitled
Estimate: $300-$400
Sold
$800
Lot 2
COOK, James, Captain. The Three Voyages of Captain James Cook. 1842.
Untitled
Estimate: $300-$400
Sold
$600
Lot 3
KEOUGH, Pat and Rosemarie. Antarctica. 2002. LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED.
Untitled
Estimate: $500-$700
Sold
$325
Lot 4
KEOUGH, Pat and Rosemarie. Labyrinth Sublime: The Inside Passage. 2011. LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED.
Untitled
Estimate: $500-$700
Sold
$250
Lot 5
[SUBMERSIBLES]. Archive of images of submersibles, ca. 1950s-1990s.
Untitled
Estimate: $300-$500
Sold
$200
Lot 6
COUSTEAU, Jacques-Yves. A group of 15 works by and about Cousteau. WITH ONE SIGNED WORK.
Untitled
Estimate: $200-$300
Sold
$1,200
Lot 7
[HISTORICAL TRAVEL]. A group of 42 works.
Untitled
Estimate: $300-$500
Sold
$225
Lot 8
WATSON, George R.. "Glenn Martin to Test-Fly "Pusher" Curtis Single Engine". C. 1920-1929 (printed 1972). SIGNED BY WATSON.
Untitled
Estimate: $200-$300
Passed
Lot 9
EISENSTAEDT, Alfred. Photograph of workers repairing the hull of the Graf Zeppelin during a flight over the Atlantic. 1934 (printed c. 1989).
Untitled
Estimate: $1,000-$2,000
Passed
Lot 10
[RMS TITANIC]. White Star Line: Types of World Famous Liners. Liverpool: The Liverpool Printing & Stationery Company, Ltd., [1924].
Untitled
Estimate: $2,000-$3,000
Sold
$1,900
Lot 11
[PEENEMÜNDE ARMY RESEARCH CENTER]. Sign from the Peenemünde Army Research Center. c. 1937.
Untitled
Estimate: $3,000-$5,000
Sold
$1,500
Lot 12
[PEENEMÜNDE ARMY RESEARCH CENTER]. Large group of documents relating to the employment of Rudolf Vohmann. Ca 1940-1945.
Untitled
Estimate: $3,000-$5,000
Passed
Lot 13
[PEENEMUNDE ARMY RESEARCH CENTER]. Archive of photographs of Wernher von Braun and the Peenemünde facility.
Untitled
Estimate: $800-$1,200
Sold
$500
Lot 14
[GERMAN BATTLESHIP BISMARCK]. Archive of photographs and postcards relating to British hunt for the Bismarck, ca. 1940s.
Untitled
Estimate: $200-$400
Sold
$100
Lot 15
ROSENTHAL, Joe. Flag Raising on Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima. -- Aerial View of a Pacific Island. -- The 28th Regiment Atop Mt. Suribachi. -- Four Marines with Flag, Mr. Suribachi. 1945.
Untitled
Estimate: $2,000-$3,000
Sold
$1,600
Lot 16
[MILITARY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Extensive archive of photographs relating to the United States Navy. c.1940-1990.
Untitled
Estimate: $300-$500
Sold
$150
Lot 17
[MILITARY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Extensive archive of Royal Navy photographs. c. 1914-1985.
Untitled
Estimate: $300-$500
Sold
$150
Lot 18
[MILITARY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Extensive archive of photographs related to Axis power navies. c. 1935-1990.
Untitled
Estimate: $300-$500
Sold
$350
Lot 19
[MILITARY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Extensive archive of Soviet Navy photographs and artwork. c.1940-1990.
Untitled
Estimate: $300-$500
Sold
$150
Lot 20
[MILITARY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Archive of images regarding missiles, aviation and torpedoes.
Untitled
Estimate: $300-$500
Sold
$250
Lot 21
[SUBMARINES, SUBMERSIBLES & U-BOATS]. A group of approximately 137 works, MANY FIRST EDITIONS.
Untitled
Estimate: $400-$600
Sold
$350
Lot 22
BECQUEREL, Antoine Henri. FIRST EDITION journal issues of six articles documenting Becquerel's research on uranium. 1896.
Untitled
Estimate: $1,000-$1,500
Passed
Lot 23
HEISENBERG, Werner and PAULI, Wolfgang. "Zur Quantentheorie Wellenfelder (I and II)." In: Zeitschrift fur Physik. 1929-1930. FIRST EDITION, journal issue.
Untitled
Estimate: $800-$1,200
Sold
$400
Lot 24
SMYTH, Henry DeWolf. A General Account for the Development of Methods of Using Atomic Energy... 1945. MET LAB DIRECTOR'S PERSONAL COPY.
Untitled
Estimate: $800-$1,200
Sold
$800
Lot 25
[ATOMIC BOMB]. Photograph of Enola Gay and Bockscar, SIGNED by 11 crew members. 1945.
Untitled
Estimate: $600-$800
Sold
$1,500
Lot 26
[ATOMIC BOMB]. War Department telegram describing damage to Hiroshima after bombing. 6 August 1945.
Untitled
Estimate: $400-$600
Sold
$700
Lot 27
HERSEY, John. Hiroshima. 1946. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY 8 MEMBERS OF THE ENOLA GAY CREW.
Untitled
Estimate: $4,000-$6,000
Sold
$4,000
Lot 28
[OPERATION CROSSROADS - BAKER TEST]. Photograph from atomic test at Bikini Atoll July 24, 1946 (printed 2009).
Untitled
Estimate: $300-$500
Sold
$375
Lot 29
[OPERATION IVY - MIKE TEST]. Photograph from atomic test at Enewetak Atoll October 31, 1952 (printed 2009).
Untitled
Estimate: $300-$500
Sold
$175
Lot 30
[OPERATION CASTLE - BRAVO TEST]. Photograph of the Castle Bravo test March 1, 1954 (printed 2009).
Untitled
Estimate: $500-$1,000
Sold
$275
Lot 31
[OPERATION REDWING - CHEROKEE TEST]. Photograph of the Redwing Cherokee detonation, May 20, 1956 (printed 2009)
Untitled
Estimate: $500-$1,000
Sold
$275
Lot 32
[OPERATION REDWING - DAKOTA TEST]. Photograph from atomic test at Bikini Atoll June 25, 1956 (printed 2009).
Untitled
Estimate: $300-$400
Sold
$600
Lot 33
[OPERATION DOMINIC - TRUCKEE TEST]. Photograph from atomic test at Christmas Island June 6, 1962 (printed 2009).
Untitled
Estimate: $300-$500
Sold
$450
Lot 34
[ATOMIC BOMB]. A group of 10 photographs depicting Hiroshima following the atomic blast. 1945.
Untitled
Estimate: $600-$800
Sold
$475
Lot 35
[OPERATION GREENHOUSE - DOG TEST]. Photograph of VIP observers lit up by the light of an atomic bomb on Enewetak Atoll 1951 (printed 2009).
Untitled
Estimate: $500-$700
Sold
$550
Lot 36
[OPERATION PLUMBBOB - WILSON TEST]. A group of 5 photographs from the Operation Plumbbob atomic tests. 1957 (printed 2009)
Untitled
Estimate: $600-$800
Sold
$450
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