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Bids in Fine Books and Manuscripts, including Worlds of Tomorrow, and Americana

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Fine Books and Manuscripts, including Worlds of Tomorrow, and Americana

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