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Ahlers & Ogletree: The Estate of Dr. G. B. Espy
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | The Estate of Dr. G. B. Espy | Total Sales (USD) | 436,626.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | April 22, 2026 - April 22, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 265,150.00 |
| Sale Number | #42226 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 404,500.00 |
| Total Lots | 138 | ||
| Sold Lots | 135.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 274,350.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 97.83% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 418,300.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 3 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 104.38% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 104 | Harper Lee (1926-2016) | To Kill a Mockingbird |
1960 | USD 40,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 34,925.00 |
| 105 | Harper Lee (1926-2016) | To Kill a Mockingbird |
1960 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 30,480.00 |
| 108 | Harper Lee (1926-2016) | To Kill a Mockingbird |
1960 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 19,050.00 |
| 112 | Margaret Mitchell (1900-1949) | Gone with the Wind |
1936 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 17,780.00 |
| 46 | George Washington (1732-1799) | George Washington clipped signature with engraving |
N/A | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 15,240.00 |
| 111 | Margaret Mitchell (1900-1949) | Gone with the Wind |
1936 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 15,240.00 |
| 206 | Honus Wagner (1874-1955) | Honus Wagner tintype with friend and dog in costume |
c. 1890 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 12,065.00 |
| 106 | Harper Lee (1926-2016) | To Kill a Mockingbird |
1960 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 10,795.00 |
| 216 | George H. "Babe" Ruth (1895-1948) | Check signed by Babe Ruth to Harry M. Stevens |
1940 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 9,525.00 |
| 122 | Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) | Washington College Diploma |
1868 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 8,890.00 |
| 149 | A. Einstein (1879-1955) | Albert Einstein signed statement draft on Korea |
1950 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 8,890.00 |
| 210 | George H. Ruth (1895-1948) | Check signed by Babe Ruth to Charles Weisbecker |
1941 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 8,890.00 |
| 214 | George H. "Babe" Ruth (1895-1948) | Cashed check signed by Babe Ruth |
1942 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 8,890.00 |
| 215 | George H. "Babe" Ruth (1895-1948) | Check signed by Babe Ruth to The Aeolian Co. |
1941 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 8,890.00 |
| 213 | George H. "Babe" Ruth (1895-1948) | Check signed by Babe Ruth to Kenilworth Garage |
1941 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 8,255.00 |
| 114 | Margaret Mitchell (1900-1949) | Gone with the Wind |
1936 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 7,620.00 |
| 130 | Joseph Smith Jr. (1805-1844); S. Rigdon | Kirtland Safety Society $5 Note |
1937 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 7,620.00 |
| 209 | George H. Ruth (1895-1948) | Photograph of Babe Ruth signed and inscribed to Ed Wells |
c. 1930s | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 7,620.00 |
| 227 | 1909-1911 T206 Ty Cobb (Bat Off Shoulder) tobacco card |
1909-1911 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 7,620.00 | |
| 141 | Martin L. King Jr. (1929-1968) | Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story, signed |
1958 | USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 6,985.00 |
| 147 | Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967) | Typed Letter Signed by Robert Oppenheimer, 1949 |
1949 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 6,985.00 |
| 113 | Margaret Mitchell (1900-1949) | Gone with the Wind |
1936 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 6,350.00 |
| 211 | George H. "Babe" Ruth (1895-1948) | Check signed by Babe Ruth to Carrie L. Merritt |
1940 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 6,350.00 |
| 212 | George H. "Babe" Ruth (1895-1948) | Check signed by Babe Ruth to Apthorp Garage |
1946 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 6,350.00 |
| 107 | Harper Lee (1926-2016) | To Kill a Mockingbird |
1960 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 5,715.00 |
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Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
28th May 2026Forum, May 28: Book of Hours.- Heures de nostre dame a l'usaige de Romme, Paris, Antoine Chappiel pour Germain Hardouin, [1504]. £6,000-8,000Forum, May 28: Colonna (Francesco). La Hypnerotomachia di Poliphilo, second edition, Venice, Sons of Aldus Manutius, 1545. £15,000-20,000Forum, May 28: The Christ Child holding a crystal orb and surrounded by banderoles with devotional exhortations, on a leaf most probably from a Book of Hours, [Southern Netherlands, last decades of the fifteenth century]. £2,000-3,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
28th May 2026Forum, May 28: Jackson (Shirley). The Haunting of Hill House, first English edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Claude Fredericks, 1960. £2,000-3,000Forum, May 28: Lennon (John). In His Own Write, first edition, first impression, signed by the author, 1964. £3,000-4,000Forum, May 28: Doves Press.- Keats (John). [Poems], one of 200 copies on paper, Doves Press, 1914. £5,000-7,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
28th May 2026Forum, May 28: Rodrigues (João Barbosa). Sertum Palmarum Brasiliensium, 2 vol., first and only edition, Brussels, 1903. £8,000-12,000Forum, May 28: Newton (Sir Isaac). Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica…editio ultima, auctior et emendatior, Amsterdam, Sumptibus Societatis, 1714. £8,000-12,000Forum, May 28: Kepler (Johannes). Ad Vitellionem paralipomena, wuibus astronomiae pars optica traditur, first edition, Frankfurt am Main, 1604. £5,000-7,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
28th May 2026Forum, May 28: Tagliacozzi (Gaspare). De Curtorum Chirurgia per insitionem, libri duo, first edition, Venice, Gasparo Bindoni, 1597. £7,000-10,000Forum, May 28: Lootsman (Jacobsz). The Lightning Colomne, or Sea-Mirrour, containing the Sea-Coasts of the Northern, Eastern and Western Navigation..., 1670. £8,000-12,000Forum, May 28: Ribelles y Helip (José), Attributed to. An album comprising 33 finely executed watercolours of Spanish costume, bull-fighting scenes, and other genre subjects, [circa 1830]. £10,000-15,000 -
