Zettlemoyer Auction Co., LLC
Date(s) 5/1/2024 - 5/14/2024
Online Auction closing May 14, 2024 starting at 6:30 PM
Past Auction
Online-Only Auction
Shipping Available
Bidding Notice:
15% Buyer's Premium, 2% HiBid Fee. There is a 3% credit card fee added if charged. Planning to pay at pick up over $400.00? Notify us no later than 3 PM the day the auction closes.
Auction Notice:
Many of the items in this auction belonged to Alfred Bester, noted Sci-Fi author and his wife Rolly, actess.
Auction Information
Name | Auction of Items from Alfred & Rolly Bester Estates |
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Auctioneer |
Zettlemoyer Auction Co., LLC
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Type | Online-Only Auction |
Date(s) | 5/1/2024 - 5/14/2024 |
Auction Date/Time Info |
Online Auction closing May 14, 2024 starting at 6:30 PM
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Preview Date/Time | By Appointment call to schedule 610.395.8084 |
Checkout Date/Time | Within 12 hours of the close of the auction. |
Location |
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Buyer Premium | 15% Buyer's Premium |
Description |
Ottsville Auction
Items from Alfred & Rolly Bester Estates
Online Auction - Bidding Now Open
Closing May 14, 2024 starting at 6:30 PM
Furniture -- Georgian Style Chest on Chest Highboy; George III Style Figured Mahogany Slant Front Desk; Georgian Style 4 drawer Bachelor Chest; Federal Mahogany Carved Sofa; Jacobean Trestle Style Flip Storage Top Work Stand / Side End Table; Pine Blind Door Corner Cupboard; Live Edge Plank top trestle table, 73" long; Oldtowne Cherry double gateleg extension table; Dropleaf table with tiger maple top; pine Welsh cupboard; folding military table; pine hutch table; antique cider press; rockers; chairs, tables & more.
Hundreds of Books - Alfred Bester's Science Fiction novels in English & many foreign languages including Tiger Tiger; The Demolished Man; The Stars My Destination graphic novel signed & numbered; Computer Connection in braille, The Rat Race and many many others; and Rolly Bester scrapbook;
Hundreds of Other Books -- 1795 Edition of Chambers Dictionary - Cyclopaedia; 1875 - The Works of Lord Macaulay 8 vols; Ten Years of Holiday 1956 including his article Inside TV; Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction - 63 titles including Demolished Man; Charles Reade 12 volumes; Encyclopedia Britannica editions 11th & 14th editions; Rudyard Kipling 26 vols; Charles Dickens 34 vols; J. M. Barrie 11 vols; Poe 10 vols; Diary of Samuel Pepys 11 vols; OED 12 vols & 3 supp; Harvard Classics 51 vols; Socialist Party items including application & songbooks;
Signed books (some inscribed to the Besters) by Robert Heinlein, Ogden Nash, Eve Curie, Red Smith, S. J. Perelman, Robert Gallagher, Charles Platt, Alexei Panshin, Jeff Smith, Michael Moorcock, Brian Aldis, Vincent Price, Nancy Mitford, Cleveland Amory, Vivian Mercier & David Greene, Stewart Holbrook, Max Wilk, Barbara Bova, Clemence Dane, Koichi Yamamo,
Rolly Bester monogrammed jewelry box; Alfie Bester's Royal typewriters & stands; Alfie & Rolly monogrammed sterling napkin rings; Alfred Bester's embossing stamps;
Artwork - Charcoals by L. Lupas & M. Davis; Whitney Darrow Jr. original cartoon autographed to the Besters; Prints by Eric Sloan, Verlag v. C. Muller, Serapion Grab, B. Kliban, Joseph M. W. Turner, Albert Carman, Annie LaPoint, William Whiteside, Nora DeBolt, Andre Derain, Margaret Layton, R. Rucker, Piero del Pollaiuolo & Michel Delacroix; Caricature by Hewison; Painting by Deanna Suder; Hirshfeld illustration for Sid Perelman's piece in Holiday magazine; Campbell's Kid illustration; Illustration by Andre Francois; 5 French copperplate engravings; Wildlife print by Irene V. Bowers, signed & numbered; paintings by Paul Pollaro; autographed photo of Sid Perelman to Alfie Bester; Cincinnati Science Fiction Festival Poster; Oliver Twist cards; Adv poster for Revue Negre - 100 Posters of Paul Colin book; woodblock prints by Will Barnet, Keisai Eisen and Toyokuni Utagawa and others; painting on silk by Tang Yin; V. Rasines Owl; and more.
Vintage 4' x 5" Telescope overall length 56" with mount & microscopes
Antique Hobart Coffee Grinder & metal butter churn
Leaded stained glass light domes
Sterling silver items - flatware, napkin rings & more
Wedgewood, Adams, Queens Bone China, Stangl, Portmeirion, Ironstone, inkwells, Jim Shore, cigarette lighters
Rugs, Clocks & Lamps; Official Boy Scout bugle
Duke #6 Bear Trap & Wild Turkey in flight mount
Stereo Equipment & Hundreds of Records
And many other items.
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Terms and Conditions
The property in today's auction will be offered by the Auctioneer as an agent for the Seller, governed by the terms and conditions listed below.
1. All property is sold 'AS IS', and ALL SALES ARE FINAL. Property is available for thorough public inspection. It is the Bidder's responsibility to determine condition, age, genuineness, value or any other determinative factor. Contact us for specific information and/or additional photos. Zettlemoyer Auction Co., LLC may attempt to describe the merchandise in print advertising and on the internet but makes no representations. In no event shall Zettlemoyer Auction Company, Inc. be held responsible for having made or implied any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Bidder shall be the sole judge of value.
Bidders who bid on the internet and choose not to attend a preview understand and acknowledge that they may not be able to inspect an item as well as if they examined it in person. Zettlemoyer Auction Company, LLC. shall endeavor to describe in detail each item and any pertinent information about it. Zettlemoyer Auction Company, LLC. will not be responsible for any errors or omissions in the description of the merchandise unless it is a material and intentional misrepresentation of the item itself. Bidder agrees that everything is sold AS IS and that they may not return any item they purchase.
2. Zettlemoyer Auction Co., LLC is providing internet online bidding as a service to Bidder. Bidder acknowledges and understands that this service may or may not function correctly the day of the auction. Zettlemoyer Auction Co., LLC reserves the right to suspend, restart and/or stop bidding in the event of an internet or bidding site malfunction. Under no circumstances shall Bidder have any kind of claim against Zettlemoyer Auction Company, LLC., HiBid.com or anyone else if the internet service fails to work correctly before or during the auction. Zettlemoyer Auction Co., LLC will not be responsible for any missed bids from any source. Internet bidders who desire to make certain their bid is acknowledged should use the proxy-bidding feature and leave their maximum bid 12 hours before the auction begins. Zettlemoyer Auction Company, LLC. reserves the right to withdraw or re-catalog items in this auction.
3. The highest Bidder shall be deemed the purchaser by the Auctioneer. If two bids for the same amount are received - the earlier bid will be accepted. The record of sale kept by the auctioneer and HiBid.com will be taken as absolute and final in all disputes.
4. When an item is declared sold by the Auctioneer, the Buyer assumes full liability for that item and said item remains on the premises at the Buyer's risk. All items must be removed from auction premises on Thursday May 16, 2024 by 6:00 PM. Any Buyer requiring shipping must notify us of that no later than noon on Wednesday May 15, 2024.
5. Payments shall be by Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express or cash or check at pick up over $400.00. The credit card used to register with HiBid.com will be billed for your purchase amount within 24 hours of the close of the auction. ALL invoices under $400.00 will automatically be billed to your credit card. There is a 3% surcharge for payment by credit card.
Buyers who anticipate spending more than $400.00 and wish to pay by cash or check at pick up must notify us of this in the "Notes to Auctioneer" block when registering to bid or they may email us at info@zettauction.com PRIOR to 3:00 PM the day the auction closes. If we are not so notified your credit card will be charged within twelve hours of the auction closing.
6. There is a 15% Buyer's Premium on all sales. There is a 2% Hibid Fee on all sales.
7. All sales are final, there shall be no refunds or returns for any reasons. There shall be no "charge backs" or refusals of payment for any reason. There shall be a $35 reprocessing fee for any "insufficient funds" or "expired credit card" encountered when your credit card is processed. Verify with HiBid.com that the card you have on file with them is current and accurate before registering for this auction.
8. By bidding and buying in this auction Buyer agrees to all terms and conditions presented here. Placing a bid here is a legally binding contract to bid and no bidder shall retract his bid.
9. All Buyers will be required to sign a Release from Liability for Personal Injury or Property Loss or Damage before entering onto the sellers' property for pickup or preview.
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Bid Increments
Your bid must adhere to the bid increment schedule.
Bid Amount | Bid Increment |
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0.00 - 27.50 | 2.50 USD |
27.51 - 65.00 | 5.00 USD |
65.01 - 190.00 | 10.00 USD |
190.01 - 480.00 | 20.00 USD |
480.01 - 775.00 | 25.00 USD |
775.01 - 1,900.00 | 50.00 USD |
1,900.01 - 4,900.00 | 100.00 USD |
4,900.01 - 10,000.00 | 250.00 USD |
10,000.01 - 9,999,999.99 | 500.00 USD |
Payment Information
Currency | USD |
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Buyer Premium | 15% Buyer's Premium |
Payment Terms |
Payments shall be by Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, money order, or cash or check over $400.00. Buyers who have an invoice total of over $400.00 may also pay cash or check at pick up if we are notified of this by 3 PM the day the auction closes. The credit card used to register with HiBid.com will be billed for your purchase amount within 12 hours of the close of the auction.
ALL invoices under $400 will automatically be billed to your credit card with a 3% surcharge for payment by credit card.
Buyers who anticipate spending more than $400.00 and wish to pay by cash or check at pick up must notify us of this in the "Notes to Auctioneer" block when registering to bid or they may email us at info@zettauction.com PRIOR 3:00 PM the day the auction closes. If we are not so notified your credit card will be charged within 12 hours of the auction closing.
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Shipping / Pick Up
Pick up is BY APPOINTMENT ONLY on Thursday May 16, 2024. All appointments must be scheduled on SignUp Genius. The link to that website will be in the email that Buyers receive with their invoice attached. Plan to bring along all assistance, tools, boxes and packing materials you will need. There will be no one to assist you in loading.
If you require Shipping and the lots you purchased qualify for shipping we must be notified NO LATER THAN NOON on Wednesday May 15, 2024 by replying to the email you receive when the auction closes requesting shipping and confirming your address on the receipt is correct. Allow up to three weeks for items to be packed and ready to leave our building.
Shipping is available on most lots but a few of them are low value compared to weight and size and may be too costly to ship. While we strive to do our best with packing, we have no control over the package once it leaves our facility. Zettlemoyer Auction Co. does not guarantee any breakables in shipping. Sometimes shipping and packing costs can greatly exceed the amount you paid for an item. Please take that into consideration when placing your bids. If you have any questions about shipping contact us BEFORE BIDDING! We will work with your shipper but we must be contacted BEFORE BIDDING!