Phonograph Records And Books Auction - ONLINE ONLY
Updated August 2, 2026
This auction ended on July 29, 2026.
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| Date | July 29, 2026 at 9:00 AM CDT |
| Type | Online only |
| Auction house | Donley Auctions |
| Location | 8512 South Union Road, Union, Illinois, 60180 |
| Lots | 611 |
This premier event brings together a breathtaking lifetime selection of rare audio treasures, headlined by the esteemed Allen Koenigsberg collection. Bidders will discover an unparalleled array of early audio history, featuring exceptionally rare Pink Lambert Concert cylinder records, legendary Edison Blue Amberol recordings, and historic Columbia grand records. The auction showcases meticulously preserved vintage phonographs, classic gramophones, and intricate musical boxes. The auction also features features a robust selection of essential reference materials, spanning authoritative guides on phonographs, gramophones, and the storied careers of industry legends. From definitive illustrated histories of Victor talking machines to rare, limited-edition manuals detailing the mechanical restoration of early apparatus, these volumes offer unparalleled insight into the dawn of the recorded sound age. Beyond the reference library, the auction highlights items that illuminate the broader tapestry of American musical heritage, including specialized literature on ragtime and the socioeconomic shifts that accompanied the rise of home entertainment.
In this auction (611 lots)
Categories: Comics & Books · Antiques & Furniture · Toys & Collectibles · Electronics & Gaming
- Lot 2000 — Antique Phonograph Reference Books - 5 Pcs
- Lot 2001 — Music & History Book Lot (4 Pcs)
- Lot 2002 — Phonograph History & Reference Book Lot
- Lot 2003 — Antique & Vintage Book Lot (5 Pieces)
- Lot 2004 — Antique Phonograph & Talking Machine Books (6)
- Lot 2005 — Lot of 5 Vintage Phonograph Reference Books
- Lot 2006 — Vintage Phonograph & Radio Reference Books (5)
- Lot 2007 — Antique Telecommunications Books (4)
- Lot 2008 — 19th C. Telecom & Telegraph Book Lot
- Lot 2009 — Vintage Music Reference Books & Disc (4)
- Lot 2010 — Early Film History & Cinema Books (6)
- Lot 2011 — Lot of 5 Antique Phonograph & Sound Books
- Lot 2012 — Antique Phonograph Reference Books Grouping (4)
- Lot 2013 — Vintage Phonograph & Jukebox Book Lot (6)
- Lot 2014 — Thomas Edison Vintage Book Lot - 3 Pcs
- Lot 2015 — Thomas Edison Biography Book Lot (4 Vols)
- Lot 2016 — 4 Vol Thomas Edison Historical Book Set
- Lot 2017 — Antique Thomas Edison Book Trio
- Lot 2018 — 1878 North American Review - Edison Phonograph
- Lot 2019 — Thomas Edison Antiquarian Book Lot (3)
- Lot 2020 — Vintage Telephony Book Trio (1879-1928)
- Lot 2021 — Thomas Edison Vintage Biography Book Lot
- Lot 2022 — Lot of 5 Early Photo & Media History Books
- Lot 2023 — Signed Jehl Menlo Park Reminiscences Lot - 4 Vols
- Lot 2024 — Thomas Edison Biography & Book Lot (7)
- Lot 2025 — Antique Technical & Electricity Book Lot (6)
- Lot 2026 — Two Antique 19th C. J.B. McClure Books
- Lot 2027 — Thomas Edison Antiquarian Book Lot (3)
- Lot 2028 — Antique Telephony History Book Lot (4)
- Lot 2029 — Vintage Phonograph & Gramophone Books (4)
- Lot 2030 — Vintage Phonograph & Jukebox Book Lot
- Lot 2031 — Vintage Sci-Fi & Audio History Book Lot (5)
- Lot 2032 — The Golden Bough 13-Vol. Book Set
- Lot 2033 — Vintage Victor Record Catalogs (11 Pcs)
- Lot 2034 — 1878 Edison Phonograph Review Book
- Lot 2035 — Edison Book Lot w/ Monthly Reprints (5)
- Lot 2036 — Edison Phonograph Monthly Reprints, 12Vols
- Lot 2037 — Early Cinema & Film History Book Collection (5)
- Lot 2038 — Antique Phonograph & Jukebox Reference Books (6)
- Lot 2039 — Thomas Edison Antique & Modern Book Lot (3 Pcs)
- Lot 2040 — Antique Thomas Edison 4-Book Lot
- Lot 2041 — Thomas Edison Biography Book Lot (4)
- Lot 2042 — Lot of 5 Phonograph & Gramophone Books
- Lot 2043 — Thomas Edison Biography & Book Lot (4 Pcs)
- Lot 2044 — Four Music History & Jukebox Reference Books
- Lot 2045 — 1907 Maine Central RR Shorthand Ledgers
- Lot 2046 — Six Graph & Gramophone Books
- Lot 2047 — 1925-1926 Victor Record Catalogs (3)
- Lot 2048 — Antique Phonograph & Cylinder History Books (6)
- Lot 2049 — Antique Phonograph Reference Book Lot (7)
- Lot 2050 — Vintage Science & Technology Books (3)
- Lot 2051 — 5 Edison Phonograph & Record Ref Books
- Lot 2052 — Victor Record & Discography Reference Books (5)
- Lot 2053 — Vintage Record Collecting Books Lot (6)
- Lot 2054 — Phonograph & Jukebox Reference Book Lot (4)
- Lot 2055 — Antique Science & Tech Book Trio (3)
- Lot 2056 — Antique Phonograph & Jukebox Reference Books (6)
- Lot 2057 — Vintage Music History & Record Discography Books 5
- Lot 2058 — Early Discography & Record Guides (6)
- Lot 2059 — Vintage Audio & Music History Book Lot (5)
- Lot 2060 — Vintage Phonograph & Gramophone Books (4)
- Lot 2061 — Antique & Vintage Audio Books & Manuals (5)
- Lot 2062 — Vintage Entertainment & Music History Books (6)
- Lot 2063 — Vintage Sound History Book & Media Lot (5)
- Lot 2064 — Phonograph & Jukebox Reference Book Lot (6)
- Lot 2065 — Vintage Radio & Phonograph Reference Books (5)
- Lot 2066 — Vintage Phonograph & Gramophone Book Lot (8)
- Lot 2067 — Early Sound & Recording History Book Lot (4)
- Lot 2068 — Lot of 7 Vintage Phonograph Reference Books
- Lot 2069 — Antique Children's Book Lot of 4
- Lot 2070 — Lot of 6 Vintage Phonograph History Books
- Lot 2071 — Thomas Edison Book Collection (4 Vols)
- Lot 2072 — 5 Vintage Thomas Edison Biography Books
- Lot 2073 — History & Tech Book Lot (3 Vols.)
- Lot 2074 — Thomas Edison Antique Biography Book Lot (5 Vols)
- Lot 2075 — The Papers of Thomas A. Edison Books 3 Vols
- Lot 2076 — Vintage Audio & Phonograph History Book Lot (7)
- Lot 2077 — Thomas Edison Vintage Book Trio
- Lot 2078 — Early Film History Book Collection (4)
- Lot 2079 — Vintage Music Reference Book Lot (4 Pcs)
- Lot 2080 — Thomas A. Edison Vintage Book Lot (5)
- Lot 2081 — Vintage Phonograph Catalogs & News Lot
- Lot 2082 — 12 Victor Record Catalogs 1920-1930
- Lot 2083 — Lot of (5) Vintage Edison Record Catalogs
- Lot 2084 — Edison Phonograph Manual Original & Reprint
- Lot 2085 — Antique Phonograph & Gramophone Book Lot
- Lot 2086 — Thomas A. Edison 5-Book Biography Set
- Lot 2087 — Vintage World's Fair Publications:1876/1893/1915
- Lot 2088 — Edison Phonograph & Jukebox Reference Books (6)
- Lot 2089 — Vintage Phonograph Reference Book Lot (5)
- Lot 1000 — Edison Brown Wax Cylinder Record
- Lot 1001 — Brown Wax Cylinder Record
- Lot 1002 — Brown Wax Cylinder Record
- Lot 1003 — Brown Wax Cylinder Record - Piano
- Lot 1004 — North American Brown Wax Cylinder Record
- Lot 1005 — North American Brown Wax Cylinder Record
- Lot 1006 — Brown Wax Cylinder Record Gilmore's Band
- Lot 1007 — North American Brown Wax Cylinder Record
- Lot 1008 — North American Brown Wax Cylinder Record
- Lot 1009 — Edison Cylinder Record #600 Joseph Natus
- Lot 1010 — Columbia 1898 Wax Cylinder Record
- Lot 1011 — Brown Wax Cylinder Record
- Lot 1012 — Brown Wax Cylinder Record
- Lot 1013 — Columbia Brown Wax Cylinder Record 7403
- Lot 1014 — 1889 String Core Cylinder Record & Box
- Lot 1015 — Brown Wax Cylinder Record Sousa's Band
- Lot 1016 — Brown Wax Cylinder Record The Lost Chord
- Lot 1017 — Brown Wax Cylinder Record
- Lot 1018 — Brown Wax Cylinder Record Bagpipes
- Lot 1019 — Brown Wax Cylinder Record 1094
- Lot 1020 — Brown Wax Cylinder Record Edward Favor
- Lot 1021 — Brown Wax Cylinder Record
- Lot 1022 — Myers Globe Brown Wax Cylinder Record
- Lot 1023 — Brown Wax Cylinder Record - Gaskin
- Lot 1024 — Columbia Brown Wax Cylinder Record 7121
- Lot 1025 — Brown Wax Cylinder "You Sound Like a Phonograph"
- Lot 1026 — Brown Wax Cylinder "The Palms" J.W. Myers
- Lot 1027 — Brown Wax Columbia Cyl 4594 “Because” Steve Porter
- Lot 1028 — Brown Wax Cylinder Columbia 8902
- Lot 1029 — Edison 7501 A Stein Song Cylinder
- Lot 1030 — Brown Wax Cylinder Record 7508
- Lot 1031 — Brown Wax Cylinder Record - Peerless Orchestra
- Lot 1032 — Brown Wax Cylinder Record "Oriental Coon" 15221
- Lot 1033 — Edison Brown Wax Cylinder Record – No. 1583
- Lot 1034 — 1897 Columbia Brown Wax Cylinder Record
- Lot 1035 — Columbia 7181Brown Wax Cylinder Record
- Lot 1036 — 1890 Brown Wax Blank Cylinder Record
- Lot 1037 — 1899 Columbia Brown Wax Cylinder 5284
- Lot 1038 — Brown Wax Cylinder -Albert Baby #1 When 5 Days Old
- Lot 1039 — Columbia Brown Wax Cylinder 4036
- Lot 1040 — Columbia Brown Wax Cylinder 1582
- Lot 1041 — 1896 Columbia Brown Wax Cylinder #12021
- Lot 1043 — Columbia Brown Wax Cylinder Record 9033
- Lot 1044 — Columbia Phonograph Wax Cylinder 15136
- Lot 1045 — Columbia 9039 Brown Wax Cylinder Record
- Lot 1048 — Brown Wax Cylinder Record "Laughing Song"
- Lot 1053 — Brown Wax Cylinder Record #2003
- Lot 1054 — Brown Wax Cylinder Record 1st Regiment Band
- Lot 1055 — Columbia Brown Wax Cylinder Record 7124
- Lot 1056 — Brown Wax Cylinder Record Dan Quinn
- Lot 1057 — Columbia Brown Wax Cylinder Record
- Lot 1058 — Columbia Brown Wax Cylinder J.J. Fisher
- Lot 1059 — Columbia Brown Wax Cylinder Record 7120
- Lot 1060 — Brown Wax Cylinder Record #3010
- Lot 1062 — Brown Wax Cylinder Record Piano Solo
- Lot 1063 — Brown Wax Cylinder Record
- Lot 1064 — Lyric Phonograph Co. Cylinder Record & Box
- Lot 1065 — Brown Wax Cylinder Record
- Lot 1066 — Chicago Brown Wax Cylinder Record CTMC
- Lot 1067 — Edison Old Sentinel March Wax Cylinder
- … and 461 more lots
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