• Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Presentation Copy of a Whitman "Holy Grail." Whitman, Walt. $10,000-$15,000.
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Endymion in Original Boards. Keats, John. $8,000-
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Association Copy of the Privately Printed Edition of The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Potter, Beatrix. $8,000-$12,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Christina Rossetti's Own Copy of Her First Book. Rossetti, Christina G. $8,000-$12,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: The Borden Copy of The Life of Merlin in an Elaborate Binding by Riviere. Heywood, Thomas, Translator. $6,000-$8,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Arion Press. Whitman, Walt, Leaves of Grass. $4,000-$6,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Call It Sleep in the First State Jacket. Roth, Henry. $2,000-$3,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Steinbeck's Best-Known Work. Steinbeck, John. $2,000-$3,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: A Fine Jewelled Binding Signed by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Sangorski, Francis. $40,000-$60,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter: A Complete Set of First Editions. Potter, Beatrix. $2,000-$3,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Kelmscott Shelley. Shelley, Percy Bysshe. The Poetical Works. $3,000-$5,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Inscribed by Martin Luther King Jr. King, Martin Luther, Jr. $3,000-$5,000
  • Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 75. The Second Printed Map of the North American Continent - Full Contemporary Color (1593) Est. $35,000 - $40,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 37. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $16,000 - $18,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 104. Important Revolutionary War Plan of Battle of Quebec in Contemporary Color (1776) Est. $4,000 - $4,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 43. Mercator's Map of the North Pole - the First Printed Map Devoted to the Arctic (1606) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 237. Rare and Striking Bird's-Eye View of Lawrence, Kansas (1880) Est. $2,000 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 10. Rare Map from Atlas Maior with Representations of the Seasons in Contemporary Color (1662) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 374. Bunting's Map of Europe Depicted as the Queen of the World (1589) Est. $2,000 - $2,400
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 590. Willem Blaeu's Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia (1634) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 647. The Earliest and Most Decorative Map of the East Coast of Africa (1596) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 710. Ruscelli's Complete, Third Edition Atlas with 65 Maps (1574) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 696. Superb Hand-Colored Image of the Adoration of the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950
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  • Doyle, Nov. 5: The Director's copy of the first edition of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, inscribed by Beckett. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: Don McLean's personal test pressing of American Pie before mass production, gifted in 1971. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: The important and extensive archive of original fashion photographs of model Dorothy Rice, 1945-58. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: A Charles Adams theater advertisement. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: A Small Patinated Bronze Bust of Marlene Dietrich. $800 to $1,200.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: Marlene Dietrich Studio Photograph. $100 to $200.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: The very large and uncommon British Quad for Hitchcock's The Birds. $500 to $800.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: An Original Crystal "Sputnik" from the 1966 Met Opera Chandelier. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: The rare poster from the first American performances of Endgame, 1958. $1,000 to $1,500.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: The original Coconut Grove Playhouse poster for Waiting for Godot, possibly unique. $3,000 to $5,000.

ALDE: The Library of Peter Obergfell iI - Precious Books about Mountains, 100825, Paris

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
October 08, 2025 - October 08, 2025
Page Size: 247 items in 10 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 ACHARD (Amedee).

Une saison a Aix-les-Bains.

Paris 1850 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 175.00
2 ADAMS-REILLY (Antony).

The Chain of Mont-Blanc, from an actual survey in 1863-4.

Londres 1865 EUR 500.00 - 600.00 EUR 2,500.00
3 AGASSIZ (Louis).

A journey to Switzerland, and pedestrian tours in that country, including a sketch of its history.

Londres 1833 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 250.00
4 AGASSIZ (Louis).

Untersuchungen uber die Gletscher.

Solothurn 1841 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 350.00
5 AITKEN (Samuel).

Among the Alps : a narrative of personal experiences.

Northwood 1900 EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 5,875.00
6 ALBUM D'UN ALPINISTA.

Ricordi della Valtellina.

Sondrio 1884 EUR 600.00 - 800.00 EUR 3,500.00
7 ALPINE CLUB

Peaks, passes, and glaciers.

Londres 1859 [I] ,1862[II]. EUR 400.00 - 500.00 EUR 750.00
8 Alpine Club.

The Alpine Journal.

Londres 1864-1945. EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 3,750.00
9 ALTMANN (Johann Georg).

Versuch einer historischen und physischen Beschreibung der helvetischen Eisbergen.

Zurich 1751 EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 3,000.00
10 AMATI (Don Giacinto).

Peregrinazioni al Gran San Bernardo. Losana, Friburgo, Ginevra con una corsa a Lione, Parigi e Londrea.

Milan 1838 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 188.00
11 AMATO (Frederico d').

Il Gran Sasso d'Italia. Ascensioni sul Monte Corno.

Teramo 1888 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 750.00
12 AMCOTTS (Sophia Louisa Emerson).

The Album.

1824-1829. EUR 400.00 - 500.00 EUR 1,000.00
13 ANGEVILLE (Henriette d') et AUGERD (Victor) .

Le carnet vert d'Henriette d'Angeville.

Lyon 1900 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 625.00
14 APOSTOOL (Cornelis).

Vue de la chute de l'Arve pres de Sallenche.

Londres vers 1785. EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 Not Sold
15 AQUARELLES.

Alpes autrichiennes.

s.l. 1877-1889 EUR 600.00 - 800.00 EUR 750.00
16 ATKINS (Henry Martin).

Ascent to the summit of Mont Blanc, on the 22nd and 23rd of August, 1837.

Londres 1838 EUR 400.00 - 500.00 EUR 500.00
17 ATTENHOFER (sous la direction d'Adolf).

Skiing the international sport.

New York 1937 EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 3,750.00
18 AUGUSTIN (Ferdinand Freyhern von).

Das Pinzgau.

Pest 1844 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 188.00
19 AULDJO (John).

Narrative of an ascent to the summit of Mont-Blanc, on the 8th and 9th August, 1827.

Londres 1830 EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 1,000.00
20 BAEDEKER (Karl).

La Suisse, les lacs italiens, Milan, Genes, Turin. Manuel du voyageur.

Coblence 1852 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 625.00
21 BAEDEKER (Karl).

La Suisse, les lacs italiens, Milan, Genes, Turin. Manuel du voyageur.

Coblence 1855 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 188.00
22 BALTARD (Louis Pierre).

Journal descriptif et croquis de vues pittoresques faits dans un voyage en Savoye du 10 au 21 aout 1837.

Lyon 1837 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 1,875.00
23 BARETTI (Martin).

Apercu geologique de la Chaine du Mont-Blanc en rapport avec le trajet probable d'un tunnel pour une nouvelle ligne de chemin de fer.

Turin 1881 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 563.00
24 BARKER (Henry Aston).

Description of a view of Bern and the High Alps ; with the surrounding coutry. Taken by Henry Aston Baker ; And now exhibiting in the great Rotunda of his Panorama, Leicester-Square.

Londres 1821 EUR 600.00 - 800.00 Not Sold
25 BARROW (John).

Summer tours in Central Europe 1853-4. Bavaria, Austrian Tyrol, North Italy, Savoy, Piedmont, &c.

Londres 1855 EUR 600.00 - 800.00 EUR 750.00
  • Swann
    Autographs
    November 6, 2025
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 93: Autograph album containing 29 autograph letters signed by each president from Washington to Coolidge, 1785-1945.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 166: Franz Schubert, Autograph Musical Manuscript, fragment from Die Taucher, 1813.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 111: Thomas Jefferson, holograph plat drawing: map of field near Monticello, 1790s.
    Swann
    Autographs
    November 6, 2025
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 208: George Sand, Autograph Manuscript Signed, draft of her one-act play, Francia, ca. 1872.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 218: Walt Whitman, Manuscript Signed, draft of three complete poems from Leaves of Grass, 1891.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 8: James Dean, Photograph Signed and Inscribed, still from Giant, 1955.
    Swann
    Autographs
    November 6, 2025
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 20: John Lennon, Typescript Signed, interview discussing Paul, Linda, and Yoko, 1971.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 215: Mark Twain, engraved portrait Signed, "Mark Twain / SL. Clemens," 1890s.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 81: Vaslav Nijinsky, reproduction of an artwork by Léon Bakst Inscribed and Signed, 1916.
    Swann
    Autographs
    November 6, 2025
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 73: Malcolm X, The Harvard Crimson Signed and Inscribed: his street address and phone number, 1961.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 11: Lou Gehrig, Photograph Signed and Inscribed, ca. 1939.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 153: George Gershwin, Photograph Signed and Inscribed, portrait by Renato Toppo.
  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare. The Temple Shakespeare. Housed in Custom Bookcase. $6,365.
    Sotheby’s: Frederick Douglass. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Boston: Anti-Slavery Office, 1845. $14,000.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. A Christmas Carol. London: William Heinemann, 1915. $2,900.
    Sotheby’s: F. Scott Fitzgerald. First Edition Set, Including This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and others. Charles Scribner's Sons. 1920 – 1941. $24,180.
    Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], John Tenniel. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland First Edition. Macmillan & Co., 1866. $15,000.
  • Dominic Winter
    Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin
    5th November, 2025
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Darwin (Charles). Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands, 1st edition, 1844. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Rashleigh (Philip). Specimens of British Minerals, 2 parts in 1, 1797 & 1802. £3,000 to £5,000.
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Murchison (Roderick Impey). The Silurian System, 1st edition, 1839. £3,000 to £5,000.
    Dominic Winter
    Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin
    5th November, 2025
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Darwin (Charles). The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs, 1st edition, 1842. £3,000 to £5,000.
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Darwin (Charles). Geological Observations on South America, 1st edition, 1846. £3,000 to £5,000.
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Sowerby (James). The Mineral Conchology of Great Britain, 6 volumes, 1812-29. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Dominic Winter
    Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin
    5th November, 2025
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Emerson (William). Cyclomathesis: or an Easy Introduction to ... Mathematics, 10 vols. in 9, 1770. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Robinson (Thomas). New observations on the Natural History of This World of Matter, 1696. £800 to £1,200.
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Aquinas (Thomas). [Summa Theologica], Secunda Parte, Venice, 1496. £700 to £1,000.
    Dominic Winter
    Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin
    5th November, 2025
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Parfit (Cliff). Tesuki Washi. Handmade Papers of Japan, 1981-1988. £400 to £600.
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Herbert (Thomas). A Relation of some yeares Travaile... Into Afrique and the greater Asia, 1634. £800 to £1,200.
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Lindbergh (Charles A.). The Spirit of St. Louis, 1955, signed. £200 to £300.