• 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.
  • 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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Koller Auctions: Books, A214, Zurich

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
September 17, 2025 - September 17, 2025
Page Size: 185 items in 8 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
4076 Steiner, Rudolf.

Die Philosophie der Freiheit.

Berlin 1894 CHF 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 CHF 1,920.00
4077 Bille, Edmond.

Une Danse macabre.

Lausanne 1919 CHF 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 CHF 1,152.00
4078 Vlaminck, Maurice de. Vanderpyl, [Fritz Rene].

Voyages.

Paris 1920 CHF 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 Not Sold
4079 Walser, Robert.

Seeland.

Zurich 1919 CHF 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 CHF 1,792.00
4080 Warhol, Andy - Ting, Walasse.

1 Cent Life. (One Cent Life). Edited by Sam Francis.

Bern 1964 CHF 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 CHF 2,816.00
4081 Warhol, Andy -

Konvolut von 7 Katalogen, Einladungen u.a.

1958-2000. CHF 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
4082 Brus, Gunter.

Die Drossel. Nr. 14

Berlin 1975 CHF 1,400.00 - 2,000.00 CHF 2,048.00
4083

Patent Urinoir. Otto Muehl gewidmet.

Wien 1968 CHF 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 CHF 10,240.00
4084

Parkett. Kunstzeitschrift/ Art Magazine.

Zurich 1984-2017. CHF 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
4085 (Hrsg. von W. Blume und E. Trautner, ab Heft 4 von H. Th. Joel und E. Trautner).

Der Weg. Hefte 1-10 in 1 Band.

Munchen 1919 CHF 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
4086 Herausgegeben von Armando, H. Peeters und H. de Vries.

ZERO - Nul = O (ab Heft 3 Revue Nul = 0). Tijdschrift voor de nieuwe konseptie in de beeldende kunst.

Arnhem u.a. 1961-1964. CHF 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 CHF 2,304.00
4087

Book of Kells.

Luzern 1990 CHF 2,500.00 - 4,000.00 CHF 4,864.00
4088

Perikopenbuch Heinrich II. Faksimile der Handschrift Clm 4452 der Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek in Munchen.

Lachen 1994 CHF 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Not Sold
4089

Das Goldene Evangelienbuch von Echternach. Faksimile nach dem Codex Aureus Epternacenis Hs 156142 aus dem Germanischen Nationalmuseum Nurnberg.

Zurich 1982 CHF 2,500.00 - 4,000.00 CHF 3,328.00
4090

Evangeliar des Johann von Troppau. Faksimile des Codex 1182 der Osterreichischen Nationalbibliothek in Wien.

Gutersloh 2005 CHF 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
4091 Maimilian von Bayern -

Das Gebetbuch Kurfurst Maximilians I. von Bayern.

Lachen, Coron, Frankfurt a. M. und Stuttgart 1986 CHF 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 CHF 1,280.00
4092 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus.

Il dissoluto punito o sia il D. Giovanni. Drama giocoso.

Mainz 1791 CHF 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
4093 NASA - Apollo XI -

La conquete de la lune.

Biel 1969 CHF 2,500.00 - 4,000.00 Not Sold
4094 OCCULTA - Faust -

Doktor Johannes Faust's Magia naturalis et innaturalis, oder Dreifacher Hollenzwang, letztes Testament und Siegelkunst.

Stuttgart 1849 CHF 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 CHF 5,760.00
4095 Hering, Eduard und Johann Wilhelm Baumeister.

Vorlesungen fur Pferde-Liebhaber.

Stuttgart 1834 CHF 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
4096 Ridinger, Johann Elias.

Neue Reit-Kunst. L'art de monter a cheval.

Augsburg 1722 CHF 2,500.00 - 4,000.00 Not Sold
4097 Reymondin, Pierre-Francois.

L'Art du vigneron. Pour servir de direction aux proprietaires de vignes.

Lausanne 1798 CHF 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 CHF 3,456.00
4098 Ogilby, John.

Africa: being an accurate description of the regions of Aegypt, Barbary, Lybia, and Billedulgerid.

London 1670 CHF 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 CHF 2,176.00
4099 Preziosi, [Amadeo].

Souvenirs du Caire.

Paris 1862 CHF 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 CHF 3,712.00
4100 Carter, Howard.

The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen.

London 1927-1933. CHF 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 CHF 1,152.00
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.