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Swann
Autographs
November 6, 2025Swann, 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, 2025Swann, 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, 2025Swann, 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, 2025Swann, 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-$12,000Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Christina Rossetti's Own Copy of Her First Book. Rossetti, Christina G. $8,000-$12,000Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: The Borden Copy of The Life of Merlin in an Elaborate Binding by Riviere. Heywood, Thomas, Translator. $6,000-$8,000Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Arion Press. Whitman, Walt, Leaves of Grass. $4,000-$6,000Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Call It Sleep in the First State Jacket. Roth, Henry. $2,000-$3,000Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Steinbeck's Best-Known Work. Steinbeck, John. $2,000-$3,000Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: A Fine Jewelled Binding Signed by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Sangorski, Francis. $40,000-$60,000Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter: A Complete Set of First Editions. Potter, Beatrix. $2,000-$3,000Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Kelmscott Shelley. Shelley, Percy Bysshe. The Poetical Works. $3,000-$5,000Bonhams, 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 - $40,000Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 37. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $16,000 - $18,000Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 104. Important Revolutionary War Plan of Battle of Quebec in Contemporary Color (1776) Est. $4,000 - $4,750Old 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 - $3,500Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 237. Rare and Striking Bird's-Eye View of Lawrence, Kansas (1880) Est. $2,000 - $2,500Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 10. Rare Map from Atlas Maior with Representations of the Seasons in Contemporary Color (1662) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 374. Bunting's Map of Europe Depicted as the Queen of the World (1589) Est. $2,000 - $2,400Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 590. Willem Blaeu's Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia (1634) Est. $2,750 - $3,500Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 647. The Earliest and Most Decorative Map of the East Coast of Africa (1596) Est. $3,000 - $3,750Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 710. Ruscelli's Complete, Third Edition Atlas with 65 Maps (1574) Est. $9,500 - $11,000Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 696. Superb Hand-Colored Image of the Adoration of the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950 -
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Auction Details
- Auction Date
- September 17, 2025 - September 17, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4101 | [Beverley, Robert]. | The History and Present State of Virginia. |
London | 1705 | CHF 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | CHF 7,040.00 |
| 4102 | Ogilby, John. | Asia, the first part. Being an accurate description of Persia and the several provinces thereof. |
London | 1673 | CHF 1,700.00 - 2,500.00 | CHF 2,560.00 |
| 4103 | Solvyns, Francois Balthazar. | The Costume of Hindostan: Elucidated by Sixty Coloured Engravings; with Descriptions in English and French, Taken in the Years 1798 and 1799. |
London | 1804 | CHF 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | CHF 4,224.00 |
| 4104 | Album einer Indienreise. |
Um 1870-1880. | CHF 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | CHF 1,344.00 | ||
| 4105 | Montanus, Arnold. | Ambassades memorables de la Compagnie des Indes orientales des Provinces Unies vers les empereurs du Japon. |
Amsterdam | 1680 | CHF 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | CHF 1,536.00 |
| 4106 | Farsari, Adolfo. | Album mit photogr. |
Yokohama | um 1880--1890. | CHF 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 | Not Sold |
| 4107 | Kaempfer, Engelbert. | De beschryving van Japan, behelsende een verhaal van den ouden en tegenwoordigen staat en regeering van dat ryk, van deszelfs tempels, paleysen, kasteelen en andere gebouwen. |
Den Haag und Amsterdam | 1729 | CHF 1,400.00 - 2,000.00 | CHF 1,792.00 |
| 4108 | Zwei Photoalben mit japanischen Kostum-Portraits. |
[Yokohama] | Ca.1870-1880. | CHF 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | CHF 2,048.00 | |
| 4109 | Ortelius, Abraham. | Theatrum orbis terrarum. |
Antwerpen | 1612 | CHF 120,000.00 - 160,000.00 | CHF 128,000.00 |
| 4110 | Mercator, Gerard. | Atlas minor. Das ist: Eine kurtze jedoch grundliche Beschreibung der gantzen Welt in zwei Theile abgetheilet. |
Amsterdam | 1651 | CHF 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 4111 | Lattre, J. V. und A. H. J. Delalain. | Atlas Moderne ou Collection de Cartes sur toutes les parties du Globe Terrestre. |
Paris | Ca.1776. | CHF 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 4112 | BENELUX - Merian - | Topographia Germaniae Inferioris. |
[Frankfurt a. M. | um1700. | CHF 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | Not Sold |
| 4113 | Gignoux, Anton Christoph. | Hundert Ansichten und Gegenden an der Donau, von Christoph Gignoux, auf seinen Reisen von Augsburg nach Wien gezeichnet, und von Johann Michael Frey in Kupfer radirt. |
[Augsburg | nach 1782. | CHF 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold |
| 4114 | Zeiller, Martin. | Topographia Galliae, Oder Beschreibung und Contrafaitung der vornehmbsten, und bekantisten Oerter, in dem machtigen, und grossen Konigreich Franckreich. |
Frankfurt a. M. | 1655--1661. | CHF 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | CHF 3,200.00 |
| 4115 | Sieber, Franz Wilhelm. | Reise nach der Insel Kreta im griechischen Archipelagus im Jahre 1817. |
Leipzig und Sorau | 1823 | CHF 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | CHF 1,280.00 |
| 4116 | Dies, Albert Christoph, Jacob Wilhelm Mechau und Johann Christian Reinhart. | [Malerisch-radirte Prospecte von Italien]. Sammelband mit 66 (von 72) Radierungen. |
[Nurnberg | 1798 | CHF 2,500.00 - 4,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 4117 | Athen, Constantinopel 1889 (Deckeltitel). |
Vor 1890. | CHF 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | CHF 2,176.00 | ||
| 4118 | Girault de Prangey, Joseph-Philibert. | Monuments arabes d'Egypte, de Syrie, et d'Asie Mineure. |
Paris | 1846 | CHF 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | CHF 6,400.00 |
| 4119 | Dumont d'Urville, Jules-Sebastien-Cesar. | Voyage au Pole Sud et dans l'Oceanie sur les corvettes l'Astrolabe et la Zelee. |
Paris | 1841-53. | CHF 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | CHF 12,800.00 |
| 4120 | [Bayer, Johann]. | [Uranometria]. |
[Ulm | 1639 oder 1661. | CHF 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | CHF 7,680.00 |
| 4121 | Maund, Benjamin. | The Botanic Garden; consisting of Highly finished representations of hardy ornamental flowering plants, cultivated in Great Britain; |
London | 1825-36; Bde. | CHF 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | CHF 2,176.00 |
| 4122 | Andrews, Henry Cranke. | The Botanist's Repository, for new, and rare plants. |
London | 1797 | CHF 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | CHF 1,152.00 |
| 4123 | Thurneisser, Leonard. | Historia sive Descripito Plantarum omnium, tam domesticarum quam exoticarum: Earundem cum virtutes influentiales, Elementares, & Naturales, tum Subtilitates... |
(Berlin | 1578 | CHF 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | CHF 1,280.00 |
| 4124 | Kops, Jan. | Flora Batava, of afgebeelding en beschrijving van Nederlandsche gewassen. |
Amsterdam | 1836-1865. | CHF 2,500.00 - 4,000.00 | CHF 4,096.00 |
| 4125 | [Gmelin, Johan Georg]. | [Flora Sibirica sive historia plantarum Sibiriae]. |
[St. Petersburg | 1747-1749. | CHF 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | CHF 1,792.00 |
![<b>Dominic Winter, Nov. 5:</b> Aquinas (Thomas). <i>[Summa Theologica], Secunda Parte,</i> Venice, 1496. £700 to £1,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b69c37e7-f18c-4417-b08b-f00e9b97a413.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Nov. 5:</b> Aquinas (Thomas). <i>[Summa Theologica], Secunda Parte,</i> Venice, 1496. £700 to £1,000.")
![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], John Tenniel. <i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</i> First Edition. Macmillan & Co., 1866. $15,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/cc3f4f98-f195-4049-aca6-329c27fdd27c.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], John Tenniel. <i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</i> First Edition. Macmillan & Co., 1866. $15,000.")