• 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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    Lot 455 - Isaac Newton Admiration For Judaism & Moral Continuity With Christianity! 350+ Words in his Hand - Extraordinary Content!
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    Lot 219 - 371g Moon Meteorite, Incredible Find - Laâyoune 002
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    Lot 448 - Scarce Einstein AM on Unified Field Theory, 180+ Words & 11 Equations in His Hand! From His Published Article, "A Generalization of the Relativistic Theory of Gravitation"
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    Lot 159 - Woodrow Wilson Baseball Signed for WWI Red Cross Fundraiser, Ex. Forbes & PSA Authentic - Finest Known!
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    Lot 152 - George Washington Signed Discharge for MA Solider Whose Regiment Was at Bunker Hill!
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    Lot 88 - Abraham Lincoln Fully Signed Military Appointment for Mexican War Vet & Respected Cavalryman
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    Lot 188 - Apollo XI Astronauts & Their Wives Signed Photo, Plus Crew Signed Cover, From Apollo XI Presidential Goodwill Tour Era, Pre-Cert Zarelli
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    Lot 265 - Martin Luther King, Jr. TLS Re: "Stride Toward Freedom" Film Rights To Literary Agent Marie Rodell
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    Lot 324 - John Lennon Signed Apple Records Check, PSA GEM MT 10! Possibly Finest Known
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    Lot 79 - John & Jacqueline Kennedy Signed WH 1963 Christmas Gift Inscribed to Close Friend Joan Braden, PSA Authentic
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Old World Auctions: Maps and Atlases, 205, Richmond

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
September 10, 2025 - September 10, 2025
Page Size: 705 items in 29 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
601 Chatelain, Henry Abraham

Vue & Description du Palais du Grand Mogol, de sa Mosquee, de ses Divertissemens, des ses Femmes, de sa Maniere de Vivre, & Autres Choses qui Seront Expliquees dans la Dissertation Suivante...

1719 USD 100.00 - 130.00 USD 72.00
602 Mercator/Hondius

Ceilan Insula

1621 USD 180.00 - 210.00 Not Sold
603 Hondius, Jodocus

India Orientalis

1623 USD 2,000.00 - 2,300.00 USD 1,800.00
604 Aa, Pieter van der

D'Indiaanze Landschappen, Zeen en Eylanden, van Couchin af, tot in de Moluccos...

1706 USD 240.00 - 300.00 USD 144.00
605 Bowen, Emanuel

An Accurate Map of the East Indies Exhibiting the Course of the European Trade Both on the Continent and Islands. Drawn from the Best Modern Maps and Charts...

1744 (circa) USD 350.00 - 425.00 USD 300.00
606 Munster, Sebastian

[Untitled - Africa]

1554 USD 160.00 - 190.00 USD 144.00
607 Ortelius, Abraham

Africae Tabula Nova

1570 USD 1,400.00 - 1,700.00 USD 1,200.00
608 Cluver, Philipp

Africa Antiqua et Nova

1711 (circa) USD 200.00 - 230.00 USD 120.00
609 Janvier/Lattre

L'Afrique Divisee en ses Principaux Etats, Assujettie aux Observations Astronomique

1769 USD 275.00 - 350.00 USD 240.00
610 Kitchin, Thomas

Africa, from the Best Authorities

1774 (circa) USD 110.00 - 140.00 USD 72.00
611 Bonne, Rigobert

Afrique

1780 (circa) USD 120.00 - 150.00 USD 78.00
612 Jansson, Jan

Nova Barbariae Descriptio

1646 (circa) USD 160.00 - 190.00 USD 132.00
613 Sanson, Nicolas

Royaume et Desert de Barca, et l'Aegypte Divisee en ses Principales Parties

1699 (circa) USD 95.00 - 120.00 USD 240.00
614 Seutter, Matthias

Africae Magna pars ad Illustrationem Historiae Ecclesiasticae Imprimis Faciens Magno Studio et Labore ex Antiquis Auctoribus Concinnata...

1730 (circa) USD 240.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
615 Brion de la Tour/Desnos

Partie de l'Afrique en deca de l'Equateur, Comprenau l'Egypte, la Barbarie, la Nigritie &c.

1766 USD 100.00 - 130.00 USD 66.00
616 Morden, Robert

Habessinia seu Abassia at Ethiopia

1688 USD 100.00 - 130.00 USD 44.40
617 Keulen, Johannes van

Pas Caarte van Rio Gambia van C. Verde tot Rio de Serraliones

1683 (circa) USD 350.00 - 425.00 USD 330.00
618 Jansson/Valck & Schenk

Nigritarum Regnum

1700 (circa) USD 375.00 - 450.00 USD 240.00
619 Haas/Homann Heirs

Guinea Propria, nec non Nigritiae vel Terrae Nigrorum Maxima Pars... / La Guinee de Meme que la Plus Grande Partie du Pais des Negres...

1743 USD 300.00 - 375.00 USD 264.00
620 Bonne/Lattre

Guinee IIe. Feuille

1771 (circa) USD 60.00 - 80.00 USD 84.00
621

La B.N.C.I en Afrique Occidentale & Equatoriale Francaise

1950 (circa) USD 275.00 - 350.00 Not Sold
622 Jansson/Valck & Schenk

Regna Congo et Angola

1700 (circa) USD 275.00 - 350.00 USD 240.00
623 Scherer, Heinrich

Africae Pars Australis

1703 USD 200.00 - 230.00 USD 180.00
624 Ortelius, Abraham

Maris Pacifici, (quod Vulgo Mar del Zur) cum Regionibus Circumiacentibus, Insulisque, in Eodem Passim Sparsis, Novissima Descriptio

1589 USD 7,500.00 - 9,000.00 USD 8,050.00
625 Brue, Adrien Hubert

[On 4 Sheets] Oceanie ou Cinquieme Partie du Monde Comprenant l'Archipel d'Asie, l'Australasie et la Polynesie...

1817 USD 900.00 - 1,100.00 Not Sold
  • 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.
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    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.
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    Lot 308 - Bob Dylan Handwritten & Signed Lyrics to "Just Like a Woman" With Jeff Rosen & JSA Authentication
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    Lot 455 - Isaac Newton Admiration For Judaism & Moral Continuity With Christianity! 350+ Words in his Hand - Extraordinary Content!
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    Lot 219 - 371g Moon Meteorite, Incredible Find - Laâyoune 002
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    Lot 448 - Scarce Einstein AM on Unified Field Theory, 180+ Words & 11 Equations in His Hand! From His Published Article, "A Generalization of the Relativistic Theory of Gravitation"
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    Lot 159 - Woodrow Wilson Baseball Signed for WWI Red Cross Fundraiser, Ex. Forbes & PSA Authentic - Finest Known!
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    Lot 84 - Lee Harvey Oswald ALS to Brother, Trying Desperately to Get out of Russia! Highly Important
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    Lot 152 - George Washington Signed Discharge for MA Solider Whose Regiment Was at Bunker Hill!
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    Lot 88 - Abraham Lincoln Fully Signed Military Appointment for Mexican War Vet & Respected Cavalryman
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    Lot 188 - Apollo XI Astronauts & Their Wives Signed Photo, Plus Crew Signed Cover, From Apollo XI Presidential Goodwill Tour Era, Pre-Cert Zarelli
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    Lot 265 - Martin Luther King, Jr. TLS Re: "Stride Toward Freedom" Film Rights To Literary Agent Marie Rodell
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    Lot 324 - John Lennon Signed Apple Records Check, PSA GEM MT 10! Possibly Finest Known
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    Lot 79 - John & Jacqueline Kennedy Signed WH 1963 Christmas Gift Inscribed to Close Friend Joan Braden, PSA Authentic
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