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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 -
University Archives
Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
Now through Nov. 19University Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 308 - Bob Dylan Handwritten & Signed Lyrics to "Just Like a Woman" With Jeff Rosen & JSA AuthenticationUniversity Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 455 - Isaac Newton Admiration For Judaism & Moral Continuity With Christianity! 350+ Words in his Hand - Extraordinary Content!University Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 219 - 371g Moon Meteorite, Incredible Find - Laâyoune 002University Archives
Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
Now through Nov. 19University Archives, Nov. 19:
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"University Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 159 - Woodrow Wilson Baseball Signed for WWI Red Cross Fundraiser, Ex. Forbes & PSA Authentic - Finest Known!University Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 84 - Lee Harvey Oswald ALS to Brother, Trying Desperately to Get out of Russia! Highly ImportantUniversity Archives
Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
Now through Nov. 19University Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 152 - George Washington Signed Discharge for MA Solider Whose Regiment Was at Bunker Hill!University Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 88 - Abraham Lincoln Fully Signed Military Appointment for Mexican War Vet & Respected CavalrymanUniversity Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 188 - Apollo XI Astronauts & Their Wives Signed Photo, Plus Crew Signed Cover, From Apollo XI Presidential Goodwill Tour Era, Pre-Cert ZarelliUniversity Archives
Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
Now through Nov. 19University Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 265 - Martin Luther King, Jr. TLS Re: "Stride Toward Freedom" Film Rights To Literary Agent Marie RodellUniversity Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 324 - John Lennon Signed Apple Records Check, PSA GEM MT 10! Possibly Finest KnownUniversity Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 79 - John & Jacqueline Kennedy Signed WH 1963 Christmas Gift Inscribed to Close Friend Joan Braden, PSA Authentic
Christies: Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana, 23736, New York
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- October 16, 2025 - October 16, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | HOMERUS (fl. c. 8th century B.C.) |
Brescia | 6 September 1497 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 27,940.00 | |
| 27 | TRITHEMIUS, Johannes (1462--1516) | De triplici regione claustralium et spirituali exercitio monachorum |
Mainz | 6 August 1498 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 10,795.00 |
| 28 | [GROLIER BINDING] XENOPHON (c.430--c.355 B.C.) | Opera |
Basel | 1534 | USD 25,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 63,500.00 |
| 29 | PLUTARCHUS (c.45--c.120) | La prima parte delle vite |
Venice | August 1537 | USD 12,000.00 - 16,000.00 | USD 24,130.00 |
| 30 | [LANGLAND, William (c.1325--c.1390)] | The Vision of Pierce Plowman |
London | 1550 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 95,250.00 |
| 31 | COLUMBUS LETTER -- VERARDUS, Carolus (1440-1500) | In Laudem Serenissimi Ferdinandi Hispaniae regis Bethicae & regni Granatae obsidio voctoria & triumphus |
[Basel] | 1494 | USD 1,500,000.00 - 2,000,000.00 | USD 1,651,000.00 |
| 32 | POLO, Marco (1254-1324) | De le maraueliose cose del Mondo |
Brescia | 20 December 1500 | USD 120,000.00 - 180,000.00 | USD 228,600.00 |
| 33 | PASQUALIGO, Pietro (1472-1515) | Ad Hemanuelem Lusitaniae regem Oratio |
Venice | 22 December, 1501 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 13,970.00 |
| 34 | ZACUTO, Abraham ben Samuel (1452-c.1515) | Almanach perpetuum |
[Venice] | [15 July 1502] | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 35 | Gesta proxime per Portugalenses in India, Ethiopia, et aliis orientalibus terris |
Rome | November 1506 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 95,250.00 | |
| 36 | [MALHEIRO, Pedro Alfonso] | Geschichte Kurtzlich durch die von Portugalien in India, Morenland, and andern erdtrich |
[Nuremberg] | [circa 1506] | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 35,560.00 |
| 37 | MANUEL I, King of Portugal (1469-1521) | Epistola potentissimi ac invictissimi Emanuelis Regis Portugaliae & Algarbiorum, &c. |
Rome | 9 August 1513 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 25,400.00 |
| 38 | MANUEL I, King of Portugal (1469-1521) | Abtruck ains lateinischen Sandtbrieues ... ausgangen von der eroberten Stadt Malacha |
Augsburg | [September 1513] | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 39 | MANUEL I, King of Portugal (1469-1521) | Epistola potentissimi ac invictissimi Emanuelis Regis Portugaliae & Algarbiorum, &c De Victoriis habitis in India, & Malacha |
Vienna | 16 October [1513] | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 12,700.00 |
| 40 | PACHECO, Diogo (fl. 1505--1514) | Emanuelis Lusitan. Algarbior. Africae Aethiopiae Arabiae Persiae Indiae reg. invictiss. obedientia |
[Rome] | [1514] | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 16,510.00 |
| 41 | MANUEL I, King of Portugal (1469--1521) | O primeiro [-quinto] livro das ordenacoes |
Evora and Lisbon | 1521 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 6,096.00 |
| 42 | JOHN III, King of Portugal (1521-1557) | Serenissimi atque invictissimi portugalliae & Algarbiorum Regis Literae, ad S.D.N. Paulum III Pont |
[Strasbourg] | [1536] | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 16,510.00 |
| 43 | Gois, Damiao de (1502-1574) and SAGA ZA AB (fl.1520-1540) | Fides, religio moresque Aethiopum sub imperio Pretiosi Ioannis |
Leuven | September 1540 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 17,780.00 |
| 44 | ALVARES, Francisco (1465-1540) | Verdadera informacam das terras do Preste Ioam das Indias |
[Lisbon] | 1540 | USD 25,000.00 - 30,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 45 | PTOLEMAEUS, Claudius (c.100--c.178) | Geographia Universalis |
Basel | 1545 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 25,400.00 |
| 46 | TEVIUS, Jacobus (c.1514-c.1569) | Comentarius de rebus in India apud Dium gestis |
Coimbra | 1548 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 47 | GOIS, Damiao de (1502-1574) | De bello Cambaico ultimo commentarii tres |
Leuven | 1549 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 48 | [GONCALVES, Rui (fl. 1539-1557)] | Dos priveilgios & praerogatius que ho genero feminino tempor direito comum & ordenacoes do Reyno mais que ho genero masculino |
[Lisbon] | 1557 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 17,780.00 |
| 49 | GOIS, Damiao de (1502--74) | Urbis Olisiponis descriptio |
Evora | 1554 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 3,556.00 |
| 50 | [LOPES, Fernao (c.1380-c.1460)] | Coronica do condestabre de Portugall dom Nuna Alurez Pereyra |
Lisbon | 30 October 1554 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | Not Sold |
![<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.")
![<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.")
