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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
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    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
 - October 10, 2025 - October 10, 2025
 
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 177 | RUUD VAN EMPEL (B. 1958) | World #3, 2005  | 
            USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 10,795.00 | ||
| 178 | JACK BUTCHER (B.1988) | Lifted Tension #38, from the series 'Latent', 2024  | 
            USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 6,350.00 | ||
| 179 | EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE (1830-1904) | Animal Locomotion, Plate 408, 1887  | 
            1887 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 3,302.00 | |
| 180 | GIORGIO SOMMER (1834-1914) | Impronte di un Cane and Impronte umane, Pompeii, c.1870s  | 
            USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 181 | JAMES NASMYTH (1808-1890) & JAMES CARPENTER (ACTIVE 1880s) | The Moon: Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite, 1874  | 
            London: | 1874 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 3,810.00 | 
| 182 | EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE (1830-1904) | Animal Locomotion, Plate 744, 1887  | 
            1887 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 5,715.00 | |
| 183 | JULIA MARGARET CAMERON (1815--1879) | Untitled (Likely May Prinsep), c. 1870  | 
            c.1870 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 20,320.00 | |
| 184 | EDOUARD-DENIS BALDUS (1813-1889) | Eglise Sainte-Clotilde, Paris, c. 1857  | 
            c.1857 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 185 | UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER | Basilica dei Santi Maria e Donato, Italy  | 
            USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 762.00 | ||
| 186 | TIMOTHY O'SULLIVAN (1840-1882) | Apache Lake, Sierra Blanca Range, Arizona, 1873  | 
            1873 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 187 | ANDREW YOUNG (1854-1925) & JOHN JEFFREY & CHARLES HOWIE | The Trees and Shrubs of Fife and Kinross, 1879  | 
            Leith: | 1879 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 10,160.00 | 
| 188 | GUIDO REY (1861-1935) | 18th Century Drawing Room, c. 1889  | 
            c.1889 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 189 | UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER | First American Chess Prodigy Paul Morphy Playing Chess, c.1857  | 
            USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 60,960.00 | ||
| 190 | UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER | Surveyor with Dog, c. 1850  | 
            c.1850 | USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 12,065.00 | |
| 191 | UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER | Blacksmith Shop with Wagon, and Daguerreotype Saloon, c. 1851  | 
            c.1851 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 3,302.00 | |
| 192 | SOUTHWORTH & HAWES (1843-1863) | Portrait of Hawe's Daughter, c. 1850  | 
            c.1850 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,064.00 | |
| 193 | UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER | Two Soldiers in Uniform, c. 1855  | 
            c.1855 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,397.00 | |
| 194 | AUGUSTUS MORAND (ACTIVE 1840-1860) | Masonic Lodge Master with Jewel, Apron and Gavel, c. 1845  | 
            c.1845 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 381.00 | |
| 195 | WILLIAM C. NORTH (1814-1890) | Man with Standing Upright Dog, c. 1850  | 
            c.1850 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,556.00 | |
| 196 | UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER | Farmer and Wife, with a Shovel, 1843  | 
            1843 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,826.00 | |
| 197 | UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER | Fireman with Hat, c. 1845  | 
            c.1845 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,794.00 | |
| 198 | UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER | Outdoor View, Fire Engine, 1848  | 
            1848 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 16,510.00 | |
| 199 | UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER | Weaver with Shuttlecock, c. 1850  | 
            c.1850 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 381.00 | |
| 200 | UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER | Man with Axe Handle, c. 1850  | 
            c.1850 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 635.00 | |
| 201 | UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER | Man with Telescope and Illustration of a Whaling Ship, c. 1850  | 
            c.1850 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 5,334.00 |