• <b><center>Swann<br>Autographs<br>November 6, 2025</center></b> <b>Swann, Nov. 6:</b> Lot 93: Autograph album containing 29 autograph letters signed by each president from Washington to Coolidge, 1785-1945. <b>Swann, Nov. 6:</b> Lot 166: Franz Schubert, Autograph Musical Manuscript, fragment from <i>Die Taucher,</i> 1813. <b>Swann, Nov. 6:</b> Lot 111: Thomas Jefferson, holograph plat drawing: map of field near Monticello, 1790s. <b><center>Swann<br>Autographs<br>November 6, 2025</center></b> <b>Swann, Nov. 6:</b> Lot 208: George Sand, Autograph Manuscript Signed, draft of her one-act play, <i>Francia,</i> ca. 1872. <b>Swann, Nov. 6:</b> Lot 218: Walt Whitman, Manuscript Signed, draft of three complete poems from <i>Leaves of Grass,</i> 1891. <b>Swann, Nov. 6:</b> Lot 8: James Dean, Photograph Signed and Inscribed, still from <i>Giant,</i> 1955. <b><center>Swann<br>Autographs<br>November 6, 2025</center></b> <b>Swann, Nov. 6:</b> Lot 20: John Lennon, Typescript Signed, interview discussing Paul, Linda, and Yoko, 1971. <b>Swann, Nov. 6:</b> Lot 215: Mark Twain, engraved portrait Signed, "Mark Twain / SL. Clemens," 1890s. <b>Swann, Nov. 6:</b> Lot 81: Vaslav Nijinsky, reproduction of an artwork by Léon Bakst Inscribed and Signed, 1916. <b><center>Swann<br>Autographs<br>November 6, 2025</center></b> <b>Swann, Nov. 6:</b> Lot 73: Malcolm X, <i>The Harvard Crimson Signed</i> and Inscribed: his street address and phone number, 1961. <b>Swann, Nov. 6:</b> Lot 11: Lou Gehrig, Photograph Signed and Inscribed, ca. 1939. <b>Swann, Nov. 6:</b> Lot 153: George Gershwin, Photograph Signed and Inscribed, portrait by Renato Toppo.
    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.
  • <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> Presentation Copy of a Whitman "Holy Grail." Whitman, Walt. $10,000-$15,000. <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> <i>Endymion</i> in Original Boards. Keats, John. $8,000- <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> Association Copy of the Privately Printed Edition of <i>The Tale of Peter Rabbit.</i> Potter, Beatrix. $8,000-$12,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> Christina Rossetti's Own Copy of Her First Book. Rossetti, Christina G. $8,000-$12,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> The Borden Copy of <i>The Life of Merlin</i> in an Elaborate Binding by Riviere. Heywood, Thomas, Translator. $6,000-$8,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> Arion Press. Whitman, Walt, <i>Leaves of Grass.</i> $4,000-$6,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> <i>Call It Sleep in the First State Jacket.</i> Roth, Henry. $2,000-$3,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> Steinbeck's Best-Known Work. Steinbeck, John. $2,000-$3,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> A Fine Jewelled Binding Signed by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Sangorski, Francis. $40,000-$60,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> <i>The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter</i>: A Complete Set of First Editions. Potter, Beatrix. $2,000-$3,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> Kelmscott Shelley. Shelley, Percy Bysshe. <i>The Poetical Works.</i> $3,000-$5,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> Inscribed by Martin Luther King Jr. King, Martin Luther, Jr. $3,000-$5,000
    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
  • <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 75. The Second Printed Map of the North American Continent - Full Contemporary Color (1593) Est. $35,000 - $40,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 37. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $16,000 - $18,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 104. Important Revolutionary War Plan of Battle of Quebec in Contemporary Color (1776) Est. $4,000 - $4,750 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 43. Mercator's Map of the North Pole - the First Printed Map Devoted to the Arctic (1606) Est. $2,750 - $3,500 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 237. Rare and Striking Bird's-Eye View of Lawrence, Kansas (1880) Est. $2,000 - $2,500 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 10. Rare Map from Atlas Maior with Representations of the Seasons in Contemporary Color (1662) Est. $14,000 - $17,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 374. Bunting's Map of Europe Depicted as the Queen of the World (1589) Est. $2,000 - $2,400 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 590. Willem Blaeu's Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia (1634) Est. $2,750 - $3,500 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 647. The Earliest and Most Decorative Map of the East Coast of Africa (1596) Est. $3,000 - $3,750 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 710. Ruscelli's Complete, Third Edition Atlas with 65 Maps (1574) Est. $9,500 - $11,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 696. Superb Hand-Colored Image of the Adoration of the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950
    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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ALDE: Original Editions from the 19th and 20th Centuries, 91725, Paris

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
September 17, 2025 - September 17, 2025
Page Size: 289 items in 12 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
228 DUHAMEL (Georges).

Epreuves corigees pour OEuvres I. Vie des Martyrs. ---- Vie des Martyrs. 1914-1916. Epreuves corrigees.

 [1922]. EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 375.00
229 DUMAS (Alexandre), FOSCOLO (Ugo).

Jacques Ortis. Precede d'un essai sur la vie et les ecrits d'Ugo Foscolo et suivi d'une traduction inedite de ses oeuvres choisies par M. L. Delatre.

 Paris 1842 EUR 100.00 - 120.00 Not Sold
230 DUMAS (Alexandre).

Le Vicomte de Bragelonne.

 Paris s.d. EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 563.00
231 DURAS (Marguerite).

Ensemble 2 ouvrages.

 Paris 1962 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 400.00
232 ELUARD (Paul).

Ensemble 2 ouvrages.

 Paris et Bruxelles 1946 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 500.00
233 FAULKNER (William).

Le Gambit du Cavalier.

 Paris 1951 EUR 80.00 - 100.00 Not Sold
234 FLAUBERT (Gustave).

Madame Bovary. Moeurs de Province.

 Paris 1913 EUR 100.00 - 120.00 EUR 125.00
235 FLAUBERT (Gustave).

La Tentation de Saint Antoine.

 Paris 1874 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 250.00
236 FRANCE (Anatole).

Les Dieux ont soif.

 Paris [1912] EUR 100.00 - 120.00 EUR 125.00
237 GAUTIER (Theophile).

La Morte amoureuse.

 Paris 1904 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
238 GENET (Jean).

Les Paravents.

 Decines 1961 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
239 GIAUQUE (Francis).

Parler seul.

 Geneve 1959 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
240 GIONO (Jean).

Ensemble 6 ouvrages.

 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 563.00
241 GIONO (Jean).

Ensemble 7 ouvrages.

 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 375.00
242 GREEN (Julien).

Ensemble 5 ouvrages.

 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
243 GREENE (Graham).

Tueur a gages.

 Paris 1947 EUR 100.00 - 120.00 EUR 125.00
244 GUILLOUX (Louis).

Ensemble 3 ouvrages.

 Paris 1967 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 313.00
245 HEREDIA (Jose-Maria de).

Billet autographe signe, date

 1903 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
246 HOUELLEBECQ (Michel).

Serotonine.

 Paris 2019 EUR 600.00 - 800.00 EUR 750.00
247 HUGUENIN (Jean-Rene).

Journal.

 Paris 1964 EUR 80.00 - 100.00 EUR 225.00
248 JACOB (Max).

La Defense de Tartuffe. Extases, remords, visions, prieres, poemes et meditations d'un Juif converti.

 Paris 1919 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
249 JACOB (Max).

Le Cabinet noir. Lettres avec commentaires.

 Paris 1922 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 188.00
250 JACOB (Max).

Visions infernales.

 Paris 1924 EUR 100.00 - 120.00 Not Sold
251 JACOB (Max).

Rivage.

 Paris 1931 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
252 JOUVE (Pierre Jean).

Le Monde desert.

 Paris 1927 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
  • <b><center>Dominic Winter<br>Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin<br>5th November, 2025</center></b> <b>Dominic Winter, Nov. 5:</b> Darwin (Charles). <i>Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands,</i> 1st edition, 1844. £4,000 to £6,000. <b>Dominic Winter, Nov. 5:</b> Rashleigh (Philip). <i>Specimens of British Minerals,</i> 2 parts in 1, 1797 & 1802. £3,000 to £5,000. <b>Dominic Winter, Nov. 5:</b> Murchison (Roderick Impey). <i>The Silurian System,</i> 1st edition, 1839. £3,000 to £5,000. <b><center>Dominic Winter<br>Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin<br>5th November, 2025</center></b> <b>Dominic Winter, Nov. 5:</b> Darwin (Charles). <i>The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs,</i> 1st edition, 1842. £3,000 to £5,000. <b>Dominic Winter, Nov. 5:</b> Darwin (Charles). <i>Geological Observations on South America,</i> 1st edition, 1846. £3,000 to £5,000. <b>Dominic Winter, Nov. 5:</b> Sowerby (James). <i>The Mineral Conchology of Great Britain,</i> 6 volumes, 1812-29. £2,000 to £3,000. <b><center>Dominic Winter<br>Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin<br>5th November, 2025</center></b> <b>Dominic Winter, Nov. 5:</b> Emerson (William). <i>Cyclomathesis: or an Easy Introduction to ... Mathematics,</i> 10 vols. in 9, 1770. £1,500 to £2,000. <b>Dominic Winter, Nov. 5:</b> Robinson (Thomas). <i>New observations on the Natural History of This World of Matter,</i> 1696. £800 to £1,200. <b>Dominic Winter, Nov. 5:</b> Aquinas (Thomas). <i>[Summa Theologica], Secunda Parte,</i> Venice, 1496. £700 to £1,000. <b><center>Dominic Winter<br>Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin<br>5th November, 2025</center></b> <b>Dominic Winter, Nov. 5:</b> Parfit (Cliff). <i>Tesuki Washi. Handmade Papers of Japan,</i> 1981-1988. £400 to £600. <b>Dominic Winter, Nov. 5:</b> Herbert (Thomas). <i>A Relation of some yeares Travaile... Into Afrique and the greater Asia,</i> 1634. £800 to £1,200. <b>Dominic Winter, Nov. 5:</b> Lindbergh (Charles A.). <i>The Spirit of St. Louis,</i> 1955, signed. £200 to £300.
    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.
  • <b>Doyle, Nov. 5:</b> The Director's copy of the first edition of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, inscribed by Beckett. $7,000 to $10,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 5:</b> Don McLean's personal test pressing of American Pie before mass production, gifted in 1971. $8,000 to $12,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 5:</b> The important and extensive archive of original fashion photographs of model Dorothy Rice, 1945-58. $20,000 to $30,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 5:</b> A Charles Adams theater advertisement. $8,000 to $12,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 5:</b> A Small Patinated Bronze Bust of Marlene Dietrich. $800 to $1,200. <b>Doyle, Nov. 5:</b> Marlene Dietrich Studio Photograph. $100 to $200. <b>Doyle, Nov. 5:</b> The very large and uncommon British Quad for Hitchcock's The Birds. $500 to $800. <b>Doyle, Nov. 5:</b> An Original Crystal "Sputnik" from the 1966 Met Opera Chandelier. $3,000 to $5,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 5:</b> The rare poster from the first American performances of Endgame, 1958. $1,000 to $1,500. <b>Doyle, Nov. 5:</b> The original Coconut Grove Playhouse poster for Waiting for Godot, possibly unique. $3,000 to $5,000.
    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.
  • <b><center>Sotheby's<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts & More<br>Available for Immediate Purchase</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> William Shakespeare. <i>The Temple Shakespeare.</i> Housed in Custom Bookcase. $6,365. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Frederick Douglass. <i>Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass,</i> Boston: Anti-Slavery Office, 1845. $14,000. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Charles Dickens. <i>A Christmas Carol.</i> London: William Heinemann, 1915. $2,900. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. First Edition Set, Including <i>This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby,</i> and others. Charles Scribner's Sons. 1920 – 1941. $24,180. <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.
    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.