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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
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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
- August 22, 2025 - August 22, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
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| 26 | Brent-Dyer (Elinor M.). | Joey and Co. in Tirol. soiling; |
London | 1960 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 585.60 |
| 27 | Brent-Dyer (Elinor M.). | The Rivals of the Chalet School. |
London | 1929 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 488.00 |
| 28 | Brent-Dyer (Elinor M.). | Mary-Lou at the Chalet School. |
London | 1956 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 427.00 |
| 29 | Brent-Dyer (Elinor M.). | The School at the Chalet. |
London | [1925] | GBP 70.00 - 100.00 | GBP 134.20 |
| 30 | Rowling (J.K.). | Harry Potter Deluxe Editions: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. |
London | 1999 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 134.20 |
| 31 | Rowling (J.K.). | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. |
London | 1998 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold |
| 32 | Milne (A.A.). | Winnie-the-Pooh. |
London | 1973 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,708.00 |
| 33 | Milne (A.A.). | Winnie-the-Pooh. |
London | 1926 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,037.00 |
| 34 | Rowling (J.K.). | Harry Potter Deluxe Editions, five volumes, comprising: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone; |
GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 170.80 | ||
| 35 | Potter (Beatrix). | The Tale of Peter Rabbit. |
London | [1902] | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 390.40 |
| 36 | Potter (Beatrix). | The Tale of Peter Rabbit. |
London | [1902] | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 549.00 |
| 37 | Potter (Beatrix). | The Roly-Poly Pudding. |
London | 1908 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 244.00 |
| 38 | A collection of mostly illustrated works, including Crane (Walter, illustrator), Eight Illustrations to Shakespeare's Tempest, |
London: | 1893 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 427.00 | |
| 39 | Jones (Owen, illustrator). | Fruits from the Garden and Field. |
1850 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 207.40 | |
| 40 | Pullman (Philip). | The Amber Spyglass. |
London | 2000 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 36.60 |
| 41 | Le Cain (Errol). | King Arthur's Sword. |
London | 1968 | GBP 70.00 - 100.00 | GBP 73.20 |
| 42 | Nielsen (Kay, illustrator). | East of the Sun and West of the Moon. |
London | no date | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 341.60 |
| 43 | Tolkien (J.R.R.). | The Hobbit, or There and Back Again. |
London | 1957 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 268.40 |
| 44 | Tolkien (J.R.R.). | The Lord of the Rings. |
London | 1982 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 146.40 |
| 45 | Tolkien (J.R.R.). | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King. |
London | 1955 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 5,368.00 |
| 46 | [The Bible: that is, the Holy Scriptures conteined in the Old and New Testament. Translated according to the Ebrew and Greeke, and conferred with the best Translations in diuers Languages.] |
[Imprinted at London | 1610 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 915.00 | |
| 47 | [The Bible. Translated according to the Ebrew and Greeke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languages |
[Imprinted at London | printer to the Queenes most excellent Maiestie | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 976.00 | |
| 48 | De La Beche (Henry T.). Report on the Geology of Cornwall, Devon, and West Somerset. |
London | Orme | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 488.00 | |
| 49 | Budge (J.). The Practical Miner's Guide... Second Edition, Considerably Enlarged. |
London | Brown | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 61.00 | |
| 50 | Rogers (Jim). Tunnelling into Colditz: A Mining Engineer in Captivity. |
London | 1986 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 268.40 |