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![<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.")
Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate PurchaseSotheby’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. -
![<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.")
Dominic Winter
Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin
5th November, 2025Dominic 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, 2025Dominic 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, 2025Dominic 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, 2025Dominic 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. -
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
Christies: Contemporary Edition, 23436, London -South Kensington
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- September 30, 2025 - September 30, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YAYOI KUSAMA (B. 1929) | Pumkin ST |
2001 | GBP 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | GBP 30,480.00 | |
| 2 | BANKSY | Soup Can : Banana Lime Purple |
2005 | GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | GBP 60,960.00 | |
| 3 | BANKSY | Soup Can : Violet Blue Tan |
2005 | GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | GBP 60,960.00 | |
| 4 | BANKSY | Soup Can : Original Colourway |
2005 | GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | GBP 40,640.00 | |
| 5 | BRIDGET RILEY (B. 1931) | Intervals 3, Blue/Green |
2021 | GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | GBP 6,096.00 | |
| 6 | PETER DOIG (B. 1959) | House of Music (Soca Boat) - Large (D2-2A) |
2023 | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 69,850.00 | |
| 7 | STIK (B. 1979) | Onbu (Piggyback) (Green) |
2013 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 25,400.00 | |
| 8 | BANKSY | Bomb Love (Bomb Hugger) |
2003 | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 44,450.00 | |
| 9 | BANKSY | Flying Copper |
2004 | GBP 24,000.00 - 35,000.00 | GBP 30,480.00 | |
| 10 | BANKSY, DAMIEN HIRST (B. 1965) AND VARIOUS ARTISTS | In the darkest hour there may be light |
2006 | GBP 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | GBP 20,320.00 | |
| 11 | DAMIEN HIRST (B. 1965) | Mickey |
2014 | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 20,320.00 | |
| 12 | BANKSY | Girl with Balloon |
2004 | GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | GBP 88,900.00 | |
| 13 | GERHARD RICHTER (B. 1932) | Uran (Uranium) |
1989 | GBP 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | GBP 44,450.00 | |
| 14 | BANKSY | Rat Clock |
2019 | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 15 | BANKSY | Rude Copper |
2003 | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 50,800.00 | |
| 16 | DAMIEN HIRST (B. 1965) | The Souls on Jacob's Ladder Take Their Flight (Unique) |
2007- 2016 | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 15,240.00 | |
| 17 | BANKSY | Laugh Now |
2003 | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 15,240.00 | |
| 18 | KAWS (B. 1974) | THE NEWS |
2017 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 19 | CHRISTOPHER WOOL (B. 1955) | My House III |
2000 | GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 12,065.00 | |
| 21 | BANKSY | Trolleys (Colour) |
2007 | GBP 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | GBP 20,320.00 | |
| 22 | BANKSY | Happy Chopper |
2003 | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 16,510.00 | |
| 24 | BANKSY | Bomb Middle England |
2002 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 10,795.00 | |
| 25 | GRAYSON PERRY (B. 1960) | Animal Spirit (Blue) |
2016 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 4,064.00 | |
| 26 | GRAYSON PERRY (B. 1960) | A Map of Days |
2013 | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 44,450.00 | |
| 27 | PETER DOIG (B. 1959) | Big Sur, from: 100 Years Ago |
2001 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | Not Sold |
