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.
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.
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
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

Venator and Hanstein: Old Books, Autographs, and Manuscripts, 181, Köln

Auction Details

Auction Date: September 26, 2025 - September 26, 2025

Page Size: 563 items in 23 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
101	William Jardine	The Naturalist's Library. 40 Bande.	Edinburgh	1833-43.	EUR 1,000.00 - 1,000.00	EUR 1,386.00
102	(Johnson, Jos.; Ed.)	The natural history of birds; containing a variety of facts selected from several writers, and intended for the amusement and instruction of children. Part III - V in 1 Bd.	London	1791	EUR 200.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
103	Erzherzog (v. Osterreich) Joseph	Atlas der Heilpflanzen des Praelaten Kneipp. Bildlich dargestellt durch Margarethe Furstin von Thurn und Taxis.	(Regensburg	1903	EUR 300.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
104	Erzherzog (v. Osterreich) Joseph	Atlas der Heilpflanzen des Praelaten Kneipp. Bildlich dargestellt durch Margarethe Furstin von Thurn und Taxis.	(Regensburg	1903	EUR 300.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
105	C(hristian) F(riedrich) A(ugust) Kolb	Wilde Thiere aller Zonen. Ihre Gewohnheiten und Lebensweise, ihr Nutzen und Schaden.	Esslingen	1865	EUR 200.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
106	J(ohann) H(einrich) Lambert	Beytrage zum Gebrauche der Mathematik und deren Anwendung. (Tl. 1 von 4).	Berlin	1765	EUR 200.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
107	Peter Lauremberg	Amphilycus seu de natura crepusculorum tractatio.	Hamburg	1615	EUR 450.00 - 450.00	EUR 378.00
108	Carl von Linne	Philosophia Botanica, in qua explicantur fundamenta botanica. Editio tertia aucta et emendata cura C. L. Willdenow.	Berlin	1790	EUR 200.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
109	E(dward) J(oseph) Lowe	Ferns British and exotic. (2nd. ed.). 8 Bde.	London	1872	EUR 300.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
110	Mann, Johann Gottlieb	2 Werke uber Arznei- und Giftpflanzen in 1 Bd. 39 x 26 cm. HLdr. m. Papierruckschild.			EUR 1,500.00 - 1,500.00	Not Sold
111	Louis Ferdinand Marsigli (Marsili)	Danubius Pannonico-mysicus. De Fontibus Danubii. Bd. VI (von 6).	Den Haag u. Amst.	1726	EUR 400.00 - 400.00	EUR 453.60
112	Benjamin Maund	The Botanic Garden, consisting of highly finished representations of hardy ornamental flowering plants, cultivated in Great Britain; ...	London	1825 (-51)	EUR 1,200.00 - 1,200.00	Not Sold
113	T(heodoro) und Covelli, N(iccola) Monticelli	Der Vesuv in seiner Wirksamkeit wahrend der Jahre 1821, 1822 und 1825, nach physikalischen, mineralogischen und chemischen Beobachtungen und Versuchen dargestellt. ...	Elberfeld	1824	EUR 300.00 - 300.00	EUR 352.80
114	F(rancis) O(rpen) Morris	A history of British Birds. 8 Bde.	London	1888	EUR 300.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
115	F(rancis) O(rpen) Morris	A History of British Butterflies.	London	1853	EUR 200.00 - 200.00	EUR 176.40
116	(Lorenz) Oken	Abbildungen zu Oken's allgemeiner Naturgeschichte fur alle Stande. (Tafelband).	Stuttgart	1843-45	EUR 600.00 - 600.00	EUR 882.00
117	Giuseppe del Papa	Della natura dell'umido, e del secco. Florenz		1681	EUR 300.00 - 300.00	EUR 252.00
118	Gaius Plinius Secundus	Historiae naturalis libri XXXVII. Quos recensuit & notis illustravit G. Brotier. 6 Bde.	Paris,	1779	EUR 300.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
119	Planck, Max	Eine veranderte Formulierung der Quantenhypothese.	Berlin	1914	EUR 750.00 - 750.00	Not Sold
120	Planck, Max	Eine veranderte Formulierung der Quantenhypothese.	Berlin	1914	EUR 750.00 - 750.00	Not Sold
121	Planck, Max	Eine veranderte Formulierung der Quantenhypothese.	Berlin	1914	EUR 750.00 - 750.00	Not Sold
122	Wolf Ehrenfried von Reitzenstein	Der vollkommene Pferde-Kenner, welcher nicht nur alle Schonheiten, Fehler und verschiedene Landes-Arten der Pferde zu erkennen giebt. 2 Teile in 1 Band.	Uffenheim	1764	EUR 200.00 - 200.00	EUR 1,071.00
123	Celestino Rolli	De corporum motu rectilineo, et curvilineo in mediis non resistentibus libri duo. Venedig		1750	EUR 300.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
124	Rutherford, Ernest:	Untersuchungen uber die Radiumemanation. I. Volumen der Emanation. II. Die Umwandlungsgeschwindigkeit. 2 Hefte.	Wien	1908-11	EUR 600.00 - 600.00	Not Sold
125		Sammelband mit 5 Werken verschiedener Autoren zu Impfungen und Pockenepidemien.	Berlin, Kopenhagen u. a.	1824-31.	EUR 200.00 - 200.00	EUR 226.80

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.
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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.