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
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Auction Details

Auction Date: September 14, 2025 - September 14, 2025

Page Size: 633 items in 26 pages

Lot Number	Book Title	Estimate	Actual Price
102	Autograph Collection.- Miscellaneous Large collection of signatures by TV celebrities, screenwriters, sportsmen and others prominent figures	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
103	Autograph Collection.- Political, Church, Anglo-Irish and Journalism Interest A large archive collection of late c.19th and early c.20th letters etc relating to Lord Dunraven and also to the Hamilton family,	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 479.00
104	Autograph Collection.- Politicians Group of letters from various British politicians and Trade Union officials	GBP 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
105	Autograph Collection.- Politicians Group of letters sent to composer Alan Jay Lerner from prominent American politicians	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 214.00
106	Autograph Collection.- Radio Interest Collection of clipped autographs and photographs signed by Radio stars from the 1930s and 1940s	GBP 300.00 - 400.00	GBP 151.00
107	Autograph Collection.- Roman Catholic Church in the UK and Lord Byron Interest Correspondence regarding a potential manuscript letter by Lord Byron discovered by chance and the attempts to verify this as a genuine letter	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
108	Autograph Collection.- Royal Opera House Collection of signed Royal Opera House programmes	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
109	Autograph Collection.- Sherlock Holmes Interest Large collection of signatures by actors involved in Tv and movie Sherlock Holmes adaptations	GBP 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
110	Autograph Collection.- Signed Books Collection of signed volumes, including some First Editions,	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
111	Autograph Collection.- Signed Books Selection of signed volumes	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 252.00
112	Autograph Collection.- Signed Books Collection of signed First Editions	GBP 150.00 - 200.00	GBP 151.00
113	Autograph Collection.- Signed Covers Selection of First Day Covers signed by various celebrities	GBP 300.00 - 400.00	GBP 378.00
114	Autograph Collection.- Sport Interest	GBP 150.00 - 200.00	GBP 139.00
115	Autograph Collection.- Stage Actors Collection of clipped autographs and photographs signed by stage actors and music hall stars	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 151.00
116	Autograph Collection.- Theatre Interest Large and interesting selection of letters to composer Alan Jay Lerner from playwrights, producers and musicians	GBP 300.00 - 400.00	GBP 277.00
117	Autograph Collection.- Theatre Interest Selection of clipped autographs and photographs signed by prominent stage actors and actresses	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 277.00
118	Autograph Collection.- Theatre, Opera and Ballet Interest Selection of souvenir programmes from the Royal Opera House, the London Coliseum, the Lyric Theatre and other venues, signed by opera singers, dancers and actors	GBP 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
119	Autograph Collection.- Tv Presenters & Journalists Collection of signatures by various journalists, presenters commentators and radio celebrities	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
120	Autograph Collection.- Theatre Programmes Group of signed souvenir theatre programmes	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 63.00
121	Autograph Collection.- Vintage Actors & Entertainers Collection of album pages and notes signed by actors and entertainers	GBP 150.00 - 200.00	GBP 139.00
122	Oxford 1930s, Guest Book Guest book formerly owned by a Miss Gertrude Alder	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 189.00
123	Photograph Collection.- Actors Collection of photographs and programmes signed by Tv and Cinema actors	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
124	Photograph Collection.- Actors Collection of photographs signed by various movie and Tv actors	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 139.00
125	Photograph Collection.- Actors & Entertainers Collection of vintage signed photographs	GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 630.00
126	Photograph Collection.- Actors & Entertainers Collection of photographs signed by actors, singers and entertainers from the 1950s-1960s	GBP 300.00 - 400.00	GBP 189.00

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.
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.
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.