• 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 Report
Auction Date
September 14, 2025 - September 14, 2025
Page Size: 633 items in 26 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
178 Clift (Montgomery)

Clift (Montgomery) Vintage black and white studio photograph of Montgomery Clift, signed and inscribed "To Leslie, Montgomery Clift"

GBP 500.00 - 700.00 GBP 441.00
179 Connery (Sean) Connery (Sean) & Grigor (Murray)

Connery (Sean) Connery (Sean) & Grigor (Murray) Being a Scot, signed bookplate to title page

GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 214.00
180

Coronation Street Interest.- A group of letters, photographs and cards to television producer and director June Wyndham Davies, in relation to directing Coronation Street in 1975 and 1976

GBP 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
181 Coward (Noel)

Coward (Noel) Group of letters and cards from Noel Coward to Barry Morse

GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 63.00
182 Coward (Noel)

Coward (Noel) Typed letter signed ("Noel") from the English playwright to composer Alan Jay Lerner

GBP 60.00 - 80.00 GBP 50.00
183 Coward (Noel)

Coward (Noel) & Graham Payn Group of photographs signed by Noel Coward and Graham Payne

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 227.00
184 Crosby (Bing)

Crosby (Bing) Typed letter signed ("Bing") to a fan

GBP 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
185 Cushing (Peter)

Cushing (Peter) Four vintage Mabel Lucie Attwell colour postcards sent by Cushing to his wife Helen

GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 139.00
186 Cushing (Peter)

Cushing (Peter) Signed vintage black and white photograph of Peter Cushing on a movie set and smiling at the camera

GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 50.00
187

Dad's Army Signed souvenir programme for a performance of Dad's Army at the Shaftesbury Theatre in January 1976

GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 164.00
188 De Havilland (Olivia)

De Havilland (Olivia) Typed letter signed ("Olivia de Havilland")

GBP 80.00 - 120.00 Not Sold
189 De Niro (Robert)

De Niro (Robert) Glossy black and white photograph of De Niro in Deer Hunter (1978)

GBP 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
190 Denes (Oszkar)

Denes (Oszkar) Vintage postcard size photograph signed by the Hungarian actor

GBP 40.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
191 Dietrich (Marlene)

Dietrich (Marlene) Signed vintage black and white, matt-finish photograph of Marlene Dietrich

GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 50.00
192 Dolin (Anton)

Dolin (Anton) Two autograph letters signed ("Anton") from the ballet dancer and choreographer to composer Alan Jay Lerner and his wife Liz

GBP 80.00 - 120.00 Not Sold
193

Dr Who Five scripts for episodes of the iconic Tv series

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 302.00
194

Dr Who.- Collection of signed photographs of actors and directors from the classic series, 1963-1989

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
195

Dr Who.- Collection of signed photographs of actors from the modern series 2005-present

GBP 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
196

Dr Who Interest.- Canvas signed by various cast members of the iconic British Tv series

GBP 600.00 - 800.00 Not Sold
197

Easy Rider Colour glossy photograph from the Easy Rider movie

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 328.00
198 Fisher (Carrie)

Fisher (Carrie) Black and white publicity still for 'Appointment with Death' (1988), signed and dated in felt tip "Carrie Fisher, 4/20/94" along the lower margin

GBP 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
199 Fonda (Jane)

Fonda (Jane) Autograph letter signed ("Jane") to David Guest

GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 88.00
200 Fox (Michael J.)

Fox (Michael J.) Glossy black and white promotional photograph of a young Michael J. Fox, signed and inscribed "Sebastian, Best wishes, Michael J. Fox"

GBP 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
201 Garson (Greer)

Garson (Greer) Vintage black and white photograph of Greer Garson

GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 76.00
202 Gere (Richard)

Gere (Richard) Colour photograph of Richard Gere in 'Breathless' (1983)

GBP 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
  • 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.