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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 -
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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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.
PBA Galleries: History of Science - Illustrated Publisher's Bindings from the Morris-Levin Collection - Miniature Books - Children's Literature, 845, Berkeley
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- August 28, 2025 - August 28, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Kubasta, Vojtech, illustrator | Four children's pop-up books |
1957-1992 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 281.25 | |
| 302 | Weatherly, F. E., intro. | Peeps into Fairyland: A Panorama Picture Book of Fairy Stories |
London | [c. 1895] | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold |
| 303 | Fifteen post-Beatrix Potter Peter Rabbit titles |
20th century | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 212.50 | ||
| 304 | Potter, Beatrix | Beatrix Potter medley of over 40 items |
20th century | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 305 | Potter, Beatrix | Nine early editions of Beatrix Potter stories |
London/New York | Early 20th century | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 343.75 |
| 306 | Potter, Beatrix | Peter Rabbit's Almanac for 1929 |
London | [1928] | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 375.00 |
| 307 | Potter, Beatrix | Six Beatrix Potter books |
New York or London | 20th century | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 308 | Potter, Beatrix | The Tale of Pigling Bland |
London | 1913 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 309 | Rae, John | Granny Goose! |
Joliet | 1926 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 310 | Four children's books published by Raphael Tuck & Sons |
London | [c.1880s] | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | |
| 311 | Russell, William | Harper's New-York Class-Book |
New York | 1847 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 312 | Krasa, Hans & Adolf Hoffmeister | Brundibar |
[New York] | [2003] | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 313 | Yorinks, Arthur | The Miami Giant |
[New York] | [1995] | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 187.50 |
| 314 | Tesnohlidek, Rudolf | The Cunning Little Vixen |
[New York] | [1985] | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 187.50 |
| 315 | Sendak, Maurice | Framed autograph and sketch by Maurice Sendak |
1984 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 225.00 | |
| 316 | Seuss, Dr. | Fox in Socks |
New York | 1965 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 212.50 |
| 317 | Stent, Mary Redington | Ramayana: A Monkey's Tale |
San Francisco | 1984 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 318 | Thomas, Frank & Ollie Johnston | Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life |
New York | [1981] | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 187.50 |
| 319 | Thompson, Ruth Plumly | Handy Mandy in Oz |
Chicago | [1937] | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 187.50 |
| 320 | Thompson, Ruth Plumly | Ozoplaning With the Wizard of Oz |
Chicago | 1939 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 187.50 |
| 321 | Titus, Eve | Three Anatole titles |
New York\ | 1956-1960 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 322 | Comic Nursery Tales with Illustrations Humorous and Numerous |
London | 1844 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 125.00 | |
| 323 | Walther, Eduard | Bilder zum Anschauungsunterricht fur die Jugend |
Munich | 1891 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold |
| 324 | Weatherly, Fred. E. | The Book of Gnomes |
London/New York | c.1903 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
![<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.")
![<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.")
