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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. -
![<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.")
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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.
Forum Auctions: Online: Travel Books, Maps and Atlases, 1044, London
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- August 28, 2025 - August 28, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 226 | Hyde (Thomas) | Veterum Persarum et Parthorum et Medorum religionis historia |
Oxford | 1760 | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | GBP 203.20 |
| 227 | Iraq: Notes for the Guidance of Those Considering Employment in Iraq 1954, original paper wrappers |
Baghdad | 1954 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 31.75 | |
| 228 | Jones (Sir William, translator) | The History of the Life of Nader Shah, King of Persia |
1773 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 279.40 | |
| 229 | King Faisal Port Jeddah |
Jeddah | 1973 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 127.00 | |
| 230 | [Kuwati man repairing a Dhow] |
1972 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 12.70 | ||
| 231 | La Roque (Jean de) | Voyage de l'Arabie Heureuse... |
1716 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,016.00 | |
| 232 | Abdallah (Mustafa Ben) | Lexicon Bibliographicum et Encyclopaedicum, subscriber's copy, text in Arabic and Latin |
1835 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 19.05 | |
| 233 | Maurice (Rev. Thomas) | Observations connected with Astronomy and Ancient History |
1816 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 431.80 | |
| 234 | Middle East: Way to a Just Peace, original paper wrappers |
Moscow | 1970 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 235 | Morier (Sir James Justinian) | A Second Journey through Persia, Armenia, and Asia Minor, to Constantinople |
1818 | GBP 350.00 - 450.00 | GBP 635.00 | |
| 236 | Niebuhr (Carsten) | Reisebeschreibung nach Arabien und Andern Umligenden Landern |
Copenhagen | 1774-2010. | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 508.00 |
| 237 | Ouseley (Sir William, editor) | The Oriental Collections...illustrating the History and Antiquities, the Arts, Sciences, and Literature, of Asia |
1797-98. | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 330.20 | |
| 238 | Pasha (Prof. Ahmad Zaki) | Edited by. [Historical map of the Middle East centred on the Arabian Peninsula illustrating Arab conquests] |
[20th century] | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 239 | [Photograph Album] |
[c.1950s]. | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 1,651.00 | ||
| 240 | Qur'an |
[c.1700]. | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 279.40 | ||
| 241 | Qur'an |
n.d | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 431.80 | ||
| 242 | Qur'an |
[?Tehran] | [1949]. | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 12.70 | |
| 243 | Sakisian (Armenag Bey) | La Miniature Persane du XIIe au XVIIe Siecle |
Paris | 1929 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 44.45 |
| 244 | Sultan's Armed Forces (The) | Elementary Omani Colloquial Arabic for English Speakers, text in Arabic and English |
[1974] | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 69.85 | |
| 245 | Survey Of India Offices (Calcutta, publisher) | Five large conjoined wall maps covering the Tigris--Euphrates Basin, or Ancient Mesopotamia |
[circa 1923-1927] | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 228.60 | |
| 246 | Thesiger (Wilfred) | The Marsh Arabs |
1964 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 114.30 | |
| 247 | Various Cartographers (20th century) | Large collection of maps and plans of the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa, and the Middle East |
19th and 20th century | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 635.00 | |
| 248 | Wells (Charles) | Ilm Tedbiri Milk "The Science of the Administration of State;" or. An Essay on Political Economy in Turkish, first edition |
1860 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 190.50 | |
| 249 | Anderson (Eustace) | Chamouni and Mont Blanc |
1856 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 431.80 | |
| 250 | Barry (Martin) | Ascent to the Summit of Mont Blanc in 1834 |
Edinburgh | 1836 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 355.60 |
![<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.")
