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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126 | Brenot (Pierre-Laurent) | [Downhill Follie], offset-lithograph printed in colours |
[circa 1950] | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | Not Sold | |
| 127 | Homann (Johann Baptist) | and others. Large miscellaneous collection of over 60 maps of European countries |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 558.80 | ||
| 128 | Hooker (Sir William Jackson) | Journal of a Tour in Iceland in the Summer of 1809 |
1813. | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 129 | Inglis (Henry D.) | Spain in 1830 |
1831 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 165.10 | |
| 130 | [Conti (Natale)] | Commentarii...de acerrimo, ac omnium difficillimo Turcarum bello |
1566 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 330.20 | |
| 131 | [Molesworth (Robert)] | An Account of Denmark, as It was in the Year 1692 |
1694 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 241.30 | |
| 132 | Anonymous French Soldier (active 1790s) | Reconnaissance Militaire de la Ligne du Mincio gardee par la 2.'eme Lieutenance commandee par Mons. le Lieut. General Comte Verdier |
[circa 1796] | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 698.50 | |
| 133 | Jefferys (Thomas) | Mappa ou Carta Geographica Dos Reinos de Portugale Algarve |
1791 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 279.40 | |
| 134 | Price (Edward) | Norway. Views of Wild Scenery |
1834 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 135 | Dufour (Adolphe Hippolyte) | Carte Administrative. Physique et Routiere de L'Espagne et du Portugal Indiquant Les Canaux Les Rivieres Navigables. Les Routes des Postes. Les Chemins de Fer et les Nouvelles Divisions des provinces &c. |
1861 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 254.00 | |
| 136 | Ortelius (Abraham) | Regni Hispaniae Post Omnium Editiones Locuplessima Descriptio |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 177.80 | ||
| 137 | Munster (Sebastian) | Hispanicae Regionis Nova Descriptio |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 177.80 | ||
| 138 | Sazerac (H.) & G. Engelmann. | Lettres sur la Suisse. Part 1 only (of 5) |
Paris | 1823 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 127.00 |
| 139 | Townsend (John) | A Journey through Spain |
1792 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 825.50 | |
| 140 | Valdes (Don Antonio) | Derrotero de las Costas de Espana en el Oceano Atlantico, occasional light spotting and staining |
Madrid | 1789 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 141 | Various photographers (late 19th century) | Collection of 9 souvenir photo albums from European cities |
[mainly 19th century] | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 114.30 | |
| 142 | Wilde (W.R.) | Narrative of a Voyage to Madeira, Tenerife, and along the Shores of the Mediterranean |
Dublin & London | 1840 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 279.40 |
| 143 | Alexander (W. D.) | A Short Synopsis of the Most Essential Points in Hawaiian Grammar, occasional light spotting and staining |
Honolulu | 1891 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,016.00 |
| 144 | Adams (Andrew Leith) | Wanderings of a Naturalist in India |
1867 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 635.00 | |
| 145 | Baikie (Robert) | The Neilgherries: including an account of their Topography, Climate, Soil and Productions |
Calcutta | 1857 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 381.00 |
| 146 | Bellew (Henry Walter) | A Grammar of the Pukkhto or Pukshto Language |
Lahore | 1901 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 6.35 |
| 147 | Collett-Mason (William Wallace) | Portrait of an Indian man |
GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 25.40 | ||
| 148 | Constitution of India (The) |
Noida | 2024 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 25.40 | |
| 149 | Forbes (M. C.) | To Kulu and Back, Simla |
1911 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 190.50 | |
| 150 | Halcrow (Sir William) | Report on the Development of the Port of Kandla, typescript |
1948 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 6.35 |
![<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.")
