• 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.
  • 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

Swann Galleries: Fine Photographs, 2716, New York

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
October 16, 2025 - October 16, 2025
Page Size: 329 items in 14 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
302 Eliot Porter.

Eliot Porter. Portfolio Two: Iceland. 1972; printed 1975.

1972; printed 1975 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 8,717.28
303 John Manford Divola.

John Manford Divola. Zuma #21. 1977.

1977 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 5,029.20
304

Portfolio entitled Triptych, the second Apeiron Portfolio. 1978.

1978 USD 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 Not Sold
305 William Eggleston.

William Eggleston. Untitled (books and flowers). 1985.

1985 USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 Not Sold
306 Andreas Gursky.

Andreas Gursky. Volksgarten, Duesseldorf. 1985.

1985 USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 8,382.00
307 Thomas Struth.

Thomas Struth. Sonnenaufgang in den Bergen bei Kiso-Fukushima, Japan. 1987; printed 1994.

1987; printed 1994 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,682.24
308 Cindy Sherman.

Cindy Sherman. Untitled #229. 1987-90.

1987-90 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 10,896.60
309 Carrie Mae Weems.

Carrie Mae Weems. Untitled, from the Kitchen Table Series. 1990; printed 1999.

1990; printed 1999 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 10,058.40
310 Carrie Mae Weems.

Carrie Mae Weems. Untitled (ceramic plate with a portrait of Saidiya Hartman). 1990.

1990 USD 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 USD 6,705.60
311 Marcus Leatherdale.

Marcus Leatherdale. Queen of Spades. 1990.

1990 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,341.12
312 Christopher Bucklow.

Christopher Bucklow. Guest [C.B.] 12:30 p.m., 23rd November. 1993.

1993 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 10,896.60
313 Marcus Leatherdale.

Marcus Leatherdale. Johnson and Snowball, Rayman Circus. 1993; printed 1996.

1993; printed 1996 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,849.88
314 Steve McCurry.

Steve McCurry. Portfolio Children, with 10 photographs. Circa 1992-2001; printed 2010.

Circa 1992-2001; printed 2010 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 46,939.20
315 Gordon Parks.

Gordon Parks. Dusk Dropping. 1994.

1994 USD 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 USD 3,688.08
316 Thomas Struth.

Thomas Struth. Zhejian Zhong Lu, Shanghai. 1997; printed 1999.

1997; printed 1999 USD 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 USD 2,682.24
317 Laura Aguilar.

Laura Aguilar. Nature Self-Portrait #6. 1996.

1996 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 8,382.00
318 Abelardo Morell.

Abelardo Morell. Camera Obscura Image of the Grand Tetons in Resort Room. 1997.

1997 USD 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 USD 3,352.80
319 John Baldessari.

John Baldessari. Figure (with Vertical Lines), from the Printed Matter Photography Portfolio III: Stills. 1999.

1999 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,613.60
320 John Patrick Dugdale.

John Patrick Dugdale. I Remain the Same as I Began, Morton St., NYC. 1998.

1998 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,514.60
321 Nobuyoshi Araki.

Nobuyoshi Araki. Untitled, from the series Private Diary. 1999.

1999 USD 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 USD 2,682.24
322 Lynn Davis.

Lynn Davis. Meroe, Sudan (Africa #45). 1998; printed 1999.

1998; printed 1999 USD 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 Not Sold
323 Joel Meyerowitz.

Joel Meyerowitz. Smoke and Steel, from the series Aftermath: World Trade Center. November 12, 2001; printed 2004.

November 12, 2001; printed 2004 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Not Sold
324 Abelardo Morell.

Abelardo Morell. Four Stacks of Bound Newspapers. 2001.

2001 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,017.52
325 Mona Kuhn.

Mona Kuhn. Dirk, from the series Evidence. 2002.

2002 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,844.04
326 John Patrick Dugdale.

John Patrick Dugdale. Translucent Unity, Stone Ridge, NY. 2003.

2003 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,011.68
  • 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.
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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.