• 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

Chiswick Auctions: Winston Churchill, 93025b, London

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
September 30, 2025 - September 30, 2025
Page Size: 44 items in 2 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
300 Churchill (Lady Randolph) nee Jennie Jerome

Churchill (Lady Randolph) nee Jennie Jerome Autograph letter from the mother of Winston Churchill

3 August [1896] GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 101.00
301 Churchill (Winston Spencer)

Churchill (Winston Spencer) Malakand Field Force, Colonial Edition, 1898

1898 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
302 Churchill (Winston Spencer)

Churchill (Winston Spencer) Malakand Field Force, Colonial Ed. 1898

1898 GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 504.00
303 Churchill (Winston Spencer)

Churchill (Winston Spencer) Malakand Field Force, 1st edition, 1st. issue/state, 1898

1898 GBP 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 Not Sold
304 Churchill (Winston Spencer)

Churchill (Winston Spencer) The River War. Inscribed. 1900

1900 GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 Not Sold
305 Churchill (Winston Spencer)

Churchill (Winston Spencer) Ian Hamilton's March, 1st edition, 1900

1900 GBP 400.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
306 Churchill (Winston Spencer)

Churchill (Winston Spencer) Lord Randolph Churchill, First edition, inscribed. & Als letter, 1906

1906 GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 GBP 6,930.00
307 Churchill (Winston Spencer)

Churchill (Winston Spencer) My African Journey. 1st ed. orig. boards, 1908

1908 GBP 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 GBP 3,024.00
308 Churchill (Winston Spencer), Ernest Shackleton & H.H. Asquith

Churchill (Winston Spencer), Ernest Shackleton & H.H. Asquith Album page signed by Churchill, Shackl

1909 GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
309 Churchill (Winston Spencer)

Churchill (Winston Spencer) The People's Rights, 1st/1st cloth, 1909

[1910] GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 2,772.00
310 Churchill (Winston Spencer)

Churchill (Winston Spencer) Partially printed WW1 certificate

GBP 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
311 Churchill (Winston Spencer)

Churchill (Winston Spencer) The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31

1931 GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 Not Sold
312 Churchill (Winston Spencer)

Churchill (Winston Spencer) The World Crisis. Abridged & Revised. Inscribed. 1947

1931 GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 GBP 4,284.00
313 Churchill (Winston Spencer)

Churchill (Winston Spencer) The General Strike: How the Government Met the Challenge

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
314 Domeny (L.)

Domeny (L.) Cubist artist's sketch cartoon of Winston Churchill

GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 277.00
315 Churchill (Winston Spencer)

Churchill (Winston Spencer) Marlborough. His Life and Times, 1st edition

1933 - 38 GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 328.00
316

Autograph Album An autograph album featuring a signature by Winston Churchill

c. 1905-1907. GBP 700.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
317 Churchill (Winston Spencer)

Churchill (Winston Spencer) A Speech by The Prime Minister in the House of Commons, 20 August 1940

[1940] GBP 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
318 Unknown Photographer,

Unknown Photographer, 1943 Photograph of Churchill and Roosevelt during the 1943 Casablanca Conferen

circa 1943 GBP 350.00 - 450.00 GBP 454.00
319 Churchill (Winston Spencer)

Churchill (Winston Spencer) A Four Years' Plan for Britain, A Four Years' Plan for Britain, Broadcas

1943 GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 25.00
320 Churchill (Winston Spencer)

Churchill (Winston Spencer) Foreign Policy: The Prime Minister's Review

n.d. GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 328.00
321 Churchill (Winston Spencer)

Churchill (Winston Spencer) Typed draft reading copy for a radio speech delivered by Churchill on Ma

1944 GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 1,008.00
322

WW2 Interest.- "This is an Experiment - let's try it"

1944 GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 88.00
323 Churchill (Winston Spencer)

Churchill (Winston Spencer) Signature and typed minute

GBP 700.00 - 900.00 GBP 1,071.00
324 [Churchill (Winston Spencer)}

[Churchill (Winston Spencer)} Glass plate negative of Churchill painting in Miami, 1946

1946 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
  • 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.