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Autographs
November 6, 2025Swann, 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, 2025Swann, 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, 2025Swann, 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, 2025Swann, 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-$12,000Bonhams, 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
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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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Auction Details
- Auction Date
 - September 05, 2025 - September 05, 2025
 
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Photographer Unknown, c.1880-90 [possibly Coutinho Bros] | NATIVE HUTS AT ADEN, c.1880-90.  | 
            c.1880-90. | GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | GBP 50.00 | |
| 52 | Burton Brothers (active 1866-1914) | TOPOGRAPHICAL VIEWS OF TASMANIA & NEW ZEALAND, c.1880s.  | 
            c.1880s. | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 227.00 | |
| 53 | Photographer Unknown, 1889 | IPHIGENIA AS PERFORMED BY FRENCH SEAMEN ON A SHIP, 1889.  | 
            1889 | GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | Not Sold | |
| 54 | Various Photographers, late 19th century | NEW ZEALAND VIEWS, late 19th century.  | 
            late 19th century | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,008.00 | |
| 55 | Kusakabe Kimbei (1841-1934) & Felice Beato (1832-1909) | A GROUP OF FOUR HAND-COLOURED ALBUMEN PRINTS, c.1880.  | 
            c.1880. | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 176.00 | |
| 56 | Photographer Unknown, c.1899 | HEAD OF A DECAPITATED MAN, CHINA, c.1899.  | 
            c.1899. | GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | GBP 13.00 | |
| 57 | JAPAN INTEREST, c.1880s  | 
            c.1880s | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 101.00 | ||
| 58 | PANORAMA OF CAPE TOWN, c.1900  | 
            c.1900 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 59 | CANGO CAVES, NEAR OUDTSHOORN, SOUTH AFRICA, c.1900  | 
            c.1900 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 164.00 | ||
| 60 | MISSIONARY ALBUM, UGANDA & RWANDA, 1880s-1890s  | 
            1880s-1890s | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 61 | PANORAMA OF DAR-ES-SALAAM, TANZANIA, c.1890  | 
            c.1890 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 62 | INDUSTRIAL CYANOTYPES, c.1905  | 
            c.1905 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 88.00 | ||
| 63 | THE PHOTOGRAPHIC NEWS, VOLUMES IX & X, 1865-1866  | 
            1865-1866 | GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 64 | Eadweard Muybridge (1830-1904) | ANIMALS IN MOTION: AN ELECTRO-PHOTOGRAPHIC INVESTIGATION OF ANIMAL PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT, 1899.  | 
            1899 | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | GBP 302.00 | |
| 65 | SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR, MANILA, c.1898-1900  | 
            c.1898-1900 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 66 | WORLD WAR I INTEREST, c.1916-1918  | 
            c.1916-1918 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 101.00 | ||
| 67 | IN THE SHADE, LONDON, KENSINGTON GARDENS, 14TH JULY 1935.  | 
            14TH JULY 1935. | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 68 | Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) | UNTITLED, 1928  | 
            1928 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 479.00 | |
| 69 | Jacques-Henri Lartigue (1894-1986) | RENEE, PARIS, 1931.  | 
            1931 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 353.00 | |
| 70 | Bertram Park (1883-1972) | UNTITLED, 1920s  | 
            1920s | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 277.00 | |
| 71 | Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) | A GROUP OF SIX MONOGRAPHS ABOUT CECIL BEATON, 20th century,  | 
            20th century | GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | GBP 139.00 | |
| 72 | Photograph Collection.- Vintage Dancers | Group of vintage autographs from the 1920s,  | 
            1920s | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | Not Sold | |
| 73 | Dorothy Wilding (1893-1976) | A FINE GROUP OF PORTRAITS OF US DIPLOMAT CHARLES ULRICK BAY, c.1950.  | 
            c.1950. | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 74 | Thurston Hopkins (1913-2014) | A CHEEKY LITTLE WINE, 16th JULY 1952.  | 
            16th JULY 1952. | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 126.00 | |
| 75 | Brian Griffin (1948-2024) | TONY BENN, 1990  | 
            1990 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 126.00 |