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Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
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. -
Dominic Winter
Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin
5th November, 2025Dominic 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, 2025Dominic 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, 2025Dominic 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, 2025Dominic 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, 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
Clars Auction Gallery: The Warehouse Auction, 92025, Oakland
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- September 20, 2025 - September 20, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9182 | Anna Gaskell (American, b. 1969) | Untitled (Woman in Bathtub) |
USD 600.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 9183 | C. Brown (American, 20th century) | The Kiss |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 196.50 | ||
| 9184 | American School (20th century) | Little Waterfall |
2006 | USD 50.00 - 100.00 | USD 26.20 | |
| 9185 | American School (20th century) | Untitled (The Band Girls) |
USD 50.00 - 100.00 | USD 163.75 | ||
| 9186 | Jim Elliot (American, 20th century) | Andy Warhol - Barbara Rose, Upper Eastside Cocktail Party |
1969 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 9187 | (lot of 2) American School (20th century) | Succulents |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 65.50 | ||
| 9194 | John Zaccheo (American, 20th century) | Lake Como |
USD 50.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 9196 | Bill Dallas (American, b. 1937) | Untitled |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 9205 | (lot of 2) Gaspard-Felix Tournachon Nadar (French, 1820-1910) | Blanche Barretta-Worms, and "Littre," |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 131.00 | ||
| 9207 | W & D Downey/William Downey and Daniel Downey (British, 19th century) | Celine Chaumond |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 9208 | (lot of 6) Assorted 19th century vintage portraits |
USD 50.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold | |||
| 9209 | Germaine Krull (Polish, 1897-1985) | Untitled (Portrait of a Lady) |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 9210 | (lot of 6) James Valentine (British, 1815-1879) | Tay Bridge, From North, Wells Cathedral, West Front, "Perth from the Railway Bridge," "Queen Eleanors Gateway |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 65.50 | ||
| 9214 | (lot of 3) Heidi Hafer (American, 20th/21st century) | The Garden |
1981 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 9215 | (lot of 2) Addison Pollock (American, 20th century) | Untitled |
USD 50.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 9216 | Allan D'Arcangelo (American, 1930-1998) | Constellation |
1971 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 98.25 | |
| 9217 | American School (20th century) | Heather Farm |
USD 50.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 9218 | Tony Smith (American, 1912-1980) | Gracehoper |
1971 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 196.50 | |
| 9219 | Mary Ann Diffenderfer (American, 20th/21st century) | Misty Morning |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 9220 | C. B. Stouthamer (American, 20th century) | Untitled (Landscape) |
USD 50.00 - 100.00 | USD 39.30 | ||
| 9221 | Andre Bourrie (French, 1936-2017) | Le Manoir Breton |
USD 50.00 - 100.00 | USD 26.20 | ||
| 9222 | (lot of 2) Gage Taylor (American, 1942-2000) | The Valley Oak Woodlands |
1980 | USD 50.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold | |
| 9223 | After E Blair Leighton (British, 1852-1922) | Sweets to the Sweet |
USD 50.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 9224 | Stephen McMillan (American, b. 1949) | First Flight |
1981 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 294.75 | |
| 9225 | Mary Ann Diffenderfer (American, 20th/21st century) | Mountain Mesa |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |