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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, 101825, Oakland
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- October 18, 2025 - October 18, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2181 | American School (20th century) | Jim Jarmusch Mystery Train Poster |
1989 | USD 50.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold | |
| 2182 | (lot of 4) American School (20th/21st century) | Film Posters Including: Bullitt, Sin City, Pretty Boy Floyd, and Gunman in the Streets |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 294.75 | ||
| 2183 | Guoji (Keith) Liang (American, 20th century) | Spring Fog at Mt. Tian Zi |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 196.50 | ||
| 2184 | American School (20th century) | Morning Gold on Eagle Ridge, the Olympics |
1985 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 2184A | Hideaki Kato (Japanese, b. 1956) | Tea Room of Light |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 98.25 | ||
| 2185 | (lot of 3) American School (20th century) | Untitled |
USD 75.00 - 150.00 | USD 65.50 | ||
| 2186 | After Charles Bosseron Chambers (American, 1880-1964) | Light of the World |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 2188 | American School (20th century) | John F. Kennedy 1960 Campaign Poster |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 196.50 | ||
| 2189 | American School (20th century) | The Jolly Tailor Yiddish Manhattan Theatere |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 393.00 | ||
| 2190 | Anna Gaskell (American, b. 1969) | Untitled (Woman in Bathtub) |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 2191 | Sadao Watanabe (Japanese, 1913-1996) | At the Beautiful Gate |
1968 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 262.00 | |
| 2192 | Jim Elliot (American, 20th century) | Andy Warhol - Barbara Rose, Upper Eastside Cocktail Party |
1969 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 2193 | Hiromichi Mine (Japanese, 1940-1968) | Ha Phan, Dac Pho II Corps |
1967 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 131.00 | |
| 2199 | Mary Ann Diffenderfer (American, 20th/21st century) | Mountain Mesa |
USD 50.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 2200 | Kurt Oskar Weber (Swiss, 1938-2011) | Guerneville Art Exhibition |
1978 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 2201 | (lot of 2) Catherine O'Connor (American, 20th century) | Backlight II |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 65.50 | ||
| 2202 | Virgil Thrasher (American, b. 1943) | Tree Vista |
1982 | USD 50.00 - 100.00 | USD 65.50 | |
| 2203 | (lot of 3) Nancy Strong (American, b. 1953) | Untitleds |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 2204 | Christy Carleton (American, 20th century) | Terra Linda II |
1988 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold | |
| 2204A | Scott Anthony (American, 20th century) | Marsh |
USD 50.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 2205 | Mary Ann Diffenderfer (American, 20th/21st century) | Misty Morning |
USD 50.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 2206 | Merce Cunningham (American, 1919-2009) | Untitled (From the 1993 Whitney Biennial in Seoul portfolio) |
1993 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 2208 | Germaine Krull (Polish, 1897-1985) | Untitled (Portrait of a Lady) |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 65.50 | ||
| 2210 | Csaba Markus (Hungarian, b. 1953) | Toscana |
USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 98.25 | ||
| 2542 | An assembled group of books and framed prints |
published by William Pickering | 1852 | USD 100.00 - 150.00 | USD 327.50 |