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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 
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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
 - October 23, 2025 - October 23, 2025
 
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Dull, Mrs. S.R. [Henrietta Stanley] | Southern Cooking  | 
            Atlanta | 1928 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 187.50 | 
| 102 | Favorite Recipes compiled by The Five O'clock Tea Club  | 
            Oklahoma City | 1935 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 200.00 | |
| 103 | Gardena Valley Cook Book  | 
            Gardena, California | 1921 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 187.50 | |
| 104 | Hilgard, Eugene Woldemar, Paperelli, Louis, & Bioletti, Frederick Theodore | Report of the Viticultural Work during the Seasons 1887-93, with Data Regarding the Vintages of 1894-95  | 
            Sacramento | 1896 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 500.00 | 
| 105 | Lewis, Edna and Evangeline Peterson | The Edna Lewis Cookbook  | 
            Indianapolis and New York | [1972] | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 687.50 | 
| 106 | Lyford, Carrie Alberta | A Book of Recipes for the Cooking School  | 
            Hampton, VA | [1921] | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | 
| 107 | McKeown, Lillian, compiler | Star-Bulletin Cooking School Book of Tried Recipes  | 
            Honolulu, T.H. | [1923] | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 200.00 | 
| 108 | Noodles and Rice and Everything Nice  | 
            Hong Kong | [1950] | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 187.50 | |
| 109 | A Practical Liquor Manufacturer | The Bordeaux Wine and Liquor Dealers' Guide. A Treatise on the Manufacture and Adulteration of Liquors  | 
            New York | 1858 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | 
| 110 | Saxon, Kurt | Bar Drinks and Booze like Granddad Used to Make  | 
            Eureka | [1976] | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 125.00 | 
| 111 | Townsend, Grace | Imperial Cook Book: A Monitor for the American Housewife in the Dining Room and Kitchen - two variants  | 
            Chicago, Philadelphia, and Stockton | [1890] | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | 
| 112 | Two American Cookbooks  | 
            Various places | Various dates | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 113 | Two early California vegetarian and "meatless" cookbooks  | 
            Mountain View and San Jose, CA | 1910-1918 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 200.00 | |
| 114 | Williamsport Cook Book. Compiled by the Woman's Auxiliary of the Y.M.C.A.  | 
            Williamsport, PA | 1895 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 187.50 | |
| 115 | [Franklin, Benjamin] | The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin  | 
            Chicago | 1903 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | 
| 116 | Fremont, John Charles | Narrative of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, in the Year 1842, and to Oregon and North California, in the Years 1843-4  | 
            New York | 1846 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 406.25 | 
| 117 | Sutphen, W.G. Van Tassel | The Golfer's Alphabet  | 
            New York | 1898 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 200.00 | 
| 118 | Fuller, Horace W., ed. | The Green Bag: A Useless but Entertaining Magazine for Lawyers  | 
            Boston | 1889-1891 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 187.50 | 
| 119 | Martin, H.B. | The Garden City Golf Club [Golden Anniversary], 1899-1949  | 
            Garden City, NY | 1949 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 187.50 | 
| 120 | Genty, M. l'Abby | L'Influence de la Decouverte de l'Amerique sur le Bonheur du Genre-Humain.  | 
            Paris | 1788 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 187.50 | 
| 121 | Bank of Augusta uncut sheet  | 
            Augusta, GA | c. 1850 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 187.50 | |
| 122 | Gray, Prentiss N. | Records of North American Big Game - Publisher's Prospectus  | 
            New York | [1932] | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | 
| 123 | Greenhow, Robert | Memoir, Historical and Political, on the Northwest Coast of North America, and the Adjacent Territories; Illustrated by a Map and a Geographical View of Those Countries  | 
            Washington | 1840 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 468.75 | 
| 124 | A Narrative of Five Youth From the Sandwich Islands, Now Receiving an Education in This Country.  | 
            New York | 1816 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 812.50 | |
| 125 | An Address by the Hawaiian Branches of the Sons of the American Revolution, Sons of Veterans, and Grand Army of the Republic to Their Compatriots in America Concerning the Annexation of Hawaii  | 
            Washington, D.C. | 1897 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold |