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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
Heritage Auctions: Important English and American Literature: The William A. Strutz Library, Part III, Rare Books Signature® Auction, 6321, Dallas
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- September 10, 2025 - September 11, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45051 | John Fowles and Harold Pinter. | A group of 3 First editions, each signed or inscribed. |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 656.25 | ||
| 45052 | Robert Frost. | Group of 7 volumes, including 6 signed or inscribed. |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 4,000.00 | ||
| 45053 | Robert Frost. | A group of 38 pamphlets, comprising Christmas keepsakes (some duplicates with various imprints), pamphlets and other contributions, including 3 signed or inscribed. |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 906.25 | ||
| 45054 | Hamlin Garland. | A group of 3 First Editions, including 2 signed or inscribed. |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 45055 | William Golding. | Group of 9 First or Limited Editions (including a duplicate), including 6 signed or inscribed. |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 625.00 | ||
| 45056 | Mikhail Gorbachev. | Perestroika: New Thinking for Our Country and the World. |
New York | 1987 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 812.50 |
| 45057 | Philip Henry Gosse. | The Canadian Naturalist. |
London | 1840 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,125.00 |
| 45058 | [Thomas Gray, contributor]. | Stanza's Written in a Country Church-Yard. In: The Magazine of Magazines, compiled from Original Pieces, with Extracts from the most celebrated Books and Periodical Compositions Published in Europe, for the Year MDCCLI. Vol. II. |
London | 1751 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 375.00 |
| 45059 | Graham Greene. Edited by John Hackney. | The Bear Fell Free. |
London | 1935 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 625.00 |
| 45060 | Graham Greene. | The Honorary Consul. |
London | 1973 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,312.50 |
| 45061 | Graham Greene. | Group of 8 first editions, including 3 limited signed issues. |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 656.25 | ||
| 45062 | Zane Grey. | 2 First Editions, each signed or inscribed. |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 875.00 | ||
| 45063 | Joseph Hall. | Salomons Divine Arts, Of 1. Ethickes, 2. Politickes, 3. Oeconomicks... |
London | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 375.00 | |
| 45064 | Nathaniel Hawthorne. | Mosses from an Old Manse. |
New York | 1846 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 687.50 |
| 45065 | Nathaniel Hawthorne. | Group of 4 First editions in 5 volumes, and a journal contribution. |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 750.00 | ||
| 45066 | Seamus Heaney. | The Spirit Level. |
New York | 1996 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,625.00 |
| 45067 | Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury. | The Life and Raigne of King Henry the Eighth. |
London | 1649 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,750.00 |
| 45068 | Frank Herbert. | God Emperor of Dune. |
New York | 1980 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 875.00 |
| 45069 | Oliver Wendell Holmes. | Over the Teacups. |
Boston and New York | 1891 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 687.50 |
| 45070 | A. E. Housman. | Last Poems. |
London | 1922 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 3,500.00 |
| 45071 | Julia Ward Howe. | Later Lyrics. |
Boston | 1866 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 968.75 |
| 45072 | William Dean Howells. | The Minister's Charge: or the Apprenticeship of Lemuel Barker. |
Boston | 1887 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold |
| 45073 | William Henry Hudson. | A group of 8 First Editions, including 3 signed or inscribed. |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 375.00 | ||
| 45074 | Richard Hughes. | A group of 6 volumes, including 4 First Editions (one inscribed, one limited signed) and an advance proof. |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 45075 | John Hunt. | The Ascent of Everest. |
London | 1953 | USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 | USD 6,000.00 |