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![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], John Tenniel. <i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</i> First Edition. Macmillan & Co., 1866. $15,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/cc3f4f98-f195-4049-aca6-329c27fdd27c.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], John Tenniel. <i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</i> First Edition. Macmillan & Co., 1866. $15,000.")
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. -
![<b>Dominic Winter, Nov. 5:</b> Aquinas (Thomas). <i>[Summa Theologica], Secunda Parte,</i> Venice, 1496. £700 to £1,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b69c37e7-f18c-4417-b08b-f00e9b97a413.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Nov. 5:</b> Aquinas (Thomas). <i>[Summa Theologica], Secunda Parte,</i> Venice, 1496. £700 to £1,000.")
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45076 | M. R. James. | A group of 4 First Editions. |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 3,000.00 | ||
| 45077 | [Randall Jarrell, contributor]. | Five Young American Poets: Mary Barnard, Randall Jarrell, John Berryman, W. R. Moses, George Marion O'Donnell. |
Norfolk, CT | 1940 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 812.50 |
| 45078 | Randall Jarrell. | Poetry and the Age. |
New York | 1953 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold |
| 45079 | Randall Jarrell. | Group of 4 first editions, each a presentation copy. |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 625.00 | ||
| 45080 | [Samuel Johnson]. Hester Lynch Thrale Piozzi. | Letters to and from the Late Samuel Johnson, LL.D. To which are added some Poems never before printed. |
London | 1788 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 375.00 |
| 45081 | James Jones. | From Here to Eternity. |
New York | 1951 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,500.00 |
| 45082 | MacKinlay Kantor. | The Noise of Their Wings. |
New York | 1938 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 500.00 |
| 45083 | MacKinlay Kantor. | Andersonville. |
Cleveland and New York | 1955 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,625.00 |
| 45084 | MacKinlay Kantor. | Group of 4 First Editions, including 3 presentation copies. |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 375.00 | ||
| 45085 | [John Keats, S. T. Coleridge, and Percy Bysshe Shelley]. | The Poetical Works of Coleridge, Shelley and Keats. Complete in One Volume. |
Paris | 1829 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,750.00 |
| 45086 | Thomas Keneally. | Schindler's Ark. |
London | 1982 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 625.00 |
| 45087 | Rudyard Kipling. | Captains Courageous. |
London and New York | 1897 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 4,750.00 |
| 45088 | [Charles Lamb]. | Elia. Essays Which Have Appeared under that Signature in the London Magazine. [With:] The Last Essays of Elia. |
London | 1823. 1833 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 199.00 |
| 45089 | Tom Lea. | The Wonderful Country. |
Boston | 1952 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,500.00 |
| 45090 | Tom Lea. | The Hands of Cantu. |
Boston | 1964 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,000.00 |
| 45091 | Tom Lea. | A group of 3 books, including a presentation copy and a set of advance uncorrected proofs. |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 937.50 | ||
| 45092 | John le Carre. | A group of 5 volumes, including 4 First American Editions and one First Edition, each signed. |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,812.50 | ||
| 45093 | C. S. Lewis. | Group of 7 First Editions. |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,625.00 | ||
| 45094 | Sinclair Lewis. | Arrowsmith. |
New York | 1925 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,937.50 |
| 45095 | Sinclair Lewis. | Group of 3 first editions, each a presentation copy. |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 687.50 | ||
| 45096 | H. P. Lovecraft | A group of 4 First Editions. |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 5,625.00 | ||
| 45097 | Robert Lowell. | Notebook 1967-68. |
New York | 1969 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,000.00 |
| 45098 | Robert Lowell. | Group of three First Editions, each signed or inscribed. |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,062.50 | ||
| 45099 | Martin Luther. | A Commentarie of M. Doctor Martin Luther upon the Epistle of S. Paul to the Galathians, first collected and gathered word by word out of his preaching, & now out of Latine faithfully translated into English for the unlearned... |
London | 1577 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,062.50 |
| 45100 | George MacDonald. | A Book of Strife in the form of The Diary of an Old Soul. |
London | 1880 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 450.00 |
