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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 -
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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Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Churchill, Military, History and Fiction Books and Ephemera, 82425, Ultimo
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- August 24, 2025 - August 24, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | TYQUIN, Michael. | Little by Little. A Centenary History of the Army Medical Corps. |
Canberra | 2003 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | AUD 88.90 |
| 52 | A collection of items relating to the passing of Sir Winston Churchill. Approximately 20 newspapers |
published on the day of his decease | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | AUD 88.90 | ||
| 53 | CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer. | Liberalism and the Social Problem. |
London | 1909 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 825.50 |
| 54 | CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer. | Step by Step. |
London | 1939 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 55 | CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer. | Thoughts and Adventures. |
London | 1932 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold |
| 56 | CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer. | In the Balance, Speeches 1949 and 1950. |
London | 1951 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold |
| 57 | CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer. | My Early Life. |
London | 1930 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 762.00 |
| 58 | CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer. | The World Crisis. |
London | 1923-1929. | AUD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 59 | CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer. | Marlborough. His Life and Times. |
London | 1933-1938. | AUD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 60 | CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer. | The River War. An Historical Account of the Reconquest of the Soudan. |
London | 1899 | AUD 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 61 | CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer. | The Second World War. |
London | 1948-1954. | AUD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 62 | CHURCHILL, Winston S. | A History of the English-Speaking Peoples. |
London | 1956-1958 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 63 | PATERSON, Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Thomas. | The Thirty-Ninth. The History of the 39th Battalion Australian Imperial Force. |
Melbourne | 1934 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 64 | WREN, Eric. | Randwick to Hargicourt. History of the 3rd Battalion, A.I.F. |
Sydney | 1935 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 63.50 |
| 65 | AUSTEN, Jane. | The Works of Janes Austen. Introduction by Richard Church, wood-engravings by Joan Hassall. |
London | 1975 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 66 | GOLDSWORTHY, Andy. | Ephemeral Works 2004-2014. |
New York | Abrams 2015. | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 67 | GOULD, John. | The Mammals of Australia. |
AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | AUD 152.40 | ||
| 68 | KLEPAC, Lou. | Russell Drysdale. |
Sydney | 1996 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 |
| 69 | ZIEGLER, Oswald L. (editor). | Australian Photography 1947. |
Sydney | 1947 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 285.75 |
| 70 | Arthur Boyd | Arthur Boyd Drawings 1934-1970. Foreword by Laurie Thomas and catalogue by Christopher Tadgell. |
London | 1973 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 285.75 |
| 71 | Three quality books on the history of cartography: Mapping Our World. Terra Incognita to Australia. |
Canberra | 2013 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 177.80 | |
| 72 | STONEHAM, Allen. (editor). | The Mercantile Navy List and Maritime Directory for 1876. |
London | 1876 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 73 | Three Australian art books. * MOUNTFORD, Charles. The Art of Albert Namatjira. |
AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 63.50 | |||
| 74 | Two fascinating books on bushrangers: PENZIG, Edgar. Rogues, Vagabonds and Bloody Thieves. |
1992 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 139.70 | ||
| 75 | Six Australian Military History. WWI and WWII. |
AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 63.50 |
![<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.")
![<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.")