Swann
Autographs
November 6, 2025

Swann, 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, 2025

Swann, 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, 2025

Swann, 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, 2025

Swann, 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-$12,000

Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Christina Rossetti's Own Copy of Her First Book. Rossetti, Christina G. $8,000-$12,000

Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: The Borden Copy of The Life of Merlin in an Elaborate Binding by Riviere. Heywood, Thomas, Translator. $6,000-$8,000

Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Arion Press. Whitman, Walt, Leaves of Grass. $4,000-$6,000

Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Call It Sleep in the First State Jacket. Roth, Henry. $2,000-$3,000

Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Steinbeck's Best-Known Work. Steinbeck, John. $2,000-$3,000

Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: A Fine Jewelled Binding Signed by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Sangorski, Francis. $40,000-$60,000

Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter: A Complete Set of First Editions. Potter, Beatrix. $2,000-$3,000

Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Kelmscott Shelley. Shelley, Percy Bysshe. The Poetical Works. $3,000-$5,000

Bonhams, 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 - $40,000

Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 37. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $16,000 - $18,000

Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 104. Important Revolutionary War Plan of Battle of Quebec in Contemporary Color (1776) Est. $4,000 - $4,750

Old 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 - $3,500

Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 237. Rare and Striking Bird's-Eye View of Lawrence, Kansas (1880) Est. $2,000 - $2,500

Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 10. Rare Map from Atlas Maior with Representations of the Seasons in Contemporary Color (1662) Est. $14,000 - $17,000

Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 374. Bunting's Map of Europe Depicted as the Queen of the World (1589) Est. $2,000 - $2,400

Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 590. Willem Blaeu's Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia (1634) Est. $2,750 - $3,500

Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 647. The Earliest and Most Decorative Map of the East Coast of Africa (1596) Est. $3,000 - $3,750

Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 710. Ruscelli's Complete, Third Edition Atlas with 65 Maps (1574) Est. $9,500 - $11,000

Old 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

Page Size: 328 items in 14 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
101		An exciting cache of publications, including scarce ephemera, relating to the opera, includes the Dame Nellie Melba 'Grand Opera Season, June-July-August 1924, Souvenir'			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 127.00
102		A good quality shelf lot of Australiana, comprising a total of 31 volumes.		forties and fifties	AUD 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
103		The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments and the Apocrypha in the Authorized Version.	in London	not dated but circa 1960	AUD 300.00 - 400.00	AUD 190.50
104		A medley of books on various subjects, being a shelf lot comprising a total of 20 books.			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 63.50
105	Authors include Rudyard Kipling, G.A. Henty, William Thayer, Mary Grant Bruce, Kenneth Graham, and many others.	An exciting shelf lot of vintage children's books, comprising a total of 27 volumes.			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
106		Five detective fiction books, all hardcover octavos.			AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
107	by Fergus Hume,	Photoplay edition of The Mystery of a Hansom Cab	London	circa 1925	AUD 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
108	CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer.	Lord Randolph Churchill.	London	1906	AUD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00	Not Sold
109	CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer.	Savrola. A tale of revolution in Laurania.	London	1900	AUD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	Not Sold
110	CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer.	London to Ladysmith via Pretoria.	London	1900	AUD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00	Not Sold
111	EADE, Charles (editor).	Secret Session Speeches by the Right Hon. Winston Churchill O.M., C.H., M.P.	London	1946	AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00	Not Sold
112	EADE, Charles (editor).	The Unrelenting Struggle. War Speeches by the Right Hon. Winston Churchill C.H., M.P.	London	1942	AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00	Not Sold
113	CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer.	Maxims and Reflections of the Rt. Hon. Winston S. Churchill C.H., M.P. Arranged and provided with an introduction by Colin Coote...	London	1947	AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00	Not Sold
114	WATSON, Wing Commander John & JONES, Louis.	3 Squadron at War.		1959	AUD 250.00 - 300.00	AUD 152.40
115	MACKENZIE, S.S.	The Australians at Rabaul. The Capture and Administration of the German Possessions in the Southern Pacific by S. S. Mackenzie.	Sydney	1940	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
116		Pictorial History of the Russian War 1854-1856.	Edinburgh and London	1856	AUD 300.00 - 400.00	AUD 412.75
117		A collection of 3 books on Australian commandos, all hardcover in very good to fine condition.			AUD 400.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
118		Desert Warriors : Australian P-40 Pilots at War in the Middle East and North Africa 1941-1943 by Russell Brown.	Maryborough	2000	AUD 150.00 - 250.00	Not Sold
119		Getting Through. The Unit War History of 3rd Australian Division Signals. 3/66 Club Unit Association.	Melbourne	1987	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	AUD 88.90
120	HAY, David.	Nothing Over Us: The story of The 2/6th Australian Infantry Battalion.	Canberra	1984	AUD 120.00 - 160.00	Not Sold
121		1) Ghosts by In Khaki : The History of the 2/4 TH Machine Gun Battalion 8Th Australian Division A.I.F by Les Cody Published by Hesperian Press, Western Australia, 1997			AUD 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
122		1) Let Enemies Beware, 'Caveant Hostes', The History of the 2/15th Battalion, 1940-1945. Written and signed by Ronald J. Austin of the 2/15th battalion			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
123		Mosquito Monograph: A History of Mosquitoes in Australia and RAAF Operations by David Vincent.	Adelaide	1982	AUD 150.00 - 250.00	Not Sold
124		A diverse cache of military titles, comprising hardback and softcover books.			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
125	REEVES, Richard Stone & ROBINSON, Patrick.	The Golden Post. An artistic study of the tumultuous events that led to the day when they ran for ten million dollars.	New York	1985	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	AUD 139.70

Dominic Winter
Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin
5th November, 2025

Dominic 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, 2025

Dominic 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, 2025

Dominic 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, 2025

Dominic 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.
Doyle, Nov. 5: The Director's copy of the first edition of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, inscribed by Beckett. $7,000 to $10,000.

Doyle, Nov. 5: Don McLean's personal test pressing of American Pie before mass production, gifted in 1971. $8,000 to $12,000.

Doyle, Nov. 5: The important and extensive archive of original fashion photographs of model Dorothy Rice, 1945-58. $20,000 to $30,000.

Doyle, Nov. 5: A Charles Adams theater advertisement. $8,000 to $12,000.

Doyle, Nov. 5: A Small Patinated Bronze Bust of Marlene Dietrich. $800 to $1,200.

Doyle, Nov. 5: Marlene Dietrich Studio Photograph. $100 to $200.

Doyle, Nov. 5: The very large and uncommon British Quad for Hitchcock's The Birds. $500 to $800.

Doyle, Nov. 5: An Original Crystal "Sputnik" from the 1966 Met Opera Chandelier. $3,000 to $5,000.

Doyle, Nov. 5: The rare poster from the first American performances of Endgame, 1958. $1,000 to $1,500.

Doyle, Nov. 5: The original Coconut Grove Playhouse poster for Waiting for Godot, possibly unique. $3,000 to $5,000.
Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’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.