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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126 | EDGE-PARTINGTON, James. | Ethnographical Album of the Pacific Islands. |
Bangkok | 1996 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 254.00 |
| 127 | FELDMAN, J.A. | Nias. Tribal Treasures. Cosmic reflections in stone, wood, and gold. |
Delft | 1990 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 128 | CHAUVET, Stephen. | Les Arts Indigenes en Nouvelle-Guinee. |
Paris | 1930, 1995 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 129 | MATHEWS, Gregory. | The Birds of Australia. |
Reprint of the original edition published between | 1927 | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold |
| 130 | DIGGLES, Silvester. | The Ornithology of Australia. |
Reprint of the original edition published between | 1870 | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold |
| 131 | YOUATT, William. | The Horse. With a treatise of Draught. |
London; facsimile edition Bangkok | 1861 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 139.70 |
| 132 | This lot comprises a bound pair of statutes relating to the early colony in New South Wales. |
AUD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold | |||
| 133 | A cache of photographs and documents relating to two separate marriages, in 1934 and 1961 respectively. |
1934 and 1961 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 134 | BUCHANAN, John (illustrator). | The Indigenous Grasses of New Zealand. |
Wellington | 1879 | AUD 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 135 | The Discovery of Australia by George Collingridge. |
Sydney | 1895; facsimile=1983 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 136 | MONTGOMERY, James (editor). by the Rev. Daniel Tyerman and George Bennet, Esq. | Voyages and Travels Round the World, |
AUD 500.00 - 750.00 | AUD 317.50 | ||
| 137 | MORWOOD, M.J. & HOBBS, D.R. | Visions from the Past. |
AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 138 | Thirty issues of 'The Boy's Own Paper' from the year 1899, disbound from a larger volume, and in very good condition. |
AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 63.50 | |||
| 139 | JONES, Frederic Wood. | The Mammals of South Australia. |
Adelaide | 1923-1925. | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 140 | A selection of Australian vintage ornithology books. |
1909 and 1911 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 141 | ROTH, Walter E. | Fighting Weapons. |
1909 | AUD 350.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 142 | A small cache of Edwardian scenic cards, being sepia prints mounted upon card, measuring 11 x 16.5 cm. |
AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |||
| 143 | Architectural plan for a modernist Australian brick bungalow, built in Arncliffe in 1959. |
AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | AUD 152.40 | |||
| 144 | A vintage Australian railway poster, titled New South Wales Railways. Time-table and Fares -- Suburban Line. |
1886 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 145 | Two publications from the 'Illustrated London News' celebrating the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. |
1953 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 146 | Five issues of 'The Sydney Mail' from the First World War, dated 1916-1918. |
1916-1918. | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 63.50 | ||
| 147 | A bundle of 'Biblionews and Australian Notes and Queries' across the date range 2011-2024. |
2011-2024. | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 148 | Collection of 45 separately published papers from the Queensland University Department of Geology. |
1938-1955 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 149 | Edited by Professor W. Baldwin Spencer. | Transactions of the Royal Society of Victoria. |
1889; and (1891 and 1892). | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 150 | A box of books and papers on the butterflies and moths of Ireland. |
AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
![<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.")