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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
Potter and Potter Auctions: The Collection of Edwin A. Dawes Part IV, 1222, Chicago
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- October 25, 2025 - October 25, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 453 | CARDINI (Richard V. Pitchford, 1895 -- 1973) | [PHOTOGRAPH]. Cardini and Swan Performance Photograph |
Ca. 1930s | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 840.00 | |
| 454 | [PHOTOGRAPHS -- MAGICANS]. Collection of Photographs of Magicians |
1940s -- 60s | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 900.00 | ||
| 454A | [PROGRAMS/PLAYBILLS]. Group of 19th-Century Theatrical Programs and Playbills featuring Magicians, Illusionists, and Thought Readers |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 660.00 | |||
| 455 | [POSTCARDS]. Group of 26 Postcards of Magicians and Entertainers |
Bulk circa 1900s-20s | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 330.00 | ||
| 456 | POWELL, Frederick Eugene (1856 -- 1938) | Collection of Powell Magic Ephemera |
1920s -- 40s | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 390.00 | |
| 457 | [PROGRAMS - MAGIC]. Collection of Hull Magician's Circle Annual Dinner & Competition Programs |
Hull | 1960s -- 1980s | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | |
| 458 | [PROGRAM]. The Magic Wand Club Ladies Night 1964 Menu/Program |
Hamilton, Ontario | 1964-03-07 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 108.00 | |
| 459 | RAMSAY, John (1877 - 1962) | Collection of John Ramsay Ephemera |
1940s -- 80s | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 360.00 | |
| 460 | RAMSAY, John (1877 - 1962) | John Ramsay Souvenir Matchbook |
England | 1930s | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 390.00 |
| 461 | RICHIARDI Jr. (Aldo Izquierdo, 1923 -- 85) | Archive of Richiardi Ephemera and Programs |
1950s -- 80s | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 180.00 | |
| 462 | SALLA, Salvatore | The Chicago Roundtable Print |
1965 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 510.00 | |
| 463 | [SATIRE]. Monthly Sheet of Caricatures No. 67 |
London | ca. 1835 | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 150.00 | |
| 464 | [SATIRE -- ENTERTAINMENT]. The Gallery of Comicalities (Part VIII) |
ca. 1830 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 465 | [SATIRE]. Five Aquatints from Pierce Egan's Life in London |
1821 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 120.00 | ||
| 466 | [SATIRE -- CIRCUS & ENTERTAINMENT]. Collection of Over 30 English and French Social and Political Cartoons |
19th century | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 300.00 | ||
| 467 | [SCRAPBOOKS -- MAGIC]. Collection of 30 Magic-Themed Scrapbooks |
1950s -- 80s | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,080.00 | ||
| 468 | Edwin A. Dawes | [SCRAPBOOK -- MAGIC]. Scrapbook of Ephemera |
V.p. (British and American) | 17th-20th century | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 1,200.00 |
| 469 | SHAW, Mr. | Three Royal Magician Handbills/Broadsides |
Hull | 1845 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,320.00 |
| 470 | [SOOTY]. Sooty's Secrets. Collection of Vintage Magic Tricks and Novelty Items |
Blackpool | 1964 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 210.00 | |
| 471 | STEELE, J.H. (James Henry Smith,1895 -- 1988) | Collection of J.H. Steele Ephemera |
1919-1938 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 472 | STODDART, Alfred (1840-93) | [STODARE]. Mr. A. Stodare Booking Brochure |
London | 1882 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 390.00 |
| 473 | THURSTON, Howard (1869 -- 1936) | Thurston Typed Letter Regarding His Lion Illusion |
Sept. 6, 1933 | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 300.00 | |
| 474 | THURSTON, Howard (1869 -- 1936) | Collection of Thurston the Magician Ephemera |
1900s -- 50s | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 330.00 | |
| 475 | [VERNON, DAI] | Dai Vernon Business Card, Snapshots, and Token |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 240.00 | ||
| 476 | ZOMAHS, The (Alfred and Adelaide Giddings) |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 1,200.00 |
