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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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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.
Rago Arts and Auctions: Beauty & Imperfections. The Blaine Halvorson Collection, 91225, Van Nuys, CA
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- September 12, 2025 - September 12, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 220 | French | Carpenter contractor of funeral homes trade sign |
USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 1,207.00 | ||
| 227 | Kristen Morgin b.1968 | Snow White |
c.2011 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,270.00 | |
| 231 | American | Collection of four carnival signs |
c.1950 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 254.00 | |
| 246 | Mark Ryden b.1963 | Princess Sputnik |
2004 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 3,810.00 | |
| 247 | Mark Ryden b.1963 | Fushigi Circus |
2006 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 381.00 | |
| 248 | Mark Ryden b.1963 | Regina Gloriae Naturae |
2007 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 1,397.00 | |
| 249 | Mark Ryden b.1963 | Eleven works from the Spectaculum Carnis portfolio |
1998 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,122.00 | |
| 250 | Mark Ryden b.1963 | The Birth |
1994 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,032.00 | |
| 251 | Mark Ryden b.1963 | The Gay 90s: Olde Tyme Art Show exhibition poster |
2010 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 572.00 | |
| 253 | Mark Ryden b.1963 | The Meat Magi |
2000 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,207.00 | |
| 254 | Camille Rose Garcia b.1970 | The Night Greed |
2004 | USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,810.00 | |
| 257 | American | Collection of eight barber shop signs |
c.1950 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 318.00 | |
| 259 | Clayton Brothers | Stay Put, Shut Your Eyes |
2003 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 3,048.00 | |
| 261 | Camille Rose Garcia b.1970 | Aquamarine Refuse |
2006 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 8,890.00 | |
| 262 | Camille Rose Garcia b.1970 | The Fall |
2003 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 8,890.00 | |
| 263 | James Gobel b.1972 | Everything is placed just so |
2005 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 318.00 | |
| 266 | James Gobel b.1972 | From Above and Below it is What it Seems |
2006 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 381.00 | |
| 267 | James Gobel b.1972 | Untitled |
2007 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 635.00 | |
| 268 | Adam Janes b.1976 | done seen it comin (green) |
2007 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 381.00 | |
| 269 | David Godbold b.1961 | ...nor bears, nor little dogs |
2007 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 254.00 | |
| 272 | Ethan Murrow b.1975 | Reversing Extinction #2 |
2005 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 4,064.00 | |
| 285 | McCallum + Tarry | The Lynching of Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith |
2006 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,286.00 | |
| 299 | Daniel Peacock | Duck Show |
2004 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,905.00 | |
| 322 | Dutch | Reversed Snellen chart |
c.1960 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 445.00 | |
| 326 | Shepard Fairey b.1970 | Lesser Gods Eagle (HPM) |
2004 | USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 6,985.00 |
![<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.")
![<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.")
