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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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Auction Details
- Auction Date
- September 09, 2025 - September 09, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | [JAMES BARR] | BY AN OLD IDENTITY - The Old Identities: Being sketches and reminiscences during the first decade... |
Dunedin | 1879 | NZD 60.00 - 150.00 | NZD 62.00 |
| 31 | CARRICK, RO. [compiler & editor] | Historical Records of New Zealand South, Prior to 1840 |
1903 | NZD 150.00 - 200.00 | NZD 197.00 | |
| 32 | CHANDLER, PETER | [2 titles] A History of New River Estuary and its Environs... |
Invercargill | 1973 | NZD 80.00 - 120.00 | NZD 62.00 |
| 33 | CYCLOPEDIA OF NEW ZEALAND, VOLUME 4 |
Christchurch | 1905 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 160.00 | |
| 34 | DUNCAN, ALFRED H. | The Wakatipians or Early Days in New Zealand |
London | 1888 | NZD 600.00 - 800.00 | NZD 615.00 |
| 35 | ECCLES, ALFRED & REED, A.H. | [association copy] John Jones of Otago. Whaler, Coloniser, Shipowner, Merchant |
Wellington | 1949 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 148.00 |
| 36 | FARIS, IRWIN | Charleston (Nelson Province, New Zealand) Its Rise and Decline |
Wellington | 1941 | NZD 100.00 - 150.00 | NZD 86.00 |
| 37 | GILLESPIE, O.A. | South Canterbury, A Record of Settlement |
Timaru, NZ | 1958 | NZD 40.00 - 60.00 | NZD 25.00 |
| 38 | GORE | [3 titles] Martin, A. [Compiler] - Anniversary of the Gore Volunteer Fire Brigade 1886 - 1936... |
NZD 60.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 39 | GOULTER, MARY CATHERINE | [2 titles] Keeper of Sheep... |
Christchurch | 1955 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 271.00 |
| 40 | GRANT, JAMES GORDON STUART. [1838-1902] | Critical Examination of "Ecce Homo." |
1867 to 1874 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 62.00 | |
| 41 | HALL-JONES, F.G. | [association copy] F.G - Kelly of the Inverkelly |
Dunedin | 1944 | NZD 150.00 - 200.00 | NZD 160.00 |
| 42 | HALL-JONES, F.G. | [association copy] Invercargill Pioneers |
1946 | NZD 100.00 - 120.00 | NZD 74.00 | |
| 43 | HALL-JONES, F.G. | [association copy] King of the Bluff |
Dunedin | 1943 | NZD 200.00 - 300.00 | NZD 431.00 |
| 44 | HALL-JONES, F.G. | Historical Southland. [association copy] |
1945 | NZD 80.00 - 100.00 | NZD 80.00 | |
| 45 | HASSING G.M. | Pages from the Memory Log of G.M. Hassing |
[ca 1930] | NZD 60.00 - 80.00 | NZD 105.00 | |
| 46 | HILL, SUSANNE & JOHN | Richard Henry of Resolution Island. A Biography |
Dunedin | 1987 | NZD 80.00 - 100.00 | NZD 80.00 |
| 47 | HOUGHTON, JOHN | Memories of the Life of J.F.H. Wohlers, Missionary at Ruapuke, N.Z. |
Dunedin | 1895 | NZD 150.00 - 200.00 | NZD 234.00 |
| 48 | KAPPA [JOHN WARD] | New Zealand. Nelson the Latest Settlement of the New Zealand Company |
London | 1842 | NZD 100.00 - 120.00 | Not Sold |
| 49 | MACINTOSH, JOAN | [4 titles] A History of Fortrose... |
NZD 80.00 - 120.00 | NZD 160.00 | ||
| 50 | MCDONALD, K.C. | [2 titles by] History of North Otago... |
1940 | NZD 150.00 - 200.00 | NZD 271.00 | |
| 51 | MCHUTCHESON, WILLIAM | [association copy] Camp-Life in Fiordland, New Zealand. A Tale of the Sutherland Falls |
Wellington | 1892 | NZD 150.00 - 175.00 | NZD 221.00 |
| 52 | MCINDOE, JAS | [association copy] A Sketch of Otago |
Dunedin | 1878 | NZD 80.00 - 100.00 | NZD 185.00 |
| 53 | MCLINTOCK, A.H. | [Ltd deluxe edition] [2 titles] The History of Otago... |
Dunedin | 1949 | NZD 150.00 - 200.00 | NZD 135.00 |
| 54 | MCNAB, ROBERT | [association copy] Murihiku and the Southern Islands |
Invercargill | 1907 | NZD 200.00 - 250.00 | NZD 160.00 |
![<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.")