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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
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    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):
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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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | MCNAB, ROBERT | [association copy] Murihiku. A History of the South Island of New Zealand and the Islands Adjacent and Lying to the South, from 1642 to 1835  | 
            Wellington etc | 1909 | NZD 150.00 - 200.00 | NZD 271.00 | 
| 56 | MCNAB, ROBERT | Murihiku. Some Old Time Events  | 
            NZD 200.00 - 300.00 | NZD 123.00 | ||
| 57 | MOA FLAT ESTATE: PAST AND PRESENT  | 
            1909 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 369.00 | ||
| 58 | MORELAND, A. MAUD | Through South Westland  | 
            London Melbourne | [1916] | NZD 60.00 - 100.00 | NZD 62.00 | 
| 59 | MORELAND, MAUD | Through South Westland. A Journey to the Haast and Mount Aspiring New Zealand  | 
            Christchurch etc | [1916] | NZD 80.00 - 100.00 | NZD 49.00 | 
| 60 | ORBELL, MACLEOD CLEMENT | Reminiscences of my early life in New Zealand 1849-1870  | 
            NZD 150.00 - 200.00 | NZD 92.00 | ||
| 61 | ORBELL, MACLEOD CLEMENT | [signed & inscribed] Reminiscences of My Early Life in New Zealand from 1849-1870  | 
            Christchurch | July 10th, 1909 | NZD 200.00 - 400.00 | NZD 135.00 | 
| 62 | PINNEY, ROBERT | [2 titles] Early Northern Otago Runs...  | 
            Auckland | 1981 | NZD 80.00 - 100.00 | NZD 49.00 | 
| 63 | PYBUS, T.A. | [2 by] Maori & Missionary [association copy]...  | 
            Wellington | 1954 | NZD 80.00 - 100.00 | NZD 98.00 | 
| 64 | REID, R.C. | Rambles on the Golden Coast of the South Island of New Zealand  | 
            Hokitika | 1884 | NZD 200.00 - 300.00 | NZD 431.00 | 
| 65 | ROBERT VALPY FULTON | [2 titles] Medical Practice in Otago and Southland in the Early Days...  | 
            Dunedin | 1922 | NZD 100.00 - 150.00 | NZD 62.00 | 
| 66 | ROBERTS, W.H.S. | The History of Oamaru and North Otago, New Zealand from 1853 to 1889  | 
            Oamaru | 1890 | NZD 100.00 - 150.00 | NZD 369.00 | 
| 67 | SERIES OTAGO CENTENNIAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS [17 x]...  | 
            NZD 500.00 - 700.00 | NZD 800.00 | |||
| 68 | SHORTLAND, EDWARD | [association copy] The Southern Districts of New Zealand  | 
            London | 1851 | NZD 400.00 - 600.00 | NZD 523.00 | 
| 69 | SOUTH ISLAND [5 Titles]...  | 
            NZD 200.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold | |||
| 70 | STACK, JAMES & JOSE, ARTHUR W. | [2 vols bound as one] South Island Maoris...  | 
            Ch etc | 1898 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 209.00 | 
| 71 | TAPANUI STATION | BROOKSDALE ESTATE 1858-1910. [association copy]  | 
            Tapanui | 1910 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 62.00 | 
| 72 | THOMSON, MURRAY GLADSTONE | [association copy] A Pakeha's Recollections  | 
            Wn, Dn | 1944 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 62.00 | 
| 73 | W.F. [William Farnie] | Typescript History of Invercargill  | 
            NZD 200.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 74 | WEST COAST SOUTH ISLAND [2 titles] Reminiscences of Arthur Dudley Dobson, Engineer 1841-1930  | 
            Auckland etc | 1930 | NZD 100.00 - 150.00 | NZD 74.00 | |
| 75 | ANDERSEN, JOHANNES C. [compiler] | [association copy] Place-Names in New Zealand  | 
            Wellington | 1934 | NZD 100.00 - 120.00 | NZD 105.00 | 
| 76 | BARRAUD, CHARLES, D; W.T.L. TRAVERS | New Zealand Graphic and Descriptive  | 
            1973 | NZD 150.00 - 250.00 | NZD 92.00 | |
| 77 | BRAUND, VICTOR MAURICE [1860-1927] | A Romance of Trade and Politics  | 
            Wellington | 1905 | NZD 150.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold | 
| 78 | BUICK, T. LINDSAY [assoc. to Basil Howard & A. Eccles] | The Treaty of Waitangi  | 
            Wellington | 1924 | NZD 200.00 - 400.00 | NZD 123.00 | 
| 79 | CHAPMAN F.R. [editor] | [3 Titles] Journal Kept in New Zealand in 1829...  | 
            NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 74.00 |