• Swann
    Autographs
    November 6, 2025
    Swann, 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, 2025
    Swann, 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, 2025
    Swann, 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, 2025
    Swann, 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-$12,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Christina Rossetti's Own Copy of Her First Book. Rossetti, Christina G. $8,000-$12,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: The Borden Copy of The Life of Merlin in an Elaborate Binding by Riviere. Heywood, Thomas, Translator. $6,000-$8,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Arion Press. Whitman, Walt, Leaves of Grass. $4,000-$6,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Call It Sleep in the First State Jacket. Roth, Henry. $2,000-$3,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Steinbeck's Best-Known Work. Steinbeck, John. $2,000-$3,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: A Fine Jewelled Binding Signed by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Sangorski, Francis. $40,000-$60,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter: A Complete Set of First Editions. Potter, Beatrix. $2,000-$3,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Kelmscott Shelley. Shelley, Percy Bysshe. The Poetical Works. $3,000-$5,000
    Bonhams, 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 - $40,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 37. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $16,000 - $18,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 104. Important Revolutionary War Plan of Battle of Quebec in Contemporary Color (1776) Est. $4,000 - $4,750
    Old 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 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 237. Rare and Striking Bird's-Eye View of Lawrence, Kansas (1880) Est. $2,000 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 10. Rare Map from Atlas Maior with Representations of the Seasons in Contemporary Color (1662) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 374. Bunting's Map of Europe Depicted as the Queen of the World (1589) Est. $2,000 - $2,400
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 590. Willem Blaeu's Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia (1634) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 647. The Earliest and Most Decorative Map of the East Coast of Africa (1596) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 710. Ruscelli's Complete, Third Edition Atlas with 65 Maps (1574) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 696. Superb Hand-Colored Image of the Adoration of the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950
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Art + Object: Rare Books, 208, AUCKLAND

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
September 09, 2025 - September 09, 2025
Page Size: 458 items in 19 pages
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
  • Dominic Winter
    Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin
    5th November, 2025
    Dominic 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, 2025
    Dominic 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, 2025
    Dominic 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, 2025
    Dominic 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.
  • 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.
  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’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.