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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | BEATTIE, HERRIES | [association copy] Maori Lore of Lake, Alp and Fiord |
Dunedin | 1945 | NZD 80.00 - 100.00 | NZD 105.00 |
| 131 | BEATTIE, HERRIES | Our Southernmost Maoris |
Dunedin | 1954 | NZD 75.00 - 125.00 | NZD 209.00 |
| 132 | BEATTIE, HERRIES | The Maoris and Fiordland |
Dunedin | 1949 | NZD 80.00 - 100.00 | NZD 105.00 |
| 134 | BEATTIE, HERRIES | The Moa. When Did It Become Extinct? |
Dunedin | [1953] | NZD 100.00 - 150.00 | NZD 62.00 |
| 135 | BEATTIE, HERRIES | Tikao Talks |
Dunedin | 1939 | NZD 150.00 - 200.00 | NZD 221.00 |
| 136 | BEATTIE, HERRIES | [2 titles] Maori Place-names of Canterbury... |
Dunedin | 1945 | NZD 100.00 - 150.00 | NZD 62.00 |
| 137 | BEATTIE, JAMES HERRIES [edited by Atholl Anderson] | Traditional Lifeways of the Southern Maori |
NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 246.00 | ||
| 138 | BEST, ELSDON | [6 issues] Dominion museum Bulletins No's 4 to No 10... |
NZD 250.00 - 400.00 | NZD 185.00 | ||
| 139 | BEST, ELSDON | Forest Lore of the Maori |
Wellington | 1942 | NZD 150.00 - 200.00 | NZD 123.00 |
| 140 | BEST, ELSDON | The Maori |
Wellington | 1924 | NZD 150.00 - 200.00 | NZD 172.00 |
| 141 | BEST, ELSDON | Waikare-Moana, The Sea of the Rippling Waters |
Wellington | 1897 | NZD 100.00 - 150.00 | NZD 74.00 |
| 142 | BEST, ELSDON [2 titles] | The Maori Kohanga [The Nest House] and Its Lore |
NZD 150.00 - 200.00 | NZD 135.00 | ||
| 143 | BEST, ELSDON | [2 volumes] Tuhoe: The Children of the Mist... |
NZD 400.00 - 500.00 | NZD 492.00 | ||
| 144 | BEST, ELSDON | [2 volumes] Tuhoe: The Children of the Mist... |
NZD 200.00 - 250.00 | NZD 461.00 | ||
| 145 | BEST, ELSDON | The Pa Maori |
Wellington | 1927 | NZD 80.00 - 100.00 | NZD 49.00 |
| 146 | BINNEY, JUDITH/ GILLIAN CHAPLIN | Nga Morehu: The Survivors |
Auckland | 1986 | NZD 60.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold |
| 147 | COLONIAL MUSEUM BULLETINS [3 ISSUES]... |
[1905] | NZD 200.00 - 400.00 | NZD 123.00 | ||
| 148 | COWAN, JAMES | [2 titles] Fairy Folk Tales of the Maori... |
Auckland etc | 1925 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 92.00 |
| 149 | COWAN, JAMES | [association copy] The Maori Yesterday and Today |
Auckland etc | 1930 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 62.00 |
| 150 | DITTMER, W. | Te Tohunga. The Ancient Legends and Traditions of The Maoris |
London | 1907 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 86.00 |
| 151 | DUFF, ROGER | [3 titles] The Moa-Hunter Period of Maori Culture... |
Wellington | 1977 | NZD 100.00 - 150.00 | NZD 68.00 |
| 152 | DUFF, ROGER | [2 titles] The Moa-Hunter Period of Maori Culture... |
Wellington | 1950 | NZD 100.00 - 150.00 | NZD 111.00 |
| 153 | GREENWOOD, WILLIAM | The Upraised Hand or The Spiritual Significance pf the Rise of the Ringatu Faith |
Wellington | 1942 | NZD 60.00 - 100.00 | NZD 37.00 |
| 154 | GREY, SIR GEORGE | [3 titles] Polynesian Mythology & Ancient Traditional History of the New Zealanders... |
London | ND [ca 1900] | NZD 120.00 - 180.00 | NZD 111.00 |
| 155 | GUDGEON, THOMAS WAYTH | The History and Doings of the Maoris |
Auckland | 1885 | NZD 50.00 - 80.00 | NZD 62.00 |
![<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.")