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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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 156 | HAMBLY, W.D. | The History of Tattooing and its Significance  | 
            London | 1925 | NZD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | NZD 1,784.00 | 
| 157 | HAMILTON, AUGUSTUS | Maori art. The Art Workmanship of the Maori Race in New Zealand. A series of illustrations from specially taken photographs with descriptive notes and essays on the Canoes, Habitations, Weapons, Ornaments and Dress of the Maoris.  | 
            Dunedin | 1896 - 1901 | NZD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | NZD 923.00 | 
| 158 | HAMILTON, AUGUSTUS | Maori Art. [The Art Workmanship of the Maori Race in New Zealand]  | 
            1972 | NZD 200.00 - 400.00 | NZD 197.00 | |
| 159 | HOUSTON, JOHN | Maori Life in Old Taranaki  | 
            Wellington etc | 1965 | NZD 80.00 - 150.00 | NZD 117.00 | 
| 160 | KING, MICHAEL | Moriori. A People Rediscovered  | 
            NZD 80.00 - 100.00 | NZD 62.00 | ||
| 161 | MEAD, S.M. | Traditional Maori Clothing. A study of technological and functional change  | 
            Wellington | 1969 | NZD 150.00 - 250.00 | NZD 197.00 | 
| 162 | MITCHELL, J.H. [Tiaki Hikawera Mitira] | [2 titles] Takitimu A History of the Ngati Kahungunu People...  | 
            Wellington | 1973 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 172.00 | 
| 163 | NGATA, A.T. & PEI TE HURINUI JONES | Nga Moteatea. The Songs  | 
            2005 - 2007 | NZD 150.00 - 200.00 | NZD 221.00 | |
| 164 | ORANGE, CLAUDIA [editor] | The People of Many Peaks  | 
            Wellington | 1991 | NZD 60.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold | 
| 165 | OTAGO MUSEUM | [2 Items] The Maori Hei-Tiki...  | 
            Dunedin | NZD 60.00 - 100.00 | NZD 160.00 | |
| 166 | POLACK, J.S. | Manners and Customs of the New Zealanders  | 
            London | 1840 | NZD 600.00 - 700.00 | NZD 492.00 | 
| 167 | POMARE, SIR MAUI & COWAN, JAMES | [2 vols] Legends of the Maori...  | 
            Wellington | 1930 and 1934 | NZD 200.00 - 300.00 | NZD 185.00 | 
| 168 | ROUT, ETTIE A. | Maori Symbolism  | 
            London | 1926 | NZD 150.00 - 200.00 | NZD 105.00 | 
| 169 | ROWE, W. PAGE | [2 titles] Maori Artistry...  | 
            New Plymouth | 1928 | NZD 60.00 - 100.00 | NZD 43.00 | 
| 170 | RUSDEN, G.W. | Aureretanga; Groans of the Maoris;  | 
            London | 1888 | NZD 80.00 - 120.00 | NZD 49.00 | 
| 171 | S. PERCY SMITH | [2 Volumes] Polynesian Journal Reprints [ca 1900]...  | 
            NZD 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 172 | SHORTLAND, E. | [3 by] Traditions and Superstitions of the New Zealanders  | 
            London | 1856 | NZD 150.00 - 200.00 | NZD 123.00 | 
| 173 | SMITH, S. PERCY | [2 titles] History and Traditions of the Maoris of the West Coast, North Island of New Zealand prior to 1840...  | 
            New Plymouth | 1910 | NZD 250.00 - 300.00 | NZD 197.00 | 
| 174 | SMITH, S. PERCY | [presentation copy] The Peopling of the North  | 
            Wellington etc | 1898 | NZD 300.00 - 500.00 | NZD 185.00 | 
| 175 | STAFFORD, D.M. | Te Arawa. A History of the Arawa People  | 
            Wellington | 1967 | NZD 80.00 - 100.00 | NZD 86.00 | 
| 176 | TAYLOR, RICHARD | Te Ika A Maui or New Zealand and its Inhabitants  | 
            London | 1855 | NZD 250.00 - 400.00 | NZD 677.00 | 
| 177 | TAYLOR, W.A. | [4 titles] Lore and History of the South Island Maori...  | 
            Christchurch | [1950] | NZD 80.00 - 100.00 | NZD 117.00 | 
| 178 | TRANSACTION & PROCEEDINGS PAPERS 1908, 1914, 1918. [4 items]...  | 
            NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 80.00 | |||
| 179 | TRANSACTION & PROCEEDINGS - PAPERS East Coast Traditions...  | 
            NZD 80.00 - 100.00 | NZD 49.00 | |||
| 180 | TRAVERS, W.T. & REV, J.W. STACK | The Stirring Times of Te Rauparaha [chief of the Ngatitoa]  | 
            Christchurch | [1906] | NZD 100.00 - 120.00 | NZD 172.00 |