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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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Art + Object: Rare Books, 208, AUCKLAND
Auction Details
- Auction Date
 - September 09, 2025 - September 09, 2025
 
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 206 | QUEEN VICTORIA ROYAL COMMISSION 1848  | 
            NZD 200.00 - 300.00 | NZD 221.00 | |||
| 207 | TWISLETON, CORPORAL F. | [No 318, 2nd N.Z.M.R.] With the New Zealanders at the Front: A Story of Twelve Months'  | 
            Christchurch etc | [1902] | NZD 200.00 - 300.00 | NZD 123.00 | 
| 208 | A SHORT HISTORY OF THE NORTH AUCKLAND MOUNTED RIFLES [Association copy]  | 
            Whangarei | 1930 | NZD 200.00 - 300.00 | NZD 123.00 | |
| 209 | ALLEN, LIEUT-COL S.S. | 2/ Auckland, 1918  | 
            Auckland etc | 1920 | NZD 200.00 - 300.00 | NZD 221.00 | 
| 210 | ANNABELL, NORMAN | [association copy] Official history of the New Zealand Engineers During the Great War 1914-1919: a Record of the Work Carried Out by the Field Companies, Field Troops, Signal Troop, And Wireless Troop, During the Operations in Samoa (1914-15)  | 
            Wanganui | 1927 | NZD 300.00 - 400.00 | NZD 295.00 | 
| 211 | ANZAC MEMORIAL 25th APRIL 1915. Sydney published by the Returned Soldiers Association 1917...  | 
            NZD 60.00 - 100.00 | NZD 123.00 | |||
| 212 | AUSTIN, LIEUT-COL. W.S. | The Official History of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade  | 
            Wellington | 1924 | NZD 200.00 - 300.00 | NZD 148.00 | 
| 213 | BETTY RHIND | [2 items] He Maharatanga [in memory of] the New Zealanders who fought and died in the Gallipolli campaign of the Great War: "An epic of heroism"...  | 
            London | [1916] | NZD 100.00 - 150.00 | NZD 62.00 | 
| 214 | BRERETON, MAJOR C.B. | [12th Nelson Company N.Z.E.F.] Tales of Three Campaigns  | 
            London | 1926 | NZD 120.00 - 180.00 | Not Sold | 
| 215 | BURTON, 2/LIEUTENANT O.E [Medaille d'Honneur] | The Auckland Regiment  | 
            1922 | NZD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 216 | BY OFFICERS Regimental History of New Zealand Cyclists Corps in The Great War 1914 - 1918  | 
            Auckland etc | 1922 | NZD 200.00 - 50.00 | NZD 197.00 | |
| 217 | BYRNE, LIEUT A.E. | Official History of the Otago Regiment NZEF in the Great War 1914-1918  | 
            Dunedin | [1921] | NZD 80.00 - 120.00 | NZD 135.00 | 
| 218 | BYRNE, LIEUT. J.R. | New Zealand in the Field 1914-18  | 
            Auckland etc | 1922 | NZD 150.00 - 250.00 | NZD 135.00 | 
| 219 | CARBERY, LIEUT.-COL. A D. | The New Zealand Medical Service in the Great War 1914-1918  | 
            Auckland etc | 1924 | NZD 200.00 - 400.00 | NZD 197.00 | 
| 220 | CUNNINGHAM, W.H; TREADWELL, C.A.L; HANNA, J.S. | The Wellington Regiment N.Z.E.F. 1914-1919  | 
            Wellington | 1928 | NZD 300.00 - 400.00 | NZD 400.00 | 
| 221 | ELLIS, ROY F. | [4 titles] By Wires to Victory...  | 
            Auckland | 1968 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 86.00 | 
| 222 | EPHEMERA | R.101 AIRSHIP MEMORIAL CARD. [2 items]...  | 
            NZD 50.00 - 100.00 | NZD 31.00 | ||
| 223 | FERGUSON, CAPTAIN DAVID | The History of the Canterbury Regiment NZEF 1914-1919  | 
            Auckland etc | 1921 | NZD 80.00 - 120.00 | NZD 98.00 | 
| 224 | FIELD, HARRY | A History of the Northland Regiment and its Forbears. "Pour Devoir"  | 
            Auckland | 1960 | NZD 60.00 - 100.00 | NZD 37.00 | 
| 225 | HARVEY, ELSIE | The Peace Recipe Book  | 
            NZD 80.00 - 100.00 | NZD 49.00 | ||
| 226 | LIVERPOOL, EARL OF [Arthur William De Brito Savile Foljambe] | The Voyages of His Majesty's New Zealand Hospital Ships "Maheno", "Marama and Maheno"...  | 
            NZD 150.00 - 250.00 | NZD 123.00 | ||
| 227 | LUXFORD, MAJOR J.H. [signed by author] | With the Machine Gunners in France and Palestine  | 
            Auckland etc | 1922 | NZD 250.00 - 350.00 | NZD 160.00 | 
| 228 | MACKENZIE, CLUTHA [editor] | Chronicles of the NZEF  | 
            London | August 30th, 1916 to No.12, February 14th 1917 | NZD 200.00 - 250.00 | NZD 123.00 | 
| 229 | MOORE, A. BRISCOE | The Mounted Riflemen in Sinai and Palestine  | 
            Auckland etc | [1920] | NZD 150.00 - 200.00 | NZD 135.00 | 
| 230 | N.Z. EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, APIA SAMOA | The Pull-Thro'  | 
            NZD 300.00 - 500.00 | NZD 369.00 |