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![<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.")
Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate PurchaseSotheby’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. -
![<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.")
Dominic Winter
Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin
5th November, 2025Dominic 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, 2025Dominic 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, 2025Dominic 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, 2025Dominic 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. -
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
Christies: Japanese and Korean Art, 23495, New York
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- September 16, 2025 - September 16, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 139 | SUZUKI HARUNOBU (1725-1770) | Kagurazuki (Eleventh month) |
circa 1768-69 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 25,400.00 | |
| 140 | IPPITSUSAI BUNCHO (ACTIVE CIRCA 1765-1792) | Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as the Snow Woman (Yuki onna), actually Tatsu-hime |
1770 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 16,510.00 | |
| 141 | IPPITSUSAI BUNCHO (ACTIVE CIRCA 1765-1792) | Actor Ichikawa Raizo |
USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 3,556.00 | ||
| 142 | TORII KIYONAGA (1752-1815) | Gyoku-kashi Eimo preparing calligraphy offerings |
1783 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 10,160.00 | |
| 143 | KATSUKAWA SHUNSHO (1726-1792) | Actor Nakamura Tomijuro |
USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,048.00 | ||
| 144 | KATSUKAWA SHUNSHO (1726-1792) | Sumo Wrestlers of the Eastern Group: Kurateyama Yadayu and Izumigawa Rin'emon |
circa 1780 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,715.00 | |
| 145 | KATSUKAWA SHUNSHO (1726-1792) | Sumo Wrestlers of the Western Group: Sekinoto Hachijiro and Dewano Umikinzo |
circa 1780 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,556.00 | |
| 146 | TOSHUSAI SHARAKU (ACT. 1794-95) | Osagawa Tsuneyo (Actor Osagawa Tsuneyo II as Ippei's older sister Osan) |
1794 | USD 180,000.00 - 220,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 147 | KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1754-1806) | Three beauties holding posters of famous sweets |
circa 1789-1801 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 7,620.00 | |
| 148 | KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1754-1806) | Takeshiba nifuku-tsui (Takeshiba diptych) |
USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 6,096.00 | ||
| 150 | KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1754-1806) | Sanga no tsu bijin fuzoku kurabe (Fashion competition of beauties of the three cities) |
circa 1797-98 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 9,525.00 | |
| 151 | KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1754-1806) | Kyodai no yu suzumi (Brother and sister enjoying the evening cool) |
circa 1800 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 152 | KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1754-1806) | Yayoi no Enoshima mode (Pilgrimage to Enoshima in March) |
circa 1801-04 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,810.00 | |
| 153 | UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1798-1861) | Ichikawa Ebizo V as the Priest Kumagai Rensei |
circa 1850 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,905.00 | |
| 154 | YASHIMA GAKUTEI (1786-1868) | Sage and tiger |
early1800s | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,540.00 | |
| 155 | TOTOYA HOKKEI (1780-1850) | Ferryboat with passagers |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,270.00 | ||
| 156 | KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849) | Pilgrimage the Terajima Hosenji Temple |
circa 1829-30 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 17,780.00 | |
| 157 | KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849) | An artisan's shop |
1798 | USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 10,160.00 | |
| 158 | KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849) | Travelers at beach |
USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 11,430.00 | ||
| 159 | KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849) | Fujieda: two ri and nine cho to Shimada |
circa 1804 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 160 | KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849) | Kameido Tenjin taikobashi (The Drum Bridge at Kameido Tenjin Shrine) |
circa 1834 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 17,780.00 | |
| 161 | KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849) | Tokaido Ejiri Tago no ura ryakuzu (Tago Bay near Ejiri on the Tokaido) |
circa 1830-31 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 9,525.00 | |
| 162 | KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849) | Kisokaido Ono no bakufu (The waterfall at Ono on the Kisokaido Road) |
circa 1832 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 38,100.00 | |
| 163 | KEISAI EISEN (1790-1848) | Kegon no taki, santaki no sono ikkei (The Kegon Falls, one of the three waterfalls) |
1843-47 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,080.00 | |
| 164 | KEISAI EISEN (1790-1848) | No. 15: Itabana |
circa 1835-38 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 7,620.00 |
