• 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.
  • 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

SD Auctions: The Schøyen Collection. The Nordic Manuscripts., 100925, GRESSVIK

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
October 09, 2025 - October 09, 2025
Page Size: 254 items in 11 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
226 AKSEL SANDEMOSE

NORWAY ART & LITERATURE: AKSEL SANDEMOSE | 6 MANUSCRIPTS

NOK 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 NOK 10,625.00
227 HALVOR J. SANDSDALEN

NORWAY ART & LITERATURE: HALVOR J. SANDSDALEN | 3 MANUSCRIPTS

NOK 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 NOK 1,750.00
228 ANDREAS J. SANDSDALEN i

NORWAY ART & LITERATURE: ANDREAS J. SANDSDALEN i | <> MS on paper, ca. 1930-60.

ca. 1930-60. NOK 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 NOK 625.00
229 GABRIEL SCOTT

NORWAY ART & LITERATURE: GABRIEL SCOTT | <> MS on paper, 1912.

1912 NOK 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 NOK 87,500.00
230 GABRIEL SCOTT

NORWAY ART & LITERATURE: GABRIEL SCOTT | <> MS on paper, 1913.

1913 NOK 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 NOK 30,000.00
231 GABRIEL SCOTT

NORWAY ART & LITERATURE: GABRIEL SCOTT | <> MS on paper, ca. 1918-37[?].

ca. 1918-37[?]. NOK 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 NOK 3,750.00
232 GABRIEL SCOTT

NORWAY ART & LITERATURE: GABRIEL SCOTT | <> MS on paper, 1923.

1923 NOK 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 NOK 27,500.00
233 CARL SCHOYEN

NORWAY ART & LITERATURE: CARL SCHOYEN | <> MS on paper, ca. 1920-30.

ca. 1920-30. NOK 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 NOK 3,125.00
234 PER SIVLE

NORWAY ART & LITERATURE: PER SIVLE | <> MS on paper, ca. 1900.

ca. 1900. NOK 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 NOK 15,000.00
235 PER SIVLE

NORWAY ART & LITERATURE: PER SIVLE | 3 MANUSCRIPTS

NOK 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 NOK 6,250.00
236 PER SIVLE

NORWAY ART & LITERATURE: PER SIVLE | <> MS on paper, ca. 1890-1904.

ca. 1890-1904. NOK 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 NOK 4,375.00
237 PER SIVLE

NORWAY ART & LITERATURE: PER SIVLE | 3 MANUSCRIPTS

NOK 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 NOK 4,375.00
238 BJARNE SLAPGARD

NORWAY ART & LITERATURE: BJARNE SLAPGARD | <> MS on paper, 1943-44.

1943-44. NOK 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 Not Sold
239 KAREN MARIE SOMBY

NORWAY ART & LITERATURE: KAREN MARIE SOMBY | KARASJOK AND POST-WAR FINMARK. MS in Sami on paper, 2005.

2005 NOK 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
240 JOHN STEINBECK

NORWAY ART & LITERATURE: JOHN STEINBECK | NORWAY & WORLD WAR II. MS on paper, New York, February 1943.

New York 1943 NOK 15,000.00 - 30,000.00 NOK 17,500.00
241 JOHAN LAURITZ SUNDT

NORWAY ART & LITERATURE: JOHAN LAURITZ SUNDT | <> MS on paper, 1859.

1859 NOK 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 NOK 625.00
242 MARIE TAKVAM

NORWAY ART & LITERATURE: MARIE TAKVAM | <> MS on paper, ca. 1960-1980.

ca. 1960-1980. NOK 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
243 NIELS TRESCHOW

NORWAY ART & LITERATURE: NIELS TRESCHOW | LECTURES ON LOGIC - MS on paper, ca. 1810.

ca. 1810. NOK 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 NOK 7,500.00
244 TORVALD TU

NORWAY ART & LITERATURE: TORVALD TU | <> MS on paper, ca. 1920-1950.

ca. 1920-1950. NOK 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 NOK 625.00
245 SIGRID UNDSET

NORWAY ART & LITERATURE: SIGRID UNDSET | <> MS on paper, early 1920s.

early 1920s. NOK 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 NOK 100,000.00
246 KRISTOFER UPPDAL

NORWAY ART & LITERATURE: KRISTOFER UPPDAL | 3 MANUSCRIPTS

NOK 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 NOK 2,500.00
247 OTTO VALSETH

NORWAY ART & LITERATURE: OTTO VALSETH | <> MS on paper, 1893.

1893 NOK 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 NOK 2,500.00
248 TARJEI VESAAS

NORWAY ART & LITERATURE: TARJEI VESAAS | <> MS on paper, ca. 1950-1970.

ca. 1950-1970. NOK 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 NOK 1,750.00
249 NILS COLLETT VOGT

NORWAY ART & LITERATURE: NILS COLLETT VOGT | 3 MANUSCRIPTS

NOK 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 Not Sold
250 HERMAN WILDENVEY

NORWAY ART & LITERATURE: HERMAN WILDENVEY | 7 MANUSCRIPTS

NOK 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 NOK 21,250.00
  • 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.
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  • 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.