• 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
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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.

Heritage Auctions: Space Exploration Showcase Auction, 33169, Dallas

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
September 27, 2025 - September 27, 2025
Page Size: 464 items in 19 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
71001 Buzz Aldrin

Buzz Aldrin Signed Apollo 11 U.S.S. Hornet Recovery Cover.

USD 240.00 - 360.00 USD 206.25
71002 Ted Freeman

Ted Freeman Inscribed Signed Portrait, a Print from Pencil Artwork by R. Juge.

USD 480.00 - 720.00 USD 4,375.00
71003 Wally Schirra

Wally Schirra Signed Mercury-Atlas 8 (Sigma 7) Launch Cover.

USD 160.00 - 240.00 USD 450.00
71004 Alan Shepard

Alan Shepard Signed Mercury-Redstone 3 (Freedom 7) Launch Cover.

USD 320.00 - 480.00 USD 625.00
71005

Bell X-2 1956 Test Flight Cover Signed by Legendary Pilot Frank K. "Pete" Everest.

USD 160.00 - 240.00 USD 237.50
71006

X-15: Scott Crossfield Signed Cover Celebrating the First Ever X-15 Test Flight, Captive Beneath the Wing of a B-52 Bomber.

USD 160.00 - 240.00 USD 262.50
71007

Mercury-Redstone 3 (Freedom 7) U.S.S. Lake Champlain Recovery Ship Cover Signed by Alan Shepard & John Glenn, and with Lengthy Handwritten Comments by Robert Gilruth.

USD 640.00 - 960.00 USD 375.00
71008

Mercury-Redstone 3 (Freedom 7): Alan Shepard Signed Swanson "Man-in-Space" Launch Cover with added Carl Swanson Autograph.

USD 240.00 - 360.00 Not Sold
71009

Mercury-Redstone 4 (Liberty Bell 7): Gus Grissom Signed Launch Cover.

USD 320.00 - 480.00 USD 1,093.75
71010

Mercury-Atlas 6 (Friendship 7) John Glenn Signed Hand-Painted Covers, Launch [and] U.S.S. Noa Recovery Force Cover.

USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 718.75
71011

Mercury-Atlas 6 (Friendship 7): John Glenn Signed U.S.S. Noa Recovery Cover.

USD 120.00 - 180.00 USD 275.00
71012

Mercury-Atlas 7 (Aurora 7): Scott Carpenter Signed Launch Cover [and] U.S.S. Intrepid "Mercury Pickup" Recovery Cover.

USD 120.00 - 180.00 USD 175.00
71013

Mercury-Atlas 8 (Sigma 7): Wally Schirra Signed Launch Cover [and] U.S.S. Kearsarge Project Mercury Task Force Recovery Cover.

USD 120.00 - 180.00 USD 287.50
71014

Mercury-Atlas 9 (Faith 7): Gordon Cooper Signed Splashdown Cover from Tom Stafford's Collection [and] a U.S.S. Kearsarge Recovery Cover also signed by Ship's Captain Eugene Rankin.

USD 120.00 - 180.00 USD 237.50
71015

Gemini: Rare Backup Crew-Signed Covers for Gemini 3 (Schirra & Stafford), Gemini 4 (Lovell & Borman), and Gemini 8 (Conrad & Gordon).

USD 320.00 - 480.00 USD 500.00
71016

Gemini 4: Rare Crew-Signed U.S.S. Wasp Recovery Cover also Signed by Ship's Commanding Officer.

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,625.00
71017

Gemini 5: Crew-Signed Launch Cover with NASA KSC Official Cachet [and] U.S.S. Lake Champlain Recovery Cover.

USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 2,125.00
71018

Gemini 5 Crew-Signed U.S.S. Lake Champlain Recovery Cover.

USD 120.00 - 180.00 USD 99.00
71019

Gemini 5 Crew-Signed Launch Cover.

USD 120.00 - 180.00 USD 1,375.00
71020

Gemini 6 Launch Date and Gemini 6A Launch Crew-Signed Covers.

USD 240.00 - 360.00 USD 512.50
71021

Gemini 6A: Crew-Signed Launch Cover [and] U.S.S. Wasp Recovery Cover.

USD 240.00 - 360.00 USD 1,375.00
71022

Gemini 7: Crew-Signed Launch Cover with Scarce NASA Kennedy Space Center Stamped Cachet.

USD 240.00 - 360.00 USD 450.00
71023

Gemini 7: Crew-Signed Launch Cover [and] U.S.S. Wasp Recovery Cover also Signed by Ship's Executive and Commanding Officers, and Helicopter Pilot.

USD 240.00 - 360.00 USD 562.50
71024

Gemini 9 Original Crew: Elliot See Signed Cover [and] Charles Bassett Small Signed Photo.

USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 875.00
71025

Gemini 9A: Crew-Signed Launch Cover with NASA KSC Official Cachet [and] U.S.S. Wasp Recovery Cover.

USD 240.00 - 360.00 USD 375.00
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.