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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. - 
    
    
    
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: Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art, including Property from the Pal Family Collection, 23498, New York
Auction Details
- Auction Date
 - September 24, 2025 - September 24, 2025
 
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 522 | ULRICH VON SCHROEDER. | ULRICH VON SCHROEDER. A COMPLETE SET OF BOOKS  | 
            USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,413.00 | ||
| 537 | A COLLECTION OF FOLIOS FROM SIX MANUSCRIPTS  | 
            INDIA AND NEPAL | 15TH CENTURY AND LATER. | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 762.00 | |
| 538 | TWO ILLUSTRATIONS FROM RAGAMALA SERIES  | 
            INDIA RAJASTHAN | 17TH-18TH CENTURY. | USD 2,200.00 - 2,800.00 | USD 2,032.00 | |
| 539 | THREE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM VARIOUS RAGAMALA SERIES  | 
            INDIA RAJASTHAN | 18TH CENTURY. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 1,651.00 | |
| 540 | THREE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM VARIOUS RAGAMALA SERIES  | 
            INDIA | 19TH CENTURY. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,413.00 | |
| 541 | THREE PAHARI PAINTINGS  | 
            INDIA PUNJAB HILLS | 18TH-19TH CENTURY. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 3,048.00 | |
| 542 | A GROUP OF SKETCHES FOR MINIATURE PAINTINGS  | 
            INDIA RAJASTHAN | 19TH-20TH CENTURY. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 508.00 | |
| 543 | A PAINTING OF RAMA AND SITA ENTHRONED  | 
            SOUTH INDIA TANJORE | 19TH-20TH CENTURY. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 7,620.00 | |
| 544 | FOUR COMPANY SCHOOL MINIATURES  | 
            INDIA | 19TH-20TH CENTURY. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,905.00 | |
| 545 | TWO ARMENIAN MANUSCRIPTS AND TWO PERSIAN MANUSCRIPTS  | 
            PERSIA AND ARMENIA | 18TH-19TH CENTURY. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 1,397.00 | |
| 546 | FIVE TANTRIC PAINTINGS  | 
            INDIA | 19TH-20TH CENTURY. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 1,397.00 | |
| 547 | JAMES GOODWIN | THE JEWEL IN THE LOTUS II; KUNDALINI AS COSMIC FORM.  | 
            USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 4,064.00 | ||
| 548 | RABINDRANATH TAGORE (1861-1941). | "THE TAME BIRD WAS IN A CAGE," SIGNED AND HANDWRITTEN POEM  | 
            USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 48,260.00 | ||
| 549 | EDWARD LEAR (1812-1888) | PEACOCKS NEAR BHURTPORE, NORTHERN INDIA.  | 
            USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 20,320.00 | ||
| 550 | ATUL DODIYA (B. 1959) | NUT; HOMO SAPIENS FROM INDIA.  | 
            USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 8,255.00 | ||
| 551 | ARPANA CAUR (B.1954) | BODY IS JUST A GARMENT. , 1992  | 
            1992 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,524.00 | |
| 552 | MUKUL DEY (1895-1989) | PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN.  | 
            USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 889.00 | ||
| 553 | PAUL B. ARNOLD (1918-2012) | ANCIENT HERDER.  | 
            USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,016.00 | ||
| 555 | KANWAL KRISHNA AND DEVAYANI KRISHNA | UNTITLED (TIBETAN MULETEER); UNTITLED (TIBETAN MONK).  | 
            USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 5,715.00 | ||
| 556 | SRI INDU GUPTA | SHAH JAHAN LOOKING AT THE TAJ.  | 
            USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 10,795.00 | ||
| 557 | RANADA CHARAN UKIL (1900-1970) | AT THE STRAIN OF THE FLUTE.  | 
            USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 5,080.00 | ||
| 558 | FOUR DEVOTIONAL PRINTS  | 
            20TH CENTURY. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,651.00 | ||
| 559 | FOUR DEVOTIONAL PRINTS  | 
            20TH CENTURY. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 889.00 | ||
| 560 | THREE DEVOTIONAL PRINTS  | 
            20TH CENTURY. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 635.00 | ||
| 561 | FOUR DEVOTIONAL PRINTS  | 
            20TH CENTURY. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 635.00 |