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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 -
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):
Lot 696. Superb Hand-Colored Image of the Adoration of the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950 -
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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 |
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| 562 | SEVEN DEVOTIONAL PRINTS |
INDIA | 20TH CENTURY. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 762.00 | |
| 594 | A WATERCOLOR AND PHOTOGRAPH OF THE AJANTA CAVES |
INDIA | 20TH CENTURY. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 254.00 | |
| 595 | A GROUP OF PORTRAITS OF INDIAN LIFE |
INDIA AND EUROPE | 20TH CENTURY. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 508.00 | |
| 596 | CAPTAIN ROBERT ELLIOT | A GROUP OF TEN VIEWS OF INDIA |
1833 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 635.00 | |
| 597 | A GROUP OF VARIOUS VIEWS OF INDIA |
UNITED KINGDOM | 19TH CENTURY. | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 1,397.00 | |
| 598 | A GROUP OF PRINTS AND PLATES RELATING TO INDIA AND THE HIMALAYANS |
EUROPE | 18TH CENTURY AND LATER. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 508.00 | |
| 599 | THREE PRINTS OF INDIAN LANDMARKS |
UNITED KINGDOM | 19TH-20TH CENTURY. | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 254.00 | |
| 600 | THREE PRINTS OF INDIAN SCENES |
UNITED KINGDOM | 19TH-20TH CENTURY. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 254.00 | |
| 601 | FIVE PRINTS OF INDIAN SCENES |
UNITED KINGDOM | 19TH CENTURY. | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 381.00 | |
| 602 | INDIA, COMPANY SCHOOL, AND UNITED KINGDOM, 19TH CENTURY. | A GROUP OF BOTANICAL STUDIES |
USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 8,255.00 | ||
| 603 | VARIOUS PRINTS AND ENGRAVINGS |
EUROPE | 16TH CENTURY AND LATER. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 381.00 | |
| 604 | FIVE ALBUMEN PRINTS |
19TH CENTURY. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 381.00 | ||
| 605 | FIVE ALBUMEN PRINTS OF THE HIMALAYAS |
19TH CENTURY. | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 381.00 | ||
| 606 | A COLLECTION OF THIRTY-FIVE ARCHITECTURAL VIEWS |
19TH CENTURY. | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 3,048.00 | ||
| 607 | A GROUP OF FOUR ADVERTS |
20TH CENTURY. | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,651.00 | ||
| 608 | A COLLECTION OF LITERATURE |
INDIA AND UNITED STATES | 19TH-20TH CENTURY. | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 6,096.00 | |
| 609 | ASSORTED EPHEMERA |
INDIA | 19TH-20TH CENTURY. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 635.00 | |
| 610 | AMY CASEY, 2020 | INVISIBLE CITIES, ED. 18/25. |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 254.00 | ||
| 611 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | THREE PAINTINGS. |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 4,064.00 | ||
| 612 | ANJAN CHAKRAVERTY, | SIGNED LOWER RIGHT 'ANJAN '97'. GANESHA |
1997 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 2,159.00 | |
| 616 | A PALACE SCENE OF COURTING COUPLES |
CHINA | 18TH CENTURY. | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 1,016.00 | |
| 617 | ANONYMOUS (JAPAN, 19TH CENTURY) | Bird on a Branch. |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 889.00 | ||
| 618 | ATTRIBUTED TO NISHIMURA SHIGENAGA (1697-1756) | Nehan zu (Nirvana). |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 1,270.00 | ||
| 619 | MAEKAWA BUNREI (1837-1917) | Peacock and plum. |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 762.00 | ||
| 620 | SHOSAI IKKEI (FL. C. 1860s-70s) AND UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI IV (1823--1880) | Distant View of Sumida River at Spring Dawn from 5-story Brothel in Shin Yoshiwara. |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 889.00 |
![<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.")
![<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.")