• 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
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Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
September 30, 2025 - October 01, 2025
Page Size: 277 items in 12 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
226 REDI, Francesco (1626-1697)

Bacco in Toscana & Arianna Inferma

Verona 1940 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 384.00
227 VENTURI, Giambattista (1746-1822)

[REGGIO EMILIA] - Storia di Scandiano

Modena 1822 EUR 300.00 - 500.00 EUR 358.40
228 STENDHAL (1783-1842)

Histoire de la peinture en Italie

Parigi 1817 EUR 400.00 - 600.00 EUR 486.40
229 STENDHAL (1783-1842)

Lettres ecrites de Vienne en Autriche sur le celebre compositeur Jh. Haydn

Parigi 1814 EUR 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
230 STENDHAL (1783-1842)

Rome Naples et Florence

Parigi 1826 EUR 150.00 - 250.00 EUR 179.20
231

[ASTROLOGIA - GIOCHI] - Il Libro delle Sorti di Lorenzo Spirito Gualtieri. It. IX, 87 (=6226)

Modena 2007 EUR 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
232

[ATLANTE NAUTICO] - Atlante Nautico Veneziano. Douce 390 e 390*

Roma 2022 EUR 400.00 - 600.00 EUR 640.00
233 DANTE ALIGHIERI (1265-1321)

Divina Commedia Parigi-Imola. Ms. 76

Castel Guelfo 2021 EUR 300.00 - 500.00 EUR 1,408.00
234 DANTE ALIGHIERI (1265-1321)

Il Dante svelato dei Girolamini Ms. CF 2 16 (Filippino)

Roma 2021 EUR 400.00 - 600.00 EUR 576.00
235

[IMPERO ROMANO] - Notitia Dignitatum MS. Canon. Misc. 378

Roma 2014 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 230.40
236 LEONARDO DA VINCI (1452-1519)

Codice "A", "B" , "CDE", "F", "GH", "IKLM"

Perugia 2003-2007 EUR 300.00 - 500.00 EUR 358.40
237 LEONARDO DA VINCI (1452-1519)

Codice atlantico. Volumi 1-8

EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 281.60
238 LEONARDO DA VINCI (1452-1519)

Codice atlantico e Codice Arundel

Roma 2003-2006 e 2005-2008 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 384.00
239 LEONARDO DA VINCI (1452-1519)

Codice Leicester e Codice del volo...

EUR 150.00 - 250.00 EUR 192.00
240 LEONARDO DA VINCI (1452-1519)

Codice sul volo degli uccelli, Codice trivulziano - Codice Leicester - Codice dell'anatomia - Codici di Francia...

EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 281.60
241 LEONARDO DA VINCI (1452-1519)

I cento disegni piu belli dalle raccolte di tutto il mondo

Firenze 2012-2017 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 768.00
242

[LIBRO D'ORE] - Libro de Horas de los Retablos. Libro d'Ore delle Pale d'Altare. Vit. 25-3

Madrid 2005 EUR 500.00 - 800.00 EUR 1,088.00
243

[MARY STUART] - Libro d'ore di Maria Stuarda. Ms. 62 Biblioteca Cassense di Ravenna

Modena 2011 EUR 150.00 - 250.00 EUR 640.00
244

[MARCO POLO] - La Bibbia di Marco Polo. Ms. Pluteo 3 capsula 1

Roma 2012 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 230.40
245

[MONTEFELTRO] - La Bibbia di Federico da Montefeltro. Mss. Urb. Lat. 1 e Urb. Lat. 2

Modena 2003 EUR 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 EUR 2,432.00
246

OLIVES, Bartomeu - Carta da Navigar. Ms. canon ital 143

Roma 2019 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
247

[PETERBOROUGH] - Il Bestiario di Peterborough. Ms. 53

Roma 2004 EUR 150.00 - 250.00 EUR 512.00
248 VAN WITTEL, Caspar (1653-1736) - Cornelys MEYER (1629-1701)

[ROMA] - Modo di far navigabile il Tevere da Perugia a Roma di Cornelis Meyer. 34K 16 (Cors. 1227)

Venezia 2011 EUR 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
249

[SANTA MARGHERITA E SANT'AGNESE] - Le leggende di Santa Margherita e Sant'Agnese. Ms. Ricc. 453

Modena 2008 EUR 400.00 - 600.00 EUR 896.00
250 VIRGILIO (70-19 a.C.)

Bucoliche, Georgiche, Eneide, Appendix Vergiliana. Lat. 7939A

Roma 2017 EUR 600.00 - 800.00 EUR 768.00
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.