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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 
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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
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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):
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Auction Details
- Auction Date
 - September 30, 2025 - October 01, 2025
 
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126 | CICOGNA, Giovanni Matteo (XVI sec.) | Il primo libro del trattato militare  | 
            Venezia | 1567 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 1,280.00 | 
| 127 | DELLA PORTA, Giovanni Battista (1535-1615) | Magiae naturalis libri viginti  | 
            Rouen | 1650 | EUR 300.00 - 500.00 | EUR 1,536.00 | 
| 128 | DELLA PORTA, Giovanni Battista (1535-1615) | La fisonomia dell'huomo et la celeste  | 
            Venezia | 1652 | EUR 300.00 - 500.00 | EUR 704.00 | 
| 129 | Cristoforo, CLAVIO (1538-1612) | EUCLIDE (IV-III secolo a.C) - Elementorum libri XV  | 
            Roma | 1603 | EUR 150.00 - 250.00 | EUR 358.40 | 
| 130 | FERRARI, Giovanni Battista (1584-1655) | Flora overo cultura di fiori  | 
            Roma | 1638 | EUR 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | EUR 2,048.00 | 
| 131 | FICORONI, Francesco de (1664-1747) | Gemmae antiquae litteratae  | 
            Roma | 1757 | EUR 150.00 - 250.00 | EUR 204.80 | 
| 132 | FRISI, Paolo (1728-1784) | Cosmographiae physicae et mathematicae  | 
            Milano | 1774-1775 | EUR 150.00 - 250.00 | EUR 281.60 | 
| 133 | GALENO (129-201) | De humoribus liber  | 
            Strasburgo | 1558 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 243.20 | 
| 134 | GARZONI, Tommaso (1549-1589) | L'hospidale de' pazzi incurabili  | 
            Ferrara | 1586 | EUR 500.00 - 800.00 | EUR 768.00 | 
| 135 | LA COURT VAN DER WOORT, Pieter de (1664-1739) | Les agremens de la campagne  | 
            Leida | 1750 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 230.40 | 
| 136 | LECCHI, Giovanni Antonio (1702-1776) | Trigonometriae theorico-practicae planae et sphaericae  | 
            Milano | 1756 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 230.40 | 
| 137 | LESCALLIER, Daniel (1743-1822) | Vocabulaire des termes de marine anglois et francois  | 
            Parigi | 1777 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 332.80 | 
| 138 | SPALLANZANI, Lazzaro (1729-1799) | [MANOSCRITTO] - Lettera autografa  | 
            25 dicembre 1765 | EUR 300.00 - 500.00 | EUR 640.00 | |
| 139 | [MECCANICA] - Un lotto di tre volumi dedicati all'argomento molto difficili da trovare sul mercato: TADINI, Antonio (1754-1830)  | 
            Milano | [1814- 1816] | EUR 150.00 - 250.00 | EUR 179.20 | |
| 140 | [MUSICA] - Raccolta copiosa d'intermedi parte da rappresentarsi col canto, alcuni senza musica  | 
            Amsterdam | 1723 | EUR 150.00 - 250.00 | EUR 1,152.00 | |
| 141 | SACCHI, Giovenale (1726-1789) | [MUSICA] - Della natura e perfezione della antica musica de' Greci  | 
            Milano | 1778 | EUR 150.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold | 
| 142 | TARTINI, Giuseppe (1692-1770) | [MUSICA] - Risposta di Giuseppe Tartini alla critica del di lui Trattato di musica di Mon. Le Serre  | 
            Venezia | 1767 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 243.20 | 
| 143 | PALLADIO, Andrea (1508-1580) | Le terme dei romani  | 
            Vicenza | 1785 | EUR 300.00 - 500.00 | EUR 448.00 | 
| 144 | PAPILLON, Jean Baptiste Michel (1698-1776) | Traite historique et pratique de la gravure en bois  | 
            Parigi | 1766 | EUR 500.00 - 800.00 | EUR 576.00 | 
| 145 | PERI, Giovanni Domenico (1590-1666) | Il negotiante  | 
            Venezia | 1649 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 422.40 | 
| 146 | PHILIPPI, Rodolfo Amando (1808-1904) | Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien  | 
            Cassel | 1845-1851 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 1,216.00 | 
| 147 | PRONY, Gaspard Riche de (1775-1839) | Recherches physico-mathematiques sur la theorie des eaux courantes  | 
            Parigi | 1804 | EUR 150.00 - 250.00 | EUR 281.60 | 
| 148 | REDI, Francesco (1626-1697) | Miscellanea di opere dell'autore: Osservazioni intorno agli animali viventi che si trovano negli animali viventi...  | 
            Firenze | 1684 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 448.00 | 
| 149 | RONDELET, Jean-Baptiste (1743-1829) | Trattato teorico e pratico dell'arte di edificare  | 
            Napoli | 1840-41 | EUR 150.00 - 250.00 | EUR 179.20 | 
| 150 | VITRUVIO, Marco Pollione (c.80-70 B.C.- c.15 B.C) | De architectura libri dece. Tradotto da Cesare Cesariano (c.1478-1543). Commento di Cesariano, Benedetto Giovio e Massimo Bono Mauro  | 
            Como | 1521 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 3,328.00 |