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.
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

Gonnelli Casa DAste: Books, Autographs and Manuscripts - Session I, 63A, Firenze

Auction Details

Auction Date: October 07, 2025 - October 07, 2025

Page Size: 103 items in 5 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
76		Torah (Bibbia ebraica non commentata). Probabilmente Italia centrale, meta XVIII secolo.	Italia	1750	EUR 300.00 - 300.00	EUR 756.00
77	Rabbi Rafa'el ben Gabri'el Norzi (di Norcia).	Rabbi Rafa'el ben Gabri'el Norzi (di Norcia)., Sefer Marpe' la-Nefesh (Libro Guaritor dell'Anima). Venezia, presso la Stamparia Bragadina, anno ebraico (5)513 (AD 1752-1753).	Venezia	1752	EUR 250.00 - 250.00	Not Sold
78		Sefer Tehillim ("Libro dei Salmi"). Livorno, 1795, Ya'aqov Nunes Va'is (stampatore), approvato da Giovanni Vincenzio Falorni.	Livorno	1795	EUR 400.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
79		Torah (Bibbia ebraica), frammento di rotolo; Libro dell'Esodo Probabile provenienza italiana, prima meta di XIX secolo.	Italia	1800	EUR 300.00 - 300.00	EUR 529.00
80	Abu Sa'id Tahir ibn Islam bn Qasim ibn Ahmad bn Razi al-Ansari al-Khwarazmi al-Khurramshahi al-Hanafi, soprannominato "Namd-push".	Abu Sa'id Tahir ibn Islam bn Qasim ibn Ahmad bn Razi al-Ansari al-Khwarazmi al-Khurramshahi al-Hanafi, soprannominato "Namd-push"., Kitab al-Jawahir al-'ibadat fi-'ilm al-Fiqh. Composto in Persia orientale (Khorasan) o Uzbekistan, datato al colophon il 20	Persian Empire	1503	EUR 1,000.00 - 1,000.00	EUR 1,260.00
81	Abo'l-Qasem Ferdowsi	Abo'l-Qasem Ferdowsi, Shahnameh ("Libro dei Re"). Manoscritto persiano di provenienza kashmira, composto con ogni probabilita alla meta del XVIII secolo o al primo quarto del XIX secolo.	Kashmir	1750	EUR 1,500.00 - 1,500.00	Not Sold
82	Muhammad Qutta al-'Adawi	Muhammad Qutta al-'Adawi, Kitab alf layla wa layla: "Il libro delle mille e una notte", in lingua araba. Stampato presso la stamperia di 'Abd al-Rahman Rushdi Bey "che si trova a Bulaq". Bulaq (Cairo), 1279 AH (AD 1862).	Cairo	1862	EUR 25,000.00 - 25,000.00	Not Sold
83		Kitab al-Nubuwwat al-Kana'isi. Stampato nel Monastero di San Giovanni Battista a Shuwayr, Libano, AD 1813.	Lebanon	1813	EUR 600.00 - 600.00	EUR 1,512.00
84	Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Razi, Muhammad al-Birkawi	Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Razi, Muhammad al-Birkawi, Tuhfat al-Muluk, ("I doni offerti ai Re"), con Mu'addil al-Salawat ("Sulla necessita della preghiera"). Datato all'anno del calendario islamico 1173 (corrispondente al gregoriano 1759/1760) e realizzato	Anatolia	1759	EUR 300.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
85	Taki Katei	Taki Katei, Tansei Ippan: "Il Rosso e il Blu". Tokyo, presso l'editore Hanshichi Yoshikawa. Voll. 1-2 datati novembre 1894 (27 Meiji); voll. 3-4: marzo 1898 (31 Meiji). Tipografo: Sanjiro Matsui; scultore blocco di stampa: Tokutaro Kimura.	Tokyo	1894	EUR 250.00 - 250.00	EUR 529.00
86	Torigai Dosai, Maestro Kaibara	Torigai Dosai, Maestro Kaibara, Kiyosechukai Kaisei Getsurei Hakubutsusen ("Edizione riveduta dell'Almanacco di storia naturale di mesi e stagioni, con annotazioni"). Osaka e Tokyo, 1804-1806-1842.	Osaka, Tokyo	1806	EUR 400.00 - 400.00	EUR 504.00
87	Nobuhiro Sato	Nobuhiro Sato, Somoku Rokubu Koshuho ("Metodi di coltivazione in sei parti di piante e alberi"). Tokyo, marzo 1874 (anno 7 era Meiji), presso l'editore Meizankaku Izumiyakobe - Seifukaku.	Tokyo	1874	EUR 300.00 - 300.00	EUR 529.00
88		Saggio sulla ceramica giapponese. Tokyo, 1919 (8 era Taisho), per l'editrice Matsuyama-do Shoten (editore Rihachi Fujii), la tipografia Onishi Ringoro. Tipografo: Kumao Onishi.	Tokyo	1919	EUR 150.00 - 150.00	EUR 189.00
89	Kunisada I Utagawa	Kunisada I Utagawa, La "Filastrocca della Magnifica Ruota" (Warabeuta Myomyoguruma). 1874 (6 era Meiji); luogo di edizione, tipografo ed editore non identificati.	Japan	1874	EUR 300.00 - 300.00	EUR 378.00
90	Arata Arai	Arata Arai, Seizoku Kocho Shiryaku Jirui Daizen Senchi Gaizu-Zen (letteralmente: "Storia principale e seguito -- Riassunto della storia della Corte Imperiale -- Dizionario completo -- Mappe schematiche dei campi di battaglia -- Opera Completa"). 1870 (ini	Japan	1870	EUR 600.00 - 600.00	Not Sold
91	Kosogai Sogi	Kosogai Sogi, Bussetsu Muryoju-Kyo: "Il Sutra lungo della contemplazione della vita infinita". Prima era Meiji (terzo quarto del XIX secolo).	Japan	1875	EUR 1,000.00 - 1,000.00	Not Sold
92	Mantei Oga	Mantei Oga, Shaka Hasso Yamato Bunko, Parte 3 (1846) e Parte 8 (1848). Edito presso la Kinjudo di Edo (antico nome di Tokyo), 1846-1848. Illustratore: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Parte 3) e Utagawa Toyokuni (Parte 8).	Tokyo	1845	EUR 300.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
93		Kokonwakan Banpozensho: "Guida illustrata alla katana", nei voll. 10, 11 e 12 (18). 1818 (tarda era Edo); l'editore e il luogo di stampa di questa edizione risultano ignoti.	Japan	1818	EUR 250.00 - 250.00	Not Sold
94	Yamada Yoshimitsu	Yamada Yoshimitsu, Kokon Kaji Biko ("Note sulla forgiatura antica e moderna"). AD 1830 (tarda era Edo).	Japan	1830	EUR 300.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
95		Gokoku Onna Taiheiki, "Cronaca di una grande pace e della donna che ha protetto il Paese". Tarda era Edo - inizio era Meiji (AD 1850-1870 ca.).	Japan	1850	EUR 1,200.00 - 1,200.00	Not Sold
96		Mappa del forte di Ichi-no Tani. Luogo di stampa, stampatore e decoratore ignoti. 1860.	Japan	1860	EUR 150.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
97	Yoshiki Ochiai	Yoshiki Ochiai, Genpei Josuiki: Konko Jitsuroku ("Ascesa e Caduta della Genpei"). Pubblicato il 3 novembre 1883 (16 Meiji), per i tipi dell'editore Eisendo di Tokyo.	Tokyo	1883	EUR 400.00 - 400.00	EUR 504.00
98	Okamoto Kisen	Okamoto Kisen, Sawamura Tanosuke Akebono Soshi, Parti 1 e 3 (entrambe composte da un quaderno del "Sopra", uno del "Centro" e uno del "Sotto"), illustrato da Yoshu Chikanobu. Tokyo, 1880 (22 era Meiji), per i tipi dell'editore Tosendo.	Tokyo	1880	EUR 450.00 - 450.00	Not Sold
99	Hiroshige Utagawa I (Ando Tokutaro)	Hiroshige Utagawa I (Ando Tokutaro), Le 53 Stazioni del Tokaido (Tokaido Gojusan-Tsugi). Edizione popolare di era Meiji dei famosissimi pannelli xilografici del maestro Hiroshige.	Japan	1890	EUR 850.00 - 850.00	EUR 1,386.00
100		Pertedz Hogevor ("La Gloria dello Spirito"). Costantinopoli (?), AD 1772.	Istanbul	1772	EUR 350.00 - 350.00	EUR 2,394.00

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.
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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.