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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.
  • Doyle
    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
    November 25
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    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
    November 25
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    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
    November 25
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    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
    November 25
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    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
    November 25
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    November 25
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    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
    November 25
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    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
    November 25
  • 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.

Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen: Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques - Day 2, 140B, 75172 Pforzheim

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
October 01, 2025 - October 01, 2025
Page Size: 1360 items in 55 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
2103 Schoeller,M.

16 gefalt. farb. lithogr. Karten aus: Mitteilungen uber meine Reise nach Aquatorial-Ostafrika und Uganda 1896-1897.

Bln. 1901 EUR 240.00 - 240.00 EUR 208.00
2104 (Schwabe,J.J.,Hrsg.).

Allgemeine Historie der Reisen zu Wasser und zu Lande; oder Sammlung aller Reisebeschreibungen, welche bis itzo von allen Volkern herausgegeben worden. Bd. 5.

Leipzig 1749 EUR 300.00 - 300.00 EUR 312.00
2105 Buxton, Thomas Fowell.

The African Slave Trade. 2nd ed.

London 1839 EUR 200.00 - 200.00 EUR 182.00
2106 Ward,H.

Funf Jahre unter den Stammen des Kongostaates.

Lpz. 1891 EUR 300.00 - 300.00 EUR 260.00
2107 Bissel,J.

Argonauticon Americanorum, sive historiae periculorum Petri de Victoria ac sociorum ejus. Libri XV.

Munchen 1647 EUR 300.00 - 300.00 EUR 260.00
2108 Bougainville,L.A.de.

Voyage autour du monde par la fregate du roi La Boudeuse et la flute L'Etoile, en 1766, 1767, 1768 & 1769.

Paris 1771 EUR 800.00 - 800.00 EUR 1,430.00
2109 Barlaeus,C.

Rerum per octennium in Brasilia et alibi gestarum, sub praefectura illustrissimi comitis I. Mauritii, Nassauiae, &c. comitis, historia.

Kleve 1660 EUR 750.00 - 750.00 Not Sold
2110 Steinen,K.v.d.

Durch Central-Brasilien. Expedition zur Erforschung des Schingu im Jahre 1884.

Lpz. 1886 EUR 150.00 - 150.00 EUR 169.00
2111 Bromme,T.

Gemalde von Nord-Amerika... Eine pittoreske Geographie... und ein umfassendes Reise Handbuch... 2 Bde.

Stgt. 1842 EUR 120.00 - 120.00 EUR 104.00
2112 Bry,Th.de.

Brevis Narratio eorum quae in Florida Americae Provincia Gallis acciderung, secunda in illam Navigatione, duce Renato de Laudoniere classis Praefecto: Anno MD LXIIII.

Frankfurt 1609 EUR 4,500.00 - 4,500.00 Not Sold
2113 Catlin,G.

Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians. 2 Bde.

London 1841 = 1892 EUR 150.00 - 150.00 EUR 130.00
2114 Chicago.

The New Chicago Album. Leporello-Album

bei Wittemann 1883 EUR 200.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
2115

Code of 1650, The, being a compilation of the earliest laws and orders of the General Court of Connecticut;... commonly called Blue laws.

Hartford 1822 EUR 120.00 - 120.00 EUR 104.00
2116 Deuber,(F.X.A.).

Geschichte der Schifffahrt im atlantischen Ozean; zum Beweis, dass Amerika schon lange vor Chr. Colombo, und auch der Compass... vor Flavio Gioja entdeckt worden sey.

Bamberg 1814 EUR 300.00 - 300.00 EUR 260.00
2117 Ehrmann,T.F.

Geschichte der merkwurdigsten Reisen welche seit dem zwolften Jahrhunderte zu Wasser und zu Land unternommen worden sind. Bd. 1.

Ffm. 1791 EUR 60.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
2118 Goering,A.

Vom tropischen Tieflande zum ewigen Schnee

Lpz. 1892-93 EUR 300.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
2119 Gottfried,J.L.

Newe Welt und Americanische Historien

Ffm. 1655 EUR 900.00 - 900.00 EUR 1,820.00
2120 Bryan,W.A.

Natural History of Hawaii. Being an account of the Hawaiian people, the geology and geography of the islands, and the native and introduced plants and animals of the group.

Honolulu 1915 EUR 45.00 - 45.00 EUR 65.00
2121 (Heiden,C.F. von der).

Americanische Urquelle derer innerlichen Kriege des bedrangten Teutschlands...

Augsburg 1760-63 EUR 1,500.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
2122 Holmberg,H.J.

Ethnographische Skizzen uber die Volker des russischen Amerika. 1. (von 2) Abteilung.

Helsingfors 1855 EUR 600.00 - 600.00 EUR 520.00
2123 Humboldt,A.v.

Reise in die Aequinoctial-Gegenden des neuen Continents. In dt. Bearb. v. H. Hauff. 4 Bde.

Stgt. 1859-60 EUR 80.00 - 80.00 EUR 143.00
2124 Krause,A.

Die Tlinkit-Indianer. Ergebnisse einer Reise nach der Nordwestkuste von Amerika und der Beringstrasse, ausgefuhrt im Auftrage der Bremer Geogr. Gesellschaft in den Jahren 1880-1881.

Jena 1885 EUR 180.00 - 180.00 Not Sold
2125 Marcoy,P. (d.i. L.de Saint-Cricq).

A journey across South America from the Pacific ocean to the Atlantic ocean. 4 Bde.

London 1871-73 EUR 300.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
2126 Martin,K.

Westindische Skizzen. Reise-Erinnerungen.

Leiden 1887 EUR 75.00 - 75.00 Not Sold
2127 Merula,G.

Memorabilium ultra primam editionem & recognitum & quatvor libris auctum opus cum emendatione et scholiis P. Castalii.

Lyon 1556 EUR 300.00 - 300.00 EUR 260.00
  • 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
  • University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
    Now through Nov. 19
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 308 - Bob Dylan Handwritten & Signed Lyrics to "Just Like a Woman" With Jeff Rosen & JSA Authentication
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 455 - Isaac Newton Admiration For Judaism & Moral Continuity With Christianity! 350+ Words in his Hand - Extraordinary Content!
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 219 - 371g Moon Meteorite, Incredible Find - Laâyoune 002
    University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
    Now through Nov. 19
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 448 - Scarce Einstein AM on Unified Field Theory, 180+ Words & 11 Equations in His Hand! From His Published Article, "A Generalization of the Relativistic Theory of Gravitation"
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 159 - Woodrow Wilson Baseball Signed for WWI Red Cross Fundraiser, Ex. Forbes & PSA Authentic - Finest Known!
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 84 - Lee Harvey Oswald ALS to Brother, Trying Desperately to Get out of Russia! Highly Important
    University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
    Now through Nov. 19
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 152 - George Washington Signed Discharge for MA Soldier Whose Regiment Was at Bunker Hill!
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 88 - Abraham Lincoln Fully Signed Military Appointment for Mexican War Vet & Respected Cavalryman
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 188 - Apollo XI Astronauts & Their Wives Signed Photo, Plus Crew Signed Cover, From Apollo XI Presidential Goodwill Tour Era, Pre-Cert Zarelli
    University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
    Now through Nov. 19
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 265 - Martin Luther King, Jr. TLS Re: "Stride Toward Freedom" Film Rights To Literary Agent Marie Rodell
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 324 - John Lennon Signed Apple Records Check, PSA GEM MT 10! Possibly Finest Known
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 79 - John & Jacqueline Kennedy Signed WH 1963 Christmas Gift Inscribed to Close Friend Joan Braden, PSA Authentic
  • 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.