• 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 Solider 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
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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.

Gonnelli Casa DAste: Books, Autographs and Manuscripts - Session IV, 63D, Firenze

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
October 09, 2025 - October 09, 2025
Page Size: 132 items in 6 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
466 Brancaccio Giulio Cesare

Brancaccio Giulio Cesare, Il Brancatio, della Vera Disciplina, et Arte Militare sopra i Comentari di Giulio Cesare... In Venetia: appresso Vittorio Baldini, 1582.

Venezia 1582 EUR 100.00 - 100.00 EUR 239.00
467 Brenner Domokos Antal Ignacz, Domokos Antal Ignacz

Brenner Domokos Antal Ignacz, Domokos Antal Ignacz, Histoire des revolutions de Hongrie... Tomo I [-VI]. A la Haye: Jean Neaulme, 1739.

Den Haag 1739 EUR 130.00 - 130.00 EUR 1,008.00
468 Brocchi Giuseppe Maria

Brocchi Giuseppe Maria, Descrizione della provincia del Mugello con la carta geografica del medesimo... In Firenze: nella stamperia d'Anton Maria Albizzini, 1748.

Firenze 1748 EUR 150.00 - 150.00 EUR 450.00
469 Brunetti Francesco Saverio

Brunetti Francesco Saverio, Giuochi delle minchiate, ombre, scacchi, ed altri d'ingegno... In Roma: Bernabo e Lazzarini, 1747.

Roma 1747 EUR 340.00 - 340.00 EUR 554.00
470 Bruni Domenico

Bruni Domenico, Difese delle donne, nella quale si contengano le difese loro, dalle calumnie dategli per gli scrittori, & insieme le lodi di quelle. In Firenze: [Eredi di Bernardo Giunta 1.], 1552.

Firenze 1552 EUR 500.00 - 500.00 EUR 630.00
471 Bruni Leonardo

Bruni Leonardo, Libro de la guerra de Ghotti [...] fatto volgare da Lodovico Petroni... (Al colophon:) In Venegia: Nicolo' Zoppino, 1528.

Venezia 1528 EUR 180.00 - 180.00 EUR 328.00
472 Breze Argentero (de)

Breze Argentero (de), Il dilettante de' cavalli... Venezia: presso il Martini, 1795.

Venezia 1795 EUR 100.00 - 100.00 EUR 200.00
473 Bulgarin Faddej Venediktovic

Bulgarin Faddej Venediktovic, Ivan Wyjighine ou Le Gilblas russe par Thadee de Bulgarine. Traduit du russe par Ferry de Pigny. Tome premier [-quatrieme]. Paris: Charles Gosselin, 1829.

Paris 1829 EUR 280.00 - 280.00 Not Sold
474 Buoninsegni Domenico

Buoninsegni Domenico, Historia fiorentina. In Fiorenza: appresso Giorgio Marescotti, 1581. (Al colophon:) In Fiorenza: nella stamperia di Giorgio Marescotti, 1580.

Firenze 1581 EUR 120.00 - 120.00 EUR 353.00
475 Cadet De Vaux Antoine Alexis

Cadet De Vaux Antoine Alexis, Istruzione su l'arte di fare il vino... A Milano: dalla tipografia di Luigi Veladini, anno IX (1800-1801).

Milano 1800 EUR 200.00 - 200.00 EUR 277.00
476 Caesar Gaius Julius

Caesar Gaius Julius, Commentarii [...] tradotti di latino in volgar lingua per Agostino Ortica de la Porta... 1531. (Al colophon:) Stampati in Vinegia: per Francesco di Alessandro Bindoni, et Mapheo Pasini, 1531 del mese di ottobrio.

Venezia 1531 EUR 240.00 - 240.00 EUR 403.00
477 Callimachus

Callimachus, Hymni (cum suis scholiis Graecis) & epigrammata... [Ginevra]: excudebat Henricus Stephanus, 1577.

Ginevra 1577 EUR 120.00 - 120.00 EUR 164.00
478 Carcano Francesco

Carcano Francesco, I tre libri de gli uccelli da rapina... In Vicenza: per il Megietti, 1622.

Vicenza 1622 EUR 300.00 - 300.00 EUR 630.00
479 Caro Annibale

Caro Annibale, Rime del commendatore Annibal Caro. In Venetia: appresso Aldo Manutio, 1572.

Venezia 1572 EUR 100.00 - 100.00 EUR 176.00
480 Caro Annibale

Caro Annibale, De le lettere familiari [...] volume primo (-secondo). In Venetia: Appresso Bernardo Giunti e Fratelli, 1591.

Venezia 1591 EUR 100.00 - 100.00 EUR 189.00
481 Cartari Vincenzo

Cartari Vincenzo, Seconda novissima editione delle imagini de gli dei delli antichi... In Padova: nella stamparia di Pietro Paolo Tozzi, 1626.

Padova 1626 EUR 100.00 - 100.00 EUR 403.00
482 Casaregi Giovanni Bartolomeo

Casaregi Giovanni Bartolomeo, Il cambista instruito per ogni caso de' fallimenti, o sia Instruzione per le piazze mercantili... In Venezia: per Francesco Piacentini, 1737.

Venezia 1738 EUR 100.00 - 100.00 EUR 277.00
483 Castiglione Baldassarre

Castiglione Baldassarre, Il libro del cortegiano... In Firenze: per li heredi di Philippo di Giunta, nell'anno 1531 del mese d'Aprile.

Firenze 1531 EUR 200.00 - 200.00 EUR 580.00
484 Cervantes Saavedra Miguel (de)

Cervantes Saavedra Miguel (de), The history of the most renowned Don Quixote of Mancha, and his trusty squire, Sancho Pancha... London: Thomas Hodgkin for John Newton, 1687.

London 1687 EUR 2,000.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 5,544.00
485 Cicero Marcus Tullius

Cicero Marcus Tullius, De oratore... Dilingae: Caspari Bencard, 1693.

Dilingae 1693 EUR 100.00 - 100.00 Not Sold
486 Ciocchi Giovanni Maria

Ciocchi Giovanni Maria, La pittura in Parnaso... In Firenze: Nella Stamperia di Michele Nestenus, 1725.

Firenze 1725 EUR 160.00 - 160.00 EUR 202.00
487 Clario Isidoro

Clario Isidoro, Biblia sacrosancta Veteris ac Novi Testamenti. Adiectis ex eruditis scriptoribus scholijs... Venetiis: apud Iunctas, 1564. (Al colophon:) Venetiis: in officina haeredum Lucae Antonij Iuntae, 1557 mensis Iulij.

Venezia 1564 EUR 320.00 - 320.00 EUR 756.00
488 Clerke Charles

Clerke Charles, Viaggio intorno al mondo fatto dalla nave inglese il Delfino comandata dal capo-squadra Byron... In Firenze: presso Giuseppe Allegrini, 1768.

Firenze 1768 EUR 150.00 - 150.00 EUR 277.00
489 Collodi Carlo

Collodi Carlo, I racconti delle fate. Firenze: Felice Paggi, 1876.

Firenze 1876 EUR 300.00 - 300.00 EUR 756.00
490 Coppola Giovanni Carlo

Coppola Giovanni Carlo, Le nozze degli Dei, favola [...] rappresentata in musica in Firenze nelle reali nozze de Serenis.mi Gran Duchi di Toschana Ferdinando II. e Vittoria principessa d'Urbino. In Firenze: per Amadore Massi e Lorenzo Landi, 1637.

Firenze 1637 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 2,772.00
  • 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.
  • 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
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  • 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.