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![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], John Tenniel. <i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</i> First Edition. Macmillan & Co., 1866. $15,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/cc3f4f98-f195-4049-aca6-329c27fdd27c.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], John Tenniel. <i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</i> First Edition. Macmillan & Co., 1866. $15,000.")
Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate PurchaseSotheby’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. -
![<b>Dominic Winter, Nov. 5:</b> Aquinas (Thomas). <i>[Summa Theologica], Secunda Parte,</i> Venice, 1496. £700 to £1,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b69c37e7-f18c-4417-b08b-f00e9b97a413.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Nov. 5:</b> Aquinas (Thomas). <i>[Summa Theologica], Secunda Parte,</i> Venice, 1496. £700 to £1,000.")
Dominic Winter
Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin
5th November, 2025Dominic 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, 2025Dominic 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, 2025Dominic 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, 2025Dominic 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, 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
Autographs
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
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers: Rare Books, Manuscripts & Collectors' Sale, 100125, Kilkenny
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- October 01, 2025 - October 02, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 226 | Hogan (John) | Kilkenny The Ancient City of Ossory |
Kilkenny | 1884 | EUR 150.00 - 220.00 | EUR 262.50 |
| 227 | Bindings: Baskerville Press: The Book of Common Prayer,... |
Cambridge | 1761 | EUR 180.00 - 240.00 | Not Sold | |
| 228 | Hornby (Nick) | Fever Pitch - A Fans Life |
London | 1992 | EUR 60.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold |
| 229 | Kavanagh (P.F.) | 1798: Popular History of 1798 |
Dublin | 1884 | EUR 120.00 - 180.00 | EUR 137.50 |
| 230 | Longley (Michael) | Broken Dishes |
1998 | EUR 180.00 - 220.00 | Not Sold | |
| 231 | Lanigan (Rev. J.) | An Ecclesiastical History of Ireland |
Dublin | 1829 | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | EUR 175.00 |
| 232 | Gregory (Lady A.) | Attractive Illustrated Volumes Irish Juvenile: The Golden Apple - A Play for Kiltartan Children |
Lond. | 1916 | EUR 150.00 - 220.00 | EUR 162.50 |
| 233 | Praeger (Rob. Lloyd) | Irish Topographical Botany |
Dublin | 1901 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 225.00 |
| 234 | Kavanagh (Patrick) | Collected Poems |
London | 1964 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 425.00 |
| 235 | Montague (J.) | Signed by the Author A large and nice collection of First Edition hardback and paperback / pamphlets of the author's main works |
EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 212.50 | ||
| 236 | Leslie (Rev. J.B.) | Co. Louth: History of Kilsaran Union of Parishes in the Co. of Louth |
Dundalk | 1908 | EUR 70.00 - 100.00 | EUR 68.75 |
| 237 | [Young (Arthur)] | Agriculture: A Course of Experimental Agriculture |
Dublin | 1771 | EUR 160.00 - 240.00 | Not Sold |
| 238 | Newman (J. Henry) | Pamphlets: 1. Saint, A Letter Addressed to his Grace The Duke of Norfolk... |
Lond. | 1875 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 150.00 |
| 239 | Reynolds (J.J.) | [Sir Hugh Lane] Statement of the Claim for the Return to Dublin of the 39 Lane Bequest Pictures now at the Tate Gallery, London |
Dublin | 1932 | EUR 75.00 - 125.00 | EUR 200.00 |
| 240 | Large Paper Copy Bindings: Le Sage - Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane |
Paris | 1800 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 325.00 | |
| 241 | Stone (J. Harris) | Co. Galway: Connemara and the Neighbouring Spots of Beauty and Interest |
Lond. | 1906 | EUR 160.00 - 260.00 | EUR 187.50 |
| 242 | McGahern (John) | The Leave Taking |
London | 1974 | EUR 250.00 - 320.00 | EUR 350.00 |
| 243 | Nelson (E.C.)ed. Walsh (W.) illus & de Burca (E.) pub. | One of 150 Copies An Irish Flower Garden Replanted |
Dublin | 1997 | EUR 250.00 - 350.00 | Not Sold |
| 244 | McCabe (Patrick) | The Butcher Boy |
London | 1992 | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | EUR 150.00 |
| 245 | Friel (Brian) | A Mans World |
2010 | EUR 150.00 - 180.00 | EUR 162.50 | |
| 246 | Behan (Brendan) | Borstal Boy |
London | 1958 | EUR 120.00 - 180.00 | EUR 312.50 |
| 247 | Vicars (Sir Arthur) | Index to the Prerogative Wills of Ireland 1536-1810 |
Dublin | 1897 | EUR 75.00 - 125.00 | Not Sold |
| 248 | Carson (Ciaran) | Signed Limited Editions Collected Poems |
2008 | EUR 220.00 - 320.00 | EUR 450.00 | |
| 249 | O'Connor (Cynthia) | Earl of Charlemont - The Pleasing Hours - James Caulfield, First Earl of Charlemont, 1728-99 |
Dublin | 1999 | EUR 60.00 - 90.00 | EUR 56.25 |
| 250 | Doyle (Roddy) | Signed by the Author A Collection of 7 Editions of the Author's Works including The Commitments |
EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 275.00 |
