• <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> Presentation Copy of a Whitman "Holy Grail." Whitman, Walt. $10,000-$15,000. <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> <i>Endymion</i> in Original Boards. Keats, John. $8,000- <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> Association Copy of the Privately Printed Edition of <i>The Tale of Peter Rabbit.</i> Potter, Beatrix. $8,000-$12,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> Christina Rossetti's Own Copy of Her First Book. Rossetti, Christina G. $8,000-$12,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> The Borden Copy of <i>The Life of Merlin</i> in an Elaborate Binding by Riviere. Heywood, Thomas, Translator. $6,000-$8,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> Arion Press. Whitman, Walt, <i>Leaves of Grass.</i> $4,000-$6,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> <i>Call It Sleep in the First State Jacket.</i> Roth, Henry. $2,000-$3,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> Steinbeck's Best-Known Work. Steinbeck, John. $2,000-$3,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> A Fine Jewelled Binding Signed by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Sangorski, Francis. $40,000-$60,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> <i>The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter</i>: A Complete Set of First Editions. Potter, Beatrix. $2,000-$3,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> Kelmscott Shelley. Shelley, Percy Bysshe. <i>The Poetical Works.</i> $3,000-$5,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> Inscribed by Martin Luther King Jr. King, Martin Luther, Jr. $3,000-$5,000
    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
  • <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 75. The Second Printed Map of the North American Continent - Full Contemporary Color (1593) Est. $35,000 - $40,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 37. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $16,000 - $18,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 104. Important Revolutionary War Plan of Battle of Quebec in Contemporary Color (1776) Est. $4,000 - $4,750 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 43. Mercator's Map of the North Pole - the First Printed Map Devoted to the Arctic (1606) Est. $2,750 - $3,500 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 237. Rare and Striking Bird's-Eye View of Lawrence, Kansas (1880) Est. $2,000 - $2,500 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 10. Rare Map from Atlas Maior with Representations of the Seasons in Contemporary Color (1662) Est. $14,000 - $17,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 374. Bunting's Map of Europe Depicted as the Queen of the World (1589) Est. $2,000 - $2,400 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 590. Willem Blaeu's Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia (1634) Est. $2,750 - $3,500 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 647. The Earliest and Most Decorative Map of the East Coast of Africa (1596) Est. $3,000 - $3,750 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 710. Ruscelli's Complete, Third Edition Atlas with 65 Maps (1574) Est. $9,500 - $11,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 696. Superb Hand-Colored Image of the Adoration of the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950
    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
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  • <b>Doyle, Nov. 5:</b> The Director's copy of the first edition of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, inscribed by Beckett. $7,000 to $10,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 5:</b> Don McLean's personal test pressing of American Pie before mass production, gifted in 1971. $8,000 to $12,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 5:</b> The important and extensive archive of original fashion photographs of model Dorothy Rice, 1945-58. $20,000 to $30,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 5:</b> A Charles Adams theater advertisement. $8,000 to $12,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 5:</b> A Small Patinated Bronze Bust of Marlene Dietrich. $800 to $1,200. <b>Doyle, Nov. 5:</b> Marlene Dietrich Studio Photograph. $100 to $200. <b>Doyle, Nov. 5:</b> The very large and uncommon British Quad for Hitchcock's The Birds. $500 to $800. <b>Doyle, Nov. 5:</b> An Original Crystal "Sputnik" from the 1966 Met Opera Chandelier. $3,000 to $5,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 5:</b> The rare poster from the first American performances of Endgame, 1958. $1,000 to $1,500. <b>Doyle, Nov. 5:</b> The original Coconut Grove Playhouse poster for Waiting for Godot, possibly unique. $3,000 to $5,000.
    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.

Rago Arts and Auctions: Present Tense, 92525b, Van Nuys, CA

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
September 25, 2025 - September 25, 2025
Page Size: 37 items in 2 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
100 Takashi Murakami b.1963

Tan Tan Bo

 2016 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 17,780.00
114 Rafa Macarron b.1981

Untitled

 2023 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 5,080.00
122 Invader b.1969

Alert (blue)

 2020 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 Not Sold
139 Swoon b.1977

Edline

 2012 USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 Not Sold
143 Jerkface b.1982

Double Mickey (Double Pointer)

 2024 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,905.00
145 Jerkface b.1982

You Know What Time It is (Adventure Time)

 2015 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 699.00
149 Jason Boyd Kinsella b.1969

Carlos

 2023 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,143.00
150 Barry McGee b.1966

D.F.W. zine; SFAQ [Projects] poster (two works)

 2015-16 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 318.00
151 Barry McGee b.1966

SFAQ [Projects] poster

 2015 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 381.00
153 Mr. Brainwash b.1966

Untitled

 2008 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 699.00
154 Leo Gabin b.2000

Untitled (Girl Smoke)

 2013 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 132.00
156 Martin Whatson b.1984

The Stag

 2020 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,032.00
157 Mr. Brainwash b.1966

I'm Yours - Follow Your Heart (Red)

 2022 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,524.00
159 Shepard Fairey b.1970

Artists for Freedom; Guns and Roses poster (two works)

 2006/2015 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 254.00
160 Shepard Fairey b.1970

Muslim Woman; Revolution Woman posters (two works)

 2007 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 254.00
164 Crash (John Matos) b.1961

Thunderbird; Thunderbird Alumni (two works)

 2003 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 762.00
168 Yue Minjun b.1962

Untitled (Smile-ism No. 2)

 2006 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,778.00
170 Yue Minjun b.1962

Untitled (Smile-ism No. 3)

 2006 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,270.00
171 Takashi Murakami b.1963

And Then x 727 (Ultramarine: GUNJO) with original drawing

 2013 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,159.00
172 Takashi Murakami b.1963

Kaikai Kiki and Me - For Better Or Worse In Good Times and Bad. The Weather is Fine

 2010 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,016.00
173 Takashi Murakami b.1963

And Then x6 (Red: The Polke Method)

 2013 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,080.00
174 Takashi Murakami and Fujiko F. Fujio

On an Endless Journey on a Time Machine with the Author Fujiko F. Fujio!

 2018 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,016.00
175 Takashi Murakami b.1963

Behold! Tis the Netherworld

 2014 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 762.00
176 Takashi Murakami b.1963

LIME GREEN-TIME; Dokuro Silver (two works)

 2000, 2008 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 635.00
177 Takashi Murakami b.1963

MCBST 1959-2011

 2011 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,244.00
  • <b><center>Swann<br>Autographs<br>November 6, 2025</center></b> <b>Swann, Nov. 6:</b> Lot 93: Autograph album containing 29 autograph letters signed by each president from Washington to Coolidge, 1785-1945. <b>Swann, Nov. 6:</b> Lot 166: Franz Schubert, Autograph Musical Manuscript, fragment from <i>Die Taucher,</i> 1813. <b>Swann, Nov. 6:</b> Lot 111: Thomas Jefferson, holograph plat drawing: map of field near Monticello, 1790s. <b><center>Swann<br>Autographs<br>November 6, 2025</center></b> <b>Swann, Nov. 6:</b> Lot 208: George Sand, Autograph Manuscript Signed, draft of her one-act play, <i>Francia,</i> ca. 1872. <b>Swann, Nov. 6:</b> Lot 218: Walt Whitman, Manuscript Signed, draft of three complete poems from <i>Leaves of Grass,</i> 1891. <b>Swann, Nov. 6:</b> Lot 8: James Dean, Photograph Signed and Inscribed, still from <i>Giant,</i> 1955. <b><center>Swann<br>Autographs<br>November 6, 2025</center></b> <b>Swann, Nov. 6:</b> Lot 20: John Lennon, Typescript Signed, interview discussing Paul, Linda, and Yoko, 1971. <b>Swann, Nov. 6:</b> Lot 215: Mark Twain, engraved portrait Signed, "Mark Twain / SL. Clemens," 1890s. <b>Swann, Nov. 6:</b> Lot 81: Vaslav Nijinsky, reproduction of an artwork by Léon Bakst Inscribed and Signed, 1916. <b><center>Swann<br>Autographs<br>November 6, 2025</center></b> <b>Swann, Nov. 6:</b> Lot 73: Malcolm X, <i>The Harvard Crimson Signed</i> and Inscribed: his street address and phone number, 1961. <b>Swann, Nov. 6:</b> Lot 11: Lou Gehrig, Photograph Signed and Inscribed, ca. 1939. <b>Swann, Nov. 6:</b> Lot 153: George Gershwin, Photograph Signed and Inscribed, portrait by Renato Toppo.
    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.
  • <b><center>Sotheby's<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts & More<br>Available for Immediate Purchase</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> William Shakespeare. <i>The Temple Shakespeare.</i> Housed in Custom Bookcase. $6,365. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Frederick Douglass. <i>Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass,</i> Boston: Anti-Slavery Office, 1845. $14,000. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Charles Dickens. <i>A Christmas Carol.</i> London: William Heinemann, 1915. $2,900. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. First Edition Set, Including <i>This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby,</i> and others. Charles Scribner's Sons. 1920 – 1941. $24,180. <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 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.
  • <b><center>Dominic Winter<br>Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin<br>5th November, 2025</center></b> <b>Dominic Winter, Nov. 5:</b> Darwin (Charles). <i>Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands,</i> 1st edition, 1844. £4,000 to £6,000. <b>Dominic Winter, Nov. 5:</b> Rashleigh (Philip). <i>Specimens of British Minerals,</i> 2 parts in 1, 1797 & 1802. £3,000 to £5,000. <b>Dominic Winter, Nov. 5:</b> Murchison (Roderick Impey). <i>The Silurian System,</i> 1st edition, 1839. £3,000 to £5,000. <b><center>Dominic Winter<br>Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin<br>5th November, 2025</center></b> <b>Dominic Winter, Nov. 5:</b> Darwin (Charles). <i>The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs,</i> 1st edition, 1842. £3,000 to £5,000. <b>Dominic Winter, Nov. 5:</b> Darwin (Charles). <i>Geological Observations on South America,</i> 1st edition, 1846. £3,000 to £5,000. <b>Dominic Winter, Nov. 5:</b> Sowerby (James). <i>The Mineral Conchology of Great Britain,</i> 6 volumes, 1812-29. £2,000 to £3,000. <b><center>Dominic Winter<br>Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin<br>5th November, 2025</center></b> <b>Dominic Winter, Nov. 5:</b> Emerson (William). <i>Cyclomathesis: or an Easy Introduction to ... Mathematics,</i> 10 vols. in 9, 1770. £1,500 to £2,000. <b>Dominic Winter, Nov. 5:</b> Robinson (Thomas). <i>New observations on the Natural History of This World of Matter,</i> 1696. £800 to £1,200. <b>Dominic Winter, Nov. 5:</b> Aquinas (Thomas). <i>[Summa Theologica], Secunda Parte,</i> Venice, 1496. £700 to £1,000. <b><center>Dominic Winter<br>Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin<br>5th November, 2025</center></b> <b>Dominic Winter, Nov. 5:</b> Parfit (Cliff). <i>Tesuki Washi. Handmade Papers of Japan,</i> 1981-1988. £400 to £600. <b>Dominic Winter, Nov. 5:</b> Herbert (Thomas). <i>A Relation of some yeares Travaile... Into Afrique and the greater Asia,</i> 1634. £800 to £1,200. <b>Dominic Winter, Nov. 5:</b> Lindbergh (Charles A.). <i>The Spirit of St. Louis,</i> 1955, signed. £200 to £300.
    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.