• 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
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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.

Catawiki B. V.: Autographs and Manuscripts, 100125, LA Assen,

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
October 01, 2025 - October 01, 2025
Page Size: 88 items in 4 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
93593543 Manuscript; Blad uit een Middeleeuws Getijdenboek

Nederlands - ca.

1460 EUR 220.00 - 250.00 EUR 239.80
97448074 Xavier Bichat

[Libro manoscritto] Ricerche fisiologiche sulla vita e la morte - Vol.1

1800 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 142.79
97649228 InterCosmos

Vladimir Remek - Autograph, Photo with Beckett COA

1976 EUR 140.00 - 200.00 EUR 38.15
97662338 Anonymous copyist -- text attributed to Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Jazuli

Islamic Manuscript -- Likely Dala'il al-Khayrat (al-Jazuli) -- Maghrib, 19th century -- Illuminated

1800/1900 EUR 325.00 - 375.00 Not Sold
97679007 Anoniem

[Nederlands] Manuscript sheet from a Book of Hours - 14th century

1490 EUR 275.00 - 325.00 EUR 219.09
97702215 Jean Cocteau

Scene de menage - Poeme autographe

1953 EUR 225.00 - 275.00 EUR 265.96
97702292 Manuscript

Illuminated Book of Hours page from Delft

1440 EUR 275.00 - 325.00 EUR 112.27
97702897 Manuscript

Original leaf from a latin breviary ca. 14th century

1350 EUR 250.00 - 300.00 EUR 277.95
97714740 Antonio Sanez de Reguart

Tratado del Pulpo y toda especie de Xibias; Tratado del Salmon y la Trucha

1780 EUR 1,100.00 - 1,300.00 Not Sold
97741266 Joannes Baptista Benignus Sallier de Chamont

Pergamena con sigillo pendente in cera, teca, Universita Parigi, licenza Utroque Iure, Baccalaureato

1760 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 272.50
97761074 -

Lotto Documenti fiscali antichi del XVIII secolo -- Reggio Emilia

1742/1747 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 100.28
97761851 Italian scriptorium of the Middle Ages

Breviary illuminated leaf on vellum Italy 4 big initials in red and blue colours

1450/1480 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 177.67
97761859 French Notaires of the 17th and 18th Century Ancient regime sous Louis XIV a XVIII

164 manuscripts French notary certifications and documents seal stamps 17th and 18th vellum+paper

1650/1815 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 374.96
97767841 [Joannes Jacobus de Manneville]

[manuscrit] A Jesus-Christ appelant les pecheurs a la penitence, Traite theologique sur le tres

1730/1745 EUR 550.00 - 650.00 Not Sold
97778586 Napoleon Bonaparte

Brevet signe par le premier consul

1803 EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 2,839.45
97802300 Esecutori delle Acque Venezia

Collezione 3 AQE Veneziani con nota manoscritta

1608 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 52.32
97809323 Inconnu

Manuscrit sur feuilles de latanier (Lontar)

1800 EUR 250.00 - 300.00 EUR 223.45
97820714 Hymne guerrier d'epoque

Bataille d'Austerlitz - Napoleon Ier

1805 EUR 450.00 - 550.00 EUR 218.00
97821424 Raymond Queneau

Lettre autographe signee - NRF - Paris

1950 EUR 250.00 - 300.00 EUR 64.31
97821769 Rene Remond, Henri Amouroux, Jean Mistler, Alain Decaux, Alexandre Adler...

Lot de 15 cartes autographes d'historiens, academiciens...

2000 Not Available EUR 9.81
97823381 Jean Borotra, Georges Blond,Cecil St Laurent, Michel de st Pierre, Maurice Pons...

Lot de 7 pages signees par des ecrivains

2000 Not Available EUR 3.27
97824022 Alfred Reeves (manager de Charlie Chaplin)

Lettre dactylographe signee Alfred Reeves (manager de Charlie Chaplin)

1929 EUR 120.00 - 180.00 EUR 10.90
97837216 Obligation notariee sur parchemin Velin

Puy-en-Velay (Anicium) -- Signum notarial en forme de Trident

1333 EUR 450.00 - 550.00 EUR 305.20
97837634 Contrat notarie sur velin -- date 20 mai 1587 -- avec blason peint

Occitanie (Mas des Bouisses, villa de Caladriis)

1587 EUR 550.00 - 700.00 EUR 61.04
97838088 Velin manuscrit - Contrat de mariage

Margonville, paroisse de Chamesson (Cote-d'Or) -- 5 aout

1565 EUR 550.00 - 700.00 EUR 40.33
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.