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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 -
Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 75. The Second Printed Map of the North American Continent - Full Contemporary Color (1593) Est. $35,000 - $40,000Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 37. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $16,000 - $18,000Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 104. Important Revolutionary War Plan of Battle of Quebec in Contemporary Color (1776) Est. $4,000 - $4,750Old 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 - $3,500Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 237. Rare and Striking Bird's-Eye View of Lawrence, Kansas (1880) Est. $2,000 - $2,500Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 10. Rare Map from Atlas Maior with Representations of the Seasons in Contemporary Color (1662) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 374. Bunting's Map of Europe Depicted as the Queen of the World (1589) Est. $2,000 - $2,400Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 590. Willem Blaeu's Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia (1634) Est. $2,750 - $3,500Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 647. The Earliest and Most Decorative Map of the East Coast of Africa (1596) Est. $3,000 - $3,750Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 710. Ruscelli's Complete, Third Edition Atlas with 65 Maps (1574) Est. $9,500 - $11,000Old 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.
Forum Auctions: The Library of John and Suzanne Bonham, 1189, London
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- October 30, 2025 - October 30, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adair (Capt. F.E.S.) | Asia.- A Summer in High Asia, being a Record of Sport and Travel in Baltistan and Ladakh |
1899 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 508.00 | |
| 2 | Albanis de Beaumont (Jean Francois) | Europe.- Alps.- Travels through the Rhaetian Alps |
1792 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 381.00 | |
| 3 | Alexander (James Edward) | Africa.- Narrative of a Voyage of Observation among the Colonies of Western Africa |
1837 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 762.00 | |
| 4 | Andersson (Charles John) | Africa.- Lake Ngami; or. Explorations and Discoveries, during Four Years' Wanderings in the Wilds of South Western Africa |
1856 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 698.50 | |
| 5 | Andersson (Charles John) | Africa.- The Okavango River: A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, and Adventure |
1861 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 6 | Anonymous photographer (Australian, circa 1890s) | Australia.- Gold mining.- Kalgoorie Gold Mines Western Australia |
[probably circa 1890s] | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 4,826.00 | |
| 7 | Anonymous photographer (active early 20th century) | Africa.- Album of 50 photographs of Southern Morocco |
1910 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 8 | Polar.- Arctic Geography and Ethnology: A Selection of Papers on Arctic Geography and Ethnology |
1875 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 482.60 | ||
| 9 | Arkell-Hardwick (A.) | Africa.- An Ivory Trader in North Kenya: the Record of an Expedition through Kikuyu to Galla-Land in East Equatorial Africa |
1903 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold | |
| 10 | Atkinson (Thomas Witlam) | Central Asia.- Oriental and Western Siberia |
1858 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 444.50 | |
| 11 | Back (Sir George, naval officer and explorer, 1796-1878) | Arctic Explorer.- Autograph Letter signed to James Coppock |
[London] | 25th July 1838 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 127.00 |
| 12 | Backhouse (James) | Africa.- A Narrative of a Visit to the Mauritius and South Africa |
1844 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 13 | Baikie (William Balfour) | Africa.- Narrative of an Exploring Voyage up the Rivers Kwo'ra and Bi'nue |
1856 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 14 | Barneby (W. Henry) | World.- The New Far West and the Old Far East, being notes of a tour in North America, Japan, China, Ceylon, etc |
1880 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 15 | Barrow (John) | China.- Travels in China |
1804 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 4,064.00 | |
| 16 | Barrow (John) | South East Asia.- A Voyage to Cochinchina, in the Years 1792 and 1793 |
1806 | GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 952.50 | |
| 17 | Bartolomeo (Fra Paolino da San) | Voyages.- A Voyage to the East Indies |
1800 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 355.60 | |
| 18 | Batty (Captain R.) | Europe.- German Scenery |
1823 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 203.20 | |
| 19 | Bax (Captain B. W.) | Asia.- The Eastern Seas: Being a Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. |
1875 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | |
| 20 | Baxter (George) | Polar.- The Arctic Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin |
[circa 1846] | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 330.20 | |
| 21 | Beccari (Odoardo) | Africa.- Wanderings in the Great Forests of Borneo |
1904 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 444.50 | |
| 22 | Beechey (Capt. F.W. and H.W.) | Africa.- Proceedings of the Expedition to Explore the Northern Coast of Africa from Tripoly Eastward |
1828 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 508.00 | |
| 23 | Belcher (Capt. Sir Edward) | Polar.- The Last of the Arctic Voyages |
1855 | GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,016.00 | |
| 24 | Bellin (Jacques Nicolas) After | Malta.- Island of Malta |
[after 1764] | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,206.50 | |
| 25 | Anonymous Cartographer (after 1730) | Polar.- Bering Strait.- Manuscript document detailing Vitus Bering's first Kamchatka expedition with map |
[after 1730] | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 635.00 |
![<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.")
![<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.")
