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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.
Clars Auction Gallery: October Gallery Auction, 101725, Oakland
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- October 17, 2025 - October 17, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 341 | Tsuguharu Foujita (1886-1968) | A Book of Cats (Livre des Chats) |
New York | 1930 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 14,410.00 |
| 590 | Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987) | The Witch, from Myths Series, 1981, |
USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 39,300.00 | ||
| 591 | Ruth Asawa (American, 1926-2013) | Petunias, |
1984 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 5,567.50 | |
| 592 | Mel Ramos (American, 1935-2018) | Peace, |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 593 | (lot of 2) Ynez Johnson (American, 1920-2019) | The Bay of Naples, |
USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 327.50 | ||
| 594 | Dan May (American, b. 1955) | Sunning Towels, |
1983 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | |
| 595 | Kazuko Watanabe (American/Japanese, 20th/21st century) | Vertical Harmony, |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 196.50 | ||
| 596 | (lot of 2) Kazuko Watanabe (American/Japanese, 20th/21st century) | Spectra and Spectra II, |
USD 350.00 - 450.00 | USD 229.25 | ||
| 597 | (lot of 2) Nicholas Wilton (American, 20th/21st century) | Morning Path and Nicasio Spring, |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 598 | James Rosenquist (American, 1933-2017) | Spokes, |
1977 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold | |
| 599 | Norman Rockwell (American, 1894-1978) | Family Tree, |
USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 491.25 | ||
| 600 | Mary Louise Finley Fry (American, 1908-1964) | One Man Band, |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 196.50 | ||
| 601 | Robert Rauschenberg (American, 1925-2008) | Ace, November, Venice USA Poster, |
1977 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 294.75 | |
| 602 | LeRoy Neiman (American, 1921-2012) | Elephants, |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,113.50 | ||
| 603 | LeRoy Neiman (American, 1921-2012) | Elephants, |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 917.00 | ||
| 604 | LeRoy Neiman (American, 1921-2012) | Family Portrait, |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 786.00 | ||
| 605 | LeRoy Neiman (American, 1921-2012) | San Francisco vs. Miami Dolphins, |
1985 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 655.00 | |
| 606 | LeRoy Neiman (American 1921-2012) | The Catch-Montana to Clark, |
1991 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 720.50 | |
| 607 | Allen Ginsberg (American, 1926-1997) | Mother Ghost, |
1994 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 229.25 | |
| 608 | Louise Bourgeois (American/French, 1911-2010) | My Hand, |
2002 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 609 | James A. McNeil Whistler (American, 1834-1903) | Victoria Club, |
1879/1887 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 393.00 | |
| 610 | Albert Hirschfeld (American, 1903-2003) | Fred and Ginger, |
USD 600.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 611 | Albert Hirschfeld (American, 1903-2003) | Algonquin Round Table, |
USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,441.00 | ||
| 612 | (lot of 5) Jack Cowin (American, 1947-2014) | Fish Series (Permit, Snook, Redfish, Bone Fish, Tarpon,) |
1990-1995 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 196.50 | |
| 613 | Elton Bennett (American, 1911-1974) | The Watchers, |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
![<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.")
