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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.
A.H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals: Antiquities, Books and Curiosities, 102925, Toronto
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- October 29, 2025 - October 29, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1037 | Gaius Plinius Secundus (Pliny the Elder). | The History of the World, commonly called the Naturall Historie |
London | 1634 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,540.00 |
| 1038 | Homer. John Ogilby (translator). | Homer His Odysses Translated, Adorn'd with Sculpture, and Illustrated with Annotations |
London | 1669 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,524.00 |
| 1039 | Publius Virgilius Maro, John Ogilby (translator). | The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro |
London | 1668 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,016.00 |
| 1040 | George Ogle. | The Canterbury Tales of Chaucer, Modernis'd by Mr. Ogle |
London | 1741 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,270.00 |
| 1041 | Charles Johnson. | A General History of the Lives and Adventures of the most famous Highwaymen, Murderers, Street-robbers, &c. |
London | n.d. | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 6,350.00 |
| 1042 | William Camden. | Camden's Britannia, Newly Translate into English with Large Additions and Improvements |
London | 1695 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 4,826.00 |
| 1043 | Laurence Echard. | The History of England. From the Restoration of King Charles the Second to the Conclusion of the Reign of King James the Second,... |
London | 1718 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 889.00 |
| 1044 | Paul Rapin de Thoyras, N. Tindal (translator). | The History of England |
London | 1732 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold |
| 1045 | Francis Sandford. " | A Genealogical History of the Kings of England, and Monarchs of Great Britain" |
Savoy | 1677 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 571.50 |
| 1046 | Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury. | The Life and Raigne of King Henry the Eighth |
London | 1649 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 254.00 |
| 1047 | Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury. | The Life and Reign of King Henry the Eighth |
London | 1682 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 1048 | Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury. | The Life and Reign of King Henry the Eighth |
London | 1672 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 254.00 |
| 1049 | Charles James Fox. | A History of the Early Part of the Reign of James the Second; with an Introductory Chapter |
London | 1808 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 1050 | William Dugdale. | The Baronage of England, or an Historical Account of the Lives and Most Memorable Actions of Our English Nobility |
London | 1675 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 412.75 |
| 1051 | George Harbin. | The Hereditary Right of the Crown of England Asserted; The History of the Succession since the Conquest Clear'd; ... |
London | 1713 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold |
| 1052 | Gilbert Burnet. | "The History of the Reformation of the Church of England. In Two Parts" |
London | 1715 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 508.00 |
| 1053 | John Bayley. | The History And Antiquities Of The Tower Of London. |
London | 1821 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,016.00 |
| 1054 | Sir William Dugdale. | The Antiquities of Warwickshire Illustrated |
London | 1730 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 698.50 |
| 1055 | Thomas Fuller. | The History of the University of Cambridge since the Conquest |
London | 1655 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 285.75 |
| 1056 | John Bill and Christopher Barker | Four pamphlets printed in London by John Bill and Christopher Barker containing speeches at Parliament by King Charles II. Housed in a custom clamshell box. |
. | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 254.00 | |
| 1057 | Francis Buchanan. | A Journey From Madras through the Countries of Mysore, Canara, and Malabar... |
London | 1807 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,524.00 |
| 1058 | Richard Knolles. | The Generall Historie of the Turkes, from The First Beginning of that Nation to the Rising of the Othoman Familie |
London | 1621 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,270.00 |
| 1059 | Claudius James Rich. | Two volumes: Memoir on the Ruins of Bablyon; Second Memoir on Babylon: |
London | 1816 | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 254.00 |
| 1060 | Thomas Fuller. | The Historie of the Holy Warre |
Cambridge | 1647 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 571.50 |
| 1061 | Polybius. | The History of Polybius the Megalopolitan |
London | 1634 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 698.50 |
![<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.")
