• 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.
  • 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.
  • 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

Swann Galleries: Autographs, 110625, New York

Auction Details

Auction Date
November 06, 2025 - November 06, 2025
Page Size: 271 items in 11 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
227

(Writers.) Group of 25 items Signed, or Signed and Inscribed. Vp, vd.

Vp vd. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Unknown
228 Charles Addams.

Charles Addams. Two reproductions of his cartoons, each Inscribed and Signed. Np, 1964; January 1965.

Np 1964; January 1965. USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
229 Kenneth Paul Block.

Kenneth Paul Block. Ink drawing Signed, "KPB." Np, circa 1975.

Np circa 1975. USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
230 Jean Cocteau.

Jean Cocteau. Photograph Signed and Inscribed, "A Abelardo Arias / Tres / amicalement / Jean Cocteau / [star] 1961," bust portrait. Np, 1961.

Np 1961 USD 300.00 - 400.00 Unknown
231 Howard Cook.

Howard Cook. Holograph greeting card Signed and Inscribed, with two ink drawings. Np, 1967.

Np 1967 USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
232 Victor De Pauw.

Victor De Pauw. Group of 8 sketchbooks containing over 200 mostly ink or ink-and-watercolor drawings. Np, 1963-68.

Np 1963-68. USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 Unknown
233 Marcel Duchamp.

Marcel Duchamp. Robert Lebel. Marcel Duchamp. Signed and Inscribed, in French. New York: Grove, (1959); inscription: Np, 1959.

Marcel Duchamp. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 Unknown
234 James Ensor.

James Ensor. Autograph Note Signed, to Editor of La Plume magazine Leon Deschamps, in French, on a postcard. Ostend, 4 November 1898.

Ostend 4 November 1898. USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
235 James Montgomery Flagg.

James Montgomery Flagg. Ink drawing Signed, with a 5-line poem in holograph. Np, [April 1921].

Np [April 1921]. USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
236 Grandma Moses.

Grandma Moses. Autograph Letter Signed, to her dealer Louis J. Caldor ("Dear Mr. Caldor"), in pencil. Eagle Bridge, 18 October no year.

Caldor ("Dear Mr. USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
237 Keith Haring.

Keith Haring. First Day Cover dated and Signed, with small ink drawing. Np, 1988.

Np 1988 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 Unknown
238 Al Hirschfeld.

Al Hirschfeld. Typed Letter, unsigned, with small ink drawing, to illustrator Don Freeman. Np, [1943].

Np [1943]. USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
239 Ezra Jack Keats.

Ezra Jack Keats. Hi, Cat! Signed and Inscribed, "Hi--to the Head Start boys & girls / Best Wishes," on the dedication page. New York: Macmillan Company, 1970; inscription: Np, nd.

New York; Np 1970; inscription: nd. USD 400.00 - 600.00 Unknown
240 Nam June Paik.

Nam June Paik. Illustrated Autograph Letter Signed, with three small ink drawings, to art critic David Bourdon. Los Angeles, [13 September 1970].

Los Angeles [13 September 1970]. USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
241 Ilya Repin.

Ilya Repin. Postcard dated and Signed, "19 Febr / Ilya Repin / 1915," in Cyrillic characters. Np, 19 February 1915.

Np 19 February 1915. USD 500.00 - 750.00 Unknown
242 Norman Rockwell.

Norman Rockwell. The Problem We All Live With. Lithograph on wove paper Signed. Np, [1974].

Np [1974]. USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 Unknown
243 Karl Schmidt-Rottluff.

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff. Two woodcuts, each Signed, "SRottluff." Np, circa 1950; circa 1961.

Np circa 1950; circa 1961. USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
245 Kees van Dongen.

Kees van Dongen. Two items, each Signed, "VanDongen": Small ink drawing * Brief Autograph Letter. Biarritz, 23 September 1926; "Villa Said" [Paris], nd.

Biarritz; "Villa Said" [Paris] 23 September 1926; nd. USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
246 Kees van Dongen.

Kees van Dongen. Three Autograph Notes Signed, to "Dear friend," in French. Paris, 2; 26 January no year; Np, nd.

Paris; Np 2; 26 January no year; nd. USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
247

(Artists.) Group of 4 Autograph Letters Signed, two with a drawing, by artists: George Cruikshank * Benjamin West * Hablot Knight Browne. Vp, vd.

Vp vd. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Unknown
248

(Artists.) Group of 10 items Signed, or Signed and Inscribed. Vp, vd.

Vp vd. USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 Unknown
  • 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.
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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.