• 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
152 Antonin Dvorak.

Antonin Dvorak. Autograph Note Signed, "A. Dvorak": "Hoping to see You / again soon." Np, nd.

Np nd. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Unknown
153 George Gershwin.

George Gershwin. Photograph Signed and Inscribed, "Sincerely." Np, nd.

Np nd. USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 Unknown
154 George Gershwin.

George Gershwin. Photograph Signed and Inscribed, "To Irving Gross-- With every good wish, / July 23, 1930." Np, 23 July 1930.

Np 23 July 1930. USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 Unknown
155 George Gershwin.

George Gershwin. Two items: Clipped Signature * Graphite drawing, unsigned. Np, nd.

Np nd. USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 Unknown
156 Edvard Grieg.

Edvard Grieg. Autograph Letter Signed, to composer Otto Goldschmidt, in English, on a postcard. London, 23 November 1897.

London 23 November 1897. USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
157 Ruggiero Leoncavallo.

Ruggiero Leoncavallo. Autograph Letter Signed, "RLeondavallo," to costume designer Alfredo Leonardo Edel ("Dear Alfredo"), in Italian. Paris, 27 November 1902 [from postmark].

Paris 27 November 1902 [from postmark]. USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
158 Pietro Mascagni.

Pietro Mascagni. Two items, each Signed, "PMascagni": Autograph Musical Quotation * Inscribed Photograph. Cerignola, 1893; Vienna, 20 October 1924.

Cerignola; Vienna 1893; 20 October 1924. USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 Unknown
159 Jules Massenet.

Jules Massenet. Herodiade Opera en 4 Actes & 7 Tableaux. Piano-vocal score Signed and Inscribed. Paris: G. Hartmann, circa 1884; inscription: Paris, 21 August 1889.

Paris circa 1884; inscription: 21 August 1889. USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
160 Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy.

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. Signature on leaf removed from an album, additionally signed by over 20 other composers, performers, and others. Np, nd.

Np nd. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Unknown
161 Niccolo Piccinni.

Niccolo Piccinni. Letter Signed, to "Citizen Director." [Paris], 30 September 1799.

[Paris] 30 September 1799. USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
162 Giacomo Puccini.

Giacomo Puccini. Autograph Letter Signed, to Mr. Grunfeld, in Italian. Milan, 16 December 1897.

Milan 16 December 1897. USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
163 Giacomo Puccini.

Giacomo Puccini. Autograph Note Signed, to an unnamed recipient ("Eg[regi]o Signore [Dear Sir]"). Np, nd.

Np nd. USD 400.00 - 600.00 Unknown
164 Sergei Rachmaninoff.

Sergei Rachmaninoff. Sheet music for his Piano Concerto No. 2, dated and Signed, "S. Rachmaninoff." New York: Schirmer, nd; inscription: Np, 1942.

New York; Np nd; inscription: 1942 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 Unknown
165 Arnold Schoenberg.

Arnold Schoenberg. Autograph Letter Signed, twice, to "Dear Mr. Rogers," in English. Brookline, MA, nd.

Brookline, MA nd. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Unknown
166 Franz Schubert.

Franz Schubert. Autograph Musical manuscript, unsigned, fragment from Der Taucher, Np, 1813.

Np 1813 USD 60,000.00 - 70,000.00 Unknown
167 Jean Sibelius.

Jean Sibelius. Sheet music for Valse romantique arranged for cello and piano Signed and Inscribed. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Hartel, (1911); inscription: Np, nd.

Leipzig; Np (1911); inscription: nd. USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
168 Stephen Sondheim.

Stephen Sondheim. Small archive of 8 Typed Letters Signed, in full or "Steve," to Daniel P. Quinn. [New York] or Np, 1983-2008.

[New York] or Np 1983-2008. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Unknown
169 Stephen Sondheim.

Stephen Sondheim. Brief Typed Note Signed, to "Dear Mr. Collins," with Autograph Musical Quotation, sending two bars from "Send in the Clowns." Np, nd.

Np nd. USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
170 Igor Stravinsky.

Igor Stravinsky. Photograph postcard Signed and Inscribed. Np, November 1957.

Np November 1957. USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 Unknown
171 Igor Stravinsky.

Igor Stravinsky. Printed score for his Concerto en Re . Mainz: B. Schott's Sohne, (1959); signature: Np, nd.

Mainz; Np (1959); signature: nd. USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
172 Giuseppe Verdi.

Giuseppe Verdi. Autograph Letter Signed, "GVerdi," to "Mr. Giuseppe," in Italian. Genoa, 17 May 1895.

Genoa 17 May 1895. USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 Unknown
173 Pauline Viardot-Garcia.

Pauline Viardot-Garcia. Autograph Musical Quotation dated and Signed, "Pauline Viardot." Paris, 12 January 1882.

Paris 12 January 1882. USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 Unknown
174 Richard Wagner.

Richard Wagner. Document Signed, contract for the 4-night performance of Der Ring des Niebelungen. Frankfurt am Main, 11 August 1881.

Frankfurt am Main 11 August 1881. USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Unknown
175

(Musicians.) Group of 4 Photographs Signed: Vladimir Horowitz (2) * Josef Hofmann * Jascha Heifetz. Vp, vd.

Vp vd. USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
176

(Musicians.) Group of 15 items Signed, or Signed and Inscribed. Vp, vd.

Vp vd. USD 600.00 - 900.00 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.