• 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

Grant Zahajko Auctions: Books: First Editions, Signed & Antiquarian, 100825, DAVENPORT

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
October 08, 2025 - October 08, 2025
Page Size: 400 items in 16 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
176 Joe H. Duffy.

Butte Was Like That. Joe H. Duffy. Butte, Montana.

1941 USD 75.00 - 150.00 USD 50.80
177 Bayard Taylor,

Colorado: A Summer Trip.

1867 USD 50.00 - 100.00 USD 38.10
178 Marion Cook Stow.

Voices of the City

1909 USD 50.00 - 100.00 USD 6.35
179 Ray Bradbury.

With a Cat for Comforter

USD 50.00 - 100.00 USD 50.80
180 John Irving

Seven (7) John Irving first edition novels 1) The Imaginary Girlfriend. 2) The Hotel New Hampshire. 3) The World According to Garp. 4) The Fourth Hand. 5) In One Person. 6) A Widow for One Year. 7) A Son of the Circus.

USD 50.00 - 100.00 USD 95.25
181 Kurt Vonnegut signed on half title page.

Hocus Pocus

1990 USD 75.00 - 150.00 USD 190.50
182 Donna Tartt.

The Little Friend

2002 USD 50.00 - 75.00 USD 38.10
183 Donna Tartt.

The Goldfinch

2013 USD 75.00 - 125.00 USD 127.00
184 Donna Tartt signed on title page.

The Secret History

1992 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 381.00
185 Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater or Pearls Before Swine

1965 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 571.50
186 Stephen King.

Two (2) books include: 1) The Shining

USD 50.00 - 100.00 USD 50.80
187 John Irving

Two (2) John Irving first editions Includes: 1) The 158-Pound Marriage. 1974 Random House. 2) A Prayer for Own Meany. 1989 William Morrow.

USD 50.00 - 100.00 USD 50.80
188 William Kennedy

Two (2) William Kennedy signed books. 1) Billy Phelan's Greatest Game. 1978 1st edition. Viking Press. 2) Charlie Malarkey and the Belly Button Machine. 1986 1st. The Atlantic Monthly.

USD 50.00 - 100.00 USD 38.10
189 Robert Olen Butler

Four (4) Robert Olen Butler signed first editions. 1) Had a Good Time. 2004. Grove Press. 2) Intercourse. 2008. Chronicle Books. 3) The Deep Green Sea. 1997. Henry Holt and Co. 4) Coffee, Cigarettes, and a Run in the Park.

USD 50.00 - 100.00 USD 38.10
190 Robert Stone.

Three (3) signed copies of Outerbridge Reach

USD 50.00 - 100.00 USD 50.80
191 William Kennedy

Four (4) signed Viking Press 1st editions 1) The Flaming Corsage. 1996. 2) Quinn's Book. 1988. 3) Chango's Beads and Two-Tone Shoes. 2011. 4) Roscoe. 2002.

USD 50.00 - 100.00 USD 25.40
192 Robert Stone

Four (4) Robert Stone signed 1st editions 1) Bay of Souls. 2003. Houghton Mifflin. 2) A Flag for Sunrise. 1981. Alfred A. Knopf. 3) Remembering the Sixties. 2007. Ecco. 4) Bear and His Daughter. 1997. Houghton Mifflin

USD 50.00 - 100.00 USD 38.10
193 Thomas Keneally

Eight (8) signed first editions. Includes: 1) Bring Larks and Jeroes. 2) Flying Hero Class. 3) A Family Madness. 4) The Place Where Souls are Born. 5) Three Famines. ...

USD 75.00 - 150.00 USD 25.40
194 Otto Penzler.

Agents of Treachery

2000 USD 75.00 - 150.00 USD 95.25
195 P. D. James.

Talking About Detective Fiction

2009 USD 50.00 - 100.00 USD 38.10
196 William Faulkner

1) Light in August. 2) As I Lay Dying.

USD 50.00 - 100.00 USD 63.50
197 Denis Johnson

Seven (7) Denis Johnson books 1) The Laughing Monsters. 2) The Stars at Noon. 3) The Name of the World. 4) Fiskadoro. 5) Resuscitation of a Hanged Man....

USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 63.50
198 [Dan Brown; Robert Stone]

Seven (7) assorted topic first editions 1) The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. 2) Shadow Country by Peter Matthiessen. 3) Riding the Yellow Trolley Car by William Kennedy. ...

USD 50.00 - 100.00 USD 25.40
199 Patricia Daniels Cornwell.

Postmortem

1990 USD 50.00 - 100.00 USD 38.10
200 Thomas Berger.

Nowhere

1985 USD 50.00 - 100.00 USD 38.10
  • 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.