• 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

Ripley Auctions: Timed Comics, Collectibles, Advertising & Automobilia Auction, 101425, Indianapolis

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
October 14, 2025 - October 14, 2025
Page Size: 153 items in 7 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
3

Vintage Quaker Oats Co. Aunt Jemima Pancake Flour wholesale box, once contained 24 packs of flour, showing signs of water damage and wear, 14"H x 13"W x 9.5"D

Not Available USD 50.00
5

Vintage wood advertising sign, Marnolac Made By Hoosier Paint Works, Fort Wayne, Indiana, metal hanging fixtures, 6"H x 25"W x 0.75"D,

Not Available USD 56.25
6

Vintage tin advertising sign, Farmers Pride, Everything Good To Eat, Ackerman & Sons Co., Cincinnati, OH, 6"H x 11.75"W

Not Available USD 25.00
7

Vintage Top Cigarette Rolling Combination with 2 packages of Top Cigarette Tobacco with papers and Top Tim case/roller, all in origional packaging, tobacco packs still sealed, roller instruction are missing a portion

Not Available Not Sold
10

Vintage tin flanged advertising sign for "Enterprise Stoves & Ranges", some rust and wear, 18" x 14" x 2"

Not Available USD 225.00
11

Vintage embossed metal advertising "Enjoy Teem a Lemon-Lime Drink, A Product of Pepsi-Cola Company" some rust and wear, 32" x 12.5"

Not Available USD 125.00
12

Vintage metal advertising sign, "Pickup & Delivery" signs of rust and wear, 5.5" x 30"

Not Available USD 75.00
13

Vintage embossed metal advertising sign, Gra-Rock Ginger Ale, signs or wear, corners slightly warped, 11.5" x 27.5",

Not Available USD 125.00
14

Vintage "No Trespassing Game Preserve" metal embossed sign, The Donaldson Art Sign Co., Covington, KY, 5.5" x 10"

Not Available USD 112.50
15

Lot of many vintage educational/instructional charts for use of Stanley tools, Educational Department Charts by R. O. Reger, each double-sided, 17.5" x 23.5" each

Not Available USD 12.50
16

Vintage photograph of fisherman with musky on foam board, 16.5" x 8.75"

Not Available USD 37.50
17

Antique Unused JOHN SR. Cigar, Tobacco Label, "very mild", embossed gold lettering, depiction of gentleman, 7" x 9",

Not Available USD 31.25
18

Vintage Dutch Boy "Wet Paint" sign, "F. Svoboda, Jr. 2300 S. Ridgeland Ave. Berwyn, Ill.", 7" x 10.75"

Not Available USD 31.25
19

Vintage Champion Lamps metal advertising sign/retail display with working lightbulb, "Buy Champion Lamps Today, Better Light Tonight", 6" x 13.5" x 6"

Not Available USD 250.00
20

1950/60s Tin Litho Jet Airplane Target By SUPERIOR, rust and wear, 8" x 12"

Not Available Not Sold
21

Suicide Squad #6 - DC 1987 Copper Age issue, Deadshot cover

1987 Not Available Not Sold
23

Vintage Ford Mustang grille and emblem, 1960's-70's?, 40" x 7.5" x 6"

1960's-70's?, Not Available USD 12.50
24

American Chain General Store Display, American Chain Division Bridgeport, Connecticut, 55in by 17in

Not Available USD 37.50
40

Large vintage framed glass wall-hanging advertising sign, Title Guarantee and and Trust Co., "The Oldest, The Largest, The Safest", 34.5" x 20.5" (frame)

Not Available USD 50.00
41

Large framed antique 1875 land deed from Wales, UK, double glassed with view of back, 29" x 36" (frame)

1875 Not Available USD 18.75
42

Framed 1978 Standard Oil Company Bond, 26" x 18" with frame

1978 Not Available USD 12.50
43

1912 Russian 500 ruble banknote and coin of Catherine the Great & Peter the Great, Frame: 15" x 20", Note 8" x 5.5", coin matting 2.5" x 2.5

Not Available USD 43.75
46

The World's First Gold & Silver Banknotes: The Saga Of Treasure Ships & Pirates, set of gold and silver folios depicting pirate ships minted on each banknote in binder with certificate of authenticity

Not Available USD 75.00
100

Box / Opportunity lot. Olsonite Eagle framed sticker and racing papers, headshots, advertisements, etc.

Not Available USD 12.50
101

Box / Opportunity lot of Racer / Indy Car / F1 Magazines. Late 90s/Early 2000s.

Not Available Not Sold
  • 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.