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.
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

Bonhams: The Uncanny, 31485, London, New Bond Street

Auction Details

Auction Date: October 29, 2025 - October 29, 2025

Page Size: 52 items in 3 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
1	Dame Paula Rego R.A.	Death Goes Shopping		2010	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 6,400.00
2		Tim Burton: The Nightmare Before Christmas, sketch of Jack Skellington,		1993	GBP 600.00 - 800.00	GBP 614.40
3	The Connor Brothers	If You've Got A Skeleton		2017	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 1,280.00
5		A Victorian silver and enamel novelty vesta case	London	1887	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	Not Sold
6	PENNY BLOODS. RADCLIFFE (ANN)	The Mysteries of Udolpho: A Romance, (2)		[1851]	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 1,088.00
13	[POLIDORI (JOHN WILLIAM)]	The Vampyre; A Tale by Lord Byron [in: The New Monthly Magazine, Volume XI Number 63], FIRST APPEARANCE,		1819	GBP 10,000.00 - 20,000.00	GBP 16,640.00
14	[POLIDORI (JOHN WILLIAM)]	The Vampyre; A Tale, FIRST EDITION,		1819	GBP 2,000.00 - 4,000.00	Not Sold
15	[POLIDORI (JOHN WILLIAM)]	The Vampyre; A Tale, by the Right Honourable Lord Byron,	Paris,	1819	GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 537.60
16		Bram Stoker's Dracula: A Vampyri Book Page and Printing Plate,		1993	GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 217.60
17		The Bride: Dr Frankenstein's Prop Laboratory Journal, Played by Sting,		1985	GBP 600.00 - 800.00	GBP 166.40
18		The Goonies: A Group of Props, including a Bible and Treasure-Themed Props,		1985	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 11,520.00
19	John Martin	Fifteen plates, from The Paradise Lost of John Milton	London	1824-1827,	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	Not Sold
20	BARRETT (FRANCIS)	The Magus, or Celestial Intelligencer; Being a Complete System of Occult Philosophy, 2 vol. in 1, FIRST EDITION, MONTAGUE SUMMERS'S COPY, 1801		1801	GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	GBP 5,120.00
21	[CROWLEY (ALEISTER)"THE MASTER THERION"]	Magick in Theory and Practice (Book 4), 4 vol., FIRST ISSUE,		1929	GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00	Not Sold
22	Sir Grayson Perry C.B.E., R.A.	Magical Thinking		Amsterdam 2024	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 2,432.00
24		Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: 'The Quibbler' Magazine, and a set of labels from Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes,		2007	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 281.60
25	WILLIAM (DAVID, editor)	The Stone of Philosophers Embracing The First Matter: And The Dual Process for the Vegetable and Mettalic Tinctures, NUMBER 82 OF 200 COPIES,	Gloucester,	1964	GBP 500.00 - 700.00	Not Sold
26	HEYDON (JOHN)	Theomagia, or The Temple of Wisdome,		1664	GBP 600.00 - 800.00	GBP 588.80
27	CROWLEY (ALEISTER)	The Equinox, the Official Organ of the A.A., Volume I, Numbers I - X with Volume III Number I [Blue Equinox], 11 vol.,	New York,	1974	GBP 600.00 - 800.00	GBP 512.00
28	LE ROSSIGNOL (ETHEL)	A Goodly Company. A series of psychic drawings given through the hand of Ethel Le Rossignol as an assurance of survival after death..., FIRST EDITION,		[1933]	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 537.60
29	REGARDIE (ISRAEL)	The Golden Dawn. An Account of the Teaching, Rites, and Ceremonies of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, 4 vol., FIRST EDITION,	Chicago,	1937-1940	GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00	GBP 640.00
30	MEAD (G.R.S.)	Thrice-Greatest Hermes, 3 vol., FIRST EDITION,		1906	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 486.40
31	James Gleeson	Only the Psychic Has Reality		76	GBP 2,000.00 - 4,000.00	Not Sold
32	Marc Quinn	Before and After Humans		2015	GBP 500.00 - 700.00	Not Sold
38	Tim Burton	The Black Cauldron, Original Character Design Concept Art,		1985	GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00	Not Sold

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.
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
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