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![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], John Tenniel. <i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</i> First Edition. Macmillan & Co., 1866. $15,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/cc3f4f98-f195-4049-aca6-329c27fdd27c.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], John Tenniel. <i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</i> First Edition. Macmillan & Co., 1866. $15,000.")
Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate PurchaseSotheby’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. -
![<b>Dominic Winter, Nov. 5:</b> Aquinas (Thomas). <i>[Summa Theologica], Secunda Parte,</i> Venice, 1496. £700 to £1,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b69c37e7-f18c-4417-b08b-f00e9b97a413.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Nov. 5:</b> Aquinas (Thomas). <i>[Summa Theologica], Secunda Parte,</i> Venice, 1496. £700 to £1,000.")
Dominic Winter
Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin
5th November, 2025Dominic 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, 2025Dominic 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, 2025Dominic 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, 2025Dominic 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, 2025Swann, 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, 2025Swann, 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, 2025Swann, 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, 2025Swann, 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-$12,000Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Christina Rossetti's Own Copy of Her First Book. Rossetti, Christina G. $8,000-$12,000Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: The Borden Copy of The Life of Merlin in an Elaborate Binding by Riviere. Heywood, Thomas, Translator. $6,000-$8,000Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Arion Press. Whitman, Walt, Leaves of Grass. $4,000-$6,000Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Call It Sleep in the First State Jacket. Roth, Henry. $2,000-$3,000Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Steinbeck's Best-Known Work. Steinbeck, John. $2,000-$3,000Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: A Fine Jewelled Binding Signed by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Sangorski, Francis. $40,000-$60,000Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter: A Complete Set of First Editions. Potter, Beatrix. $2,000-$3,000Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Kelmscott Shelley. Shelley, Percy Bysshe. The Poetical Works. $3,000-$5,000Bonhams, 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
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Alma Singer | Day Sale; Evening Sale |
2023 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 768.00 | |
| 40 | Andre Butzer | Wannsee-Wanderer 1 |
2021-2022 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 896.00 | |
| 41 | Hiroshi Sugimoto (born 1948) | Ionian Sea, Santa Cesarea, |
1990 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 42 | Hiroshi Sugimoto (born 1948) | Caribbean Sea, Jamaica, |
1980 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 1,280.00 | |
| 43 | Hiroshi Sugimoto (born 1948) | Black Sea, Oakbayir, |
1991 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 44 | Hiroshi Sugimoto (born 1948) | South Pacific Ocean, Maraenui, |
1990 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 48 | Tim Burton | Tim Burton: The Nightmare Before Christmas Storyboard Drawing, |
1993 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 460.80 | |
| 49 | Takashi Murakami | Tan Tan Bo |
2004 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,560.00 | |
| 50 | GAERTNER (JOSEPH, botantist, 1732-1791) | Three original watercolours of Cornish sea anemone, mounted on 7 sheets |
[c.1761] | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 640.00 | |
| 53 | The Rolling Stones | The Rolling Stones: A Poster For The Cancelled Concerts At Pembroke And Cardiff Castles, |
1973 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 54 | Ai Weiwei | Everyone is a Dragon |
Amsterdam | 2024 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,024.00 |
| 56 | CHUMBLEY (ANDREW) | The Dragon Book of Essex, COPY 174 OF 196 DELUXE COPIES, |
2014 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 960.00 | |
| 73 | Christopher Tucker (British, 1941-2022) | A large selection of archival material, relating to Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, Quest for Fire and High Spirits, |
GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 77 | The Company of Wolves: A collection of storyboards, |
1984 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 76.80 | ||
| 80 | Peter Howson OBE | Underground |
London | 1998 | GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | GBP 3,584.00 |
| 81 | Damien Hirst | Suiko, from The Empresses |
, London, | 2022 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,664.00 |
| 82 | Damien Hirst | Nur Jahan, from The Empresses |
, London, | 2022 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,280.00 |
| 94 | GEMINI 4: NASA PHOTOGRAPH | The first American spacewalk, 1965 |
1965 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 95 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope: Joe Johnston illustration of the Millennium Falcon cockpit, |
1977 | GBP 800.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 896.00 | ||
| 96 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope: Hildebrandt, UK Quad Poster, |
1977 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 97 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope: An Original US One-Sheet, |
1977 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 98 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope: British Quad, with Academy Award Credit, |
1978 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,280.00 | ||
| 99 | Star Wars: A rare 'Empire Day' poster for The Empire Strikes Back, |
1980 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 6,144.00 | ||
| 100 | Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, UK Quad, and German Release Poster (Das Imperium Schlagt Zuruck), |
1979 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 486.40 | ||
| 103 | A Group of Science Fiction Posters: including Future World (1976), Close Encounters (1977) & Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), |
GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 128.00 |
