• 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

Ader: Autographs, Letters, and Manuscripts Part I, 171332, PARIS

Auction Details

Auction Date
November 04, 2025 - November 04, 2025
Page Size: 253 items in 11 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
226 Henry de MONTHERLANT

Henry de MONTHERLANT (1896-1972). 2 L.A.S., Alger 14 et 23 fevrier 1933, a Louis Brun, directeur litteraire des editions Grasset

Alger 14 et 23 fevrier 1933 EUR 200.00 - 250.00 Unknown
227 Henry de MONTHERLANT.

Henry de MONTHERLANT. L.S. avec 7 lignes autographes, 8 mars 1950, a M. Antonini

8 mars 1950 EUR 200.00 - 250.00 Unknown
228 Georges Mogin dit NORGE

Georges Mogin dit NORGE (1898-1991). 3 L.A.S. et un poeme a.s., Saint-Paul de Vence 1971-1973, a Jean-Paul Cathala

Saint-Paul de Vence 1971-1973 EUR 400.00 - 500.00 Unknown
229 [Jean-Marie PAUPERT

[Jean-Marie PAUPERT (1927-2010)]. Environ 240 lettres a lui adressees, la plupart L.A.S.

la plupart L.A.S. EUR 150.00 - 200.00 Unknown
230 Silvio PELLICO

Silvio PELLICO (1789-1854). L.A.S., 1er janvier 1844, a Vincenzo Gioberti

1er janvier 1844 EUR 500.00 - 600.00 Unknown
231 PHILOSOPHES.

PHILOSOPHES. 3 lettres (dont 2 L.A.S.) et un manuscrit a.s., adresses a J. Tromeur.

EUR 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
232 Raoul PONCHON

Raoul PONCHON (1848-1937). Manuscrit autographe signe d'une Gazette rimee, Entente cordiale?, [1921]

1921 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 Unknown
233 Jacques PREVERT

Jacques PREVERT (1900-1977). Lettre des Iles Baladar, avec dedicace a.s. et dessin, 1970

1970 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
234 Jacques PREVERT.

Jacques PREVERT. 4 poemes dactylographies avec signatures autographes

EUR 300.00 - 400.00 Unknown
235 Ernest RENAN

Ernest RENAN (1823-1892). L.A.S., mercredi minuit

EUR 100.00 - 150.00 Unknown
236 Georges RIBEMONT-DESSAIGNES

Georges RIBEMONT-DESSAIGNES (1884-1974). Manuscrit autographe signe, Arc-en-ciel, [1926]

Arc-en-ciel 1926 EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 Unknown
237 Jehan RICTUS

Jehan RICTUS (1867-1933). L.A.S., Paris 22 aout 1930, a Jeanne Landre

Paris 22 aout 1930 EUR 200.00 - 250.00 Unknown
238 Heinrich RITTER

Heinrich RITTER (1791-1869) philosophe allemand. P.A.S., Gottingen 28 octobre 1843

Gottingen 28 octobre 1843 EUR 100.00 - 120.00 Unknown
239 Romain ROLLAND

Romain ROLLAND (1866-1944). 2 L.A.S., 1905-1910, a Charles Dumas

1905-1910 EUR 250.00 - 300.00 Unknown
240 Jean-Jacques ROUSSEAU

Jean-Jacques ROUSSEAU (1712-1778). Poeme autographe

EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
241 Maurice SACHS

Maurice SACHS (1906-1945). L.A.S. <>, Paris <<55 rue Nollet>>, [printemps 1928], a Andre Fraigneau

Paris <<55 rue Nollet>> printemps 1928 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 Unknown
242 Antoine de SAINT-EXUPERY

Antoine de SAINT-EXUPERY (1900-1944). P.A.

EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 Unknown
243 Charles-Augustin SAINTE-BEUVE

Charles-Augustin SAINTE-BEUVE (1804-1869). L.S., 31 mai 1865, [a Joseph-Louis Trouessart]

31 mai 1865 EUR 200.00 - 250.00 Unknown
244 George SAND

George SAND (1804-1876). L.A.S., Palaiseau 3 aout [1864, a Alexandre Dumas fils]

Palaiseau 3 aout 1864 EUR 400.00 - 500.00 Unknown
245 Paul-Jean TOULET

Paul-Jean TOULET (1867-1920). L.A.S., sur une L.A.S. d'Andre DUNOYER DE SEGONZAC a lui adressee

EUR 300.00 - 400.00 Unknown
246 Ivan TOURGUENIEV

Ivan TOURGUENIEV (1818-1883). Carte de visite avec 3 lignes autographes

EUR 500.00 - 700.00 Unknown
247 Tristan TZARA

Tristan TZARA (1896-1963). L.A.S., Paris 6 decembre 1953, a l'Argus de la Presse

Paris 6 decembre 1953 EUR 100.00 - 150.00 Unknown
248 Paul VERLAINE

Paul VERLAINE (1844-1896). L.A.S., [4 mars 1893], a son editeur Leon Vanier

4 mars 1893 EUR 400.00 - 500.00 Unknown
249 Paul VERLAINE.

Paul VERLAINE. La Bonne Chanson. Illustrations de Paul Guignebault (Paris, Albert Messein, 1914)

Paris 1914 EUR 100.00 - 120.00 Unknown
250 VOLTAIRE

VOLTAIRE (1694-1778). 5 lettres dictees a son secretaire Jean-Louis Wagniere, 1760-1765, adressees a son ami Francois de Chennevieres

1760-1765 EUR 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 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.