• 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
101 Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART

Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791). Il Direttor della Commedia [KV 486]. (London, Robert Birchall, [1816]). In-fol. de [1f (titre)]-36p., cartonnage toile.

London 1816 EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 Unknown
102

MUSIQUE. 9 L.A.S. et une L.A.

EUR 300.00 - 400.00 Unknown
103

MUSIQUE. 6 L.A.S. et une photo signee.

EUR 300.00 - 400.00 Unknown
104

MUSIQUE. 6 L.A.S. et 2 cartes autogr. a Charles ou Louis DUMAS, 1902-1904

1902-1904 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 Unknown
105

MUSIQUE. 6 L.A.S. et 2 P.A.S. musicales.

EUR 400.00 - 500.00 Unknown
106

MUSIQUE. 27 lettres, la plupart L.A.S., et quelques documents joints.

EUR 400.00 - 500.00 Unknown
107

MUSIQUE. 4 L.A.S., et une partition imprimee.

EUR 100.00 - 150.00 Unknown
108

MUSIQUE MACONNIQUE. Musique gravee, Maurer-Tafellied. Durch drei mal drei ihr Bruder &c. mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, [s.l.n.d.]

s.l. n.d. EUR 100.00 - 150.00 Unknown
109 [Niccolo PAGANINI

[Niccolo PAGANINI (1782-1840)]. Portrait grave d'apres Edwin LANDSEER (1802-1873), [vers 1836]

vers 1836 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 Unknown
110 [Giuditta PASTA

[Giuditta PASTA (1797-1865)]. 2 dessins

EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 Unknown
111 Paul Habans, dit PAULUS

Paul Habans, dit PAULUS (1845-1908). 19 L.A.S., 1876-1905, a divers

1876-1905 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 Unknown
112 Alain RESNAIS

Alain RESNAIS (1922-2014). L.A.S. <> a la suite d'une lettre de Jacques RASTIER, Paris 18 avril 1943, a Frederic de Towarnicki a Nice

Paris 18 avril 1943 EUR 500.00 - 700.00 Unknown
113 Ned ROREM

Ned ROREM (1923-2022). L.S. <>, New York 1er octobre 1980, a Andre Fraigneau

New York 1er octobre 1980 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 Unknown
114 Manuel ROSENTHAL

Manuel ROSENTHAL (1904-2003). Manuscrit musical autographe signe, extrait de Jeanne d'Arc

EUR 80.00 - 100.00 Unknown
115 Gioacchino ROSSINI

Gioacchino ROSSINI (1792-1868). Double portrait avec dedicace autographe signee, 1864

1864 EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
116 Gioacchino ROSSINI.

Gioacchino ROSSINI. Photographie avec dedicace autographe signee, 1866

1866 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
117 [Gioacchino ROSSINI]

[Gioacchino ROSSINI]. Programme imprime de concert, Signor Rossini's First Concert, Almack's, Londres 14 mai 1824

Londres 14 mai 1824 EUR 400.00 - 500.00 Unknown
118 [Gioacchino ROSSINI]

[Gioacchino ROSSINI]. Pauline VIARDOT (1821-1910). Dessin original

EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 Unknown
119 Antonio SACCHINI

Antonio SACCHINI (1730-1786). Six Quatuors Concertans a Deux Violons, Taille & Basse. Oeuvre Second (Berlin, J. J. Hummel, Amsterdam, Grand Magazin de Musique, [1778])

Berlin, Amsterdam 1778 EUR 400.00 - 500.00 Unknown
120 Camille SAINT-SAENS

Camille SAINT-SAENS (1835-1921). L.A.S., 17 avril 1882, [a Ambroise Thomas]

17 avril 1882 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 Unknown
121 Erik SATIE

Erik SATIE (1866-1925). L.A. et 3 L.A.S., Paris mai-juin 1892, [a Georges Lefebvre]

Paris mai-juin 1892 EUR 1,500.00 - 1,800.00 Unknown
122 Erik SATIE.

Erik SATIE. L.A.S., Laon 12 octobre 1892, a Georges Lefebvre

Laon 12 octobre 1892 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 Unknown
123 Erik SATIE.

Erik SATIE. L.A.S., Paris 15 juin 1893, a Georges Lefebvre

Paris 15 juin 1893 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
124 Erik SATIE.

Erik SATIE.L.A.S., Paris 26 juillet 1893, a Georges Lefebvre

Paris 26 juillet 1893 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
125 SCHOLA CANTORUM.

SCHOLA CANTORUM. Periodique, La Tribune de Saint-Gervais. Bulletin mensuel de la Schola Cantorum, 1895-1905

1895-1905 EUR 250.00 - 300.00 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.