• 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
126 Franz SCHUBERT

Franz SCHUBERT (1797-1828). Variations sur un theme original pour le Piano-Forte a quatre mains... Op. 35 [D 813] (Wien, Sauer & Leidesdorf, [1825])

Wien 1825 EUR 500.00 - 700.00 Unknown
127 Franz SCHUBERT.

Franz SCHUBERT. Sonate pour le Piano-Forte composee par Francois Schubert., Oeuvre 120 [D 664] (Wien, A. O. Witzendorf, [1829])

Wien 1829 EUR 500.00 - 700.00 Unknown
128 Franz SCHUBERT.

Franz SCHUBERT. 3 Lieder, publies comme supplements (Musik-Beylage) au Wiener Zeitschrift fur Kunst, Literatur, Theater und Mode, 1820-1823

1820-1823 EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 Unknown
129 Franz SCHUBERT.

Franz SCHUBERT. Galoppe et Ecossaises pour le Pianoforte. Composees par Francois Schubert. Oeuvre 49 [D 735] (Wien, Ant. Diabelli et Comp., [1825])

Wien 1825 EUR 500.00 - 600.00 Unknown
130 Franz SCHUBERT.

Franz SCHUBERT. Zwei Entr'actes zu dem Drama Rosamunde fur das Orchester (Wien, C.A. Spina, 1866)

1866 EUR 500.00 - 700.00 Unknown
131 Robert SCHUMANN

Robert SCHUMANN (1810-1856). Toccata pour le Pianoforte composee et dediee a son ami Louis Schunke. Oeuv. 7 (Leipzig, Friedrich Hofmeister [1834])

Leipzig 1834 EUR 700.00 - 800.00 Unknown
132 SPECTACLE et MUSIQUE.

SPECTACLE et MUSIQUE. 50 lettres et documents, et 23 photos signees

EUR 400.00 - 500.00 Unknown
133 Daniel STEIBELT

Daniel STEIBELT (1765-1823). Methode de Piano ou l'art d'enseigner cet instrument... Pianoforte-Schule (Leipzig, Breitkopf & Hartel, [1809])

Leipzig 1809 EUR 400.00 - 500.00 Unknown
134 Johann STRAUSS fils

Johann STRAUSS fils (1825-1866). La Reine Indigo. Opera-bouffe en trois actes (Paris, Au Menestrel, Heugel & Cie, [1875])

Au Menestrel 1875 EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 Unknown
135 Igor STRAWINSKY

Igor STRAWINSKY (1882-1971). Reproduction photographique du manuscrit d'Ode (Copyright by Igor Strawinsky, 1948), avec dedicace autographe signee

1948 EUR 700.00 - 800.00 Unknown
136 THEATRE.

THEATRE. Plus de 100 lettres ou pieces, la plupart L.A.S.

EUR 500.00 - 600.00 Unknown
137

THEATRES DE LA REPUBLIQUE. 9 documents, 1791-1802.

1791-1802. EUR 300.00 - 400.00 Unknown
138 Giuseppe VERDI

Giuseppe VERDI (1813-1901). L.A.S., [vers 1845?], a Peppina Appiani

vers 1845? EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 Unknown
139 Richard WAGNER

Richard WAGNER (1813-1883). Ein Albumblatt fur das Klavier (Leipzig, E.W. Fritzsch, 1871)

Leipzig 1871 EUR 400.00 - 500.00 Unknown
140 Laure Permon, duchesse d'ABRANTES

Laure Permon, duchesse d'ABRANTES (1784-1838). L.A.S., 12 novembre 1816, a M. Aviat

12 novembre 1816 EUR 120.00 - 150.00 Unknown
141 Marcel ACHARD

Marcel ACHARD (1899-1974). Manuscrit autographe signe, Le mouvement dramatique, [avril 1930]

avril 1930 EUR 200.00 - 250.00 Unknown
142 Alphonse ALLAIS

Alphonse ALLAIS (1854-1905). Manuscrit autographe signe, La Vie Drole. Les sacs impermeables ou Superiorite de l'education scientifique sur ce qu'on etait jadis convenu d'appeler les "humanites", [1899]

1899 EUR 400.00 - 500.00 Unknown
143 Ferdinand ALQUIE

Ferdinand ALQUIE (1906-1985). 5 L.A.S., Caen et Montpellier 1941 et s.d., a Maurice Sachs

Caen et Montpellier 1941 et s.d. EUR 200.00 - 250.00 Unknown
144 Louis ARAGON

Louis ARAGON (1897-1982). L.S. avec 4 lignes autographes, <<5 Rue Campagne- Premiere Paris 14e>> 3 janvier [1932 ou 1933], a Charles Hainchelin

3 janvier 1932 ou 1933 EUR 250.00 - 300.00 Unknown
145 Louis ARAGON.

Louis ARAGON. La Mise a mort (Gallimard, coll. Soleil, 1965)

1965 EUR 100.00 - 120.00 Unknown
146 Theodore de BANVILLE

Theodore de BANVILLE (1823-1891). Poeme autographe signe, La Plainte de Sapho, dimanche 17 mars 1872

dimanche 17 mars 1872 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 Unknown
147 Jules BARBEY D'AUREVILLY

Jules BARBEY D'AUREVILLY (1808-1889). L.A.S., 27 mars 1856, a Armand Dutacq

27 mars 1856 EUR 400.00 - 500.00 Unknown
148 Leon BAZALGETTE

Leon BAZALGETTE (1873-1928). 47 L.A.S., 1908-1914, a Otto Grautoff

1908-1914 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
149 Jacques BENOIST-MECHIN

Jacques BENOIST-MECHIN (1901-1983). 229 lettres, la plupart L.A.S., dont 13 cartes postales a.s., et 51 L.S. (la plupart avec ajouts autographes), 1948-1979, a Janine Duclos

1948-1979 EUR 3,500.00 - 4,000.00 Unknown
150 Georges BERNANOS

Georges BERNANOS (1888-1948). 2 L.A.S., Thoisy par La Chapelle Vendomoise (Loir-et-Cher) [septembre 1946], a Edmond Limbourg a Bruxelles

Loir-et-Cher septembre 1946 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 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.