• Sotheby's
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    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

Ader: Autographs, Letters, and Manuscripts - Part II Part I, 171333, PARIS

Auction Details

Auction Date
November 05, 2025 - November 05, 2025
Page Size: 252 items in 11 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
254

AEROSTATION. Imprime, [Mathurin BRISSON], Observations sur les nouvelles decouvertes aerostatiques, et sur la possibilite de pouvoir diriger les Ballons..., [1784]

[1784] EUR 400.00 - 500.00 Unknown
255 Francois ARAGO

Francois ARAGO (1786-1853). L.A.S., a son collegue Renouard

EUR 100.00 - 120.00 Unknown
256 [Amedee BARBIE DU BOCAGE

[Amedee BARBIE DU BOCAGE (1832-1890), geographe]. Correspondance de 35 lettres a lui adressees, la plupart L.A.S.

EUR 300.00 - 350.00 Unknown
257 Charles-Francois BEAUTEMPS-BEAUPRE

Charles-Francois BEAUTEMPS-BEAUPRE (1766-1854) ingenieur hydrographe et cartographe. L.A.S., aux Seins 9 aout 1817, a un general

aux Seins 9 aout 1817 EUR 500.00 - 700.00 Unknown
258 Antoine BECQUEREL

Antoine BECQUEREL (1788-1878), physicien. 4 L.A.S., 1858 et s.d., au chimiste Edmond Fremy (1814-1894), professeur au Museum

1858 et s.d. EUR 200.00 - 250.00 Unknown
259 Henri BECQUEREL

Henri BECQUEREL (1852-1908) physicien, decouvreur de la radioactivite. Manuscrit autographe signe, Rapport sur les travaux de Mr Andre Broca, [1902?]

[1902?] EUR 1,500.00 - 1,800.00 Unknown
260 Marcelin BERTHELOT

Marcelin BERTHELOT (1827-1907). L.A.S., 17 mars 1898, a un ami

17 mars 1898 EUR 100.00 - 120.00 Unknown
261 Claude BERTHOLLET

Claude BERTHOLLET (1748-1822) chimiste. L.A.S. 17 octobre 1812, au Grand Maitre Louis de Fontanes

EUR 100.00 - 150.00 Unknown
262 Edouard BRANLY

Edouard BRANLY (1844-1940). L.A.S., 24 juillet 1915

24 juillet 1915 EUR 100.00 - 120.00 Unknown
263 Nicolas BREMONTIER

Nicolas BREMONTIER (1738-1809) ingenieur, il fixa les dunes des Landes. L.A.S., Perigueux 6 septembre 1768

Perigueux 6 septembre 1768 EUR 100.00 - 150.00 Unknown
264 [Pierre-Jean-Benjamin BROCA

[Pierre-Jean-Benjamin BROCA (1790-1877) chirurgien]. 40 lettres ou documents le concernant ou a lui adresses.

EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 Unknown
265 Francois BROUSSAIS

Francois BROUSSAIS (1772-1838) medecin et chirurgien. 5 P.A., 1825-1827

1825-1827 EUR 400.00 - 500.00 Unknown
266 Pierre-Auguste BROUSSONNET

Pierre-Auguste BROUSSONNET (1761-1807) medecin, naturaliste et botaniste. L.A.S. comme Secretaire perpetuel de la Societe Royale d'Agriculture, Paris 8 mai 1788, a M. de La Bergerie

Paris 8 mai 1788 EUR 100.00 - 150.00 Unknown
267 Georges-Louis Leclerc, comte de BUFFON

Georges-Louis Leclerc, comte de BUFFON (1707-1788). L.S., au Jardin du Roi 23 janvier 1786

au Jardin du Roi 23 janvier 1786 EUR 700.00 - 800.00 Unknown
268 Albert CALMETTE

Albert CALMETTE (1863-1933) bacteriologiste. 18 L.A.S., Lille et Paris 1903-1931, au Dr Maurice de Fleury

Lille et Paris 1903-1931 EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 Unknown
269 Norbert CASTERET

Norbert CASTERET (1897-1987) speleologue. 5 manuscrits autographes, [vers 1940

[vers 1940 EUR 500.00 - 700.00 Unknown
270 Jean CHARCOT

Jean CHARCOT (1867-1936) explorateur polaire. L.A.S., Avignon 13 mars 1912, a <>

Avignon 13 mars 1912 EUR 200.00 - 250.00 Unknown
271 Jean CHARCOT.

Jean CHARCOT. L.A.S. <>, [Paris 13 avril 1914], au Dr Maurice de Fleury, au dos d'une carte postale illustree, avec adresse et timbre.

[Paris 13 avril 1914] EUR 250.00 - 300.00 Unknown
272 Georges CLAUDE

Georges CLAUDE (1870-1960), physicien. L.A.S., Rueil 3 fevrier 1931, a Charles Maurras a l'Action Francaise

Rueil 3 fevrier 1931 EUR 180.00 - 200.00 Unknown
273 Philibert COMMERSON

Philibert COMMERSON (1727-1773) naturaliste et voyageur, il fit partie de l'expedition de Bougainville. Manuscrit autographe, octobre 1767

octobre 1767 EUR 400.00 - 500.00 Unknown
274 Eve CURIE

Eve CURIE (1904-2007) fille de Pierre et Marie Curie. L.S., Saint-Moritz 29 juillet 1937, a Paul Brach

Saint-Moritz 29 juillet 1937 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
275 Georges CUVIER

Georges CUVIER (1769-1832). L.A.S., Paris 2 avril 1811, a Docteur Bayle, secretaire de l'Athenee de Medecine de Paris

Paris 2 avril 1811 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
276 Charles DARWIN

Charles DARWIN (1809-1882), le grand naturaliste anglais. L.A. (bas de la lettre coupe enlevant la signature), 12 novembre, [probablement au botaniste Gaetano Durando (1811-1892) a Alger]

EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
277 Robert Kennedy DUNCAN

Robert Kennedy DUNCAN (1868-1914), chimiste canado-americain

EUR 300.00 - 400.00 Unknown
278 Gustave EIFFEL

Gustave EIFFEL (1832-1923). L.A.S., 28 octobre 1906, a Mme Gabriel Ferrier

28 octobre 1906 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 Unknown
  • 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):
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    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
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    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
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    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
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    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
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    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):
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