• 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.
  • 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

Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers: Web Sale #5 of Numismatic Books, 102225, Gahanna

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
October 22, 2025 - October 22, 2025
Page Size: 532 items in 22 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
126 Brekke, B.F.

THE COPPER COINAGE OF IMPERIAL RUSSIA, 1700-1917.

Malmo 1977 Not Available USD 54.00
127 Breton, P. Napoleon.

ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE COINS AND TOKENS RELATING TO CANADA.

Ottawa 1983 reprint. Not Available USD 42.00
128 [British].

BOUND VOLUME OF LITHOGRAPHIC PLATES FROM EDWARD HAWKINS'S 1876 THE SILVER COINS OF ENGLAND AND KENYON'S 1884 THE GOLD COINS OF ENGLAND.

Not Available USD 24.00
129 ChengXuan Auctions Co.

CHENGXUAN 2022 SPRING AUCTIONS. Wang Zhe Gui Lai San Zhen Tong Hui / KINGS OF MILLED COINAGE.

Beijing 2022 Not Available USD 18.00
130 Christie's.

GLOBES AND PLANETARIA.

London 1995 Not Available USD 12.00
131 Clain-Stefanelli, Elvira Eliza.

RUSSIAN GOLD COINS.

Spink & Son 1962 Not Available USD 12.00
132 Cunietti-Ferrando,

MONEDAS DE LA REPUPLICA ARGENTINA.

Buenos Aires 1983 Not Available Not Sold
133 Demole, Eugene.

VISITE AU CABINET DE NUMISMATIQUE OU COUP D'OEIL SUR L'HISTOIRE DE GENEVE.

Geneva 1914 Not Available USD 24.00
134 Dieudonne, A.

MANUEL DES POIDS MONETAIRES.

Paris 1925 Not Available USD 36.00
135 Dimnik, Martin, and Julijan Dobrinic.

MEDIEVAL SLAVIC COINAGES IN THE BALKINS: NUMISMATIC HISTORY AND CATALOGUE.

London 2008 Not Available USD 18.00
136 Eimer, Christopher.

MEDALLIC PORTRAITS OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON.

London 1994 Not Available USD 12.00
137 FIDEM [publisher].

EPHEMERA RELATING TO THE 1992 FIDEM CONFERENCE.

Cambridge 1992 Not Available USD 12.00
138 [France].

ANNUAIRE POUR L'AN 1862 PUBLIE PAR LE BUREAU DES LONGITUDES.

Paris 1862 Not Available Not Sold
139 Frey, Albert R.

A DICTIONARY OF NUMISMATIC NAMES. THEIR OFFICIAL AND POPULAR DESIGNATIONS.

New York 1916 Not Available USD 54.00
140 Guttag Bros.

COINS OF THE AMERICAS.

New York 1927 Not Available USD 30.00
141 Haxby, James A.

PIECES A L'APPUI: LA MONNAIE ROYALE CANADIENNE ET NOTRE SYSTEME MONETAIRE.

Ottawa 1984 Not Available USD 12.00
142 Hubbard, Clyde, and David O'Harrow.

HOOKNECK: EL AGUILA DE PERFIL / FIRST COINS OF THE MEXICAN REPUBLIC.

Seattle 1997 Not Available USD 78.00
143 Huletski, Dzmitry, et al.

EARLY LITHUANIAN HALF-GROATS 1495-1529.

Kaunas 2017 Not Available USD 12.00
144 Huletski, Dzmitry.

EARLY RUSSIAN COINS AND THEIR VALUES. VOLUME 1.

Not Available Not Sold
145 International Numismatic Commission.

ACTES DU 9 eme CONGRES INTERNATIONAL DE NUMISMATIQUE / PROCEEDINGS OF THE 9th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF NUMISMATICS.

Louvain-la-Neuve 1982 Not Available USD 12.00
146 King, Frank H.

THE MONETARY SYSTEM OF HONG KONG.

Hong Kong 1953 Not Available USD 24.00
147 Kleeberg, John M. [editor].

CANADA'S MONEY.

New York 1994 Not Available USD 18.00
148 Koehlers Antiquarium, K.F.

ANTIQUARIATSKATALOG NEUE FOLGE 2. NUMISMATIK, NEBST EINIGEN WERKEN UBER GEMMEN, SIEGEL UND MEDAILLEN... III: ANTIKE NUMISMATIK. IV: NUMISMATIK DES MITTELALTERS U. D. NEUZEIT. V: ORIENTALISCHE NUMISMATIK..

Leipzig 1913 Not Available USD 12.00
149 Koehlers Antiquarium, K.F.

HEFT 1. NEUERWERBUNGEN... NUMISMATIK.

Leipzig April 1915. Not Available USD 18.00
150 LeRoux, Joseph.

LE MEDAILLIER DU CANADA / THE CANADIAN COIN CABINET.

1983 reprint. Not Available USD 18.00
  • 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):
    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
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