• 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
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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.

De Baecque and Associes: Collection of a First Empire Connoisseur and Miscellaneous, 166922, Lyon

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
October 29, 2025 - October 29, 2025
Page Size: 19 items in 1 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
125

Letter of transmittal of the patent of Grand Eagle of the Legion of Honor of the men of Marshal Lannes duc de Montebello

EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
126 FOUCHE, Joseph.

Signed document. "Extrait des Registres des Deliberations des Consuls de la Republique".

Paris, 4 Nivose an VIII. EUR 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
127 ISABEY, Jean-Baptiste (1767-1855).

ISABEY, Jean-Baptiste (1767-1855). L.A.S. addressed to Marechal Jean Lannes.

S.l. [Paris], 13 Fructidor, s.d. EUR 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
128 [MARECHAL LANNES].

Printed proclamation from "General Lannes commanding the vanguard of the French army, to the inhabitants of Piedmont"

Ivree, Piedmont, Imprimerie de Ludovic Franco, 3 Prairial an 8 [May 23, 1800] EUR 50.00 - 80.00 EUR 117.00
129 NAPOLEON IER (1769-1821).

. Letter signed "Bonaparte" addressed to the Consuls of the Republic Cambaceres and Lebrun.

Novarre 12 prairial VIII [June 1, 1800]. EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 2,340.00
130

Imperial Decree regulating the mode of presentation for popular acceptance of the proposal set forth in article 142 of the Organic Senatus-Consult of 28 Floreal year 12.

EUR 100.00 - 150.00 EUR 234.00
131 MARECHAL LANNES.

MARECHAL LANNES. Autograph letter signed to his wife, Louise Gueheneuc.

Vienne, May 16, 1809. EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 1,430.00
132 MIOLLIS, Sextius Alexandre Francois,

MIOLLIS, Sextius Alexandre Francois, comte de (1759-1828), general. Autograph letter signed addressed to the Duke of Gaete, Martin Michel Charles GAUDIN (1756-1841).

Rome, January 1, 181[?]. EUR 50.00 - 80.00 Not Sold
133 [MARECHAL NEY].

[MARECHAL NEY]. Entirely handwritten invoice entitled "Note pour fourniture faite pour Monseigneur le Duc d'Elchingen, Marechal de l'Empire francais, par moi Tremblay, carrossier de la rue Duras Nos 9 et 10".

April 1, 1810. EUR 100.00 - 200.00 EUR 130.00
134 [MARECHAL LANNES]. Nicolas Antoine SANSON (1756-1824), French general.

[MARECHAL LANNES]. Nicolas Antoine SANSON (1756-1824), French general. Set of three signed letters concerning the funeral of Marshal Lannes, addressed to Lannes' father-in-law, Senator GUEHENEUC.

Paris, June 1810. EUR 100.00 - 150.00 EUR 130.00
135

Invoice from the tailor "Leger et Michel", rue Vivienne, Paris, relating to the wardrobe of Eugene de BEAUHARNAIS, General and Viceroy of Italy

1811 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 286.00
136

[EMPIRE - BATTLE OF ORTHEZ]. Print entitled "Proclamation from H.E. the Mal Duke of Dalmatia, the Emperor's Lieutenant General to the Army".

Toulouse, March 8, 1814. EUR 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
137

Printed poster "To the Senate of Bonaparte.

EUR 50.00 - 80.00 Not Sold
138

[CENT-JOURS]. Printed poster "Charles-Philippe de France, fils de France, Monsieur Frere du Roi, aux Lyonnais".

Lyon, Rusand, 1815 EUR 50.00 - 80.00 EUR 650.00
139

France Certificates of presentation to the body Restoration period Wear

EUR 30.00 - 50.00 Not Sold
357

Very interesting handwritten notebook of the memoirs of Second Empire soldier Pierre Nicolas of the 6th Infantry Regiment, recounting the Italian campaign of 1859.

EUR 100.00 - 200.00 EUR 260.00
358 Charles LE TOURNEUR (19th-20th century)

Soldiers

EUR 50.00 - 80.00 EUR 65.00
375

France Carnet de Silhouette de chars

1937 EUR 30.00 - 50.00 EUR 130.00
377

France Rouget de Lisle Promotion souvenir album

EUR 10.00 - 20.00 Not Sold
  • 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.
  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
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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.