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Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate PurchaseSotheby’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, 2025Dominic 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, 2025Dominic 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, 2025Dominic 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, 2025Dominic 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, 2025Swann, 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, 2025Swann, 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, 2025Swann, 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, 2025Swann, 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-$12,000Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Christina Rossetti's Own Copy of Her First Book. Rossetti, Christina G. $8,000-$12,000Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: The Borden Copy of The Life of Merlin in an Elaborate Binding by Riviere. Heywood, Thomas, Translator. $6,000-$8,000Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Arion Press. Whitman, Walt, Leaves of Grass. $4,000-$6,000Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Call It Sleep in the First State Jacket. Roth, Henry. $2,000-$3,000Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Steinbeck's Best-Known Work. Steinbeck, John. $2,000-$3,000Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: A Fine Jewelled Binding Signed by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Sangorski, Francis. $40,000-$60,000Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter: A Complete Set of First Editions. Potter, Beatrix. $2,000-$3,000Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Kelmscott Shelley. Shelley, Percy Bysshe. The Poetical Works. $3,000-$5,000Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Inscribed by Martin Luther King Jr. King, Martin Luther, Jr. $3,000-$5,000
Lyon and Turnbull: MODERN MADE. Modern, Post-War & Contemporary Art, Design, Craft and Studio Ceramics, 856, Edinburgh
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- October 30, 2025 - October 30, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | WALTER RICHARD SICKERT A.R.A. (BRITISH 1860-1942) | DIEPPE, THE OLD HOTEL ROYAL, c.1910 (BROMBERG 137) |
c.1910 | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | Unknown | |
| 5 | JEAN-EMILE LABOUREUR (FRENCH 1877-1943) | SKYSCAPE EN CONSTRUCTION, NEW YORK (SECOND STATE), 1910 |
1910 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | Unknown | |
| 6 | ARMIN LANDECK (AMERICAN 1905-1984) | MANHATTAN NOCTURNE, 1938; SIDEING, 1945 |
1945 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | Unknown | |
| 7 | MARTIN LEWIS (AUSTRALIAN/AMERICAN 1881-1962) | DERRICKS AT NIGHT (MCCARRON 62), 1927 |
1927 | GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | Unknown | |
| 8 | C.R.W. NEVINSON (BRITISH 1889-1946) | WATERLOO BRIDGE FROM A SAVOY WINDOW (GUICHARD 49), c.1924-26 |
c.1924-26 | GBP 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 13 | PAUL NASH (BRITISH 1889-1946) | THE STRANGE COAST (POSTAN L10), 1920 |
1920 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | Unknown | |
| 14 | PAUL NASH (BRITISH 1889-1946) | THE WALL - DYMCHURCH, c.1923 |
London | c.1923 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | Unknown |
| 15 | EDWARD WADSWORTH (BRITISH 1889-1949) | DOCK SCENE c.1918 (COLNAGHI 133; GREENWOOD W/D 36) |
GBP 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | Unknown | ||
| 16 | EDWARD BURRA (BRITISH 1905-1967) | CUPBEARER, 1929 |
1929 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | Unknown | |
| 17 | VICTOR VASARELY (HUNGARIAN 1906-1997) | SIAN, 1951/60 |
1951/60 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | Unknown | |
| 18 | LE CORBUSIER (SWISS/FRENCH 1887-1965) | MODULOR, 1950/56/62 |
Paris | 1950/56/62 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | Unknown |
| 19 | ERIC RAVILIOUS (BRITISH 1903-1942) | THE MESS DECK, FROM 'SUBMARINES' PORTFOLIO, 1940-41 |
Ipswich | 1940-41 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Unknown |
| 20 | ERIC RAVILIOUS (BRITISH 1903-1942) | DRIVING CONTROLS NO. 1 - REVOLUTIONS, FROM 'SUBMARINES' PORTFOLIO, 1940-41 |
Ipswich | 1940-41 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | Unknown |
| 21 | BEN NICHOLSON O.M. (BRITISH 1894-1982) | SMALL SILENT SIENA, FROM 'ARCHITECTURAL SUITE' (LAFRANCA 19; CRISTEA 121), 1965 |
London | 1965 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Unknown |
| 22 | JOHN PIPER C.H. (BRITISH 1903-1992) | INVENTION IN COLOUR - FROM THE BOOK 'DESIGN', 1937 (LEVINSON 10) |
1937 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | |
| 29 | GRAHAM SUTHERLAND O.M. (BRITISH 1903-1980) | FOLDED HILLS (WITH TWISTED BRANCH AND BLAZING TAPERS) - ILLUSTRATION FOR HYROGLYPHICS BY FRANCIS QUARLES, FOR POETRY LONDON, 1943 (Tassi 47) |
1943 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | |
| 30 | GRAHAM SUTHERLAND O.M. (BRITISH 1903-1980) | THE ROCK (LA ROCHE), 1973-74 (Tassi 149) |
1973-74 | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | Unknown | |
| 31 | GRAHAM SUTHERLAND O.M. (BRITISH 1903-1980) | COMPLEX OF ROCK FORMS, 1979 |
1979 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | Unknown | |
| 35 | GRAHAM SUTHERLAND O.M. (BRITISH 1903-1980) | NUMBER FORTY-NINE (TASSI 14), 1924 |
London | 1924 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Unknown |
| 36 | EDWARD BAWDEN C.B.E., R.A. (BRITISH 1903-1989) | CLACTON |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | Unknown | ||
| 37 | JOHN PIPER C.H. (BRITISH 1903 - 1992) | THE CHAPEL OF ST GEORGE & KEMP TOWN (FROM 'BRIGHTON AQUATINTS'), 1939 (LEVINSON 21) |
1939 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | Unknown | |
| 40 | EDWARD BAWDEN C.B.E., R.A. (BRITISH 1903-1989) | LANE IN MOONLIGHT, 1927-29/1988 |
1927-29/1988 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | Unknown | |
| 42 | EDWARD BAWDEN C.B.E., R.A. (BRITISH 1903-1989) | LIVERPOOL STREET STATION, 1961 |
1961 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 43 | REG BUTLER (BRITISH 1913-1981) | NUDE WITH NEWSPRINT, 1955 |
1955 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | Unknown | |
| 48 | PABLO PICASSO (SPANISH 1881-1973) | PETIT NU ASSIS AU MIROIR (BLOCH 451; MOURLOT 100), 1947 |
Paris | 1947 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | Unknown |