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![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], John Tenniel. <i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</i> First Edition. Macmillan & Co., 1866. $15,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/cc3f4f98-f195-4049-aca6-329c27fdd27c.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], John Tenniel. <i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</i> First Edition. Macmillan & Co., 1866. $15,000.")
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. -
![<b>Dominic Winter, Nov. 5:</b> Aquinas (Thomas). <i>[Summa Theologica], Secunda Parte,</i> Venice, 1496. £700 to £1,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b69c37e7-f18c-4417-b08b-f00e9b97a413.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Nov. 5:</b> Aquinas (Thomas). <i>[Summa Theologica], Secunda Parte,</i> Venice, 1496. £700 to £1,000.")
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
Bonhams: Americana, 30940, Marlborough
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- November 04, 2025 - November 04, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Auguste Edouart (1789-1861), dated 1839-42 | Nine Framed Silhouettes |
1839-42 | USD 1,800.00 - 2,500.00 | Unknown | |
| 5 | signed Abraham Lincoln and William H. Seward, 13 October 1863 | Multilingual Passport for the Whaling Ship Sappho |
1863 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 24 | After John James Audubon | Author Inscribed Title Plate, from Birds of America Vol. 1; |
1844 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 27 | After John James Audubon | American Coot (Plate CCXXXIX), from Birds of America |
1835 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | Unknown | |
| 36 | After John James Audubon | Yellow Redpoll Warbler (Plate CXLV), from Birds of America; |
1832 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | Unknown | |
| 39 | J. Giles | The Great International Caledonian Games Held at Jones Woods New-York City, July 1st 1867 |
N.Y. | 1867 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | Unknown |
| 56 | Richard Gillsepie (printer), Anderston, Scotland, c. 1825 | Portrait of Susan Le Baron March Stockwell (1812-94) |
c. 1825 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 57 | Portrait of Susan Le Baron March Stockwell (1812-94) |
1864 and 1867 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | Unknown | ||
| 72 | Auguste Edouart (1789-1861), Boston and Saratoga, 1841-5 |
1841-5 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | Unknown | ||
| 79 | Thomas Jefferys and Robert Sayer, London, England, 1775 | The Bay of Honduras |
London. | 1775 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Unknown |
| 85 | After William Guy Wall | Rapids Above Hadley's Falls (No. 4 of The Hudson River Portfolio) |
New York | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | Unknown | |
| 100 | After John James Audubon | Black Backed Gull (Plate CCXLI), from Birds of America; |
1835 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 105 | FRANK WESTON BENSON | Two Framed Prints: The Start and Bluebills |
USD 600.00 - 800.00 | Unknown | ||
| 125 | After John James Audubon | Ten Lithographs from the Royal Octavo Edition of Birds of America; |
Philadelphia, New York | c. 1840 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | Unknown |
| 145 | After John James Audubon | California Vulture (Plate CCCCXV), from Birds of America; |
London, | 1838 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | Unknown |
| 147 | Mermaid and Ship Decorated Horn Tumbler |
France, | c. 1840 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Unknown | |
| 148 | After John James Audubon | American Cross Fox (Plate VI), from Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America; |
Philadelphia, | 1843 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | Unknown |
| 152 | After John James Audubon | Richardsons Columbian Squirrel (Plate V), from Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America; |
Philadelphia, | 1842 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown |
| 156 | After John James Audubon | Oregon Flying Squirrel (Plate XV), from Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America; |
Philadelphia, | c. 1844 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Unknown |
| 161 | After John James Audubon | Canada Otter (Plate LI), from Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America; |
Philadelphia, | 1844 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | Unknown |
| 186 | After John James Audubon | American Cross Fox (Plate VI), from Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America; |
Philadelphia, | 1843 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | Unknown |
| 189 | After John James Audubon | Pennants Marten or Fisher (Plate XLI), from Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America; |
Philadelphia, | 1844 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Unknown |
| 193 | After John James Audubon | Sandwich Tern (Plate CCLXXIX), from Birds of America; |
London, | 1835 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Unknown |
| 199 | After John James Audubon | American Redstart (Plate XL), from Birds of America; |
London, | c. 1834 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Unknown |
| 203 | After John James Audubon | Long Haired Squirrel (Plate XXVII), from Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America; |
Philadelphia, | 1844 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Unknown |
