• 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
  • University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
    Now through Nov. 19
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 308 - Bob Dylan Handwritten & Signed Lyrics to "Just Like a Woman" With Jeff Rosen & JSA Authentication
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 455 - Isaac Newton Admiration For Judaism & Moral Continuity With Christianity! 350+ Words in his Hand - Extraordinary Content!
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 219 - 371g Moon Meteorite, Incredible Find - Laâyoune 002
    University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
    Now through Nov. 19
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 448 - Scarce Einstein AM on Unified Field Theory, 180+ Words & 11 Equations in His Hand! From His Published Article, "A Generalization of the Relativistic Theory of Gravitation"
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 159 - Woodrow Wilson Baseball Signed for WWI Red Cross Fundraiser, Ex. Forbes & PSA Authentic - Finest Known!
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 84 - Lee Harvey Oswald ALS to Brother, Trying Desperately to Get out of Russia! Highly Important
    University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
    Now through Nov. 19
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 152 - George Washington Signed Discharge for MA Solider Whose Regiment Was at Bunker Hill!
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 88 - Abraham Lincoln Fully Signed Military Appointment for Mexican War Vet & Respected Cavalryman
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 188 - Apollo XI Astronauts & Their Wives Signed Photo, Plus Crew Signed Cover, From Apollo XI Presidential Goodwill Tour Era, Pre-Cert Zarelli
    University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
    Now through Nov. 19
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 265 - Martin Luther King, Jr. TLS Re: "Stride Toward Freedom" Film Rights To Literary Agent Marie Rodell
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 324 - John Lennon Signed Apple Records Check, PSA GEM MT 10! Possibly Finest Known
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 79 - John & Jacqueline Kennedy Signed WH 1963 Christmas Gift Inscribed to Close Friend Joan Braden, PSA Authentic
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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.

Finarte: Books, Autographs and Prints, 111225, Rome

Auction Details

Auction Date
November 12, 2025 - November 12, 2025
Page Size: 397 items in 16 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
329 Jacques Auguste de Thou

Jacques Auguste de Thou - The Falconer, 1735

Venice 1735 EUR 100.00 - 200.00 Unknown
330 Valerio Flacco

Valerio Flacco - Argonauticon libri octo, cum notos integris Ludovici Carrionis, Laurentii Balbi Liliensis, [...] et aliorum, edited by Petro Burmanno, here & his adnotationes adjecit, 1724

245x198 mm <br>Leidae 1724 EUR 120.00 - 200.00 Unknown
331 Vibio Sequestre

Vibio Sequestre - De fluminibus fontibus lacubus nemoribus paludibus montibus gentibus, 1778

Strasbourg 1778 EUR 80.00 - 150.00 Unknown
332 Johannes Voet

Johannes Voet - Johannis Voet JCti et Antecessoris in Academia Lugduno-Batava Commentarius ad pandectas , 1775

372x230 mm <br>Venice 1775 EUR 220.00 - 320.00 Unknown
333 Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire

Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire - Romans et contes, 1778

Buillon 1778 EUR 250.00 - 350.00 Unknown
334 Giammaria Venturi

Giammaria Venturi - Treatise on Grafting, 1816

Reggio 1816 EUR 100.00 - 200.00 Unknown
335 Dante Alighieri - Gustave Dore

Dante Alighieri - Gustave Dore - The Enfer of Dante Alighieri with the descriptions of Gustave Dore French translation by Pier-Angelo Fiorentino accompanied by the Italian text, 1862

Paris 1862 EUR 500.00 - 700.00 Unknown
336 Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri - Dante's Divine Comedy, 1822

London 1822 EUR 250.00 - 350.00 Unknown
337 Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri - Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy with copperplates, 1817

Florence 1817-1819. EUR 600.00 - 800.00 Unknown
338 Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri - The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri corrected, explained and defended by Father Baldassarre Lombardi MC in MDCCXCI now found in precious codices, 1815

Rome 1815 - 1817. EUR 300.00 - 500.00 Unknown
339 Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri - The Divine Comedy. With commentary and notes by Niccolo Tommaseo, 1865

Milan 1865 EUR 150.00 - 250.00 Unknown
340 Attilio Zuccagni Orlandini

Attilio Zuccagni Orlandini - Geographical atlas of the Italian states outlined on the best and most modern maps to serve as an accompaniment to the historical and statistical physical chorography of Italy, 1844

Florence 1844 EUR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 Unknown
341 Jean-Jacques Barthelemy

Jean-Jacques Barthelemy - Voyage of Anacharsis in Greece towards the milieu of the fourteenth century before the Vulgaire era, 1829

Paris 1829 EUR 50.00 - 100.00 Unknown
342 Ignazio Bevilacqua Lazise

Ignazio Bevilacqua Lazise - Of the fossil fuels existing in the province of Verona [...] Mineralogical-economic paper awarded by the Academy of Agriculture, Arts and Commerce of Verona of Count Ignazio Bevilacqua Lazise [...]., 1816

224x144 mm <br>Verona 1816 EUR 130.00 - 230.00 Unknown
343 Federico Cavriani

Federico Cavriani - Various poems, 1802

Parma 1802 EUR 80.00 - 150.00 Unknown
344 Michele Colombo

Michele Colombo - In Praise of Elena Porta, Born Bulgarini, 1819

204x134 mm <br>Parma 1819 EUR 50.00 - 100.00 Unknown
345 Matteo Maria Boiardo

Matteo Maria Boiardo - Sonnets and songs by the illustrious poet Matteo Maria Boiardo, Count of Scandiano, 1835

London 1835 EUR 100.00 - 200.00 Unknown
346 Francesco Cancellieri

Francesco Cancellieri - Memoirs collected by Francesco Cancellieri on the life and works of the painter and knight Giuseppe Errante of Trapani..., 1824

Rome 1824 EUR 80.00 - 150.00 Unknown
347 Gabriello De Sanctis

Gabriello De Sanctis - Chorographic Atlas of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, 1843

Naples 1843 EUR 100.00 - 200.00 Unknown
348

Theater of the War between the Mincio and the Adige of the Sardinian Army against the Austrians in 1848, 1848

Turin 1848 EUR 100.00 - 200.00 Unknown
349 Hugues (1765) Darier

Hugues Darier - Tableau du titre, poids et valeur, des differentes monnaies d'or et d'argent, 1807

Geneva 1807 EUR 80.00 - 150.00 Unknown
350 Jean de la Fontaine

Jean de la Fontaine - Stories and News, 1879

Rouen 1879 EUR 50.00 - 100.00 Unknown
351 Donino Donini

Donino Donini - European metrology, compared to that of Rome, Bologna and Paris and vice versa, 1833

278x210 mm <br>Terni 1833 EUR 50.00 - 100.00 Unknown
352 De Amicis, Edmondo

De Amicis, Edmondo - The wine, 1890

194x122 mm <br>Milan 1890 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 Unknown
353 Giulio Ferrario

Giulio Ferrario - History and analysis of ancient Italian romances of chivalry and romantic poems, 1828

224x146 mm <br>Milan 1828 EUR 280.00 - 400.00 Unknown
  • 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
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  • 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.