• 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
  • 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

Ader: Collectors' library: Africa, Oceania, Americas, Asia, 172144, PARIS

Auction Details

Auction Date
November 06, 2025 - November 06, 2025
Page Size: 491 items in 20 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
127

Guro by Ederhard Fischer on joint African art western eyes, Susan M. Vogel

EUR 60.00 - 80.00 Unknown
128

Four books: *Les anyi-ndenye et le pouvoir au 18e et 19e siecles - Claude H.Perrot * Mes ancetres Guro, la famille mian de Bangofla, by Martial Traye Bi Voli - Baoule ;

EUR 70.00 - 100.00 Unknown
129

Lot including various writings on the Ivory Coast: *Kunst der Elfenbeinkuste, art of Ivory coast *Art de la Cote d'Ivoire et ses voisins, Guenneguez collection ...

EUR 60.00 - 90.00 Unknown
130

Journal de la societe des africanistes, Volume VI and VII

EUR 30.00 - 50.00 Unknown
131

Le plateau central nigerien, Lieutenant Louis DESPLAGNES (accidents) ex-libris Raoul Lehuard

EUR 40.00 - 60.00 Unknown
132

Three books on Dogon art: *L'architecture Dogon, Constructions en terre au Mali, Wolfgang LAUBER *Art of the Dogon, Selections from the Lester Wunderman Collection *Masqued du pays Dogon, Alain BILOT

EUR 70.00 - 100.00 Unknown
133

Lot including: *Les Manding et leur langues, Henri LABOURET * Melanges ethnologiques, number 23, 1953 *Miscellanea africana lebaudy, numbers 2 & 5

EUR 60.00 - 80.00 Unknown
134

Various books on Dogon art: *Return to the Dogon, Francoise MICHELE-JONES *Ethnologie et langage, La parole chez les Dogon, Genevievre CALAME-GRIAULE *Dogon masks, Marcel GRIAULE *Dogon social organization, Denise PAULME ...

EUR 120.00 - 180.00 Unknown
135

Set of booklets on Dogon art Joint Marcel GRIAULE, Citoyen de Dogon

EUR 40.00 - 60.00 Unknown
136

Lot on Dogon art, including: *The Dogon of Mali and the Upper Volta *God of water, Marcel GRIAULE *The Mande Blacksmith, Patrick McNaughton ...

EUR 120.00 - 180.00 Unknown
137

Lot including: *Djenne Jeno, Bernard de GRUNNE * Terracotta from West Africa, Bernard de GRUNNE *Mali you are known worldwide for your art

EUR 80.00 - 120.00 Unknown
138

Upper Senegal, Niger, Maurice DELAFOSSE * The Country, The Peoples, The Languages *History - Civilizations

EUR 40.00 - 60.00 Unknown
139

Lot of books: Les Bambara, Vanina PACK ex-libris, Raoul Lehuard Joint La sculpture soudanaise, F-H LEM (accidents) ; Bamanaya, Un art de vivre au Mali

EUR 100.00 - 150.00 Unknown
140

Set of books and booklets on the art of Mali

EUR 70.00 - 100.00 Unknown
141

Mande, Millennium Treasure, Bernard de GRUNNE

EUR 60.00 - 80.00 Unknown
142

Lot including: *History of the Ivorians, Pierre DUPREY *Mission Binger: Black France, Marcel MONNIER *Le royaume des Kong, des origines a la fin du XIXe, Georges NIAMKEY KODJO *Histoire du pays gouin et de ses environs, Michelle DACHER

EUR 80.00 - 120.00 Unknown
143

Dogon and Bambara : *Dogon and Bambara locks from Mali, Galerie Noire d'Ivoire. Bookplate, Raoul Lehuard *Regards sur les Dogon du Mali, R. BEDAUX *Dogon, Helene LELOUP (accidents)

EUR 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
144

Bambara: 5 books : * Essay on Bambara religion, Germaine DEITERLEN *Bambara initiation society, Dominique ZHAN. Bookplate of Raoul Lehuard * Bamana Museum of Zurich. Bookplate by Raoul Lehuard * ...

EUR 150.00 - 250.00 Unknown
145

Lot comprising various booklets on the art of Mali and Sudan,

EUR 80.00 - 120.00 Unknown
146

Lot including: *Archetype, Dandrieu-Giovagnoni *Histoire des Mandingues de l Ouest, Djibril TAMSIR NIANE *Bambara Sculpture from the Western Soudan

EUR 60.00 - 80.00 Unknown
147

Arts and culture, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 x3, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2019 editions

EUR 70.00 - 100.00 Unknown
148

Set of Tribal Art publications between 1992 and 1997

EUR 60.00 - 80.00 Unknown
149

Lot including books on African Art: * Ethnology of Africa, Wilfried HAMBLY (Newmann Collection, accidents) *La femme noire en afrique centrale (accidents and annotations) *The peoples and civilizations of Africa, H. BAUMANN ...

EUR 70.00 - 100.00 Unknown
150

Lot including *3 Tomes, Collectio d'Art UNESCO, l'art de l'Afrique Centrale *Le masque, Musee Guimet edition, 1960 *The Arts of Black Africa, D.A OLDEROGGE * The art of Black Africa, Wactaw KORABIEWICZ

EUR 40.00 - 60.00 Unknown
151

Set of 4 books: *African furnitures and household objects, Roy SIBER *Africa, relics of the colonial era, Anthony JACK *The Spirit image, Ester BAGAN *Materia Negra (very damaged)

EUR 80.00 - 120.00 Unknown
  • 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.
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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.