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Sotheby’s
Reason and Revolution:
Extraordinary Works from a Distinguished Private Collection
Part I
Live Sale 20 OctoberSotheby’s, Oct. 20: Copernicus, Nicolaus. De revolutionibus orbium colestium, Nuremberg, 1543, first edition.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Newton, Isaac, Sir. Autograph manuscript worksheet, Cambridge, probably May 1694.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Euclid. Praeclarissimus Liber Elementorum in Artem Geometrie, Venice, Ratdolt, 25 May 1482, first edition of the first substantial mathematical work to appear in print, Durazzo copy.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Galilei, Galileo. Sidereus nuncius …, Venice, 1610, first edition of the foundation of modern astronomy.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Kepler, Johannes. Astronomia nova aitiologitos …, Prague or Heidelberg, 1609, first edition, contemporary vellum, the Chasles copy.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Cellarius, Andreas. Harmonia macrocosmica seu atlas universalis et novus ..., Amsterdam, Jan Jansson, 1661, brilliantly handcolored. -
Bonhams, Now thru Oct. 14: The "Hatfield" Apple-1 Computer in working condition, signed by Steve Wozniak with a letter signed by Steve Jobs. Estimate: $500,000-800,000Bonhams, Now thru Oct. 14: REICHARDT, JASIA; curator. Cybernetic Serendipity: The computer and the Arts. Portfolio and Catalogue. Estimate: $5,000-8,000Bonhams, Now thru Oct. 14: An Apple Lisa 1 Microcomputer. Estimate: $50,000-70,000Bonhams, Now thru Oct. 14: A rare Apple Paladin "All-In-One" computer prototype. Estimate: $40,000-60,000Bonhams, Now thru Oct. 14: 30th Anniversary "White OC" Edition Asus ROG Nvidia Astral Gegorce RTX 5090 signed by Jensen Huang. Estimate: $10,000-15,000Bonhams, Now thru Oct. 14: A clear plastic prototype Apple Macintosh Portable. Estimate: $10,000-15,000Bonhams, Now thru Oct. 14: An Apple Jolly Roger pirate flag. Estimate: $4,000-6,000Bonhams, Now thru Oct. 14: An Apple Newton messagepad engineering development notebook. Estimate: $4,000-6,000Bonhams, Now thru Oct. 14: A rare 1839 Jacquard-woven silk portrait of Joseph-Marie Jacquard. Estimate: $4,000-6,000Bonhams, Now thru Oct. 14: A clear plastic prototype Apple Macintosh Powerbook Duo dock with an Apple Powerbook Duo 280. Estimate: $3,000-4,000Bonhams, Now thru Oct. 14: A clear plastic prototype Macintosh 'Apollo' Classic II. Estimate: $3,000-5,000Bonhams, Now thru Oct. 14: WEIZENBAUM. Computer Power and Human Reason. 1976. Estimate: $1,500-2,500Bonhams, Now thru Oct. 14: An Apple Newton Messagepad with marketing display. Estimate: $1,000 - 1,500 -
Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Bible, in English. Fine restoration binding in the style of the Queen’s binders.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Magnus Hundt, the elder. First edition of one of the earliest printed books with anatomical illustrations.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Agatha Christie. Cards on the Table. First edition.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Beautiful and Damned. First edition, first printing.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Isaac Asimov. I, Robot. First edition, presentation copy.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Bible, in English. Geneva-Tomson-Junius. London: Robert Barker, [colophon 1612]/1611. -
Bonhams, Now thru Oct. 15: TASSO. La Gerusalemme Liberata. 1745. Estimate: $15,000-25,000Bonhams, Now thru Oct. 15: SAVAGE. Practical Hints on Decorative Printing... 1822. Estimate: $8,000-12,000Bonhams, Now thru Oct. 15: BEWICK. The Works... [1805-]1822. Estimate: $8.000-12,000Bonhams, Now thru Oct. 15: RÖSEL VON ROSENHOF. De natuurlyke historie der insecten... [1765–1788]. Estimate: $8.000-12,000Bonhams, Now thru Oct. 15: BOYS. Picturesque Architecture in Paris, Ghent, Antwerp, Rouen, etc. [1839]. Estimate: $8,000-12,000Bonhams, Now thru Oct. 15: HOLBEIN. Imitations of Original Drawings by Hans Holbein... 1792[-1800]. Estimate: $8.000-12,000Bonhams, Now thru Oct. 15: CRANACH PRESS. — SHAKESPEARE. Hamlet. 1928. Estimate: $7,000-10,000Bonhams, Now thru Oct. 15: SGRILLI. Descrizione della regia vila... 1742. Estimate: $6,000-9,000Bonhams, Now thru Oct. 15: The Coronation of King Louis XV. Le Sacre de Louis XV... 1731. Estimate: $6,000-9,000Bonhams, Now thru Oct. 15: NONESUCH PRESS. — DICKENS. The Works. 1937-8. Estimate: $6,000-9,000Bonhams, Now thru Oct. 15: CRAIG. Gordon Craig's Book of Penny Toys. 1899. Estimate: $5,000-8,000Bonhams, Now thru Oct. 15: FOULIS PRESS. — HOMER. The Iliad & The Odyssey. 1756-8. Estimate: $5,000-7,000Bonhams, Now thru Oct. 15: LA FONTAINE. Fables choises... 1755-1759. Estimate: $5,000-7,000
RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts, 749, Boston
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- September 16, 2026 - September 16, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 173 | Wilbur Wright Signed Check for the "Wright Cycle Co." |
1907 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,618.00 | ||
| 176 | Charles Lindbergh Signed Program |
1927 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 446.00 | ||
| 181 | Apollo 12 (3) Signed Photographs |
N/A | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 418.00 | ||
| 182 | Apollo 13 (3) Signed Items |
N/A | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 368.00 | ||
| 183 | Apollo-Soyuz Signed Photograph |
N/A | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 446.00 | ||
| 184 | Neil Armstrong Signature |
N/A | USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,276.00 | ||
| 185 | Neil Armstrong Signed Book - Apollo: Ten Years Since Tranquility Base |
Washington | 1979 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,336.00 | |
| 186 | Neil Armstrong Signed Commemorative Cover |
N/A | USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 2,069.00 | ||
| 187 | Neil Armstrong Signed Apollo 11 Postcard |
N/A | USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,283.00 | ||
| 188 | Astronauts (8) Signed Photographs |
N/A | USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 563.00 | ||
| 189 | Yuri Gagarin Signed Commemorative Cover |
1966 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 795.00 | ||
| 190 | Yuri Gagarin and Gherman Titov |
N/A | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,411.00 | ||
| 191 | Yuri Gagarin and Pavel Popovich Signed Commemorative Cover |
1963 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 875.00 | ||
| 192 | Fred Haise (4) Signed Photographs |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 250.00 | ||
| 193 | James Lovell Signed Photograph |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 250.00 | ||
| 194 | Alan Shepard Signed Photograph |
N/A | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 530.00 | ||
| 195 | Alan Shepard Signed Photograph |
1961 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 275.00 | ||
| 196 | Skylab (3) Crew-Signed Photographs |
N/A | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,283.00 | ||
| 200 | Delacroix Eug (1798-1863) | EugA¨ne Delacroix Autograph Letter Signed Regarding the Society of English Artists |
N/A | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 201 | Houdon (1741-1828) | Jean-Antoine Houdon Autograph Document Signed |
1800 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 202 | Picasso | Pablo Picasso Signed Exhibition Catalog: "45 Gravures sur Linoleum, 1958a€“1960" |
1960 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,170.00 | |
| 203 | Pissarro Camille | Camille Pissarro Autograph Letter Signed - a€œI have nothing, absolutely nothinga€ |
Paris | 1887 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 204 | Steadman Ralph; Andrews Lyman; Benveniste Asa; Fainlight Ruth; Sillitoe Alan | Ralph Steadman Multi-Signed Steam Press Portfolio No. 2 (Ltd. Ed. of 50) |
N/A | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 207 | Armani Giorgio | Giorgio Armani Signed Photograph |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 379.00 | |
| 209 | Brooklyn Bridge 1883 Opening Ceremonies Invitation and Program |
1883 | USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold |
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Gonnelli: Auction 72 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts October 6th-8th 2026 Gonnelli: Document bearing Napoleon's autograph signature. 1797. Starting bid € 900Gonnelli: Manuscript Libro de giustitiati nella città di Ferrara. 1441-1717. Starting bid € 9.000Gonnelli: Anonymous Jewish Siddur in Hebrew. Germany, 15th century. Starting bid € 1.200Gonnelli: Auction 72 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts October 6th-8th 2026 Gonnelli: Chagall, Drawings for the Bible. 1960 Starting bid € 1.200Gonnelli: Duchamp, Le Surrealisme en 1947. Starting bid € 2.600Gonnelli: Valturio, [De re militari]. 1483. Important provenance. Starting bid € 15.000Gonnelli: Auction 72 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts October 6th-8th 2026 Gonnelli: Ketham, Fasciculus medicine. 1500. Starting bid € 10.000Gonnelli: Ketham, Fasciculus medicie. 1522. Starting bid € 10.000Gonnelli: Kepler, Harmonices mundi libri V. 1619. Starting bid € 15.000Gonnelli: Auction 72 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts October 6th-8th 2026 Gonnelli: Kepler, Tabulae Rudolphinae. 1627. Starting bid € 8.000Gonnelli: Kondakov, ISTORIYA I PAMYATNIKI VIZANTIISKOI EMALI. [Histoire et monuments des emaux byzantins]. 1892. Starting price € 5.000Gonnelli: Strada, Imperatorum Romanorum. 1559. Starting bid € 12.000 -
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