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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 210 | Calder Alexander | Alexander Calder Autograph Letter Signed |
1970 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 368.00 | |
| 211 | Chagall Marc | Marc Chagall Typed Letter Signed, Authorizing Use of His "Isaiah 42:6" and "The Twelve Tribes" Designs for a Humanitarian Medal Project |
1980 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 495.00 | |
| 212 | Christy Howard Chandler | Howard Chandler Christy Signed Sketch of a 'Christy Girl' |
1917 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,978.00 | |
| 213 | Church Frederic Edwin | Frederic Edwin Church Autograph Letter Signed on Colombian Chocolate and South America |
New York | 1858 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold |
| 214 | Corot Camille | Camille Corot Autograph Letter Signed |
1866 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 275.00 | |
| 215 | Dali Salvador | Salvador Dali Document Signed - Loan Agreement for 'The Maximum Speed of Raphael's Madonna' |
1965 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,265.00 | |
| 216 | Flagg James Montgomery | James Montgomery Flagg Autograph Letter Signed with Original Self-Portrait Sketch |
1937 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 813.00 | |
| 217 | French Daniel Chester (1850-1931) | Daniel Chester French Autograph Letter Signed on Henry Bacon's Death |
1924 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 375.00 | |
| 218 | Kitaj R B | R. B. Kitaj (2) Autograph Letters Signed |
1985 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 446.00 | |
| 219 | Kollwitz Kathe (1867-1945) | Kathe Kollwitz Autograph Letter Signed |
ND | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 446.00 | |
| 220 | Magritte Rene (1898-1967) | Rene Magritte Autograph Letter Signed on 'The Lost Jockey' Postcard |
1964 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,059.00 | |
| 221 | Max Peter | Peter Max Signed Print - 'God Bless America' |
2001 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 596.00 | |
| 222 | Nadar (1820-1910) | Nadar Autograph Letter Signed |
1859 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 368.00 | |
| 223 | O'Keeffe Georgia | Georgia O'Keeffe Autograph Letter Signed |
1969 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,283.00 | |
| 224 | Picasso Pablo | Pablo Picasso Signature |
1960 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,411.00 | |
| 225 | Pissarro Camille (1830-1903) | Camille Pissarro Autograph Letter Signed - "George re-entered the Neuilly sanitarium" |
Paris | 1899 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold |
| 226 | Remington Frederic (1861-1909) | Frederic Remington Autograph Letter Signed on Harper's Weekly and His Book, Men with the Bark On |
1895 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold | |
| 227 | Repin Ilia | Ilya Repin Autograph Letter Signed |
ND | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 939.00 | |
| 228 | Rockwell Norman | Norman Rockwell Typed Letter Signed - "I transfer my drawing to the canvas by tracing it on transparent paper" |
1939 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 605.00 | |
| 229 | Rodin Auguste | Auguste Rodin Autograph Letter Signed to Charles Morice, Concerning the Publication of Les CathA©drales de France in Le Temps |
Paris | 1911 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 723.00 |
| 230 | Saint-Gaudens Augustus | Augustus Saint-Gaudens Typed Letter Signed |
Windsor | 1906 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 625.00 |
| 231 | Toulouse-Lautrec Henri de | Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Autograph Note Signed on Calling Card |
1898 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 913.00 | |
| 232 | Warhol Andy | Andy Warhol Signed $1 Dollar Bill |
1985 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,815.00 | |
| 233 | Warhol Andy | Andy Warhol Signed Interview Magazine |
1985 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,553.00 | |
| 234 | Warhol Andy | Andy Warhol Early Signature |
N/A | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 963.00 |
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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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