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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
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Freeman's | Hindman: Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana | Total Sales (USD) | 773,262.00 |
| Auction Date | September 10, 2025 - September 10, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 464,300.00 |
| Sale Number | #6417 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 716,500.00 |
| Total Lots | 289 | ||
| Sold Lots | 265 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 589,900.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 91.70% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 910,500.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 24 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 84.93% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 264 | [Lincoln, Abraham] | By the President of the United States of America. A Proclamation |
1863 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 70,350.00 |
| 61 | [Picasso, Pablo] Level, Andre. | Picasso |
1928 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 35,200.00 |
| 242 | Audubon, John James. | The Birds of America, From Drawings Made in the United States and Their Territories |
1839-1840-44. | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 28,800.00 |
| 40 | Albers, Josef. | Die Oberflache |
1965 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 21,760.00 |
| 13 | The New-Haven Gazette, and the Connecticut Magazine |
1787 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 17,920.00 | |
| 273 | [Arion Press] Joyce, James. | Ulysses |
1988 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 16,640.00 |
| 5 | (Bowdoin, James, and Joseph Warren, and Samuel Pemberton). | A Short Narrative of The horrid Massacre in Boston, Perpetrated In the Evening of the Fifth Day of March 1770... |
1770 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 14,080.00 |
| 254 | [Sowerby, James, et al.] | Archive of Various Material, Including Manuscripts, Family Items, and Books |
ca. late 18th to early 20th centuries. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 12,800.00 |
| 172 | Dickens, Charles. | Great Expectations |
1861 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 12,160.00 |
| 222 | Tagore, Rabindranath. | Group of 6 Signed Titles |
1915-16. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 12,160.00 |
| 66 | Roth, Dieter. | Picture-Book |
1956 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 10,240.00 |
| 261 | Lincoln, Abraham. | Partially-printed Document |
1852 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 10,240.00 |
| 265 | [Lincoln, Abraham] Seward, William H. | Printed Circular Letter |
1862 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 10,240.00 |
| 257 | [Jefferson, Thomas]. Tucker, George. | The Life of Thomas Jefferson, Third President of the United States... |
1837 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 9,600.00 |
| 18 | Doolittle, A(mos). | A Display of the United States of America... |
1791 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 8,960.00 |
| 8 | Ramsay, David. | The History of the Revolution of South-Carolina, From a British Province to an Independent State |
1785 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 8,320.00 |
| 276 | [Morris, William] Ovid, and Raphael Regius. | Metamorphosin cum luculentissimis Raphaelis Regii enarrationibus... |
1509 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 7,680.00 |
| 103 | Baudelaire, Charles. | Les Paradis Artificiels Opium et Haschisch |
1860 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 7,040.00 |
| 117 | Rackham, Arthur. | Each one, tripping on his toe will be here with mop and mow |
1926 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 7,040.00 |
| 193 | Dickens, Charles. | Sketches by Boz Illustrative of Every-day Life and Every-day People |
1837-1839. | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 7,040.00 |
| 229 | Nelson, Horatio. | Autograph Letter, signed |
ca.1803. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 7,040.00 |
| 137 | [Zahn, Otto] Beaumont, Francis, and John Fletcher. | Fifty Comedies and Tragedies... |
USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 6,400.00 | |
| 262 | Lincoln, Abraham. | Manuscript Document, signed |
1855 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 6,400.00 |
| 77 | Warhol, Andy, and Robert Rauschenberg, and Ed Ruscha, et al. | Artists & Photographs |
1970 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 6,080.00 |
| 171 | Dickens, Charles. | Great Expectations |
1860-1861. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 6,080.00 |
