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Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 75. The Second Printed Map of the North American Continent - Full Contemporary Color (1593) Est. $35,000 - $40,000Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 37. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $16,000 - $18,000Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 104. Important Revolutionary War Plan of Battle of Quebec in Contemporary Color (1776) Est. $4,000 - $4,750Old 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 - $3,500Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 237. Rare and Striking Bird's-Eye View of Lawrence, Kansas (1880) Est. $2,000 - $2,500Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 10. Rare Map from Atlas Maior with Representations of the Seasons in Contemporary Color (1662) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 374. Bunting's Map of Europe Depicted as the Queen of the World (1589) Est. $2,000 - $2,400Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 590. Willem Blaeu's Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia (1634) Est. $2,750 - $3,500Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 647. The Earliest and Most Decorative Map of the East Coast of Africa (1596) Est. $3,000 - $3,750Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 710. Ruscelli's Complete, Third Edition Atlas with 65 Maps (1574) Est. $9,500 - $11,000Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 696. Superb Hand-Colored Image of the Adoration of the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950 -
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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. -
![<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.")
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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.
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Forum Auctions: Online: Travel Books, Maps and Atlases
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Online: Travel Books, Maps and Atlases | Total Sales (GBP) | 158,438.85 |
| Auction Date | August 28, 2025 - August 28, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 86,650.00 |
| Sale Number | #1044 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 124,900.00 |
| Total Lots | 379 | ||
| Sold Lots | 313 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 107,880.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 82.59% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 155,720.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 66 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 101.75% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 176 | Vasi (Giuseppe) | Prospetto del 'Alma Citta di Roma visto dal Monte Gianicolo |
GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 4,064.00 | |
| 81 | Mckie (Mary R.), Circle of. | Portrait of a seated Mi'kmaq woman with young child |
GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 3,302.00 | |
| 111 | Vintage Chinese Cultural Revolution Communist Propaganda Posters, collection of vintage propaganda posters |
GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 3,048.00 | ||
| 378 | Stanford (Edward) | Stanford's Library Map of London and its Suburbs |
1877 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 3,048.00 |
| 87 | Chinese School (19th century) | [Album of 15 original landscape and drawings of figures] |
[probably 19th century] | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 2,794.00 |
| 353 | Baedeker (Karl) | Russia |
1914 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,794.00 |
| 370 | Donne (Benjamin) | A map of the Western Circuit of England, containing the Counties of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire and Hampshire |
[1784] | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 2,794.00 |
| 372 | Daw (Edmund, publisher) | Map of the Parish of St. Mary Abbotts Kensington, delineating its Ecclesiastical & Parochial Divisions |
1846 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 2,794.00 |
| 157 | Observations made on the navigation of the river Hugly, from Calcutta to the sea |
1795. | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 2,540.00 | |
| 177 | Vasi (Giuseppe) | Five single sheet views of Rome |
GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 2,413.00 | |
| 380 | Visscher (Claes Jansz.) After. | London, etched panorama from four plates joined as a continuous strip |
GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 2,032.00 | |
| 64 | Hamilton (Capt. Alexander) | A New Account of the East-Indies...from the Year 1688 |
1739 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,905.00 |
| 322 | Cook (Captain James) | The Journal of H.M.S. Endeavour 1768-1771 |
1977 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,905.00 |
| 166 | Gigante (Giacinto, 1806-1876) | Napoli da Chiaia; Castello d'Ischia, a pair of Neapolitan views |
1828-1829 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,651.00 |
| 239 | [Photograph Album] |
[c.1950s]. | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 1,651.00 | |
| 209 | Schliemann (Dr. Henry) | Mycenae; a Narrative of Researches and Discoveries at Mycenae and Tiryns |
1878 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,524.00 |
| 95 | Jack (R. Logan) | The Back Blocks of China |
1904 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,397.00 |
| 106 | Staunton (Sir George Thomas, translator) | Narrative of the Chinese Embassy to the Khan of the Tourgoth Tartars |
1821 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,397.00 |
| 206 | Russell (Alexander) | The Natural History of Aleppo |
1794 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,270.00 |
| 258 | Hunt (John) | The Ascent of Everest |
1993 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,270.00 |
| 15 | Mackenzie (John) | Austral Africa: Losing It or Ruling It |
1887 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,206.50 |
| 42 | Illustrated London News (The) | New York from Bergen Hill: Hoboken |
1876 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,143.00 |
| 72 | Various cartographers (19th century) | Collection of 7 folding maps |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,079.50 | |
| 82 | Lieut. I.M. (active c. 1830-1850) | Halifax |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,079.50 | |
| 180 | Black (John R.) | Young Japan. Yokohama and Yedo |
1883 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,079.50 |
![<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.")
