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![<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 -
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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Swann Galleries: Fine Photographs
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fine Photographs | Total Sales (USD) | 1,507,634.04 |
| Auction Date | October 16, 2025 - October 16, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 833,050.00 |
| Sale Number | #2716 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,245,150.00 |
| Total Lots | 329 | ||
| Sold Lots | 252 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,070,650.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 76.60% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,596,150.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 77 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 94.45% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 314 | Steve McCurry. | Steve McCurry. Portfolio Children, with 10 photographs. Circa 1992-2001; printed 2010. |
Circa 1992-2001; printed 2010 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 46,939.20 |
| 26 | Ansel Adams. | Ansel Adams. Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada, from Lone Pine, California. 1944; printed April 1978. |
1944; printed April 1978 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 43,586.40 |
| 27 | Ansel Adams. | Ansel Adams. Sierra Nevada, Winter, from the Owens Valley, California. 1944; printed December 1978. |
1944; printed December 1978 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 43,586.40 |
| 286 | William Eugene Smith | W. Eugene Smith. Saipan (two soldiers). 1944; printed 1960s. |
1944; printed 1960s | USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 | USD 43,586.40 |
| 242 | Eugene Atget. | Eugene Atget. Coiffeur, Avenue de l'Observatoire, Paris. 1926. |
1926 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 33,528.00 |
| 262 | Ruth Orkin. | Ruth Orkin. American Girl in Italy (Ninalee Craig). 1951; printed 1980. |
1951; printed 1980 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 33,528.00 |
| 141 | Hiroshi Sugimoto. | Hiroshi Sugimoto. Rosecrans Drive-In, Paramount. 1993. |
1993 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 28,498.80 |
| 140 | Hiroshi Sugimoto. | Hiroshi Sugimoto. Palms, Michigan. 1980. |
1980 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 25,146.00 |
| 225 | Herb Ritts | Herb Ritts, Wrapped Torso, Los Angeles. 1989. |
1989 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 21,793.20 |
| 22 | Brett Weston. | Brett Weston. Tin Roofs, Mexico. 1926. |
1926 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 20,116.80 |
| 74 | Lewis W. Hine. | Lewis W. Hine. Welders on the Empire State Building. Circa 1930. |
Circa 1930 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 20,116.80 |
| 300 | Lucas Samaras. | Lucas Samaras. Photo-transformation 11/5/73. 1973. |
1973 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 20,116.80 |
| 6 | Carleton E. Watkins. | Carleton E. Watkins. Distant View of The Domes. 1865-66. |
1865-66 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 18,440.40 |
| 195 | Harold Eugene Edgerton | Harold Edgerton. Portfolio entitled Seeing the Unseen: Twelve Photographs by Harold Edgerton. 1938-64; printed 1977. |
1938-64; printed 1977 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 17,424.00 |
| 219 | Francesca Woodman. | Francesca Woodman. Untitled, New York. 1979-80; printed 1990s. |
1979-80; printed 1990s | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 15,925.80 |
| 301 | Barbara Kasten. | Barbara Kasten. Photogenic Painting 74. 1974. |
1974 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 15,925.80 |
| 20 | John A. Mather. | John A. Mather. Region Views of Western Pennsylvania, Parts 1 & 2. 1895. |
1895 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 | USD 15,087.60 |
| 136 | George Tice. | George Tice. Petit's Mobil Station and Watertower, Cherry Hill, N.J. 1974; printed 1988. |
1974; printed 1988 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 15,087.60 |
| 179 | Richard Avedon. | Richard Avedon. Portrait of Andy Warhol. 1969; printed 1975. |
1969; printed 1975 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 13,411.20 |
| 221 | Robert Mapplethorpe. | Robert Mapplethorpe. Phillip on Pedestal (Front). 1979. |
1979 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 12,573.00 |
| 299 | Sebastiao Salgado. | Sebastiao Salgado. Elephant (against light), Kafue National Park, Zambia. 2010. |
2010 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 | USD 12,573.00 |
| 94 | William Klein. | William Klein. El, 67th Street, New York. 1955; printed later. |
1955; printed later | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 11,734.80 |
| 189 | Aleksandr Michajlovic Rodcenko | Alexander Rodchenko. Power Lines. Circa 1927; printed circa 1950. |
Circa 1927; printed Circa 1950 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 | USD 11,734.80 |
| 211 | George Platt Lynes. | George Platt Lynes. Yul Brynner. 1951. |
1951 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 11,734.80 |
| 308 | Cindy Sherman. | Cindy Sherman. Untitled #229. 1987-90. |
1987-90 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 10,896.60 |
![<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.")
