• Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 75. The Second Printed Map of the North American Continent - Full Contemporary Color (1593) Est. $35,000 - $40,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 37. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $16,000 - $18,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 104. Important Revolutionary War Plan of Battle of Quebec in Contemporary Color (1776) Est. $4,000 - $4,750
    Old 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 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 237. Rare and Striking Bird's-Eye View of Lawrence, Kansas (1880) Est. $2,000 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 10. Rare Map from Atlas Maior with Representations of the Seasons in Contemporary Color (1662) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 374. Bunting's Map of Europe Depicted as the Queen of the World (1589) Est. $2,000 - $2,400
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 590. Willem Blaeu's Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia (1634) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 647. The Earliest and Most Decorative Map of the East Coast of Africa (1596) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 710. Ruscelli's Complete, Third Edition Atlas with 65 Maps (1574) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old 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.
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    Sotheby’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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RR Auction: Steve Jobs and the Computer Revolution

Auction Reports

Auction Name Steve Jobs and the Computer Revolution Total Sales (USD) 221,639.00
Auction Date August 21, 2025 - August 21, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 92,900.00
Sale Number #724 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 122,600.00
Total Lots 53
Sold Lots 42 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 102,100.00
% of Lots Sold 79.25% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 138,300.00
Unsold Lots 11 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 160.26%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
6001 Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs Filled Out and Signed 1976 Apple Computer Co. Check No. 6, Listing the Names of the Company's Three Original Founders - "Apple Computer Co., Steven Jobs & Stephen Wozniak & Ronald Wayne"

1976 USD 25,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 87,940.00
6002 Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs Signed 1978 "Apple Computer Company' Check to IBM - Filled Out Entirely by the Company's Co-Founder

1976 USD 25,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 45,125.00
6004 Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs (7) Apple Business Cards (1997, 1998, and 1999) as "Interim CEO" and "iCEO"

1997, 1998, and 1999 USD 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 16,643.00
6143 Elon Musk

Elon Musk Zip2 Business Card (1995)

1995 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 6,380.00
6003 Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs Apple Business Card (c. 1985) with Miscellaneous Group of (18) Apple Computer Business Cards - From the Estate of Chuck Colby

USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,675.00
6145 Larry Page and Sergey Brin

Google: Larry Page and Sergey Brin Signed Check

1999 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 5,375.00
6138 Douglas Engelbart and Ted Nelson

Douglas Engelbart and Ted Nelson Signed Book - What the Dormouse Said (Signed by 20+ Industry Figures and Computer Scientists)

2005 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 5,120.00
6146 Sergey Brin

Google: Sergey Brin Signed Check to Budget Movers, Marking Google's Transition Into Its First Office Space

1999 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 4,130.00
6141 Elon Musk

Elon Musk Signed Tesla Model S Quick Guide

USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 3,434.00
6006 Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs: Macworld Magazine Premiere Issue (February 1984)

1984 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 3,336.00
6148 Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos Signed Magazine - "Customers rule!"

1999 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 3,033.00
6092

Apple Macintosh 'The Macintosh Spirit' Lithograph by Jean-Michel Folon - From the Collection of Clement Mok

USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,746.00
6128 Paul Rand

Steve Jobs: NeXT Poster Designed by Paul Rand (1986) - From the Collection of Clement Mok

1986 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,505.00
6027

Apple Computer Final Draft 'LISA Hardware Manual' (1982)

1982 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 2,503.00
6147 Larry Page

Google: Larry Page Signed Check to Exodus, an Early Web Hosting/Data Center Provider

1999 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,503.00
6094

Apple Creative Services Archive of (60+) Marketing and Promotional Materials and Publications - From the Collection of Ron Fernandez

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,445.00
6011

Apple-1 Computer Operation Manual (German Authorized Reproduction, ca. 1992)

ca. 1992 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 2,386.00
6154

Byte Magazine Collection (40+), with Early Foundational Issues (1975-1986)

1975-1977. USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 2,381.00
6156

Transistor Inventors: Shockley, Bardeen, and Brattain Signatures

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 2,276.00
6153

West Coast Computer Faire First (7) Conference Proceedings Books

USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 2,126.00
6093

Apple 1984 Annual Report and (6) Photographs of Jim Henson, Maya Lin, and 'The Fathers of Mac' - From the Collection of Clement Mok

1984 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,880.00
6008 Steve Wozniak

Steve Wozniak Oversized Signed Photograph

USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 1,683.00
6152

Altair 8800: Popular Electronics Magazine from January 1975 - CGC 5.0 (OFF-WHITE TO WHITE Pages)

1975 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,251.00
6110

Apple Computer Collection of (26) Promotional Items

USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 1,059.00
6013 Ron Wayne

Ron Wayne's Apple II Advance Order Information Brochure

1977 USD 3,000.00 - 3,500.00 USD 1,004.00
  • 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-$12,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Christina Rossetti's Own Copy of Her First Book. Rossetti, Christina G. $8,000-$12,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: The Borden Copy of The Life of Merlin in an Elaborate Binding by Riviere. Heywood, Thomas, Translator. $6,000-$8,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Arion Press. Whitman, Walt, Leaves of Grass. $4,000-$6,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Call It Sleep in the First State Jacket. Roth, Henry. $2,000-$3,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Steinbeck's Best-Known Work. Steinbeck, John. $2,000-$3,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: A Fine Jewelled Binding Signed by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Sangorski, Francis. $40,000-$60,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter: A Complete Set of First Editions. Potter, Beatrix. $2,000-$3,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Kelmscott Shelley. Shelley, Percy Bysshe. The Poetical Works. $3,000-$5,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Inscribed by Martin Luther King Jr. King, Martin Luther, Jr. $3,000-$5,000
  • Dominic Winter
    Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin
    5th November, 2025
    Dominic 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, 2025
    Dominic 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, 2025
    Dominic 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, 2025
    Dominic 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, 2025
    Swann, 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, 2025
    Swann, 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, 2025
    Swann, 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, 2025
    Swann, 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.