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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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Genazym: Catalog of the Giants
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Catalog of the Giants | Total Sales (USD) | 3,796,125.00 |
| Auction Date | September 07, 2025 - September 07, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 2,391,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #625 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 3,488,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 76 | ||
| Sold Lots | 75 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 2,421,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 98.68% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 3,538,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 1 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 107.30% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | The Bas Ayin's Holy Handwritten Signature |
USD 150,000.00 - 200,000.00 | USD 325,000.00 | ||
| 16 | Rare and Exceptional |
1505 | USD 150,000.00 - 200,000.00 | USD 231,250.00 | |
| 24 | "Success in all matters and never lacking parnasah" Segulos and Remedies in the Holy Handwriting of Rabbi Chaim Vital |
USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 168,750.00 | ||
| 55 | Maseches Sanhedrin and Shavuos of Chazon Ish |
USD 50,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 143,750.00 | ||
| 37 | Siddur Kol Yaakov |
1804 | USD 120,000.00 - 180,000.00 | USD 125,000.00 | |
| 54 | Masechtos from Bomberg's Historic Venice Talmud |
USD 120,000.00 - 150,000.00 | USD 125,000.00 | ||
| 13 | Historical Letter Signed by the Rashash. 1774 |
1774 | USD 80,000.00 - 150,000.00 | USD 112,500.00 | |
| 18 | Sefer Yesod on the Principles of the Talmud |
1510 | USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 112,500.00 | |
| 19 | Sefer Yesod |
1514 | USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 106,250.00 | |
| 1 | Pri Megadim Original Signature |
USD 70,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 93,750.00 | ||
| 2 | Noda BYehuda and his Beis Din |
USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 93,750.00 | ||
| 8 | Miraculous Drashah of Chasam Sofer Saving Jews of Pressburg from Yom Kippur Desecration |
USD 40,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 93,750.00 | ||
| 25 | Manuscript Owned and signed by the Chida. |
late 17th century | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 87,500.00 | |
| 17 | Sefer Yesod |
1515 | USD 40,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 82,500.00 | |
| 3 | Handwritten Haskama by the Chavas Da'as on an Important Manuscript |
USD 50,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 77,500.00 | ||
| 44 | Letter of blessings by Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Twersky of Skver announcing the engagement of his only son. New Square, 1959 |
1959 | USD 40,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 77,500.00 | |
| 5 | Beis Meir, author's Personal Copy, with Hundreds of Glosses in His Handwriting |
USD 50,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 72,500.00 | ||
| 41 | Founding of a Shul in Nusach Sefard |
1925 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 70,000.00 | |
| 28 | First Chassidic Sefer Printed in Slavita: Rav Yaivy. |
1792 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 65,000.00 | |
| 76 | Magnificent Painting of Rabbi Yeshayale of Kerestir. 1925 |
1925 | USD 120,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 65,000.00 | |
| 6 | Glosses by Rabbi Akiva Eiger and his son Rabbi Shlomo Eiger |
USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 62,500.00 | ||
| 62 | First Edition of the Shl"a. Amsterdam 1648--1649 |
1648--1649 | USD 35,000.00 - 45,000.00 | USD 62,500.00 | |
| 32 | Likutei Eitzos by Rabbi Nachman of Breslov. First Edition. Rare. Dubna, 1816 |
1816 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 57,500.00 | |
| 36 | Rare Leaf of chiddushim handwritten by the Sfas Emes |
USD 35,000.00 - 45,000.00 | USD 55,000.00 | ||
| 58 | Minhagei Ashkenaz |
1455 | USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 55,000.00 |
