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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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Grays Auctioneers: Art & Design
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Art & Design | Total Sales (USD) | 8,425.00 |
| Auction Date | September 06, 2025 - September 06, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 7,510.00 |
| Sale Number | #20300 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 12,610.00 |
| Total Lots | 29 | ||
| Sold Lots | 27 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 7,690.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 93.10% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 12,930.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 2 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 65.16% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | John Pearson (American, b.1940) | Mondrian Linear Series, |
USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,500.00 | |
| 8 | Masumi Hayashi (American, 1945-2006) | The Palace Theater of Cleveland, |
1993 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,125.00 |
| 180 | Phyllis Seltzer (American, 1928-2023) | Palladio's Bridge, |
1989 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 1,062.50 |
| 61 | Francis Orpen Morris (British, 1810 - 1893) | Thirteen British Birds, |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 500.00 | |
| 217 | Kathe Kollwitz (German, 1867 - 1945) | Aufruhr / Uprising, |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 375.00 | |
| 76 | Phyllis Sloane (American,1921-2009) | Green Bottle, |
1983 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 250.00 |
| 102 | Phyllis Seltzer (American, 1928-2023) | Untitled, |
1993 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 200.00 |
| 124 | Kathe Kollwitz (German, 1867 - 1945) | From many wounds you bleed, Oh Nation, |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 200.00 | |
| 103 | Kathe Kollwitz (German, 1867 - 1945) | Self Portrait, |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 187.50 | |
| 236 | After G.D. Rowlandson (British, 1861-1930) | Two Hunting Scenes, Titled, My Lady Leads and A Business like Trio. |
20th century. | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 187.50 |
| 239 | Phyllis Seltzer (American,1928-2023 | A4, |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 187.50 | |
| 118 | Saro (Danish, 20th Century), | Three Wood Block Prints by Saro (Danish, 20th Century), |
1965 | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 162.50 |
| 240 | Four Handcolored Lithographs, Scenes of Paris, |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 162.50 | ||
| 144 | Georges Rouault (French, 1871-1958) | Illustration for Andre Suares, 'Passion', |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 150.00 | |
| 121 | An Illuminated Antiphonal Leaf. |
USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 125.00 | ||
| 130 | Abe Frajndlich (American, b. 1946) | Stephen Hawking, Physicist, Cambridge, England 6/15/1988, |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 125.00 | |
| 229 | Phyllis Seltzer (American, 1928-2023) | Palladiah C.P., |
1989 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 125.00 |
| 242 | After J. F. Herring Sr. (British, 1795 - 1865) | Fox Hunting. _ The Find, |
1846 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 125.00 |
| 247 | Three Handcolored Lithographs, Scenes of Paris, |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 125.00 | ||
| 169 | Kathe Kollwitz (German, 1867 - 1945) | Woman with folded hands, |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 112.50 | |
| 250 | Marlene Mancini Frost (American, b. 1935) | Birds of a Feather, |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 87.50 | |
| 184 | Four Miniature Prayer Books, 19th Century, |
19th Century | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 75.00 | |
| 119 | Phyllis Seltzer (American, 1928-2023) | Fan 2, |
1990 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 62.50 |
| 215 | Three Handcolored Lithographs from Paris Dans Sa Splendeur series, |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 62.50 | ||
| 256 | Graciela Rodo Boulanger (Bolivia, b. 1935) | Hommes et Taureau (Matadors), |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 62.50 |
