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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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Brunk Auctions: American and Southern
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | American and Southern | Total Sales (USD) | 42,880.00 |
| Auction Date | September 11, 2025 - September 11, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 30,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #17911 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 47,100.00 |
| Total Lots | 38 | ||
| Sold Lots | 37 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 30,400.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 97.37% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 47,700.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 1 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 89.90% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1220 | Joseph A. Schumpeter, | Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy, Presentation Copy |
1942 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 4,160.00 |
| 1021 | Anti-Secession South Carolina Broadside (1851) titled "Southern Rights and Co-Operation" |
1851 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 3,072.00 | |
| 1046 | Louis Armstrong | Satchmo: My Life in New Orleans, Signed First Edition, Publisher's Presentation Copy |
1954 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 2,560.00 |
| 1219 | Mark Twain | The Writings of Mark Twain, Autograph Edition, 23 Volumes |
1899-1907 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,432.00 |
| 1214 | Ayn Rand | Atlas Shrugged, First Edition, First Printing |
1957 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,304.00 |
| 1221 | Pardon Signed by James Madison and James Monroe; Two Engravings |
1811 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 2,176.00 | |
| 1249 | Mark Catesby, | The Red Bird, T. 38 The Red Bird/Pig-nut/HiccoryTree, from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and The Bahama Islands, |
1754 or 1771 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 2,048.00 |
| 1053 | Louis Orr | Three North Carolina Etchings |
USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,920.00 | |
| 1246 | After John Woodhouse Audubon, | American Black Bear, Plate CXLI Ursus Americanus, Pallas, from The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, 1848, |
1845-1848 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,920.00 |
| 1213 | Milton Friedman | Capitalism and Freedom, Signed Presentation Copy |
1962 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,536.00 |
| 1110 | William Wegman | By Association |
1988 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,408.00 |
| 1215 | Ayn Rand | Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal, Signed Limited First Edition |
1966 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,408.00 |
| 1045 | Old Homes and Gardens of North Carolina, Signed and Numbered First Edition |
1939 | USD 100.00 - 300.00 | USD 1,280.00 | |
| 1217 | published [for] the House of Representatives | An Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of the United States, for the Year 1793 |
1794 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 1,280.00 |
| 1247 | After John Woodhouse Audubon, | Cinnamon Bear, Plate CXXVII Ursus Americanus, Pallas, from The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, |
1845-1848 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,280.00 |
| 1216 | Ayn Rand | For the New Intellectual: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, Signed |
1961 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,216.00 |
| 1018 | Carew Rice |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,088.00 | ||
| 1054 | Louis Orr | Three North Carolina Etchings |
USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 768.00 | |
| 1061 | Louis Orr | Three North Carolina Etchings |
USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 768.00 | |
| 1058 | Louis Orr | Two North Carolina Etchings |
USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 704.00 | |
| 1112 | William Wegman | Untitled (Picnic Trio), 1992 |
1992 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 704.00 |
| 1212 | Walt Whitman | Leaves of Grass, Third Edition, First Printing |
1860 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 640.00 |
| 1248 | Mark Catesby, | The Little Thrush, T. 31 from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and The Bahama Islands, |
1754 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 640.00 |
| 1057 | Louis Orr | Three North Carolina Etchings |
USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 576.00 | |
| 1059 | Louis Orr | Two North Carolina Etchings |
USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 576.00 |
