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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. -
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
Nye & Company Auctioneers: Chic & Antique Auction: Including Maritime Art from the Collection of Richard Welch
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Chic & Antique Auction: Including Maritime Art from the Collection of Richard Welch | Total Sales (USD) | 6,752.00 |
| Auction Date | September 11, 2025 - September 11, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 6,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #91125 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 10,500.00 |
| Total Lots | 66 | ||
| Sold Lots | 21 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 22,010.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 31.82% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 37,180.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 45 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 18.16% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 523 | After Paul Revere | After Paul Revere, American 1735-1818, The Bloody Massacre, Print |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,792.00 | |
| 559 | Jehad Nga | Jehad Nga, Untitled No. 7620, Digital Chromogenic Print |
2010 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 896.00 |
| 519 | Erik Desmazieres | Erik Desmazieres, French 1948, Casque d'apparat, Etching |
1981 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 704.00 |
| 680 | Two Vintage Trade Signs |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 512.00 | ||
| 824 | Group of American Art Books |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 384.00 | ||
| 730 | Johannes Baptista Homann, Totius Americae |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 320.00 | ||
| 520 | Franklin Brooke Voss | Franklin Brooke Voss, 1880-1953, Tally-Ho, Print |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 256.00 | |
| 690 | Painted Wood Lyre-Form Wall Sign |
19th/20th C. | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 256.00 | |
| 816 | Group of Porcelain and Pottery Books |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 224.00 | ||
| 814 | Group of English Pottery and Porcelain Books |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 192.00 | ||
| 817 | Group of Antique Reference Books |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 192.00 | ||
| 825 | Group of Modern Art Books |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 192.00 | ||
| 539 | Nortse | Nortse, Chinese 1963-, White Tablecloth, Lithograph |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 128.00 | |
| 545 | Dream Home, Islamic, Screenprint on Canvas |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 128.00 | ||
| 546 | Andy Foster | Andy Foster, Magic Hour Samana & Dominican Republic, Digital Photograph Print |
2008 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 102.40 |
| 558 | C. Rosen | C. Rosen, Three Antique Dolls, Photographs |
USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 89.60 | |
| 729 | Schoolgirl's Map of Great Britain |
USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 89.60 | ||
| 732 | Unusual Early 19th C. American House Inventory |
c. 1820. | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 89.60 | |
| 522 | Albert Urban | Albert Urban, 1909-1959, The Spherical Room and Abstract, Two Color Screenprints |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 76.80 | |
| 504 | Gordon Grant | Gordon Hope Grant, 1875-1962, Three Maritime, Lithographs |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 64.00 | |
| 521 | Berto Lardera | Berto Lardera, 1911-1989, Humain sur Humain, Etching |
1969 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 64.00 |