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![<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 -
Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 75. The Second Printed Map of the North American Continent - Full Contemporary Color (1593) Est. $35,000 - $40,000Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 37. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $16,000 - $18,000Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 104. Important Revolutionary War Plan of Battle of Quebec in Contemporary Color (1776) Est. $4,000 - $4,750Old 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 - $3,500Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 237. Rare and Striking Bird's-Eye View of Lawrence, Kansas (1880) Est. $2,000 - $2,500Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 10. Rare Map from Atlas Maior with Representations of the Seasons in Contemporary Color (1662) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 374. Bunting's Map of Europe Depicted as the Queen of the World (1589) Est. $2,000 - $2,400Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 590. Willem Blaeu's Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia (1634) Est. $2,750 - $3,500Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 647. The Earliest and Most Decorative Map of the East Coast of Africa (1596) Est. $3,000 - $3,750Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 710. Ruscelli's Complete, Third Edition Atlas with 65 Maps (1574) Est. $9,500 - $11,000Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 696. Superb Hand-Colored Image of the Adoration of the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950
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Christies: Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds including Rugs and Carpets
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds including Rugs and Carpets | Total Sales (GBP) | 1,906,270.00 |
| Auction Date | October 30, 2025 - October 30, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 941,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #23592 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 1,389,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 32 | ||
| Sold Lots | 30 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 956,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 93.75% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 1,409,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 2 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 135.29% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | SIGNED HUSAYN AL-FAKHKHAR AL-SHIRAZI, | QUR'AN |
DATED RAJAB AH 965/APRIL-MAY 1558 AD | Not Available | GBP 330,200.00 |
| 7 | A FRAGMENTARY MONUMENTAL KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO |
7TH/8TH CENTURY | GBP 200,000.00 - 300,000.00 | GBP 190,500.00 | |
| 80 | THE MAHZARNAMA AND THE FARANGI MAHAL FIRMAN OF THE EMPEROR AURANGZEB (R. 1658-1707) |
1692 AD; AH 1104 /1693 AD | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 165,100.00 | |
| 11 | DIYA' AL-DIN ABU MUHAMMAD 'ABDULLAH IBN AHMAD AL-MALAQI, KNOWN AS IBN AL-BAYTAR (D.1248): KITAB AL-JAMI' LI-MUFRADAT AL-ADWIYAH WA'L-AGHDHIYAH |
CIRCA 1300 AD | GBP 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | GBP 127,000.00 | |
| 13 | A KUFIC QUR'AN SECTION |
9TH/10TH CENTURY | GBP 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | GBP 120,650.00 | |
| 17 | QUR'AN |
14TH CENTURY | GBP 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | GBP 114,300.00 | |
| 24 | QUR'AN |
EARLY TO MID-14TH CENTURY | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 101,600.00 | |
| 79 | QUR'AN |
SECOND HALF 16TH CENTURY | GBP 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | GBP 95,250.00 | |
| 41 | THE TEXT COPIED BY IBRAHIM AL-QUMMI, | A LARGE QUR'AN |
AH 1130 / 1717-8 AD; AH 1264/ 1848 AD | GBP 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | GBP 63,500.00 |
| 19 | A QUR'AN SECTION |
14TH CENTURY | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 57,150.00 | |
| 84 | SIGNED BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR, | A CALLIGRAPHIC COMPOSITION |
SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 57,150.00 |
| 36 | SIGNED SHAH MAHMUD NISHAPURI, | SELECTED POEMS FROM THE HADIQA AL-HAQIQAT |
MID 16TH CENTURY | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 53,340.00 |
| 32 | SIGNED MEHDI QOLI, PAINTINGS ATTRIBUTED TO MIRZA 'ALI, | MAWLANA MAHMUD ARIFI (D.1449): GUY O CHAUGAN (BALL AND MALLET) |
DATED 19 RABI' I 981 AH/29 JULY 1573 AD | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 50,800.00 |
| 59 | SIGNED DARWISH YUSUF IBN SINAN, | MUHAMMAD IBN SULAYMAN AL-JAZULI (D. 1465 AD): DALA'IL AL-KHAYRAT |
MID 18TH CENTURY | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 50,800.00 |
| 42 | THE TEXT TURKMAN IRAN,TEXT COPIED BY 'ABD AL-HUSAYN IBN MUHAMMAD, | QUR'AN |
AH 899/1494 AD; AH 1273 / 1856-7 AD | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 33,020.00 |
| 58 | NUR AL-DIN ALI AL-SAMHUDI (D.1533): TARIKH AL-MEDINA AL-SHARIF |
AH 979/1572 AD | GBP 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | GBP 33,020.00 | |
| 85 | A LETTER OF CONDOLENCE TO QUEEN VICTORIA ON THE DEATH OF PRINCE ALBERT |
1861 AD | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 33,020.00 | |
| 30 | AMIR KHUSRAW DEHLAVI (D.1325): DIVAN |
CIRCA 1490 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 30,480.00 | |
| 26 | A FOLIO FROM THE 'FIVE SURAS' MANUSCRIPT |
14TH CENTURY | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 27,940.00 | |
| 31 | ABD AL-RAHMAN JAMI (D.1492): SILSILAT AL-DHAHAB |
DATED AH 962 / 1554-5 AD | GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | GBP 27,940.00 | |
| 64 | SIGNED MUSTAFA AL-RIFA'I, STUDENT OF AHMAD AL-NAZIFI, | QUR'AN |
AH 1270 / 1853-4 AD | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 25,400.00 |
| 18 | A QUR'AN SECTION |
CIRCA 1310-20 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 22,860.00 | |
| 37 | COPIED FOR MUSTAFA QULI KHAN QURCHI-BASHI, SIGNED AHMAD AL-NAYRIZI, | A PRAYERBOOK INCLUDING THE MUNAJAT OF IMAM 'ALI |
DATED AH 1141 / 1728-9 AD | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 22,860.00 |
| 6 | A PINK QUR'AN FOLIO |
FIRST HALF 13TH CENTURY | GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 19,050.00 | |
| 48 | SIGNED MUSTAFA IBN ABD AL-RAHMAN, | AN OTTOMAN ANTHOLOGY |
AH 985 / 1577 AD | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 15,240.00 |
![<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.")
