• Dominic Winter
    Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin
    5th November, 2025
    Dominic 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, 2025
    Dominic 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, 2025
    Dominic 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, 2025
    Dominic 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, 2025
    Swann, 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, 2025
    Swann, 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, 2025
    Swann, 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, 2025
    Swann, 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-$12,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Christina Rossetti's Own Copy of Her First Book. Rossetti, Christina G. $8,000-$12,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: The Borden Copy of The Life of Merlin in an Elaborate Binding by Riviere. Heywood, Thomas, Translator. $6,000-$8,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Arion Press. Whitman, Walt, Leaves of Grass. $4,000-$6,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Call It Sleep in the First State Jacket. Roth, Henry. $2,000-$3,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Steinbeck's Best-Known Work. Steinbeck, John. $2,000-$3,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: A Fine Jewelled Binding Signed by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Sangorski, Francis. $40,000-$60,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter: A Complete Set of First Editions. Potter, Beatrix. $2,000-$3,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Kelmscott Shelley. Shelley, Percy Bysshe. The Poetical Works. $3,000-$5,000
    Bonhams, 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 - $40,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 37. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $16,000 - $18,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 104. Important Revolutionary War Plan of Battle of Quebec in Contemporary Color (1776) Est. $4,000 - $4,750
    Old 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 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 237. Rare and Striking Bird's-Eye View of Lawrence, Kansas (1880) Est. $2,000 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 10. Rare Map from Atlas Maior with Representations of the Seasons in Contemporary Color (1662) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 374. Bunting's Map of Europe Depicted as the Queen of the World (1589) Est. $2,000 - $2,400
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 590. Willem Blaeu's Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia (1634) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 647. The Earliest and Most Decorative Map of the East Coast of Africa (1596) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 710. Ruscelli's Complete, Third Edition Atlas with 65 Maps (1574) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 696. Superb Hand-Colored Image of the Adoration of the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950
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Sothebys: Rock & Pop

Auction Reports

Auction Name Rock & Pop Total Sales (USD) 400,304.00
Auction Date October 24, 2025 - October 24, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 281,000.00
Sale Number #N11902 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 453,000.00
Total Lots 46
Sold Lots 33 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 728,000.00
% of Lots Sold 71.74% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,145,000.00
Unsold Lots 13 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 34.96%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
51 Bob Dylan

A manuscript fair copy of "Knocking on Heaven's Door," handwritten by Bob Dylan, ca. 2009

USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 95,250.00
54 [Genesis] | Paul Whitehead

The original pencil draft for Genesis' third album "Nursery Cryme," ca. [1970s]

ca.1970s USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 50,800.00
38 Brian Wilson

Manuscript lyric sheet for "Catch a Wave" by The Beach Boys, handwritten by Brian Wilson, ca. 1963

ca.1963 USD 50,000.00 - 75,000.00 USD 38,100.00
102 Michael Jackson | Lionel Richie

A signed soloist lead sheet for "We are the World," with Grammy nomination certification, ca. 1985

ca.1985 USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 20,320.00
106 Nirvana

A signed Sub Pop Geffen Records promotional poster for Nirvana's "Nevermind," ca. 1994

ca.1994 USD 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 20,320.00
101 [Michael Jackson]

A signed passport application with passport photos, ca.1994

USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 19,050.00
15 The Beatles

Autographed print---original image by Robert Whitaker, ca. [1964]

ca.1964 USD 15,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 16,510.00
56 Joni Mitchell

An original pen and ink artwork by Joni Mitchell with verse, ca. 1969

ca.1969 USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 13,970.00
91 [Grateful Dead] | Reonegro

"Bone Run" by Reonegro---A print signed by Jerry Garcia, Bobby Weir, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, and Vince Welnick, ca. 1988

ca.1988 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 13,970.00
100 Michael Jackson

A manuscript fair copy of "Billie Jean," handwritten by Michael Jackson, undated

USD 15,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 12,700.00
61 The Jimi Hendrix Experience

A signed 1967 tour program for the Jimi Hendrix Experience with Pink Floyd, ca. 1967

ca.1967 USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 12,065.00
1 Elvis Presley

An early Elvis Presley signed photograph, ca. 1955

ca.1955 USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 9,525.00
52 The Traveling Wilburys

A signed publishing contract for The Traveling Wilburys, ca. 1989

ca.1989 USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 9,525.00
7 Paul McCartney

"Nurse Young"---An original illustration by Paul McCartney, ca. [1959]

ca.1959 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 6,985.00
8 Paul McCartney

"Monsieur Fred Bluggs Esq."---An original watercolor by Paul McCartney, ca. 1957

ca.1957 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 6,350.00
34 [The Rolling Stones]

A rare original autographed artwork, ca. 1964

ca.1964 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 6,350.00
17 The Beatles

Autographed cut---fully signed, ca. [1960s]

ca.1960s USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 6,096.00
59 Fleetwood Mac

A signed Fleetwood Mac print, ca. [1977]

ca.1977 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 5,334.00
53 Tom Petty

A signed drawing by Tom Petty

USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 4,826.00
72 Queen

An original "A Day At the Races" Concert Poster, ca. 1977

ca.1977 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 4,445.00
85 Eddie Vedder

Lyrics for Pink Floyd's "Brain Damage" handwritten by Eddie Vedder for performance, undated

USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,810.00
74 Freddie Mercury

Autographed Freddie Mercury poster, ca. 1979

ca.1979 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,556.00
57 Janis Joplin

A signed print of Janis Joplin, ca. [1960s]

ca.1960s USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 3,175.00
78 Eddie Van Halen

Van Halen's original 4th grade report card, ca. [1964-5]

ca.1964-5 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 2,794.00
48 Eric Meola | Bruce Springsteen

A photographic print from Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run" sessions, signed by photographer Eric Meola, ca. 2006

ca.2006 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 2,540.00
  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’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.
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  • Doyle, Nov. 5: The Director's copy of the first edition of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, inscribed by Beckett. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: Don McLean's personal test pressing of American Pie before mass production, gifted in 1971. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: The important and extensive archive of original fashion photographs of model Dorothy Rice, 1945-58. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: A Charles Adams theater advertisement. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: A Small Patinated Bronze Bust of Marlene Dietrich. $800 to $1,200.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: Marlene Dietrich Studio Photograph. $100 to $200.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: The very large and uncommon British Quad for Hitchcock's The Birds. $500 to $800.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: An Original Crystal "Sputnik" from the 1966 Met Opera Chandelier. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: The rare poster from the first American performances of Endgame, 1958. $1,000 to $1,500.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: The original Coconut Grove Playhouse poster for Waiting for Godot, possibly unique. $3,000 to $5,000.