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Bonhams: Discovery on Sunset

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Auction Name Discovery on Sunset Total Sales (USD) 14,233.60
Auction Date November 24, 2025 - November 24, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 20,320.00
Sale Number #31061 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 31,680.00
Total Lots 30
Sold Lots 30.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 20,320.00
% of Lots Sold 100.00% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 31,680.00
Unsold Lots 0 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 44.93%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
13 HEARN, LAFCADIO. 1850-1904. GRAVES, JOHN.

Of Birds and Texas.

1986 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,920.00
18

Tsarouchis: The Face of Modern Greece.

2004 USD 20.00 - 30.00 USD 1,664.00
164 Robert Motherwell

Calligraphic Study I

1976 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,152.00
24 HUGHES, HOWARD. 1905-1976.

Photograph Signed ("Howard Hughes") and inscribed, xxx x xxx mm, silver gelatin print, of the Spruce Goose coming in for a water landing, ca. 1947.

ca. 1947. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 960.00
23 KOTZEBUE, OTTO VON. 1787-1846.

A Voyage of Discovery, into the South Sea and Beering's Straits, for the Purpose of Exploring a North-East Passage ... in ... 1815-1818.

1821 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 896.00
25 BRADBURY, RAY. B. 1920.

Collection of 31 Letters and Notes Signed (mostly "Ray," some "Ray Bradbury"), most typed, Los Angeles, 1984-2003, to Barry Harrington

1984-2003 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 768.00
34 BURCHAM, MILO. 1903-1944.

AVIATION. A group of 69 photographs

1930s-1940s USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 704.00
163 Friedensreich Hundertwasser

The Flight Of The Dalai Lama

1959 USD 700.00 - 900.00 USD 588.80
11 HEARN, LAFCADIO. 1850-1904. JOHNSON, SAMUEL. 1709-1784.

The Rambler.

1750-1752 [title-pages dated 1753]. USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 537.60
22 BEECHEY, FREDERICK WILLIAM. 1796-1856.

Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait, to Co-Operate with the Polar Expeditions: Performed in His Majesty's Ship Blossom ... in the Years 1825, 26, 27, 28.

1831 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 537.60
15 HEARN, LAFCADIO. 1850-1904.

[Japanese Fairy Tales.] Philadelphia: Macrae-Smith,

[c.1931]. USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 512.00
32

VOYAGER 2: PHOTOGRAPH MOSAIC OF JUPITER'S MOON EUROPA. 6 silver gelatin print photographs, June 1979

1979 USD 700.00 - 900.00 USD 460.80
30

APOLLO 11: LUNAR SAMPLE PHOTOGRAPHS Group of 87 chromogenic color or silver gelatin print photographs on 45 sheets,

1969-1970 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 435.20
31

APOLLO 14 LUNAR SAMPLE PHOTOGRAPHS Group of 156 silver gelatin print photographs, 1971

1971 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 435.20
12 HEARN, LAFCADIO. 1850-1904.

4 vols. incl.: Johnson, Lyndon Baines. The Vantage Point.

1971 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 409.60
10 HEARN, LAFCADIO. 1850-1904. CORNELIUS, MATTHEWS, editor. 1817-1889.

The Enchanted Moccasins and Other Legends of the American Indians.

USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 332.80
26 Nureyev

Nureyev signed photo

USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 281.60
17 HEMINGWAY, ERNEST. 1899-1961. PUTNAM, SAMUEL, translator.

Kiki's Memoirs.

1930 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 204.80
27 VAN VECHTEN, CARL. 1880-1964.

1. 2 Photographs, 7 x 9 inch silver prints, portraits of actress Ina Claire,

1932 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 204.80
33

SURVEYOR I: GROUP OF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE MOON. 7 silver gelatin print photographs, 1966

1966 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 204.80
36

APOLLO 9: RUSTY SCHWEICKART SPACEWALK. Chromogenic color photograph, March 6, 1969

1969 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 204.80
37

GEMINI IX: CERNAN & STAFFORD SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH PRESENTATION 4 chromogenic color photographs, June 1966

1966 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 166.40
29 CECIL W. STOUGHTON.

PRESIDENT KENNEDY VISITS THE MODEL LUNAR LANDER IN HOUSTON.

1962-09-12 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 140.80
35

MERCURY SEVEN: READY FOR FLIGHT. Chromogenic color photograph, January 1961

1961 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 115.20
16 VAN DRUTEN, JOHN. 1901-1957. PUTNAM, SAMUEL, translator.

Autograph Letter Signed and 24 Typed Letters Signed ("John"), 45 pp, most 4to, Hollywood, January 1, 1953 to December 15, 1957, to James Herlihy

January 1, 1953 to December 15, 1957 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 89.60
  • Sotheby’s
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    Sotheby’s Year in Review: A Rare Hebrew Bible with Micrographic Masorah. Sold: 1,514,000 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: "The Freedman's Primer.” Sold: 241,300 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Smith, William. "The Map that Changed the World." Sold: 139,700 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Psalter, C13th. Illuminated Psalter. Sold: 330,200 GBP
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Lincoln, Abraham. The abolition of slavery. Sold: 13,697,500 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Vergilius. Opera, Venice, Aldo Manuzio, 1501. Sold: 1,041,400 USD
  • Case Antiques
    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 1775 Map of Virginia, Fry and Jefferson, ex-John Tyler. $6,000 to $8,000.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Albrecht Durer Engraving, The Peasant Couple at Market. $3,400 to $3,800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 1777 Map: Wm. Faden, British Colonies in N. America, ex. John Tyler. $2,000 to $2,400.
    Case Antiques
    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 30 Vols. George Eliot 1st Editions; Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, Deronda, etc. $1,400 to $1,800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Celestial Floor Globe c. 1800. $1,400 to $1,800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Lewis Carroll: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1866 London MacMillan. $900 to $1,200.
    Case Antiques
    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: President Andrew Jackson Signed Patent, 1831. $1,000 to $1,200.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Civil War Tintype of Calvin “Old Ballie” Walker, CSA 3rd TN Infantry, KIA, plus 3 Union Images. $800 to $1,000.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 1855 Georgia Pocket Map, W. G. Bonner. $800 to $1,000.
    Case Antiques
    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Audubon c. 1835 Birds of America Common Cormorant, Havell Edition. $800 to $900.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: George Eliot, Middlemarch, 1st Edition in 8 Volumes. $600 to $800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Four NASA Moon Survey Photos; 144M, 148M, 149M, 149H1. $400 to $600.