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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 -
University Archives
Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
Now through Nov. 19University Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 308 - Bob Dylan Handwritten & Signed Lyrics to "Just Like a Woman" With Jeff Rosen & JSA AuthenticationUniversity Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 455 - Isaac Newton Admiration For Judaism & Moral Continuity With Christianity! 350+ Words in his Hand - Extraordinary Content!University Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 219 - 371g Moon Meteorite, Incredible Find - Laâyoune 002University Archives
Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
Now through Nov. 19University Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 448 - Scarce Einstein AM on Unified Field Theory, 180+ Words & 11 Equations in His Hand! From His Published Article, "A Generalization of the Relativistic Theory of Gravitation"University Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 159 - Woodrow Wilson Baseball Signed for WWI Red Cross Fundraiser, Ex. Forbes & PSA Authentic - Finest Known!University Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 84 - Lee Harvey Oswald ALS to Brother, Trying Desperately to Get out of Russia! Highly ImportantUniversity Archives
Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
Now through Nov. 19University Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 152 - George Washington Signed Discharge for MA Soldier Whose Regiment Was at Bunker Hill!University Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 88 - Abraham Lincoln Fully Signed Military Appointment for Mexican War Vet & Respected CavalrymanUniversity Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 188 - Apollo XI Astronauts & Their Wives Signed Photo, Plus Crew Signed Cover, From Apollo XI Presidential Goodwill Tour Era, Pre-Cert ZarelliUniversity Archives
Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
Now through Nov. 19University Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 265 - Martin Luther King, Jr. TLS Re: "Stride Toward Freedom" Film Rights To Literary Agent Marie RodellUniversity Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 324 - John Lennon Signed Apple Records Check, PSA GEM MT 10! Possibly Finest KnownUniversity Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 79 - John & Jacqueline Kennedy Signed WH 1963 Christmas Gift Inscribed to Close Friend Joan Braden, PSA Authentic -
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Auction Reports
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Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Books, Manuscripts and Maps
- Auction Date
- 11/02/2025 - 11/02/2025
- Sale Number
- #A1231
- Total Lots
- 376
- Sold Lots
- 269
- Lots Sold
- 71.54%
- Unsold Lots
- 107
- Total Sales (GBP)
- 159,025.00
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
- 68,400.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
- 111,300.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
- 91,400.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
- 147,500.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 107.81%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CRICK, Francis Harry Compton | Manuscript Three volumes of his daily diaries, 1938-39 |
Starts March 17, 1938, & ends: April 12, 1939 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 16,500.00 |
| 301 | Francis CRICK SIGNED: Nobel Prize lecture: on the genetic code |
1963 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 12,750.00 | |
| 308 | NIELS Henrik David BOHR (Nobel Prize winner) | Birth of Nuclear Atom |
1955-04-14 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 6,250.00 |
| 125 | Gosse, Philip Henry | Illustrations of the birds of Jamaica |
1849 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 4,750.00 |
| 293 | Stuart, Charles Edward | Autograph Letter, Signed |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 4,687.50 | |
| 71 | Lilford, Lord | With Autograph Letter: Colourd figures of the Birds of the British Islands |
1891-7 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 4,000.00 |
| 98 | Gray (George Robert & R. Bowdler Sharpe) | Zoology of the Voyage of HMS of Erebus and Terror, Under the Command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, Birds |
1846-75 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 3,062.50 |
| 108 | Buller, Sir Walter Lawry | Signed- A History of the Birds of New Zealand |
1888 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,875.00 |
| 115 | LEGGE, W Vincent | A history of the birds of Ceylon |
1880 | GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 2,500.00 |
| 184 | Ian FLEMING | Live and Let Die |
1954 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,312.50 |
| 216 | BROGLIE, Louis Victor, Prince of (Nobel Prize winner in Physics in 1929) | Quantum physics- Inscribed & Signed by: Recherches sur la theorie des quanta |
1925 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 2,000.00 |
| 32 | ORTELIUS, Abraham | WORLD ATLAS: Theatro del Mondo |
20 September 1655 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,937.50 |
| 73 | Bannerman, David A | Fine Binding, Author SIGNED: The Birds of the British Isles |
1953-1963 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,875.00 |
| 164 | Dickens, Charles | NONESUCH Press- DICKENS- The Nonesuch Dickens, 1937-38 |
1940-09-01 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 1,687.50 |
| 113 | Willughby's Ornithology |
1678 | GBP 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 1,625.00 | |
| 111 | Cassin, John | Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America |
[1853]-1856 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,562.50 |
| 99 | Buller, Sir Walter Lawry | A History of the Birds of New Zealand |
1873 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 1,562.50 |
| 110 | Baedeker, Friedrich Wilhelm Justus | Die Eier der Europaischen Vogel nach der Natur gemalt |
1855-63 | GBP 600.00 - 900.00 | GBP 1,437.50 |
| 79 | McKelvie Colin Laurie | The Woodcock, Snipe, Grouse, Partridge, Pheasant, & Sporting Wildfowl |
1988-1999 | GBP 600.00 - 900.00 | GBP 1,312.50 |
| 78 | Lilford, Lord | Notes on the Birds of Northamptonshire and Neighbourhood |
1895 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 1,312.50 |
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![<b>Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20:</b> Gauguin, Paul. Lettre autographe signée à son ami Émile Bernard. [Le Pouldu août 1889]. Illustrée d'un croquis original. €10,000 to €15,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/adccb263-2150-4bb1-90b4-f3e4f9d117ff.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20:</b> Gauguin, Paul. Lettre autographe signée à son ami Émile Bernard. [Le Pouldu août 1889]. Illustrée d'un croquis original. €10,000 to €15,000.")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20:</b> [Portulan — Joan Martines, attribué à]. Carte portulan de la côte atlantique de l'Amérique du Sud. [Messine, vers 1570-1591.] €15,000 to €20,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/67ed1ed4-e535-4e60-b535-67f946723319.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20:</b> [Portulan — Joan Martines, attribué à]. Carte portulan de la côte atlantique de l'Amérique du Sud. [Messine, vers 1570-1591.] €15,000 to €20,000.")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20:</b> [Chastenet de Puységur, Antoine]. <i>Détail sur la navigation aux côtes de Saint-Domingue...</i> Paris, 1787. €5,000 to €7,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/53116972-b7d3-4f11-9768-ff58be34521c.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20:</b> [Chastenet de Puységur, Antoine]. <i>Détail sur la navigation aux côtes de Saint-Domingue...</i> Paris, 1787. €5,000 to €7,000.")