• <b><center>Doyle<br>Rare Books, Autographs & Maps<br>November 25</center></b> <b><center>Doyle<br>Rare Books, Autographs & Maps<br>November 25</center></b> <b><center>Doyle<br>Rare Books, Autographs & Maps<br>November 25</center></b> <b><center>Doyle<br>Rare Books, Autographs & Maps<br>November 25</center></b> <b><center>Doyle<br>Rare Books, Autographs & Maps<br>November 25</center></b> <b><center>Doyle<br>Rare Books, Autographs & Maps<br>November 25</center></b> <b><center>Doyle<br>Rare Books, Autographs & Maps<br>November 25</center></b> <b><center>Doyle<br>Rare Books, Autographs & Maps<br>November 25</center></b>
    Doyle
    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
    November 25
    Doyle
    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
    November 25
    Doyle
    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
    November 25
    Doyle
    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
    November 25
    Doyle
    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
    November 25
    Doyle
    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
    November 25
    Doyle
    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
    November 25
    Doyle
    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
    November 25
  • <b><center>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>November & December</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20:</b> Tory, Geoffroy. <i>L'Art et science de la vraye proportion des Lettres.</i> Paris 1549. Seconde édition. In-8. Reliure de P.L. Martin. €7,000 to €9,000. <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. <b>Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20:</b> Zamora, Alonso de. <i>Historia de la provincia de San Antonio del nuevo reyno de Granada...</i> Barcelone, 1701. €10,000 to €15,000. <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.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    November & December
    Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: Tory, Geoffroy. L'Art et science de la vraye proportion des Lettres. Paris 1549. Seconde édition. In-8. Reliure de P.L. Martin. €7,000 to €9,000.
    Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: Gauguin, Paul. Lettre autographe signée à son ami Émile Bernard. [Le Pouldu août 1889]. Illustrée d'un croquis original. €10,000 to €15,000.
    Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: [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.
    Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: Zamora, Alonso de. Historia de la provincia de San Antonio del nuevo reyno de Granada... Barcelone, 1701. €10,000 to €15,000.
    Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: [Chastenet de Puységur, Antoine]. Détail sur la navigation aux côtes de Saint-Domingue... Paris, 1787. €5,000 to €7,000.
  • <b>Freeman’s, Nov. 13:</b> HEMINGWAY, Ernest. <i>Three Stories and Ten Poems.</i> First edition, inscribed to his cousin, Ruth White Lowry. $60,000-80,000 <b>Freeman’s, Nov. 13:</b> CURTIS, Edward S. <i>The North American Indian...</i> Portfolio and two text volumes. $20,000-30,000 <b>Freeman’s, Nov. 13:</b> A Superb Illuminated Manuscript of Tennyson’s <i>Le Morte d'Arthur,</i> ca. 1910, by Alberto Sangorksi and in an exceptional Riviere binding. $40,000-50,000 <b>Freeman’s, Nov. 13:</b> A Remarkable Epistle from Robert Burns to Frances Dunlop, containing all lines of the first version of "Written in Friars Carse Hermitage" and 12 lines of the first version of "First Epistle to Robert Graham Esq." $20,000-30,000 <b>Freeman’s, Nov. 13:</b> FAULKNER, William. <i>Go Down, Moses.</i> First edition, limited issue, one of 100 copies signed by Faulkner. $10,000-15,000 <b>Freeman’s, Nov. 13:</b> MAUGHAM, W. Somerset. <i>Of Human Bondage.</i> First English edition, presentation copy, inscribed by Maugham, in the rare suppressed dust-jacket. $40,000-50,000 <b>Freeman’s, Nov. 13:</b> An Excessively Rare First Issue and Previously Unrecorded Copy of Shakespeare’s Third Folio. $40,000-60,000 <b>Freeman’s, Nov. 13:</b> AUDUBON, John James. <i>Louisiana Heron, Ardea Ludoviciana.</i> (Plate CCXVII). $30,000-40,000 <b>Freeman’s, Nov. 13:</b> HERBERT, Frank. <i>Dune,</i> 1965. First edition, inscribed by Herbert. $8,000-12,000
    Freeman’s, Nov. 13: HEMINGWAY, Ernest. Three Stories and Ten Poems. First edition, inscribed to his cousin, Ruth White Lowry. $60,000-80,000
    Freeman’s, Nov. 13: CURTIS, Edward S. The North American Indian... Portfolio and two text volumes. $20,000-30,000
    Freeman’s, Nov. 13: A Superb Illuminated Manuscript of Tennyson’s Le Morte d'Arthur, ca. 1910, by Alberto Sangorksi and in an exceptional Riviere binding. $40,000-50,000
    Freeman’s, Nov. 13: A Remarkable Epistle from Robert Burns to Frances Dunlop, containing all lines of the first version of "Written in Friars Carse Hermitage" and 12 lines of the first version of "First Epistle to Robert Graham Esq." $20,000-30,000
    Freeman’s, Nov. 13: FAULKNER, William. Go Down, Moses. First edition, limited issue, one of 100 copies signed by Faulkner. $10,000-15,000
    Freeman’s, Nov. 13: MAUGHAM, W. Somerset. Of Human Bondage. First English edition, presentation copy, inscribed by Maugham, in the rare suppressed dust-jacket. $40,000-50,000
    Freeman’s, Nov. 13: An Excessively Rare First Issue and Previously Unrecorded Copy of Shakespeare’s Third Folio. $40,000-60,000
    Freeman’s, Nov. 13: AUDUBON, John James. Louisiana Heron, Ardea Ludoviciana. (Plate CCXVII). $30,000-40,000
    Freeman’s, Nov. 13: HERBERT, Frank. Dune, 1965. First edition, inscribed by Herbert. $8,000-12,000
  • <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> Presentation Copy of a Whitman "Holy Grail." Whitman, Walt. $10,000-$15,000. <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> <i>Endymion</i> in Original Boards. Keats, John. $8,000- <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> Association Copy of the Privately Printed Edition of <i>The Tale of Peter Rabbit.</i> Potter, Beatrix. $8,000-$12,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> Christina Rossetti's Own Copy of Her First Book. Rossetti, Christina G. $8,000-$12,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> The Borden Copy of <i>The Life of Merlin</i> in an Elaborate Binding by Riviere. Heywood, Thomas, Translator. $6,000-$8,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> Arion Press. Whitman, Walt, <i>Leaves of Grass.</i> $4,000-$6,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> <i>Call It Sleep in the First State Jacket.</i> Roth, Henry. $2,000-$3,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> Steinbeck's Best-Known Work. Steinbeck, John. $2,000-$3,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> A Fine Jewelled Binding Signed by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Sangorski, Francis. $40,000-$60,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> <i>The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter</i>: A Complete Set of First Editions. Potter, Beatrix. $2,000-$3,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> Kelmscott Shelley. Shelley, Percy Bysshe. <i>The Poetical Works.</i> $3,000-$5,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 3-13:</b> Inscribed by Martin Luther King Jr. King, Martin Luther, Jr. $3,000-$5,000
    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

Auction Reports

Duke's

Auction Info

Auction Name
Avenue Auctions
Auction Date
11/04/2025 - 11/04/2025
Sale Number
#110425
Total Lots
12
Sold Lots
10
Lots Sold
83.33%
Unsold Lots
2
Total Sales (GBP)
572.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
10,200.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
15,100.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
13,500.00
High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
20,600.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
2.78%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
150

FRENCH WOOD, PASTEBOARD AND PAPER ARMILLARY SPHERE BY DELAMARCHE

 EARLY 19TH CENTURY GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 GBP 156.00
152 WYLDE

WYLDE'S 12 INCH TERRESTRIAL GLOBE

 1849 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 91.00
154 JOHN SENEX

GEORGE III 16 INCH CELESTIAL GLOBE AND STAND, BY JOHN SENEX

 1757 GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 GBP 78.00
151 CARY

CARY'S 16 INCH TABLE GLOBE

 1830 GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 GBP 58.50
149 GEORGE MATTHAUS SEUTTER

GEORGE MATTHAUS SEUTTER 8 INCH CELESTIAL GLOBE

 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 GBP 52.00
155 J. & W. CARY

J. & W. CARY 20 INCH CELESTIAL LIBRARY GLOBE ON STAND

 EARLY 19TH CENTURY GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 GBP 32.50
153 DUDLEY ADAMS

DUDLEY ADAMS 9 INCH CELESTIAL TABLE GLOBE

 1809 GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 GBP 26.00
203

SET OF TWELVE COLOUR LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTS OF BRITISH WILDFLOWERS IN THEIR MONTHS OF THE YEAR,...

 MID 19TH CENTURY GBP 900.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 26.00
389 JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL WHISTLER R.B.A.

THAMES POLICE (KENNEDY 44; GLASGOW 53) - 1859

 1859 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 26.00
393 JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL WHISTLER

GREENWICH PARK (KENNEDY 35; GLASGOW 41) - 1859

 1859 GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 26.00
156 PAIR OF CARY

PAIR OF CARY'S 12 INCH TERRESTRIAL AND CELESTIAL FLOOR GLOBES ON STANDS

 1816 AND 1844 GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 Not Sold
388 JAMES JACQUES JOSEPH TISSOT

TRAFALGAR TAVERN, GREENWICH (WENTWORTH 36) - 1878

 1878 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
View Full Auction Details

Back
  • <b><center>Rare Book Hub is now mobile-friendly!</center></b>
    Rare Book Hub is now mobile-friendly!
  • <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 75. The Second Printed Map of the North American Continent - Full Contemporary Color (1593) Est. $35,000 - $40,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 37. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $16,000 - $18,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 104. Important Revolutionary War Plan of Battle of Quebec in Contemporary Color (1776) Est. $4,000 - $4,750 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 43. Mercator's Map of the North Pole - the First Printed Map Devoted to the Arctic (1606) Est. $2,750 - $3,500 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 237. Rare and Striking Bird's-Eye View of Lawrence, Kansas (1880) Est. $2,000 - $2,500 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 10. Rare Map from Atlas Maior with Representations of the Seasons in Contemporary Color (1662) Est. $14,000 - $17,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 374. Bunting's Map of Europe Depicted as the Queen of the World (1589) Est. $2,000 - $2,400 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 590. Willem Blaeu's Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia (1634) Est. $2,750 - $3,500 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 647. The Earliest and Most Decorative Map of the East Coast of Africa (1596) Est. $3,000 - $3,750 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 710. Ruscelli's Complete, Third Edition Atlas with 65 Maps (1574) Est. $9,500 - $11,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Nov 12):</b><br>Lot 696. Superb Hand-Colored Image of the Adoration of the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950
    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
  • <b><center>University Archives<br>Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books<br>Now through Nov. 19</center></b> <b>University Archives, Nov. 19:</b><br>Lot 308 - Bob Dylan Handwritten & Signed Lyrics to "Just Like a Woman" With Jeff Rosen & JSA Authentication <b>University Archives, Nov. 19:</b><br>Lot 455 - Isaac Newton Admiration For Judaism & Moral Continuity With Christianity! 350+ Words in his Hand - Extraordinary Content! <b>University Archives, Nov. 19:</b><br>Lot 219 - 371g Moon Meteorite, Incredible Find - Laâyoune 002 <b><center>University Archives<br>Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books<br>Now through Nov. 19</center></b> <b>University Archives, Nov. 19:</b><br>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" <b>University Archives, Nov. 19:</b><br>Lot 159 - Woodrow Wilson Baseball Signed for WWI Red Cross Fundraiser, Ex. Forbes & PSA Authentic - Finest Known! <b>University Archives, Nov. 19:</b><br>Lot 84 - Lee Harvey Oswald ALS to Brother, Trying Desperately to Get out of Russia! Highly Important <b><center>University Archives<br>Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books<br>Now through Nov. 19</center></b> <b>University Archives, Nov. 19:</b><br>Lot 152 - George Washington Signed Discharge for MA Soldier Whose Regiment Was at Bunker Hill! <b>University Archives, Nov. 19:</b><br>Lot 88 - Abraham Lincoln Fully Signed Military Appointment for Mexican War Vet & Respected Cavalryman <b>University Archives, Nov. 19:</b><br>Lot 188 - Apollo XI Astronauts & Their Wives Signed Photo, Plus Crew Signed Cover, From Apollo XI Presidential Goodwill Tour Era, Pre-Cert Zarelli <b><center>University Archives<br>Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books<br>Now through Nov. 19</center></b> <b>University Archives, Nov. 19:</b><br>Lot 265 - Martin Luther King, Jr. TLS Re: "Stride Toward Freedom" Film Rights To Literary Agent Marie Rodell <b>University Archives, Nov. 19:</b><br>Lot 324 - John Lennon Signed Apple Records Check, PSA GEM MT 10! Possibly Finest Known <b>University Archives, Nov. 19:</b><br>Lot 79 - John & Jacqueline Kennedy Signed WH 1963 Christmas Gift Inscribed to Close Friend Joan Braden, PSA Authentic
    University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
    Now through Nov. 19
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 308 - Bob Dylan Handwritten & Signed Lyrics to "Just Like a Woman" With Jeff Rosen & JSA Authentication
    University 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 002
    University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
    Now through Nov. 19
    University 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 Important
    University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
    Now through Nov. 19
    University 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 Cavalryman
    University 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 Zarelli
    University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
    Now through Nov. 19
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 265 - Martin Luther King, Jr. TLS Re: "Stride Toward Freedom" Film Rights To Literary Agent Marie Rodell
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 324 - John Lennon Signed Apple Records Check, PSA GEM MT 10! Possibly Finest Known
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 79 - John & Jacqueline Kennedy Signed WH 1963 Christmas Gift Inscribed to Close Friend Joan Braden, PSA Authentic