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  • 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.
  • 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

Auction Reports

Desa Unicum

Auction Info

Auction Name
Collectible Photography. Photojournalism
Auction Date
11/04/2025 - 11/04/2025
Sale Number
#110425b
Total Lots
40
Sold Lots
25
Lots Sold
62.50%
Unsold Lots
15
Total Sales (PLN)
67,800.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (PLN)
54,300.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (PLN)
102,400.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (PLN)
126,900.00
High Estimate of All Lots (PLN)
204,800.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
33.11%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
201 Tadeusz Rolke (1929 - 2025)

"Jablonna", 1960/2023

1960/2023 PLN 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 PLN 7,800.00
202 Tadeusz Rolke (1929 - 2025)

"On the roof of the Smyk department store, Warsaw", 1960/2023

1960/2023 PLN 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 PLN 5,400.00
211 Bogdan Dziworski (b. 1941)

"Lodz", 1985

1985 PLN 3,500.00 - 6,000.00 PLN 4,560.00
203 Tadeusz Rolke (1929 - 2025)

"Al. Jerozolimskie, most Poniatowski Bridge, Warsaw", 1960/2023

1960/2023 PLN 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 PLN 4,200.00
210 Chris Niedenthal (b. 1950)

"Hot summer during harvest near Wroclaw", 1982/2025

1982/2025 PLN 2,400.00 - 6,000.00 PLN 3,600.00
216 Zenon Zyburtowicz (b. 1949)

"Not applicable to the Central Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party", 1980s/2025

1980s/2025 PLN 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 PLN 3,600.00
207 Chris Niedenthal (b. 1950)

"The Walesas kissing in their apartment, Gdansk-Zaspa, 1980", 1980/2025

1980/2025 PLN 2,400.00 - 6,000.00 PLN 3,360.00
209 Chris Niedenthal (b. 1950)

"Children with Chicks, Leszno 1982 - Martial Law", 1982/2025

1982/2025 PLN 2,400.00 - 6,000.00 PLN 3,360.00
213 Zenon Zyburtowicz (b. 1949)

"Warsaw. View from the Royal Castle", 1974/2025

1974/2025 PLN 2,400.00 - 3,500.00 PLN 3,120.00
208 Chris Niedenthal (b. 1950)

"Lech Walesa arrives at the Court in Warsaw before the registration of NSZZ Solidarnosc", 1980/2025

1980/2025 PLN 2,400.00 - 6,000.00 PLN 2,880.00
205 Chris Niedenthal (b. 1950)

"35th anniversary of the People's Republic of Poland, 10th Anniversary Stadium 1979", 1979/2025

1979/2025 PLN 2,400.00 - 6,000.00 PLN 2,880.00
214 Zenon Zyburtowicz (b. 1949)

"May Day Parade in Warsaw", 1980s/2025

1980s/2025 PLN 2,400.00 - 3,500.00 PLN 2,640.00
206 Chris Niedenthal (b. 1950)

"Lottery next to the Royal Castle, Warsaw, 1970s.", 1970s/2025

1970s/2025 PLN 2,400.00 - 6,000.00 PLN 2,400.00
244 Miroslaw Stankiewicz

"The Taste of Victory" - Krystian Zimerman, 1975/2025

1975/2025 PLN 2,000.00 - 3,500.00 PLN 2,400.00
215 Zenon Zyburtowicz (b. 1949)

" Cabinet of illusions", 1980s/2024

1980s/2024 PLN 2,000.00 - 3,500.00 PLN 2,160.00
238 Irena Komar (b. 1951)

"By the Vistula River", 1972/2025

1972/2025 PLN 1,400.00 - 2,400.00 PLN 2,040.00
237 Irena Komar (b. 1951)

"Ice cream seller", 1972/2025

1972/2025 PLN 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 PLN 1,680.00
245 Irena Komar (b. 1951)

"Smiles and congratulations", 1972/2025

1972/2025 PLN 1,400.00 - 2,400.00 PLN 1,440.00
232 Wieslaw Prazuch (1925 - 1992)

Jozef Stalin Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw, 1955/2013

1955/2013 PLN 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 PLN 1,320.00
230 Wieslaw Prazuch (1925 - 1992)

Cairo. Boy from the Muski district, 1962/2013

1962/2013 PLN 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 PLN 1,320.00

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  • 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
  • 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