• 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
  • 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
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Auction Reports

Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books

Auction Info

Auction Name
Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper
Auction Date
11/01/2025 - 11/01/2025
Sale Number
#110125
Total Lots
150
Sold Lots
124
Lots Sold
82.67%
Unsold Lots
26
Total Sales (USD)
56,956.10
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
103,750.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
187,700.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
124,850.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
227,100.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
25.08%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
4643 Purchas

Purchas - Map of North America (One of the earliest English maps of America, helped legitimize California as an island myth)

1625-1626. USD 14,000.00 - 16,000.00 USD 10,111.50
4621 Peron & Freycinet

Peron & Freycinet, Australia - First Map of the Complete Australian Continent

1807-1816. USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 2,461.00
4749 Catesby

Catesby, First Ed - Little White Heron. 1-77

1731-1743. USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,193.50
4747 Catesby

Catesby, First Ed - Yellow Throated Creeper with Red Flowering Maple. 1-62

1731-1743. USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,765.50
4658 Catlin

Catlin, Folio, On Card - Buffalo Dance

1844 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 1,605.00
4729 Frisch

Frisch - Cockatoo

1733-1763 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,337.50
4627 Cellarius

Cellarius - Celestial Chart of the Constellations of the Southern Hemisphere with Terrestial Plane below [Haemisphaerium Stellatum Australe Aequali Sphaerarum Proportione]

1708 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 1,123.50
4629 Doppelmayr & Homann

Doppelmayr & Homann - Constellation Chart, Gnomonic Projection of Stars (Globi Coelestis in Tabulas Planas Redacti Pars III)

1742 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,070.00
4620 Peron & Freycinet

Peron & Freycinet, Australia - First Detailed Map of Adelaide, South Australia with Kangaroo Island and Kangaroos depicted below the Cartouche

1807-1816. USD 2,500.00 - 4,500.00 USD 1,070.00
4740 Brasher

Brasher - Little Brown Crane (or Sandhill Crane). 205

1931 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,016.50
4735 Brasher

Brasher - Snow Geese in Flight

1931 USD 200.00 - 500.00 USD 909.50
4628 Doppelmayr & Homann

Doppelmayr & Homann - Constellation Chart, Gnomonic Projection of Stars (Globi Coelestis in Tabulas Planas Redacti Pars VI)

1742 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 909.50
4750 Catesby

Catesby, First Ed - Green Turtle with Turtle Grass. 2-38

1731-1743. USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 856.00
4602 David Roberts

David Roberts, Royal Sub Ed - 4 Lithographs of Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, & Nubia

1846-1849. USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 749.00
4677 Maitres Affiches by Steinlen

Maitres Affiches by Steinlen - Chocolat de la Compagnie Francaise

1896-1900. USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 722.25
4604 De Vito

De Vito, Original Painting - Temple of Jupiter in Pompeii (Tempio di Giove a Pompei)

USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 695.50
4731 Elliot & Keulemans

Elliot & Keulemans - Rhinoceros Hornbill

1877-1882 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 668.75
4615 Shaw & Nodder

Shaw & Nodder - The Dodo Bird (plus text & Head & Leg Engravings. 123

1789-1813. USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 668.75
4686

4 Original Botanical Watercolors after Ledl for Jacquin, Curtis, Miller (according to Linnaeus system)

USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 642.00
4659 Larmessin

Larmessin - Box Maker Costume (Habit de Layettier)

circa 1690. USD 800.00 - 1,600.00 USD 642.00

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  • 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
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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.