Doyle New York: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on November 7th
- by Bruce E. McKinney
Highlights from Doyle's Nov. 7 sale
On 7 November Doyle New York will hold an appealing sale of material that is both rare and unusual. Two hundred and thirty-three lots will traverse the written, printed and photographic landscape that is seeded with the widely known as well as the obscure. Collectors that run their searches are going to find things they want.
Such a sale is not easily characterized. Abbie Hoffman, Albert Einstein and George Washington never met but if they are watching from a distance they instinctively understand why they are sharing pages with each other: they are famous and, in their individual ways, important. They are also not alone. In addition to these three gentlemen there are others.
Lot 1 is the cabinet-maker’s guide that is attributed to G. A. Siddons. There are books about high ideals and then there is this book which has helped would-be cabinet makers know the rules for finishing. A copy of this book belongs on a shelf near your antiques.
Lot 5 is Catlin’s North American Indian Portfolio, the 1845 first American edition. This is the Frank T. Siebert copy that brought $211,500 in 1999. The estimate is $100,000 - $200,000.
Gun collectors will find lots 8 and 9 interesting. They both relate to Samuel Colt including in one case, a lithophane portrait of Mr. Colt.
For those with a preference for the 20th century Lot 19 is Empire State [Building]: a Pictorial Record of its construction. Bidders from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania on a very clear day can see the subject. The estimate is $300 - $500.
Lot 33 is a Three-Rotor Service Enigma Machine [Enigma 1]. No World War II collection is complete without it. Estimated $80,000 - $120,000.
Lot 38. Abbie Hoffman. Manuscript notebook of interview responses. Bergen, New Jersey: circa 24 November 1987. Estimated $1,200 - $1,800.
Lot 100. [George Cruikshank] The Comic Almanack for 1835. Estimated $400 - $600.
Beatrice Potter. Lots 107 to 114. Many choices.
Those of you of a certain age will remember Daniel DeFoe’s Robinson Crusoe. Lot 158 is the 1719 second edition, estimated at $1,500 - $2,500.
Lot 193. James Joyce. Single typescript leaf, consisting of page 23 from the printer’s typescript for Chapter Twelve of Ulysses. Estimated $60,000 to $90,000.
Lot 213. Olafur Eliasson. Your house. Someone will buy this and be happy. Estimated $10,000 - $15,000.
Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
Sotheby’s Book Week December 9-17, 2025
Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.
Sotheby’s Book Week December 9-17, 2025
Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
![<b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/8caddaea-4c1f-47a7-9455-62f53af36e3f.jpg "<b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9a74d9ff-42dd-46a1-8bb2-b636c4cec796.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.")
