A wild card in the sale is lot 108, a 200+ page manuscript journal kept by Manasseh Stow covering a six year voyage to the South Pacific, China,
California and Hawaii and covering the period 2 August 1810 to 17 October, 1816. It is lot 108. Swann describes it as "an incredible journal
detailing the sandalwood trade in the South Pacific and the natives encountered, with a residence on the Sandwich Islands during the War of 1812."
It is estimated $4,000 to $6,000. It is seems worth considerably more.
Lot 114 is a book of 52 color tinted lithographs illustrating pre-fire Chicago. A copy sold in the Laird Park sale in 2001 for $27,200. This copy
is estimated $18,000 to $22,000. Wright Howes, a Chicago book dealer and author of Howes' Usiana gave this book more than fifty years ago his next
to highest rating for rarity, a 'D'. Since then images have been at the forefront of rising value. AE Footnote 5
Another great visual item is lot 142, a Lincoln assassination wanted poster. This one, dated April 20, 1865 offered "$100,000 Reward!" [for] "The
Murderer of our late beloved President, Abraham Lincoln." Swann describes this as "America's most famous reward poster, issued only days after the
assassination... This example does not include the rare albumen photographs of the conspirators." It is estimated $20,000 to $25,000. This printing
has been in the auction rooms regularly, almost always without the three albumen prints. Examine the records carefully if you are a
potential bidder. AE Footnote 6
Lot 228 is a Boston almanac for the year 1772. It includes 3 engraved illustrations that, while not signed by Revere, are attributed to him based
on "style and charges in his daybook." There are quite a few variant editions none of which are common. The estimate is $2,000 to $3,000. The
attached record sheds some light on the subject. AE Footnote 7
Finally, there is lot 233, Thomas W. Streeter's copy of Crevecoeur's Letters From an American Farmer [London: Davies and Davis, 1782]. It is
estimated $4,000 to $6,000. The market for this book is probably between the estimates but the Streeter provenance makes it highly collectible to
experienced collectors. AE Footnote 8
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.")
