Bangs: CATALOGUE OF A Miscellaneous Collection of Books. COMPRISING, A Great Variety of Standard and Scarce Works in the different Departments of Literature, History, Biography, Fiction, Poetry, The Drama, Americana, Curiosa, etc., inluding also a number of New , Apr221896,

Auction Details

Auction Date
April 22, 1896 - April 22, 1896
Page Size: 1366 items in 14 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1204 JEKYLL, SIR JOSEPH. Master of the Rolls A. L. S.

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1205 JEMFER, DANIEL, of St. Thomas. Md. member of Old Congress D. S.

1761

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1206 JERROLD, DOUGLAS; Alexander Chalmers, Mrs. of each C. F. Gore, George Croly, Marquess of Waterford. British celebrities A. L. S. of each

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1207 JONES, DR. WALTER. Member of Annapolis Convention A. L.

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1208 JORDAN, THOMAS. Brig.-Gen. C. S. A. L. S. Near Centreville

1861

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1209 JUNOT, DUKE OF ABRANTES. Marshal of Napoleon Three documents signed

1803-1808

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1210 "KATHLEEN MAVOURNEEN" Auto. MSS.

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1211 KEIFER, I. WARREN; O. S. Ferry, Admiral F. H. Gregory, Louise I. Guiney, Dorman B. Eaton, and other signatures

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1212 KENT, DUKE OF. Father of Queen Victoria D. S. Halifax

1795

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1213 KING, LAESTON, George Francis Train, Bishop A. N. Littlejohn, Joseph Medill, Bishop D. S. Tuttle and other signatures

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1214 LAFAYETTE, MARQUIS DE. Maj.-Gen. in Revolution and aide to Washington A. L. S. 4to, 1782. To General Lincoln

1782

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1215 LAMB, CHARLES. Poet Two lines autograph, not signed

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1216 LANDON, LETITIA E. Poetess A. L. S.

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1217 LANSING, JOHN. N. Y. member of Federal Convention, Chief Justice A. D. S.

1781

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1218 LAURENS, COL. JOHN Aide to Washington. One page of his Diary

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1219 LEAR, TOBIAS. Secretary to Washington A. D. S. Algiers

1808

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1220 LEE, HENRY. Brigadier-General in Revolution. "Light Horse Harry" A. L.

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1221 LEE, HENRY. Brigadier-General in Revolution. "Light Horse Harry" D. S.

1809

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1222 LEE, ROBERT E. General C. S. A. D. S....

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1223 L'HOMMEDIEU, COL. EZRA. N. Y. member of Old Congress D. S.

1777

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1224 LINCOLN, BENJAMIN. Major-General in Revolution A. L. S.

1789

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1225 LIVINGSTON, ROBERT R. N. Y. member of the Continental Congress, one of the authors of the Declaration of Independence A. L. S. Clermont

1809

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1226 LYONS (LORD), Duke of Newcastle, Rev. E. E. Hale, Rufus Ingalls, Gen. F. M. Cockrell, and other signatures

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1227 MCINTOSH, LACHLAN. Brig.-Gen. in Revolution D. S.

1790

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1228 MCKEAN, THOMAS. Signer of the Declaration of Independence D. S.

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1229 MCLEAN, JOHN. Atty.-Gen. U. S., Justice Supreme Court U. S. A. N. S.

1840

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1230 MACKENZIE, R. SHELTON. Author A. L. S.

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1231 MADISON, JAMES. President of U. S. Auto. Check Washington

1814

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1231a MESTAYER, W. A., Abram S. Hewitt, A. R. Spofford, Napier of Magdala, George Gray and other signatures

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1232 MIFFLIN, THOMAS. Governor of Pa., Major-General in Revolution D. S.

1790

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1233 MORRIS, ROBERT. Pa. Signer of the Declaration of Independence A. L. S.

1786

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1234 MORTIER, DUC DE TREVISE. Marshal of Napoleon, killed by the infernal machine of Fieschi A. L. S.

1812

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1235 NAPOLEON THE GREAT. Emperor of France. Signature with one word, autograph on 32mo sheet of paper

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1236 NAPOLEONANA. An interesting collection of Letters and Documents signed by generals, statesmen, etc.

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1237 NEW YORK. MSS.

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1238 NEW YORK. Copy of proclamation concerning Leisler. MSS.

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1239 NEW YORK in 1874 and 1775...

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1240 NEY, MICHEL. Marshal of Napoleon A. L. S.

1796

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1241 NICHOLSON, MARGARET. Attempted to assassinate George III Auto. poem. 2 pp. 8vo. Signed

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1242 NORBURY, LORD; Murat Halstead, Lucy H. Hooper, Perry Belmont, Thomas Sims Lee and other signatures

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1243 D'CONNELL, DANIEL. The great Irish orator D. S.

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1244 ORR, JAMES L., Grace Greenwood, Lyman Trumbull, H. R. Schoolcraft, Bishop James Whelan and other signatures

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1245 OTIS, SAMUEL A. Mass. Member of Old Congress, Secty. of Senate D. S.

1804

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1246 PAXTON, E. F. Brig.-Gen. C. S. A., killed at Chancellorsville D. S. Headquarters

1862

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1247 PAYN, JAMES. British novelist A. L. S.

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1248 PAYNE, JOHN HOWARD. Poet and composer. Author of "Home, Sweet Home" A. L. S. 2 pp. 4to. 1832. To Carey & Lea

1832

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1249 PEEL, SIR ROBERT (3rd p.); Sir David Brewster, Chief Justice Kenyon, Sir Jonah Barrington, Mary Russell Mitford A. L. S. and auto. MSS.

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1250 PEEL, SIR ROBERT. British Prime Minister A. L. S.

1802

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1251 PENN, THOMAS. Proprietory Gov. of Pa., son of William Penn L. S. 2 pp. 4to. 1771. To Gov. John Penn

1771

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1252 PETERS, RICHARD. Pa. member of Old Congress D. S.

1790

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1253 PHILLIPS, THOMAS. British actor and singer. Made a tour in United States in. Four A. L. S.

1831

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1254 PHILLIPS, WENDELL. Orator and abolitionist A. L. S., 4 pp. 8vo, and A. L. S....

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1255 PINCKNEY, GEN. C. C. Aide to Washington A. L.

1819

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1256 PITT, GEO. D. British actor A. L. S.

1831

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1257 PORTER. FITZ-JOHN. Maj.-Gen. in Civil War A. L. S.

1889

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1258 PRICE, STEPHEN. "Half-Price." Manager of the New York Theatre A. L. S....

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1259 PUGH, JAMES L.; John D. Long, Joseph Lane, A. H. Bullock, C. J. Faulkner, and other signatures

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1260 RAGLAN, LORD. Commanded in the Crimean War A. L. S.

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1261 RAWDON, LORD MOIRA. British A. L. S.

1802

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1262 RAYMOND, J. G. British actor A. L. S.

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1263 REED, JOSEPH. Maj.-Gen. in Revolution. Aide to Washington D. S.

1781

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1264 ROLLIN, LEDRU; Jacques Arago, Duchesse de Marmont, Louis Blanc, Alexander Lameth. French celebrities A. L. S. of each

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1265 ROSS, SIR JOHN; Prof. D. Lardner, Marianne Croker (2), Lord Althorp, Sir Joseph Banks A. L. S. and D. S. British celebrities

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1266 RUTLEDGE, EDWARD. S. C. Signer of the Declaration of Independence A. D. S.

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1267 SCHLEGEL, A. V. VON. German poet A. D. S.

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1268 SCHUYLER, PHILIP. Maj.-General in Revolution A. L. S. Albany

1795

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1269 SCHUYLER, PHILIP. Maj-General in Revolution A. L. S.

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1270 SCOTT, WINFIELD. Commander-in-Chief of U. S. Army. Two autograph checks Signed

1851

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1271 SEDGWICK, ADAM. Scotch scientist A. L. S.

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1272 SEFTON, JOHN. Actor His name and date on titlepage of Cleone: a Tragedy Lond.

1792

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1273 SEWARD, WILLIAM H. Secretary of State, Gov. of N. Y. A. L. S.

1834

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1274 SEYMOUR, HORATIO. Governor of New York, and candidate for President A. L. S.

1862

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1275 SHERIDAN, RICHARD BRINSLEY. British dramatist Auto. MSS.

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1276 SHERMAN, ROGER. Conn. Signer of the Declaration of Independence D. S.

1775

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1277 SIDMOUTH (LORD), Bishop W. S. Perry, Gen. C. K. Graham, Edwards Pierrepont, N. P. Tallmadge and other signatures

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1278 SIMPSON, E. American actor, and manager of Old Park Theatre A. L. S. N. Y.

1818

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1279 SINGERS, Dancers, Jugglers, Cornetists and other variety performers Autograph letters

1890

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1280 SISMONDI, Pozzo di Borgo, Duke of Albuquerque. Foreign celebrities A. L. S. and L. S.

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1281 SLAVE DEED. D. S.

1818

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1282 SLOCUM, HENRY W. Maj.-Gen. in Civil War A. L. S.

1870

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1283 SMITH, GERRIT. The great Abolitionist and friend of John Brown A. L. S.

1851

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1284 SOUBRETTES, Magicians, Tragedians, Clowns, etc. Autograph letters

1890

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1285 SPINNER, P. E. Treasurer of the U. S. A. L. S.

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1286 STAGE. Autograph Letters of actors and actresses

1890

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1287 STEUBEN (BARON). Major-General in Revolution A. D.

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1288 STRICKLAND, AGNES. Historian Auto. MSS.

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1289 STORY, JOSEPH. Justice U. S. Supreme Court MSS.

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1290 STOWE, HARRIET BEECHER. Novelist. Author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" A. L. S.

1871

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1291 SUMNER, CHARLES. The great U. S. Senator A. D. S.

1861

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1292 SUSSEX, LORD; William Wilkins, F. H. Pierpont, Powell Clayton, Lord Fife, and other signatures

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1293 SUTTER, GEN. JOHN A. Discoverer of gold in California D. S.

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1294 TALBOT, THOMAS; Arthur P. Gorman, Henry Hilton, John P. Jones, Hugh McCulloch, and other signatures

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1295 TALLEYRAND. Prince of Benevento, great French diplomat. Author of Memoirs A. L. S.

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1296 THEATRICAL. Actors and actresses of more or less reputation Autograph letters

1890

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1297 THEATRICAL SPECIALISTS. Club swingers, bird imitators, song and dance, contortionists. Autograph letter

1890

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1298 "THE COLLECTOR." Complete set...

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1299 THIERS, ADOLPHE. President of France, historian D. S.

1836

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1300 TOOMBS, ROBERT. Maj.-Gen. C. S. A., U. S. Senator A. L. S. Washington

1858

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1301 TRUMBULL, JONATHAN. "Brother Jonathan," Governor. of Connecticut D. S.

1773

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1302 TUCKER, T. T. N. Y. member of Old Congress, Treas. U. S. D. S.

1809

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  • <b><center>Heritage Auctions<br>Rare Books Signature Auction<br>December 15, 2025</center></b> <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>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Edgar Rice Burroughs. <i>Tarzan of the Apes.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. <i>Tender is the Night. A Romance.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Bram Stoker. <i>Dracula.</i> Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Jerry Thomas. <i>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…</i>
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    December 15, 2025
    Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.
    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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  • <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> 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. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
    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.
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Francesco Colonna. <i>Hypnerotomachie,</i> Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Nausea. <i>De principiis dialectices Gorgias,</i> and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Billon. <i>Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur,</i> Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000. <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> 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. <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. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> 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.
    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.