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Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
December 04, 2025 - December 04, 2025
Page Size: 471 items in 19 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
301 Sjowall, Maj & Per Wahloo

Roseanna

 New York 1967 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 162.50
302 Souvestre, Pierre and Marcel Allian

Fantomas

 New York USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 562.50
303 Spillane, Mickey

Vengeance is Mine!

 New York 1950 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 125.00
304 Starrett, Vincent

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

 New York 1933 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 875.00
305 Stewart, George R.

Earth Abides

 New York [1949] USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 437.50
306 Stout, Rex

Nine mysteries by Rex Stout

 1935-1962 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 687.50
307 Stout, Rex

Nine mystery novels by Rex Stout

 New York 1929-1964 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 312.50
308 Stout, Rex

Too Many Cooks

 [New York] 1938 USD 400.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
309 Lowther, George

The Adventures Of Superman

 New York 1942 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 562.50
310 Tolkien, J.R.R.

The Lord of the Rings

 London 1955-1956 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 5,000.00
311

Four volumes featuring vampires

 1980-1998 USD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
312 Verne, Jules

From the Earth to the Moon, Direct in Ninety-Seven Hours and Twenty Minutes: And a Trip Round It

 New York 1874 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 200.00
313 Newnes, George, ed.

The First Men in the Moon as published in the Strand Magazine

 London 1900-1901 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 343.75
314 Wells, H.G.

The First Men in the Moon

 Indianapolis, U.S. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 175.00
315 Wells, H.G.

The Invisible Man

 London 1897 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,187.50
316 Wells, H.G.

The Island of Doctor Moreau

 London [1896] USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 187.50
317 Wells, H.G.

The Island of Doctor Moreau, A Possibility

 New York 1896 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,375.00
318 Whittington, Harry

Play for Keeps

 London and New York 1957 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 1,062.50
319 Woolrich, Cornell

The Black Curtain [with] Black Alibi [and] The Black Angel

 1941-1943 USD 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
320 Woolrich, Cornell

Five by Cornell Woolrich

 1927-1978 USD 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
321 [Woolrich, Cornell] Irish, William

The Best of William Irish [with] Deadline at Dawn [and] Eyes That Watch You

 1942-1952 USD 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
322 [Woolrich, Cornell] Irish, William

The Blue Ribbon

 Philadelphia and New York [1949] USD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
323 [Woolrich, Cornell] Irish, William

The Dancing Detective [with] Strangler's Serenade

 New York 1946; 1951 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 212.50
324 [Woolrich, Cornell] Irish, William

Phantom Lady

 Philadelphia and New York 1942 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 312.50
325 [Woolrich, Cornell] Irish, William

Somebody on the Phone [with] After-Dinner Story

 Philadelphia and New York 1940; 1944 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 187.50
  • <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.
  • <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>
    Heritage Auctions
    Rare Books Signature Auction
    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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