Swann Galleries: Autographs, 110625, New York

Auction Details

Auction Date: November 06, 2025 - November 06, 2025

Page Size: 271 items in 11 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
202	Thomas Mann.	Thomas Mann. Two items, each Signed: Nocturnes * Brief Autograph Letter. New York: Equinox Cooperative Press, 1934; signature: Np, [1934]; Princeton, 26 November 1938.	New York; Np; Princeton	1934; signature: [1934]; 26 November 1938.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 603.00
203	George Meredith.	George Meredith. Autograph Manuscript Signed, an 8-line poem. Dorking [Surrey], 5 March 1901.	Dorking [Surrey]	5 March 1901.	USD 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
204	Sarojini Naidu.	Sarojini Naidu. Autograph Manuscript Signed, her poem, "Love If I Knew." Np, 26 March 1929.	Np	26 March 1929.	USD 700.00 - 1,000.00	USD 762.00
205	Marcel Proust.	Marcel Proust. Autograph Letter Signed, to Paul Bacart ("My dear Paul"), in French. Np, "Friday Evening" [1907?].	Np	Friday Evening [1907?].	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 2,032.00
206	Ayn Rand.	Ayn Rand. Typed Letter Signed. New York, 19 September 1965.	New York	19 September 1965.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 990.00
207	Oliver Sacks.	Oliver Sacks. Group of 16 items Inscribed and Signed, "Oliver," Np, 1983-2015.	Np	1983-2015.	USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	Not Sold
208	George Sand.	George Sand. Autograph Manuscript Signed, draft of her one-act play Francia. Np, circa 1872.	Np	circa 1872.	USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	USD 7,112.00
209	George Bernard Shaw.	George Bernard Shaw. Typed Letter Signed, "G. Bernard Shaw," draft of an open letter to the Editor. Np, [1915].	Np	[1915].	USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	USD 990.00
210	John Steinbeck.	John Steinbeck. Three items: Typescript, unsigned * Two Typed Letters Signed. Np, [1959]; New York, 21 March 1958; Sag Harbor, NY, "Friday" 1950s.	Np; New York; Sag Harbor, NY	[1959]; 21 March 1958; Friday 1950s.	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	Not Sold
211	Rabindranath Tagore.	Rabindranath Tagore. Photograph Signed, half-length portrait. Np, nd.	Np	nd.	USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	USD 1,079.00
212	Rabindranath Tagore.	Rabindranath Tagore. Photograph postcard Signed. Np, nd.	Np	nd.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 660.00
213	Leo Tolstoy.	Leo Tolstoy. Document Signed, "Count Leo Tolstoy," in English. Moscow, 27 May 1892.	Moscow	27 May 1892.	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 1,778.00
214	Anthony Trollope.	Anthony Trollope. Autograph Letter Signed, to Reverend Walter L. Clay. Waltham Cross, 20 August 1866.	Waltham Cross	20 August 1866.	USD 700.00 - 1,000.00	Not Sold
215	Mark Twain.	Mark Twain. Engraved half-length portrait Signed, twice, with both his real and pen names. Np, nd.	Np	nd.	USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00	USD 8,255.00
216	H.G. Wells.	H.G. Wells. Autograph Letter Signed, to publisher Horace Green ("Dear Mr. Green"). [Little Easton], 18 May 1926.	[Little Easton]	18 May 1926.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 412.00
217	H.G. Wells.	H.G. Wells. Three Autograph Letter Signed, to Denys Kilham Roberts. [London], 18 October 1930; 1 September 1933; nd.	[London]	18 October 1930; 1 September 1933; nd.	USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	USD 1,016.00
218	Walt Whitman.	Walt Whitman. Manuscript Signed, draft of three complete poems from his Leaves of Grass. Np, [1891?].	Np	[1891?].	USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00	USD 6,350.00
219	John Greenleaf Whittier.	John Greenleaf Whittier. Autograph Letter Signed, "JohnG. Whittier," to author E.D.E.N. Southworth ("My dear Mrs. Southworth"). Amesbury, "9th Mo 8" [8 September] 1863.	Amesbury	9th Mo 8 [8 September] 1863.	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 444.00
220	Jane Wilde ("Speranza").	Jane Wilde ("Speranza"). Brief Autograph Letter Signed, "Speranza," to an unnamed recipient (lacking salutation). Chelsea, 19 November [1876-96].	Chelsea	19 November [1876-96].	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 635.00
221	William Butler Yeats.	William Butler Yeats. Autograph Letter Signed, "WB Yeats," to his publisher Charles Elkin Mathews ("Dear Mr. Matthews [sic]"). "18 Woburn Buildings / Thursday" [London, 1895-1919].	18 Woburn Buildings / Thursday [London	1895-1919].	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 2,794.00
222	Lin Yutang.	Lin Yutang. Two items, each Signed, to Editor Clara Urquhart: Typescript, with numerous holograph corrections * Autograph Letter. [New York, 15 March 1948].	[New York	15 March 1948].	USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	USD 1,848.00
223	Israel Zangwill.	Israel Zangwill. Two Typed Letters Signed, to James Huneker. East Preston, 19 May 1910; 9 April 1915.	East Preston	19 May 1910; 9 April 1915.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	Not Sold
224	(Writers.) Group of 4 letters, each Signed: T.S.	(Writers.) Group of 4 letters, each Signed: T.S. Eliot (2) * Emile Zola * Thornton Wilder. Medan, 5 July 1879; London, 31 May 1939; 24 October 1957; Hamden, CT, 10 June 1975.	Medan; London; Hamden, CT	5 July 1879; 31 May 1939; 24 October 1957; 10 June 1975.	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 762.00
225		(Writers.) Group of 6 items Signed, or Signed and Inscribed. Vp, vd.	Vp	vd.	USD 700.00 - 1,000.00	Not Sold
226		(Writers.) Group of 8 letters, to various recipients, on various topics. Vp, vd.	Vp	vd.	USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	USD 952.00

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.
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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