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
84	Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit.	Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit. Photograph Signed. Np, nd.	Np	nd.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 635.00
84A	John J. Pershing.	John J. Pershing. My Experiences in the World War. Signed on limitation page in first volume. New York, 1931.	New York	1931	USD 700.00 - 1,000.00	Not Sold
84B	Rosa Parks.	Rosa Parks. Quiet Strength. Signed and dated, on blank facing title-page. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, (1994); inscription: Np, 14 July 1997.	Grand Rapids; Np	(1994); inscription: 14 July 1997.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 838.20
85	Pius XII; Pope.	Pius XII; Pope. Large Photograph Signed, "Pius pp. XII." Np, nd.	Np	nd.	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 508.00
86	(Politicians.) Three items Signed and Inscribed: John C.	(Politicians.) Three items Signed and Inscribed: John C. Calhoun * Winston S. Churchill * Menachem Begin. [Washington], 17 March 1819; Westerham, 5 May 1949; [Jerusalem, 1977-83].	[Washington]; Westerham; [Jerusalem	17 March 1819; 5 May 1949; 1977-83].	USD 700.00 - 1,000.00	USD 476.00
86A		(Politicians--American.) Three Documents Signed: Gideon Welles (2) * William McKinley. [Washington], 16 September; 5 November 1863; 13 December 1899.	[Washington]	16 September; 5 November 1863; 13 December 1899.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 628.32
87		(Politicians--American.) Two items, each Signed, and addressed to a president. Np, nd; Washington, 25 July 1859.	Np; Washington	nd; 25 July 1859.	USD 500.00 - 750.00	USD 1,143.00
87A	David Ricardo.	David Ricardo. Franking Signature on holograph address panel, to Francis Charles Knowles 3rd Baronet. London, 28 February 1823.	London	28 February 1823.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 1,508.76
88	Eddie Rickenbacker.	Eddie Rickenbacker. Large Photograph Signed and Inscribed, "To Carl M Tichenor / Merry Xmas / and / Happy New Year / Capt E.v. Rickenbacker / 1925." Np, 1925.	Np	1925	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 762.00
88A	Andrei Sakharov.	Andrei Sakharov. Date and Signature, "A Sakharov," in Cyrillic. [New York], 11 November 1988.	[New York]	11 November 1988.	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 628.32
88B	Menachem Mendel Schneerson.	Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Typed Letter Signed, in Hebrew. Brooklyn, 18 September 1968.	Brooklyn	18 September 1968.	USD 700.00 - 1,000.00	USD 1,005.84
89		(Supreme Court.) Group of 12 items Signed, or Signed and Inscribed. Vp, vd.	Vp	vd.	USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	USD 1,143.00
90	Victoria; Queen of the UK.	Victoria; Queen of the UK. Autograph Letter Signed, "The Queen" four times, in the third person within the text, to "Dr. Priestley." Windsor, 15 May 1877.	Windsor	15 May 1877.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 762.00
91	Mae West.	Mae West. Photograph Signed and Inscribed. Np, 1929.	Np	1929	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 381.00
91A	Edward, Duke of Windsor.	Edward, Duke of Windsor. Photograph dated and Signed, "Edward," showing him on a golf course after completing a swing. Nassau [Bahamas], 1945.	Nassau [Bahamas]	1945	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 502.92
92	(Miscellaneous.) Group of 8 items Signed, or Signed and Inscribed.	(Miscellaneous.) Group of 8 items Signed, or Signed and Inscribed. Vp, vd.			USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	USD 698.00
93	(Album.) Autograph album containing 29 ALsS by each of the U.S.	(Album.) Autograph album containing 29 ALsS by each of the U.S. presidents from Washington to Coolidge. Vp, 1785-1945.	Vp	1785-1945.	USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00	USD 188,000.00
94	John Quincy Adams.	John Quincy Adams. Partly-printed vellum Document Signed, "J.Q. Adams," as President. Washington, 15 July 1825.	Washington	15 July 1825.	USD 700.00 - 1,000.00	USD 792.00
95	John Quincy Adams.	John Quincy Adams. Partly-printed vellum Document Signed, "J.Q. Adams," as President. Washington, 9 September 1828.	Washington	9 September 1828.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 726.00
96	John Quincy Adams.	John Quincy Adams. Partly-printed vellum Document Signed, "J.Q. Adams," as President. Washington, 9 October 1828.	Washington	9 October 1828.	USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	USD 1,524.00
97	Chester A. Arthur.	Chester A. Arthur. Signature, as President, on engraved White House card. Np, 1881-85.	Np	1881-85.	USD 500.00 - 1,200.00	USD 1,016.00
98	Jimmy Carter.	Jimmy Carter. Large Signature, "JCarter," on poster-size reproduction of a drawing caricaturing him by political cartoonist Jeff MacNelly. [Aspen, 1976-77].	[Aspen	1976-77].	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	Not Sold
99	Grover Cleveland.	Grover Cleveland. Two items, each Signed, as President: Typed Letter * Partly-printed vellum Document. Washington, 2 May 1893; 3 March 1888.	Washington	2 May 1893; 3 March 1888.	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 762.00
100	Grover Cleveland.	Grover Cleveland. Autograph Letter Signed, as President, to his Postmaster General William Lyne Wilson. Buzzards Bay, 23 August 1895.	Buzzards Bay	23 August 1895.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 444.00
101	Grover Cleveland.	Grover Cleveland. Photograph Signed and Inscribed, "Taken Nov 23. 1896." Np, circa 1896.	Np	circa 1896.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 2,286.00

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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