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
177	James Matthew Barrie.	James Matthew Barrie. Courage. Signed and Inscribed, "To Lady Desborough / from her friend / James Barrie." London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1922; inscription: Np, 4 June 1922.	London; Np	1922; inscription: 4 June 1922.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	Not Sold
178	Jorge Luis Borges.	Jorge Luis Borges. Photograph Signed. Np, nd.	Np	nd.	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 1,980.00
179	Rupert Brooke.	Rupert Brooke. Autograph Letter Signed, to "Dear [St. John Greer?] Ervine." [London], "Monday" [January 1912?].	[London]	Monday [January 1912?].	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 4,572.00
180	Art Buchwald.	Art Buchwald. Typescript Signed, with numerous holograph additions and deletions. Np, circa 11 January 1982.	Np	circa 11 January 1982.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	Not Sold
181	George Gordon Byron.	George Gordon Byron. Autograph Endorsement Signed, "accepted / Byron." Np, circa June 1812.	Np	circa June 1812.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 1,122.00
182	Thomas Carlyle.	Thomas Carlyle. Autograph Letter Signed, "T. Carlyle," to William Graham ("My dear friend"). [London], 22 April 1835.	[London]	22 April 1835.	USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	USD 1,206.00
183	Stephen Crane.	Stephen Crane. Autograph Letter Signed, "S.C.," to fellow writer and friend Robert Barr ("My dear Robert"). Oxted, Surrey, 1890s.	Oxted	1890s.	USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 2,244.00
184	Charles Dickens.	Charles Dickens. Autograph Letter Signed, to Richard Vaughan Yates. [London], 12 June 1848.	[London]	12 June 1848.	USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	USD 1,584.00
185	Charles Dickens.	Charles Dickens. Autograph Letter Signed, to James Gilbert, explaining that his "cheap edition" is cheap enough. [London], 17 December 1849.	[London]	17 December 1849.	USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	USD 1,651.00
186	Charles Dickens.	Charles Dickens. Autograph Letter Signed, to "The very Reverend / The Dean [of Peterborough, Augustus Saunders]." "Tavistock House" [London], 29 January 1855.	[London]	29 January 1855.	USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	USD 2,794.00
187	Charles Dickens.	Charles Dickens. Autograph Letter Signed. London, 23 September 1869.	London	23 September 1869.	USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	USD 1,905.00
188	Alexandre Dumas; Pere.	Alexandre Dumas; Pere. Two Autograph Letters Signed, "Ale Dumas," to unnamed recipients, in French. Np, 24 March no year; nd.	Np	24 March no year; nd.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 889.00
189	T.S. Eliot.	T.S. Eliot. The Cultivation of Christmas Trees. Signed and Inscribed, "To Dick & Amy Hall / from Tom Eliot." London: Faber and Faber, [1954]; inscription: Np, circa 1954.	London; Np	[1954]; inscription: circa 1954.	USD 700.00 - 1,000.00	Not Sold
190	Ralph Waldo Emerson.	Ralph Waldo Emerson. Autograph Letter Signed, "R.W. Emerson," to "Dear Will [his brother William?]." Concord, 26 March no year.	Concord	26 March no year.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 635.00
191	Robert Frost.	Robert Frost. The Complete Poems of Robert Frost. Signed on the limitation page. New York: Limited Editions Club, 1950.	New York	1950	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 1,524.00
192	John Galsworthy.	John Galsworthy. Two items, each Signed: Autograph Letter * The Creation of Character in Literature. "1A Adelphi Terrace House" [London], 24 September 1918; Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1931.	1A Adelphi Terrace House [London]; Oxford	24 September 1918; 1931	USD 600.00 - 900.00	Not Sold
193	Hugo Gernsback.	Hugo Gernsback. Two items, each Signed, "HGernsback": Inscribed Photograph * Typed Letter. Np, 1960; New York, 30 September 1963.	Np; New York	1960; 30 September 1963.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	Not Sold
194	Zane Grey.	Zane Grey. Group of 5 Autograph Letters Signed and a Typed Letter Signed, to Charles Agnew MacLean. Vp, 1916-20.	Vp	1916-20.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 571.00
195	Edward Everett Hale.	Edward Everett Hale. Photograph dated and Signed, "Edward E Hale." Np, 25 November 1907.	Np	25 November 1907.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	Not Sold
196	Ernest Hemingway.	Ernest Hemingway. Typed Letter Signed, "I love you / Papa," to Marlene Dietrich ("My Dearest"). Finca Vigia, 30 August 1957.	Finca Vigia	30 August 1957.	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 7,112.00
197	Oliver Wendell Holmes.	Oliver Wendell Holmes. Autograph Letter Signed, "OWHolmes," to "Dear Sir," criticising the conceit of a young writer. Boston, 10 May 1880.	Boston	10 May 1880.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	Not Sold
198	Victor Hugo.	Victor Hugo. Autograph Note Signed, to an unnamed recipient. Np, nd.	Np	nd.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 444.00
199	Henry James.	Henry James. Autograph Letter Signed, to banker and author Edward Clodd. [London], 20 December 1872.	[London]	20 December 1872.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	Not Sold
200	D.H. Lawrence.	D.H. Lawrence. Autograph Letter Signed, to poet Charles Wilson, on a postcard. Gsteig bei Gstaad, 28 July 1928.	Gsteig bei Gstaad	28 July 1928.	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 1,320.00
201	Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.	Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Three items, each Signed, "Henry W. Longfellow": Autograph Quotation * dated Signature * Autograph Letter. Np, 16 May 1866; 76; Nahant, 28 July 1880.	Np; Nahant	16 May 1866; 76; 28 July 1880.	USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	USD 1,270.00

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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