L'Autographe Auctions: Antique Books and Autographs, 7, London

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
November 24, 2025 - November 24, 2025
Page Size: 478 items in 20 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
276 BUSONI Ferruccio (Empoli, 1866 - Berlin, 1924)

A Portrait of Gravity -- Busoni's Signed Postcard to Edith Andreae (1919)

1919 GBP 700.00 - 800.00 Not Sold
277 BUSONI Ferruccio (Empoli, 1866 - Berlin, 1924)

On Faust and Beyond -- Ferruccio Busoni Autograph Letter (1921)

1921 GBP 400.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
278 BUSONI-MOTTA -

Two Masters on a Single Leaf -- Busoni & Vianna da Motta in London, 1903

1903 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
279 CASSADO' Gaspar (Barcelona, 1897 - Madrid, 1966)

Applause in London -- Gaspar Cassado Autograph Letter (1931)

1931 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 65.00
280 CASSADO' Gaspar (Barcelona, 1897 - Madrid, 1966)

From Rome to Milan -- Gaspar Cassado Autograph Postcard (1931)

1931 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
281 HARRIS Rolf (Bassendean, 1930 - Bray, 2023)

Inventive Australian Musician Known For Didgeridoo And Stylophone

GBP 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
282 CHALIAPIN Marina (Moscow, 1912 -- Rome, 2009)

Amarilli, mia bella! --- The Letters of Marina Chaliapin to Tito Schipa

GBP 500.00 - 700.00 GBP 468.00
283 MALIPIERO Gian Francesco (Venice, 1882 - Treviso, 1973)

A Composer's Enduring Passion for Music

GBP 250.00 - 350.00 Not Sold
284 Gian Francesco Malipiero --

Two Autograph Musical Worlds A Journey into "Celestial Worlds" with the Master's Own Hand: Two Rare Annotated Scores

GBP 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 Not Sold
285 MASCAGNI Pietro (Livorno, 1863 - Rome, 1945)

Operatic Pioneer of Verismo and Mastermind Behind Cavalleria Rusticana's Triumph

GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 260.00
286 MITROPOLOUS Dimitri (Athens, 1896 - Milan, 1960)

- Dimitri Mitropoulos' Signed Dedication to Leone Sinigaglia

GBP 200.00 - 250.00 GBP 195.00
287

Paris National Conservatory of Music - Subscription for flood victims in the south of France, 1875 - Paris National Conservatory's Fundraising Effort for Flood Victims in 1875

1875 GBP 700.00 - 800.00 GBP 845.00
288 PIZZETTI Ildebrando (Parma, 1880 - Rome, 1968)

Ildebrando Pizzetti -- Three Autograph Letters (1914--1930)

1914--1930 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
289 PRETRE Georges (Waziers, 1924 - Castres, 2017)

Georges Pretre's Autograph Portrait from 1978

GBP 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
290 PRUSSIA Prince Joachim Albert of (Hanover, 1876 - Vienna, 1939)

Prince Joachim Albert of Prussia's Musical Letters to Composer Vittorio Gnecchi

GBP 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
291 PUCCINI Giacomo (Lucca, 1858 - Brussels, 1924)

Giacomo Puccini's Letter on Madama Butterfly's French Rehearsal

GBP 3,000.00 - 3,500.00 GBP 3,640.00
292 PUCCINI Giacomo (Lucca, 1858 - Brussels, 1924)

Piano coi guanti --- Puccini's Autograph Poem on Manon Lescaut, Livorno 1895

GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
293 PUCCINI Giacomo (Lucca, 1858 - Brussels, 1924)

Giacomo Puccini's Musical Quotation Dedication from Torre del Lago

GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 GBP 3,380.00
294 PUCCINI Giacomo (Lucca, 1858 - Brussels, 1924)

Correcting the proofs for Ricordi, Puccini writes a musical quotation as a correction to the score.

GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
295 Giacomo Puccini --

The Tuscan Maestro Unfiltered Six Autograph Documents and a Playful Photograph Reveal the Composer's Humor and Humanity

GBP 1,000.00 - 1,400.00 Not Sold
296 ROBEY George (London, 1869 - Saltdean, 1954)

Music Hall's Comedic Icon Portrayed As Prisoner in Famous Caricature

GBP 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
297 ROSSINI PELISSIER Olympe (Paris, 1799 - ib., 1878)

Olympe Pelissier Rossini's Letter Requesting Hair Dye Powder

GBP 400.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
298 RUFFO Titta (Pisa, 1877 - Florence, 1953)

On the Streets of Genoa -- Titta Ruffo Signed Photograph

GBP 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
299 STEWART Rod (Highgate, 1945)

British Rock Legend and Award-Winning Performer Ranked Among The Greatest

GBP 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
300 TIPPETT Michael (Eastcote, 1905 - London, 1998)

Leading British Composer Of The 20th Century Known For His Oratorios

GBP 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
  • 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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