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
301 URSPRUCH Anton (Frankfurt am Main, 1850 - ib., 1907)

Anton Ursprung's Invitation to a Musical Performance

GBP 300.00 - 350.00 Not Sold
302

VERDI'S FINAL GESTURE TO GHISLANZONI: A FAREWELL AMID TRIUMPHS AND SORROW

GBP 1,500.00 - 1,800.00 Not Sold
303

VERDI, GHISLANZONI, AND RICORDI: SOLIDARITY AMONG OPERA GIANTS

GBP 1,500.00 - 1,800.00 Not Sold
304

AN UNUSUALLY CHEERFUL VERDI: AN INVITATION TO SANT'AGATA

GBP 1,500.00 - 1,800.00 Not Sold
305 VERDI Giuseppe (Roncole, 1813 - Milan, 1901)

Giuseppe Verdi's Autograph Cabinet Card from 1879

GBP 2,200.00 - 2,500.00 Not Sold
306 VERDI STREPPONI Giuseppina (Lodi, 1815 - Sant'Agata, 1897)

Giuseppina Verdi Strepponi's Letter Explaining a Dedication Confusion

GBP 500.00 - 700.00 Not Sold
307 WOLF-FERRARI Ermanno (Venice, 1876 - ib., 1948)

Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari's Letter on His Composition and Health Struggles

GBP 350.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
308 BUSONI Ferruccio (Empoli, 1866 - Berlin, 1924) --

"Ferruccio Busoni on Counterpoint: Autograph Letter with Musical Example"

GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
309 BUSONI Ferruccio (Empoli, 1866 - Berlin, 1924) --

Autograph letter signed

GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
310 MASSENET Jules (1842 - 1912)

Jules Massenet Letter to Alice Lafont

GBP 200.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
311 AIRY George Biddell (1801-1892)

George Biddell Airy Letter to a Gentleman

GBP 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
312 ARAGO Francois (1786 - 1853)

Francois Arago Letter to Elisa de Condocert-O'Connor

GBP 400.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
313 ARAGO Francois (1786 - 1853)

Astronomer and Physicist Requesting Seating in the Amphitheatre

GBP 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
314 BABBAGE Charles (1791 - 1871)

Charles Babbage Letter Regretting a Dinner

GBP 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
315 BABINET Jacques (1794 - 1872)

Jacques Babinet Letter to Pierre Rayer

GBP 200.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
316 BACHELARD Gaston (1884 - 1962)

Gaston Bachelard Letter to Madame Bouchet

GBP 200.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
317 BARNARD Christiaan (1922 - 2001)

Christiaan Barnard Photographic Portrait with Signature

GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 104.00
318 BERTHELOT Marcellin (1827 - 1907)

Marcellin Berthelot Letter to a Gentleman

GBP 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
319 BERTHOLLET Claude Louis (1748 - 1822)

Claude Louis Berthollet Letter to Tissot

GBP 400.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
320 BICHAT Xavier (1771 - 1802)

Legendary Medical Pioneer of the Early 19th Century

GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
321 BOREL Emile (1871 - 1956)

Emile Borel Letter to Henri Corbieu

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
322 BRANLY Edouard (1844 - 1940)

Edouard Branly Letter on Neutrality and Documentation

GBP 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
323 BROGLIE Louis de (1892 - 1987)

Louis de Broglie Letter to Marc Jouguet

GBP 700.00 - 800.00 Not Sold
324 BRONGNIART Alexandre (1770 - 1847)

Alexandre Brongniart Letter to Jacques Louis Marin Defrance

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
325 BUCHNER Hans Ernst August (Leipzig, 1850 - Munich, 1902)

Hans Ernst August Buchner's Letter of Gratitude for Italian Honorary Membership

GBP 200.00 - 250.00 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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