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
451 RUSS-SUCHARD Carl (1838 - 1925)

Chocolate Maestro Sweetening Swiss Industry's Future

GBP 300.00 - 350.00 Not Sold
452 SAY Jean Baptiste (Lyon, 1767 - Paris, 1832)

Founder of Modern Business Education and Theory

GBP 300.00 - 350.00 GBP 312.00
453 STAMPFLI Walther (Bueren, 1884 - Zurich, 1965)

Swiss Federal Councillor and Wartime President

GBP 900.00 - 1,000.00 Not Sold
454 SUCHARD Philippe (Boudry, 1797 - Neuchatel, 1884)

Chocolatier Crafting a Swiss Legacy of Flavor

GBP 900.00 - 1,000.00 Not Sold
455 TISSANDIER Gaston (Paris, 1843 - ib., 1899)

Chemist and Aviator Soaring Beyond Limits

GBP 450.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
456 VERNET Horace (Paris, 1789 - ib., 1863)

Mentor Opening Doors to Young Artists' Dreams

GBP 300.00 - 350.00 Not Sold
457 VICTOR Paul-Emile (Geneva, 1907 - Bora-Bora, 1995)

Polar Explorer Charting the Mysteries of Ice

GBP 400.00 - 450.00 Not Sold
458 VIGEE LE BRUN Louise (Paris, 1755 - ib., 1842)

Celebrated Portraitist of Nobility and Grace

GBP 1,000.00 - 1,100.00 Not Sold
459 WAHLEN Friedrich Traugott (Mirchel, 1899 - Berne, 1985)

Agronomist Feeding a Nation in War

GBP 200.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
460 WILLE Ulrich (Hamburg, 1848 - Meilen, 1925)

Swiss Army General Leading in World War I's Trenches

GBP 350.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
461 OLIVIER Urbain (Eysins, 1810 - Givrins, 1888)

Novelist Reflecting on Family, Home, and Memory

GBP 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
462 PETIT-SENN John (Geneva, 1792 - ib., 1870)

Poet Wrestling with Life's Enduring Questions

GBP 200.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
463 PIAGET Arthur (Yverdon-les-Bains, 1865 - Neuchatel, 1952)

Archivist Safeguarding Switzerland's Historical Memory

GBP 200.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
464 POURTALES Guy de (Berlin, 1881 - Lausanne, 1941)

Writer Reckoning with War and Humanity

GBP 200.00 - 250.00 GBP 104.00
465 RAMBERT Eugene (Clarens, 1830 - Lausanne, 1886)

Alpine Writer and Naturalist Immortalizing the Mountains

GBP 200.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
466 RAMUZ Charles Ferdinand (Lausanne, 1878 - Pully, 1947)

Poet and Novelist Defining Swiss Identity

GBP 350.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
467 REYNOLD Gonzague de (Cressier, 1880 - ib., 1970)

Historian and Writer of Swiss National Pride

GBP 350.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
468 ROD Edouard (Nyon, 1857 - Grasse, 1910)

Journalist Blending Letters and Music's Grace

GBP 250.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
469 ROUGEMONT Denis de (Couvet, 1906 - Geneva, 1985)

Philosopher Engaged in the Ideas That Shape Us

GBP 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
470 SECRETAN Charles (Lausanne, 1815 - ib., 1895)

Philosopher Contemplating Morality and Belief

GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 91.00
471 SISMONDI Jean de (Geneva, 1773 - ib., 1842)

Historian and Economist Illuminating the Past

GBP 450.00 - 500.00 GBP 312.00
472 SPIESS Henry (Geneva, 1876 - ib., 1940)

Poet Expressing Heartfelt Sentiments Through Letters

GBP 250.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
473 TSCHUDI Friedrich von (Glarus, 1820 - St. Gallen, 1886)

Global-Minded Writer and Politician

GBP 300.00 - 350.00 Not Sold
474 VALLOTTON Benjamin (Gryon, 1877 - Sanary-sur-Mer, 1962)

Writer and Journalist Exchanging Thoughts on Art and Life

GBP 250.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
475 VUILLEMIN Louis (Nantes, 1879 - Paris, 1929)

Composer Celebrating Swiss History With Music

GBP 350.00 - 400.00 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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