Arader Galleries: Fine Art, Rare Maps and Natural History, 112225, New York City

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
November 22, 2025 - November 22, 2025
Page Size: 208 items in 9 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
26 SELBY, Prideaux John (1788-1867).

Purple Heron [with] White Stock [on verso]. From Selby's Illustrations of British Ornithology.

 Edinburgh and London [ca 1818-1823]. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 720.00
27 SELBY, Prideaux John (1788-1867).

Pintail M. [with] Gooseander [on verso]. From Selby's Illustrations of British Ornithology.

 Edinburgh and London [ca 1818-1823]. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
28 SELBY, Prideaux John (1788-1867).

Bemaculated Duck M., Plate LV. From Selby's Illustrations of British Ornithology.

 Edinburgh and London [ca 1818-1823]. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 720.00
29 SELBY, Prideaux John (1788-1867).

Goshawk adult, Plate XII. From Selby's Illustrations of British Ornithology.

 Edinburgh and London [ca 1818-1823]. USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 450.00
30 SELBY, Prideaux John (1788-1867).

Osprey female, Plate IV. From Selby's Illustrations of British Ornithology.

 Edinburgh and London [ca 1818-1823]. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 960.00
31 ELLIOT, Daniel Giraud (1835-1915).

Felix Caudatus.

London 1878-1881 from A Monograph of the Felidae or Family of Cats. USD 1,800.00 - 2,800.00 USD 1,140.00
32 ELLIOT, Daniel Giraud (1835-1915).

Felis Eyra.

London 1878-1881 from A Monograph of the Felidae or Family of Cats. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
33 ELLIOT, Daniel Giraud (1835-1915).

Felis Lynx.

London 1878-1881 from A Monograph of the Felidae or Family of Cats. USD 1,800.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,200.00
34 ELLIOT, Daniel Giraud (1835-1915).

Felis Ornata.

London 1878-1881 from A Monograph of the Felidae or Family of Cats. USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,800.00
35 ELLIOT, Daniel Giraud (1835-1915).

Felis Pardina.

London 1878-1881 from A Monograph of the Felidae or Family of Cats. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 780.00
36 ELLIOT, Daniel Giraud (1835-1915).

Felis Rubiginosa.

London 1878-1881 from A Monograph of the Felidae or Family of Cats. USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 900.00
37 DRISCOLL, Barry (1926-2006).

Snowy Owl Nyctea scandiaca.

B. R. 65'. USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 450.00
38 PETERSON, Roger Tory (1908-1996).

Great Horned Owl.

Paris 1974 USD 800.00 - 1,500.00 USD 390.00
39 AMUCHASTEGUI, Axel (b. 1921).

Garza Blanca Grande [Great White Egret].

1958 USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 3,000.00
41 BULL, Charles Livingston (1874-1932).

[Goat] very young kid.

USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 240.00
42 BULL, Charles Livingston (1874-1932).

[Tiger].

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
43 BULL, Charles Livingston (1874-1932).

[Alligator and Lion].

USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 Not Sold
44 ROBERT, Nicolas (French, 1614-1685).

King Vulture.

ca1675 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 Not Sold
45 MITFORD, Robert (BRITISH, 1781-1870).

"Cinereous and Sea Eagle, Young".

London ca.1820. USD 60,000.00 - 90,000.00 Not Sold
46 BLANCHARD, Emile Theophile (French, 1795-1860).

Raven, Carrion Crow, Hooded Crow.

ca. 1820. USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 Not Sold
47 LEAR, Edward (British, 1812-1888).

Study of a Paradise Shelduck.

ca. 1830. USD 10,000.00 - 14,000.00 Not Sold
48 KEULEMANS, Johannes Gerardus (Dutch, 1842-1912).

Magpie on a Fence, 1882.

1882 USD 14,000.00 - 24,000.00 Not Sold
49 THORBURN, Archibald (British, 1860-1935).

Golden Eagle.

USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 Not Sold
50 DE BRY, Johann Theodore (1561-1623).

Study of Crocuses [Crocus sianus., C. vernus, Corydalis cava, C. cava 'Alba,' C. Halleri].

c. 1630. USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 Not Sold
51 ROBERT, Nicolas (French, 1614-1685).

Purple Rhododendron.

ca. 1670. USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 Not Sold
  • <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> 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. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
    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.
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    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.
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    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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