Ripley Auctions: Cartography, Calligraphy, Clocks & More - Live Collectibles Auction, 110625, Indianapolis

Auction Details

Auction Date: November 06, 2025 - November 06, 2025

Page Size: 98 items in 4 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
51		U.S. Government WWII Aeronautical Maps	during WWII.	Not Available	USD 112.50
52		'Veteris et Nova Britanniae Descriptio' by Philipp Cluver		Not Available	USD 87.50
53		'North America' by John C. Russell	early 19th century.	Not Available	USD 87.50
54		United States, Exhibiting the Railroads & Canals From an Unidentified Maker		Not Available	USD 56.25
55		Three antique maps by Alain Mallet from 'Terres Arctiques'		Not Available	USD 12.50
56	John Tallis	Independent Tartary		Not Available	USD 56.25
57	Robert de Vaugondy	Carte des Terres Arctiques		Not Available	USD 50.00
58	Unidentified Maker	Historic Maps of Europe and India		Not Available	USD 43.75
59	Johnson and Ward	map of Central America	likely from the mid-19th century	Not Available	USD 12.50
60	C.C. Royce	Map Showing the Territory Originally Assigned to the Cherokee Nation of Indians West of the Mississippi	1884	Not Available	USD 50.00
61		Assorted collection of maps of Kansas		Not Available	USD 18.75
62		Group of Historical Maps of St. Louis		Not Available	USD 12.50
63		Pair of Maps of Alaska by The U.S. Government	1898	Not Available	USD 12.50
64	Guillaume Delisle	Hemisphere Septentrional pour voir Les Terres Arctiques	1714	Not Available	USD 18.75
65		Collection of Six maps of Ancient Britain, Scotland, Edinburgh, and Nova Scotia		Not Available	USD 100.00
66	Ferdinando Lannoyo (Flemish 1527 - 1598) Abraham Ortelius Atlas	French Burgundy 1579 map Burgundiae, hand colored engraving		Not Available	USD 112.50
67		Historical map of the Province of Ulster in Northern Ireland, illustrated by John Speed		Not Available	USD 343.75
68		Lot of 7 Books on Ancient Maps by Various Authors		Not Available	USD 31.25
69		Collection of Books on Maps and Cartography by Various Authors		Not Available	USD 25.00
70	Various Authors	A Collection of 7 Books on Maps and Cartography, books		Not Available	USD 100.00
71		Collection of six volumes titled 'Antique Map Price Record & Handbook'		Not Available	USD 12.50
72		Collection of "Map Collectors' Circle Map Collectors' Series" journals, publication		Not Available	Not Sold
73		9 Books on Maps and Cartography by various authors		Not Available	USD 25.00
74	various authors	Collection of Map and Exploration Books		Not Available	USD 37.50
75	Various Authors	Collection of Historical Exploration Books		Not Available	USD 18.75

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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