Bonhams: Fine Books and Manuscripts, 30942, Marlborough

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
November 13, 2025 - November 13, 2025
Page Size: 222 items in 9 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
51 BORDEN, MATTHEW CHALONER DURFEE. 1842-1912.

A Catalogue of the Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Etc. Collected by Matthew C. D. Borden.

New York 1901, 1905 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 4,096.00
52 BAUDOIN, JEAN. 1590-1650.

Les fables D'Esope Phrygien.

Amsterdam 1701 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 512.00
53 BOYLE, ELEANORE VERE. 1825-1916.

3 original drawings and 45 artist's proofs, many relating to her work Child's Play (1852),

ca. 1852 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
54 BRADBURY, RAY. 1920-2012.

Fahrenheit 451.

New York 1953 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 2,176.00
55 BRADLEY, WILL H. 1868-1962.

Bradley, His Book. Vol. 1, No. 1---Vol. 2, No. 4.

Springfield, MA May 1896-February 1897. USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 4,096.00
56 BROWNE, THOMAS, SIR. 1605-1682.

Religio medici.

[London] 1642 USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 Not Sold
57 BRUCKNER, ANTON. 1824-1896.

Autograph Letter Signed ("Anton Bruckner"), to "Dearest friend! Noble Patron!,"

USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,120.00
58 BUCK, PEARL S. 1892-1973.

The Good Earth.

New York 1931 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,432.00
59 BUCK, PEARL S. 1892-1973.

The Good Earth.

New York 1931 USD 500.00 - 700.00 Not Sold
60 BUCK, PEARL S. 1892-1973.

The Good Earth.

New York 1931 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 6,400.00
61 BURTON, VIRGINIA LEE. 1909-1968.

Katy and the Big Snow.

Boston 1943 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,024.00
62 MANASSER, DANIEL. d.1637.

Poesis tacens, pictura loquens.

Dillingen 1630 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Not Sold
63 CAPOTE, TRUMAN. 1924-1984.

Autograph letter signed ("Truman"), to William Saroyan and his wife Carol. 1060 Park Avenue

New York, NY 1947 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,432.00
64 CAPOTE, TRUMAN. 1924-1984.

In Cold Blood.

New York 1965 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 5,376.00
65 CAPOTE, TRUMAN. 1924-1984.

In Cold Blood.

New York 1965 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,664.00
66 CAPOTE, TRUMAN. 1924-1984.

In Cold Blood.

New York 1965 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,280.00
67 WARHOL, ANDY. 1928-1987; CAPOTE, TRUMAN. 1924-1984.

Black and white photograph of Truman Capote.

N.p. ca 1979. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 5,632.00
68 CAPOTE, TRUMAN. 1924-1984.

I Remember My Grandpa. Original typescript on ledger sheets.

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
69 CHAGALL, MARC. 1887-1985; ELUARD, PAUL. 1895-1952.

Le Dur Desir de Durer.

Paris 1950 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,216.00
70 CHAGALL, MARC. 1887-1985.

Jerusalem Windows.

Monte Carlo 1962 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 409.60
71 CHAGALL, MARC. 1887-1985.

Lithographs. Vol. I; Vol.II; Vol.IV

Monte Carlo and New York; Monte Carlo; New York 1960; 1962; 1974 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 960.00
72 CHAUCER, GEOFFREY. 1343-1400.

The Workes of our Ancient and lerned English Poet....

London 1602 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,024.00
73 ALLINGHAM, HELEN. 1848-1926.

Happy England.

London 1903 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,536.00
74 CHIVERS, CEDRIC, BINDER.

Illuminated calligraphic manuscript

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,176.00
75 CLEMENS, SAMUEL LANGHORNE ("MARK TWAIN"). 1835-1910.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

New York 1886 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
  • SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.
    SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
  • Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.
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  • Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt, 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.