Bonhams: Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana , 31200, New York
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- December 18, 2025 - December 18, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | ORWELL, GEORGE. 1903-1950. | Nineteen Eighty-four. |
London | 1949 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 202 | PAZ, OCTAVIO. 1914-1998. | Piedra de Sol. |
Mexico | 1957 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 960.00 |
| 203 | PAZ, OCTAVIO 1914-1998. | Blanco. |
Mexico | 1967 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,792.00 |
| 204 | POTER, COLE. 1891-1964. | Autograph Musical Quotation Signed and Inscribed ("Its d'lovely / Cole Porter"), with two bars of music from his song It's De-Lovely, |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,024.00 | ||
| 205 | RACKHAM, ARTHUR. 1867-1939. | Original watercolor, "All amidst the Gardens fair; Of Hesperus, and his daughters three; That sing about the golden tree, executed for his edition of Milton's Comus, |
USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 11,520.00 | ||
| 206 | ROWLING, J. K. b. 1965. | 7 first editions including: |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 832.00 | ||
| 207 | SAINT-EXUPERY, ANTOINE DE. 1900-1944. | Le Petit Prince. |
New York | 1943 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 30,720.00 |
| 208 | SAINT-EXUPERY, ANTOINE DE. 1900-1944. | The Little Prince. |
New York | 1943 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 21,760.00 |
| 209 | SCHULZ, CHARLES M. 1922-2000. | Original pen and ink drawing of Charlie Brown and Snoopy getting a kite stuck in a tree, |
USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 9,600.00 | ||
| 210 | SEBALD, WINFRIED GEORG "MAX." 1944-2001. | The Rings of Saturn. |
London | 1998 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,304.00 |
| 211 | SEBALD, WINFRIED GEORG "MAX." 1944-2001. | Vertigo. |
London | 1990 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,408.00 |
| 212 | SENDAK, MAURICE. 1928-2012. | Where the Wild Things Are. |
New York | 1963 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,072.00 |
| 213 | SHELLEY, PERCY BYSSHE 1792-1822. | Queen Mab. a Philosophical Poem. |
London | 1821 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 768.00 |
| 214 | SPENSER, EDMUND. 1552?-1599. | Faerie Queene disposed into XII Bookes fashioning the twelve Morall Vertues ... The Shepheards Calendar and Minor Poems. |
London | 1609-1611. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 768.00 |
| 215 | STEIG, WILLIAM. 1907-2003. | 58 original ink and wash drawings for About People, each individually titled by the artist in pencil with printers' notes on versos, |
USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 12,800.00 | ||
| 216 | PODEVIN, JEAN-FRANCOIS. B.1954. | Original artwork for the first edition of Neal Stephenson's groundbreaking novel Snow Crash, |
USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 217 | PODEVIN, JEAN-FRANCOIS. B.1954. | Original preliminary artwork, concept sketches and art work, including: |
USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 218 | STOWE, HARRIET BEECHER. 1811-1896. | Autograph Manuscript Leaf from The Minister's Wooing, being pp 151-152 of "Chapter X: The Test of Theology," |
USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 7,680.00 | ||
| 219 | WILDE, OSCAR. 1854-1900. | Autograph Manuscript, being a partial draft of an untitled prose-poem or tale: "Every morning the Poet person went out of the gate of the city, and went into the waste land and wandered through it..." |
USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 16,640.00 | ||
| 220 | WILDE, OSCAR. 1854-1900. | The Picture of Dorian Gray. |
London | 1891 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,352.00 |
| 221 | WILLIAMS, TENNESSEE. 1911-1983. | Autograph Manuscript Unsigned, a working draft of what would become "Ten Blocks on the Camino Real," |
USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 7,680.00 | ||
| 222 | MILNE, ALAN. 1882-1956. | Archive of 13 Autograph Letters Signed ("A.A. Milne" or "A.A.M." or "Blue") to John and Elliott B. Macrae |
USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 8,320.00 | ||
| 223 | SHEPARD, ERNEST H. 1879-1976. | Archive of 17 Autograph Letters Signed ("E.H. Shepard" and "Kipper" and "Norah and Kipper") to John Macrae and Elliott B. Macrae |
USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 224 | MILNE, DAPHNE; CHRISTOPHER (ROBIN) MILNE; LESLEY MILNE. | A very personal archive of letters from the Milne family, Daphne, Christopher (Robin), and Lesley, to John Macrae, Elliott B. Macrae ("Jimmie"), and Marjorie Knight Macrae, including: |
USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,048.00 | ||
| 225 | MILNE, ALAN ALEXANDER. 1882-1956. SHEPARD, ERNEST HOWARD. 1879-1976. | Winnie-the-Pooh. |
New York | 1926 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 8,320.00 |
![<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 72. Edwards (George). <i>A Natural History of Uncommon Birds…</i> [and] <i>Gleanings of Natural History,</i> 7 volumes, 1st edition, 1743-64. £7,000-10,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/7f9e9df2-b83a-40aa-a1b7-a535a02705d5.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 72. Edwards (George). <i>A Natural History of Uncommon Birds…</i> [and] <i>Gleanings of Natural History,</i> 7 volumes, 1st edition, 1743-64. £7,000-10,000")
![<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 236. <i>A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew…,</i> By B. E. Gent., 1st edition, [1699]. £3,000-4,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/1832c377-f148-4e66-ba22-33bef01d81a7.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 236. <i>A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew…,</i> By B. E. Gent., 1st edition, [1699]. £3,000-4,000")
![<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 280. Elgar (Edward). <i>Concerto for Violin and Orchestra,</i> [1910], signed presentation copy. £500-800](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/df958814-0689-4876-8b73-cfe5c0c6ad24.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 280. Elgar (Edward). <i>Concerto for Violin and Orchestra,</i> [1910], signed presentation copy. £500-800")
![<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 286 - Walton (William, 1902-1983). Autograph manuscript full score for <i>Belshazzar’s Feast,</i> [1930-31]. £20,000-30,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5ac2876b-2794-47d3-9df7-c4a002016bd6.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 286 - Walton (William, 1902-1983). Autograph manuscript full score for <i>Belshazzar’s Feast,</i> [1930-31]. £20,000-30,000")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> [World War II]. An archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to Germany’s surrender. $200,000 to $300,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9d2762bc-9f26-47ef-96de-1c28070e19f6.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> [World War II]. An archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to Germany’s surrender. $200,000 to $300,000.")
![<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Plato. [<i>Apanta ta tou Platonos. Omnia Platonis opera</i>], 2 parts in 2 vol., editio princeps of Plato's works in the original Greek, Venice, House of Aldus, 1513. £8,000-12,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/df7dd9ac-f0d0-4cb3-a44d-2731758530e4.png "<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Plato. [<i>Apanta ta tou Platonos. Omnia Platonis opera</i>], 2 parts in 2 vol., editio princeps of Plato's works in the original Greek, Venice, House of Aldus, 1513. £8,000-12,000")
![<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Book of Hours, Use of Rome, In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [Southern Netherlands (probably Bruges), c.1460]. £6,000-8,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/c40bad29-8cb5-4347-a0fd-5361d39e84a5.png "<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Book of Hours, Use of Rome, In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [Southern Netherlands (probably Bruges), c.1460]. £6,000-8,000")
![<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Powell (Anthony). [<i>A Dance to the Music of Time</i>], 12 vol., first editions, each with a signed presentation inscription from the author to Osbert Lancaster, 1951-75. £6,000-8,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b7fdee12-4803-4d32-9330-a5729091cb92.png "<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Powell (Anthony). [<i>A Dance to the Music of Time</i>], 12 vol., first editions, each with a signed presentation inscription from the author to Osbert Lancaster, 1951-75. £6,000-8,000")
![<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Herschel (Sir John F. W.) Collection of 69 offprints, extracts and separate publications by Herschel, bound for his son, William James Herschel, 3 vol., [1813-50]. £15,000-20,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a06cc0dd-7619-45e9-b155-5ad75ed7b2e5.png "<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Herschel (Sir John F. W.) Collection of 69 offprints, extracts and separate publications by Herschel, bound for his son, William James Herschel, 3 vol., [1813-50]. £15,000-20,000")