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Auction Name Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper Total Sales (USD) 56,956.10
Auction Date November 01, 2025 - November 01, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 103,750.00
Sale Number #110125 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 187,700.00
Total Lots 150
Sold Lots 124.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 124,850.00
% of Lots Sold 82.67% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 227,100.00
Unsold Lots 26 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 25.08%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
4643 Purchas

Purchas - Map of North America (One of the earliest English maps of America, helped legitimize California as an island myth)

 1625-1626. USD 14,000.00 - 16,000.00 USD 10,111.50
4621 Peron & Freycinet

Peron & Freycinet, Australia - First Map of the Complete Australian Continent

 1807-1816. USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 2,461.00
4749 Catesby

Catesby, First Ed - Little White Heron. 1-77

 1731-1743. USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,193.50
4747 Catesby

Catesby, First Ed - Yellow Throated Creeper with Red Flowering Maple. 1-62

 1731-1743. USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,765.50
4658 Catlin

Catlin, Folio, On Card - Buffalo Dance

 1844 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 1,605.00
4729 Frisch

Frisch - Cockatoo

 1733-1763 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,337.50
4627 Cellarius

Cellarius - Celestial Chart of the Constellations of the Southern Hemisphere with Terrestial Plane below [Haemisphaerium Stellatum Australe Aequali Sphaerarum Proportione]

 1708 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 1,123.50
4620 Peron & Freycinet

Peron & Freycinet, Australia - First Detailed Map of Adelaide, South Australia with Kangaroo Island and Kangaroos depicted below the Cartouche

 1807-1816. USD 2,500.00 - 4,500.00 USD 1,070.00
4629 Doppelmayr & Homann

Doppelmayr & Homann - Constellation Chart, Gnomonic Projection of Stars (Globi Coelestis in Tabulas Planas Redacti Pars III)

 1742 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,070.00
4740 Brasher

Brasher - Little Brown Crane (or Sandhill Crane). 205

 1931 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,016.50
4628 Doppelmayr & Homann

Doppelmayr & Homann - Constellation Chart, Gnomonic Projection of Stars (Globi Coelestis in Tabulas Planas Redacti Pars VI)

 1742 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 909.50
4735 Brasher

Brasher - Snow Geese in Flight

 1931 USD 200.00 - 500.00 USD 909.50
4750 Catesby

Catesby, First Ed - Green Turtle with Turtle Grass. 2-38

 1731-1743. USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 856.00
4602 David Roberts

David Roberts, Royal Sub Ed - 4 Lithographs of Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, & Nubia

 1846-1849. USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 749.00
4677 Maitres Affiches by Steinlen

Maitres Affiches by Steinlen - Chocolat de la Compagnie Francaise

 1896-1900. USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 722.25
4604 De Vito

De Vito, Original Painting - Temple of Jupiter in Pompeii (Tempio di Giove a Pompei)

 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 695.50
4615 Shaw & Nodder

Shaw & Nodder - The Dodo Bird (plus text & Head & Leg Engravings. 123

 1789-1813. USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 668.75
4731 Elliot & Keulemans

Elliot & Keulemans - Rhinoceros Hornbill

 1877-1882 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 668.75
4659 Larmessin

Larmessin - Box Maker Costume (Habit de Layettier)

 circa 1690. USD 800.00 - 1,600.00 USD 642.00
4686

4 Original Botanical Watercolors after Ledl for Jacquin, Curtis, Miller (according to Linnaeus system)

 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 642.00
4605 De Vito

De Vito, Original Painting - Lake Avernus (Lago d'Averno)

 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 615.25
4739 Brasher

Brasher - Yellowcrown Night Heron. 203

 1931 USD 200.00 - 500.00 USD 615.25
4736 Brasher

Brasher - Green Heron. 201

 1931 USD 200.00 - 500.00 USD 588.50
4737 Brasher

Brasher - Fulvous Treeduck. 178

 1931 USD 200.00 - 500.00 USD 588.50
4746 Catesby

Catesby, First Ed - Little Brown Duck with Soap-Wood. 1-98

 1731-1743. USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 588.50
  • <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.
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Francesco Colonna. <i>Hypnerotomachie,</i> Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Nausea. <i>De principiis dialectices Gorgias,</i> and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Billon. <i>Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur,</i> Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000. <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> 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. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> 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.
    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.
  • <b><center>Heritage Auctions<br>Rare Books Signature Auction<br>December 15, 2025</center></b> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Edgar Rice Burroughs. <i>Tarzan of the Apes.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. <i>Tender is the Night. A Romance.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Bram Stoker. <i>Dracula.</i> Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Jerry Thomas. <i>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…</i>
    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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