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A.H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals: Antiquities, Books and Curiosities

Auction Reports


Auction Name	Antiquities, Books and Curiosities	Total Sales (USD)	77,565.25
Auction Date	October 29, 2025 - October 29, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	58,800.00
Sale Number	#102925	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	86,850.00
Total Lots	139
Sold Lots	106.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	69,550.00
% of Lots Sold	76.26%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	103,200.00
Unsold Lots	33	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	75.16%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
1041	Charles Johnson.	A General History of the Lives and Adventures of the most famous Highwaymen, Murderers, Street-robbers, &c.	n.d.	USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	USD 6,350.00
1042	William Camden.	Camden's Britannia, Newly Translate into English with Large Additions and Improvements	1695	USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	USD 4,826.00
1147	Truman Capote.	Selected Writings	1963	USD 600.00 - 800.00	USD 4,572.00
1144		The official portraits of President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy. Together with a photograph of the portraits at the White House.		USD 150.00 - 250.00	USD 2,794.00
1037	Gaius Plinius Secundus (Pliny the Elder).	The History of the World, commonly called the Naturall Historie	1634	USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 2,540.00
1089	Charles Darwin.	ON THE VARIOUS CONTRIVANCES BY WHICH BRITISH AND FOREIGN ORCHIDS ARE FERTILISED BY INSECTS AND ON THE GOOD EFFECTS OF INTERCROSSING	1862	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 1,905.00
1198	Leonard Cohen.	Stranger Music	1993	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 1,905.00
1069		A photo album of views in India, modern-day Pakistan, and Jerusalem.		USD 600.00 - 800.00	USD 1,651.00
1038	Homer. John Ogilby (translator).	Homer His Odysses Translated, Adorn'd with Sculpture, and Illustrated with Annotations	1669	USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	USD 1,524.00
1057	Francis Buchanan.	A Journey From Madras through the Countries of Mysore, Canara, and Malabar...	1807	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 1,524.00
1093	George Newenham Wright and Thomas Allom.	China, in a Series of Views, Displaying the Scenery, Architecture and Social Habits of that Ancient Empire	ca.1843	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 1,397.00
1146	Fred G. Parker.	Forty-Minute Plays from Shakespeare	1939	USD 600.00 - 800.00	USD 1,397.00
1158	Kalidasa and Sir Monier Williams (translator).	Sakoontala, Or The Lost Ring: An Indian Drama	1855	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 1,397.00
1040	George Ogle.	The Canterbury Tales of Chaucer, Modernis'd by Mr. Ogle	1741	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 1,270.00
1058	Richard Knolles.	The Generall Historie of the Turkes, from The First Beginning of that Nation to the Rising of the Othoman Familie	1621	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 1,270.00
1071	Thomas Stanley.	The History of Philosophy: Containing the Lives, Opinions, Actions and Discourses of the Philosophies of Every Sect	1687	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 1,143.00
1070		A photo album of views in Great Britain and India.		USD 600.00 - 800.00	USD 1,079.50
1039	Publius Virgilius Maro, John Ogilby (translator).	The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro	1668	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 1,016.00
1053	John Bayley.	The History And Antiquities Of The Tower Of London.	1821	USD 700.00 - 900.00	USD 1,016.00
1085	George Monro Grant.	Ocean to Ocean. Sandford Fleming's Expedition Through Canada in 1872.	1873	USD 700.00 - 900.00	USD 952.50
1148		10 soft cover, 1 hard cover.		USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 952.50
1149	Compton Mackenzie.	On Moral Courage	1962	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 952.50
1210	Thomas Heywood.	The Life of Merlin, Sirnamed Ambrosius. His Prophecies, and Predictions Interpreted; and Their Truth Made Good by our English Annals	1641	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 952.50
1043	Laurence Echard.	The History of England. From the Restoration of King Charles the Second to the Conclusion of the Reign of King James the Second,...	1718	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 889.00
1159	Bridget and Julie Kavanagh.	The Pearl Fountain and Other Fairy Tales	1876	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 889.00

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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