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Auction Name Fine Art, Rare Maps and Natural History Total Sales (USD) 381,390.00
Auction Date November 22, 2025 - November 22, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 468,700.00
Sale Number #112225 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 801,900.00
Total Lots 208
Sold Lots 112.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 2,062,700.00
% of Lots Sold 53.85% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 3,130,500.00
Unsold Lots 96 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 12.18%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
87 VANCOUVER, George (1757-1798).

A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, and Round the World; in Which the Coast of North-West America Has Been Carefully Examined and Accurately Surveyed ... Principally with a View to Ascertain the Existence of Any Navigable Communication Betwe

1798 USD 50,000.00 - 75,000.00 USD 50,400.00
98 <br>LOOTS, Johannes (c. 1665-1726) & GOOS, Pieter (1615-1675).

West Indische Paskaert. Engraved map with original hand color.

[ca. 1695] USD 30,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 40,800.00
85 [DE BRY, Theodor] & HARIOT, Thomas.

Admiranda narratio fida tamen, de commodis et incolarum ritibus Virginiae (Part One, in Latin, of De Bry's Great Voyages).

1590 and (1608). USD 28,000.00 - 38,000.00 USD 22,800.00
11 AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851).

White Ibis, Plate 222.

1827-1838. USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 21,600.00
96 <br>DE JODE, Corenlis (1568-1600).

[World Map] Hemispherium ab aequinoctiali linea, ad circulum poli arctici and poli antarctici. Engraved map.

1593 USD 25,000.00 - 45,000.00 USD 19,200.00
1 AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851).

Great-Footed Hawk [Peregrine Falcon], Plate 16.

1827-1838. USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 11,400.00
133 DE L'ISLE, Guillaume (1675-1726).

Carte du Louisiane et Cours du Mississippi...

1718 USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 USD 9,000.00
14 AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851).

Tropic Bird, Plate 262.

1827-1838. USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 8,400.00
100 <br>ZALTIERI, Bolognino (fl.1560s), after Paolo FORLANI (fl. 1560-1571).

Hibernia Insula non longe Brita[n]nia in Oceano sita est. [Ireland]. Engraved map.

1565 USD 12,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 7,200.00
184 <br>BODMER, Karl (1809-1893).

Pehriska-Ruhpa - Moennitarri Warrior in the Costume of the Dog Danse, Tab., 23. from "Travels in the Interior of North America".

1839 USD 12,000.00 - 24,000.00 USD 7,200.00
91 GALLO, Edouardo (19th Century).

History of the Mexican Railway. Wealth of Mexico, in the Region Extending from the Gulf to the Capital of the Republic, Considered in its Geological, Agricultural, Manufacturing and Commercial Aspect: With Scientific, Historic and Statistical Notes.

1876 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 6,600.00
95 MERCATOR, Gerard (1512-1594).

Orbis Terrae Compendiosa Descriptio.

1587 USD 6,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 6,600.00
102 <br>TANESSE, Jacques (19th Century) and ROLLINSON, William.

Plan of the City and Suburbs of New Orleans from an actual Survey made in 1815 by J. Tanesse, City Surveyor. Engraving.

1825 USD 6,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 6,600.00
73 MORAN, Thomas (1827-1936).

The Cliffs of Green River [Wyoming].

1874 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,700.00
173 <br>BODMER, Karl (1809-1893).

Wahk-ti-Ge-li, Tab. 8. From: "Travels in the Interior of North America".

1839-1843. USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 5,700.00
113 [World] DE LA TOUR, Louis Brion (c. 1743 - 1803).

Group lot of 6 maps (1. World and 5 Continents - Africa, Asia, Europe, N. America, S. America). From Louis C. Desnos' Atlas General Engraved maps with hand color in full

1779 (1783). USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 5,100.00
198 <br>BODMER, Karl (1809-1893).

Fort McKenzie, Tab 42. From "Travels in the Interior of North America".

1841 USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 5,100.00
181 <br>BODMER, Karl (1809-1893).

The Interior of the Hut of a Mandan Chief. Tab 19. from "Travels of the Interior of North America"

1834-1843. USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 4,500.00
15 AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851).

Large-Billed Puffin, Plate 293.

1827-1838. USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 4,200.00
6 AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851).

Labrador Falcon, Plate 196.

1827-1838. USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,600.00
101 <br>ROSS, Lieutenant John (1744-1809).

Course of the Mississippi from the Balise to Fort Chartres; taken on an Expedition to the Illinois in the latter end of the year, 1765. Engraved map with original hand color in outline.

1775 USD 6,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 3,600.00
157 HARNETT, William Michael (1848-1892).

The Old Violin.

c. 1903. USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,600.00
180 <br>BODMER, Karl (1809-1893).

Bison Dance of the Mandan Indians in front of their Medecine Lodge, Tab., 18. from "Travels in the Interior of North America".

1839 USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 3,600.00
151 BORNET, John (active, 1850-1855).

Panorama of Manhattan island. City of New York and Environs.

1854 USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 3,360.00
163 CATLIN, George (1796-1872).

Buffalo Hunt, Chase - No. 6. From The North American Indian Portfolio.

1844 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,300.00
  • 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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