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Auction Name Fine Books and Manuscripts Total Sales (USD) 461,196.80
Auction Date November 13, 2025 - November 13, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 269,800.00
Sale Number #30942 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 406,300.00
Total Lots 222
Sold Lots 178.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 341,600.00
% of Lots Sold 80.18% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 511,900.00
Unsold Lots 44 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 90.10%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
191 SANGORSKI, FRANCIS. 1875-1912; SUTCLIFFE, GEORGE. 1878-1943. Binders and illustrators. OMAR KHAYYAM.

Rubaiyat.

[c1910]. USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 56,320.00
166 POTTER, BEATRIX. 1866-1943.

23 FIRST EDITIONS, ALL FIRST OR EARLY ISSUE, of The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter, with a later reissue of one tale

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 15,360.00
151 POTTER, BEATRIX. 1866-1943.

The Tale of Peter Rabbit.

February 1902]. USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 14,080.00
174 ROSSETTI, CHRISTINA G. 1830-1894.

Verses ... Dedicated to Her Mother.

1847 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 12,800.00
117 MORRIS, WILLIAM. 1834-1896.

Gothic Architecture, A Lecture for the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society.

1893 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 12,160.00
216 WHITMAN, WALT. 1819-1892.

Drum-Taps.

1865 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 12,160.00
119 KING, MARTIN LUTHER, JR. 1929-1968.

Why We Can't Wait.

1964 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 10,240.00
49 BLAKE, WILLIAM, illustrator. 1757-1827; YOUNG, EDWARD. 1683-1765.

The Complaint and the Consolation; or, Night Thoughts.

1797 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 7,680.00
115 KEATS, JOHN. 1795-1821.

Endymion. A Poetic Romance.

1818 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 7,680.00
118 SHELLEY, PERCY BYSSHE. 1792-1822.

The Poetical Works. Edited by F.S. Ellis.

[1894]-1895. USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 7,680.00
20 ARION PRESS. WHITMAN, WALT.

Leaves of Grass.

2014 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 6,400.00
60 BUCK, PEARL S. 1892-1973.

The Good Earth.

1931 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 6,400.00
105 HEYWOOD, THOMAS, translator. c1573-1641.

The Life of Merlin, sirnamedAmbrosius. His Prophesies, and Predictions interpreted.

1641 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 6,400.00
67 WARHOL, ANDY. 1928-1987; CAPOTE, TRUMAN. 1924-1984.

Black and white photograph of Truman Capote.

ca 1979. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 5,632.00
37 CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, MIGUEL DE. 1547-1616.

The First [-Second] Part of the History of the Valorous and Wittie Knight-Errant Don Quixote of the Mancha.

1927-28. USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,376.00
64 CAPOTE, TRUMAN. 1924-1984.

In Cold Blood.

1965 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 5,376.00
170 VAN RIJN, REMBRANDT HARMENSZOON. 1606-1669.

Drypoint etching

1648 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 5,376.00
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
30

A group of 7 works published by the Arion Press

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 4,864.00
107 HUNTER, DARD. 1883-1966.

Primitive Papermaking, An Account of a Mexican Sojourn and of a Voyage to the Pacific Islands in Search of Information, Implements, and Specimens relating to the Making & Decorating of Bark-Paper.

1927 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 4,864.00
33

A group of 8 works published by the Arion Press

USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 4,608.00
89 FITZGERALD, F. SCOTT. 1896-1940.

Tender is the Night.

1934 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,608.00
167

A group of 28 works relating to The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Potter's other works, including copies of her tales and other works, and related works and ephemera

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 4,608.00
5 ARION PRESS. YEATS, WILLIAM BUTLER. DIEBENKORN, RICHARD, illustrator.

Poems of W.B.Yeats.

1990 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 4,352.00
104 HEMINGWAY, ERNEST. 1899-1961.

The Old Man and the Sea.

1952 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 4,352.00
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    Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 36. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 49. One of the First Lunar Globes to Show the Far Side of the Moon (1963) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 5. The First World Map with Lavish Allegorical Vignettes of the Continents (1594) Est. $15,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 55. Anti-British Propaganda Map with Churchill as an Octopus (1942) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 197. One of the Most Influential Maps of Westward Expansion (1846) Est. $9,500 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 10. Scarce Pitt Edition of Carte-a-Figures Map of the World (1680) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 220. A Fine, Early Rendering of San Francisco (1874) Est. $2,200 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 707. Hand-Colored Image of the Presentation of Jesus with Gilt Highlights (1450) Est. $1,600 - $1,900
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 80. One of the Most Important Maps Perpetuating the Myth of the Island of California (1680) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 725. Homann's Atlas Featuring 26 Folio-Sized Maps in Original Color (1715) Est. $4,500 - $5,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 169. One of the Earliest Maps to Show Philadelphia (1695) Est. $4,750 - $6,000