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Bonhams: Discovery on Sunset

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Auction Name	Discovery on Sunset	Total Sales (USD)	14,233.60
Auction Date	November 24, 2025 - November 24, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	20,320.00
Sale Number	#31061	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	31,680.00
Total Lots	30
Sold Lots	30.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	20,320.00
% of Lots Sold	100.00%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	31,680.00
Unsold Lots	0	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	44.93%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
13	HEARN, LAFCADIO. 1850-1904. GRAVES, JOHN.	Of Birds and Texas.	1986	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 1,920.00
18		Tsarouchis: The Face of Modern Greece.	2004	USD 20.00 - 30.00	USD 1,664.00
164	Robert Motherwell	Calligraphic Study I	1976	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 1,152.00
24	HUGHES, HOWARD. 1905-1976.	Photograph Signed ("Howard Hughes") and inscribed, xxx x xxx mm, silver gelatin print, of the Spruce Goose coming in for a water landing, ca. 1947.	ca. 1947.	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 960.00
23	KOTZEBUE, OTTO VON. 1787-1846.	A Voyage of Discovery, into the South Sea and Beering's Straits, for the Purpose of Exploring a North-East Passage ... in ... 1815-1818.	1821	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 896.00
25	BRADBURY, RAY. B. 1920.	Collection of 31 Letters and Notes Signed (mostly "Ray," some "Ray Bradbury"), most typed, Los Angeles, 1984-2003, to Barry Harrington	1984-2003	USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	USD 768.00
34	BURCHAM, MILO. 1903-1944.	AVIATION. A group of 69 photographs	1930s-1940s	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 704.00
163	Friedensreich Hundertwasser	The Flight Of The Dalai Lama	1959	USD 700.00 - 900.00	USD 588.80
11	HEARN, LAFCADIO. 1850-1904. JOHNSON, SAMUEL. 1709-1784.	The Rambler.	1750-1752 [title-pages dated 1753].	USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	USD 537.60
22	BEECHEY, FREDERICK WILLIAM. 1796-1856.	Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait, to Co-Operate with the Polar Expeditions: Performed in His Majesty's Ship Blossom ... in the Years 1825, 26, 27, 28.	1831	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 537.60
15	HEARN, LAFCADIO. 1850-1904.	[Japanese Fairy Tales.] Philadelphia: Macrae-Smith,	[c.1931].	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 512.00
32		VOYAGER 2: PHOTOGRAPH MOSAIC OF JUPITER'S MOON EUROPA. 6 silver gelatin print photographs, June 1979	1979	USD 700.00 - 900.00	USD 460.80
30		APOLLO 11: LUNAR SAMPLE PHOTOGRAPHS Group of 87 chromogenic color or silver gelatin print photographs on 45 sheets,	1969-1970	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 435.20
31		APOLLO 14 LUNAR SAMPLE PHOTOGRAPHS Group of 156 silver gelatin print photographs, 1971	1971	USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	USD 435.20
12	HEARN, LAFCADIO. 1850-1904.	4 vols. incl.: Johnson, Lyndon Baines. The Vantage Point.	1971	USD 100.00 - 200.00	USD 409.60
10	HEARN, LAFCADIO. 1850-1904. CORNELIUS, MATTHEWS, editor. 1817-1889.	The Enchanted Moccasins and Other Legends of the American Indians.		USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 332.80
26	Nureyev	Nureyev signed photo		USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 281.60
17	HEMINGWAY, ERNEST. 1899-1961. PUTNAM, SAMUEL, translator.	Kiki's Memoirs.	1930	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 204.80
27	VAN VECHTEN, CARL. 1880-1964.	1. 2 Photographs, 7 x 9 inch silver prints, portraits of actress Ina Claire,	1932	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 204.80
33		SURVEYOR I: GROUP OF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE MOON. 7 silver gelatin print photographs, 1966	1966	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 204.80
36		APOLLO 9: RUSTY SCHWEICKART SPACEWALK. Chromogenic color photograph, March 6, 1969	1969	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 204.80
37		GEMINI IX: CERNAN & STAFFORD SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH PRESENTATION 4 chromogenic color photographs, June 1966	1966	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 166.40
29	CECIL W. STOUGHTON.	PRESIDENT KENNEDY VISITS THE MODEL LUNAR LANDER IN HOUSTON.	1962-09-12	USD 500.00 - 700.00	USD 140.80
35		MERCURY SEVEN: READY FOR FLIGHT. Chromogenic color photograph, January 1961	1961	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 115.20
16	VAN DRUTEN, JOHN. 1901-1957. PUTNAM, SAMUEL, translator.	Autograph Letter Signed and 24 Typed Letters Signed ("John"), 45 pp, most 4to, Hollywood, January 1, 1953 to December 15, 1957, to James Herlihy	January 1, 1953 to December 15, 1957	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 89.60

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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