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Auction Name Bookworm Online-Only Auction Total Sales (USD) 29,710.92
Auction Date August 03, 2025 - August 03, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 296.00
Sale Number #1060 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 296,000.00
Total Lots 299
Sold Lots 296.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 299.00
% of Lots Sold 99.00% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 299,000.00
Unsold Lots 3 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 9.94%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
20 Lewis Carroll... Illustrations by John Tenniel.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

 1869 USD 1.00 - 1,000.00 USD 2,008.00
37 William Shakespeare.

Pericles, Prince of Tyre.

[Ca. 1664.] USD 1.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,568.75
23 James Joyce.

Ulysses

 1925 USD 1.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,129.50
25

The Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed. By William Curtis.

1787-1794. USD 1.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,004.00
216 Jack Kerouac

On the Road,

 1957 USD 1.00 - 1,000.00 USD 721.62
19

[WILLIAM III, King of England] - A True Account of the Horrid Conspiracy against the Life of His Sacred Majesty William III. King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, &c. Setting forth by how it was Contrived; How it was to be carried on; And the man

 1692 USD 1.00 - 1,000.00 USD 547.18
63 Margaret Mitchell.

Gone With the Wind

 1936 USD 1.00 - 1,000.00 USD 533.38
14

Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant

 1885 USD 1.00 - 1,000.00 USD 502.00
28 Mark Twain,

The Prince and the Pauper

 1882 USD 1.00 - 1,000.00 USD 470.62
13

Frauds and Forgeries The Third Edition. Being a more minute and particular Account of that consummate Adept in Deception, Charles Price, Otherwise Patch. . . In this Edition the whole of his various Forgeries and Frauds are circumstantially related.

1786 USD 1.00 - 1,000.00 USD 409.13
42 [William Wollaston.]

[Ben Franklin] Religion of Nature Delineated

 1726 USD 1.00 - 1,000.00 USD 376.50
256 Alegre, Francisco Javier.

HISTORIA DE LA COMPANIA DE JESUS EN NUEVA-ESPANA.

1841-1842. USD 1.00 - 1,000.00 USD 370.22
4 GRELLMANN, HEINRICH.

Dissertation on the Gipsies Being an Historical Enquiry, Containing the Manner of Life, Oeconomy, Customs and Conditions of these People in Europe, and their Origin. Translated into English by Matthew Raper.

1787 USD 1.00 - 1,000.00 USD 345.12
74 Ouvaroff, M.

Essay on the Mysteries of Eleusis.

1817 USD 1.00 - 1,000.00 USD 332.58
21 DODDRIDGE, PHILIP.

Hymns. Founded on various texts in the Holy Scriptures.

1755 USD 1.00 - 1,000.00 USD 311.24
46 Ripley, Dorothy.

The Bank of Faith and Works United. Philadelphia: Printed for the Authoress, 1819. 12mo. Some spotting but a very good copy in the original sheep. First edition. Dorothy Ripley was one of the most successful missionaries of the early nineteenth century, m

 USD 1.00 - 1,000.00 USD 307.47
300 Homer. William Henry Melmouth.

The Works of Homer ... Including New and Complete Editions of The Iliad, and the Odyssey.

 [ca. 1780.] USD 1.00 - 1,000.00 USD 301.20
56 Compiled and Published by the Society of the First Division.

History of the First Division During the World War 1917-1919.

 1931 USD 1.00 - 1,000.00 USD 296.18
16 Bee, London's Frauds and Snares...

BEE, JON [pseudonym]. A Living Picture of London, and Stranger's Guide [for 1828] shewing the Frauds, the Arts, the Snares and Wiles of all Descriptions of Rogues, that Every Where Abound.

 [1827 or 1828]. USD 1.00 - 1,000.00 USD 283.63
11 American Colonies]

Histoire et Commerce des Colonies Angloises, Dans L'Amerique... by [Dumont.]

1755 USD 1.00 - 1,000.00 USD 282.38
85 Alfred Pollard.

Early Illustrated Books, A History of the Decoration and Illustration of Books in the 15th and 16th Centuries.

 1893 USD 1.00 - 1,000.00 USD 282.38
103

Abrege des Commentaires de M. De Folard sur L'Histoire de Polybe.

 1754 USD 1.00 - 1,000.00 USD 282.38
242

1st ed., Animal Farm, by George Orwell

 1946 USD 1.00 - 1,000.00 USD 282.38
296 Frank Herbert.

God Emperor of Dune

 1981 USD 1.00 - 1,000.00 USD 276.10
3 D.Antonio Di Gueuara.

Libro Di Marco Aurelio Con L'horologio De Prencipi.

1606 USD 1.00 - 1,000.00 USD 251.00
  • <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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