Bonhams: Books and Manuscripts, 29883, London, New Bond Street

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Auction Report
Auction Date
December 04, 2024 - December 04, 2024
Page Size: 119 items in 5 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
107 LINDBERGH (CHARLES)

Two typed letters signed, to Rev. Dr. Rosslyn Bruce, Long Barn, Sevenoaks, 21 and 29 December 1936 (2)

1936 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 Not Sold
108 MILNE (A.A.)

Winnie-The-Pooh, [1926]; Now We Are Six, [1927]; The House at Pooh Corner, [1928], FIRST EDITIONS, FIRST EDITIONS, ; and another of "Now We" (4)

1926; 1927; 1928 GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 704.00
109 MILNE (A.A.)

Winnie-the-Pooh, 1976; Now We Are Six, 1977; The House at Pooh Corner, 1978, EACH LIMITED TO 300 COPIES SIGNED BY CHRISTOPHER MILNE, Methuen (3)

1976; 1977; 1978 GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 1,664.00
110 NICHOLSON (WILLIAM) BIANCO (MARGERY WILLIAMS)

The Velveteen Rabbit Or How Toys Become Real, 1922

1922 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 832.00
111 O'TOOLE (PETER)

Loitering with Intent. The Child, FIRST EDITION, THE DEDICATION COPY, 1988; together with a programme and tickets to O'Toole's at the Old Vic and other ephemeral material (small quantity)

1992 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 384.00
112 OMAR KHAYYAM [FITZGERALD (EDWARD, )]

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, the Astronomer-Poet of Persia. Translated into English, [ONE OF 25 COPIES PRINTED ON HANDMADE PAPER], Bernard Quaritch, 1859 [but Privately Printed for T.J. Wise, 1887]

1859 1887 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 512.00
113 KHAYYAM (OMAR)

Rubaiyat... Translated by Edward Fitzgerald, Gibbings & Co., 1906

1906 GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 960.00
114 RACKHAM (ARTHUR), ANDERSEN (HANS CHRISTIAN)

Fairy Tales, INSCRIBED WITH A LARGE PEN AND INK DRAWING BY RACKHAM, , George C. Harrap, [1932]

1932 GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 1,536.00
115 ROWLING (J.K.)

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, , SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, Bloomsbury, [1999]

1999 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 3,328.00
116 ROWLING (J.K.)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR; with a "Golden Ticket" (2)

2000 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 GBP 1,920.00
117 ROWLING (J.K.)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Bloomsbury, 2000

2000 GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 2,816.00
118 ROWLING (J.K.)

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix; Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, ALL FIRST EDITIONS, TWO SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR, Bloomsbury, [2003, 2005, 2007]; together with launch-day bags, publication packs, e

GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 832.00
119 SINN FEIN - IRELAND

A Sinn Fein banner with legend "Sinn Fein. Craob.[h] Eire Og" [Branch of Young Ireland], early twentieth century

early twentieth century GBP 500.00 - 800.00 GBP 1,216.00
120 TOLKIEN (J.R.R.)

Typed letter signed, to Justin Arundale, on , Oxford, 30 May 1963

Headington, Oxford, 1963-05-30 GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 5,888.00
121 TOLKIEN (J.R.R)

The Silmarillion, LIMITED EDITION, 1977 [but 1978]

1977 but 1978 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 2,176.00
122 TZARA (TRISTAN) AND HANS ARP

Vingt-cinq poemes, FIRST EDITION, [1918]

Zurich 1918 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 896.00
123 WODEHOUSE (P.G.)

Thank You, Jeeves!, 1932 (2)

Boston 1934 GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 179.20
124 WORLD WAR I - WIPERS TIMES

The "New Church" Times. With Which is Incorporated The Wipers Times, No. 4, Vol. 1, May 1916-March 1917 (2)

1916 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 Not Sold
125 GIBSON (GUY)

Typed memorandum signed ("Guy Gibson"), as Wing Commander Commanding No. 106 Squadron, in a scrapbook with associated material, c.1936-1947

c.1936-1947 GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 GBP 2,304.00
  • High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”.
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    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Puss ‘n Boots. 1994 Charles Perrult All four are signed by Andreas Deja
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Specimen book of type faces. Job composition department, Philadelphia gazette publishing company .
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    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur Court By Mark Twain 1889.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program.
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    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: The American printer, July 1910.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Leaves of grass 1855 by Walt Whitman.
  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare.
    The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens.
    A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Golding.
    Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD
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    Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll.
    Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien.
    The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: John Milton.
    Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD