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Auction Report
Auction Date
August 14, 2025 - August 14, 2025
Page Size: 285 items in 12 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
52

Bible, Old Testament, Genesis etc.

[Western Europe] n.d. [c. 1480]. GBP 120.00 - 180.00 GBP 203.20
53

Guernsey.- Exemplification by the bailiff, John Martin and the Jurats of Guernsey

29th August 1510 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 139.70
54

Hampshire

v.s. 1550-1639 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 127.00
55 Champernown (Richard, MP, of Modbury, Devon, c. 1558-1622)

Whereas John Prideaux... tooke five shillings by force from one Luscomb... since which tyme the said Luscomb is dead...

4th February 1620. GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 101.60
56

Religion.- Autograph Letter to William Noy, Attorney General

no place 1632, on church matters, including incense, folds, some spotting, lightly browned, remains of previous binding strip GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 177.80
57

Blank Paper.- Two late 18th century folio albums of blank laid paper

[late 18th century] GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 355.60
58

Blank Paper.- Album of c.80 sheets of blank laid paper

[circa 1798] GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 2,794.00
59

Blank Paper.- Large quantity of largely disbound albums of blank paper

[mainly 19th century] GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 1,016.00
60

Blank paper.- Two presentation folio albums of blank paper

[early to mid-19th century] GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 508.00
61

Orde/Orde-Powlett, Lord Bolton family papers (of Hackwood Park

v.s. v.d. 1791- 19th century GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 203.20
62

Recipes & Prose.- Commonplace Book

1792 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 177.80
63 [Hilgrove (C. or J., attributed to )]

An Historical and Cronological Compendium or a Collection of the Principal and Most Remarkable Events and Occurrences Concerning the Islands of Jersey Guernsey Sark & Alderney...

[text dated at end 1795]. GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 609.60
64 Smith (Sydney, Rev., author and wit, 1771-1845)

Autograph Letter signed to "Messrs Longman and Rees" publisher's

n.p., n.d. [?1802] GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 279.40
65 Bragge (John, Captain of Sadborow Yeomanry Cavalry, of Sadborow Hall)

[Orders Book] Muster Rolls and Troop Orders for the Sadborow Troop of Gentlemen Yeomanry Cavalry

1803-07 & 1825 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 355.60
66 Repair of a Post-Chaise.- Fitzroy (Hon. George Ferdinand, 1761-1810)

Lord Southampton sends the Hinge of the Door of his Post Chaise what is broken... [and replied] E. Cooper. Answered & sent with the hinge by Northampton Coach...

v.s. v.d. 19th century GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 101.60
67 Skurray (Rev Francis, author and art collector, Rector of Horningsham, Wiltshire, 1774-1848)

Bidcombe Hill a Rural and descriptive Poem [& other poems]

[c. 1808 & later] GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 1,651.00
68

Scrap books and ephemera.- Small group of scrap books and albums of ephemera

mostly 19th century. GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 584.20
69 Darwin/Galton family.-

5 probate documents relating to the will of Elizabeth Darwin, wife of Erasmus and step-grandmother of Charles,

1832 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 457.20
70 Postal history.- Americas.- Bidwell (John)

Copy letter to Thomas Turner regarding post to Central & South America

1836 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
71 Stanger (William, 1811-54)

Autograph Letter signed to Dr Frederick Fawssett, of Wisbech

11th August 1841 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 190.50
72

Miscellany.- Collection of letters

v.s. v.d. 19th century GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 215.90
73 Cubitt (George, 1828-1917).-

Collection of letters to George Cubitt

v.d. 19 century GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 279.40
74 Malan (Solomon Caesar, 1812-94)

Autograph Letter signed to "Dear Sir"

Bath [c. 1850] GBP 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
75

Receipts and bills of sale.- 19th century household receipts

19th century GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 1,079.50
76

Trade Cards.- Good group of c.270 trade cards

19th century. GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 1,651.00
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    Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco José - Los desastres de la guerra. Madrid: 1863. € 12.000 - 18.000
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    Koller, Sep. 17: SCHEDEL, HARTMANN. Buch der Chroniken und Geschichten. Nürnberg, Anton Koberger, 23. Dez. 1493. CHF 25,000 to 40,000.
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    Sotheby’s: Ian Fleming. Casino Royale, London, 1953. First edition, first printing. $58,610.
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