Sworders: DREAMS | A Unique Private Collection, A1244, Essex

Auction Details

Auction Date: July 09, 2025 - July 09, 2025

Page Size: 223 items in 9 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
101	Josef Sudek (Czech, 1896-1976)	two gelatin silver print photographs, c.1922, from the series 'Invalids' War Veteran's Hospital and Home'	c.1922	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	Not Sold
102	Josef Sudek (Czech, 1896-1976)	two gelatin silver print photographs on card, c.1920s, from the series 'Street Scene and Landscapes'	c.1920	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	GBP 1,820.00
103	Josef Sudek (Czech, 1896-1976)	two pigment prints and a signed gelatin silver print photograph, 20th century:	20th century:	GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00	Not Sold
104	Josef Sudek (Czech, 1896-1976),	a collection of seven gelatin silver print photographs on card, c.1920s, depicting various architectural details of carved stone faces from St Vitus Cathedral in Prague, Czech Republic, signed,	c.1920s	GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	Not Sold
105	Angus McBean (1904-1990),	a collection of fifteen photographic prints of theatrical productions, c.1960s, including 'Timon of Athens', 'Coriolanus' and 'Antony and Cleopatra', and featuring actors Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, Richard Burton and Maggie Smith, many signed with an	c.1960s	GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 455.00
106	Angus McBean (1904-1990),	a collection of film and theatrical photographs, 20th century, including images of Ivor Novello, Zena Dare, Jessie Evans, Edith Evans and Paul Scofield,	20th century	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 130.00
107		A collection of theatre press photographs,	20th century	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 130.00
108	Mark Gerson (b.1921),	a group of eight photographic prints, 20th century, depicting writers Brian Glanville and John P Marquand, English actress Sybil Thorndike, ...	20th century	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
109	John Wells (1907-2000)	Circle composition	1950	GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 845.00
110		A group of seventeen photographs,	20th century	GBP 200.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
111		A collection of photographs of Astra Desmond,	20th century	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
112		A group of five fashion photographic prints,	mid-20th century	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 65.00
113		A collection of photographs by Schostal Press Photo Agency,	c.1930s	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 130.00
114		A collection of film and stage press photography,	20th century	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
115		A collection of press photographs of Vanessa Redgrave,	20th century	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
116		A collection of fashion press photographs	c.1950s	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 156.00
117		A collection of press photographs of Grace Kelly,	20th century	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 287.30
118		A collection of jazz-related press photography,	20th century	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
119		A collection of pop music press photography,	20th century	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 390.00
120	Hal Ashby (American, 1929-1988),	a collection of film reels, posters and promotional material in German for the Rolling Stones 1981 'Rocks Off' US tour, comprising:	1981	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
121		Blow Up, 1967,	1967	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 130.00
122	Eve Arnold (American, 1912-2012)	two books on Marilyn Monroe by Eve Arnold,	20th century	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 156.00
123		A collection of fashion photography,	20th century	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 65.00
124		A collection of vintage hats,	mid-20th century	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
125		A collection of photographs of British royalty,	20th century	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 234.00

Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s: Ian Fleming. Casino Royale, London, 1953. First edition, first printing. $58,610.

Sotheby’s: A.A. Milne, Ernest Howard Shepard. Winnie The Pooh, United Kingdom, 1926. First UK edition. $17,580.

Sotheby’s: Ernest Hemingway. Three Stories And Ten Poems, [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.

Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s: L. Frank Baum. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, 1900. First edition. $27,500.

Sotheby’s: Man Ray. Photographs By Man Ray 1920 Paris 1934, Hartford, 1934. $7,860.

Sotheby’s: Thomas Pennant. Zoologia Britannica, Augsburg, 1771. $49,125.
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