Forum Auctions: Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper, 1193, London
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- January 29, 2026 - January 29, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duns Scotus (Johannes) | Quaestiones in primum librum Sententiarum Petri Lombardi, |
[Venice] | 1472. | GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 27,895.14 |
| 2 | Capua (Johannes de) | Directorium humanae vitae, |
Strasbourg | [c.1489]. | GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | GBP 11,332.44 |
| 3 | Columbus (Christopher) | Epistola...de Insulis Indie supra Gangem nuper inventis, |
anonymous facsimile reprint of the Rome | 1493 edition, [?19th century]. | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 2,284.73 |
| 4 | Plato. | [Apanta ta tou Platonos. Omnia Platonis opera], |
Venice | 1513. | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 13,948.20 |
| 5 | Lucian of Samosata. | Opuscula Erasmo Roterodamo interprete, |
Venice | May 1516. | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 17,434.62 |
| 6 | Apuleius (Lucius), Madaurensis. | Metamorphoseos, sive Lusus asini libri XI [and other works], |
[Venice] | 1521]. | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,493.52 |
| 7 | Boccaccio (Giovanni) | Laberinto d'amore...Con una epistola a Messer Pino de Rossi confortatoria, |
Florence | 1525. | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 8 | Navagero (Andrea) | Orationes duae, Carmina que Nonnulla, |
Venice | 1530. | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 12,204.36 |
| 9 | Cardanus (Hieronymus) | In Cl. Ptolemaei de astrorum iudiciis ... lib. IIII commentaria, |
Basel | 1578. | GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | Not Sold |
| 10 | Terentius Afer (Publius) | Las seys comedias de Terentio conforme a la edicion del Faerno, |
Alcala de Henares | 1583. | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold |
| 11 | Scarabelli (Orazio) | [A Suite of Engravings relating to the Wedding of the Grand Duke Ferdinando I de Medici to Princess Christine de Lorraine] |
Siena | [not before 1592]. | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 9,588.60 |
| 12 | Cardano (Girolamo) | De Propria vita liber, |
Paris | 1643 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 13 | Spinoza (Baruch) | Tractatus theologico-politicus, |
Hamburg [i.e. Amsterdam] | 1670 [i.e. after 1677]. | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,493.52 |
| 14 | Vergilius (Polydorus) | De inventoribus rerum libri VIII et de prodigiis libri III., |
Amsterdam | 1671. | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 878.84 |
| 15 | Voltaire (Francois Marie Arouet de) | Candide, ou l'Optimisme, |
no place | 1759 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 702.31 |
| 16 | Devon.- Archive of 13 charters, |
1333-1730 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 17 | Monastic Book of Hours and prayerbook, |
[France (probably north-east, most likely region of Champagne or Marne), | fifteenth century] | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 9,588.60 | |
| 18 | Book of Hours, Use of Rome, |
[Southern Netherlands (probably Bruges) | c.1460] | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 13,948.20 | |
| 19 | Two leaves from an illuminated manuscript Book of Hours, |
GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold | |||
| 20 | Malta.- Knights of Malta. Statuti et Ordinationi Capitolari della Religione de' Cavalieri Gerosalemitami, |
[Italy] | [c. 1578]. | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 13,948.20 | |
| 21 | Charles II (King of England, Scotland and Ireland 1630-85) | Patents Granted for Creations of Honour from Dukes to Baronets since the Restauration of King Charles the Second by the Docquet Books in the Signet Office... Pardons... Privy Seals for payment of Monys at the Exchequer and other places, |
1660-68. | GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | GBP 10,460.52 | |
| 22 | Molesworth Family, of Brackenstown near Swords, Dublin, Edlington, Yorkshire & elsewhere. | Correspondence and documents by or addressed to the first four Viscounts Molesworth and members of their families, |
London, Edlington, Dublin, Brackenstown and elsewhere | 1690-1783 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 33,125.40 |
| 23 | Molesworth (John) | Correspondence to and from Molesworth as British Ambassador to Savoy, |
Rome, Turin, Milan, Geneva & many no place | n.d. & 1710 & 1721-25 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 8,717.94 |
| 24 | [Swift (Jonathan, writer and dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin 1667-1745)] | To Mrs Biddy Floyd, |
[18th century]. | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 7,323.12 | |
| 25 | Griffith (Thomas, Irish actor and theatre manager 1680-1744) ?Allen (J.) | A Prologe Spoke by Mr Griffith and Mr Ellington, |
n.d. [not later than 1744]. | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 878.84 |
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![<b>Forum, Mar. 25:</b> Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. <i>Histoire des Plantes, nouv...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9a2a2dbe-8edf-4091-9a08-800f7aba747e.jpg "<b>Forum, Mar. 25:</b> Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. <i>Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,</i>, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier <i>L'Histoire des plantes,</i> second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.")
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Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000. -
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. <i>[Le] Docteur en malice, mai...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/ddd3b34c-8abc-4eae-8474-6ea05406ccd0.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. <i>[Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes…</i> Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [ver...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dc734df9-0811-477f-919a-2563b8452855.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. <i>Les Rêves et les ...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/7e769889-43a5-495e-a931-c511da576c2b.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. <i>Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques.</i> Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). <i>Le Juré. Monodram...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b325eb41-450b-4bd6-851c-4125e04dfbe7.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). <i>Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes…</i> Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. M...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6588f3a0-90f2-464c-8125-a76866eabe85.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). <i>Le Café-concert.</i> Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TERRY (EMILIO)]. <i>Projet de fontaine.</i> Dessin ori...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0840c8e4-4f35-4c95-b2d3-3d5addd6fd51.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TERRY (EMILIO)]. <i>Projet de fontaine.</i> Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.")
ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000. -
![<b>Chiswick, Mar. 12:</b> Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/004c032b-da4d-428e-811b-e5a8e80376a2.jpg "<b>Chiswick, Mar. 12:</b> Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.")
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Books & Works on Paper
12th March 2026Chiswick, Mar. 12: Churchill: The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £18,000 - £22,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inscribed. £6,000 to £8,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Ponting. Polar Photographs (2) 1910-11. £3,000 - £4,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800. -
