Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood: Antiquarian Book Auction, 60926, Exeter
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- June 09, 2026 - June 09, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adams Henry | ARCHITECTURE. A group of works, including: ADAMS, Henry. |
London; Cumbernauld | 1913; 1958 | Not Available | GBP 13.12 |
| 2 | FASHION. The World of Fashion and Continental Feuilletons, A Monthly Publication... |
London | 1834 | Not Available | GBP 78.72 | |
| 3 | Flight Claude | FLIGHT, Claude. The Art and Craft of Lino Cutting and Printing, 1st edition, London: B. T. |
London | 1934 | Not Available | GBP 124.64 |
| 4 | Furst Herbert; Simon Oliver; Rodenberg Julius | FURST, Herbert (ed.). The Woodcut, An Annual, No. |
London | 1928 | Not Available | GBP 118.08 |
| 5 | Gilbert; Sullivan | GILBERT & SULLIVAN. Three vocal scores, for: The Gondoliers; The Yeomen of the Guard; H.M.S. |
1921; 1922 | Not Available | GBP 13.12 | |
| 6 | Jones Inigo | JONES, Inigo. |
London | 1727 | Not Available | Not Sold |
| 7 | Jones Owen; Humphreys Henry Noel | JONES, Owen (illust.). The Illuminated Books of the Middle Ages... |
London | 1849 | Not Available | GBP 459.20 |
| 8 | Kablus Oscar | KABLUS, Oscar. Vom Werden deutscher Filmkunst, 2 vols. |
Altona-Bahrenfeld | 1935 | Not Available | GBP 6.56 |
| 9 | Freudenberger Sigmund; Moreau Jean-Michel; Restif de la Bretonne Nicolas Edme | 'MONUMENT DU COSTUME', 1774-1789, 3 vols. |
Paris; Neuwied sur le Rhin | 1774; 1776; 1789 | Not Available | GBP 1,049.60 |
| 10 | NEEDLEWORK. |
Dublin | 1846 | Not Available | GBP 9,840.00 | |
| 11 | Racinet Auguste | RACINET, Auguste. |
London | 1870's | Not Available | GBP 65.60 |
| 12 | Serlio Sebastiano | SERLIO, Sebastiano. Tutte l'Opere d'Architettura di Sebastiano Serlio Bolognese... |
Venice | 1584 | Not Available | Not Sold |
| 13 | Solon Marc Louis Emmanuel | SOLON, Marc Louis Emmanuel. |
London | 1903 | Not Available | GBP 13.12 |
| 14 | Stuart James; Revett Nicholas | STUART, James & REVETT, Nicholas. Antiquities of Athens, vol. |
London | 1830 | Not Available | GBP 65.60 |
| 15 | Symonds Mary; Preece Louisa | SYMONDS (Antrobus), Mary & PREECE, Louisa. |
London | 1928 | Not Available | GBP 32.80 |
| 16 | Shuffrey L. A. | SHUFFREY, L. A. The English Fireplace, 1st edition, London: B. T. Batsford, nd [1912], num. |
London | nd [1912] | Not Available | GBP 98.40 |
| 17 | Tretchikoff Vladimir; Buncher Richard; Timmins Howard; Hocking Anthony | TRETCHIKOFF, Vladimir. 4 vols. related, comprising: BUNCHER, Richard. |
Cape Town; London | 1953; nd [1969]; nd; 1973 | Not Available | Not Sold |
| 18 | Aesop | AESOP. AEsop's fables: with his Life, Morals and Remarks... |
Glasgow | 1800 | Not Available | GBP 111.52 |
| 19 | Ainslee Kathleen | AINSLEE, Kathleen. Lady Tabitha and Us, London: Castell Brothers Ltd., nd [c.1905], num. |
London | nd [c.1905] | Not Available | Not Sold |
| 20 | Allingham William | ALLINGHAM, William. The Music Master, ... |
London | 1855 | Not Available | Not Sold |
| 21 | Archer Thomas | ARCHER, Thomas. Charles Dickens A Gossip about his Life, Works, and Characters... |
London | c.1894 | Not Available | Not Sold |
| 22 | Ardizzone Edward | ARDIZZONE, Edward (illust.). |
London | 1948 | Not Available | GBP 39.36 |
| 23 | Attwell Mabel Lucie | ATTWELL, Mabel Lucie (illust.). |
London | 1924; 1932; 1941; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1959; 1960; 1963; 1964; 1974; 1930's; 1918 | Not Available | GBP 223.04 |
| 24 | BANCROFT & Co. Ltd. (pub). Pop-Up My Doll's House, London: c. |
London | 1963 | Not Available | GBP 19.68 | |
| 25 | Barrie J. M. | BARRIE, J. M., Peter and Wendy, 1st edition, London: Hodder & Stoughton, |
London | 1911; 1937 | Not Available | GBP 196.80 |
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Sotheby’s
Shelf Life: Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper from the Library of Stanley J. Seeger and Christopher Cone
25 June – July 7Sotheby’s, July 7: Ludwig van Beethoven. Autograph sketches for the overture "Die Weihe des Hauses", op.124, [1822], UNPUBLISHED. £150,000 to £200,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice, 1813, first edition, 3 volumes, contemporary half calf. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass, Brooklyn, 1855, first edition, first issue, original green cloth, the Doheny copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Binding—Sangorski & Sutcliffe—Omar Khayyam. Rubaiyat, London, 1872, third edition, in a magnificent jewelled Peacock binding. £15,000 to £20,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: George Eliot. Middlemarch, Edinburgh and London, 1871, first edition in the original parts. £20,000 to £30,000. -
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The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Hassall (Joan) A large collection of over 300 original woodblocks of engravings for various books, v.d., with Hassall's engraver's glass water-globe (Qty) - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Eragny Press.- [Bradley (Katherine Harris) & Edith Emma Cooper], "Michael Field." Whym Chow, Flame of Love, one of only 27 copies, inscribed by Bradley, the rarest book from the press, 1914. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: [Moore (Thomas Sturge)] [Wood Engravings], 71 wood-engravings printed by David Chambers from the original blocks, the only set on Japanese Hosho paper, from an edition of 5 sets, [1970]. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: La Fontaine (Jean de) Contes et Nouvelles en vers, 2 vol., engraved plates after Eisen, fine early 19th century blue morocco, gilt, by Bradel l'ainé, Amsterdam [Paris], 1762. - Est. £2,000-3,000Forum, July 9: Erotica.- Prostitution.- Pretty Women of Paris (The); Their Names and Addresses, Qualities and Faults..., [Paris], privately printed at the Press of the Prefecture de Police, 1883. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: Vale Press.- Ricketts (Charles) & Lucien Pissarro. De la Typographie et de l'Harmonie de la Page Imprimée…, [one of 216 copies], bound in dark blue morocco tooled in gilt, by Sarah T.Prideaux, 1898. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Martin (John) Illustrations of the Bible, complete set of 20 mezzotints, good impressions, rarely found in early states, [c.1831-1835]. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum, July 9: Golden Cockerel Press.- Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ (The), one of 500 copies, Mary Gill's copy, Waltham St. Lawrence, 1931 with a signed proof of engraving on japon numbered 10/10 (2) - Est. £5,000-7,000Forum, July 9: Boccaccio (Giovanni) The Decameron, 3 vol., vol.1 extra-illustrated by John Buckland Wright with c.150 erotic original drawings in pen & ink and pencil, 1886 [extra-illustrated c.1940]. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Cox (Morris) Collection of Gogmagog Press Books, 35 vol., rare complete collection of printed books issued by the press, limited editions, most signed by Cox, 1957-83. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Wynkyn de Worde.- [Terentius Afer (Publius)] [Comedie...], [Paris, Josse Badius: sold in London by Wynkyn de Worde, & others], [15 July 1504]. - Est. £4,000-6,000Forum, July 9: Mosley (James) Ornamented Types. Twenty-Three Alphabets from the Foundry of Louis John Pouchée, 2 vol., one of 10 copies for presentation, from an edition of 210, 1992-93. - Est. £1,000-2,000 -
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The 10th Anniversary Sale
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Inundation papyrus. P.Michael 4, the ‘Inundation papyrus’, a geographical account of the Nile near Canopus, in Greek, remains of two columns from a manuscript scroll on papyrus, Egypt, second century CE. £12,000-18,000Forum, July 16: Book of Hours, use of Sarum, manuscript on vellum, 6 full-page miniatures, with famous Middle English inscriptions, Southern Netherlands for the English market, [c.1430]. £30,000-50,000Forum, July 16: Qu'ran, Arabic manuscript on burnished, stencilled, and gold-flecked paper, 447ff., Sultanate Gujarat, Ahmadabad, [after 1411 but no later than 1442]. £15,000-20,000Forum Auctions
The 10th Anniversary Sale
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Turner (William). A New boke of the natures and properties of all wines that are commonly vsed here in England, rare first edition of the first English book on wine, By William Seres, 1568. £20,000-£30,000Forum, July 16: Spenser (Edmund). The Faerie Queene. first edition, Printed [by John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, 1590. £30,000-40,000Forum, July 16: Shakespeare (William). The Comedie of Errors, extracted from the first folio, Isaac Jaggard and Edward Blount, 1623. £15,000-20,000Forum Auctions
The 10th Anniversary Sale
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Fleming (Ian). Casino Royale, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1953. £40,000-60,000Forum, July 16: d'Agoty (Jacques-Fabien Gautier). Anatomie de la Tête, first edition, Paris, chez le Sieur Gautier, 1748. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 16: Martial Arts.- Lee (Bruce). 'Praying Mantis style' Kung Fu book, containing numerous annotations, diagrams and graphs in Bruce Lee's hand, c. 1960. £50,000-70,000Forum Auctions
The 10th Anniversary Sale
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Warre (Capt. Henry James). Sketches in North America and the Oregon Territory, first edition, rare hand-coloured issue, 1848. £30,000-40,000Forum, July 16: Norie (John William). The Marine Atlas, or Seaman's Complete Pilot for all the principal places in the known world..., 1826. £30,000-50,000Forum, July 16: Mao Tse-tung.- Kim Il-sung.-[Note book for visitors from China to Korea], signed by Mao and Kim, [Beijing, 1954]. £10,000-15,000