Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood: Antiquarian Book Auction, 60926, Exeter

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
June 09, 2026 - June 09, 2026
Page Size: 521 items in 21 pages
Auction Lot Books
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
77 Addison Joseph; Steele Richard

ADDISON, Joseph & STEELE, Richard. The Spectator, 8 vols., London: Printed for J. and R.

London 1744 Not Available GBP 45.92
78 Allestree Richard

[ALLESTREE, Richard].

Oxford 1687 Not Available GBP 52.48
79 Arrian

ARRIAN. Expeditionis Alexandri libri septem et Historia Indica...

Leiden 1704 Not Available Not Sold
80 Ashby-Sterry Joseph

ASHBY-STERRY, Joseph. The Lazy Minstrel, association copy, London: T.Fisher Unwin, 1892, (8th ed.

London 1892; 1876 Not Available GBP 19.68
81 Athanasius of Alexandria

ATHANASIUS OF ALEXANDRIA. Opera Quae Reperiuntur Omnia..., 2 vols.

Heidelberg 1601; 1600 Not Available Not Sold
82 Austen Jane

AUSTEN, Jane. The Novels, in 5 vols:

London 1906 Not Available GBP 852.80
83 Aylesbury William; Cotterel Charles

AYLESBURY, William, and COTTEREL, Charles (transl.).

London 1647; 1648 Not Available Not Sold
84 Bacon Francis

BACON, Francis. The Works of Lord Bacon, 2 vols., London: William Ball and Co.

London 1843 Not Available GBP 52.48
85 Baker Charles H.

BAKER, Charles H. The Gentleman's Companion, Vols. I & II, New York: Crown Publishers, 1946, orig.

New York 1946 Not Available Not Sold
86 Barnard Edward

BARNARD, Edward. The New, Comprehensive and Complete History of England..., London: Alex.

London 1782 Not Available GBP 144.32
87 Beardsley Aubrey

[BEARDSLEY, Aubrey et al.].

London 1894-1897 Not Available GBP 498.56
88 Hugo Thomas

[BEWICK, T. and J.]. HUGO, Thomas. The Bewick Collector, 2 vols.

London 1866-1868 Not Available GBP 65.60
89 Fittler James

BIBLE, English ['Killer Bible']. FITTLER, James (illust.).

London 1795 Not Available GBP 419.84
90

BIBLE, English.

Cambridge; Edinburgh 1666; 1694 Not Available GBP 459.20
91

BIBLE, English. ['Vinegar Bible'].

Oxford 1717 Not Available GBP 984.00
92 Henry Matthew

BIBLE, English. An Exposition on the Old and New Testament ...

London c.1800 Not Available Not Sold
93 Tyndale William

BIBLE, English. FRY, Francis (ed.).

Bristol 1862 Not Available GBP 5,510.40
94

BIBLE, English. The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments...

London nd Not Available GBP 118.08
95

BIBLE, English. The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments...

London 1767 Not Available GBP 236.16
96

BIBLE, English. The Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament and the New...

London 1633-1634 Not Available GBP 852.80
97 Eadie John

BIBLE, English. The National Comprehensive Family Bible..., edited by the Rev.

London nd Not Available GBP 13.12
98 Brown John

BIBLES, English. The Holy Bible with an Evangelical Commentary..., London: Thomas Kelly, 1811, num.

London; Glasgow; Edinburgh 1811; nd Not Available GBP 52.48
98A Morgan William (1545-1604)

BIBLE, Welsh, facsimile.

Aberystwyth 1987 Not Available GBP 249.28
98B Williams Peter; Williams John

BIBLE, Welsh. WILLIAMS, Peter & John.

Caerfyrddin 1796-1797 Not Available Not Sold
99 Goldsmith Edmund

BIBLIOTHECA CURIOSA. 2 works: GOLDSMITH, Edmund (ed.).

Edinburgh 1886; 1885 Not Available GBP 45.92
  • Sotheby’s
    Shelf Life: Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper from the Library of Stanley J. Seeger and Christopher Cone
    25 June – July 7
    Sotheby’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.
  • Forum Auctions
    The Private Library:
    Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
    July 9, 2026
    Forum, 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. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, 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. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, 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. £3,000-4,000
    Forum Auctions
    The Private Library:
    Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
    July 9, 2026
    Forum, 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. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, 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. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, 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. £1,000-1,500
    Forum Auctions
    The Private Library:
    Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
    July 9, 2026
    Forum, July 9: Martin (John) Illustrations of the Bible, complete set of 20 mezzotints, good impressions, rarely found in early states, [c.1831-1835]. - Est. £1,000-1,500
    Forum, 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. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, 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. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
    The Private Library:
    Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
    July 9, 2026
    Forum, 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. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, July 9: Wynkyn de Worde.- [Terentius Afer (Publius)] [Comedie...], [Paris, Josse Badius: sold in London by Wynkyn de Worde, & others], [15 July 1504]. - Est. £4,000-6,000
    Forum, 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
  • Forum Auctions
    The 10th Anniversary Sale
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    July 16, 2026
    Forum, 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. £12,000-18,000
    Forum, 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]. £30,000-50,000
    Forum, July 16: Qu'ran, Arabic manuscript on burnished, stencilled, and gold-flecked paper, 447ff., Sultanate Gujarat, Ahmadabad, [after 1411 but no later than 1442]. £15,000-20,000
    Forum Auctions
    The 10th Anniversary Sale
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    July 16, 2026
    Forum, 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-£30,000
    Forum, July 16: Spenser (Edmund). The Faerie Queene. first edition, Printed [by John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, 1590. £30,000-40,000
    Forum, July 16: Shakespeare (William). The Comedie of Errors, extracted from the first folio, Isaac Jaggard and Edward Blount, 1623. £15,000-20,000
    Forum Auctions
    The 10th Anniversary Sale
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    July 16, 2026
    Forum, July 16: Fleming (Ian). Casino Royale, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1953. £40,000-60,000
    Forum, July 16: d'Agoty (Jacques-Fabien Gautier). Anatomie de la Tête, first edition, Paris, chez le Sieur Gautier, 1748. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, 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. £50,000-70,000
    Forum Auctions
    The 10th Anniversary Sale
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    July 16, 2026
    Forum, July 16: Warre (Capt. Henry James). Sketches in North America and the Oregon Territory, first edition, rare hand-coloured issue, 1848. £30,000-40,000
    Forum, July 16: Norie (John William). The Marine Atlas, or Seaman's Complete Pilot for all the principal places in the known world..., 1826. £30,000-50,000
    Forum, 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