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Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
February 26, 2026 - February 26, 2026
Page Size: 117 items in 5 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
76

Around the World: album of photographs from a British traveler's trip through Asia

1900 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Not Sold
77 [Buchan-Hepburn, Sir Archibald

Album of photographs and watercolors through Albania, Montenegro, and France

[1908] USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,500.00
78

Sheriff's Mugshot book from Contra Costa County, 1916-17

Contra Costa County April, 1916-March, 1917 USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 3,125.00
79 Planck, Max

Signed card by Max Planck with photograph

Berlin 1938 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 2,500.00
80 Callimachus

Callimachi Cyrenaei Hymni, Epigrammata et Fragmenta Quae Exstant...Moscou Syrakousiou, Bionos Smyrnaiou Eidyllia

Antwerp 1584 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
81 Ficino, Marsilio, translator

Omnia Divini Platonis Opera tralatione Marsilii Ficini, emendatione et ad Graecum codicem collatione Simonis Grynaei, summa diligentia repurgata, quibus subjectus est index quam copiosissimus

Basle 1561 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 Not Sold
82 Pliny, the Elder

The Historie of the World. Commonly called the Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus

London 1601 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,750.00
83 Polybius

[Polybiou Megalopolitou istorion biblia 5, kai epitomai 12] / Polybij Megalopolitani Historiarum libri priores quinque

Basel [1549] USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
84 Powell, John Wesley

Atlas accompanying the report on the Geology of a Portion of the Uinta Mountains and a Region of Country Adjacent Thereto

1876 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,875.00
85 Remington, Frederic

John Ermine of the Yellowstone

New York 1902 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,812.50
86 Wright, William Aldis, editor

The Works of Shakespeare

London 1893-1895 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 5,000.00
87 Cooke, Conrad William

Automata, Old and New

London 1893 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,250.00
88

The San Francisco Directory for the Year 1852-53: Embracing a general directory of citizens; a street directory; a new and complete map of the city; and an appendix of general information, an almanac, etc. First Publication

San Francisco 1852 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 3,750.00
89 Theurkauf, Rudolph G.

Illuminated broadside for Theurkauf's model of San Francisco with plans, photographs, and sketches for the miniature portable exhibit

San Francisco 1927 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
90 Hunter, Julia

Scientific Toys: Made for Amusement but Illustrating Some Important Principle

1884 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 Not Sold
91 Shakespeare, William

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: A New Bibliophile Edition Printed on Sheets of Pure Cork With the Spanish Version and With Illustrations in colour By Anthony Salo

Barcelona [1930] USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 Not Sold
92 [Simmons, Ameila] An Orphan

American Cookery, or, The Art of Dressing Viands, Fish, Poultry, and Vegetables and the Best Mode of Making Puff Pastes, Pies, Tarts, Puddings, Custards, and Preserves...Together with the rules of Carving at Dinner parties. Exemplified With Cuts.

Woodstock, VT 1831 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 8,750.00
93 Stephenson, Neal

Cryptonomicon

New York 1999 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,250.00
94 Stephenson, Neal

Snow Crash

New York, Toronto, London, Sydney, Auckland [1992] USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 7,500.00
95 Jones, Inigo; Walter Charleton; John Webb

The Most Notable Antiquity of Great Britain, Vulgarly called Stone-Heng, on Salisbury Plain, Restored, by Inigo Jones Esq.; Architect General to the King

London 1725 USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 Not Sold
96 Turing, Alan M.

The Chemical Basis of Morphogenesis

London 1952 USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 10,000.00
97 Twain, Mark

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade)

New York 1885 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 Not Sold
98 Wasson, R. Gordon, Albert Hofmann, and Carl A.P. Ruck

The Road to Eleusis: Unveiling the Secret of the Mysteries

New York and London [1978] USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
99 Wolfe, Thomas

Look Homeward, Angel: A Story of the Buried Life

New York 1929 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,750.00
100 Wordsworth, William

Lyrical Ballads, with Other Poems

London 1800 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 Not Sold
  • Forum Auctions
    Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
    25 March 2026
    Forum, 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 2026
    Forum, 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 2026
    Forum, 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.
  • 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.
  • Chiswick Auctions
    Books & Works on Paper
    12th March 2026
    Chiswick, 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.