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Auction Details
- Auction Date
- April 09, 2026 - April 09, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry V (King of England, 1386-1422). | Memorand Rex acepit homage Com Lincoln |
16th July 1414. | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 698.50 | |
| 2 | Fuller (Thomas) | The Historie of the Holy Warre |
Cambridge | 1639 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 355.60 |
| 3 | Taylor (Jeremy) & William Cave. | Antiquitates Christianae: or |
1675 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 533.40 | |
| 4 | Audoenus] | Vita e Miracoli del Glorioso Santo Eligio, Vescovo di Noioni |
1683 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 508.00 | |
| 5 | Lucas (R.) | The Righteous Man's Support. A Sermon Preach'd before Her Majesty , half-title |
1693 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 190.50 | |
| 6 | Disney (John) | A Sermon Preach'd at St. Maries in Nottingham being the Anniversary Fast |
Nottingham, | 1722 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 127.00 |
| 7 | Walker (George)] | The Duty and Character of a National Soldier |
1779 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 203.20 | |
| 8 | Wild (Rev. William Taylor) | A Sermon on the Sin of Suicide |
Newark | 1821 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 190.50 |
| 9 | Armstrong (R. A.) | Wesley and Wesleyanism: A Sermon |
Nottingham | 1876 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 190.50 |
| 10 | King William III | The Arraignement, Tryal and Condemnation of Sir William Parkins Knt. for Conspiracy to Assassinate King William; and for Raising of Forces |
1693 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 482.60 | |
| 11 | Stanley (Thomas) | The History of Philosophy |
1701 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 381.00 | |
| 12 | Elci (Count d')] | The Present State of the Court of Rome: or, the Lives of the Present Pope Clement XI |
1706 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 304.80 | |
| 13 | Parkyns, of Bunny Park (Sir Thomas) | Progymnasmata graece]. The Inn-Play: or, Cornish-Hugg Wrestler |
1727 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 584.20 | |
| 14 | Whitlocke (Sir Bulstrode) | Memorials of the English Affairs: or, an Historical Account of King Charles the First |
1732 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 190.50 | |
| 15 | Dodsley (Robert) | The Toy-Shop. A Dramatic Satire, half-title |
1735 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 762.00 | |
| 16 | Documents |
v.s., v.d. 18th & 19th centuries | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 17 | Pozzi (Giuseppe D Ippolito, physician and poet, 1697-1752) | Rime piacevoli di Mons. Giuseppe Pozzi Bolognese, Medico di Papa Lambertini |
Italy | 18th century. | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 50.80 |
| 18 | Deering (Charles) | Nottinghamia vetus et nova or An Historical Account of the Ancient and Present State of the Town of Nottingham, folding engraved frontispiece |
Nottingham, | 1751 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 635.00 |
| 19 | Watts (Isaac) | The Knowledge of the Heavens and the Earth made Easy: or, The Principles of Astronomy and Geography |
1752 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 381.00 | |
| 20 | Langley (Batty & Thomas) | The Builder's Jewel: or, the Youth's Instructor |
1754 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 241.30 | |
| 21 | Stackhouse (Thomas) | A New History of the Holy Bible, from the Beginning of the World |
1755 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 304.80 | |
| 22 | Liturgy (The) | Liturgy (The) of The Church of England, engraved title and 54 plates |
1755 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 215.90 | |
| 23 | Collection of State Papers (A) | Collection of State Papers (A) relating to Affairs in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, previous owner's ink signature to title |
1759 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 203.20 | |
| 24 | London Chronicle (The) | London Chronicle (The) for the Year 1797 |
1797-98 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 381.00 | |
| 25 | Best (Thomas) | A Concise Treatise on the Art of Angling |
1798 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 165.10 |
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Sotheby's Book Week
2 June - 9 JulySotheby’s, June 25: Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations, on its 250th anniversary. $180,000 to $250,000.Sotheby’s, June 17: Fontana, Lucio. Concetto Spaziale. 1967. Leporello en papier doré. Bel exemplaire signé. €4,000 to $€,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”. $150,000 to $200,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: Washington, George (as First President). Washington decries “an ostentatious imitation, or mimickry of Royalty” in his Presidency. $250,000 to $500,000.Sotheby’s, June 17: Lope de Vega. Rare manuscrit autographe signé de la préface dédicatoire de "El Cardenal de Belen" (le cardinal de Bethléem), pièce composée en 1610. €40,000 to €60,000. -
Leland Little, June 12: The First Illustrated Edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.Leland Little, June 12: John Morton, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Signed Pennsylvania Land Survey.Leland Little, June 12: The Scarce Jansson Edition of a Remarkable Early View of London.Leland Little, June 12: Signed Limited Edition of The Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.Leland Little, June 12: Faden’s Important and Scarce Map of the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution.Leland Little, June 12: William J. Tate (NC, 1869-1953), Archive of the "Original host to the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk.” -
Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Galileo Galilei. Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo tolemaico, e copernicano. Firenze, 1632Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Saverio Manetti. Storia naturale degli uccelli. Firenze, 1771-76Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Fortunato Depero. Depero futurista. Rovereto, 1927Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Nicolas Visscher. Atlas minor sive totius orbis terrarum contracta delineat ex conatibus. Amsterdam, circa 1649-95Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Andreas Vesalius. Anatomia. Addita nunc. Antiquorum Anatome. Venezia, 1604Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Tristan Tzara and Salvador Dalì. Grains et Issues. Parigi, 1935 -
June 25, 2026 Doyle, June 25: Houdini's biography, boldly signed. $3,000 to $5,000.Doyle, June 25: A volume from Abraham Lincoln's library, signed just before heading to Washington for his inauguration. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, June 25: A very early Confederate recruiting manual belonging to the chief commissary in Lee's Army. $600 to $800.Doyle, June 25: Rare hand-colored lithographs of the life of Napoleon. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, June 25: The "Holster Atlas" of the American Revolution. $5,000 to $8,000.Doyle, June 25: Jewish ceremonies in fine hand-colored engravings. $7,000 to $10,000.Doyle, June 25: A very rare work on Turkish military costume. $1,000 to $1,500.June 25, 2026 Doyle, June 25: The most important illustrated work on the Mexican-American War. $10,000 to $15,000.Doyle, June 25: The finest illustrated book on Afghanistan. $10,000 to $15,000.Doyle, June 25: Henry Justice Ford St. George rescues the Princess from the horrible Dragon. $2,000 to $3,000.Doyle, June 25: A rare work of Prussian Army uniforms under Frederick William II, with exquisite hand-colored engravings. $800 to $1,200.Doyle, June 25: Lenny Bruce typed letter signed to a Village bohemian during his obscenity trials, with a manuscript note and drawing. $300 to $500.Doyle, June 25: Schiff's scarce Shanghai Sketchbook. $300 to $500.Doyle, June 25: The first accurate published representation of the American flag. $2,000 to $4,000. -
Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 123. Celebrate 250 Years of Independence with Original Stars and Stripes (1790) Est. $1,400 - $1,700Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 20. Keulen's Spectacular Chart of the World Featuring California as an Island (1728) Est. $12,000 - $15,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 42. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 591. Matching Set of 3 Stunning Globe Gores of Eastern Asia from Coronelli's 3.5 Foot Globe (1688) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 9. Speed's Popular World Map with Allegorical Representations of the Elements (1651) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 168. First Separate Map of Kansas & Nebraska Territories (1854) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 43. Only Macrobius Map with Britain Attached to Europe (1515) Est. $800 - $950Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 250. Rare Map of Boston and One of the Earliest Maps of the Revolutionary War (1775) Est. $2,000 - $2,300Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 79. Schenk's Uncommon Map Featuring Two Figurative Title Cartouches (1696) Est. $1,200 - $1,500Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 681. Hand-Colored Image of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950