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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 302 | Burr (Frederick) | Introduction to the Study of Geology |
1836 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 431.80 | |
| 303 | Mantell (Gideon) | Geological Excursions round the Isle of Wight |
1847 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,079.50 | |
| 304 | Schmeisser (Johann Gottfried) | A System of Mineralogy, Formed Chiefly on the Plan of Cronstedt |
1795 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 279.40 | |
| 305 | Fannin (Natalie) | Pioneer Days in South Africa. An absorbing record of the Zulu War and the Diamond Fields |
Durban | 1932 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 406.40 |
| 306 | Transactions of the Geological Society |
1814 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 254.00 | ||
| 307 | Daubeny (Charles) | A Description of Active and Extinct Volcanos |
1826 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 215.90 | |
| 308 | Jung (Carl Gustav) | Interpretation of Visions. Notes on the Seminar in Analytical Psychology |
Zurich | 1930-34 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,651.00 |
| 309 | Plattes (Gabriel) | A Discovery of Subterranean Treasure: (viz.) |
1679 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 4,064.00 | |
| 310 | Warltire (John) | Analysis Of a Course of Lectures in Experimental Philosophy |
1769 | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | GBP 2,032.00 | |
| 311 | Wittgenstein (Ludwig) | Remarks on the Foundations of Mathematics |
Oxford | 1956 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 190.50 |
| 312 | Piso (Willem) and Georg Marcgraf. | Historia natvralis Brasiliae |
Leiden and] Amsterdam, | 1648 | GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | GBP 3,048.00 |
| 313 | Schlegel (Gustave) | Sing Chin Khao Youen. Uranographie Chinoise, ou preuves directes que l'Astonomie Primitive est Originaire de la Chine |
The Hague and Leiden, | 1875 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | Not Sold |
| 314 | Buck (Pearl S.) | The Good Earth |
1931 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 279.40 | |
| 315 | Bullock (Capt. T.H.) | The Chinese Vindicated, or another View of the Opium Question; being in reply to a pamphlet |
1840 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 215.90 | |
| 316 | Campbell (Rev. W., editor) | The Articles of Christian Instruction in Favorlang-Formosan Dutch and English from Vertrecht's Manuscript of 1650 |
1896 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 381.00 | |
| 317 | Collection of 24 Chinese Calligraphic Ink Blocks] |
c.1830s. | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 228.60 | ||
| 318 | Collingwood (Cuthbert) | Rambles of a Naturalist on the Shores and Waters of the China Sea |
1868 | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | GBP 241.30 | |
| 319 | Giles (Herbert A.) | Chinese Poetry in English Verse |
London, | 1898 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 698.50 |
| 320 | Gulik (Robert van) | Scrapbook for Chinese Collectors. A Chinese Treatise on Scrolls and Forgers. Shu-Hua-Shuo-Ling |
Beirut | 1958 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 355.60 |
| 321 | China.- James (H.E.M.) | The Long White Mountain or a Journey in Manchuria |
1888 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 457.20 | |
| 322 | Liu Shao-chi & others. | The Tenth Anniversary of the People's Republic of China, tipped-in portraits of Mao Zedong and Liu Shao-chi |
Peking | 1959 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 88.90 |
| 323 | Osgood (Cornelius) | The Chinese: A Study of a Hong Kong Community |
Tucson, Az. | 1975 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 38.10 |
| 324 | Reminiscences of a Chinese Official. Revelations of Official Life under the Manchus |
Tientsin | 1922 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 165.10 | |
| 325 | Safford (Mrs. A.C.) | Typical Women of China |
Shanghai, | 1899 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,143.00 |
| 326 | Sowerby (Arthur de C., editor) | The China Journal of Science & Arts |
Shanghai | 1923-25 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 177.80 |
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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