Forum Auctions: Online: Books and Works on Paper, 1101, London
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- April 09, 2026 - April 09, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Edgeworth (Maria) | Essay on Irish Bulls, engraved bull vignette at beginning and end |
1802 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 254.00 | |
| 27 | Games.- Historical Pastime or a New Game of the History of England |
1804 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 215.90 | ||
| 28 | Pronti (Domenico) | Nuova Raccolta Rappresentante I Costumi Religiosi Civili, e Militari |
c.1805 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 127.00 | |
| 29 | Stretton (William, compiler) | A Selection of the Psalms of David |
Nottingham, | 1806 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 190.50 |
| 30 | Caulfield (James)] | Cromwelliana. A Chronological Detail of Events in which Oliver Cromwell was engaged |
Westminster | 1810 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 330.20 |
| 31 | Hayter (Rev. John) | A Report upon the Herculaneum Manuscripts, hand-coloured frontispiece |
1811 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 279.40 | |
| 32 | Britton (John) | The Fine Arts of the English School, additional engraved title |
1812 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 33 | Bellamy (John) | The History of All Religions |
1813 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 457.20 | |
| 34 | De Lolme (J. L.) | The Constitution of England, half-title |
1816 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 254.00 | |
| 35 | Thornton (Alfred) | The Adventures of a Post Captain |
1817 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 36 | Rowlandson (Thomas). Combe (William) | The Dance of Life |
1817 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 482.60 | |
| 37 | Fatherless Fanny; or A Young Lady's First Entrance into Life, engraved frontispiece and title |
c.1820 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 38 | George IV (King). Phillips (Charles) | The Queen's Case Stated |
1820 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | Not Sold | |
| 39 | Recovery by Edward Hasell against Samuel Taylor of land in Bredfield and Debach |
1822 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 127.00 | ||
| 40 | Hone (William) | Ancient Mysteries Described, especially the English Miracle Plays, |
1823 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 41 | Cruikshank (George). Barker (Matthew Henry)] | Greenwich Hospital |
London & Dublin | 1826 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 215.90 |
| 42 | Catalogue (A) of the Library belonging to the Medical Society |
Nottingham, | 1827 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 355.60 | |
| 43 | Britton (J.) | Picturesque Views of the English Cities, additional engraved title |
1828 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 44 | Billings (Robert William) | The Baronial and Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Scotland |
1852 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 558.80 | |
| 45 | Morris (Rev. Francis Orpen) | A Series of Picturesque Views of Seat of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland |
c.1880 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 355.60 | |
| 46 | Photograph Album, 40 vintage photographic prints of views in Scotland, captioned in the negative, mounted on thick card leaves, tissue-guards, occasional light spotting to mounts, original morocco, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremitie |
N/A | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 228.60 | ||
| 47 | Mosley (Sir Oswald) | History of the Castle, Priory, and Town of Tutbury |
1832 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 57.15 | |
| 48 | Lead (Jane) | Divine Revelations and Prophecies |
Nottingham | 1834 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 406.40 |
| 49 | Williams (John Calthrop) | Practical Observations on Nervous and Sympathetic Palpitation of the Heart |
1836 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 482.60 | |
| 50 | Dickens (Charles) | The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby |
1839 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 228.60 |
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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