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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Fielding (Theodore Henry) | A Picturesque Description of The River Wye |
1841 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 228.60 | |
| 52 | Wilson (Rev. R. W.) | The Vicar of St. Mary's, Nottingham versus the Catholic Church of St. Barnabas |
1842 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 53 | Brewster (Patrick) | The Seven Chartist and Military Discourses libelled by the Marquis of Abercorn, and other Heritors of the Abbey Parish |
Paisley, | 1843 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 228.60 |
| 54 | Whymper (Josiah Wood, illustrator)] | Plates Illustrative of Natural History |
c.1843 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 698.50 | |
| 55 | Compte General de l'Administration de la Justice Militaire pour l'annee 1843 |
Paris, | Mai 1846. | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 508.00 | |
| 56 | Phenomena of Nature |
1846 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 57 | Hall (Marshall) | Prone and Postural Respiration in Drowning |
1857 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 304.80 | |
| 58 | Victoria (Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, 1819-1901) | Letters Patent granted to John Longmaid of Galway, Ireland |
19th May 1860 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 139.70 | |
| 59 | Yorkshire Choral Union.- Illuminated address to Lady Fairbairn |
1861 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 215.90 | ||
| 60 | Almanacks.- Punch's Pocket Book |
1864, 1866, 1868-69, 1871 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 215.90 | ||
| 61 | Shakespeare (William) | The Works |
c.1870 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 279.40 | |
| 62 | Owen (Lieut.-Colonel C. H.) | Short Notes on the Manufacture of Ordnance, Carriages, and Ammunition |
Woolwich | 1872 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 88.90 |
| 63 | Tuer (Andrew W.) | Old London Street Cries |
1885 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 431.80 | |
| 64 | YMCA Brighton.- Illuminated address on the marriage of Wallis |
n.d. late 19th century. | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 304.80 | ||
| 65 | Zeeman (Pieter) | Researches in Magneto-Optics |
1913 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 44.45 | |
| 66 | Briscoe (John Potter) | Bookplates collected by c.120 bookplates |
c.1915. | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 203.20 | |
| 67 | Celebrities.- Large collection of publicity photographs signed |
v.s., | v.d., 20th century | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 825.50 | |
| 68 | Cicero (Marcus Tullius) | Opera |
Milan, | 1499 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 3,048.00 |
| 69 | Natalibus (Petrus de, Bishop of Equilio) | Catalogus sanctorum et gestorum eorum ex diversis voluminibus collectus |
Lyon], | 1508 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 762.00 |
| 70 | Lucianus Samosatensis I | Diletteuoli dialogi: le vere narrationi |
Venice, | 1525 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 762.00 |
| 71 | Alighieri (Dante) | Comedia con l'espositione di Christophoro Landino |
Venice, J | 23rd January 1529 | GBP 350.00 - 450.00 | GBP 1,905.00 |
| 72 | Catullus, Tibullus & Propertius. | Catullus. Tibullus. Propertius. Multis in locis restituti |
Paris, | 1534 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,143.00 |
| 73 | Petrarca (Francesco) | Les Triumphes |
Paris, | 1545 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 698.50 |
| 74 | Aristotle. | Philosophorum omnium facile principis |
Basel | 1548 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 75 | Medici (Lorenzo de') | Poesie Volgari nuovamenta stampata . . . Col commento del medesimo sopra alcuni de’ suoi sonetti |
1554 | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | GBP 825.50 |
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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