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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126 | Survey and Valuation of Great Stakes Farm the Property of J.C. Jervoise Esqr. taken by Rich. Eyles and 2 other documents relating to Stakes Farm] |
1803 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 95.25 | ||
| 127 | Elliott (William, officer on board HMS Grampus) | Long Autograph Letter signed to his sister A Elliott in Portsmouth |
Bombay Harbour, | 4th July 1806 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 25.40 |
| 128 | Fortescue (Hon. Matthew) | Fortescue Estate Papers Newick in Sussex], D.s., letters and manuscripts |
1808-09. | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 406.40 | |
| 129 | Porter (Sir Robert Ker, Scottish artist, traveller and diplomat, 1777-1842) | Collection of bills and billheads from various tradesmen |
v.s., | v.d. 1813-37. | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 482.60 |
| 130 | Acton (Eliza, writer on cookery and poet, 1799-1859).- Martin (Elizabeth) | Commonplace book, with original and copied verse, watercolours and pencil drawings by friends and family, |
1821-24. | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 457.20 | |
| 131 | Album Amicorum |
Solingen & elsewhere Germany] | 1821-38. | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 203.20 | |
| 132 | Taylor (Adeline) | Volume of poetry |
1827 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 152.40 | |
| 133 | Royalty, Politicians, Entertainers etc.- Album containing approximately 120 autograph items |
1828-97. | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 482.60 | ||
| 134 | Ludwig (A.) | Unfangsgrunde Geometrie Trigonometrie |
Charleroi | 1829 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 127.00 |
| 135 | Hale (Mary) | Moral Extracts for the use & improvement of her Daughters by Their Affectionate Mother Mary Hale |
19th century. | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 127.00 | |
| 136 | Faulkener (Francis Pogson, of Great Hale, Lincolnshire) | Song Book |
1839 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 127.00 | |
| 137 | Moule (Thomas, antiquary, bibliographer, and topographer, 1784-1851).- Absalom (Mr ?Philip) | Pedigrees of the Plantagenets, |
1841 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | Not Sold | |
| 138 | Literary.- Collection of autograph letters |
v.s., | v.d., 1810-1978 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 406.40 | |
| 139 | D'Orsay (Gedeon Gaspard Alfred de Grimaud, styled Count D'Orsay, artist and dandy, 1801-52) | Autograph Letter signed to Dr Pasquier |
N/A | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 215.90 | |
| 140 | Gladstone (William Ewart, Prime Minister and author, 1809-98) | 10 Autograph Letters signed or Letters signed and 23 Autograph Postcards signed to a wide variety of people |
10 Downing Street & elsewhere | 1852-69 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 330.20 |
| 141 | Norman (J.B., Lieutenant, later Captain, British Army in India) | Copies of appointments, despatches, telegrams mentioning Norman in his service in India] |
1857-65. | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 69.85 | |
| 142 | Panizzi (Sir Anthony, British Museum librarian, 1797-1879) | 2 Letters, comprising Autograph Letter third person to the bookseller James Bohn and Letter signed to Dr A. Prior |
British Museum | 17th January 1861 & 3rd February n.y. | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 165.10 |
| 143 | Greenaway (Kate, illustrator, 1846-1901) | 2 Autograph Letters signed probably to Mrs Norman Shaw and the architect Norman Shaw |
Hampstead, London | 12th September 1883 & 5th May 1892 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 533.40 |
| 144 | Haggard (Sir Henry Rider, novelist,1856-1925) | 2 Autograph Letters signed to his cousin Frederick Bazett and to "?Mr Barker" |
London | 23rd December 1888 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 57.15 |
| 145 | Scrap Book, 95pp. with c.200 trimmed and cropped engravings |
late nineteenth-early twentieth century | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 190.50 | ||
| 146 | Garnett (Charles Henry, of 132 Mitcham Lane, Streatham, London) | Journal of a tour to Mexico, Salvador and Guatemala] |
1908-09. | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 2,794.00 | |
| 147 | Autograph Letter signed 'Miss Pankhurst' relating to the suffragette movement |
Nov. 30 1911 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 635.00 | ||
| 148 | Stampa (George Loraine, illustrator, contributed to Punch for over 50 years, 1875-1951) | 7 Autograph Letters signed, 5 to Mr Newall & 2 to Mrs Newall |
10th September 1920 - 19th June 1923 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 101.60 | |
| 149 | Jowitt (Amy, of Halifax, Yorkshire) | Advanced Cooking Collection of Recipes] |
20th century | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 57.15 | |
| 150 | Edward VIII, George VI. - Quorn] | Hunt Menu, signed by Edward VIII as Prince of Wales |
Leicester, | 6th January 1928. | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 254.00 |
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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