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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Nicholson (Sir William, painter, 1872-1949) | Autograph Note initialled "WN" to Siegfried Sassoon, with a drawing of a man in a large hat |
London postmark in corner, Regent Street, London], | postmarked 6th November 1929 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 254.00 |
| 152 | Hare (Kenneth, author and poet 1888-1962) | 5 Autograph Letters signed & 1 Typed Letter signed to the author Francis Bickley |
London & Bussage, Authors Club, near Stroud, Gloucestershire | 11th June 1929, 31st March 1953, 6th July 1959 - 12th July 1961 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 50.80 |
| 153 | Forster (Edward Morgan, author, 1879-1970) | Autograph Card signed to Constance Miles] |
v.s., | v.d. | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 558.80 |
| 154 | Soames (Mary, Baroness Soames, nee Spencer Churchill, 1922-2014) | Collection of correspondence between Mary Soames and Miss Gladys Venning |
v.s. | 1940-95 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 190.50 |
| 155 | Bookplates.- Collection of c.340 20th-century bookplates] |
20th century. | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 330.20 | ||
| 156 | Gallico (Paul, American novelist and short story and sports writer, 1897-1976) | Autograph Letter signed |
Antibes, France | 1972-75 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 157 | Bader (Sir Douglas, air force officer 1910-82) | 2 Typed Letters signed to Geoffrey Powell |
5 Petersham Mews, London | 11th November 1975 & 12th April 1978, | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 76.20 |
| 158 | Loarte (Gaspar de)] | Instructions and aduertisements, how to meditate the misteries of the rosarie of the most holy Virgin Mary] |
1597 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,016.00 | |
| 159 | Bible, English. Bible (The), that is the Holy Scriptures conteined in the Old and New Testament |
1599 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,397.00 | ||
| 160 | Bible, English.- Bible (The), That is The Holy Scriptures contained in the Old and New Testament |
1610 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,397.00 | ||
| 161 | Whately (William) | A Bride-bush: or, A direction for married persons. Plainely describing the duties common to both, and peculiar to each of them. |
1619 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 2,794.00 | |
| 162 | Booke of Common Prayer (The) and administration of the sacraments, |
1627 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 304.80 | ||
| 163 | Sedgwicke (William) | Zions deliverance and her friends duty: or, The grounds of expecting, and meanes of procuring Jerusalems restauration |
1643 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 228.60 | |
| 164 | Swan (John)] | Speculum Mundi. Or a Glasse Representing the Face of the World |
Cambridge], | 1643 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 165.10 |
| 165 | Estienne (Henri) | The Art of Making Devises: treating of Hieroglyphicks, Symboles, Emblemes |
1650 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 533.40 | |
| 166 | Plat (Sir Hugh) | The Jewel House of Art and Nature |
1653 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 762.00 | |
| 167 | Boyle (Patrick]) | The Publicans' Daily Companion; or, Plain and Interesting Advice to the Keepers of Public Houses |
1824 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,143.00 | |
| 168 | Ritson (Joseph) | An Essay on Abstinence from Animal Food, as a Moral Duty |
1802 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 533.40 | |
| 169 | Food & drink, trade cards.- Deveson & Co. Purveyors of asses milk |
N/A | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 170 | Venning (Ralph) | A Warning to back-sliders: or, A discovery for the recovery of fallen ones |
Cheap-side | 1656 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 171 | Ross (Alexander) | Pansebeia: or, A view of all religions in the world |
1658 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 279.40 | |
| 172 | Wilkins (John) | An Essay Towards a Real Character, and a Philosophical Language |
1668 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 3,048.00 | |
| 173 | Maimbourg (Louis) | The History of the League |
1684 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 304.80 | |
| 174 | Manual of Prayers (A) |
no place, | 1710 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 107.95 | |
| 175 | Sheridan (Thomas) | The Satyrs of Persius, first edition, text in Latin and English on facing pages |
Dublin, | 1728 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,016.00 |
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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