Forum Auctions: Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper, 52826, London
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- May 28, 2026 - May 28, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Maitre Francois (fl. 1460s-1480s) | A funeral scene |
France; Paris | c. 1470 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 926.80 |
| 52 | Maitre Francois (fl. 1460s-1480s) | The Adoration of the Magi |
France; Paris | c. 1470 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,125.40 |
| 53 | Maitre Francois (fl. 1460s-1480s) | The Annunciation of the Virgin |
France; Paris | c. 1470 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,588.80 |
| 54 | Leaf from a Psalter |
Netherlands | c. 1480 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 503.12 | |
| 55 | Leaf from a Book of Hours |
France | c. 1480 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold | |
| 56 | Cotton Robert Bruce (1571-1631) | Extracts out of the Records wherein may bee Collected by what meanes the Kings of England have and may raise monies |
c. 1612 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 1,986.00 | |
| 57 | Alleyn Edward | The Statutes of Dulwich Colledge |
Dulwich | c.1680 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,324.00 |
| 58 | Pope Alexander (1688-1744) | Autograph Letter signed to William Fortescue |
c. 1730 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 2,118.40 | |
| 59 | Boswell James (1740-95) | Autograph biographical notice of Edmund Hector |
1794 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,059.20 | |
| 60 | Coleridge Samuel Taylor (1772-1834) | Autograph fragment of a letter to William Blackwood |
?1819 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 993.00 | |
| 61 | Campbell Colin (1776-1847);Wellington | 4 Letters, including: Autograph Letters signed to Lord Fitzroy |
1830;1841;1815 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold | |
| 62 | Laboulaye Edouard Rene Lefebvre de (1811-83) | Autograph Letter signed to Ch F Wingate |
Paris | 1867 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 397.20 |
| 63 | Verses presented to the Lady Mordaunt upon her first arrival att Walton |
1730 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 3,707.20 | ||
| 64 | Genlis Stephanie Felicite (1746-1830) | Seven Autograph Letters and four Autograph Letters written on behalf of the author |
1810-1822 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold | |
| 65 | Stagoll E.G. | Icones Sanctorum |
c. 1850 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 662.00 | |
| 66 | Sand George | Varieties |
1860s | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 67 | Shaw George Bernard (1856-1950) | 4 Autograph Letters signed and 1 autograph compliments card signed |
London | 1885-1916 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,648.00 |
| 68 | Edison Thomas Alva (1847-1931) | Letter signed to Col. Geo. E. Gouraud |
Orange, N.J. | 1889 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,456.40 |
| 69 | Woods Albert William (1816-1904);Blount Walter Aston (1807-94) | Grant of arms to Edmund Boger |
1893 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | |
| 70 | Journal of the Proceedings of H.M.S. Talbot |
1902-04 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,515.60 | ||
| 71 | Jones Henry Clifford | Documents relating to Henry Clifford Jones |
1933-59 | GBP 700.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold | |
| 72 | Mitford Nancy (1904-73) | Autograph Letters and Postcards |
Paris; Versailles | 1961-1971 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,648.00 |
| 73 | Mitford Diana (1910-2003) | Autograph Letters and Postcards |
Paris; Orsay; Chatsworth House | 1962-1987 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,588.80 |
| 74 | Catherine; George | Royal Wedding Ephemera |
2011-17 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,986.00 | |
| 75 | Sternhold Thomas; Hopkins John | Bible |
1577; 1618 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,324.00 |
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Freeman’s
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How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X
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Sotheby’s
Selections from The Jay T. Snider Collection of Benjamin Franklin
Live Sale 24 JuneSotheby’s, June 24: (Benjamin Franklin). The founding—and funding—of the Pennsylvania Hospital. $150,000 to $200,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin, "the Day of the Declaration of Independence is everywhere annually celebrated”. $80,000 to $120,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin, “probably the most fundamental thing ever done in the field of electricity”. $75,000 to $125,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin. One of Franklin's very earliest surviving letters. $40,000 to $60,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Roger More and Benjamin Franklin. The only complete copy known of Poor Roger. $25,000 to $35,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: John Jerman. The American Almanack ... for 1731 — the only known copy in private hands. $25,000 to $35,000.