Ripley Auctions: Timed Estates Book Collection Blowout - Reference Books, Fiction, Nonfiction & More!, 22626, Indianapolis

Auction Details

Auction Date: February 26, 2026 - February 26, 2026

Page Size: 195 items in 8 pages

Lot Number	Book Title	Estimate	Actual Price
176	Lot of 11 fiction books. Includes works by John Steinbeck, Hugh Lofting, Gene Stratton Porter, and John Updike. Includes a First Edition "Grapes of Wrath", First Edition "Rabbit is Rich", and First Trade Edition "The ...	Not Available	USD 200.00
177	Lot of 19 biographies; includes biographies about E.E. Cummings, T.S. Eliot, Scott Walker, and more	Not Available	USD 31.25
178	Lot of 12 books; includes works by Ira Levin, Nathaniel Hawthorne, N.C. Wyeth, and more	Not Available	USD 37.50
179	Lot of 13 non-fiction books; includes works by Gary Snyder, Gertrude Stein, Glenn Watkins, and more	Not Available	USD 12.50
180	Lot of 5 volumes of "The Works of Edgar Allen Poe" Centenary Edition; includes volumes 1, 2, 3, 5, 7	Not Available	USD 150.00
181	Lot of 24 books on psychology and spirituality. Titles like "The Point of Existence" by A.H. Almaas, "Spiritual Beings" by Steiner and more.	Not Available	USD 281.25
182	Lot of 11 books, titles like "High Fidelity" and "The Infinities"	Not Available	USD 50.00
183	Lot of 12 fiction books, titles like "The Hummingbird's Daughter" by Luis Alberto Urrea, "Dead Eye Dick" by Kurt Vonnegut, and more.	Not Available	USD 87.50
184	Lot of 11 books. Authors like Kurt Vonnegut Jr, Richard Bausch and more.	Not Available	USD 75.00
185	Lot of 11 books, titles like Roverandom by J.R.R. Tolkien, Shroud by John Banville and more. All in fair condition	Not Available	USD 75.00
186	Lot of 12 fiction books, titles like "His Illegal Self" by Peter Carey, "The Death of Bunny Munro" by Nick Cave, and more	Not Available	USD 31.25
187	Lot of ten books, titles like "Drinking Lightning" by Rubinov Jacobson, "The Shining Paths" by Delores Ashcrost-Nowicki and more. All in good condition	Not Available	USD 12.50
188	Lot of 13 books on Mysticism and Christianity. Titles like "School of Kabbalah" by Halevi, "Chronicle of the Living Christ" by Robert A. Powell, and more. All in good condition	Not Available	USD 43.75
189	Lot of 11 books. Titles like "Dominion" by C.J. Sansom, "Europe Central" by William T. Vollmann, and more.	Not Available	USD 50.00
190	Lot of 13 books, titles like "That Distant Land" by Wendell Berry and "Joy, Inspiration and Hope" by Verena Kast, and more. All in good conditions	Not Available	USD 12.50
191	Lot of 13 books on Psychology, titles like "People Who Do Things to Eachother" by Hubback, "The Way of Woman by Helen M. Luke and more. All in fair condition	Not Available	USD 343.75
192	Lot of 12 books on psychology and christianity. Titles like "Theosophy" by Rudolf Steiner, "Self Remembering" by Burton, and more. All in fair condition	Not Available	USD 343.75
193	Lot of 12 books on love and healing. Titles like "Creators on Creating" by Barron, Montouri ann Barron, "How Starbucks Saved my Life" by Michael Gates Gill, and more.	Not Available	USD 12.50
194	Lot of 12 books, titles like "The Buried Giant" by Kazuo Ishiguro, "Willard and his Bowling Trophies" by Richard Brautigan and more.	Not Available	USD 25.00
195	Lot of 10 art books. The Unicorn Tapestries, Tetrascroll, and more. Some have corner wear, but otherwise in good condition	Not Available	USD 18.75

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000.
ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.

ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.
Chiswick Auctions
Books & Works on Paper
12th March 2026

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Churchill: The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £18,000 - £22,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inscribed. £6,000 to £8,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Ponting. Polar Photographs (2) 1910-11. £3,000 - £4,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800.