Duke's: Avenue Auction, 21026, Dorchester
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- February 10, 2026 - February 10, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 458 | GREGORY, BARNARD | 'THE SATIRIST, OR MONTHLY METEOR' |
London | 1812 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 459 | FENNING, DANIEL | 'A NEW AND EASY GUIDE TO THE USE OF THE GLOBES' |
London | 1804 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 91.00 |
| 460 | DICKENS, CHARLES | 'MASTER HUMPHREY'S CLOCK' |
London | 1840/41 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 26.00 |
| 461 | KNIGHT'S CYCLOPAEDIA OF THE INDUSTRY OF ALL NATIONS' |
London | 1851 | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold | |
| 462 | GAME PIE - A GUINNESS INDOOR SPORTFOLIO' illustrated by Edward Ardizzone |
N/A | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 78.00 | ||
| 463 | LANG, FRITZ | 'DAS SCHNAUZERBUCH' |
N/A | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 130.00 | |
| 464 | ABBOTT A BECKETT, GILBERT | 'THE COMIC HISTORY OF ROME' and 'THE COMIC HISTORY OF ENGLAND' |
N/A | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 45.50 | |
| 465 | MURPHY, JOHN | 'A TREATISE ON THE ART OF WEAVING' |
Glasgow | 1847 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 78.00 |
| 466 | AIKIN, J | 'THE WOODLAND COMPANION' |
London | 1820 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 39.00 |
| 467 | KIPLING, RUDYARD | 'A SONG OF THE ENGLISH |
N/A | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 26.00 | |
| 468 | CONAN DOYLE, ARTHUR | 'THE GREAR BOER WAR' |
London | 1900 | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 19.50 |
| 469 | PITT, WILLIAM | 'A TOPOGRAPHICAL HISTORY OF STAFFORDSHIRE' |
Newcastle under Lyme | 1817 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 39.00 |
| 470 | HARRIS, JOHN | 'LEXICON TECHNICUM' |
London | 1716 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 182.00 |
| 471 | STRUTT, JACOB GEORGE | 'SILVA BRITANNICA; OR PORTRAITS OF FOREST TREES' |
London | 1830 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 91.00 |
| 472 | STERNE, LAURENCE | 'TRISTRAM SHANDY' |
London | 1928 | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 19.50 |
| 473 | EVELYN, JOHN | 'SILVA, OR A DISCOURSE OF FOREST-TREES' |
London | 1706 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 234.00 |
| 474 | GRANVILLE FELL, H. (ILLUS.) | 'THE SONG OF SOLOMON' |
London | 1897 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 156.00 |
| 475 | A COLLECTION OF FRENCH HISTORY AND LITERATURE BOOKS |
N/A | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 476 | VALMONT DE BOMARE, M. | 'DICTIONNAIRE RAISONNE UNIVERSEL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE' |
Paris | 1764 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 130.00 |
| 477 | NOLLET, ABBE | 'LECONS DE PHYSIQUE EXPERIMENTALE' |
Paris | 1771 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 130.00 |
| 478 | FERGUSON, JAMES | 'LECTURES ON SELECT SUBJECTS IN MECHANICS....' |
London | 1852 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 39.00 |
| 479 | NICHOLSON, WILLIAM | 'THE FIRST PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY' |
London | 1796 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 39.00 |
| 480 | JOHNSON, SAMUEL | 'A DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE' |
Edinburgh | 1797 | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 58.50 |
| 481 | DETMOLD, EDWARD J. (ILLUS.) | 'THE FABLES OF AESOP' |
London | N/A | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 91.00 |
| 482 | OLIVER HERFORD, | A CHILD'S PRIMER OF NATURAL HISTORY |
1900 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | Not Sold |
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ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.