Tooveys: Antiquarian and Collectors' Books, 40126, West Sussex

Auction Details

Auction Date: April 01, 2026 - April 01, 2026

Page Size: 209 items in 9 pages

Auction Lot Books
Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
3026	MAHOMED, Sake Dean.	Shampooing; or, Benefits Resulting from the use of the Indian Medicated Vapour Bath.	Brighton	1826	GBP 50.00 - 70.00	GBP 375.00
3027	[HARLEY, Melinda.]	The History of Melinda Harley, Yorkshire.	London	1779	GBP 70.00 - 100.00	GBP 137.50
3028	Henry BANYER.	Pharmacopoeia Pauperum: or, The Hospital Dispensatory: Containing the chief Medicines Now used in the Hospitals of London.	London	1721	GBP 150.00 - 250.00	GBP 175.00
3029	MAHOMED, Sake Dean.	Shampooing; or, Benefits Resulting from the use of the Indian Medicated Vapour Bath.	Brighton	1838	GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 106.25
3030	BOCCACCIO, Giovanni.	Geneologia de gli dei� Tradotti e adornati per M. Giuseppe Betussi da Bassano.	Venice	1553	GBP 150.00 - 250.00	GBP 200.00
3031	WHATLEY, Stephen.	England’s Gazetteer; or, an Accurate Description of all the Cities, Towns, and Villages of the Kingdom.	London	1751	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 68.75
3032	J. Brewer NORRIS.	Histrionic Topography: or, The Birth-Places, Residences, and Funeral Monuments of the Most Distinguished Actors.	London	1818	GBP 60.00 - 90.00	GBP 125.00
3033	Nathaniel JEFFERYS.	A Review of the Conduct of the Prince of Wales in His Various Transactions with Mr. Jeffreys, During a Period of More than Twenty Years, Containing a Detail of Many Circumstances Relative to the Prince and Princess of Wales, Mrs. Fitzherbert, &c.	London and Brighton	[circa 1806.]	GBP 60.00 - 100.00	GBP 125.00
3034	CHARLES I. Edward HUSBANDS (publisher).	An Exact Collection of all Remonstrances, Declarations, Votes, Orders, Ordinances, Proclamations, Petitions, Messages, Answers, and other Remarkable Passages between the Kings most Excellent Majesty, and his High Court of Parliament beginning at his Majes	London	1643	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 162.50
3035	William JACKSON.	The New and Complete Newgate Calendar, or Malefactors’ Universal Register.	London	[circa 1818.]	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 625.00
3036	John MOTTLEY.	The History of the Life of Peter I. Emperor of Russia.	London	1740	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
3037	BAKER, Ezekiel.	Remarks on Rifle Guns; Being the Result of Upwards of Fifty Years’ Practice and Observation.	London	1829	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 100.00
3038	CLIFFORD, J. (compiler).	The Tunbridge Wells Guide or an Account of the Ancient & Present State of that Place.	Tunbridge Wells	[1827.]	GBP 70.00 - 100.00	GBP 75.00
3039	MORRIS, F.O.	A History of British Birds.	London	[circa 1870.]	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 212.50
3040	FASHION.	Le Beau Monde; or, Literary and Fashionable Magazine.	London	Nov 1806-Jan 1809.	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 600.00
3041	MONTAGU, Mary Wortley.	The Works of…	London	1803	GBP 60.00 - 100.00	GBP 75.00
3042	MAUND, Benjamin.	The Botanist; containing Accurately Coloured Figures, of Tender and Hardy Ornamental Plants.	London	[1837-1846.]	GBP 500.00 - 800.00	GBP 875.00
3043	ELIZABETH II.	� The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments and the Apocrypha.	Cambridge	[1961.]	GBP 200.00 - 400.00	GBP 400.00
3044	BRYDSON, Thomas.	A Summary View of Heraldry in Reference to the Usages of Chivalry and the General Economy of the Feudal System.	London	1795	GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 37.50
3045	ACKERMANN, R. (publisher). W. WESTALL, J. GENDALL & Others.	Views of Country Seats of the Royal Family, Nobility, and Gentry, of England.	London	1830	GBP 150.00 - 250.00	GBP 375.00
3046	COLLINS, Wilkie.	The Moonstone. A Romance.	London	1868	GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00	GBP 1,250.00
3047	LEWIS, Wyndham.	Time and Western Man.	London	1927	GBP 70.00 - 100.00	GBP 106.25
3048	TOLKIEN, J.R.R.	The Lord of the Rings.	London	1965	GBP 60.00 - 80.00	GBP 200.00
3049	WELLS, H.G.	The Invisible Man, A Grotesque Romance.	London	1907	GBP 60.00 - 80.00	GBP 52.50
3050	LEWIS, Wyndham.	The Apes of God.	London	1930	GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 81.25

Sotheby's Book Week
2 June - 9 July

Sotheby’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, 1632

Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Saverio Manetti. Storia naturale degli uccelli. Firenze, 1771-76

Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Fortunato Depero. Depero futurista. Rovereto, 1927

Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Nicolas Visscher. Atlas minor sive totius orbis terrarum contracta delineat ex conatibus. Amsterdam, circa 1649-95

Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Andreas Vesalius. Anatomia. Addita nunc. Antiquorum Anatome. Venezia, 1604

Aste 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 - $1,700

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 20. Keulen's Spectacular Chart of the World Featuring California as an Island (1728) Est. $12,000 - $15,000

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 42. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000

Old 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 - $7,000

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 9. Speed's Popular World Map with Allegorical Representations of the Elements (1651) Est. $14,000 - $17,000

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 168. First Separate Map of Kansas & Nebraska Territories (1854) Est. $5,500 - $7,000

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 43. Only Macrobius Map with Britain Attached to Europe (1515) Est. $800 - $950

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 250. Rare Map of Boston and One of the Earliest Maps of the Revolutionary War (1775) Est. $2,000 - $2,300

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 79. Schenk's Uncommon Map Featuring Two Figurative Title Cartouches (1696) Est. $1,200 - $1,500

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 681. Hand-Colored Image of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950