Tooveys: Antiquarian and Collectors' Books, 40126, West Sussex
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- April 01, 2026 - April 01, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3076 | JOHNSON, Samuel. | A Dictionary of the English Language. |
London | 1799 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 250.00 |
| 3077 | Clement Bayard. | Paris: Levallois, 1914. |
N/A | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 325.00 | |
| 3078 | OMAN, John Campbell. | Cults, Customs and Superstitions of India. |
London | 1908 | GBP 50.00 - 70.00 | GBP 175.00 |
| 3079 | BURTON, Richard F. | The Book of the Sword. |
London | 1884 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 550.00 |
| 3080 | [Fanny PARKES.] | Wanderings of a Pilgrim, in Search of the Picturesque, During Four-and-Twenty Years in the East; with Revelations of Life in the Zenana. |
London | 1850 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 1,875.00 |
| 3081 | KAEMPFER, Engelbert. | The History of Japan, Together with a Description of the Kingdom of Siam. |
Glasgow | 1903 | GBP 70.00 - 100.00 | GBP 62.50 |
| 3082 | BURNS, Robert. | Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect. |
Edinburgh | 1794 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 137.50 |
| 3083 | John BURKE and John Bernard BURKE. | A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England. |
London | 1844 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 62.50 |
| 3084 | J. PHILLIPS. | A General History of Inland Navigation, Foreign and Domestic: Containing a Complete Account of the Canals Already Executed in England, with Considerations on Those Projected. |
London | 1793 | GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | GBP 237.50 |
| 3085 | HUTCHINSON, William. | An Excursion to the Lakes in Westmoreland and Cumberland; with a Tour Through Part of the Northern Counties, in the Years 1773 and 1774. |
London | 1776 | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 35.00 |
| 3086 | James HURDIS. | Lectures Shewing the Several Sources of that Pleasure which the Human Mind Receives from Poetry. |
Sussex | 1797 | GBP 50.00 - 70.00 | GBP 50.00 |
| 3087 | [DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge.] | Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. |
Oxford | 2009 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 350.00 |
| 3088 | FOLIO SOCIETY (publisher). Kazuo ISHIGURO. | The Remains of the Day. |
London | 2009 | GBP 50.00 - 70.00 | GBP 31.25 |
| 3089 | DICKENS, Charles. | A Christmas Carol, in Prose. |
London | 1905 | GBP 60.00 - 90.00 | GBP 600.00 |
| 3090 | AUSTEN, Jane. | [The Novels.] |
Cambridge | [circa 1930.] | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | Not Sold |
| 3091 | Kenneth GRAHAME. | The Wind in the Willows. |
London | 1970 | GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | GBP 275.00 |
| 3092 | Henry STEVENSON. | The Birds of Norfolk. |
London and Norwich | 1866-1890. | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 175.00 |
| 3093 | CONRAD, Joseph. | [The Works.] |
Edinburgh and London | 1925 | GBP 70.00 - 100.00 | GBP 75.00 |
| 3094 | [BADER, Douglas.] | The Manston Spitfire TB 752. |
Kent | [n.d.] | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 137.50 |
| 3095 | Evelyn WOOD. | Winnowed Memories. |
London | 1917 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 87.50 |
| 3096 | MONTGOMERY, of Alamein [Bernard Law.] | A History of Warfare. |
London | 1968 | GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | GBP 87.50 |
| 3097 | LYTTON, Neville. | The Press and the General Staff. |
London | 1920 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 31.25 |
| 3098 | BADEN-POWELL, Robert. | Scouting For Boys. |
London | 1967 | GBP 70.00 - 100.00 | GBP 62.50 |
| 3099 | Catalogue of Military Goods for Sale by Francis Bannerman. |
New York | 1907-07-01 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 87.50 | |
| 3100 | MAUGHAM, Somerset. | The Moon and Sixpence. |
London | 1919 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 125.00 |
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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