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
3151	PRIDEAUX, Humphrey.	The Old and New Testament Connected in the History of the Jews and Neighbouring Nations, from the Declension of the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah to the time of Christ.	London	1718	GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 50.00
3152	Charles-Lewis, Baron de POLLNITZ.	The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz. Being Observations he made in his late Travels from Prussia thro’ Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &c.	London	1739	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 81.25
3153	[DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge.] ‘Lewis Carroll’.	Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.	London	1872	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 187.50
3154	POTTER, Beatrix.	The Roly-Poly Pudding.	London	1908	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 150.00
3155	POTTER, Beatrix.	The Tale of Tom Kitten.	London	1907	GBP 150.00 - 250.00	GBP 125.00
3156	POTTER, Beatrix.	The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse.	London	1910	GBP 150.00 - 250.00	Not Sold
3157		The English Version of the Polyglott Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments; with Marginal Readings.	Philadelphia	1854	GBP 50.00 - 100.00	GBP 400.00
3158		The Holy Bible.	London	1704	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 212.50
3159		Der Wahre Romisch-Catholische Saltzburger.	Saltzburg	1745	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 112.50
3160		The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, Newly Translated out of the Original Greek: and with the former Translations diligently Compared and Revised.	Oxford	1702	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 212.50
3161		The Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament, and the New: Newly Translated out of the Originall Tongues: And with the former Translations diligently compared and revised.	London	1620	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 875.00
3162	[ROWORTH, Charles.]	The Art of Defence on Foot with the Broad Sword and Sabre, Uniting the Scotch and Austrian Methods into One Regular System.	London	1798	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 162.50
3163	PHAEDRUS. David van HOOGSTRATEN (translator).	Ezopische Fabelen van Fedrus.	Amsterdam	1704	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
3164	Anno Regni Georgii III.	Regis Magnae Britanniae, Franciae, & Hiberniae, Tricesimo Octavo.	London	1798	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 40.00
3165	HORACE.	Quinti Horatii Flacci Poemata: cum Commentariis Joh. Min-ellii.	Rotterdam	1700	GBP 70.00 - 100.00	GBP 52.50
3166	[Joseph HASELWOOD.] Roach’s Authentic Memoirs of the Green Room, Containing the Lives of all the Performers of the Theatres Royal.	London: by J.		10th February 1796.	GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 550.00
3167	WILKES, David.	A General View of the Stage.	London	1759	GBP 50.00 - 70.00	GBP 137.50
3168	MORRIS, F.O.	A Natural History of the Nests and Eggs of British Birds.	London	1892	GBP 150.00 - 250.00	GBP 162.50
3169	T. SHERATON.	The Cabinet Dictionary, Containing An Explanation of all the Terms used in the Cabinet, Chair & Upholstery Branches.	London	1803	GBP 150.00 - 250.00	GBP 162.50
3170	[WADE, John.]	The Black Book; or, Corruption Unmasked! Being an Account of Places, Pensions, and Sinecures, The Revenues of the Clergy and Landed Aristocracy.	London	1820	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 87.50
3171	COOK, J.	Observations on Fox-Hunting, and the Management of Hounds in the Kennel and the Field.	London	1826	GBP 60.00 - 90.00	GBP 81.25
3172	BURNS, Robert.	Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect.	London	1787	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 187.50
3173	CAESAR, Julius Gaius.	C.Ivlii Caesaris quae extant.	Amsterdam	1670	GBP 60.00 - 90.00	GBP 125.00
3174	STRUTT, Joseph.	The Regal and Ecclesiastical Antiquities of England: Containing The Representations of all the English Monarchs.	London	1777	GBP 50.00 - 100.00	GBP 125.00
3175	IRELAND, Samuel.	Picturesque Views on the River Medway, from the Nore to the Vicinity of its Source in Sussex.	London	1793	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 50.00

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