Gorringes: Books & Manuscripts | House & Garden Sales, 61526, Lewes
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- June 15, 2026 - June 15, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1001 | Letters Patent Peerage for Lord Errol of Hale; Royal Victorian Order parchment |
N/A | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,040.00 | ||
| 1002 | Elgar Edward (1857-1934) | Signed letter |
1900 | GBP 1,857.00 - 1,934.00 | GBP 390.00 | |
| 1003 | Churchill Winston | Ceremonial to be Observed at the Funeral of The Right Honourable Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill; The Order of Service for the Funeral of the Right Honourable Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill |
1965 | GBP 160.00 - 200.00 | GBP 650.00 | |
| 1004 | N Books, including: Printed invitation to the unveiling of Gunn's portrait of Atlee |
1945; 1950; 1954 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 110.50 | ||
| 1005 | The Marriage of Her Royal Highness The Princess Elizabeth with Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten Royal Navy |
1947 | GBP 160.00 - 200.00 | GBP 247.00 | ||
| 1006 | Froude James Anthony | The English in Ireland in the Eighteenth Century |
1895 | GBP 80.00 - 100.00 | GBP 123.50 | |
| 1007 | Andres Juan | Origen, Progresos Y Estado Actual De Toda La Literatura |
Madrid | 1784-1793 | GBP 1,784.00 - 1,793.00 | GBP 104.00 |
| 1009 | Agas Radulpho | Planta Della Citta di Firenze |
N/A | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,820.00 | |
| 1011 | Tyler; Staper Paul | N Books, including: History of Scotland |
Edinburgh | 1864-67; 1880 | GBP 1,864.00 - 67.00 | GBP 546.00 |
| 1012 | Johnson Samuel | A Dictionary of the English Language |
1785 | GBP 140.00 - 180.00 | GBP 221.00 | |
| 1013 | Gardiner Samuel Rawson | Oliver Cromwell |
1899 | GBP 80.00 - 100.00 | GBP 91.00 | |
| 1014 | Boswell James | The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson |
1785 | GBP 100.00 - 140.00 | Not Sold | |
| 1015 | Etherege George | The Works of Sir George Etherege |
1704 | GBP 80.00 - 100.00 | GBP 65.00 | |
| 1016 | Hoole Samuel | Aurelia; or, the Contest |
1783 | GBP 80.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold | |
| 1017 | Oldham John | N Books, including: Satyrs upon the Jesuits |
1684; 1685; 1687 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 286.00 | |
| 1018 | Halifax George Savile | The Lady's New-years Gift; or, Advice to a Daughter |
1688 | GBP 140.00 - 180.00 | GBP 221.00 | |
| 1019 | May Thomas | The History of the Parliament of England |
1647 | GBP 140.00 - 180.00 | GBP 234.00 | |
| 1020 | Charles I | Eikon Basilike |
Hague | 1649 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 182.00 |
| 1021 | Fuller Thomas | The Holy State; The Profane State |
1652 | GBP 200.00 - 394.00 | Not Sold | |
| 1142 | Poggialie Giuseppe | Planta Della Citta di Firenze |
1784 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 52.00 | |
| 1143 | Bacon George | Plan of Edinburgh; Plan of Glasgow |
c.1890 | GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold | |
| 1143A | Mogg Edward | Mogg’s Excursionist Map of 15 Miles Round London |
Covent Garden | N/A | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | Not Sold |
| 1144 | Collins H.G. | England and Wales |
c. 1850; 1922; 1956 | GBP 80.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold | |
| 1145 | Royal Geographical Society | Eastern Africa; Southern Africa |
London | 1892; 1916 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 58.50 |
| 1146 | Ingham F.T | Geological Map of Malaya |
1948 | GBP 80.00 - 100.00 | GBP 143.00 |
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