Forum Auctions: Online: The Reference library of Marlborough Fine Art, 52726, London

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
June 10, 2026 - June 10, 2026
Page Size: 158 items in 7 pages
Auction Lot Books
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 Arp Hans (1886-1966)

Hans Jean Arp (1886-1966)
18 volumes

N/A Not Available GBP 355.60
2 Auerbach Frank (1931-2024)

Frank Auerbach (1931-2024)
70 books and catalogues

N/A Not Available GBP 1,524.00
3 Ayres Gillian (1930-2018)

Gillian Ayres (1930-2018)
14 books and catalogues

N/A Not Available GBP 431.80
4 Bacon Francis (1909-1992)

Francis Bacon (1909-1992
An extensive reference archive comprising circa 260 books

N/A Not Available Not Sold
5 Baumeister Willi (1889-1955)

Willi Baumeister (1889-1955)
12 books and catalogues

N/A Not Available GBP 355.60
6 Beckmann Max (1884-1950)

Max Beckmann (1884-1950)
32 books and catalogues

N/A Not Available GBP 698.50
7 Bill Max (1908-1994)

Max Bill (1908-1994)
15 books and catalogues

N/A Not Available GBP 152.40
8 Boudin Eugene (1824-1898); Schmidt Robert

Eugene Boudin (1824-1898),
Robert Schmidt Eugene Boudin 1824-1898 Catalogue Raisonne de L'oeuvre Peint

N/A Not Available GBP 1,206.50
9 Botero Fernando (1932-2023)

Fernando Botero (1932-2023)
57 books and catalogues

N/A Not Available GBP 533.40
10 Braque Georges (1882-1963)

Georges Braque (1882-1963)
24 books and catalogues

N/A Not Available GBP 431.80
11 Braque Georges (1882-1963)

Georges Braque (1882-1963)
Catalogue de L'Oeuvre de Georges Braque - Peintures, 7 vols

N/A Not Available GBP 1,524.00
12 Buffet Bernard (1928-1999); Sorlier Charles

Bernard Buffet (1928-1999)
Charles Sorlier: Bernard Buffet Lithographe Vol.I

N/A Not Available GBP 203.20
13 Canal Giovanni Antontio (1697-1768); Constable W.G.

Giovanni Antontio Canal (1697-1768)
W.G. Constable 'Giovanni Antontio Canal 1697-1768' Vols I and II

N/A Not Available GBP 152.40
14 Cezanne Paul (1839-1906); Vollard Ambroise

Paul Cezanne (1839-1906),
Ambroise Vollard, Paul Cezanne

N/A Not Available GBP 1,206.50
15 Cezanne Paul (1839-1906)

Paul Cezanne (1839-1906)
An extensive reference archive

N/A Not Available GBP 762.00
16 Chagall Marc (1887-1985); Lassaigne Jacques

Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
Jacques Lassaigne: Marc Chagall

N/A Not Available GBP 635.00
17 Chagall Marc (1887-1985); Mourlot Fernand

Marc Chagall (1887-1985),
Fernand Mourlot: Chagall Lithographe Vol I

N/A Not Available GBP 889.00
18 de Chirico Giorgio (1888-1978); Bruni Claudio

Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978)
Claudio Bruni, Catalogo Generale: Giorgio de Chirico Vols I & III

N/A Not Available GBP 482.60
19 Corot Jean-Baptiste Camille (1796-1875); Robaut Alfred

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot (1796-1875)
Alfred Robaut: L'Oeuvre de Corot, The Catalogue Raisonne, Vols I-IV and Vol V (Tables)

N/A Not Available GBP 1,651.00
20 Dali Salvador (1904-1989); Duchamp Marcel (1887-1968)

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) and Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968)
Dada and Surrealism

N/A Not Available GBP 482.60
21 Degas Edgar (1834-1917)

Edgar Degas (1834-1917),
Degas et son Ouevres Vols. I-IV

N/A Not Available GBP 1,016.00
22 Degas Edgar (1834-1971); Adhemar; Cachin; Delteil

Edgas Degas (1834-1971)
Adhemar et Cachin: Gravures et Monotypes and Delteil: Edgar Degas Le Peintre-Gravure Illustre

N/A Not Available GBP 177.80
23 Degas Edgar (1834-1917); LaFond Paul

Edgas Degas (1834-1917)
Paul LaFond: Degas Vols I and II

N/A Not Available GBP 533.40
24 Delacroix Eugene (1798-1863)

Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863)
25 reference books

N/A Not Available GBP 508.00
25 Delvaux Paul (1897-1994); Butour; Clair; Houbart-Wilkin

Paul Delvaux (1897-1994)
Butour, Clair, Houbart-Wilkin, Delvaux: Catalogue de Livres Peintes

N/A Not Available GBP 406.40
  • Sotheby’s
    Shelf Life: Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper from the Library of Stanley J. Seeger and Christopher Cone
    25 June – July 7
    Sotheby’s, July 7: Ludwig van Beethoven. Autograph sketches for the overture "Die Weihe des Hauses", op.124, [1822], UNPUBLISHED. £150,000 to £200,000.
    Sotheby’s, July 7: Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice, 1813, first edition, 3 volumes, contemporary half calf. £50,000 to £70,000.
    Sotheby’s, July 7: Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass, Brooklyn, 1855, first edition, first issue, original green cloth, the Doheny copy. £50,000 to £70,000.
    Sotheby’s, July 7: Binding—Sangorski & Sutcliffe—Omar Khayyam. Rubaiyat, London, 1872, third edition, in a magnificent jewelled Peacock binding. £15,000 to £20,000.
    Sotheby’s, July 7: George Eliot. Middlemarch, Edinburgh and London, 1871, first edition in the original parts. £20,000 to £30,000.
  • Forum Auctions
    The Private Library:
    Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
    July 9, 2026
    Forum, July 9: Hassall (Joan) A large collection of over 300 original woodblocks of engravings for various books, v.d., with Hassall's engraver's glass water-globe (Qty) - Est. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, July 9: Eragny Press.- [Bradley (Katherine Harris) & Edith Emma Cooper], "Michael Field." Whym Chow, Flame of Love, one of only 27 copies, inscribed by Bradley, the rarest book from the press, 1914. - Est. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, July 9: [Moore (Thomas Sturge)] [Wood Engravings], 71 wood-engravings printed by David Chambers from the original blocks, the only set on Japanese Hosho paper, from an edition of 5 sets, [1970]. - Est. £3,000-4,000
    Forum Auctions
    The Private Library:
    Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
    July 9, 2026
    Forum, July 9: La Fontaine (Jean de) Contes et Nouvelles en vers, 2 vol., engraved plates after Eisen, fine early 19th century blue morocco, gilt, by Bradel l'ainé, Amsterdam [Paris], 1762. - Est. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, July 9: Erotica.- Prostitution.- Pretty Women of Paris (The); Their Names and Addresses, Qualities and Faults..., [Paris], privately printed at the Press of the Prefecture de Police, 1883. - Est. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, July 9: Vale Press.- Ricketts (Charles) & Lucien Pissarro. De la Typographie et de l'Harmonie de la Page Imprimée…, [one of 216 copies], bound in dark blue morocco tooled in gilt, by Sarah T.Prideaux, 1898. - Est. £1,000-1,500
    Forum Auctions
    The Private Library:
    Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
    July 9, 2026
    Forum, July 9: Martin (John) Illustrations of the Bible, complete set of 20 mezzotints, good impressions, rarely found in early states, [c.1831-1835]. - Est. £1,000-1,500
    Forum, July 9: Golden Cockerel Press.- Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ (The), one of 500 copies, Mary Gill's copy, Waltham St. Lawrence, 1931 with a signed proof of engraving on japon numbered 10/10 (2) - Est. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, July 9: Boccaccio (Giovanni) The Decameron, 3 vol., vol.1 extra-illustrated by John Buckland Wright with c.150 erotic original drawings in pen & ink and pencil, 1886 [extra-illustrated c.1940]. - Est. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
    The Private Library:
    Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
    July 9, 2026
    Forum, July 9: Cox (Morris) Collection of Gogmagog Press Books, 35 vol., rare complete collection of printed books issued by the press, limited editions, most signed by Cox, 1957-83. - Est. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, July 9: Wynkyn de Worde.- [Terentius Afer (Publius)] [Comedie...], [Paris, Josse Badius: sold in London by Wynkyn de Worde, & others], [15 July 1504]. - Est. £4,000-6,000
    Forum, July 9: Mosley (James) Ornamented Types. Twenty-Three Alphabets from the Foundry of Louis John Pouchée, 2 vol., one of 10 copies for presentation, from an edition of 210, 1992-93. - Est. £1,000-2,000
  • Forum Auctions
    The 10th Anniversary Sale
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    July 16, 2026
    Forum, July 16: Inundation papyrus. P.Michael 4, the ‘Inundation papyrus’, a geographical account of the Nile near Canopus, in Greek, remains of two columns from a manuscript scroll on papyrus, Egypt, second century CE. £12,000-18,000
    Forum, July 16: Book of Hours, use of Sarum, manuscript on vellum, 6 full-page miniatures, with famous Middle English inscriptions, Southern Netherlands for the English market, [c.1430]. £30,000-50,000
    Forum, July 16: Qu'ran, Arabic manuscript on burnished, stencilled, and gold-flecked paper, 447ff., Sultanate Gujarat, Ahmadabad, [after 1411 but no later than 1442]. £15,000-20,000
    Forum Auctions
    The 10th Anniversary Sale
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    July 16, 2026
    Forum, July 16: Turner (William). A New boke of the natures and properties of all wines that are commonly vsed here in England, rare first edition of the first English book on wine, By William Seres, 1568. £20,000-£30,000
    Forum, July 16: Spenser (Edmund). The Faerie Queene. first edition, Printed [by John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, 1590. £30,000-40,000
    Forum, July 16: Shakespeare (William). The Comedie of Errors, extracted from the first folio, Isaac Jaggard and Edward Blount, 1623. £15,000-20,000
    Forum Auctions
    The 10th Anniversary Sale
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    July 16, 2026
    Forum, July 16: Fleming (Ian). Casino Royale, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1953. £40,000-60,000
    Forum, July 16: d'Agoty (Jacques-Fabien Gautier). Anatomie de la Tête, first edition, Paris, chez le Sieur Gautier, 1748. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, July 16: Martial Arts.- Lee (Bruce). 'Praying Mantis style' Kung Fu book, containing numerous annotations, diagrams and graphs in Bruce Lee's hand, c. 1960. £50,000-70,000
    Forum Auctions
    The 10th Anniversary Sale
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    July 16, 2026
    Forum, July 16: Warre (Capt. Henry James). Sketches in North America and the Oregon Territory, first edition, rare hand-coloured issue, 1848. £30,000-40,000
    Forum, July 16: Norie (John William). The Marine Atlas, or Seaman's Complete Pilot for all the principal places in the known world..., 1826. £30,000-50,000
    Forum, July 16: Mao Tse-tung.- Kim Il-sung.-[Note book for visitors from China to Korea], signed by Mao and Kim, [Beijing, 1954]. £10,000-15,000