Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers: Home Furnishing and Interiors Auction to include Antiques and Modern Furniture. A Large Selection of Ceramics, Glass and Decorative Ware, Assorted Pocket and Wrist Watches, Jewellery, 50726, Ayr
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- May 07, 2026 - May 07, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 376 | Collection of Beano Annuals, The Topper, Dennis the Menace and cookery books |
N/A | GBP 10.00 - 20.00 | GBP 12.40 | ||
| 384 | Marley Robertson | Red Rose |
N/A | GBP 10.00 - 20.00 | GBP 18.60 | |
| 385 | Six hole Western Gailes |
N/A | GBP 10.00 - 20.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 386 | Daniel Campbell | Cottage by the sea |
N/A | GBP 20.00 - 40.00 | GBP 37.20 | |
| 389 | Peter Munro | View of the Old Course, St Andrews |
N/A | GBP 10.00 - 20.00 | GBP 24.80 | |
| 397 | Classical style lithograph |
N/A | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 24.80 | ||
| 399 | Alan B Hayman | Running before the storm |
N/A | GBP 10.00 - 20.00 | Not Sold | |
| 402 | Leonard Cheshire | Lancaster print |
N/A | GBP 10.00 - 20.00 | GBP 24.80 | |
| 405 | Alexander Miller | Two Alexander Miller framed prints depicting men with umbrella |
N/A | GBP 10.00 - 20.00 | GBP 31.00 | |
| 414 | C-5 Galaxy and C141 Starlifter |
N/A | GBP 10.00 - 20.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 415 | Flying arsenal of the United States Airforce |
N/A | GBP 10.00 - 20.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 418 | Collection of three golf prints |
N/A | GBP 10.00 - 20.00 | GBP 14.88 | ||
| 419 | Bill Waugh | Valderrama Golf Club |
N/A | GBP 10.00 - 20.00 | Not Sold | |
| 420 | Richard Chorley | Turnberry Ailsa |
N/A | GBP 10.00 - 20.00 | GBP 27.28 | |
| 421 | Four town and city prints |
N/A | GBP 10.00 - 20.00 | GBP 14.88 | ||
| 422 | Richard Corley | Kingbarns |
N/A | GBP 10.00 - 20.00 | GBP 22.32 | |
| 423 | Graham W. Baxter | Turnberry, Scotland |
N/A | GBP 10.00 - 20.00 | GBP 12.40 | |
| 424 | Two prints depicting dogs and a framed lake landscape print |
N/A | GBP 10.00 - 20.00 | GBP 9.92 | ||
| 426 | McDonald | Across to Ailsa Craig |
N/A | GBP 10.00 - 20.00 | GBP 24.80 | |
| 426A | Macintosh Patrick | The Artist's Studio, Winter |
N/A | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | Not Sold | |
| 517 | Jack Nicklaus | A duel in the sun, Turnberry autographed poster |
N/A | GBP 10.00 - 20.00 | GBP 31.00 | |
| 534 | Two boxes of assorted Scottish reference books to include, 'History of Scotland', 'Highland Days', 'Pictorial Scotland' etc. |
N/A | GBP 10.00 - 20.00 | GBP 27.28 | ||
| 535 | Collection of children's books to include, The Beano Books, Ladybird books, Roald Dahl, Beatrix Potter etc. |
N/A | GBP 10.00 - 20.00 | GBP 18.60 | ||
| 535A | Two boxes of assorted gardening and nature reference books. |
N/A | GBP 10.00 - 20.00 | GBP 27.28 | ||
| 584 | James McArdel | James McArdel, 'Off Fraserburgh' and 'Peterhead Harbour', pencil signed etchings (2). |
N/A | GBP 10.00 - 20.00 | GBP 12.40 |
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Sotheby’s
Shelf Life: Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper from the Library of Stanley J. Seeger and Christopher Cone
25 June – July 7Sotheby’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, 2026Forum, 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. £10,000-15,000Forum, 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. £3,000-4,000Forum, 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. £3,000-4,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, 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. £2,000-3,000Forum, 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. £3,000-4,000Forum, 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. £1,000-1,500Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Martin (John) Illustrations of the Bible, complete set of 20 mezzotints, good impressions, rarely found in early states, [c.1831-1835]. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum, 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. £5,000-7,000Forum, 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. £10,000-15,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, 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. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Wynkyn de Worde.- [Terentius Afer (Publius)] [Comedie...], [Paris, Josse Badius: sold in London by Wynkyn de Worde, & others], [15 July 1504]. - Est. £4,000-6,000Forum, 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 -
Freeman’s, June 30. Thomas Jefferson’s “Birth of the New Nation” letter, carried to Paris with the Treaty of Peace, by a Jewish patriot. $100,000-200,000.Freeman’s, June 30. “The rockets’ red glare.” A British midshipman’s log recording the bombardment of Fort McHenry. $60,000-80,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry Commission signed by James Madison, 1812. $40,000-60,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776. $15,000-25,000.Freeman’s, June 30. One of the Earliest Printed Announcements of American Independence, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000-15,000.Freeman’s, June 30. "The Two Big Guns of the N.Y. Yanks": A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Unique Contemporary Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words to His Followers, the Day Before his Violent Death. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The State of Minnesota Officially Certifies the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution Of the United States. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York to Queen Anne from the Colony of New York. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Call to Arms in the Months Following the Declaration of Independence: An Early Continental Army Recruitment Poster. $6,000-9,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Samuel Jones, the Statesman Behind the Newly Discovered "Jones Declaration": His Annotated Set Used in His Working Law Library. $6,000-9,000.