Forum Auctions: Online: Fin-de-siecle, the gothic and weird, inc. further books from the Library of Barry Humphries, 62526, London
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- June 25, 2026 - June 25, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 281 | Coquiot Gustave | Poupees de Paris, bibelots de luxe |
Paris | 1912 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 190.50 |
| 282 | Coward Noel | Terribly Intimate Portraits |
New York | 1922 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 431.80 |
| 283 | Crowley Aleister | The Equinox |
1909-13 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 4,826.00 | |
| 284 | Crowley Aleister | Thoth Tarot Cards |
St. Paul, Minn. | [c.1969] | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 254.00 |
| 285 | Doyle Arthur Conan | The Sign of the Four; or, The Problem of the Sholtos |
Philadelphia | 1890 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold |
| 286 | Doyle Arthur Conan | The Hound of the Baskervilles |
1902 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 952.50 | |
| 287 | Dunsany Edward Plunkett Lord | Lost Tales |
Washington | 2012-20 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,016.00 |
| 288 | Edwards Amelia B. | Miss Carew |
Leipzig | 1865 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 254.00 |
| 289 | Feval Paul | La Ville Vampire |
Paris | 1875 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 190.50 |
| 290 | Gautier Theophile | Clarimonde and other stories |
[1908] | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 190.50 | |
| 291 | Hayward William Stephens | The Cloud King; or, Up in the Air and Down in the Sea |
[1896] | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 292 | Hecht Ben | Fantazius Mallare. A Mysterious Oath; The Kingdom of Evil |
Chicago | 1922;1924 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 381.00 |
| 293 | Heron-Allen Edward | The Mating of Martin de Garmendia. A Romance |
[1889] | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 3,302.00 | |
| 294 | Hodgson William Hope | The Ghost Pirates |
1909 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 635.00 | |
| 295 | Hogg James | The Brownie of Bodsbeck and other tales |
Edinburgh | 1818 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold |
| 296 | Irwin Margaret | Madame Fears the Dark |
1935 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 508.00 | |
| 297 | James M.R. | More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary |
1911 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 381.00 | |
| 298 | Lawson Alfred William | Born Again |
New York | 1904 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 95.25 |
| 299 | Louys Pierre | Les Chansons de Bilitis |
Paris | 1933 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 279.40 |
| 300 | Lovecraft H. P. | Ten'nad Insmutom, Sbornik Rasskazov |
[Moscow] | [c.1985] | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 301 | Manning Hugo (1913-77) | Collection of portraits, abstract designs and poems |
[1960s & 70s] | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,524.00 | |
| 302 | Marsh Richard | The Joss: A Reversion |
1901 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 698.50 | |
| 303 | Mighels Philp Verrill | The Crystal Sceptre |
New York | 1901 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 304 | Monnier Henry | Die Lesbierinnen. Ein Dialog |
Leipzig | 1909 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 305 | Montgomerie F.W. | Paying the Price |
1907 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
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