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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 104 | Waite A. E. | Steps to the Crown |
1907 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 609.60 | |
| 105 | Machen Arthur | The Memoirs |
1922 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 698.50 | |
| 106 | Machen Arthur | N Books, including: Autograph Letter signed |
1925 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 457.20 | |
| 107 | Collins W.J.T. | The Romance of the Echoing Wood |
Newport | 1937 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 381.00 |
| 108 | Spare Austin Osman | A Book of Satyrs |
1907 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 2,286.00 | |
| 109 | Le Fere Francois | "Hammed" A Tale of the Crusades. Arranged from the Memoirs of a Warrior-Monk |
1908 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 190.50 | |
| 110 | Crowley Aleister | Clouds Without Water |
1909 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 558.80 | |
| 111 | Baudelaire Charles | Little Poems in Prose |
Paris | 1925 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 762.00 |
| 112 | Wratislaw Theodore | Oscar Wilde: A Memoir |
1980 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 482.60 | |
| 113 | Crowley Aleister | N Books, including: Snowdrops from a Curate's Garden |
Stockholm | 2013 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 508.00 |
| 114 | Grindrod Charles | The Shadow of Raggedstone |
1909 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 355.60 | |
| 116 | Forster E.M. | Howards End |
1910 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 2,540.00 | |
| 117 | Crawford Francis Marion | Uncanny Tales |
1911 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 825.50 | |
| 118 | Stoker Bram | The Lair of the White Worm |
1911 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 431.80 | |
| 119 | Stoker Bram | Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Stories |
1914 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 355.60 | |
| 120 | Heron-Allen Edward | Selsey Bill |
1911 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 190.50 | |
| 121 | France Anatole | Ce Que Disent Nos Morts |
Paris | 1916 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 304.80 |
| 122 | Pierron Sander | Un Peintre de la femme: Ernest Marneff |
Brussels | 1920 | GBP 120.00 - 180.00 | Not Sold |
| 123 | Neuberg Victor B. | Swift Wings: Songs in Sussex |
Steyning | 1921 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 533.40 |
| 124 | Tinan Jean De | Le Petite Jeanne Pale |
Paris | 1922 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 279.40 |
| 125 | Sinclair May | Uncanny Stories |
New York | 1923 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 533.40 |
| 126 | Dekobra Maurice | Luxures |
Paris | 1924 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 304.80 |
| 127 | Wegener Gerda;Perceau Louis | Douze Sonnets |
Paris | 1924 | GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,016.00 |
| 128 | Symons Arthur | Studies on Modern Painters |
New York | 1925 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 355.60 |
| 129 | Symons Arthur;Baudelaire Charles | Les Fleurs du Mal |
1925 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 355.60 |
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