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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 181 | Machen Arthur | The Rose Garden |
1932 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 228.60 | |
| 182 | Machen Arthur | 3 Autograph Letters signed to Colin Summerford |
Amersham | 1933-43 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 355.60 |
| 183 | Machen Arthur | The Cosy Room |
1936 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,540.00 | |
| 184 | Machen Arthur | The Children of the Pool and other stories |
1936 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 533.40 | |
| 185 | Barrie J.M. | Autograph Letter signed to Arthur Machen |
London | 1936 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 215.90 |
| 186 | Sassoon Siegfried | Autograph Letter signed to Colin Summerford |
1943 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,651.00 | |
| 187 | Hando Fred J. | The Pleasant Land of Gwent |
Newport | 1944 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 381.00 |
| 188 | Brangham Godfrey | Four albums compiled by Branham relating to Arthur Machen |
20th century | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 355.60 | |
| 189 | Gawsworth John | The Hostine: To Arthur Machen (Archduke of Redonda) |
1954 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 165.10 | |
| 190 | Faunus: The Journal of the Friends of Arthur Machen |
1998-2025 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 215.90 | ||
| 191 | Gawsworth John | Confession. Verses |
1931 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 431.80 | |
| 192 | Le Gallienne Richard | Volumes in Folio |
1889 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 31.75 | |
| 193 | Lewis L. A. | Tales of the Grotesque. A Collection of Uneasy Tales |
1934 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 165.10 | |
| 194 | Middleton Richard | The Ghost Ship & other stories |
1912 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 203.20 | |
| 195 | Middleton Richard | The Pantomime Man |
1933 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 120.65 | |
| 196 | Starrett Vincent | Seaports in the Moon |
Garden City | 1928 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 584.20 |
| 197 | Blayre Christopher | The Cheetah-Girl |
1998 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 825.50 | |
| 198 | Waite Arthur Edward | Israfel, Letters Visions and Poems |
1886 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 762.00 | |
| 199 | Waite Arthur Edward | The Real History of the Rosicrucians, Founded on Their Own Manifestoes, and on Facts and Documents Collected from the Writings of Initiated Brethren |
1887 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 457.20 | |
| 200 | Waite Arthur Edward | Strange Houses of Sleep |
1906 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 533.40 | |
| 201 | Chesterton G.K. | An extensive collection of periodicals either contributed to by Chesterton or about him |
c.1886-1990s | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 279.40 | |
| 202 | Chesterton G.K. | The Debater. Journal of the Junior Debating Club |
Hammersmith | 1891-93 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 584.20 |
| 203 | Chesterton G.K. | Greybeards at Play |
1900 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 825.50 | |
| 204 | Chesterton G.K. | The Wild Knight and other poems |
1900 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 431.80 | |
| 205 | Chesterton G.K. | The Defendant |
1901 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 304.80 |
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