Sothebys: Shelf Life: Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper from the Library of Stanley J. Seeger and Christopher Cone, L26402, London
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- July 07, 2026 - July 07, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Buhot Felix | Pluie et Parapluie |
circa 1972 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 2,048.00 | |
| 35 | Burgess Anthony | A Clockwork Orange |
London | 1962 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 14,080.00 |
| 37 | Cage John | Autograph note signed |
c. 1950 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 5,376.00 | |
| 38 | Smyth Dorothy Carleton | Designs for Rudyard Kipling |
N/A | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 8,960.00 | |
| 39 | Chidley Arthur | Original illustration of 3 historic aircraft |
circa 1925 | GBP 500.00 - 900.00 | GBP 2,176.00 | |
| 40 | Liszt Franz | F. Chopin par F. Liszt |
Paris; Leipzig; Brussels | 1852 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 9,600.00 |
| 41 | Beethoven Ludwig van; Handel George Frideric; Haydn Joseph; Rossini Gioacchino; Sibelius Jean; Stravinsky Igor; Messiaen Olivier; Playford John | N Books, including: Grand Quatuor En Ut dieze mineur pour deux Violons Alto et Violoncelle; Israel in Egypt; Die Jahreszeiten; Die Schopfung; Guillaume Tell; Sanger Lieder; Pastorale pour chant et piano; Cinq pieces faciles pour piano a quatre main |
Mainz; Paris; Anvers; Leipzig; Berlin; London; Geneva; Moscow; St. Petersburg | 1802; c. 1840; 1910; 1917; 1991; 1718 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 6,400.00 |
| 42 | Connolly Cyril | Bond Strikes Camp |
Hertford | 1963 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,024.00 |
| 43 | Craxton John | Winter Panorama |
1959 | GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | GBP 2,176.00 | |
| 44 | Crome John | Thirty-two original etchings of views of Norfolk |
Norwich | 1821 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 1,920.00 |
| 45 | Cross Peter (b. 1951); Drew Simon (b. 1952) | The outing; Hitting the keys; Captain Corelli's Pangolin; Whinnie the Pie |
2021 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 768.00 | |
| 46 | Cross Peter (b. 1951) | Dudley the teapot; Camouflage; On Guard |
N/A | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 2,816.00 | |
| 47 | Debussy Claude | Flots, palmes, sables |
1882 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 53,760.00 | |
| 48 | Dickens Charles | A Christmas Carol |
London | 1843 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 23,040.00 |
| 49 | Dickens Charles | Pictures from Italy |
London | 1846 | GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | GBP 64,000.00 |
| 50 | Doyle Arthur Conan | The Hound of the Baskervilles |
London | 1902 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 4,096.00 |
| 51 | Durer Albrecht (1471-1528) | The Crucifixion |
circa 1519 | GBP 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | GBP 64,000.00 | |
| 52 | Dvořak Antonin | Requiem Mass |
London; New York | 1891 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,048.00 |
| 53 | Eden Frederic Morton | The State of the Poor: or, an History of the Labouring Classes in England |
London | 1797 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 3,840.00 |
| 54 | Eliot George | Middlemarch |
London; Edinburgh | 1871 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 55 | Eliot George | 21 Books, including: Silas Marner |
Edinburgh; London | 1861; [1880] | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,280.00 |
| 56 | Eliot T.S. | Four Quartets |
London | [1960] | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 4,096.00 |
| 57 | Euclid | Elementorum geometricorum lib. XV |
Basel | 1537 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 5,376.00 |
| 59 | Fleming Ian | Centenary Edition |
London | 2008 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 30,720.00 |
| 60 | Gilbert & George | A collection of early works |
London | 1969-74 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 3,328.00 |
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