Lay's Auctioneers: Rare Books & Works on Paper, 82726, Cornwall
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- August 27, 2026 - August 27, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Le Carre John | 10 Books, including: The Constant Gardener; Absolute Friends; The Mission Song |
London | 2001; 2004; 2006; 2008; 2010; 2013; 2016; 2017; 2019; 2021 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 600.96 |
| 27 | Le Carre John | Sarratt and the Draper of Watford |
1999 | GBP 40.00 - 80.00 | GBP 137.72 | |
| 28 | Le Carre John | 25 Books, including: Call for the Dead; The Little Drummer Girl; A Murder of Quality |
2018; 2019; 2020 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 2,879.60 | |
| 29 | Le Carre John | T.L.S. Discussing the craft of writing |
2020 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 563.40 | |
| 30 | Le Carre John; Cornwell Jane; Phillips Vicki | Two ALS |
2016; 2020 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 275.44 | |
| 31 | Le Carre John | A.L.S. Remarks on meeting Thomas Mann, the Isles of Scilly Crossing, Writing, and an invitation to St Buryan |
2016 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 851.36 | |
| 32 | Le Carre John | A.L.S. Touching on retirement, life in lockdown at Tregiffian, the COVID-19 pandemic, Brexit, Boris Johnson, the denial of science, and the Olof Palme Award |
2020 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,001.60 | |
| 33 | Le Carre John | The Deadly Affair |
1966 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 75.12 | |
| 34 | Le Carre John | 8 Books, including: A Most Wanted Man |
2008 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 212.84 | |
| 35 | Yarrell William | A History of British Fishes |
London | 1836 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 87.64 |
| 36 | Hall Bradnock | Fish-Tails and Some True Ones |
London | 1897 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 87.64 |
| 37 | Gunther Albert | An Introduction to the Study of Fishes |
Edinburgh | 1880 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 75.12 |
| 38 | Lang Andrew | Angling Sketches |
London | 1891 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 62.60 |
| 39 | Davy John | The Angler and His Friends; Or, Piscatory Colloquies and Fishing Excursions |
London | 1855 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 25.04 |
| 40 | Beever John | Practical Fly Fishing Founded on Nature |
London | 1893 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 100.16 |
| 41 | Skues G. E. M.; V.C. | 7 Books, including: Side-Lines, Side-Lights & Reflections |
Beckenham | 1932; 1910; 1921; 1939; 1950; 1951; 1956 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 400.64 |
| 42 | Otter Alfred H. J. | A Complete Guide to Spinning & Trolling Shewing How & Where to Take Pike & Jack; The Modern Angler |
London | 1863; 1864 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 43 | Allan P. B. M. | Trout Hersey |
London | 1936 | GBP 40.00 - 80.00 | GBP 37.56 |
| 44 | Esmonde Thomas H. Grattan; Sparrow W. Shaw; Gordon W. J.; Lambert A.; Verrill A. Hyatt; Luard G. D.; Hutchinson Horace G.; Major Harlan | 19 Books, including: More Hunting Memories |
Dublin; London; New York | 1930; 1923; c.1902; 1938; 1950; 1904; 1945 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 37.56 |
| 45 | Payne-Gallwey Ralph; Humphreys John; Ransome Arthur; Piscator | 4 Books, including: The Fowler in Ireland |
Clwyd; Bath | 1976; 1983; 1995; [1886] | GBP 40.00 - 80.00 | GBP 112.68 |
| 46 | Darwin Charles | The Origin of Species |
London | 1885 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 438.20 |
| 47 | Darwin Charles | The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs |
1889 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 112.68 | |
| 48 | Darwin Charles; Poulton E. B. | The Foundations of the Origin of Species; Charles Darwin and the Origin of Species; The Origin of Species |
Cambridge; London | 1909; 1903 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 350.56 |
| 49 | Darwin Francis; Barlow Nora | N Books, including: The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin |
London; Cambridge | 1888; 1934 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 56.34 |
| 50 | Darwin Charles | The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication |
London | 1888 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 187.80 |
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Lot 101. Rare Jo Mora "Carte" Showing a NYC-to-Seattle Route through Panama Canal (1933) Est. $900 - $1,100Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
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Lot 129. The First Map to Name New Scotland and Cape Cod (1625) Est. $8,000 - $9,500Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
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Lot 606. Important, Early Atlas of Japan with 75 Woodcut Maps in Printed Color (1837) Est. $2,000 - $2,300 -
Koller, Sep. 16: FRANZÖSISCHE REVOLUTION - ASSEMBLÉE NATIONALE - Extrait des Procès-Verbaux de L'Assemblée Nationale, Des 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26 Août & premier Octobre 1789.Koller, Sep. 16: MOURADJA D'OHSSON, IGNACE. Tableau général de l'Empire Othoman, divisé en deux parties dont l'une comprend la Législation Mahométane, l'autre l'histoire de l'Empire Othoman [... ]Koller, Sep. 16: BOTANIK - Blackwell, Elisabeth. A curious herbal, containig five hundred cuts, of the most useful plants, which are now used in the practice of physick.Koller, Sep. 16: SCHEUCHZER, JOHANN JAKOB. Physica Sacra. Iconibus Aeneis illustrata procurante & sumtus suppeditante.Koller, Sep. 16: HAIMONSKINDER – Eyn schön lustig Geschicht, wie Keyser Carle der groß, vier gebrüder, Hertzog Aymont von Dordons Süne [...]Koller, Sep. 16: KRÄUTERBÜCHER - HORTUS SANITATIS - [H]ortus Sanitatis. De herbis et plantis. De animalibus et reptilibus. De avibus et volatilibus. De piscibus et natalibus…Koller, Sep. 16: GAUGUIN, PAUL, MALER (1848-1903). Eigenhändiger Brief mit Unterschrift und Couvert. An den Künstler und Freund Daniel de Monfreid in Paris. -
Leland Little, September 11: Kenneth Claiborne Royall (1894-1971), Large Archive with Letters from Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower.Leland Little, September 11: Harry S. Truman, Scarce Autograph Letter Signed as 33rd U.S. President.Leland Little, September 11: Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) (1835-1910), Autograph Quotation Signed.Leland Little, September 11: The History of North America, the Extremely Scarce Deluxe "Edition of the Presidents."Leland Little, September 11: Scarce First Edition of Krafft's The American Distiller.Leland Little, September 11: Inscribed First Edition of James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room.Leland Little, September 11: A Signed Limited Edition of Love in the Time of Cholera.Leland Little, September 11: The Extremely Scarce Limited and Extra-Illustrated Edition of The Works of Charles Dickens.Leland Little, September 11: A Beautifully Bound Limited Edition of Émile Zola's The Rougon-Macquart.Leland Little, September 11: The Elaborately Bound and Extremely Scarce The Shakespeare Gallery.Leland Little, September 11: Hunting, Hawking, Shooting, A Signed Limited Edition Four Volume Set.Leland Little, September 11: Signed Limited Edition of Salmon-Salmon with a Chapter on Iceland. -
Sotheby’s
Original Film Posters
10 September 2026Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: The Invisible Man (1933). Extremely Rare US Leader Press One Sheet. £20,000 to £26,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: You Only Live Twice (1967). Italian Advance Quattro Fogli. £10,000 to £15,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: A Dog's Life (1918). Extremely Rare US One Sheet. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: La Belle et la Bête/Beauty and the Beast (1946). French Style A Grande. £12,000 to £18,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004). US Lenticular Prototype One Sheet. £10,000 to £15,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: Théâtre d’Ombres (1897). Exceptionally Rare French Poster. £8,000 to £12,000.