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| Auction Name | Online: Books and Works on Paper | Total Sales (GBP) | 110,070.90 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | January 22, 2026 - January 22, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 58,830.00 |
| Sale Number | #1071 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 84,620.00 |
| Total Lots | 306 | ||
| Sold Lots | 275.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 66,430.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 89.87% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 95,470.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 31 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 115.29% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | [Collier (Jane)] | An Essay on the Art of ingenious Tormenting, engraved frontispiece, |
1753 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 2,159.00 |
| 36 | Byron (George Gordon Noel, Lord), William Wilberforce, Spencer Perceval and others | Extensive collection of signatures of Members of Parliament and the House of Lords, |
1811 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,651.00 |
| 126 | Strickland (Agnes) | Lives of the Queens of England, |
1844-48 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,651.00 |
| 240 | Jones (Owen) | The Psalms of David Illuminated, |
[1861] | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,651.00 |
| 205 | Jones (Glyn) & T.J. Morgan. | The Story of Heledd, |
1994 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,524.00 |
| 218 | Chaucer (Geoffrey) | The Works, |
1928-29. | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,524.00 |
| 246 | Knight (Henry Gally) | The Ecclesiastical Architecture of Italy, |
1843-44 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,524.00 |
| 93 | Smith (Adam) | An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, |
1802 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,397.00 |
| 151 | Sitwell (Edith) | The Collected Poems, |
1930 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,397.00 |
| 187 | Beekman (E.M.) | Narcissus, |
1974 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,397.00 |
| 200 | Lawrence (T.E.) | Crusader Castles, |
1936 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,397.00 |
| 66 | Restoration binding.- Book of Common Prayer (The), and Administration of the Sacraments, |
1687 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,270.00 | |
| 145 | Poe (Edgar Allan) | The Works, |
1902 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,270.00 |
| 155 | Low (David) | Twelve Biographies, |
1933 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,270.00 |
| 226 | Reeves (James) | Arcadian Ballads, |
1977 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,206.50 |
| 229 | Dulac (Edmund) Quiller-Couch (Sir Arthur) | The Sleeping Beauty and other fairy tales, |
n.d. | GBP 120.00 - 180.00 | GBP 1,206.50 |
| 68 | Milton (John) | The Works of John Milton, |
1697 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,079.50 |
| 195 | Eliot (T.S.) | Geoffrey Faber 1889-1961, |
1961 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,079.50 |
| 219 | Spark (Muriel) | Not to Disturb, |
1971 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,079.50 |
| 224 | Tucker (Alan) & Morris Cox. | In Line: The Poems [&] The Collages, |
1988 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,016.00 |
| 287 | Stuart (James) | and Nicholas Revett. The Antiquities of Athens. Measured and Delineated, |
1762-1816; | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,016.00 |
| 119 | Dickens (Charles) | Hard Times. For These Hard Times, |
1854 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 952.50 |
| 249 | Prisse d'Avennes (Emile) | La Decoration Arabe, |
[1885] | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 952.50 |
| 256 | Ruskin (John) | The Stones of Venice, |
1851-53 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 952.50 |
| 74 | Trials (The) of Samuel Goodere Esq; Matthew Mahony, and Charles White, for the Murder of Sir John Dineley Goodere, |
1741 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 889.00 |
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![<b>Forum, Mar. 25:</b> Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. <i>Histoire des Plantes, nouv...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9a2a2dbe-8edf-4091-9a08-800f7aba747e.jpg "<b>Forum, Mar. 25:</b> Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. <i>Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,</i>, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier <i>L'Histoire des plantes,</i> second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.")
Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000. -
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. <i>[Le] Docteur en malice, mai...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/ddd3b34c-8abc-4eae-8474-6ea05406ccd0.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. <i>[Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes…</i> Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [ver...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dc734df9-0811-477f-919a-2563b8452855.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. <i>Les Rêves et les ...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/7e769889-43a5-495e-a931-c511da576c2b.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. <i>Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques.</i> Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). <i>Le Juré. Monodram...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b325eb41-450b-4bd6-851c-4125e04dfbe7.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). <i>Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes…</i> Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. M...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6588f3a0-90f2-464c-8125-a76866eabe85.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). <i>Le Café-concert.</i> Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TERRY (EMILIO)]. <i>Projet de fontaine.</i> Dessin ori...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0840c8e4-4f35-4c95-b2d3-3d5addd6fd51.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TERRY (EMILIO)]. <i>Projet de fontaine.</i> Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.")
ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000. -
![<b>Chiswick, Mar. 12:</b> Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/004c032b-da4d-428e-811b-e5a8e80376a2.jpg "<b>Chiswick, Mar. 12:</b> Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.")
Chiswick Auctions
Books & Works on Paper
12th March 2026Chiswick, Mar. 12: Churchill: The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £18,000 - £22,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inscribed. £6,000 to £8,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Ponting. Polar Photographs (2) 1910-11. £3,000 - £4,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800. -
