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| Auction Name | Fine Literature with Beats & the Counterculture | Total Sales (USD) | 211,481.25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | February 19, 2026 - February 19, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 203,700.00 |
| Sale Number | #857 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 315,200.00 |
| Total Lots | 501 | ||
| Sold Lots | 392.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 265,200.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 78.24% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 410,900.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 109 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 51.47% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beier, Ulli, ed. | 20 issues of Black Orpheus: A Journal of African and Afro-American Literature |
1957-1966 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 11,875.00 |
| 107 | Lewis, C.S. | C.S. Lewis handwritten letter, 1961 |
1961 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 6,250.00 |
| 10 | Cameron, James | Titanic: A Screenplay |
1996 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 3,750.00 |
| 57 | Dumas, Alexandre | Celebrated Crimes |
1895 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,750.00 |
| 121 | Milne, A.A. | When We Were Very Young |
[1924] | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,750.00 |
| 458 | Dalyell, John Graham | The Darker Superstitions of Scotland: Illustrated From History and Practice |
1834 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 3,750.00 |
| 431 | Bukowski, Charles | At Terror Street and Agony Way |
1968 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 3,437.50 |
| 317 | Etienne (pseud. of Dom Orejudos, aka Stephen) | Bob's Service Station [with] The Rawhide Male, No. 4 |
[c. 1970s] | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 3,125.00 |
| 437 | Bukowski, Charles | The Days Run Away Like Wild Horses Over the Hills |
1969 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,125.00 |
| 125 | O'Hara, John | Appointment in Samarra |
[1934] | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 2,375.00 |
| 138 | Steinbeck, John & Edward F. Ricketts | Sea of Cortez: A Leisurely Journal of Travel and Research |
1941 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 2,375.00 |
| 388 | Steward, Samuel (aka Phil Sparrow or Phil Andros) | Sailor, watercolor |
1953 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,375.00 |
| 445 | Bukowski, Charles | Love is a Dog from Hell, Poems 1974-1977 |
1977 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,375.00 |
| 449 | Bukowski, Charles | Post Office |
1971 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,375.00 |
| 46 | Dickens, Charles | Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress. By "Boz" |
1838 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,250.00 |
| 89 | Hemingway, Ernest | The Old Man and the Sea |
1952 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,000.00 |
| 366 | Bruce of Los Angeles | 12 photographs of a model |
[c. 1960s] | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 2,000.00 |
| 168 | Twain, Mark | Mark Twain's Autobiography |
1924 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,875.00 |
| 316 | null | Set of Erotic French translucent playing cards |
c.1860s | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,875.00 |
| 334 | null | 104 issues of ONE Magazine |
1954-1966 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 1,875.00 |
| 325 | null | 141 novels from the "Adonis Classic" series |
1975-1982 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 1,750.00 |
| 102 | Kipling, Rudyard | Poems: 1886-1929 |
1930 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,625.00 |
| 216 | Card, Orson Scott | Ender's Game |
[1985] | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,625.00 |
| 185 | Wallace, David Foster | Consider the Lobster and Other Essays |
[2005] | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,500.00 |
| 88 | Hemingway, Ernest | A Farewell to Arms |
1929 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,375.00 |
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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. -
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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. -
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![<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.")
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![<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.