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Auction Name	PBA Platinum	Total Sales (USD)	239,193.75
Auction Date	February 26, 2026 - February 26, 2026	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	241,400.00
Sale Number	#858	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	370,900.00
Total Lots	117
Sold Lots	59.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	465,500.00
% of Lots Sold	50.43%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	712,600.00
Unsold Lots	58	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	33.57%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
25	Dick, Philip K.	Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?	1968	USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00	USD 21,250.00
39	Slater, John C. and Nathaniel H. Frank	Introduction to Theoretical Physics	1933	USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00	USD 21,250.00
70	Mitchell, Margaret	Gone With the Wind	1936	USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	USD 15,000.00
73	Newton, Isaac	Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica. Editio Ultima Cui Accedit Analysis per Quantitatum Series, Fluxiones ac Differentias cum enumeratione Linearum Tertii Ordinis	1723	USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00	USD 15,000.00
54		Archive of documents relating to the War Relocation Authority and Japanese internment during World War II	1942-1946	USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00	USD 11,250.00
57	Morris, William	The Life and Death of Jason, A Poem	[1895]	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 11,250.00
96	Turing, Alan M.	The Chemical Basis of Morphogenesis	1952	USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00	USD 10,000.00
92	[Simmons, Ameila] An Orphan	American Cookery, or, The Art of Dressing Viands, Fish, Poultry, and Vegetables and the Best Mode of Making Puff Pastes, Pies, Tarts, Puddings, Custards, and Preserves...Together with the rules of Carving at Dinner parties. Exemplified With Cuts.	1831	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 8,750.00
65	Babbage, Charles	The Ninth Bridgewater Treatise. A Fragment	1838	USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00	USD 7,500.00
94	Stephenson, Neal	Snow Crash	[1992]	USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00	USD 7,500.00
64	Schwerd, Friedrich M.	Die kleine Speyerer Basis oder Beweis dass man mit einem geringen Aufwand an Zeit, Muhe und Kosten durch eine kleine genau gemessene Linie die Grundlage einer grossen Triangulation bestimmen Kann	1822	USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	USD 6,250.00
71	Malory, Thomas	Leaf from Wynkyn de Worde's 1529 Morte D'Arthur	[1529]	USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 5,625.00
1	Adams, Ansel	Collection of Ansel Adams Yosemite winter sport and recreation photographs for Donald Tresidder	c.1928-30	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 5,000.00
86	Wright, William Aldis, editor	The Works of Shakespeare	1893-1895	USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	USD 5,000.00
52	Huxley, Aldous	Brave New World: A Novel	1932	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 4,687.50
5	Brillat-Savarin, Jean Anthelme	The Physiology of Taste, or Meditations on Transcendental Gastronomy	1994	USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00	USD 4,375.00
20	Churchill, Winston S.	The World Crisis 1911-1918: Abridged & Revised Edition	1937	USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 4,062.50
4		A.L. Aydelott and Associates Architects 1950-1954	[1954]	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 3,750.00
82	Pliny, the Elder	The Historie of the World. Commonly called the Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus	1601	USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 3,750.00
88		The San Francisco Directory for the Year 1852-53: Embracing a general directory of citizens; a street directory; a new and complete map of the city; and an appendix of general information, an almanac, etc. First Publication	1852	USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00	USD 3,750.00
99	Wolfe, Thomas	Look Homeward, Angel: A Story of the Buried Life	1929	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 3,750.00
58	Ruskin, John	The Nature of Gothic	[1892]	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 3,125.00
69	[Mitchell, John]	The Contest in America Between Great Britain and France, with its Consequences and Importance...By an Impartial Hand.	1757	USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00	USD 3,125.00
78		Sheriff's Mugshot book from Contra Costa County, 1916-17	April, 1916-March, 1917	USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00	USD 3,125.00
42	Garcia Marquez, Gabriel	Love in the Time of Cholera	1988	USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 2,812.50

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, 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 2026

Forum, 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 2026

Forum, 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.
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.
Chiswick Auctions
Books & Works on Paper
12th March 2026

Chiswick, 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.