New England Book Auctions: Fine Books & Ephemera, Including Inventory from Austin Abbey Rare Books
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fine Books & Ephemera, Including Inventory from Austin Abbey Rare Books | Total Sales (USD) | 35,598.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | February 03, 2026 - February 03, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 0.00 |
| Sale Number | #59 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 0.00 |
| Total Lots | 211 | ||
| Sold Lots | 208.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 0.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 98.58% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 0.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 3 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | Inf% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Alcott, Louisa May. | Little Women * Little Women. Part Second. |
1869 | Not Available | USD 3,900.00 |
| 40 | Dickens, Charles. | A Christmas Carol. |
1843 | Not Available | USD 1,920.00 |
| 72 | The North American Sylva. |
1853 | Not Available | USD 1,920.00 | |
| 91 | [Webster, Noah]. | The Prompter; or a Commentary on Common Sayings and Subjects. |
1793 | Not Available | USD 720.00 |
| 51 | London, Jack. | The Son of the Wolf. |
1902 | Not Available | USD 660.00 |
| 68 | Group of 9 Decorative Bindings. |
vd | Not Available | USD 450.00 | |
| 31 | Decorative Bindings. |
vd | Not Available | USD 420.00 | |
| 57 | Adams, John. | A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America. |
1794 | Not Available | USD 420.00 |
| 209 | Group of 14 American Bindings. |
19th-century | Not Available | USD 420.00 | |
| 17 | Poe, E. Edited by John H. Ingram. | Poe, E. Works. |
1899 | Not Available | USD 390.00 |
| 29 | Madame de Sevigne and Her Contemporaries. |
1842 | Not Available | USD 390.00 | |
| 65 | Poe, Edgar Allen. | The Raven Illustrated. |
1884 | Not Available | USD 390.00 |
| 126 | American Bindings. Group of 8 Titles. |
vd | Not Available | USD 390.00 | |
| 135 | Jewett, Sarah Orne. | Jewett, Sarah Orne. Group of 7 volumes, as listed below. |
vd | Not Available | USD 390.00 |
| 42 | Ball, Eliza Craufurd. | The Christian Armour. |
1866 | Not Available | USD 360.00 |
| 70 | Stevenson, E. | The Square of Sevens. |
1897 | Not Available | USD 360.00 |
| 81 | Macky. | A Journey Through England in Familiar Letters. |
1723 | Not Available | USD 360.00 |
| 93 | (King, Ronald). Chaucer. | The Prologue From the Canterbury Tales. |
1967 | Not Available | USD 360.00 |
| 67 | Porcellian Club. Centennial 1791-1891. |
1891 | Not Available | USD 330.00 | |
| 69 | Khayyam, Omar. | The Rubaiyat. |
1912 | Not Available | USD 330.00 |
| 121 | Book on Bindings. Group of 16 Titles. |
vd | Not Available | USD 330.00 | |
| 172 | Twain, Mark. | A Yankee in King Arthur's Court. |
1889; 1890 | Not Available | USD 330.00 |
| 108 | Miniature Books. Group of 14. |
vd | Not Available | USD 300.00 | |
| 213 | Group of Vellum Bindings. |
1890s-1900s | Not Available | USD 300.00 | |
| 6 | Neuburger, Christoph Ulrich. | Conciones Rurales Oder. |
1662 | Not Available | USD 270.00 |
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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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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. -
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.