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Schilb Antiquarian: Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyers Premium

Auction Reports

Auction Name	Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyers Premium	Total Sales (USD)	16,368.00
Auction Date	February 15, 2026 - February 15, 2026	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	54,307.00
Sale Number	#401049	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	110,000.00
Total Lots	101
Sold Lots	101.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	54,307.00
% of Lots Sold	100.00%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	110,000.00
Unsold Lots	0	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	14.88%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
57	traditional Hebrew	Form of Prayers for the Feast of Pentecost; Form of Prayers for the Feast of Tabernacles	1865	USD 499.00 - 1,000.00	USD 700.00
97	For Whom the Bell Tolls	HEMINGWAY, Ernest	1940	USD 499.00 - 1,000.00	USD 690.00
84	John Wesley Powell Contributor(s): Henry Rowe Schoolcraft	Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-86	1891	USD 499.00 - 1,000.00	USD 560.00
69	Benson John Lossing Illustrator(s): Benson John Lossing	The Home of Washington; or, Mount Vernon and its Associations, Historical, Biographical, and Pictorial	1871	USD 499.00 - 1,000.00	USD 445.00
52	Samuel Cooper	A Concise System of Instructions and Regulations for the Militia and Volunteers of the United States: Comprehending the Exercises and Movements of the Infantry, Light Infantry, and Riflemen; Cavalry and Artillery	1854	USD 499.00 - 1,000.00	USD 410.00
76	Ulysses S. Grant	Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant	1885--1886.	USD 750.00 - 1,600.00	USD 390.00
99	The Hobbit or There and Back Again	TOLKIEN, J.R.R.	1966	USD 599.00 - 1,200.00	USD 380.00
34	William Shakespeare Contributor(s): Samuel Johnson (Editor)	The Plays of William Shakespeare	1771	USD 499.00 - 1,000.00	USD 360.00
89	Arthur Conan Doyle Contributor(s): Joseph Bell (Note)	A Study in Scarlet	1903	USD 499.00 - 1,000.00	USD 355.00
91	Edgar Allan Poe Illustrator(s): Contributor(s): Edwin Markham (Introduction)	The Works of Edgar Allan Poe	1904	USD 750.00 - 1,600.00	USD 355.00
47	Noah Webster Contributor(s): John Walker (pronunciation guide)	An American dictionary of the English language : exhibiting the origin, orthography, pronunciation, and definition of words	1846	USD 399.00 - 800.00	USD 330.00
19	Jonathan Swift	Works of Jonathan Swift	1734	USD 599.00 - 1,200.00	USD 295.00
18	Flavius Josephus Contributor(s): Jacques Chretien Basnage (Translator, Editor)	Vervolg op Flavius Josephus of Algemene historie der Joodsche naatsie, behelzende ene uitvoering beschryving van derzelver regerings-vorm, godtsdienst	1727	USD 750.00 - 1,600.00	USD 290.00
77	John Wesley Powell Contributor(s): Henry Rowe Schoolcraft	Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1883-84	1887	USD 499.00 - 1,000.00	USD 265.00
41	Edward Baines	History of the Wars of the French Revolution, from the Breaking Out of the War in 1792, to the Restoration of a General Peace in 1815	1817	USD 750.00 - 1,600.00	USD 250.00
48	Benjamin Franklin	The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin; Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and Literary	1851	USD 499.00 - 1,000.00	USD 250.00
45	Homer	Homeri Odyssea	1839	USD 499.00 - 1,000.00	USD 235.00
98	Ian Fleming	The Man with the Golden Gun	1965	USD 599.00 - 1,200.00	USD 230.00
46	Anonymous	Life of William Henry Harrison (of Ohio), the Peoples Candidate for the Presidency; With a History of the Wars with the British and Indians on Our North-Western Frontier	1840	USD 399.00 - 800.00	USD 225.00
100	The Silmarillion	TOLKIEN, J.R.R.	(c)1977.	USD 599.00 - 1,200.00	USD 225.00
58	Ed. S. Taylor	The History of Playing Cards, With Anecdotes of Their Use in Conjuring, Fortune-Telling, and Card-Sharping	1865	USD 499.00 - 1,000.00	USD 220.00
49	United States Contributor: Hickey, W. Illustrator: E Weber & Co Balt	The Constitution of the United States of America, With an Alphabetical Analysis; the Declaration of Independence; the Articles of Confederation; the Prominent Political Acts of George Washington; Electoral Votes for All the Presidents and Vice-presidents;	1851	USD 499.00 - 1,000.00	USD 215.00
90	Edmund Spenser Contributor(s): John W. Hales (Memoir); R. Morris (Editor)	The Works of Edmund Spenser	1904	USD 499.00 - 1,000.00	USD 210.00
1	Johann Wigand	De Neutralibus et mediis, libellus utilis et necessarius	1560	USD 750.00 - 1,600.00	USD 205.00
53	John C. Fremont	The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California: to which is added a description of the physical geography of California	1856	USD 499.00 - 1,000.00	USD 200.00

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.