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Auction Name	Timed Estates Book Collection Blowout - Reference Books, Fiction, Nonfiction & More!	Total Sales (USD)	15,287.50
Auction Date	February 26, 2026 - February 26, 2026	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	0.00
Sale Number	#22626	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	0.00
Total Lots	195
Sold Lots	191.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	0.00
% of Lots Sold	97.95%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	0.00
Unsold Lots	4	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	Inf%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Book Title	Estimate	Actual Price
41	Lot of 14 books on spiritual philosophy	Not Available	USD 468.75
54	9 books on hypnosis and mental health therapies, "Mind-Body Communication in Hypnosis" by Milton H. Erickson, "Life Reframing in Hypnosis" Milton H. Erickson, "My Voice Will Go With You" Milton H. Erickson, "Unity and...	Not Available	USD 343.75
191	Lot of 13 books on Psychology, titles like "People Who Do Things to Eachother" by Hubback, "The Way of Woman by Helen M. Luke and more. All in fair condition	Not Available	USD 343.75
192	Lot of 12 books on psychology and christianity. Titles like "Theosophy" by Rudolf Steiner, "Self Remembering" by Burton, and more. All in fair condition	Not Available	USD 343.75
44	9 books about meditation and the journey inward to know oneself, "Anger" Thich Nrat Hanh, "Living Myth" D. Stephenson Bond, "Masculine and Feminine" Gareth S. Hill, "Gathering the Light" V. Walter Odajnyk, "The Forbid...	Not Available	USD 312.50
87	Large box/opportunity lot of 27 books on psychology and Jungian philosophy	Not Available	USD 312.50
116	Lot of 14 books on spirituality and psychology; includes works by R.J. Stewart, John P. Conger, H.L. Philp, and more	Not Available	USD 312.50
30	5 vintage books: History of Ireland in the 18th Century, Volumes 1-5. By William Edward Lecky. London 1898.	Not Available	USD 281.25
62	Lot of 10 Fiction Books; "Remembering Laughter" Wallace Stegner (First Edition); "Of Mice and Men" John Steinbeck; "The Plutocrat" Booth Tarkington (First Edition); "Franny and Zooey" J.D. Salinger; "To Kill a Mocking...	Not Available	USD 281.25
75	Lot of 13 books on psychology; includes works by Verena Kast, Murray Stein, and others	Not Available	USD 281.25
101	Lot of 22 books on spirituality; includes works by Edward Hirsch, J.G. Bennett, Jung Young Lee, and more	Not Available	USD 281.25
181	Lot of 24 books on psychology and spirituality. Titles like "The Point of Existence" by A.H. Almaas, "Spiritual Beings" by Steiner and more.	Not Available	USD 281.25
11	2 books: New Physiognomy, OR Signs of Character as Manifested through Temperament and External Forms, and Especially in "The Human Face Divine." By Samuel R. Wells. More than one thousand illustrations. New York 1891. Ps	Not Available	USD 250.00
40	Lot of 14 books on dreams, spirituality & growth.	Not Available	USD 250.00
94	Lot of 13 books on spirituality; includes works by Arnold Mindell, Ira Progoff, Robert Grinnell, and more	Not Available	USD 250.00
96	Lot of 18 books; includes works by Jim Harrison (First Printing), Ernest Hemingway, Herman Melville, and more	Not Available	USD 250.00
19	4 sbooks by Upton Sinclair, 1 map and 10 personal photos. All books are signed by Sinclair with the exception of the autobiography. Contains special dedication to Sinclair's wife, The Autobiography of Upton Sinclair. New	Not Available	USD 225.00
43	10 J.R.R. Tolkien books, "The Lord of the Ring Reader's Companion" Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scully x2, "The Children of Hurin" x2, "Brethren and Luthien", "Roverandom", "The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun" x2, "The...	Not Available	USD 225.00
9	3 books: The Case Against Einstein, by Arthur Lynch. New York 1933, includes someone's personal notes., Space, Gravity and the Flying Saucer, by Leonard G. Cramp. New York 1955., The Hollow Earth, by Raymond Bernard. New	Not Available	USD 200.00
49	10 books - theosophy, psychosynthesis, psychotherapy, philosophy, and Jungian Literary Criticism, "Psychosynthesis" Roberto Assagioli, M.D. , "The Act of Will" Roberto Assagioli, M.D., "Power in the Helping Profession...	Not Available	USD 200.00
176	Lot of 11 fiction books. Includes works by John Steinbeck, Hugh Lofting, Gene Stratton Porter, and John Updike. Includes a First Edition "Grapes of Wrath", First Edition "Rabbit is Rich", and First Trade Edition "The ...	Not Available	USD 200.00
42	Lot of 10 books on consciousness and philosophy of spirituality, "Psyche and Bible" Kluger, "The Heavenly Sophia and the Being Anthroposphia" Sergei O. Prokofieff, "Strange Fruit" Clark Heinrich, "Iconum Biblicarum" M...	Not Available	USD 175.00
53	9 books on different types of psychotherapy, plus one on printing, "Improvisational Therapy" Bradford P. Keeney, "The Emprint Method" Leslie Cameron-Bandler, David Gordon, Michael Lebeau, "Mind-Body Therapy" Ernest L....	Not Available	USD 175.00
70	Lot of 18 books; includes works by Ian McEwan, China Mieville, Cormac McCarthy, and more	Not Available	USD 150.00
78	Lot of 16 books; including works by Cormac McCarthy, Erin Morgenstern, Harry Mulisch, and others	Not Available	USD 150.00

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.
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.