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| Auction Name | Avenue Auction | Total Sales (GBP) | 11,908.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | February 10, 2026 - February 10, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 8,860.00 |
| Sale Number | #21026 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 16,460.00 |
| Total Lots | 167 | ||
| Sold Lots | 142.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 10,040.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 85.03% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 18,610.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 25 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 63.99% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 527 | HENRY SHAW | DRESSES & DECORATIONS OF THE MIDDLE AGES |
1843 | GBP 80.00 - 150.00 | GBP 572.00 |
| 528 | A GROUP OF SCRAP BOOKS |
19th century and later | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 572.00 | |
| 413 | A RECORD OF WAR AND PEACE' SIEBE, GORMAN & COMPANY LIMITED |
1940s | GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | GBP 520.00 | |
| 519 | J.M.W. TURNER | J.M.W. TURNER ENGRAVINGS |
early 19th century | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 520.00 |
| 560 | ANDREW HASLEN B.1953 | HARE IN MOONLIT LANDSCAPE |
N/A | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 390.00 |
| 443 | R V - RICHARD VERSTEGEN, A RESTITUTION OF DECAYED IN TELLIGENCE IN ANTIQUITIES |
1605 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 338.00 | |
| 507 | AUGUSTUS GRIMBLE | 'THE SALMON RIVERS OF ENGLAND AND WALES' ILLUSTRATED |
N/A | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 312.00 |
| 473 | EVELYN, JOHN | 'SILVA, OR A DISCOURSE OF FOREST-TREES' |
1706 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 234.00 |
| 438 | VERULAM, LORD FRANCIS | TWO WORKS - 'SYLVA SYLVARUM OR A NATURAL HISTORY' AND 'NEW ATLANTIS' |
1631 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 221.00 |
| 513 | A COLLECTION OF HISTORY AND LITERATURE BOOKS |
1752 | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 221.00 | |
| 561 | RICHARD BAWDEN 1936-2024 | 'RIVER STOUR AT NAYLAND' |
N/A | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 221.00 |
| 470 | HARRIS, JOHN | 'LEXICON TECHNICUM' |
1716 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 182.00 |
| 547 | 'A HISTORY OF WIMBORNE MINSTER' |
1860 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 182.00 | |
| 548 | BRIGGS, RAYMOND | 'FUNGUS THE BOGEYMAN' |
1977 | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 182.00 |
| 410 | A COLLECTION OF EARLY 20th CENTURY POSTCARDS |
N/A | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 169.00 | |
| 440 | IRVING, WASHINGTON | 'A HISTORY OF THE LIFE AND VOYAGES OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS' |
1828 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 156.00 |
| 474 | GRANVILLE FELL, H. (ILLUS.) | 'THE SONG OF SOLOMON' |
1897 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 156.00 |
| 544 | MARDUS, J. C. | 'LE LIVRE DES MILLE NUITS ET UNE NUIT' |
N/A | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 156.00 |
| 452 | THE METROPOLIS OF LONDON DISPLAYED CHEATS AND VILLANIES |
N/A | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 143.00 | |
| 508 | BROWNING, ELIZABETH BARRETT - | 'SONGS FROM THE PORTUGESE' |
N/A | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 143.00 |
| 463 | LANG, FRITZ | 'DAS SCHNAUZERBUCH' |
N/A | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 130.00 |
| 476 | VALMONT DE BOMARE, M. | 'DICTIONNAIRE RAISONNE UNIVERSEL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE' |
1764 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 130.00 |
| 477 | NOLLET, ABBE | 'LECONS DE PHYSIQUE EXPERIMENTALE' |
1771 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 130.00 |
| 559 | RICHARD BAWDEN 1936-2024 | 'ANENOMES' |
N/A | GBP 80.00 - 150.00 | GBP 130.00 |
| 496 | ANATOLE FRANCE, FRANK C PAPE, | THE WELL OF ST CLARE |
1928 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 117.00 |
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ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.