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Lang's Auction, Inc.: Spring Fishing Tackle Auction
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| Auction Name | Spring Fishing Tackle Auction | Total Sales (GBP) | 13,800.60 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | April 18, 2026 - April 18, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 3,015.00 |
| Sale Number | #41826 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 4,135.00 |
| Total Lots | 40 | ||
| Sold Lots | 40.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 3,015.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 100.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 4,135.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 0 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 333.75% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Rare 1913 Heddon Catalog |
1913 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 2,460.00 | |
| 2 | 1926 Creek Chub Catalog |
1926 | GBP 400.00 - 500.00 | GBP 2,275.50 | |
| 1 | 1920 Creek Chub "Patents Pending" Catalog |
c1920 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,906.50 | |
| 316 | 1916 Creek Chub Catalog Printer's Proof |
1916 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 984.00 | |
| 685 | Halik Frog Store Display |
N/A | GBP 40.00 - 50.00 | GBP 645.75 | |
| 150 | Creek Chub Ephemera |
1927; 1939; 1941; 1960-1963; 1964; 1970; 1974; 1980; 1993 | GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | GBP 492.00 | |
| 313 | Creek Chub 1925 Insert Catalog |
1925 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 461.25 | |
| 3 | 1924 Creek Chub Insert Catalog |
1924 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 399.75 | |
| 314 | Creek Chub 1926 Catalog |
1926 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 399.75 | |
| 115 | Creek Chub 1924 Catalog |
1924 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 338.25 | |
| 317 | 1922 Creek Chub Catalog |
N/A | GBP 75.00 - 100.00 | GBP 338.25 | |
| 318 | Creek Chub - AL&W Ephemera |
1928-1931 | GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | GBP 338.25 | |
| 321 | Creek Chub Ephemera |
1933; 1939; 1940; 1941; 1943; 1960s; 1967; 1979 | GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | GBP 338.25 | |
| 116 | 1924-1925 Creek Chub Insert Catalog |
1924-1925 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 221.40 | |
| 534 | Framed Gardner Marsh Photo |
N/A | GBP 75.00 - 100.00 | GBP 196.80 | |
| 266 | John Drewett | Hardy Brothers 1873-1939 - Drewett |
1998 | GBP 75.00 - 100.00 | GBP 184.50 |
| 355 | Vintage Heddon Fish Prints |
1950s | GBP 40.00 - 50.00 | GBP 172.20 | |
| 145 | Creek Chub 1920s Letterhead |
1925; 1926 | GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | GBP 135.30 | |
| 503 | Canadian Bait Co. Store Display |
N/A | GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | GBP 135.30 | |
| 359 | 4 Vintage Heddon Catalogs |
1964; 1967; 1968 | GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | GBP 123.00 | |
| 149 | Gordon S. Dills | Vintage Creek Chub Letterhead |
1941; 1954 | GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | GBP 98.40 |
| 319 | C.H. Heinzerling | Creek Chub & Shapleigh Ephemera |
1916; 1926; 1927; 1937 | GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | GBP 98.40 |
| 356 | 2 Heddon Catalogs |
1936; 1940 | GBP 75.00 - 100.00 | GBP 98.40 | |
| 358 | 4 Vintage Heddon Catalogs |
1955; 1963; 1970; 1973 | GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | GBP 98.40 | |
| 265 | Douglas Adams (1853-1920) | Early Adams "Playing The Trout" Etching |
N/A | GBP 50.00 - 75.00 | GBP 86.10 |
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Sotheby’s
Shelf Life: Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper from the Library of Stanley J. Seeger and Christopher Cone
25 June – July 7Sotheby’s, July 7: Ludwig van Beethoven. Autograph sketches for the overture "Die Weihe des Hauses", op.124, [1822], UNPUBLISHED. £150,000 to £200,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice, 1813, first edition, 3 volumes, contemporary half calf. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass, Brooklyn, 1855, first edition, first issue, original green cloth, the Doheny copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Binding—Sangorski & Sutcliffe—Omar Khayyam. Rubaiyat, London, 1872, third edition, in a magnificent jewelled Peacock binding. £15,000 to £20,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: George Eliot. Middlemarch, Edinburgh and London, 1871, first edition in the original parts. £20,000 to £30,000. -
Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Hassall (Joan) A large collection of over 300 original woodblocks of engravings for various books, v.d., with Hassall's engraver's glass water-globe (Qty) - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Eragny Press.- [Bradley (Katherine Harris) & Edith Emma Cooper], "Michael Field." Whym Chow, Flame of Love, one of only 27 copies, inscribed by Bradley, the rarest book from the press, 1914. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: [Moore (Thomas Sturge)] [Wood Engravings], 71 wood-engravings printed by David Chambers from the original blocks, the only set on Japanese Hosho paper, from an edition of 5 sets, [1970]. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: La Fontaine (Jean de) Contes et Nouvelles en vers, 2 vol., engraved plates after Eisen, fine early 19th century blue morocco, gilt, by Bradel l'ainé, Amsterdam [Paris], 1762. - Est. £2,000-3,000Forum, July 9: Erotica.- Prostitution.- Pretty Women of Paris (The); Their Names and Addresses, Qualities and Faults..., [Paris], privately printed at the Press of the Prefecture de Police, 1883. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: Vale Press.- Ricketts (Charles) & Lucien Pissarro. De la Typographie et de l'Harmonie de la Page Imprimée…, [one of 216 copies], bound in dark blue morocco tooled in gilt, by Sarah T.Prideaux, 1898. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Martin (John) Illustrations of the Bible, complete set of 20 mezzotints, good impressions, rarely found in early states, [c.1831-1835]. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum, July 9: Golden Cockerel Press.- Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ (The), one of 500 copies, Mary Gill's copy, Waltham St. Lawrence, 1931 with a signed proof of engraving on japon numbered 10/10 (2) - Est. £5,000-7,000Forum, July 9: Boccaccio (Giovanni) The Decameron, 3 vol., vol.1 extra-illustrated by John Buckland Wright with c.150 erotic original drawings in pen & ink and pencil, 1886 [extra-illustrated c.1940]. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Cox (Morris) Collection of Gogmagog Press Books, 35 vol., rare complete collection of printed books issued by the press, limited editions, most signed by Cox, 1957-83. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Wynkyn de Worde.- [Terentius Afer (Publius)] [Comedie...], [Paris, Josse Badius: sold in London by Wynkyn de Worde, & others], [15 July 1504]. - Est. £4,000-6,000Forum, July 9: Mosley (James) Ornamented Types. Twenty-Three Alphabets from the Foundry of Louis John Pouchée, 2 vol., one of 10 copies for presentation, from an edition of 210, 1992-93. - Est. £1,000-2,000 -
Freeman’s, June 30. Thomas Jefferson’s “Birth of the New Nation” letter, carried to Paris with the Treaty of Peace, by a Jewish patriot. $100,000-200,000.Freeman’s, June 30. “The rockets’ red glare.” A British midshipman’s log recording the bombardment of Fort McHenry. $60,000-80,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry Commission signed by James Madison, 1812. $40,000-60,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776. $15,000-25,000.Freeman’s, June 30. One of the Earliest Printed Announcements of American Independence, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000-15,000.Freeman’s, June 30. "The Two Big Guns of the N.Y. Yanks": A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Unique Contemporary Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words to His Followers, the Day Before his Violent Death. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The State of Minnesota Officially Certifies the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution Of the United States. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York to Queen Anne from the Colony of New York. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Call to Arms in the Months Following the Declaration of Independence: An Early Continental Army Recruitment Poster. $6,000-9,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Samuel Jones, the Statesman Behind the Newly Discovered "Jones Declaration": His Annotated Set Used in His Working Law Library. $6,000-9,000.