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Tooveys: Antiquarian and Collectors' Books
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Antiquarian and Collectors' Books | Total Sales (GBP) | 42,200.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | April 01, 2026 - April 01, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 21,560.00 |
| Sale Number | #40126 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 33,790.00 |
| Total Lots | 209 | ||
| Sold Lots | 187.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 23,660.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 89.47% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 37,410.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 22 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 112.80% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3009 | SHELLEY, Mary. | Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus. |
1849 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 2,000.00 |
| 3080 | [Fanny PARKES.] | Wanderings of a Pilgrim, in Search of the Picturesque, During Four-and-Twenty Years in the East; with Revelations of Life in the Zenana. |
1850 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 1,875.00 |
| 3011 | CHRISTIE, Agatha. | The Secret of Chimneys. |
1925 | GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | GBP 1,750.00 |
| 3069 | MANUSCRIPT. Notes Collected while attending The Artillery Depot of Instruction at Kirkee…[by]…Director of the Depot. |
1860-1861. | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 1,375.00 | |
| 3124 | CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria. | A Chronological Description of the most Noble Achievements of his Most Sacred Majesty William the III. King of Great Britain, France and Ireland. |
1696 | GBP 70.00 - 100.00 | GBP 1,375.00 |
| 3046 | COLLINS, Wilkie. | The Moonstone. A Romance. |
1868 | GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | GBP 1,250.00 |
| 3042 | MAUND, Benjamin. | The Botanist; containing Accurately Coloured Figures, of Tender and Hardy Ornamental Plants. |
[1837-1846.] | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 875.00 |
| 3161 | The Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament, and the New: Newly Translated out of the Originall Tongues: And with the former Translations diligently compared and revised. |
1620 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 875.00 | |
| 3204 | Clifford Henry MECHAM. | Sketches and Incidents of the Siege of Lucknow. From Drawings Made During the Siege. |
1858 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 750.00 |
| 3117 | WISDEN, John (publisher). | Cricketer’s Almanack. |
1928-2022. | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 687.50 |
| 3181 | OVIDIUS, Naso (Publius).George Sandys (translator). | Ovid’s Metamorphosis Englished by G.S. |
1626 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 687.50 |
| 3067 | William CAMDEN. | Britannia: or a Chorographical Description of Great Britain and Ireland… Revised, Digested, and Published, with Large Additions, by Edmund Gibson. |
[circa 1730.] | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 650.00 |
| 3007 | Helena Petrovna BLAVATSKY. | The Key to Theosophy. |
[1889.] | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 625.00 |
| 3035 | William JACKSON. | The New and Complete Newgate Calendar, or Malefactors’ Universal Register. |
[circa 1818.] | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 625.00 |
| 3062 | TOLKIEN, J.R.R. | The Lord of the Rings. |
1965-1966. | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 625.00 |
| 3040 | FASHION. | Le Beau Monde; or, Literary and Fashionable Magazine. |
Nov 1806-Jan 1809. | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 600.00 |
| 3089 | DICKENS, Charles. | A Christmas Carol, in Prose. |
1905 | GBP 60.00 - 90.00 | GBP 600.00 |
| 3120 | Kelly’s Directory of Worthing and Neighbourhood. |
1960-1975. | GBP 50.00 - 70.00 | GBP 600.00 | |
| 3008 | GRATIAN. | [Decretum Gratiani.] Decreti huius plenissimum argumentum. |
1516 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 575.00 |
| 3010 | POE, Edgar Allan. | [The Purloined Letter.] The Gift: A Christmas, New Year, and Birthday Present. |
1845 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 562.50 |
| 3079 | BURTON, Richard F. | The Book of the Sword. |
1884 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 550.00 |
| 3166 | [Joseph HASELWOOD.] Roach’s Authentic Memoirs of the Green Room, Containing the Lives of all the Performers of the Theatres Royal. | London: by J. |
10th February 1796. | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 550.00 |
| 3109 | TV 21 Century. |
January 23 2065 [1965] January 14 2067 [1967]. | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 500.00 | |
| 3144 | Drill and Rifle Instruction for the Corps of Rifle Volunteers. | London: for H.M.S.O by W. |
1860 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 500.00 |
| 3052 | [VERSTEGAN, Richard. | Theatrum Crudelitatum Haereticorum Nostri Temporis. |
circa 1590.] | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 475.00 |
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Sotheby's Book Week
2 June - 9 JulySotheby’s, June 25: Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations, on its 250th anniversary. $180,000 to $250,000.Sotheby’s, June 17: Fontana, Lucio. Concetto Spaziale. 1967. Leporello en papier doré. Bel exemplaire signé. €4,000 to $€,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”. $150,000 to $200,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: Washington, George (as First President). Washington decries “an ostentatious imitation, or mimickry of Royalty” in his Presidency. $250,000 to $500,000.Sotheby’s, June 17: Lope de Vega. Rare manuscrit autographe signé de la préface dédicatoire de "El Cardenal de Belen" (le cardinal de Bethléem), pièce composée en 1610. €40,000 to €60,000. -
Leland Little, June 12: The First Illustrated Edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.Leland Little, June 12: John Morton, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Signed Pennsylvania Land Survey.Leland Little, June 12: The Scarce Jansson Edition of a Remarkable Early View of London.Leland Little, June 12: Signed Limited Edition of The Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.Leland Little, June 12: Faden’s Important and Scarce Map of the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution.Leland Little, June 12: William J. Tate (NC, 1869-1953), Archive of the "Original host to the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk.” -
Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Galileo Galilei. Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo tolemaico, e copernicano. Firenze, 1632Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Saverio Manetti. Storia naturale degli uccelli. Firenze, 1771-76Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Fortunato Depero. Depero futurista. Rovereto, 1927Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Nicolas Visscher. Atlas minor sive totius orbis terrarum contracta delineat ex conatibus. Amsterdam, circa 1649-95Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Andreas Vesalius. Anatomia. Addita nunc. Antiquorum Anatome. Venezia, 1604Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Tristan Tzara and Salvador Dalì. Grains et Issues. Parigi, 1935 -
June 25, 2026 Doyle, June 25: Houdini's biography, boldly signed. $3,000 to $5,000.Doyle, June 25: A volume from Abraham Lincoln's library, signed just before heading to Washington for his inauguration. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, June 25: A very early Confederate recruiting manual belonging to the chief commissary in Lee's Army. $600 to $800.Doyle, June 25: Rare hand-colored lithographs of the life of Napoleon. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, June 25: The "Holster Atlas" of the American Revolution. $5,000 to $8,000.Doyle, June 25: Jewish ceremonies in fine hand-colored engravings. $7,000 to $10,000.Doyle, June 25: A very rare work on Turkish military costume. $1,000 to $1,500.June 25, 2026 Doyle, June 25: The most important illustrated work on the Mexican-American War. $10,000 to $15,000.Doyle, June 25: The finest illustrated book on Afghanistan. $10,000 to $15,000.Doyle, June 25: Henry Justice Ford St. George rescues the Princess from the horrible Dragon. $2,000 to $3,000.Doyle, June 25: A rare work of Prussian Army uniforms under Frederick William II, with exquisite hand-colored engravings. $800 to $1,200.Doyle, June 25: Lenny Bruce typed letter signed to a Village bohemian during his obscenity trials, with a manuscript note and drawing. $300 to $500.Doyle, June 25: Schiff's scarce Shanghai Sketchbook. $300 to $500.Doyle, June 25: The first accurate published representation of the American flag. $2,000 to $4,000. -
Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 123. Celebrate 250 Years of Independence with Original Stars and Stripes (1790) Est. $1,400 - $1,700Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 20. Keulen's Spectacular Chart of the World Featuring California as an Island (1728) Est. $12,000 - $15,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 42. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 591. Matching Set of 3 Stunning Globe Gores of Eastern Asia from Coronelli's 3.5 Foot Globe (1688) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 9. Speed's Popular World Map with Allegorical Representations of the Elements (1651) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 168. First Separate Map of Kansas & Nebraska Territories (1854) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 43. Only Macrobius Map with Britain Attached to Europe (1515) Est. $800 - $950Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 250. Rare Map of Boston and One of the Earliest Maps of the Revolutionary War (1775) Est. $2,000 - $2,300Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 79. Schenk's Uncommon Map Featuring Two Figurative Title Cartouches (1696) Est. $1,200 - $1,500Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 681. Hand-Colored Image of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950