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| Auction Name | Modern & Contemporary Editions | Total Sales (GBP) | 183,215.12 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | June 17, 2026 - June 17, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 0.00 |
| Sale Number | #61726 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 0.00 |
| Total Lots | 220 | ||
| Sold Lots | 164.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 0.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 74.55% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 0.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 56 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | Inf% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Banksy (b.1974) | Happy Choppers |
N/A | Not Available | GBP 22,508.00 |
| 2 | Banksy (b.1974) | Bomb Love (Bomb Hugger) |
N/A | Not Available | GBP 19,860.00 |
| 37 | Haring Keith (1958-1990) | Sixteen Works from the Keith Haring: Tony Shafrazi Portfolio |
N/A | Not Available | GBP 5,296.00 |
| 16 | Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004) | Drawing for Two Nudes |
N/A | Not Available | GBP 4,766.40 |
| 190 | Lowry Laurence Stephen (1887-1976) | The Football Match |
N/A | Not Available | GBP 3,972.00 |
| 84 | Hockney David (b.1937) | A Bigger Book |
N/A | Not Available | GBP 3,707.20 |
| 7 | Julian Opie (b.1958) | We Swam Amongst the Fishes (see Cristea 43) |
N/A | Not Available | GBP 3,442.40 |
| 9 | Grayson Perry (b.1960) | Recipe for Humanity |
N/A | Not Available | GBP 3,442.40 |
| 189 | Lowry Laurence Stephen (1887-1976) | Peel Park, Salford |
N/A | Not Available | GBP 3,442.40 |
| 205 | Zao Wou-ki (1921-2013) | Untitled |
N/A | Not Available | GBP 3,442.40 |
| 8 | Julian Opie (b.1958) | We Swam Amongst the Fishes (see Cristea 44) |
N/A | Not Available | GBP 3,310.00 |
| 159 | Bawden Edward (1903-1989) | The Pit Lake, Caudledown |
N/A | Not Available | GBP 2,912.80 |
| 186 | Pacheco Anna Maria (b.1943) | Study I |
N/A | Not Available | GBP 2,912.80 |
| 229 | Picasso Pablo (1881-1973) | Scene Mythologique (Bloch 1398) |
N/A | Not Available | GBP 2,648.00 |
| 191 | Lowry Laurence Stephen (1887-1976) | The Pond |
N/A | Not Available | GBP 2,515.60 |
| 39 | Warhol Andy (1928-1987) | Neuschwanstein (see Feldman & Schellmann II.372) |
N/A | Not Available | GBP 2,383.20 |
| 158 | Bawden Edward (1903-1989) | Goonbarrow China Clay Pit, Caudledown, Cornwall |
N/A | Not Available | GBP 2,383.20 |
| 161 | Bawden Edward (1903-1989) | Enna, Sicily |
N/A | Not Available | GBP 2,383.20 |
| 193 | Lowry Laurence Stephen (1887-1976) | Industrial Scene |
N/A | Not Available | GBP 2,383.20 |
| 166 | Bawden Edward (1903-1989) | Morte d'Arthur (MG.100-170) |
N/A | Not Available | GBP 2,250.80 |
| 23 | Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997) | Cow Triptych (Cow Going Abstract) (See (Doring & Osten 130, Corlett App.9) |
N/A | Not Available | GBP 2,118.40 |
| 199 | Hayter Stanley William (1901-1988) | Diver |
N/A | Not Available | GBP 2,118.40 |
| 218 | Dali Salvador (1904-1989) | La Divine Comedie (The Divine Comedy) (M&L 1039-1138; Field p.190) |
N/A | Not Available | GBP 2,118.40 |
| 192 | Lowry Laurence Stephen (1887-1976) | The Notice Board |
N/A | Not Available | GBP 1,986.00 |
| 224 | Klimt Gustav (1862-1918) | From Erotic Drawings (Dialogues of the Courtesans) and 50 Handzeichnungen |
N/A | Not Available | GBP 1,986.00 |
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Sotheby’s Geek Week
14-15 JulySotheby’s, July 14: Henry De La Beche. "Awful Changes," 1830. $6,000 to $9,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [Apollo 11]. Flight Plan, Complete Original Printing Signed by Buzz Aldrin. $5,000 to $8,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: Thomas Alva Edison. Documents Establishing and Ending the Edison Electric Railway Company. $20,000 to $30,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: Richard P. Feynman. Feynman's Lectures on Gravitation 1-16, Including the Original Transcriptions of Lectures 12-16 by Morinigo and Wagner, With Richard Feynman's Manuscript Notations, 1971. $12,000 to $18,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [Apollo 9]. A Group of Manuals and Mission Documents used by Stuart Roosa as a member of the Astronaut Support Crew. $5,000 to $8,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [BYTE: The Small Systems Journal]. A collection of early foundational issues of Byte: The Small Systems Journal, with rare hardcover editions. $5,000 to $8,000. -
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July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Turner (William). A New boke of the natures and properties of all wines that are commonly vsed here in England, rare first edition of the first English book on wine, By William Seres, 1568. £20,000-£30,000Forum, July 16: Spenser (Edmund). The Faerie Queene. first edition, Printed [by John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, 1590. £30,000-40,000Forum, July 16: Shakespeare (William). The Comedie of Errors, extracted from the first folio, Isaac Jaggard and Edward Blount, 1623. £15,000-20,000Forum Auctions
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July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Fleming (Ian). Casino Royale, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1953. £40,000-60,000Forum, July 16: d'Agoty (Jacques-Fabien Gautier). Anatomie de la Tête, first edition, Paris, chez le Sieur Gautier, 1748. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 16: Martial Arts.- Lee (Bruce). 'Praying Mantis style' Kung Fu book, containing numerous annotations, diagrams and graphs in Bruce Lee's hand, c. 1960. £50,000-70,000Forum Auctions
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July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Warre (Capt. Henry James). Sketches in North America and the Oregon Territory, first edition, rare hand-coloured issue, 1848. £30,000-40,000Forum, July 16: Norie (John William). The Marine Atlas, or Seaman's Complete Pilot for all the principal places in the known world..., 1826. £30,000-50,000Forum, July 16: Mao Tse-tung.- Kim Il-sung.-[Note book for visitors from China to Korea], signed by Mao and Kim, [Beijing, 1954]. £10,000-15,000