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| Auction Name | Online: Books and Works on Paper | Total Sales (GBP) | 94,246.70 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | May 21, 2026 - May 21, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 65,220.00 |
| Sale Number | #52126 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 94,130.00 |
| Total Lots | 242 | ||
| Sold Lots | 212.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 76,720.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 87.60% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 110,730.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 30 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 85.11% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Hayter John | Tamehameha 2nd His Majesty the King of the Sandwich Islands; Tamehamalu Her Majesty the Queen of the Sandwich Islands; A Man of Kamtschatka |
1824 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 4,064.00 |
| 119 | Braun Georg; Hogenberg Franz; Habermann | 3 Books, including: Civitates Orbis Terrarum |
circa 1575; 18th century | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 2,794.00 |
| 135 | Scenes in Agra; Bombay. Lahore. Calcutta. 1927 - December. February - 1929 |
?c.1910; 1927-1929 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 2,286.00 | |
| 74 | Petis de la Croix Francois | The History of Genghizcan the Great |
1722 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 2,032.00 |
| 231 | Valk Gerard; Blaeu Johannes | Novus Planiglobii Terrestris per utrumque polum conspectus |
1672; c.1695 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,032.00 |
| 182 | Gunst Pieter van | 't Gesigt van de Portugeese, en Hoogduytse Ioden kerken, tot Amsterdam |
circa 1750 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 1,905.00 |
| 186 | Leth Hendrik de | Allerheerlykst Gezicht van de stadt Amsterdam in haar geheele uitgestrektheit langs den Scheepryken Ystroom |
circa 1730 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 1,905.00 |
| 142 | Falda Giovanni Battista | Le Fontane di Roma nelle Piazze, e Luoghi Publici della Citta |
1675-89 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,778.00 |
| 165 | Mount; Page W.J.; Michelot Henry; Adam John; Gaudy John; Bremond | The English Pilot. Part III. Mediterranean Sea |
c.1750; 1795 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,778.00 |
| 50 | Meryon Charles | San-Francisco |
1855-56 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,651.00 |
| 95 | Braun Georg; Hogenberg Franz | Vilna Lituaniae Metropolis |
circa 1575 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,524.00 |
| 146 | Ortelius Abraham; Hondius; Blaeu; Lotter; Homann Heirs | Collection of 17 maps of central and northern Italy |
17th and 18th century | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,524.00 |
| 22 | Masson Francis (1741-1805) | Stapeliae Novae: or, A Collection of Several New Species of that Genus |
1796-97 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,397.00 |
| 145 | Homann Johann Baptist; Covens; Mortier; Schenk; Blaeu; Rossini | Collection of 17 maps of central and southern Italy |
17th and 18th century | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,397.00 |
| 113 | Friedel Adam | The Greeks. Twenty-Four Portraits of the Principal Leaders and Personages in the Greek Revolution |
1824-26 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,270.00 |
| 76 | Staunton George | An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China |
1797 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,143.00 |
| 103 | Homann Johann Baptist; Munster; Braun; Hogenberg; d'Anville; Ortelius | Collection of 37 maps and views of Europe and Russia |
16th to 18th century | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,016.00 |
| 92 | Dapper Olfert | Naukeurige Beschryving der Eilanden, in de Archipel der Middelantsche Zee |
1688 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 952.50 |
| 96 | Blaeu Willem Jansz.; Chauchard | Atlas Novus; A General Map of the Empire of Germany, Holland, The Netherlands, Switzerland |
circa 1665; 1800 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 952.50 |
| 179 | Reckendorf Hermann | Al Ḳuran 'o ha-Miḳra' |
1857 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 952.50 |
| 78 | Annuaire de la Republique Francaise, calcule pour le Meridien du Kaire |
1800 | GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 889.00 | |
| 121 | Graham Maria | Journal of a Residence in India |
1812 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 889.00 |
| 215 | Braun Georg; Hogenberg Franz | Nine double-page sheets with Spanish views |
c.1575 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 889.00 |
| 222 | de la Harpe Jean-Francois | Abrege de l'Histoire Generale des Voyages |
1780-1801 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 889.00 |
| 2 | Adanson Michel; Windus John; Thorpe Robert | 120 Books, including: A Voyage to Senegal, the Isale of Goree, and the River Gambia |
1759; 1725; 1815 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 825.50 |
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Freeman’s
How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X
June 30Freeman’s, June 30: [Queen Anne's War] Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York Accomplished to Queen Anne. $8,000/12,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Mormonism] A Unique Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words Offered to His Congregation, the Day Before his Violent Death, 1844. $8,000/12,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Baseball] [Mantle, Mickey] Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000/12,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Baseball] A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000/12,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Declaration of Independence] One of the First Printed Announcements of American Independence, Subscriber Ebenezer Hazard's Copy, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000/15,000Freeman’s
How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X
June 30Freeman’s, June 30: [American Revolution] Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776! $15,000/25,000Freeman’s, June 30: [War of 1812] "We Have Met the Enemy and They are Ours": The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry is Appointed Master Commandant in the United States Navy, 1812. $40,000/60,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Star-Spangled Banner] Eyewitness Account of the Shelling of Fort McHenry in the War of 1812, in a Manuscript Logbook from the HMS Trave, Present at the Battles of Baltimore and New Orleans, 1814-16. $60,000/80,000Freeman’s, June 30: [American Revolution] Thomas Jefferson at the Birth of a New Nation: An Important Letter Carried by a Jewish Patriot Communicating the Definitive Treaty of Paris, January 16, 1784. $100,000/200,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Colonial America] [Plymouth Colony] Plymouth Colony Seeks a Royal Charter: A Rare and Important Plymouth Colony Document, 1690/91. $6,000/9,000 -
Sotheby’s
Selections from The Jay T. Snider Collection of Benjamin Franklin
Live Sale 24 JuneSotheby’s, June 24: (Benjamin Franklin). The founding—and funding—of the Pennsylvania Hospital. $150,000 to $200,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin, "the Day of the Declaration of Independence is everywhere annually celebrated”. $80,000 to $120,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin, “probably the most fundamental thing ever done in the field of electricity”. $75,000 to $125,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin. One of Franklin's very earliest surviving letters. $40,000 to $60,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Roger More and Benjamin Franklin. The only complete copy known of Poor Roger. $25,000 to $35,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: John Jerman. The American Almanack ... for 1731 — the only known copy in private hands. $25,000 to $35,000.