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| Auction Name | Collections | Total Sales (GBP) | 27,609.60 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | June 16, 2026 - June 16, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 9,700.00 |
| Sale Number | #32330 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 14,500.00 |
| Total Lots | 17 | ||
| Sold Lots | 17.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 9,700.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 100.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 14,500.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 0 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 190.41% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 182 | George VI; Elizabeth; Mary | Fifteen Christmas cards |
1917-2000 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 4,608.00 |
| 186 | Elizabeth II; Philip | Series of twenty-six Christmas cards |
1960-1996 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 4,608.00 |
| 188 | Extensive collection of some 2,000 photographs charting the reigns and lives of the Royal family |
late nineteenth-century to present | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 3,840.00 | |
| 184 | Elizabeth; Margaret; Philip | Three signed Christmas cards |
1946; 1948; 1953 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 3,072.00 |
| 183 | Elizabeth; Margaret | Group of programmes, photographs and memorabilia relating to Royal pantomimes and concerts |
1942; 1943; 1944 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 2,560.00 |
| 177 | George III | Letter signed by George R |
1761 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 2,048.00 |
| 142 | Smith John | Thomas Tompion Automatopoeus |
1697 | GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | GBP 1,536.00 |
| 179 | Mayall | Group of memorabilia, printed ephemera, photographs and souvenir jewellery from the reign of Queen Victoria |
1838; 1897 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 832.00 |
| 84 | Evans; Carter; Wright; Macquoid; Edwards; Symonds | A collection of horological and furniture reference books |
2013; 1924; 1940 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 768.00 |
| 178 | GEORGE IV | Engraved ticket for admission to Westminster Abbey for the coronation of George IV |
1821 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 768.00 |
| 141 | Ryley Thomas | George Graham Clockmaker |
circa 1740 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 704.00 |
| 185 | MEMORABILIA – ELIZABETH II | Group of memorabilia and printed ephemera pertaining to the marriage and coronation of Elizabeth II |
1953; 1954 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 704.00 |
| 187 | Charles; Diana; Anne; Mark Philips | Three Christmas cards |
1989; 1994; 2003 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 614.40 |
| 196 | English School | Illustrated London News Diamond Jubilee Number |
1897 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 409.60 |
| 180 | Tuck Raphael | Group of memorabilia, printed ephemera and photographs from the reigns of Edward VII, George V and Edward VIII |
1902; 1911 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 281.60 |
| 194 | EISENHOWER (DWIGHT D.) | Visit of President Eisenhower, August 27 – September 2, 1959, printed itinerary |
1959 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 204.80 |
| 181 | ROYAL SOUVENIRS | Three tissue paper souvenirs of Royal events |
1906; 1911; 1931 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 51.20 |
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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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The 10th Anniversary Sale
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Inundation papyrus. P.Michael 4, the ‘Inundation papyrus’, a geographical account of the Nile near Canopus, in Greek, remains of two columns from a manuscript scroll on papyrus, Egypt, second century CE. £12,000-18,000Forum, July 16: Book of Hours, use of Sarum, manuscript on vellum, 6 full-page miniatures, with famous Middle English inscriptions, Southern Netherlands for the English market, [c.1430]. £30,000-50,000Forum, July 16: Qu'ran, Arabic manuscript on burnished, stencilled, and gold-flecked paper, 447ff., Sultanate Gujarat, Ahmadabad, [after 1411 but no later than 1442]. £15,000-20,000Forum Auctions
The 10th Anniversary Sale
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
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
The 10th Anniversary Sale
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
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
The 10th Anniversary Sale
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
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