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Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Rare Books & Works on Paper | Total Sales (GBP) | 55,413.52 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | August 27, 2026 - August 27, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 27,770.00 |
| Sale Number | #82726 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 45,450.00 |
| Total Lots | 399 | ||
| Sold Lots | 336.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 31,800.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 84.21% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 52,090.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 63 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 106.38% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | Gibson James; Sulivan B J | Anson Wreck Salvage Photographs and Research Archive |
c.1902 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 3,380.40 |
| 130 | Zatta Antonio | Atlante Novissimo |
1778; 1785 | GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | GBP 3,255.20 |
| 28 | Le Carre John | 25 Books, including: Call for the Dead; The Little Drummer Girl; A Murder of Quality |
2018; 2019; 2020 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 2,879.60 |
| 24 | Le Carre John | 4 Books, including: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy; The Honourable Schoolboy; Smiley's People |
1974; 1977; 1980 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,439.80 |
| 20 | Le Carre John | Call for the Dead |
1962 | GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,314.60 |
| 96 | The John Vaughan Archive relating to Melingriffith Iron Works and the South Wales iron trade |
c.1781–1855 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,314.60 | |
| 32 | Le Carre John | A.L.S. Touching on retirement, life in lockdown at Tregiffian, the COVID-19 pandemic, Brexit, Boris Johnson, the denial of science, and the Olof Palme Award |
2020 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,001.60 |
| 31 | Le Carre John | A.L.S. Remarks on meeting Thomas Mann, the Isles of Scilly Crossing, Writing, and an invitation to St Buryan |
2016 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 851.36 |
| 76 | Carter Clive | The Archive of Frank Strike Shipwreck Lists |
c.1950s–1960s | GBP 40.00 - 80.00 | GBP 813.80 |
| 91 | Postcard album depicting wrecks ashore in West Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly |
c.1960s | GBP 40.00 - 80.00 | GBP 776.24 | |
| 206 | Cox Nicholas; Langbane Gerald | The Gentleman's Recreation |
1685; 1686 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 751.20 |
| 25 | Le Carre John | 8 Books, including: The Little Drummer Girl; A Perfect Spy; The Russia House |
1983; 1986; 1989; 1991; 1993; 1995; 1996; 1999 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 651.04 |
| 21 | Le Carre John | A Murder of Quality |
1962 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 626.00 |
| 26 | Le Carre John | 10 Books, including: The Constant Gardener; Absolute Friends; The Mission Song |
2001; 2004; 2006; 2008; 2010; 2013; 2016; 2017; 2019; 2021 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 600.96 |
| 93 | Matthew Allison Bookseller and Stationer, on the Market-Strand Falmouth |
c.1750–1757 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 600.96 | |
| 200 | Boswell Henry | Historical Descriptions of New and Elegant Picturesque Views of Antiquities of England and Wales |
[c.1786–1794] | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 600.96 |
| 29 | Le Carre John | T.L.S. Discussing the craft of writing |
2020 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 563.40 |
| 52 | Darwin Charles | N Books, including: Voyage of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage of H. M. S. 'Beagle' |
1889; 1897; 1876; 1899; 1888; 1892 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 525.84 |
| 336 | Forbes Elizabeth Stanhope; Jesse Cicely; Dow Millie; Garstin Norman; Garstin C.; Jesse Winifred | The Paper Chase |
1908 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 500.80 |
| 2 | Defoe Daniel | The History of R. Crusoe, of York, Mariner |
1801 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 475.76 |
| 199 | Shackleton E. H. | The Heart of the Antarctic; South. The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition |
1909 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 475.76 |
| 46 | Darwin Charles | The Origin of Species |
1885 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 438.20 |
| 154 | Watkins-Pitchford Denys (1905-1990) | 32 Books, including: The Idle Countryman |
1943; 1944; 1948; 1975; 1941; 1977 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 438.20 |
| 41 | Skues G. E. M.; V.C. | 7 Books, including: Side-Lines, Side-Lights & Reflections |
1932; 1910; 1921; 1939; 1950; 1951; 1956 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 400.64 |
| 160 | Norden John | Speculi Britanniae Pars |
1728 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 400.64 |
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Leland Little, September 11: Kenneth Claiborne Royall (1894-1971), Large Archive with Letters from Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower.Leland Little, September 11: Harry S. Truman, Scarce Autograph Letter Signed as 33rd U.S. President.Leland Little, September 11: Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) (1835-1910), Autograph Quotation Signed.Leland Little, September 11: The History of North America, the Extremely Scarce Deluxe "Edition of the Presidents."Leland Little, September 11: Scarce First Edition of Krafft's The American Distiller.Leland Little, September 11: Inscribed First Edition of James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room.Leland Little, September 11: A Signed Limited Edition of Love in the Time of Cholera.Leland Little, September 11: The Extremely Scarce Limited and Extra-Illustrated Edition of The Works of Charles Dickens.Leland Little, September 11: A Beautifully Bound Limited Edition of Émile Zola's The Rougon-Macquart.Leland Little, September 11: The Elaborately Bound and Extremely Scarce The Shakespeare Gallery.Leland Little, September 11: Hunting, Hawking, Shooting, A Signed Limited Edition Four Volume Set.Leland Little, September 11: Signed Limited Edition of Salmon-Salmon with a Chapter on Iceland. -
Sotheby’s
Original Film Posters
10 September 2026Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: The Invisible Man (1933). Extremely Rare US Leader Press One Sheet. £20,000 to £26,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: You Only Live Twice (1967). Italian Advance Quattro Fogli. £10,000 to £15,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: A Dog's Life (1918). Extremely Rare US One Sheet. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: La Belle et la Bête/Beauty and the Beast (1946). French Style A Grande. £12,000 to £18,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004). US Lenticular Prototype One Sheet. £10,000 to £15,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: Théâtre d’Ombres (1897). Exceptionally Rare French Poster. £8,000 to £12,000. -
Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 702. Munster's Largest 16th Century Edition, with Over 220 Woodcut Maps (1598) Est. $18,000 - $20,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 101. Rare Jo Mora "Carte" Showing a NYC-to-Seattle Route through Panama Canal (1933) Est. $900 - $1,100Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 65. The Waldseemuller/Fries "Admiral's Map" (1541) Est. $8,000 - $9,500Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 46. Contains all 30 Plates from Atlas Coelestis in Full Original Color (1742) Est. $16,000 - $18,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 129. The First Map to Name New Scotland and Cape Cod (1625) Est. $8,000 - $9,500Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 663. The First Printed Map Devoted to the Pacific in Full Contemporary Color (1589) Est. $7,500 - $9,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 629. De Jode's Rare Map of Eastern Asia (1593) Est. $7,500 - $9,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 171. De Bry's Influential Map of Colonial North America (1591) Est. $11,000 - $13,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 691. Superb Hand-Colored Image of the Holy Trinity (1502) Est. $800 - $950Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 606. Important, Early Atlas of Japan with 75 Woodcut Maps in Printed Color (1837) Est. $2,000 - $2,300 -
Koller, Sep. 16: FRANZÖSISCHE REVOLUTION - ASSEMBLÉE NATIONALE - Extrait des Procès-Verbaux de L'Assemblée Nationale, Des 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26 Août & premier Octobre 1789.Koller, Sep. 16: MOURADJA D'OHSSON, IGNACE. Tableau général de l'Empire Othoman, divisé en deux parties dont l'une comprend la Législation Mahométane, l'autre l'histoire de l'Empire Othoman [... ]Koller, Sep. 16: BOTANIK - Blackwell, Elisabeth. A curious herbal, containig five hundred cuts, of the most useful plants, which are now used in the practice of physick.Koller, Sep. 16: SCHEUCHZER, JOHANN JAKOB. Physica Sacra. Iconibus Aeneis illustrata procurante & sumtus suppeditante.Koller, Sep. 16: HAIMONSKINDER – Eyn schön lustig Geschicht, wie Keyser Carle der groß, vier gebrüder, Hertzog Aymont von Dordons Süne [...]Koller, Sep. 16: KRÄUTERBÜCHER - HORTUS SANITATIS - [H]ortus Sanitatis. De herbis et plantis. De animalibus et reptilibus. De avibus et volatilibus. De piscibus et natalibus…Koller, Sep. 16: GAUGUIN, PAUL, MALER (1848-1903). Eigenhändiger Brief mit Unterschrift und Couvert. An den Künstler und Freund Daniel de Monfreid in Paris.