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| Auction Name | Online: Books and Works on Paper | Total Sales (GBP) | 144,297.40 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | October 29, 2026 - October 29, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 82,430.00 |
| Sale Number | #102926 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 117,920.00 |
| Total Lots | 332 | ||
| Sold Lots | 294.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 94,630.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 88.55% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 135,220.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 38 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 106.71% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 296 | London Missionary Society | E Tuatua ei akakite i te au mea o te rangi |
1856 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 4,318.00 |
| 295 | Worcester Samuel A. | Cherokee Almanac for 1851 |
1850 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 3,556.00 |
| 303 | Spontone Ciro | Historia della Transilvania |
1638 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 2,794.00 |
| 304 | Toppeltino Laurentius | Origines and Occasus Transsylvanorum, seu ertae nationes |
1667 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 2,794.00 |
| 317 | Montanus Arnoldus | Atlas Japannensis |
1670 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 2,540.00 |
| 157 | Potter Beatrix | The Tailor of Gloucester |
1902 | GBP 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,159.00 |
| 1 | Schedel Hartmann | Liber Chronicarum, or Nuremberg Chronicle |
1493 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,778.00 |
| 307 | Montanus Arnoldus | Atlas Chinensis |
1671 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,778.00 |
| 214 | Cort Cornelis | Seven Liberal Arts |
c.1565 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,651.00 |
| 297 | Ogilby John | Asia, the First Part being An Accurate Description of Persia |
1673 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,651.00 |
| 40 | Holinshed Raphael | The First and Second Volumes of Chronicles |
1586-7 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,524.00 |
| 215 | Hollar Wenceslaus | Navium Variae Figura et Formae |
c.1633 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,397.00 |
| 298 | Taplin George | Tungarar Jehovald. Yarildewallin. |
1864 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,397.00 |
| 318 | Chishull Edmund | Travels in Turkey and back to England |
1747 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,397.00 |
| 177 | Potter Beatrix | The Tale of Pigling Bland |
1913 | GBP 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,270.00 |
| 210 | Combe William | The English Dance of Death; The Dance of Life |
1815-1817 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,270.00 |
| 233 | Rennie James | The Magazine of Botany & Gardening, British and Foreign |
1833-37 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,270.00 |
| 221 | Forbes James | Hortus Woburnensis: A Descriptive Catalogue... Cultivated at Woburn Abbey |
1833 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,206.50 |
| 306 | Montanus Arnoldus | Atlas Chinensis |
1671 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,206.50 |
| 60 | Landon Letitia Elizabeth | Poetical Works |
1850 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,143.00 |
| 64 | Southgate Henry | Many Thoughts of Many Minds |
c.1890 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,143.00 |
| 232 | Parkinson John | Theatrum Botanicum |
1640 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,143.00 |
| 270 | Buffon G.L.M.L. | Histoire Naturelle, generale et particuliere, avec la description du Cabinet du Roi |
1766-99 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,143.00 |
| 314 | Zeiler Martin; Merian Mattheaus | Topographia Electoratus Brandeburgici, et Ducatus Pomeraniae |
1652 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,143.00 |
| 52 | The Book of Common Prayer |
1806 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,079.50 |
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Heritage, Nov. 18: Orson Welles. Signed Third Revised Final Draft for Citizen Kane (RKO, 1941). July 16, 1940.Heritage, Nov. 18: Bob Dylan. Autograph manuscript working lyrics to "Man on the Street."Heritage, Nov. 18: Ernest Hemingway. Death in the Afternoon. Inscribed by the author to the daughter of the Spanish Ambassador.Heritage, Nov. 18: Jack London. The Call of the Wild. Inscribed by the author.Heritage, Nov. 18: John Steinbeck. East of Eden. Inscribed by 27 members of the movie cast and crew, including James Dean and Elia Kazan. -
Sotheby’s
Nelson, His Life and His Navy:
The Clive Richards Collection of Letters and Manuscripts
November 18, 2026Sotheby’s
Nelson, His Life and His Navy:
The Clive Richards Collection of Letters and Manuscripts
November 18, 2026Sotheby’s
Nelson, His Life and His Navy:
The Clive Richards Collection of Letters and Manuscripts
November 18, 2026 -
Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 41. Rare First State of the First Printed Map Devoted to the Arctic (1595) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 63. The Largest of the Strada "Leo Belgicus" Editions (1632) Est. $3,250 - $4,000Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 71. Blaeu's Stunning Carte-a-Figures Map of the Americas (1640) Est. $4,000 - $4,750Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 8. Mariette's Rare and Decorative Map of the World Based on the Work of Hondius (1642) Est. $4,750 - $6,000Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 172. 1775 Edition of the Landmark Fry-Jefferson Map of Virginia and Maryland (1775) Est. $12,000 - $15,000Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 46. Doppelmayr's Fine Celestial Chart (1742) Est. $800 - $950Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 212. First Edition Ski Country Map by Pioneer Hal Shelton (1965) Est. $500 - $700Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 732. Ruscelli's Complete Atlas with 69 Maps and Updated Maps of the Continents (1599) Est. $8,000 - $9,500Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 329. Ortelius' Map of Iceland Surrounded by Sea Monsters (1585) Est. $11,000 - $13,000Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 600. Heinrich Bunting's Rare Map of Asia in the Form of a Pegasus (1581) Est. $3,000 - $3,750Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 716. Bible Leaf with Hand-Colored Image of the Adoration of the Magi (1490) Est. $2,000 - $2,300