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Lot Number	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
88131	Nicaragua Billete del Tesoro Nacional 50 Pesos 1.1.1908 Pick 38r Remainder PMG Very Fine 25.	1908	Not Available	USD 4,800.00
88034	British Caribbean Territories Currency Board 2 Dollars 28.11.1950 Pick 2 PMG About Uncirculated 55.	1950	Not Available	USD 2,280.00
88122	Lebanon Banque de Syrie et du Liban 50 Livres 1.9.1939 Pick 30c PMG Choice Fine 15.	1939	Not Available	USD 1,560.00
88035	British Guiana Government of British Guiana 2 Dollars 1.10.1924 Pick 2A PMG Very Good 10.	1924	Not Available	USD 1,560.00
88090	Guatemala Banco Central de Guatemala 1 Quetzal 17.3.1934 Pick 11a PMG Very Fine 25.	1934	Not Available	USD 1,500.00
88150	Saudi Arabia and Qatar Group of 16 Notes Very Fine-About Uncirculated.		Not Available	USD 1,170.00
88091	Guatemala Banco de Guatemala 1/2; 1 Quetzal; 1 Peso (1917-55) Pick 23; 30; S153a Three Examples PMG Choice Uncirculated 64; About Uncirculated 55; Choice Uncirculated 63.	(1917-55)	Not Available	USD 1,140.00
88061	Ecuador Banco del Pichincha 10 Sucres ND (1912-14) Pick S224s Specimen PMG Choice Uncirculated 64.	ND(1912-14)	Not Available	USD 1,050.00
88025	Belize Government of Belize 20 Dollars ND (1974-76) Pick 37cts Color Trial Specimen PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ.	20 Dollars	Not Available	USD 1,020.00
88044	China Bank of Communications 10 Yuan 1924 Pick 136 S/M#C126-162 PMG Choice Fine 15.	1924	Not Available	USD 1,020.00
88102	Iran Bank Melli 5 Rials ND (1938) / AH1317 Pick 32Ae Two Consecutive Examples PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ (2).	ND(1938) / AH1317	Not Available	USD 900.00
88088	Greece Bank of Greece 10,000 Drachmai ND (1945) Pick 174 PMG Choice Uncirculated 63.	ND(1945)	Not Available	USD 840.00
88041	British West Africa West African Currency Board 2 Shillings 30.3.1918 Pick 2b PCGS Very Fine 35.	1918	Not Available	USD 840.00
88120	Kazakhstan Kazakhstan National Bank 500; 2000; 5000; 10,000 Tenge (1994-2011) Pick 15; 23; 32; 40 Four Examples Crisp Uncirculated.	(1994-2011)	Not Available	USD 840.00
88037	British Guiana Government of British Guiana 5 Dollars 1.1.1942 Pick 14b PMG Very Fine 25.	1942	Not Available	USD 810.00
88038	British Guiana Government of British Guiana 5 Dollars 1.1.1942 Pick 14b PMG Very Fine 20.	1942	Not Available	USD 780.00
88098	India Government of India 1 Rupee 1917 Pick 1e Jhunjhunwalla-Razack 3.1.2A PMG Very Fine 30.	1917	Not Available	USD 780.00
88106	Iran Bank Markazi 200 Rials ND (1965-73) Pick 81p1; 81/87/92 Front and Back Proof PMG Uncirculated 62 (2).	200 Rials	Not Available	USD 780.00
88121	Kazakhstan Kazakhstan National Bank 5000 Tenge 2001 Pick 26 Commemorative PMG Superb Gem Unc 67 EPQ.	2001	Not Available	USD 780.00
88159	United Arab Emirates Currency Board 10 Dirhams ND (1973) Pick 3a PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ.	ND(1973)	Not Available	USD 750.00

Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.

Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.

Sotheby’s: John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.

Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.

Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.
Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000

Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
Lot 36. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000

Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
Lot 49. One of the First Lunar Globes to Show the Far Side of the Moon (1963) Est. $1,000 - $1,300

Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
Lot 5. The First World Map with Lavish Allegorical Vignettes of the Continents (1594) Est. $15,000 - $17,000

Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
Lot 55. Anti-British Propaganda Map with Churchill as an Octopus (1942) Est. $2,000 - $2,300

Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
Lot 197. One of the Most Influential Maps of Westward Expansion (1846) Est. $9,500 - $12,000

Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
Lot 10. Scarce Pitt Edition of Carte-a-Figures Map of the World (1680) Est. $9,500 - $11,000

Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
Lot 220. A Fine, Early Rendering of San Francisco (1874) Est. $2,200 - $2,500

Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
Lot 707. Hand-Colored Image of the Presentation of Jesus with Gilt Highlights (1450) Est. $1,600 - $1,900

Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
Lot 80. One of the Most Important Maps Perpetuating the Myth of the Island of California (1680) Est. $3,250 - $4,000

Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
Lot 725. Homann's Atlas Featuring 26 Folio-Sized Maps in Original Color (1715) Est. $4,500 - $5,500

Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
Lot 169. One of the Earliest Maps to Show Philadelphia (1695) Est. $4,750 - $6,000
Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T). The Costume of Turkey

Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T)]. CLARK. The Military Costume of Turkey

Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: HOMMAIRE DE HELL, Ignace-Xavier. LAURENS, Jules. Voyage en Turquie et en Perse

Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: POSTEL, Guillaume. De la République des Turc

Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PREZIOSI, Amadeo. Stamboul. Souvenir d’Orient.

Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES. EMPIRE OTTOMAN.

Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant T. Emile. L'Art Arabe

Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES. Histoire de l'art Egyptie

Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: BESANCENOT, Jean. Costumes et types du Maroc.

Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES OTTOMANS. Suite de figures ottomanes à l’aquarelle

Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: LES MILLE ET UNE NUIT, contes arabes

Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: SCHLEGEL, Hermann et A. H. VERSTER van WULVERHORST. Traité de Fauconnerie - Planches

Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: THEVENOT, Melchisédec. Relation de divers voyages curieux

Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:
Forum Auctions
Online: India
Ends 19th February 2026

Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 40
Ramasvami (Kavali Venkata). A Digest of the Different Castes of India, 83 charming hand-coloured lithographed plates, Madras, 1837. £5,000-7,000

Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 50
Watson (John Forbes) & John William Kaye. The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations...of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan, 8 vol., 480 mounted albumen prints, 1868-75. £4,000-6,000

Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 53
Afghanistan.- Elphinstone (Hon. Mountstuart). An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, first edition, hand-coloured aquatint plates, a fine copy, 1815. £2,000-3,000

Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 57
[Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000

Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). Views in the Mysore Country, [1794]. £2,000-3,000

Forum Auctions
Online: India
Ends 19th February 2026

Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 76
Bird (James). Historical Researches on the Origin and Principles of the Bauddha and Jaina Religions..., first edition, lithographed plates, Bombay, American Mission Press, 1847. £3,000-4,000

Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 100
Ceylon.- Daniell (Samuel). A Picturesque Illustration of the scenery, animals, and native inhabitants, of the Island of Ceylon: in twelve plates, 1808. £5,000-7,000

Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 123
D'Oyly (Charles). Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book, lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000

Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 139
Gandhi (known as Mahatma Gandhi,) Fine Autograph Letter signed to Jawaharlal Nehru, Sevagram, Wardha, 1942, emphasising the importance of education in rural communities. £10,000-15,000

Forum Auctions
Online: India
Ends 19th February 2026

Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 140
Gantz (John). Indian Microcosm, first edition, Madras, John Gantz & Son, 1827. £10,000-15,000

Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 146
Grierson (Sir George Abraham). Linguistic Survey of India, 11 vol. in 20, folding maps, original cloth, Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, 1903-28. £2,000-3,000

Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 195
Madras.- Fort St. George Gazette (The), No.276-331, pp.493-936 and Index to all of 1834 at end, modern half calf, Madras, 2nd July - 31st December 1834. £2,000-3,000

Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 205
Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. The Monuments of Sanchi, 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000

Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000

Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000

Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000

Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000

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