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Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
213		Photo album Japan, Meiji period, circa 1870	circa 1870	EUR 2,500.00 - 3,000.00	EUR 2,560.00
207	Hiroshige (1797)	UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE 1797-1858 The Suruga District in Edo (Toto Suruga-cho) periodo Edo, 1858	1858	EUR 625.00 - 750.00	EUR 640.00
203	Utamaro (1753)	KITAGAWA UTAMARO 1753-1806 Courtesans Imitating a Court Procession Edo period, 1806	1806	EUR 375.00 - 450.00	EUR 384.00
204	Hokusai	KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI 1760-1849 The Great Wave late 20th century	late 20th century	EUR 125.00 - 150.00	EUR 352.00
523		Coptic manuscript Ethiopia, 19th century	19th century	EUR 125.00 - 150.00	EUR 288.00
521	Toyohara Kunichika	TOYOHARA KUNICHIKA 1835-1900 Kabuki actors Meiji period, 1872	1872	EUR 250.00 - 300.00	EUR 288.00
517		Ten prints Japan, Meiji period		EUR 250.00 - 300.00	EUR 256.00
505	Hiroshige (1797)	UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE II 1826-1869 Ushi Tenjin Edo period, 1861-1864	1861-1864	EUR 250.00 - 300.00	EUR 256.00
208	Hiroshige (1797)	UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE 1797-1858 Okitsu (Xing Jin ) Edo period, 1832	1832	EUR 250.00 - 300.00	EUR 256.00
504		Four books Japan, 19th Century	19th Century	EUR 250.00 - 300.00	EUR 256.00
524		Coptic manuscript Ethiopia, 19th Century	19th Century	EUR 125.00 - 150.00	EUR 224.00
508	Hiroshige (1797)	UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE II 1826-1869 Shinobazu pond (Shinobazu ike) periodo Edo, 1862	1862	EUR 185.00 - 225.00	EUR 224.00
210	Hiroshige (1797)	UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE 1797-1858 Arai (Huang Jing ) 1832	1832	EUR 185.00 - 225.00	EUR 192.00
200		Map of Japan Japan, Edo period, 1864	1864	EUR 125.00 - 150.00	EUR 192.00
513		Two prints Japan, Edo period, mid 19th century	mid 19th century	EUR 185.00 - 225.00	EUR 192.00
509		UTAGAWA KUNISADA 1786-1865 The actor Ichikawa Kodanji IV in the role of Munekiyo and the actor Onoe Kikugoro IV in the role of Tokiwa Gozen Edo period, 1856	1856	EUR 185.00 - 225.00	EUR 192.00
211	Toyota Hokkei	TOYOTA HOKKEI 1780-1850 Kintaro referees a match between rooster and Tengu Edo period, circa 1827	circa 1827	EUR 125.00 - 150.00	EUR 160.00
201		Eighteen drawings Japan, 19th century	19th century	EUR 125.00 - 150.00	EUR 160.00
205	Hiroshige (1797)	UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE II 1826-1869 Parrot and camellia periodo Edo, 1857-1858	1857-1858	EUR 125.00 - 150.00	EUR 160.00
212	Toyota Hokkei	TOYOTA HOKKEI 1780-1850 The mountain Woman: Yamauba Edo period, 1827 circa	1827 circa	EUR 125.00 - 150.00	EUR 128.00

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

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

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