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Auction Name
Travel and Exploration Sale
Auction Date
12/17/2025 - 12/17/2025
Sale Number
#30894
Total Lots
58
Sold Lots
53.0
Lots Sold
91.38%
Unsold Lots
5
Total Sales (GBP)
207,834.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
80,100.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
128,000.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
90,700.00
High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
143,300.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
145.03%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
153

ARCTIC EXPLORATION -- FRANKLIN, BACK & MCCLINTOCK Series of nine autograph letters to Admiral George McKinley (1766-1852) and his daughter, from his friend John Franklin and other figures of Arctic exploration,

 8 February 1826 to 20 September 1837 GBP 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 GBP 46,080.00
105

GEORGE YACOUB COLLECTION OF MAPS OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND LEVANT

 GBP 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 GBP 33,280.00
77 BLAGDON (FRANCIS WILLIAM)

A Brief History of Ancient and Modern India, for the Earliest Periods of Antiquity to the Termination of the Late Mahratta War

 1805 plates watermarked 1827-1828 GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 GBP 14,080.00
2

A Voyage Round the World, in the Years MDCCLXXII, LXXIII, LXXIV, LXXV. By Captain James Cook [sic], Commander of His Majesty's Bark The Resolution...

1781 GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 GBP 10,240.00
157

AMUNDSEN'S NORWEGIAN ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION, 1910-1912 Danish pocket aneroid marine barometer belonging to Jorgen Stubberud,

c.1910 GBP 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 GBP 7,680.00
170 SHACKLETON (ERNEST HENRY), L.C. BERNACCHI and APSLEY CHERRY-GARRARD, editors.

SOUTH POLAR TIMES South Polar Times, 4 vol., volumes 1 & 2, volume 3, volume 4

1907-1914; 2010 GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 GBP 7,040.00
63 Henry Whistler

HANKOU - MERCHANT TRADER'S DIARIES Day diaries of Henry Whistler for 1883-1911,

 c.1878-1911 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 GBP 6,400.00
156 AMUNDSEN (ROALD)

The South Pole. An account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the 'Fram', 1910-1912,

1912 GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 GBP 6,144.00
152 William Edward Parry

ARCTIC EXPLORATION -- PARRY & MCKINLEY Copy letter from William Edward Parry to Lord Melville, secretarial,

 26 November 1825 to 23 May 1826 GBP 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 GBP 6,144.00
36 some by William Saunders

SHANGHAI, CANTON, BEIJING, PORTRAITS AND GROUPS - PHOTOGRAPHY Album of 61 Chinese views,

c.1870s 80s GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 GBP 4,608.00
69 DANIELL (THOMAS AND WILLIAM)

A Picturesque Voyage to India; by the Way of China,

 1810 GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 GBP 4,096.00
158 SCOTT (ROBERT FALCON)

The Voyage of the 'Discovery', vol. 1 (of 2)

 1905 GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 3,584.00
104 ROBERTS (DAVID)

The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia From Drawings Made on the Spot by David Roberts, With Historical Descriptions by the Revd George Croly, 6 vol.

 1855-1856 GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 GBP 3,584.00
155 SCOTT (ROBERT FALCON)

The Voyage of the 'Discovery', 2 vol.

 1905 GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 GBP 3,328.00
109

OTTOMAN TURKEY MAP, IN ARABIC

 1888 GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 GBP 3,328.00
161 SCOTT (ROBERT FALCON)

Scott's Last Expedition... Vol. I. Being the Journals of Captain R.F. Scott. Vol. II. Being the Reports of the Journeys & the Scientific Work Undertaken by Dr. E.A. Wilson and the Surviving Members of the Expedition, 2 vol.

 1913 GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 3,072.00
1 Sarah Hall (1846-1921)

TRAVEL JOURNALS Thirteen volumes of manuscript travel journals written by Sarah Hall (1846-1921) of Sheffield,

 GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 GBP 2,816.00
76 Captain Thomas Williams (b.1846)

INDIA - MARITIME LOG BOOKS Papers of Welsh-born Master Mariner, Captain Thomas Williams (b.1846),

 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 2,816.00
169 MAWSON (DOUGLAS)

The Home of the Blizzard, 2 vol.

 GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 2,816.00
143 [CAZABON (MICHEL JEAN)] HARTMANN (HIPPOLYTE)

Album Martiniquais, lithographed title and 12 tinted lithographed views by Eugene Ciceri,

 c.1860 GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 2,304.00
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  • <b><center>Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts<br>Available for Immediate Purchase</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Balthus, Emily Brontë. <i>Wuthering Heights,</i> New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Charles Dickens. <i>Complete Works,</i> Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Winston Churchill. First edition of <i>War Speeches,</i> Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. <i>Holy Cats</i> First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.
    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.
  • <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>Online: India<br>Ends 19th February 2026</center></b> <b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 40<br>Ramasvami (Kavali Venkata). <i>A Digest of the Different Castes of India,</i> 83 charming hand-coloured lithographed plates, Madras, 1837. £5,000-7,000 <b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 50<br>Watson (John Forbes) & John William Kaye. <i>The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations...of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan,</i> 8 vol., 480 mounted albumen prints, 1868-75. £4,000-6,000 <b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 53<br>Afghanistan.- Elphinstone (Hon. Mountstuart). <i>An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul,</i> first edition, hand-coloured aquatint plates, a fine copy, 1815. £2,000-3,000 <b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 57<br>[Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000 <b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). <i>Views in the Mysore Country,</i> [1794]. £2,000-3,000 <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>Online: India<br>Ends 19th February 2026</center></b> <b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 76<br>Bird (James). <i>Historical Researches on the Origin and Principles of the Bauddha and Jaina Religions...,</i> first edition, lithographed plates, Bombay, American Mission Press, 1847. £3,000-4,000 <b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 100<br>Ceylon.- Daniell (Samuel). <i>A Picturesque Illustration of the scenery, animals, and native inhabitants, of the Island of Ceylon: in twelve plates, 1808. £5,000-7,000 <b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 123<br>D'Oyly (Charles). <i>Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book,</i> lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000 <b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 139<br>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 <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>Online: India<br>Ends 19th February 2026</center></b> <b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 140<br>Gantz (John). <i>Indian Microcosm,</i> first edition, Madras, John Gantz & Son, 1827. £10,000-15,000 <b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 146<br>Grierson (Sir George Abraham). <i>Linguistic Survey of India,</i> 11 vol. in 20, folding maps, original cloth, Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, 1903-28. £2,000-3,000 <b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 195<br>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 <b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 205<br>Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. <i>The Monuments of Sanchi,</i> 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000
    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
  • <b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000 <b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000 <b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> 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 <b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> 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
    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