A Deep Collection of English Church History to sell on June 3rd
- by Bruce E. McKinney
Lot 619: ten volumes Antiquities & Architecture
Lot 611: Edwards, Charles, Payne's Universum or Pictorial World, London, ND (c. 1850), 4to, three volumes, 192 steel engraved plates, quarter leather, most plates foxed, extremities worn, otherwise good.
Lot 612: Anderson, R., Examples of the Municipal Commercial & Street Architecture of France & Italy from the 12th to the 15th Century, London, no date, small folio, all edges gilt quarter leather, 103 numbered black-and-white plates. Worn at extremities, minimal scattered foxing, otherwise very good. Garner, Thomas & Stratton, Arthur, The Domestic Architecture of England during the Tudor Period, three volumes, prospectus laid in, folio portfolios "subscriber’s copy”, London, 1911, photogravure & other plates. Pencil annotations. Johnson, John, Relics of Ancient English Architecture, small folio, 80 lithographic plates, no publisher, no date. Scattered foxing, pencil notations, old leather repair to head & foot of spine. Bulmer, George Bertram, Architectural Studies in Yorkshire, London & Leeds, 1887, folio, limited to 300 copies, 20 plates, hinges cracked, signature loose, handwritten spine label, otherwise good.
Lot 619: Wilkinson, Joseph, The Architectural Remains of the Ancient Town and Borough of Thetford, London, 1822, 24 etched plates. Spine and extremities worn, plates clean. Burrell, William, Studies of Ancient Domestic Architecture, London, 1846, folio, 20 lithographic plates. Minor foxing & staining, leather spine chipped. Davy, Henry, A Series of Etchings Illustrative of the Architectural Antiquities of Suffolk, Suffolk, 1827, folio, 70 etched plates. Extremities worn, otherwise very good. Nibbs, R. H., First Series Antiquities of Sussex, Brighton, 1874, folio, 50 black-and-white plates, lacks front free endpaper, otherwise very good. Briggens, R., The Antiquities of Sefton Church, Holborn, 1835, tall folio, front board detached, scattered foxing, otherwise good. Mac Kenzie, F., Skeltons Engraved Illustrations of the Principal Antiquities of Oxfordshire, Oxford, 1823, folio, 50 full-page engraved plates plus other illustrations (complete), full leather with crudely taped spine (text block separated), text/plates very good. Perry, John Tavenor and Henman, Charles Jr., Illustrations of the Medieval Antiquities in the County of Durham, Oxford & London, 1867, tall folio, 51 black-and-white plates, hinges cracked, lacks spine, otherwise good. Scott, William B., Antiquarian Gleanings in the North of England, London, nd (c. 1850), large 4to, 38 hand colored engravings, scattered foxing, edges chipped, binding cracked, pages loose, fair condition. Spreat, W., Picturesque Sketches of the Churches of Devonshire, Exeter & London, 1842, horizontal folio, "Subscriber’s copy. Proofs on India Paper", 18 parts in wraps, 74 lithographic plates, scattered foxing and soil, chipped wraps. Envelope containing miscellaneous architectural engravings.
Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Galileo Galilei. Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo tolemaico, e copernicano. Firenze, 1632
Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Saverio Manetti. Storia naturale degli uccelli. Firenze, 1771-76
Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Fortunato Depero. Depero futurista. Rovereto, 1927
Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Nicolas Visscher. Atlas minor sive totius orbis terrarum contracta delineat ex conatibus. Amsterdam, circa 1649-95
Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Andreas Vesalius. Anatomia. Addita nunc. Antiquorum Anatome. Venezia, 1604
Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Tristan Tzara and Salvador Dalì. Grains et Issues. Parigi, 1935
June 25, 2026
Doyle, June 25: Houdini's biography, boldly signed. $3,000 to $5,000.
Doyle, June 25: A volume from Abraham Lincoln's library, signed just before heading to Washington for his inauguration. $20,000 to $30,000.
Doyle, June 25: A very early Confederate recruiting manual belonging to the chief commissary in Lee's Army. $600 to $800.
Doyle, June 25: Rare hand-colored lithographs of the life of Napoleon. $20,000 to $30,000.
Doyle, June 25: The "Holster Atlas" of the American Revolution. $5,000 to $8,000.
Doyle, June 25: Jewish ceremonies in fine hand-colored engravings. $7,000 to $10,000.
Doyle, June 25: A very rare work on Turkish military costume. $1,000 to $1,500.
June 25, 2026
Doyle, June 25: The most important illustrated work on the Mexican-American War. $10,000 to $15,000.
Doyle, June 25: The finest illustrated book on Afghanistan. $10,000 to $15,000.
Doyle, June 25: Henry Justice Ford St. George rescues the Princess from the horrible Dragon. $2,000 to $3,000.
Doyle, June 25: A rare work of Prussian Army uniforms under Frederick William II, with exquisite hand-colored engravings. $800 to $1,200.
Doyle, June 25: Lenny Bruce typed letter signed to a Village bohemian during his obscenity trials, with a manuscript note and drawing. $300 to $500.
Doyle, June 25: Schiff's scarce Shanghai Sketchbook. $300 to $500.
Doyle, June 25: The first accurate published representation of the American flag. $2,000 to $4,000.
Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 123. Celebrate 250 Years of Independence with Original Stars and Stripes (1790) Est. $1,400 - $1,700
Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 20. Keulen's Spectacular Chart of the World Featuring California as an Island (1728) Est. $12,000 - $15,000
Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 42. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 591. Matching Set of 3 Stunning Globe Gores of Eastern Asia from Coronelli's 3.5 Foot Globe (1688) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 9. Speed's Popular World Map with Allegorical Representations of the Elements (1651) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 168. First Separate Map of Kansas & Nebraska Territories (1854) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 43. Only Macrobius Map with Britain Attached to Europe (1515) Est. $800 - $950
Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 250. Rare Map of Boston and One of the Earliest Maps of the Revolutionary War (1775) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 79. Schenk's Uncommon Map Featuring Two Figurative Title Cartouches (1696) Est. $1,200 - $1,500
Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 681. Hand-Colored Image of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950
Sotheby's Book Week 2 June - 9 July
Sotheby’s, June 25: Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations, on its 250th anniversary. $180,000 to $250,000.
Sotheby’s, June 17: Fontana, Lucio. Concetto Spaziale. 1967. Leporello en papier doré. Bel exemplaire signé. €4,000 to $€,000.
Sotheby’s, June 25: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”. $150,000 to $200,000.
Sotheby’s, June 25: Washington, George (as First President). Washington decries “an ostentatious imitation, or mimickry of Royalty” in his Presidency. $250,000 to $500,000.
Sotheby’s, June 17: Lope de Vega. Rare manuscrit autographe signé de la préface dédicatoire de "El Cardenal de Belen" (le cardinal de Bethléem), pièce composée en 1610. €40,000 to €60,000.
