A Deep Collection of English Church History to sell on June 3rd
- by Bruce E. McKinney
Lot 622: Architectural Antiquities of Great Britain
Lot 620: Norris, Hugh, and Mayo, Charles H. Notes & Queries for Somerset and Dorset, Sherbourne, 1890-1935, 21 volumes, 8vo, most half leather, all with matching leather spine labels, very good.
Lot 624: A Glossary of Terms Used in Grecian, Roman, Italian and Gothic Architecture, Oxford, 1850, fifth edition, 8vo, three volumes (two of which are plates, some in color), full leather, very good. Winkles, H. & B., Cathedral Churches of Great Britain, London, 1835, narrow 4to, three volumes, quarter leather, scattered foxing, otherwise very good.
Lot 625: Monday, Percy, editor, Memorials of Old Sussex, London, 1909, 8vo, includes letter from author, good. Auden, Thomas, Memorials of Old Shropshire, London, 1906, 8vo, good. Fallow, T. M., Memorials of Old Yorkshire, London, 1909, 8vo, good. Ditchfield & Clinch, Memorials of Old Kent, London, 1907, 8vo, fair. Snell, F. J., Memorials of Old Somerset, London, 1906, 8vo, good. Dryden, Alice, Memorials of Old Wiltshire, London, 1906, 8vo, good. Igglesden, Charles, A Saunter through Kent with Pen and Pencil, 1900, 4to, five of six volumes, very good. The Ecclesiastical and Architectural Topography of England, 1856, 8vo, good. A Guide to the Architectural Antiquities in the Neighborhood of Oxford, 1846, 8vo, taped foot of spine, otherwise good. Knights, Mark, Peep at the Past . . . Norfolk Antiquities, limited, no date, good. Britton, J. Topographical Sketches of North Wiltshire, London, 1837, 8vo, includes folding map, good +. Billings, Robert W. Illustrations of the Architectural Antiquities of the County of Durham, Durham, 1846, 4to, half leather, very good. Morris, Robert, Chester in the Plantagenet and Tudor Reigns, Chester, no date [c. 1893], large 8vo, good.
Lot 629: ( good to very good condition.) Roe, Fred, Ancient Church Chests and Chairs, 1929. Bond, Frederick and Camm, Dom, Roodscreens and Roodlofts, two volumes, 1909. Ward, Clarence, Medieval Church Vaulting, 1915. Cox, J. Charles, English Church Fittings, Furniture and Accessories, 1933. Vallance, Aymer, English Church Screens, 1936. Paley, F. A., A Manual of Gothic Moldings, 1902. Cave, C. J. P., Roof Bosses in Medieval Churches, 1948. Crossley, Fred, English Church Craftsmanship, 1941. Bond, Francis, Fonts and Font Covers, 1908. Wright, Peter, The Rural Bench Ends of Somerset, 1983. Morant, Alfred, Notes on English Architecture, Costume, Monuments, Stained Glass…, Great Yarmouth, 1853, 8vo, very good. Dollman, Francis, Examples of Antient Pulpits, London, 1849, tall 4to, very good. Billings, Robert W. Architectural Illustrations of Kettering Church, Northamptonshire, London, 1843, bound with Billings, R. W., Illustrations of Geometric Tracery… Carlisle Cathedral, London, 1842, tall 4to, half leather, very good. Blight, J. T. Ancient Crosses, London, 1856, 8vo, fair.
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.
