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.
Swann Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books December 9, 2025
Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.
Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.
Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.
Swann Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books December 9, 2025
Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).
Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.
Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.
Swann Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books December 9, 2025
Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.
Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.
Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601.
Swann Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books December 9, 2025
Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.
Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt, 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623.
Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.
SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions The Odfjell Collection Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books Ending December 4th
Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.
Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!
Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.
Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909.
Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.
SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions The Odfjell Collection Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books Ending December 4th
Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.
Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].
Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates.
Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.
Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
Sotheby’s Book Week December 9-17, 2025
Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.