A Deep Collection of English Church History to sell on June 3rd
- by Bruce E. McKinney
Lot 635: 18 Volumes related to Specific English Churches
Lot 635. 18 Volumes related to Specific English Churches. A small library on the subject.
Lot 635: Benham, William, Old St. Paul's Cathedral, 1902, 4to, good. Prideaux and Shafto, Bosses & Corbels of Exeter Cathedral, 1910, 8vo, has map in rear pocket, very good. Cox & Serjeantson, A History of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Northhampton, 1897, 8vo, very good. Wallen, Wm., The History & Antiquities of the Round Church at Little Maplestead, Essex, 1836, 8vo, good. Prickett, Marmaduke, History of the Priory Church of Bridlington, 1836, tall 8vo, very good. Walker, T. L., An Historical Account of the Church of St. Margaret, Stoke-Golding, Leicestershire, 1844, 4to, boards detached, otherwise very good. Billings, Robert, Architectural Illustrations… Carlisle Cathedral, 1840, small folio, very good. Barrett, J. T., Memorials… Parish of Attleborough, 1848, 4to, very good. Ferrey, Benjamin, The Antiquities of the Priory of Christ-Church Hampshire…, 1841, small folio, re-backed, otherwise very good. Raine, James, Catterick Church in the County of York, 1834, 4to, scattered foxing, otherwise very good. Brayley, Edward & Britton, John, The History of the Ancient Palace & Late Houses of Parliament at Westminster, 1836, 8vo, full leather, very good. Beeby, Walter, Bromley Church…, 1872, small 8vo, very good. Simpson, Alfred, A History of Mildenhall, 1892, small 8vo, very good. Spence, C. An Essay Descriptive of the Abbey Church of Romsey in Hampshire, 1851, third edition, small 8vo, very good. Cotton, William, Bromsgrove Church, 1881, small 4to, very good. Pritchard, Emily, Cardigan Priory in the Olden Days, 1904, 4to, good. Caroe, W. D. & Gordon, E. J. A., Sefton…, 1893, 8vo, good. Parker, John Henry, The History of Dorchester, Oxfordshire…, 1882, 8vo, very good.
Lot 636. 13 Volumes of English Church Surveys. Many interesting volumes.
Godfrey, John, Notes on the Churches of Nottinghamshire, 1907, tall 8vo, very good. Ladbrooke, R., Use of the Churches in the County of Norfolk, five volumes, 1823, folio, all volumes have spines crudely taped, otherwise very good. Maxwell, Donald, Adventure Among Churches, 1928, small folio, very good. Lower, Mark, The Churches of Sussex, 1872, small folio, very good. Bishop, W. E., Views of Churches in the Hundred of Hoxne Suffolk, 1833, horizontal 4to, foxed, otherwise very good. Churches of Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely, 1845, 4to, very good. Temple, Ezra, Some Famous Country Parishes, 1911, 8vo, scattered foxing, otherwise very good. Wall, J. Charles, An Old English Parish, 1907, 8vo, very good. Lefroy, W. Chambers, The Ruined Abbeys of Yorkshire, 1891, 8vo, very good.
Lot 638. Petit, Rev, J. L.. Remarks on C hirch Architecture, 2 vols. London, but no date. In the AED the most recent copy was offered by Charles Woos in 1864. Current estimated value $440.
Petit, Rev. J. L., Remarks on Church Architecture, two volumes, London, no date, 8vo, half leather, plates foxed, otherwise good. Colling, James R., Gothic Ornaments, Being a Series of Examples of Enriched Details and Accessories of the Architecture of Great Britain, two volumes, London no date [c.1848], folio, covers worn, bindings broken, pages loose, poor condition. Colling, James R., Details of Gothic Architecture, two volumes, London, no date [c. 1850], folio, very good condition.
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.
