Sothebys: Illustrated and Private Press Books Conjuring and Circus Children's Books and Juvenilia Related Drawing, GRAIL,

Auction Details

Auction Date: June 17, 1987 - June 17, 1987

Page Size: 867 items in 9 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
601		Story of Jack and the Giants (The)			GBP 300.00 - 350.00	286.00
602	Mrs. T.K. Hervey	Juvenile Calendar and Zodiac of Flowers			USD 250.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
603	Richard Doyle	The Tournament			USD 300.00 - 350.00	Not Sold
604		Book of Ballads			USD 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
605		Punch's Almanack 1848			USD 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
606		Punch's Almanack 1848			USD 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
607	Richard Doyle	A fine ink and watercolour drawing of a couple seated with a goshawk			GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	2,860.00
608	Richard Doyle	A fine ink and watercolour drawing for a pictorial border			GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00	1,540.00
609	Richard Doyle	A fine pair of ink and watercolour drawings depicting an archery tournament and a man setting out with his falconer			GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	1,210.00
610	Richard Doyle	A fine ink and watercolour drawing of a couple seated on a bank by a stream			GBP 300.00 - 400.00	440.00
611	Richard Doyle	A fine ink and watercolour drawing of a band of knights riding up to a young man with a falcon			GBP 300.00 - 400.00	495.00
612	Richard Doyle	A fine ink and watercolour drawing for a pictorial border depicting a man in oriental dress watching a young knight falling from the top of a tower			GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00	770.00
613	Richard Doyle	Ink and watercolour drawing of an angel watching a devil struggle with a hod on a sandy shore			GBP 300.00 - 400.00	462.00
614	Richard Doyle	Ink and watercolour drawing of a group of men on a beach			USD 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
615	Richard Doyle	Ink and watercolour drawing of a group of men on a beach			USD 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
616	Richard Doyle	Ink and watercolour drawing of a group of men approaching a girl kneeling with her falcon beside her horse and a dead heron			GBP 500.00 - 750.00	396.00
617	Richard Doyle	Ink and watercolour drawing for a young girl seated on the ground with a bear cub			GBP 600.00 - 800.00	1,540.00
618	Richard Doyle	Three drawings			GBP 300.00 - 400.00	462.00
619	Richard Doyle	Ink. and watercolour drawing of a knight beside a tree looking up at a girl seated in a large eagle's nest			GBP 1,250.00 - 1,750.00	935.00
620	Richard Doyle	Ink and watercolour drawing of a knight riding past a girl crouching behind a shrub			USD 600.00 - 800.00	Not Sold
621	Richard Doyle	Ink and watercolour drawing for a pictorial border depicting various elves and sprites			GBP 600.00 - 800.00	3,850.00
622	Richard Doyle	A series of twenty three small ink drawings of Richard the Lionheart			GBP 500.00 - 750.00	1,100.00
623	Richard Doyle	A set of nine ink drawings recording an inspection of the troops by Queen Victoria		[1842?]	USD 600.00 - 800.00	Not Sold
624	Richard Doyle	Ink drawing for the title-page of "Punch" vol. 6			USD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
625	Richard Doyle	A series of twenty five preparatory ink drawings for "The Foreign Tour of Brown			GBP 600.00 - 800.00	495.00
626	Richard Doyle	A collection of forty drawings and sketches			USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	Not Sold
627	Richard Doyle	Three early pictorial autograph letters signed addressed to his father			GBP 300.00 - 350.00	220.00
628	Edward Ardizonne	A complete set of proofs of the lithographed illustrations for "Great Expectations"			GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	1,100.00
629	Edward Ardizzone	Twenty two ink drawings to illustrate Maurice Gorham's "Londoners"			GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	9,900.00
630	Peter Barrett	Four fine watercolour drawings of a caracal; serval and golden cats; Brazilian and mountain tapirs; and saiga and goral			GBP 300.00 - 350.00	330.00
631	Alan Aldridge	A large ink and watercolour drawing of a party of animals			USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	Not Sold
632	Alan Aldridge	A large ink and watercolour drawing of a grasshopper			GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	2,750.00
633	Alan Aldridge	A large ink and watercolour drawing of a mouse at his club			GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	2,750.00
634	John Austen	Nine wood-engravings			GBP 350.00 - 500.00	330.00
635	Sir Max Beerbohm	Ink caricature of Sydney Schiff			GBP 600.00 - 800.00	1,430.00
636	Sir Max Beerbohm	Pencil and watercolour caricature of Arthur Balfour standing by a fire			GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00	1,870.00
637	Robert Bevan	Pencil portrait of his brother E. R. Bevan working on a small sculpture			USD 300.00 - 350.00	Not Sold
638	John Buckland Wright	Engraving of two naked girls and a bowl of fruit			GBP 500.00 - 750.00	638.00
639	John Buckland Wright	A series of five engravings to illustrate the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam			GBP 400.00 - 600.00	506.00
640	John Buckland Wright	Three wood-engravings of a girl dancing			GBP 350.00 - 500.00	462.00
641	Edward Gordon Craig	Ink and wash drawing of weather vanes			GBP 300.00 - 400.00	352.00
642	E. J. Detmold	A fine watercolour drawing of a bowl of roses			USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	Not Sold
643	E. J. Detmold	A fine watercolour drawing of four angel fish			USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	Not Sold
644	E. J. Detmold	A fine ink and watercolour drawing of exotic birds			GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00	1,980.00
645	E. J. Detmold	Watercolour drawing of a pair of pheasants			GBP 350.00 - 500.00	330.00
646	Walt Disney	A file of over 100 preliminary drawings for "The Dog Show"			GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	2,640.00
647	Charles E. Dawson	A large ink and gouache drawing for the cover of the Harmsworth Magazine depicting two young ladies in Edwardian dress standing in a garden			USD 300.00 - 350.00	Not Sold
648	Charles Doyle	A large watercolour drawing of a band of fairies			GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	1,100.00
649	Edmund Dulac	A fine watercolour drawing of a young woman standing beside an elderly man seated below a tree			GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	3,300.00
650	Edmund Dulac	A fine watercolour drawing of a nocturnal masque			GBP 5,000.00 - 7,500.00	4,400.00
651	Rowland Emmett	A large pencil and watercolour DRAWING of the HoGMUDDLE rotatory Niggler & Fidgetter		1952	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	2,420.00
652	Rowland Emmett	Ink drawing of a manager and clerks with desks and filing cabinet adapted from sheaves of corn			GBP 400.00 - 600.00	616.00
653	Rowland Emmett	Ink drawing of a seaside pier with its ornamental buildings being winched up to fold back into a cavity in the cliff			GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	1,320.00
654	Rowland Emmett	Ink drawing of members of Prawnhaven Art Society hanging their paintings on the promenade railings			GBP 500.00 - 750.00	550.00
655	B. Faustin	Six fine ink and gouache drawings of London Street Sellers			GBP 350.00 - 500.00	308.00
656	Sir William Russell Flint	Three watercolour views of the Drome Valley looking towards the Dauphine; the Perthshire hills			GBP 600.00 - 800.00	1,430.00
657	Noel Flower	A collection of thirty nine drawings to illustrate "Yoyo's Animal Friends"			GBP 600.00 - 800.00	440.00
658	Barnett Freedman	Ink drawing of a full palette			GBP 300.00 - 400.00	275.00
659	J. Geoffroy	A series of seven ink and watercolour drawings to illustrate "Gulliver's Travels"			GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	1,430.00
660	Robert Gibbings	Proof impressions of fifty two wood-engraved illustrations			GBP 500.00 - 750.00	440.00
661	Robert GIBBINGS	Proof impressions of six wood-engravings		1977	GBP 300.00 - 400.00	462.00
662	Eric Gill	Pencil drawing for a bookplate for Desmond Flower			GBP 600.00 - 800.00	1,012.00
663	Kate Greenaway	Watercolour head and shoulders portrait of a young man			USD 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
664	John S. Goodall	A series of twelve ink and watercolour drawings illustrating the story of two bored young hamsters who attempt to voyage to the moon by rocket but get no further than the roof of their family home			GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	880.00
665	John S. Goodall	Eight ink and watercolour drawings of mediaeval scenes in a courtyard			GBP 600.00 - 800.00	660.00
666	Ernest Griset	A large ink drawing of numerous animal-like figures enjoying a soiree at a gentleman's club; and a small watercolour of a reindeer in a wintery landscape			USD 300.00 - 350.00	Not Sold
667	Patience Hallward	A series of 51 preparatory drawings for illustrations to Hans Andersen's "The Little Mermaid"			USD 400.00 - 600.00	Not Sold
668	Reginald Hallward	Watercolour drawing of Elisha raising the Shunammite's son; watercolour cover design for "Truth and Poetry from the Bible"; ink and wash drawing of Saint Gregory reading to three young girls; ink drawing of a saint playing an organ pumped by a young angel			GBP 300.00 - 350.00	275.00
669	Reginald Hallward	Large ink and watercolour drawing with Christmas greetings from the artist to members of the Bloxam family			GBP 400.00 - 600.00	330.00
670	Reginald Hallward	Two ink and watercolour drawings			GBP 350.00 - 500.00	352.00
671	Reginald Hallward	A collection of 22 watercolour designs for stained glass windows			GBP 400.00 - 600.00	330.00
672	Reginald Hallward	A collection of 33 large cartoons for stained glass windows			GBP 500.00 - 750.00	1,045.00
673	Ernest M. Jessop	The complete set of drawings for Thomas Hood's "The Knight and the Dragon"			USD 400.00 - 600.00	Not Sold
674	Jessie M. King	Seven ink drawings for pictorial borders in Isobel Steele's "The Enchanted Capital of Scotland"			GBP 500.00 - 750.00	550.00
675	David Jones	Proof impressions of three wood-engraved illustrations			GBP 300.00 - 400.00	275.00
676	Eugene Ladreyt	A series of twenty four humorous ink and watercolour drawings to illustrate "Chasseurs Parisiens"			USD 400.00 - 600.00	Not Sold
677	F. Lix	A series of forty ink and wash drawings		[c.1890]	USD 500.00 - 750.00	Not Sold
678	Mariette Lydis	Pencil and watercolour drawing of a young woman seated in a gown open to the waist	Paris	1954	GBP 300.00 - 400.00	275.00
679	Phil May	A group of eight ink drawings including portaits of George Grossmith			GBP 350.00 - 500.00	330.00
680	Phil May	Ink and watercolour drawing of a scene at a fancy dress ball			GBP 300.00 - 350.00	330.00
681	Phil May	Twelve ink drawings for cartoons and humorous illustrations depicting a sportsman		'93-1901	GBP 500.00 - 750.00	396.00
682	James Mudd	A series of twenty one large drawings in pencil			GBP 600.00 - 800.00	605.00
683	Kay Nielsen	A fine ink and watercolour drawing of a girl and a saint flying through the air astride a horse			USD 7,500.00 - 10,000.00	Not Sold
684	Kay Nielsen	A large chalk and watercolour drawing of a rocky moonlit shore			USD 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
685	Kay Nielsen	Pencil and ink study of a pierrot			GBP 300.00 - 400.00	495.00
686	Mervyn Peake	A large coloured chalk drawing of a couple dancing			GBP 600.00 - 800.00	990.00
687	Frank Pegram	Thirty four large ink drawings			GBP 350.00 - 500.00	990.00
688	Arthur Rackham	A fine ink and watercolour drawing of a young man presenting a bouquet to a girl standing in a drawing room			GBP 5,000.00 - 7,500.00	4,400.00
689	Charles Ricketts	Pencil and watercolour costume design for a Franciscan monk			USD 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
690		Scotson-Clark			GBP 250.00 - 350.00	220.00
691	Ronald Searle	Nine large ink drawings produced for BOAC advertisements			GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	1,100.00
692	John Byam Shaw	Ink and watercolour drawing of youth in oriental dress			GBP 300.00 - 350.00	286.00
693	J. A. Shepherd	Twenty drawings including the ink and watercolour design for the pictorial title-page to "Zig Zag Tales" and others in ink for "The Arcadian Calendar" and other subjects			GBP 300.00 - 400.00	275.00
694	Robert Sherriffs	Ink and watercolour drawing of a woman falling from a horse		1940	USD 300.00 - 350.00	Not Sold
695	Sidney H. Sime	Watercolour drawing of etherial figures around a man seated at a table			GBP 400.00 - 600.00	1,045.00
696	Charles Shannon	Watercolour and gouache drawing of girls gathering apples			GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	1,870.00
697	Charles Shannon	A large oil portrait of Miss Hilda Moore			USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	Not Sold
698	Charles Shannon	Three large lithographs captioned Autumn		1917	GBP 300.00 - 350.00	385.00
699	Charles Shannon	Five lithographs depicting Winter			GBP 300.00 - 350.00	715.00
700	Charles Shannon	Nine lithographs depicting a man and woman gathering sheaves			GBP 300.00 - 350.00	715.00

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
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Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.

Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
Heritage Auctions
Rare Books Signature Auction
December 15, 2025

Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.

Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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