• Freeman’s, June 30. Thomas Jefferson’s “Birth of the New Nation” letter, carried to Paris with the Treaty of Peace, by a Jewish patriot. $100,000-200,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. “The rockets’ red glare.” A British midshipman’s log recording the bombardment of Fort McHenry. $60,000-80,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry Commission signed by James Madison, 1812. $40,000-60,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776. $15,000-25,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. One of the Earliest Printed Announcements of American Independence, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000-15,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. "The Two Big Guns of the N.Y. Yanks": A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000-12,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. A Unique Contemporary Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words to His Followers, the Day Before his Violent Death. $8,000-12,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. The State of Minnesota Officially Certifies the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution Of the United States. $8,000-12,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York to Queen Anne from the Colony of New York. $8,000-12,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000-12,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. A Call to Arms in the Months Following the Declaration of Independence: An Early Continental Army Recruitment Poster. $6,000-9,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. Samuel Jones, the Statesman Behind the Newly Discovered "Jones Declaration": His Annotated Set Used in His Working Law Library. $6,000-9,000.
  • 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.
  • June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Medical Incunabula: Petit (Jean)publisher & Kerver (Thielman)printer. Regimen Sanitatis Salernitanum, sm. 8vo, Paris [1498]
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Hugo (Victor) [Wraxall (Lascelles)]. Les Miserable, 3 vols., 8vo, L. (Hurst & Blackett) 1862, First Authorized English Translation (copyright).
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Shelley (Mary Wollstonecraft). Frankenstein: or The Modern Prometheus, 8vo, 2 vols. in one, L. (G. & W.B. Whittaker, Ave-Maria-Lane) 1823.
    June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Cuisine: Anon. Cookery, Pastry, and Sweet Meats in three Books, Alphabetically Digested, 8vo 1710.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Lambert (Aylmer Bourke). A Description of the Genus Pinus, with Directions Relative to the Cultivation…, 2 vols. Sm. folio L. (Messrs. Weddell) 1832.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Botany: Curtis (William). Flora Londinensis: or Plates and Descriptions of such Plants as Grow Wild in the Environs of London, 2 vols. folio, London (B. White) 1777 – 1798.
    June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Le Moire (J.M.) Maple Leaves, Canadian History and Quebec Scenery (Third Series) 8vo Quebec (Hunter, Rose & Co.) 1865. First Edn.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: The Earliest Extant Printed House Contents Sale Catalogue in Ireland: Baillie, Auctioneer, Abby Street. A Catalogue of the Goods and Stock of the late Edward Wingfield…
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: William III King of England. Autograph Letter Signed ("William R") to an unnamed correspondent [possibly Charles-Henri de Lorraine] discussing his strategy against the French forces during the siege of Namur.
    June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: [Austen (Jane) (1785-1817]. Pride and Prejudice, 3 vols. sm. 8vo, L. (T. Egerton) 1813.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Heaney (Seamus). Ugolino, sm. folio D. (Dolmen) 1979, Limited Edn. No. 78/125 Copies, Signed by Seamus Heaney, Louis le Brocquy, Liam Miller and Andrew Carpenter.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Voltaire (F.M. Avouet de). Petits Ouvrages, attribues a M. de Voltaire, sm. folio manuscript, dated 1776, containing 9 works.
  • Bonhams, June 14-23: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presentation Gold Pocket Watch. Estimate: $20,000 - 30,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Presentation Copy of the First Issue of the Lincoln Douglas Debates Signed by Abraham Lincoln in Pencil to a Sangamon County Illinois Republican. Estimate: $150,000 - 250,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: A Senate Resolution Signed in the Tense Days After the Union's Humiliating Defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run. Estimate: $80,000 - $120,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Seven Passages to a Flight, an Artists Book with a Story Quilt by Faith Ringgold, the Publisher's Own Copy. Estimate: $80,000 - 120,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: A New Charter for Virginia, A Response to the First Armed Rebellion in the American Colonies. Estimate: $15,000 - 25,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Earliest obtainable printing of the Bill of Rights. Estimate: $8,000 - 12,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Edward Curtis Orotone. Estimate: $7,000 - 9,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Owned by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: A Butter or Dessert Plate from FDR's State Dinner Service. Estimate: $3,000 - 5,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: An Early Large-Format Plan of the City of Washington. Estimate: $1,500 - 2,500
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Containing the First Map to Name the Hudson River. Estimate: $20,000 - 30,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: America's First Major Novelist, a Complete Chapter in Autograph Manuscript by James Fenimore Cooper. Estimate: $15,000 - 20,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: The Only Full-Length Book by Jefferson, with the Justly Famous Map. Estimate: $12,000 - 18,000

Sothebys: PRINTED BOOKS, 21Feb1974,

Auction Details

Auction Date
February 21, 1974 - February 21, 1974
Page Size: 509 items in 6 pages
Auction Lot Books
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
101 SPORTING REPOSITORY (THE), 2 vol. in 1, BOTH NUMBER 39 OF 50 COPIES ON HAND-MADE PAPER

1904

GBP - 85.00
102 Sporting Repository (The)

1904

GBP - 42.00
103 SURTEES, R. S. The analysis of the hunting field, ONE OF 50 COPIES

1903

GBP - 80.00
104 Surtees, R[obert] S[mith] Jorrocks's Jaunts and Jollities, 2 vol., NUMBER 32 OF 90 LARGE PAPER COPIES

1901

GBP - 75.00
105 Mr. Ferguson [T. (S. A.)] COCKING AND ITS VOTARIES

1885

GBP - 170.00
106 Tattersall, George The Pictorial Gallery of English Race Horses

1850

GBP - 135.00
107 Taunton, Theo[philus] Famous Horses

1895

GBP - 60.00
108 Taunton, Thomas Henry Portraits of Celebrated Racehorses of the Past and Present Centuries, 4 vol.

1887-88

GBP - 150.00
109 Thomson, David Croal The Life and Works of Thomas Bewick, NUMBER 48 OF 75 LARGE PAPER COPIES

1882

GBP - 58.00
110 Thomson, David Croal The water colour drawings of Thomas Bewick

1930

GBP - 48.00
111 Vyner, Robert T. Notitia Venatica. A Treatise on Fox-Hunting ... [edited] by William C. A. Blew, 2 vol.

1910, n.d.

GBP - 35.00
112 Whitman, Alfred Charles Turner

1907

GBP - 15.00
113 Wood, Arnold A bibliography of the Complete Angler New York

1900

GBP - 30.00
114 Zimmer, John Todd Catalogue of the Edward E. Ayer Ornithological Library, 2 parts in 1 vol. Chicago

1926

GBP - 44.00
115 Vandérem, Fernand, La Marche, Olivier de, Washington, D.C. Annales du Bibliophile Beige, Nouvelle Série, vol. I and II, in 1 vol. Labriolle (Pierre de) Histoire de la Littérature latine chrétienne La Bibliophile Nouvelle: Chroniques du Bulletin Le Chevalier Delibéré ... A Reproduction Brussels, Paris, Paris, Paris ...

1882-86, 1920, 1922-26, 1931, 1488, 1946

GBP - 2.00
116 [Ashbee, H. S.] Bibliography of Prohibited Books ... by Pisanus Fraxi. Introduction by G. Legman, 3 vol. New York

1962

GBP - 38.00
117 [Astor, John Jacob], Robinson W. H. Catalogue ... of the Astor Library ... A-[P], 3 vol. Menorah. IIIustr. Monastschrift fur die judische Familie, vol. I-III, in 1 vol. Ltd Catalogue 81: A Selection of Precious Manuscripts, Historic Documents and Rare Books Whitaker J., & Sons, Ltd.) Cumula New York, Vienna

1857-59, 1923-24, 1950, 1945-46, January-September 1947, 1948-65, Jan.-Sep. 1947, 1947-66

GBP - 2.00
118 Avery, Myrtilla The Exultet Rolls of South Italy, vol. II: Plates Princeton, N.J.

1936

GBP - 12.00
119 Bibliography--A small quantity of booksellers' catalogues, mostly continental, with 14 vol. of the Cumulative Book Index covering the years 1928-66

GBP - 5.00
120 BOOK AUCTION RECORDS, vol. 1-55, 57-68 [first, second and eighth indexes], 70 vol.

1903-72

GBP - 150.00
121 BOOK COLLECTOR (THE) vol. 1-21, lacking vol. 6 no. 2, vol. 22 nos. 1 & 2

1953-73

GBP - 62.00
122 British Museum Facsimiles of Royal, Historical, Literary and other Autographs ... edited by George F. Warner, Series I-V

GBP - 22.00
123 Brunet, Gustave Imprimeurs imaginaires et libraires supposes: Etude bibliographique Paris

1866

GBP - 13.00
124 Brunet, G. and P. Deschamps Manuel du libraire et de l'amateur de livres: Supplement, 2 vol. in one Morgand (Damascene) and Charles Fatout. Bulletin de la libraire Morgand et Fatout... no. 1 a 4562; Repertoire méthodique de la libraire Damascene Morgand, together 2 vol. Essai de bib Paris, Paris, Paris

1878-80, 1876-93, 1906-07

GBP - 10.00
125 Cambridge bibliography (The) of English literature, 5 vol. Stonehill (C. A. & C. W.) & A. Block. Anonyma and pseydonyma, 4 vol.

1940-57, 1926-27

GBP - 32.00
126 Casati, Giovanni Dizionario degli Scrittori d'ltalia (dalle Origini Fino ai Viventi), 3 vol. Milan

1925-33

GBP - 5.00
127 Catalogues. A Collection of approximately 150 catalogues, mostly Sotheby book catalogues, including the catalogue of the Hamilton library and some parts of the Chester Beatty, Dyson Perrins and Phillips catalogues (mostly unillustrated) and some duplicate

1884-1973

GBP - 2.00
128 Choulant, Ludwig, Austin, Robert B., Washington, D.C., Fulton, John F. Graphische Incunabeln für Naturgeschichte und Medicin Early American Medical Imprints ... The Great Medical Bibliographers, plates A Hand-List of English Books in the Library of Emmanuel College Hildesheim, Philadelphia, Pa., Cambridge

1963, 1668-1820, 1961, 1951, 1641, 1915

GBP - 5.00
129 Christie Miller, R. S. Catalogue of the library, nos. 3-20, 18 parts and 3 duplicates, with a copy of the catalogue of the Italian majolica collection

30 June 1919-11 July 1927

GBP - 1.00
130 Courboin, François and Marcel Roux La Gravure francaise: Essai de bibliographic, 3 vol. (including Table) Paris, N. Y.

1928

GBP - 32.00
131 Davies, Hugh W. Devices of the early printers

1935

GBP - 23.00
132 DEUTSCHE BIBLIOGRAPHIE. Halbjahres Verzeichnis Frankfurt-am-Main

Januar 1953-Juni 1972, 1953-72

GBP - Not Sold
133 Dibdin, T. F. The Library Companion; or, The Young Man's Guide, and the Old Man's Comfort, in the Choice of a Library, 2 vol.

1824

GBP - 24.00
134 Sir Leslie Stephen and Sir Sidney DICTIONARY (THE) OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY edited by Sir Leslie Stephen and Sir Sidney Lee, (First and second supplements; with index to second); errata vol.;

Twentieth century 1912-30, 1885-1937

GBP - 80.00
135 Eckel, John C. The first editions of the writings of Charles Dickens

1932

GBP - 32.00
136 English Catalogue of Books (The) for 1835-1889, 1898-1915, 1921-1960, in 24 vol.; Index for 1837-1880 Cumulative Book Index for 1938-July 1944

1864-1961, 1947-1948, 1958, 1961-1971

GBP - 48.00
137 English Catalogue of Books (The) ... issued in Great Britain and Ireland, vol. 13-18, 6 vol. Whitaker's Cumulative book list La librairie Francaise catalogue ... Paris

1936-60, 1951-72, 1946-56, 1957

GBP - 20.00
138 Scheiwilier, Vanni, Laurenti, Joseph L. Fava (Domenico) La Culturae la stampa italiana nel Quattrocento, vol. I: Modena, Reggio Emilia Edizioni di Giovannie Vanni Scheiwiller con uno scritto di Ezra Pound Seris (Homero) Manual de bibliografia de la literatura española [1. a parte: Obras general Milan, Syracuse, N. Y., Madrid

1943, 1925-68, 1968, 1948, 1554-1964, 1968

GBP - 5.00
139 Fortescue, G. K. A Subject Index of the Modern Works added to the Library of the British Museum ...

1880 -95, 1886-97

GBP - 5.00
140 Fox-Davies, A. C. Armorial Families: A Directory of Gentlemen of Coat-Armour, 2 vol.

1929-30

GBP - 30.00
141 Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke, vol. I-IV (of 7 vol. so far published); Nachträge zu Hain's Repertorium Bibliographicum ... als Probe des Gesamtkatalogs der Wiegendrucke, together 5 vol. Leipzig

1925-30-10

GBP - 30.00
142 Grove, Sir George, editor, Glaister, Geoffrey Ashall A Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 4 vol. Glossary of the Book Block (Andrew) Key Books, of British Authors

1899-98, 1960, 1600-1932, 1933

GBP - 17.00
143 HALKETT, SAMUEL AND JOHN LAING, J. Kennedy, W. A. Smith, A. F. Johnson, D. E. Rodes, and A. C. Simoni DICTIONARY OF ANONYMOUS AND PSEUDONYMOUS ENGLISH LITERATURE

1926-62

GBP - 150.00
144 Hatton, Thomas and A. H. Cleaver A bibliography of the periodical printed works of Charles Dickens

1933

GBP - 18.00
145 HINRICH, J. C. HINRICHS' FÜNFJAHRIGER BÜCHER-CATALOG, vol. 3-5, 7-13, 18 vol. (some vol. in 2 parts), without; the subject indexes to vol. 3, 4, 5, 7 DEUTSCHES BÜCHERVERZEICHNIS. Eine Zusammenstellung der in deutschen Buchhandel erschienen Bücher, Zeitschriften und Land Leipzig, Leipzig

1866-1913, 1916-72

GBP - 400.00
146 Hodnett, Edward, Smith, William C. and Charles Humphries, Meyer-Baer, Kathi, Watson, Andrew G. English Woodcuts A Bibliography of the Musical Works published by the Firm of John Walsh Liturgical Music Incunabula: a Descriptive Catalogue The Manuscripts of Henry Savile of Banke Oxford, frontispiece

1480-1535, 1973, 1968, 1962, 1969

GBP - 15.00
147 Holford, Sir George, Abbey, J. R. The Holford Library, part I-III only (of 4 parts), in 2 vol. Catalogue of the Westbury Collection of Cookery Books Catalogue of Valuable Printed Books and Fine Bindings from the Celebrated Collection Bibliotheca Phillippica. Catalogue of French, Spanish,

1927-28, 1965, 1965, 1970

GBP - 5.00
148 Humphries, Charles and William C. Smith Music Publishing in the British Isles

1954

GBP - 5.00
149 J. H. Mason Imprint (The), edited by J. H. Mason and others, no. 1-9 [COMPLETE SET]

January-November 1913

GBP - 48.00
150 Jouin, E. and V. Descreux, Stern-Szana, Bernhard Bibliographic occultiste et maconnique ... Tome I: Jusqu'a l'annee 1717 Grasse (J. G. T.) Bibliotheca Magica et Pneumatica Bibliotheca Curiosa et Erotica Englisch (Paul) Geschichte der erotischen Literatur Paris, Magstadt bei Stuttgart

1930, 1960, n.d., 1963

GBP - 40.00
151 Klebs, Arnold C. Incunabula Scientifica et Medica Hildesheim

1963

GBP - 17.00
152 Lodge, Edmund, Thane, J., Smith, R. Baird Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain, 4 vol. British Autography. A Collection of Fac-Similes of the Hand Writing of Royal and Illustrious Personages, with their Authentic Portraits, 2 vol. Isographie des hommes célèbres, ou collection de f Paris

1821-34, 1793, 1828-30

GBP - 22.00
153 Lorenz, O. Catalogue général de la librarire Française depuis 1840, vol. "Biblio", vol. [I]--VI, VIII-XIV, XXXII, 30 vol. Brink-man's cumulatieve catalogus van boeken 43 vol. (vol. for 1970 in 2 parts) Paris, Paris

1876-1934, 1935-66, 1931-72

GBP - 190.00
154 Lowndes, William T. The bibliographer's manual of English literature, 10 vol., (without the appendix)

1857-64

GBP - 12.00
155 Lowndes, W. T. The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature ... [edited] by Henry G. Bohn, 6 vol. (including Appendix)

1858-64

GBP - 34.00
156 Maggs Bros, Edward Lazare, S. R. Shapiro A collection of 42 catalogues American Book-Prices Current. Index United States Cumulative Book Auction Records New York, New York

1919-60, 1955-1960 ..., 1961, 1940-45, 1946

GBP - 10.00
157 Mejer, Wolfgang Bibliographic der Buchbindereiliteratur Leipzig

1925

GBP - 16.00
158 Penzer, Norman M. An annotated bibliography of Sir Richard Francis Burton

1923

GBP - 17.00
159 Pritzel, G. A. Thesaurus Literaturae Botanicae

1950

GBP - 30.00
160 QUERARD, J. M. Les Supercheries littéraires dévoilées, 3 vol.; Barbier (A. A.) Dictionnaire des ouvrages anonymes, 4 vol.; Brunet (G.) Supplement aux supercheries littéraires dévoilées et au dictionnaire des ouvrages anonymes, together 8 vol. Paris

1869-79 and n.d.

GBP - 52.00
161 Quinn, John Complete catalogue of the library, 2 vol. New York

1924

GBP - 16.00
162 Riccardi, Pietro Biblioteca Matematica Italiana dalla Origine della Stampa ai Primi Anni del Secolo XIX, 2 vol. Milan

1952

GBP - 28.00
163 Robertson, Edward Catalogue of the Samaritan Manuscripts in the John Rylands. Library, Manchester Manchester

1938

GBP - 7.00
164 Rose, Alfred Register of Erotic Books, 2 vol. New York

1965

GBP - 17.00
165 Rouveyre, Édouard Conaissances nécessaires à un bibliophile, 10 vol. Paris

1899

GBP - 20.00
166 SADLEIR, MICHAEL XIX century fiction a bibliographical record, 2 vol.

1951

GBP - 90.00
167 Schwartz, Jacob 1100 obscure points

1931

GBP - 16.00
168 Tosi, Paolo Antonio Bibliografia dei romanzi e poemi cavallereschi Italiani Milan

1838

GBP - 6.00
169 S. R. Shapiro, Wright, C. T. Hagberg and C. J. Purnell, Fortescue, G. K. United States Cumulative Book Auction Records American Book-Prices Current ... Subject-Index of the London Library ... vol. II Book Auction Records, vol. IX A Subject Index of the Modern Works added to the Library of the British Museum ... New York

1945-47, 1947, 1924-25, 1926, Additions, 1909-22, 1923, 1912, 1891-95, 1897

GBP - 5.00
170 Wanley, Humfrey, McKenzie, D. F. and J. C. Ross, Carter, Harry and H. D. L. Vervliet, Williams, Franklin B., Stevenson, Allan, Wiener, Joel H. The Diary ... edited by C. E. Wright and Ruth C. Wright, 2 vol. editors, A Ledger of Charles Ackers Civilité Types Index of Dedications and Commendatory Verses in English Books before 1641 The Problem of the Missale Speciale A Descriptive Finding List of frontispiece

1966, 1968, 1966, 1962, 1967, 1970

GBP - 6.00
171 Westwood, T. and T. Satchell Bibliotheca Piscatoria

1883

GBP - 26.00
172 [Adams, C. K.] A Catalogue of the Pictures in the Garrick Club

1936

GBP - 19.00
173 Armengaud, J. G. D., Lasteyrie, R. de, Codrington, K. de B. Les Galeries publiques de l'Europe ... Rome L'Architecture religieuse en France a l'époque gothique, 2 vol. L'lnde ancienne ... traduit de 1'Anglais par Mme. Jean Locquin Topoloski (Feliks) Britain in Peace and War Paris, Paris, Paris

1857, 1926-27, 1928, 1941

GBP - 9.00
174 Audin, Marius and Eugene Vial Dictionnaire des artistes et ouvriers d'art du Lyonnais, 2 vol.

1918-19

GBP - 8.00
175 Audin, Marius and Eugène Vial Dictionnaire des artistes et ouvriers d'art du Lyonnais, 2 vol.

1918-19

GBP - 8.00
176 Barnard, George The Theory and Practice of Landscape Painting in Water-Colours

1871

GBP - 20.00
177 Hauser, Arnold, Barnes, Albert C. and Violette de Mazia Bief: Jonction surréaliste, no. 1-12 [all published], in 1 vol. Paris

1958-60, 1951

GBP - 17.00
178 Bouvy, Eugene Daumier: L'OEuvre gravé du maitre, 2 vol. Paris

1933

GBP - 12.00
179 Bowes, James L., Smeeton, George Notes on Shippo. A sequel to Japanese enamels [Reprints of rare and curious tracts], 1 vol. only (of 2) containing 10 tracts

1895

GBP - 1.00
180 Bradlow, Edna and Frank Thomas Bowler of the Cape of Good Hope: His Life and Works, with a Catalogue of Extant Paintings ... [and] a Commentary on the Bowler Prints by A. Gordon-Brown Cape Town & Amsterdam

1955

GBP - 26.00
181 British Museum. Croft-Murray (Edward) and Paul Hulton. Catalogue of British Drawings. Volume One: XVI & XVII Centuries, 2 vol. (including vol. of plates)

1960

GBP - 4.00
182 Buonarotti, Michel Angelo, Bell, Malcolm Sir Edward Burne-Jones Sixty Outlines from the Principal Works ... A Record and Review Read (Sir Hercules) and A. B. Tonnochy. Catalogue of the Silver Plate ... bequeathed to the British Museum by Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks

1863, 1903, 1928

GBP - 2.00
183 Burlington Fine Arts Club. [Catalogue of an] Exhibition of English Embroidery, executed prior to the Middle of the XVI Century

1905

GBP - 11.00
184 Burlington Fine Arts Club. [Catalogue of an] Exhibition of English Mezzo tint Portraits; French Art of the Eighteenth Century; The Venetian School: Pictures by Titian and his Contemporaries; Ancient Egyptian Art, together 4 vol.

1902-22

GBP - 18.00
185 Byron, Robert and David Talbot Rice The Birth of Western Painting

1930

GBP - 17.00
186 Catalogues. A Collection of approximately 400 sale catalogues of English, Continental and Oriental Pottery and Porcelain

1949-72

GBP - 18.00
187 Catalogues. A Collection of approximately 260 sale catalogues largely of Glass, Arms and Armour, Silver and Books

1937-72

GBP - 2.00
188 Cescinsky, Herbert English Furniture from Gothic to Sheraton Garden City, N. Y.

1937

GBP - 13.00
189 Chabouillet, A. Description des antiquités et objets d'art composant le cabinet de M. Louis Fould Paris

1861

GBP - 19.00
190 Clark, Kenneth, Lord A Catalogue of the Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci... at Windsor Castle, 2 vol. (including vol. of plates) Cambridge

1935

GBP - 32.00
191 Courthion (Pierre) Raoul Dufy Geneva

1951

GBP - 8.00
192 Delteil, Loys Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes des XIXe et XXe siècles, 2 vol. Paris

1925

GBP - 18.00
193 EARLE, Major CYRIL The Earle Collection of early Staffordshire Pottery

1915

GBP - 52.00
194 Foster, J. J. A Dictionary of Painters of Miniatures (1525-1850) ... edited by Ethel M. Foster

1926

GBP - 7.00
195 Fouchet, Max-Pol A. Dunoyer de Segonzac: Saint-Tropez et la Provence Paris

1964

GBP - 35.00
196 Fowler, Lawrence Hall and Elizabeth Baer The Fowler Architectural Collection of The Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland

1961

GBP - 40.00
197 Grosch, H. Kristiania Kunstindustrimuseum 1876-1901. Kristiania

1901

GBP - Not Sold
198 Gudlaugsson, S. J. Geraert Ter Borch, 2 vol.

1959-60

GBP - 14.00
199 Haan, J. C. J. Bierens de L'CEuvre gravé de Cornells Cort, graveur hollandais 1533-78 The Hague

1948

GBP - 17.00
200 Hardie, Martin Water-colour Painting in Britain, 3 vol.

1967-68

GBP - 21.00
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Bonhams, June 14-23: Palm-reading, astrology, and more. Estimate: $2,000 - 3,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Benjamin Franklin. Sammelband of 45 papers on electricity. Estimate: $8,000 - 12,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: The basis for the whole modern electric-power industry. Estimate: $4,000 - 6,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Edgar Allen Poe. Poe on Mesmerism. Estimate: $2,500 - 3,500
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Reformation - The Architect of Lutheranism on Church Unity and Dissent. Estimate: $100,000 - 150,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: The Rare 3-Paper Offprint Identifying the Double Helix Structure of DNA, Signed by Crick, Wilkins, Wilson, Stokes and Gosling. Estimate: $40,000 - 60,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Autograph book and Report from the Thirtieth Indian National Congress, featuring the signatures of Mahatma Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore, and Dadabhai Naoroji. Estimate: $6,000 - 8,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: An Illustrated Miniature Hebrew Prayerbook Manuscript. Estimate: $30,000 - 50,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Autograph Working Draft of Arthur Conan Doyle's The Death Voyage. Estimate: $30,000 - 50,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: "Perhaps the most celebrated and most beautiful herbal ever published." Estimate: $15,000 - 20,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Izaak Walton. The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative man's Recreation. Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing. Estimate: $12,000 - 18,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: A rare product of the Jaquard loom. Estimate: $8,000 - 12,000