Sothebys: CATALOGUE OF THE MAGNIFICENT LIBRARY. FORMED BY THE LATE H. B. WHEATLEY, ESQ. F.S.A., Author of "Pepysiana," and Editor of "Pepys' Diary." FIRST AND SECOND DAYS' SALE. PART I. AN INTERESTING AND VALUABLE COLLECTION OF BOOKBINDINGS, ENG, Apr081918,

Auction Details

Auction Date: April 08, 1918 - April 08, 1918

Page Size: 1534 items in 16 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
902	Prynne (Wm.)	His Defence of Stage-Plays, or a Retractation of a former Book of his called Histrio-Mastix	Printed in the year 1649	GBP -	Unknown
903		Ordinance (dated 2 Sept. 1642) of both Houses of Parliament for the suppressing of Publike Stage-Plays throughout the Kingdome	1642	GBP -	Unknown
904		Ordinance of the Lords and Commons for the utter Suppression and abolishing of all Stage-Playes and Interludes	1647	GBP -	Unknown
905	Dryden (John)	The Wild Gallant, a Comedy	1669	GBP -	Unknown
906		British Theatrical Gallery: a collection of whole-length Portraits	1825	GBP -	Unknown
907	DA venant (Sir W.)	Works	1673	GBP -	Unknown
908	Tuke (S.)	The Adventures of Five Hours	1663; etc.	GBP -	Unknown
909	Orrery (Earl of)	Six Plays, viz.: The History of Henry Y and the Tragedy of Mustapha	1694	GBP -	Unknown
910	Killigrew (Thomas)	Comedies and Tragedies	1664	GBP -	Unknown
911	Howard (Sir Robert)	Four New Plays	1665	GBP -	Unknown
912	Philips (Katherine)	Poems, to which is added Monsieur Corneille's Pompey and Horace, Tragedies	1678	GBP -	Unknown
913		Howard (Sir B.) Five New Plays...		GBP -	Unknown
914	Beaumont (F.) and Fletcher (J.)	Fifty Comedies and Tragedies	1679	GBP -	Unknown
915		Play-Bills. A large quantity of Play-Bills...		GBP -	Unknown
916		Play-Bills. A number of Play Bills from the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, and Theatre Royal	1847-58	GBP -	Unknown
917	Jonson (B.)	Works	1692	GBP -	Unknown
918		Drama and the Stage. Auto. Draft Agreement with the Actors of the Queen's Theatre...		GBP -	Unknown
919		TRACTS ON LONDON. Hopper (T.) A Letter to Viscount Melbourne on the Rebuilding of the Royal Exchange...		GBP -	Unknown
920		Pennant (T.) The Histories and Antiquities of London...		GBP -	Unknown
921		White (J.) Some Account of the Proposed Improvements of the Western Part of London by the formation of the Regent's Park...		GBP -	Unknown
922	Sharpe (R. R.)	London and the Kingdom...		GBP -	Unknown
923		London. A List of the By-Laws of the City of London unrepealed...		GBP -	Unknown
924	Herbert (W.)	The History of the Twelve Great Livery Companies of London	1837; etc.	GBP -	Unknown
925		Covent Garden Journal	1810	GBP -	Unknown
926		London and its Environs Described...		GBP -	Unknown
927		Weld (C. R.) A History of the Royal Society...		GBP -	Unknown
928		Loftie (W. J.) Kensington Picturesque and Historical...		GBP -	Unknown
929		Barham (R. H.) The Garrick Club...		GBP -	Unknown
930		London. Ralph: A Critical Review of the Public Buildings...		GBP -	Unknown
931		London. Ambulator: or, a Pocket Companion in a Tour round London...		GBP -	Unknown
932		London. Select Illustrated Topography of Thirty Miles round London...		GBP -	Unknown
933	R. R. Sharpe, editor	Calendar of Wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting	1889-90	GBP -	Unknown
934		London. Views of London...		GBP -	Unknown
935	Bearcroft (P.)	An Historical Account of Thomas Sutton, Esq. and of his Foundation in Charter-House...		GBP -	Unknown
936		Hampstead Antiquarian and Historical Society: Transactions for the years 1898 (500 copies printed)	1899-1905	GBP -	Unknown
937	Hodges (N.)	Loimologia	1672	GBP -	Unknown
938		Cust (L.) History of the Society of Dilettanti...		GBP -	Unknown
939		Munimenta Gildhallaa Londoniensis...		GBP -	Unknown
940	Seller (J.)	A Book of the Prospects of the Remarkable Places in and about the City of London	n. d.	GBP -	Unknown
941	Allen (T.)	A New History of London and Westminster	1839-7	GBP -	Unknown
942	Hughson (D.)[i.e. Ed. Pugh]	London; being an accurate description of the British Metropolis and its Neighbourhood	1805-11	GBP -	Unknown
943		London and its Environs Described	1761	GBP -	Unknown
944		London. The Humours of the Fleet	1749	GBP -	Unknown
945		Riley (H. T.) Memorials of London and London Life...		GBP -	Unknown
946		Nevill (Ralph) London Clubs...		GBP -	Unknown
947		Ditchfield (P. H.) Memorials of Old London...		GBP -	Unknown
948		Francis (C. de La R.) London historical and social...		GBP -	Unknown
949		Kingsford (C. L.) Chronicles of London...		GBP -	Unknown
950		Grace (F.) Catalogue of Maps, Plans and Views of London, etc....		GBP -	Unknown
951		Malcolm (J. P.) Anecdotes of the Manners and Customs of London...		GBP -	Unknown
952		London Topographical Society Records	1901-16	GBP -	Unknown
953		Lethaby (W. R.) Westminster Abbey and the Kings' Craftsmen...		GBP -	Unknown
954		Blunt (Reginald) In Cheyne Walk and thereabout...		GBP -	Unknown
955	Chatelain (M.)	Views of Churches, Villages, etc.	1750	GBP -	Unknown
956		Robinson (C. J.) Register of the Scholars admitted into 'Merchant Taylors' School...		GBP -	Unknown
957		Foster (J.) London Marriage Licences...		GBP -	Unknown
958		Stanley (A. P.) Historical Memorials of Westminster Abbey...		GBP -	Unknown
959		Dasent (A. I.) History of St. James's Square...		GBP -	Unknown
960		Gaze (W. C.) On and along the Thames...		GBP -	Unknown
961		Brayley (E. W.) and J. Britton: History of the ancient Palace and late Parliament at Westminster...		GBP -	Unknown
962		Ashton (John) The Fleet, its River, Prison and Marriages...		GBP -	Unknown
963		Gordon (C.) The Old Bailey and Newgate...		GBP -	Unknown
964		Wroth (W. and A. E.) London Pleasure Gardens of the eighteenth century...		GBP -	Unknown
965		Stow (John) A Survey of London...		GBP -	Unknown
966		Besant (Walter) East London...		GBP -	Unknown
967		Pugin and Britton: Illustrations of the Public Buildings of London...		GBP -	Unknown
968		Cecil (Hon. Mrs. E.) London Parks and Gardens...		GBP -	Unknown
969		Faulkner (Thos.) Historical and Topographical Description of Chelsea...		GBP -	Unknown
970		White (C. A.) Sweet Hampstead and its Associations...		GBP -	Unknown
971	Heath (J. B. Baron)	Some Account of the Worshipful Company of Grocers in the City of London		GBP -	Unknown
972		Clode (C. M.) Memorials of the Guild of Merchant Taylors of London...		GBP -	Unknown
973		Clode (C. M.) London during the Great Rebellion...		GBP -	Unknown
974	Thornbury (W.)	Old and New London	n. d.	GBP -	Unknown
975	Brayley (E. W.)	London and Middlesex	1810-15; etc.	GBP -	Unknown
976	W. G. Fearnside, editor	London. The History of London	1838; etc.	GBP -	Unknown
977	Godwin (G.)	The Churches of London	1838-9	GBP -	Unknown
978		Royal Charter of Confirmation (The)	1685	GBP -	Unknown
979	Brayley (E. W.)	The History and Antiquities of the Abbey Church of St. Peter	1818, 23	GBP -	Unknown
980	Smith (J. T.)	Antiquities of Westminster	1807	GBP -	Unknown
981		Loftie (W. J.) London City...		GBP -	Unknown
982		London Interiors...		GBP -	Unknown
983	Way (T. R.)	The Ancient Halls of the City Guilds...		GBP -	Unknown
984	Barratt (T. J.)	The Annals of Hampstead	1912	GBP -	Unknown
985		Brooks's. Memorials of Brooks's from the Foundation of the Club 1764 to the close of the nineteenth century...		GBP -	Unknown
986		London. Committee for the Survey of the Memorials of Greater London...		GBP -	Unknown
987	Malcolm (J. P.)	Londinium Redivivum; or an Antient History and Modern Description of London	1802-7	GBP -	Unknown
988	Besant (Sir AY.)	The Survey of London: Mediaeval London (vol. I only)...	1906-12	GBP -	Unknown
989	Cooke (G.)	Views in London and its Vicinity...		GBP -	Unknown
990		Welch (C.) Modem History of the City of London...		GBP -	Unknown
991		Bradley (E. T.) Annals of Westminster Abbey...		GBP -	Unknown
992		Shepherd (T. H.) London and its Environs in the Nineteenth Century...		GBP -	Unknown
993	Akerman (J. Y.)	Tradesmen's Tokens current in London and its Vicinity between 1648 and 1672...		GBP -	Unknown
994		Jackson (E.) Annals of Ealing...		GBP -	Unknown
995	Charles I	His Maiestios Commission giving power to enquire of the Decayes of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul	1631	GBP -	Unknown
996		Gillman (A. W.) The Gillmans of Highgate...		GBP -	Unknown
997		London. The Microcosm of London	1904	GBP -	Unknown
998	Nichols (J.)	The Progresses and Public Processions of Queen Elizabeth...		GBP -	Unknown
999	Lysons (D.)	The Environs of London	1811	GBP -	Unknown
1000	Way (T.)	Reliques of Old London...		GBP -	Unknown
1001		London Topographical Society. Illustrated Topographical Record of London	1898-1900	GBP -	Unknown

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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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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.

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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.