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<b><center>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper<br>28th September 2023</b><b>Forum Auctions, Sep. 28:</b> Asia.- Mandeville (Sir John). <i>Tractato bellissimo delle piu maravigliose cose & piu motabile che sitrovino nelle parte delmondo,</i> Florence, [Lorenzo Morgiani], [?1505] or possibly, 1496-99. £40,000 to £60,000.<b>Forum Auctions, Sep. 28:</b> Arabic ms.- Ghazaliyaat Kan'at al-Arabi [Divan of Poetry written in Arabic], illuminated manuscript in Arabic, Safavid Persia (probably Isfahan), [second quarter of 16th century]. £12,000 to £16,000.<b>Forum Auctions, Sep. 28:</b> Foxe (John). <i>Actes and monuments of these latter and perillous dayes, touching matters of the Church…,</i> first edition, dwellyng ouer Aldersgate, [20th March, 1563]. £15,000 to £20,000.<b><center>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper<br>28th September 2023</b><b>Forum Auctions, Sep. 28:</b> Barrie (J.M.) <i>Peter Pan or The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up,</i> first play edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "To my dear Jane Pan", 1928. £3,000 to £4,000.<b>Forum Auctions, Sep. 28:</b> Gillray (James). John Bull taking a Luncheon: -or- British Cooks, cramming Old Grumble-Gizzard, with Bonne-Chére, etching with hand-colouring, 1798. £1,500 to £2,000.<b>Forum Auctions, Sep. 28:</b> Middle East.- Roberts (David). <i>The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia,</i> 6 vol. bound as 4, first edition, 1842-49. £12,000 to £18,000.<b><center>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper<br>28th September 2023</b><b>Forum Auctions, Sep. 28:</b> Greenwood (C. & J.) <i>Map of London made from an Actual Survey in the Years 1824, 1825 & 1826...,</i> first edition, engraved map, 1827. £15,000 to £20,000.<b>Forum Auctions, Sep. 28:</b> Newton (Sir Isaac). <i>Opticks: or, A Treatise of the Reflexions, Refractions, Inflexions and Colours of Light…,</i> first edition, 1704. £15,000 to £20,000.<b>Forum Auctions, Sep. 28:</b> Smith (Percy John Delf). Collection of 19 original preliminary drawings for "Twelve Drypoints of the War 1914-1918", circa 1914-1918; together with 11 drypoints from "Twelve Drypoints of the War 1914-1918", 1925. £15,000 to<b><center>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper<br>28th September 2023</b><b>Forum Auctions, Sep. 28:</b> Guild of Women Binders.- Watts (Alaric A.) <i>Lyrics of the Heart: with other poems</I>, in a stunning richly gilt green crushed morocco by the Guild of Women Binders, Longman, 1851. £12,000 to £18,000.<b>Forum Auctions, Sep. 28:</b> Cosway binding.- Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge). "Lewis Carroll". <i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland,</i> in a Cosway binding with miniatures by Miss C.B. Currie, 1868. £10,000 to £15,000.<b>Forum Auctions, Sep. 28:</b> Fleming (Ian). <i>Casino Royale,</i> first edition, first impression, 1953. £18,000 to £22,000. -
<center><b>Swann Auction Galleries View Our Record Breaking Results</b><b>Swann:</b> Charles Monroe Schulz, <i>The Peanuts gang,</i> complete set of 13 drawings, ink, 1971. Sold June 15 — $50,000.<b>Swann:</b> Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Family Archive of Photographs & Letters. Sold June 1 — $60,000.<b>Swann:</b> Victor H. Green, <i>The Negro Motorist Green Book,</i> New York, 1949. Sold March 30 — $50,000.<b>Swann:</b> William Shakespeare, <i>King Lear; Othello;</i> [and] <i>Anthony & Cleopatra;</i> Extracted from the First Folio, London, 1623. Sold May 4— $185,000.<center><b>Swann Auction Galleries View Our Record Breaking Results</b><b>Swann:</b> William Samuel Schwartz, <i>A Bridge in Baraboo, Wisconsin,</i> oil on canvas, circa 1938. Sold February 16 — $32,500.<b>Swann:</b> Lena Scott Harris, <i>Group of approximately 65 hand-colored botanical studies, all apparently California native plants,</i> hand-colored silver prints, circa 1930s. Sold February 23 — $37,500.<b>Swann:</b> Suzanne Jackson, <i>Always Something To Look For,</i> acrylic & pencil on linen canvas, circa 1974. Sold April 6 — $87,500.<b>Swann:</b> Gustav Klimt, <i>Das Werk von Gustav Klimt,</i> complete with 50 printed collotype plates, Vienna & Leipzig, 1918. Sold June 15 — $68,750. -
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<b><center>Dominic Winter Auctioneers<br>September 27<br>The Library of the Late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey: Part One</b><b>Dominic Winter, Sep. 27:</b> Bible, Dominican Use, in Latin. Illuminated manuscript on vellum, [France: probably Paris, c. 1240]. £10,000-15,000<b>Dominic Winter, Sep. 27:</b> Book of Hours, <i>in French with Latin cues.</i> Illuminated manuscript on vellum [France, Normandy, early(?) 15th century]. £10,000-15,000.<b>Dominic Winter, Sep. 27:</b> Book of Hours, <i>Use of Rouen, in Latin and French.</i> Illuminated manuscript on vellum, [France: Rouen, c. 1480]. £30,000-40,000<b><center>Dominic Winter Auctioneers<br>September 27<br>The Library of the Late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey: Part One</b><b>Dominic Winter, Sep. 27:</b> Mary I (1516-1558). <i>Queen of England, 1553-1558.</i> Letter signed, ‘Marye the Quene’, Greenwich, 7 January 1558. £15,000-20,000<b>Dominic Winter, Sep. 27:</b> Jonson (Ben). Works, 1st collected edition, 3 volumes, 1640. £7,000-10,000<b>Dominic Winter, Sep. 27:</b> Essex. A sammelband of 27 English Civil War pamphlets mostly relating to the siege of Colchester, Essex, 1648. £5,000-8,000<b><center>Dominic Winter Auctioneers<br>September 27<br>The Library of the Late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey: Part One</b><b>Dominic Winter, Sep. 27:</b> Latham (Simon). Latham’s Faulconry, or the Faulcons Lure and Cure, 2 parts in one, 1658/. £2,000-3,000<b>Dominic Winter, Sep. 27:</b> Exquemelin (Alexandre Olivier). The History of the Bucaniers of America, 2 volumes in 1, 2nd edition, 1695. £1,000-1,500<b>Dominic Winter, Sep. 27:</b> Campbell (Patrick). Travels in the interior inhabited parts of North America..., 1st ed., 1793. £5,000-8,000<b><center>Dominic Winter Auctioneers<br>September 27<br>The Library of the Late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey: Part One</b><b>Dominic Winter, Sep. 27:</b> Burton (Richard F.). Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah, 3 volumes, 1st edition, 1855-56. £5,000-8,000<b>Dominic Winter, Sep. 27:</b> Cosway-style binding. Napoleon and the Fair Sex, 1894. One of 9 similar lots. £1,000-1,500<b>Dominic Winter, Sep. 27:</b> Shepard (Ernest Howard, 1879-1976). Pooh and Piglet, original pen and ink drawing, 1958. £20,000-30,000
Auction Reports
Bloomsbury Auctions
Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Antique Maps - Fixed Prices
- Auction Date
- 11/30/2013 - 11/30/2013
- Sale Number
- #36068
- Total Lots
- 274
- Sold Lots
- 0
- Lots Sold
- 0.00%
- Unsold Lots
- 274
- Total Sales (GBP)
- 0.00
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
- 0.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
- 0.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
- 76,515.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
- 76,515.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- -0.36%
Top twenty by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127 | Blaeu (Johan and Willem) | Glocestria Ducatus, vulgo Glocester shire, |
1645 or later. | GBP 290.00 - 290.00 | Unknown |
| 128 | Jansson (Jan) | Glocestria Ducatus, cum Monumethensi Comitatu, Glocester shire & Monmouth shire, |
1646 or later. | GBP 265.00 - 265.00 | Unknown |
| 129 | Speed (John) | Glocestershire, |
1676 | Not Available | Unknown |
| 130 | Depot de la Marine | Plan d'une partie de l'Ile de Wight et de la Cote de Hampshire, |
1823 | Not Available | Unknown |
| 131 | Rapkin (J.) and H. Bibby | Southampton, |
1851 | GBP 145.00 - 145.00 | Unknown |
| 132 | Speed (John) | Hantshire described and devided, |
1676 | GBP 580.00 - 580.00 | Unknown |
| 133 | Blaeu (Johan and Willem) | Herefordia Comitatus, Hereford shire, |
c.1645 or later. | GBP 265.00 - 265.00 | Unknown |
| 134 | Jansson (Jan) | Herefordia Comitatus Vernacule Hereford shire, |
1646 or later. | GBP 195.00 - 195.00 | Unknown |
| 135 | Blaeu (Johan and Willem) | Hertfordia Comitatus Vernacule Hertfordshire, |
1645 or later. | GBP 265.00 - 265.00 | Unknown |
| 136 | Jansson (Jan) | Middlesexiae cum Hertfordiae Comitatu: Midlesex & Hertfordshire, |
1646 or later. | GBP 265.00 - 265.00 | Unknown |
| 137 | Speed (John) | Hartford Shire Described, |
c.1627. | Not Available | Unknown |
| 138 | Blaeu (Johan and Willem) | Huntingdonensis Comitatus, Huntington shire, |
1645 or later. | GBP 195.00 - 195.00 | Unknown |
| 139 | Jansson (Jan) | Huntingdonensis comitatus Huntington shire, |
1646 or later. | GBP 215.00 - 215.00 | Unknown |
| 140 | Blaeu (Johan and Willem) | Lagenia, Anglis Leinster, |
1645 or later. | GBP 340.00 - 340.00 | Unknown |
| 141 | Blaeu (Johan and Willem) | Connachtia vulgo Connaughty, |
.1645 or later. | GBP 300.00 - 300.00 | Unknown |
| 142 | Collins (Captain Greenville) | Carreck Fergus Lough, |
1693 or later. | Not Available | Unknown |
| 143 | Hole (William) | Hiberniae Ireland ..., |
1610-37. | GBP 575.00 - 575.00 | Unknown |
| 144 | Homann (Johann Baptiste) | Hiberniae Regnum, |
c.1720. | GBP 360.00 - 360.00 | Unknown |
| 145 | Jansson (Jan) | Provincia Connachtiae, The Province of Connaught, |
1646 or later. | GBP 240.00 - 240.00 | Unknown |
| 146 | Jansson (Jan) | Hibernia Regnum Vulgo Ireland, |
1646 or later. | GBP 460.00 - 460.00 | Unknown |
