Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood: Sporting and Collectors Auction, SC47, Exeter

Auction Details

Auction Date: December 09, 2025 - December 10, 2025

Page Size: 133 items in 6 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
4		'Painted Post' (1928) A linen backed one sheet film poster staring Tom Mix,	1928	GBP 500.00 - 700.00	Not Sold
5		'Court-Martial'(1928) A linen backed one sheet film poster staring betty Compso and Jack Holt,	1928	GBP 500.00 - 700.00	Not Sold
6		' A Little Bit of Fluff' (1928).	1928	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
7		Eve & Everybody's Film Revue'. Three single sheet film posters		GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 104.96
8		'Pathe's Gazette'.		GBP 80.00 - 120.00	Not Sold
9		'Pathe Pictorial. the Weekly Interest Film'. Five single sheet film posters comprising No. 575, No.		GBP 80.00 - 120.00	Not Sold
10		'Sailors Don't Care' (1928) A UK quad poster film poster, printed by J Weiner Ltd, London,	1928	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	Not Sold
15		George Styles, two pieces of signed sheet music.		GBP 30.00 - 50.00	Not Sold
18		The Beatles. A pocket autograph album		GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 1,115.20
32	Bridget Bardot (b1934-)	Bridget Bardot (b1934-) A signed 10 x 8 black and white photograph.		GBP 30.00 - 40.00	GBP 45.92
33	Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992)	Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992) A signed postcard portrait,		GBP 50.00 - 80.00	Not Sold
62	David Bowie (1947-2016)	David Bowie (1947-2016) A framed group of sixteen various black and white prints of various		GBP 40.00 - 60.00	Not Sold
89		A Huntley and Palmer biscuit tin, in the form of a group of leather bound books.		GBP 80.00 - 100.00	GBP 91.84
250	Reggie Kray (1933-2000)	Reggie Kray (1933-2000) A signed order of service for his brother Ronnie Kray's funeral held on		GBP 150.00 - 250.00	GBP 118.08
251	Kray, Charles	Kray, Charles 'Me and My Brothers' signed by Ronnie and Reggie Kray, Everest Books Ltd, London,		GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 157.44
252	Frank Samuel Mitchell 'The Mad Axeman' ( 1929- 1966).	Frank Samuel Mitchell 'The Mad Axeman' (1929-1966).		GBP 150.00 - 250.00	GBP 551.04
253	Reggie Kray (1933-2000) and Frances Elsie Kray (nee Shea) (1943-1967).	Reggie Kray (1933-2000) and Frances Elsie Kray (nee Shea) (1943-1967).		GBP 800.00 - 1,000.00	GBP 918.40
254	Ronald and Reggie Kray	The Kray Twins. A group of four manuscript letters from Ronald and Reggie Kray to Violet Kray.		GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	Not Sold
255	Charlie Kray (1927-2000).	Charlie Kray (1927-2000). Two manuscript letters to his parents Violet and Charlie Kray.		GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 590.40
256	Ronald Kray (1933 - 1995).	Ronald Kray (1933 - 1995). A collection of manuscript letters,		GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	Not Sold
257	The Kray twins.	The Kray twins. A collection of manuscript letters,		GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	Not Sold
334		St Johns Ambulance Exeter Division.		GBP 40.00 - 60.00	Not Sold
335		An early 20th Century autograph album relating to the Cheshire County Training College,	early 20th Century	GBP 50.00 - 80.00	Not Sold
338		A collection of inter war military related photographs.		GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 393.60
360		A collection of British Nursing service badges and ephemera relating to Miss Martha E Rawson,		GBP 60.00 - 100.00	GBP 196.80

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.
Sotheby’s
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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