Tooveys: Antiquarian and Collectors' Books, 112625, West Sussex

Auction Details

Auction Date: November 26, 2025 - November 26, 2025

Page Size: 216 items in 9 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
4177		MANUSCRIPT. [An apothecary's prescription book]	[N.p.]	[1911-1912]	GBP 50.00 - 70.00	GBP 137.50
4178		TRIALS. The Trials of Samuel Goodere Esq; Matthew Mahony, and Charles White, for the Murder of Sir John Dineley Goodere Bart...	London	1741	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 137.50
4179	EVELYN, John	Sylva, or a Discourse of Forest-Trees, and the Propagation of Timber in His Majesties Dominion	London	1679	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 212.50
4180	Urbain DUBOIS and Emile BERNARD	COOKERY. -- La Cuisine Classique: Etudes Pratiques, Raisonnees et Demonstratives de L'Ecole Francaise	Paris	1886	GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 100.00
4181	Tony ADRIAENSENS	MOTORING. -- Ottovu	Antwerp	2005	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 162.50
4182		CATALOGUE. Pryke & Palmer, Ltd.	London	[circa 1930]	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 31.25
4183	BUTLER, Arthur G. and F.W. FROHAWK (illustrator)	British Birds With Their Nests and Their Eggs	London	[n.d. but 1896-1898]	GBP 70.00 - 100.00	GBP 87.50
4184		BIBLE, In English. The Illustrated Family Bible: Being the Old and New Testaments...	London	[n.d. circa 1872]	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 81.25
4185		BIBLE, In French. La Sainte Bible, Contenant L' Ancien et Le Nouveau Testament	Paris	1701	GBP 70.00 - 100.00	GBP 93.75
4186	SHERIDAN, Thomas	A General Dictionary of the English Language	London	1780	GBP 50.00 - 70.00	GBP 125.00
4187	GUTHRIE, William	A New Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar; and Present State of the Several Kingdoms of the World	London	1782	GBP 50.00 - 80.00	Not Sold
4188	John NICHOLS	EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED. -- Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century	London	1812-1815	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 187.50
4189	J.R.R. TOLKIEN	FOLIO SOCIETY. -- The Lord of the Rings	London	1997	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 100.00
4190	Charles DICKENS	FOLIO SOCIETY. Charles DICKENS. [The Works of Charles Dickens]	London	1994-1995	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 100.00
4191		COMMON PRAYER, In English. The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church	Oxford	1806	GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 81.25
4192	[HEATH, Henry]	Omnium Gatherum	London	[circa 1840]	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	Not Sold
4193	NIBBS, R.H.	The Churches of Sussex (First Series)	Brighton	1851	GBP 60.00 - 80.00	GBP 162.50
4194	John ANGELUS	MANUSCRIPT. -- [A hand-drawn Spanish antiphonal]	N.p.	1661	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 325.00
4195		ZULU WAR. The Illustrated London News	London	January-December 1879	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
4196	[CAREW, Thomas]	An Historical Account of the Rights of Elections of the Several Counties, Cities, and Boroughs, of Great Britain: Collected From Public Records, and the Journals of Parliament	London	1755	GBP 60.00 - 80.00	Not Sold
4197	[PRIOR, Matthew]	Poems on Several Occasions	London	1718	GBP 70.00 - 100.00	GBP 62.50
4198	Charles-Alfred OPPERMANN	ENGINEERING. Charles-Alfred OPPERMANN. Portefeuille conomique des Machines de l outillage et du Matriel	Paris	1856-1889	GBP 60.00 - 80.00	GBP 62.50
4199	Charles MOZLEY (illustrator)	CHAUCER, Geoffrey. -- The Canterbury Tales	[N.p]	[n.d. but 1985-1986]	GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 62.50
4200	Jill de VONYAR and Richard KENDALL	ART REFERENCE. -- Degas and the Dance	New York	2002	GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 37.50
4201	ADAMS, William	The Modern Voyager and Traveller, Through Europe, Asia, Africa, & America	London	1830-1831	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 200.00

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.
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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