Chiswick Auctions: Autographs and Memorabilia - online 8/29, 91425, London

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
September 14, 2025 - September 14, 2025
Page Size: 633 items in 26 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
280 Benchley (Peter)

Benchley (Peter) Souvenir typescript of the first page of Chapter One of 'Jaws'

GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 454.00
281 Beresford (Elizabeth)

Beresford (Elizabeth) The Wombles Gift Book, First Edition, signed and inscribed "With best wishes, Eliszabeth Beresford and The Wombles"

GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 63.00
282 Betjeman (John)

Betjeman (John) A group of volumes signed by John Betjeman

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
283 Bond (Michael)

Bond (Michael) Glossy colour photograph of Paddington Bear after a drawing by David McKee

GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 88.00
284 Bond (Michael)

Bond (Michael) Paddington Bear 40th Anniversary 1 Crown Coin Cover signed by Michael Bond

GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 63.00
285 Bond (Michael)

Bond (Michael) Typed letter signed ("Michael Bond") to Mrs Margaret Hartley

GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 101.00
286 Cornwallis-West (George)

Cornwallis-West (George) Collection of typed scripts and short stories by George Cornwallis-West

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
287 D'Arnaud (Francois-Thomas de Baculard )

D'Arnaud (Francois-Thomas de Baculard ) Brief autograph note signed by D'Arnaud

GBP 80.00 - 120.00 Not Sold
288 Dickens (Charles)

Dickens (Charles) Handwritten envelope front by the novelist Charles Dickens, unsigned

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 202.00
289 Douglas (Alfred) Harris (Frank) & Douglas (Alfred)

Douglas (Alfred) Harris (Frank) & Douglas (Alfred) New Preface to "The Life and Confessions of Oscar Wilde

GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 277.00
290 Du Maurier (Daphne)

Du Maurier (Daphne) Typed letter signed ("Daphne du Maurier") to Mr Nicholas Salaman

GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 252.00
291 Galsworthy (John)

Galsworthy (John) Autograph letter signed ('John Galsworthy' to Lord Buxton

GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 88.00
292 Galsworthy (John)

Galsworthy (John) Letter signed ("John Galsworthy"), in secretarial hand, to Miss Eleanor Elder

GBP 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
293 Graves (Robert)

Graves (Robert) Autograph letter signed ("Robert Graves") to Mr Nicholas Salaman

GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 3,780.00
294 Hart (Moss)

Hart (Moss) Three letters signed ("Moss") from the American playwright and librettist to composer Alan Jay Lerner

GBP 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
295 Lucy (Henry W.)

Lucy (Henry W.) Scarce carte de visite by the London Portrait Company of Henry William Lucy

GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 25.00
296 Mackail (Denis)

Mackail (Denis) Typed letter signed ("Denis Mackail") to a Mrs Hendrey

GBP 60.00 - 80.00 Not Sold
297 Maxwell (Robert)

Maxwell (Robert) Typed letter signed,("R.M.") to Mrs Valery Cocks

GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 101.00
298 Miller (Arthur)

Miller (Arthur) Signed programme for 'The Man Who Had All The Luck' , Old Vic, Bristol, 1988

GBP 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
299 Nabokov (Vladimir)

Nabokov (Vladimir) Typed letter signed ("Vladimir Nabokov") from the author of 'Lolita' to composer Alan Jay Lerner

GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 1,386.00
300 Pinter (Harold)

Pinter (Harold) Black ink signature on index card

GBP 50.00 - 70.00 GBP 25.00
301 Pye (Henry James)

Pye (Henry James) Autograph letter signed ("HJPye") to an unknown recipient

GBP 80.00 - 120.00 Not Sold
302 Rhys (Ernest)

Rhys (Ernest) Group of letters signed ("E.R." or "Ernest Rhys") to Welsh novelist Eiluned Lewis

GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 202.00
303 Rowling (J.K.)

Rowling (J.K.) The Casual Vacancy, First Edition, signed by the author

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
304 Rowling (J.K.)

Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, First Edition, signed by author J.K. Rowling

GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 2,772.00
  • SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.
    SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
  • Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.
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  • Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt, 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.