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
102

Autograph Collection.- Miscellaneous Large collection of signatures by TV celebrities, screenwriters, sportsmen and others prominent figures

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
103

Autograph Collection.- Political, Church, Anglo-Irish and Journalism Interest A large archive collection of late c.19th and early c.20th letters etc relating to Lord Dunraven and also to the Hamilton family,

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 479.00
104

Autograph Collection.- Politicians Group of letters from various British politicians and Trade Union officials

GBP 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
105

Autograph Collection.- Politicians Group of letters sent to composer Alan Jay Lerner from prominent American politicians

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 214.00
106

Autograph Collection.- Radio Interest Collection of clipped autographs and photographs signed by Radio stars from the 1930s and 1940s

GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 151.00
107

Autograph Collection.- Roman Catholic Church in the UK and Lord Byron Interest Correspondence regarding a potential manuscript letter by Lord Byron discovered by chance and the attempts to verify this as a genuine letter

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
108

Autograph Collection.- Royal Opera House Collection of signed Royal Opera House programmes

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
109

Autograph Collection.- Sherlock Holmes Interest Large collection of signatures by actors involved in Tv and movie Sherlock Holmes adaptations

GBP 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
110

Autograph Collection.- Signed Books Collection of signed volumes, including some First Editions,

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
111

Autograph Collection.- Signed Books Selection of signed volumes

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 252.00
112

Autograph Collection.- Signed Books Collection of signed First Editions

GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 151.00
113

Autograph Collection.- Signed Covers Selection of First Day Covers signed by various celebrities

GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 378.00
114

Autograph Collection.- Sport Interest

GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 139.00
115

Autograph Collection.- Stage Actors Collection of clipped autographs and photographs signed by stage actors and music hall stars

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 151.00
116

Autograph Collection.- Theatre Interest Large and interesting selection of letters to composer Alan Jay Lerner from playwrights, producers and musicians

GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 277.00
117

Autograph Collection.- Theatre Interest Selection of clipped autographs and photographs signed by prominent stage actors and actresses

GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 277.00
118

Autograph Collection.- Theatre, Opera and Ballet Interest Selection of souvenir programmes from the Royal Opera House, the London Coliseum, the Lyric Theatre and other venues, signed by opera singers, dancers and actors

GBP 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
119

Autograph Collection.- Tv Presenters & Journalists Collection of signatures by various journalists, presenters commentators and radio celebrities

GBP 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
120

Autograph Collection.- Theatre Programmes Group of signed souvenir theatre programmes

GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 63.00
121

Autograph Collection.- Vintage Actors & Entertainers Collection of album pages and notes signed by actors and entertainers

GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 139.00
122

Oxford 1930s, Guest Book Guest book formerly owned by a Miss Gertrude Alder

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 189.00
123

Photograph Collection.- Actors Collection of photographs and programmes signed by Tv and Cinema actors

GBP 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
124

Photograph Collection.- Actors Collection of photographs signed by various movie and Tv actors

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 139.00
125

Photograph Collection.- Actors & Entertainers Collection of vintage signed photographs

GBP 500.00 - 700.00 GBP 630.00
126

Photograph Collection.- Actors & Entertainers Collection of photographs signed by actors, singers and entertainers from the 1950s-1960s

GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 189.00
  • 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.