Sworders: Paint. Print. Sculpt., A1240, Essex

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
December 02, 2025 - December 02, 2025
Page Size: 194 items in 8 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 Edward Bawden RA (1903-1989)

'Covent Garden Fruit Market', from 'Six London Markets' (MG 081)

 1967 GBP 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
2 Edward Bawden RA (1903-1989)

'The Horse Guards', from 'Nine London Monuments' (MG 071)

 1966 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
3 Edward Bawden RA (1903-1989)

'Aesop's Fables: An Old Crab and a Young'

 1956 GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 1,040.00
4 Edward Bawden RA (1903-1989)

'Aesop's Fables: The Gnat and the Lion' (MG 090)

 1970 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
5 Edward Bawden RA (1903-1989)

'Lion & Zebras' (MG 189)

 1989 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 416.00
6 Edward Bawden RA (1903-1989)

'Campions and Columbine'

 GBP 300.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
10 Edward Bawden RA (1903-1989)

'Ever was Sir Lancelot Lying Grovelling on the Tomb of King Arthur and Queen Guinevere'

1980 and 1982 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 390.00
11 Edward Bawden RA (1903-1989)

'We made our way down the precipitous slope & approached the body' (MG 184)

 1987 GBP 400.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
12 Edward Bawden RA (1903-1989)

''Why,' said La Beale Isoude, 'are you a knight & are no lover?'' (MG 141)

 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
13 Edward Bawden RA (1903-1989)

'Jack of Hearts'; 'The King of Hearts'

1989 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 390.00
14 Edward Bawden RA (1903-1989)

Evora'; 'Obides'; 'Beja'

 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 715.00
15 Edward Bawden RA (1903-1989)

'Dunkirk', 1940 (MG 176)

 1986 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 208.00
16 A collection of books, catalogues and ephemera relating to Edward Bawden

A collection of books, catalogues and ephemera relating to Edward Bawden

GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 130.00
17 A collection of books and ephemera relating to Eric Ravilious and Tirzah Garwood

A collection of books and ephemera relating to Eric Ravilious and Tirzah Garwood

GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 234.00
18 After Tirzah Garwood

'The Hall of Mirrors', 1928

 1987 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 182.00
19 After Tirzah Garwood

'Cactus Plants', c.1930

 1987 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 208.00
20 After Tirzah Garwood

'Food for the Gods', 1930

 1987 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 208.00
21 Eric Ravilious (1903-1942)

'Fireworks'

 1938 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 208.00
22 Eric Ravilious (1903-1942)

'Family Butcher'

 1938 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 156.00
23 Eric Ravilious (1903-1942)

'Hams'

 1938 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
24 Eric Ravilious (1903-1942)

'Hardware'

 1938 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 156.00
25 Eric Ravilious (1903-1942)

'Clerical Outfitter'

 1938 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
26 Eric Ravilious (1903-1942)

'Theatrical Properties'

 1938 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 208.00
27 Eric Ravilious (1903-1942)

'Model Ships and Railways'

 1938 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
28 Eric Ravilious (1903-1942)

'Coach Builder'

 1938 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 338.00
  • <b><center>Heritage Auctions<br>Rare Books Signature Auction<br>December 15, 2025</center></b> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Edgar Rice Burroughs. <i>Tarzan of the Apes.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. <i>Tender is the Night. A Romance.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Bram Stoker. <i>Dracula.</i> Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Jerry Thomas. <i>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…</i>
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    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.
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  • <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> 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. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
    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.
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Francesco Colonna. <i>Hypnerotomachie,</i> Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Nausea. <i>De principiis dialectices Gorgias,</i> and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Billon. <i>Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur,</i> Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000. <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> 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. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> 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.
    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.