Forum Auctions: The Library of John and Suzanne Bonham, 1189, London
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- October 30, 2025 - October 30, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adair (Capt. F.E.S.) | Asia.- A Summer in High Asia, being a Record of Sport and Travel in Baltistan and Ladakh |
1899 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 508.00 | |
| 2 | Albanis de Beaumont (Jean Francois) | Europe.- Alps.- Travels through the Rhaetian Alps |
1792 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 381.00 | |
| 3 | Alexander (James Edward) | Africa.- Narrative of a Voyage of Observation among the Colonies of Western Africa |
1837 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 762.00 | |
| 4 | Andersson (Charles John) | Africa.- Lake Ngami; or. Explorations and Discoveries, during Four Years' Wanderings in the Wilds of South Western Africa |
1856 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 698.50 | |
| 5 | Andersson (Charles John) | Africa.- The Okavango River: A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, and Adventure |
1861 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 6 | Anonymous photographer (Australian, circa 1890s) | Australia.- Gold mining.- Kalgoorie Gold Mines Western Australia |
[probably circa 1890s] | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 4,826.00 | |
| 7 | Anonymous photographer (active early 20th century) | Africa.- Album of 50 photographs of Southern Morocco |
1910 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 8 | Polar.- Arctic Geography and Ethnology: A Selection of Papers on Arctic Geography and Ethnology |
1875 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 482.60 | ||
| 9 | Arkell-Hardwick (A.) | Africa.- An Ivory Trader in North Kenya: the Record of an Expedition through Kikuyu to Galla-Land in East Equatorial Africa |
1903 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold | |
| 10 | Atkinson (Thomas Witlam) | Central Asia.- Oriental and Western Siberia |
1858 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 444.50 | |
| 11 | Back (Sir George, naval officer and explorer, 1796-1878) | Arctic Explorer.- Autograph Letter signed to James Coppock |
[London] | 25th July 1838 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 127.00 |
| 12 | Backhouse (James) | Africa.- A Narrative of a Visit to the Mauritius and South Africa |
1844 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 13 | Baikie (William Balfour) | Africa.- Narrative of an Exploring Voyage up the Rivers Kwo'ra and Bi'nue |
1856 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 14 | Barneby (W. Henry) | World.- The New Far West and the Old Far East, being notes of a tour in North America, Japan, China, Ceylon, etc |
1880 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 15 | Barrow (John) | China.- Travels in China |
1804 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 4,064.00 | |
| 16 | Barrow (John) | South East Asia.- A Voyage to Cochinchina, in the Years 1792 and 1793 |
1806 | GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 952.50 | |
| 17 | Bartolomeo (Fra Paolino da San) | Voyages.- A Voyage to the East Indies |
1800 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 355.60 | |
| 18 | Batty (Captain R.) | Europe.- German Scenery |
1823 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 203.20 | |
| 19 | Bax (Captain B. W.) | Asia.- The Eastern Seas: Being a Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. |
1875 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | |
| 20 | Baxter (George) | Polar.- The Arctic Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin |
[circa 1846] | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 330.20 | |
| 21 | Beccari (Odoardo) | Africa.- Wanderings in the Great Forests of Borneo |
1904 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 444.50 | |
| 22 | Beechey (Capt. F.W. and H.W.) | Africa.- Proceedings of the Expedition to Explore the Northern Coast of Africa from Tripoly Eastward |
1828 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 508.00 | |
| 23 | Belcher (Capt. Sir Edward) | Polar.- The Last of the Arctic Voyages |
1855 | GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,016.00 | |
| 24 | Bellin (Jacques Nicolas) After | Malta.- Island of Malta |
[after 1764] | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,206.50 | |
| 25 | Anonymous Cartographer (after 1730) | Polar.- Bering Strait.- Manuscript document detailing Vitus Bering's first Kamchatka expedition with map |
[after 1730] | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 635.00 |
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