A.H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals: Antiquities, Books and Curiosities, 102925, Toronto

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
October 29, 2025 - October 29, 2025
Page Size: 139 items in 6 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1037 Gaius Plinius Secundus (Pliny the Elder).

The History of the World, commonly called the Naturall Historie

London 1634 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,540.00
1038 Homer. John Ogilby (translator).

Homer His Odysses Translated, Adorn'd with Sculpture, and Illustrated with Annotations

London 1669 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,524.00
1039 Publius Virgilius Maro, John Ogilby (translator).

The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro

London 1668 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,016.00
1040 George Ogle.

The Canterbury Tales of Chaucer, Modernis'd by Mr. Ogle

London 1741 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,270.00
1041 Charles Johnson.

A General History of the Lives and Adventures of the most famous Highwaymen, Murderers, Street-robbers, &c.

London n.d. USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 6,350.00
1042 William Camden.

Camden's Britannia, Newly Translate into English with Large Additions and Improvements

London 1695 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 4,826.00
1043 Laurence Echard.

The History of England. From the Restoration of King Charles the Second to the Conclusion of the Reign of King James the Second,...

London 1718 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 889.00
1044 Paul Rapin de Thoyras, N. Tindal (translator).

The History of England

London 1732 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
1045 Francis Sandford. "

A Genealogical History of the Kings of England, and Monarchs of Great Britain"

Savoy 1677 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 571.50
1046 Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury.

The Life and Raigne of King Henry the Eighth

London 1649 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 254.00
1047 Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury.

The Life and Reign of King Henry the Eighth

London 1682 USD 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
1048 Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury.

The Life and Reign of King Henry the Eighth

London 1672 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 254.00
1049 Charles James Fox.

A History of the Early Part of the Reign of James the Second; with an Introductory Chapter

London 1808 USD 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
1050 William Dugdale.

The Baronage of England, or an Historical Account of the Lives and Most Memorable Actions of Our English Nobility

London 1675 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 412.75
1051 George Harbin.

The Hereditary Right of the Crown of England Asserted; The History of the Succession since the Conquest Clear'd; ...

London 1713 USD 400.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
1052 Gilbert Burnet.

"The History of the Reformation of the Church of England. In Two Parts"

London 1715 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 508.00
1053 John Bayley.

The History And Antiquities Of The Tower Of London.

London 1821 USD 700.00 - 900.00 USD 1,016.00
1054 Sir William Dugdale.

The Antiquities of Warwickshire Illustrated

London 1730 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 698.50
1055 Thomas Fuller.

The History of the University of Cambridge since the Conquest

London 1655 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 285.75
1056 John Bill and Christopher Barker

Four pamphlets printed in London by John Bill and Christopher Barker containing speeches at Parliament by King Charles II. Housed in a custom clamshell box.

. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 254.00
1057 Francis Buchanan.

A Journey From Madras through the Countries of Mysore, Canara, and Malabar...

London 1807 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,524.00
1058 Richard Knolles.

The Generall Historie of the Turkes, from The First Beginning of that Nation to the Rising of the Othoman Familie

London 1621 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,270.00
1059 Claudius James Rich.

Two volumes: Memoir on the Ruins of Bablyon; Second Memoir on Babylon:

London 1816 USD 250.00 - 350.00 USD 254.00
1060 Thomas Fuller.

The Historie of the Holy Warre

Cambridge 1647 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 571.50
1061 Polybius.

The History of Polybius the Megalopolitan

London 1634 USD 700.00 - 900.00 USD 698.50
  • 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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