Bonhams: The Golden Age of Motoring Sale, 30972, London, New Bond Street

Auction Details

Auction Date: October 31, 2025 - October 31, 2025

Page Size: 72 items in 3 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
4		A "British Dominions Empire Motor Policy" enamel advertising sign, circa 1908,	circa 1908	GBP 1,200.00 - 1,600.00	GBP 3,584.00
5		An early Michelin embossed printed tin sign, French, circa 1910,	circa 1910	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 2,816.00
59		The Book of the Motor Museum, 1913,	1913	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 243.20
60	W.Eden Hooper:	The Motor Car - A History & Souvenir; de luxe limited edition, published 1908,	1908	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 179.20
61		10 Ans de Courses; a bound series of prints after Ernest Montaut,		GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 640.00
62		The Autocar, bound Volume V for 1900,	for 1900	GBP 300.00 - 400.00	GBP 448.00
63		An interesting framed triptych of original Panhard & Levassor factory documents,		GBP 250.00 - 350.00	GBP 384.00
82		Two chromolithographic prints after Georges Redon depicting Panhard & Levassor motorcars, 1905,	1905	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 179.20
83		Zust' a veteran advertising print after Olaf Gulbransson, circa 1907	circa 1907	GBP 400.00 - 500.00	GBP 512.00
84	W.M. Goodes	"Gee, Whizz! We forgot this was the twentieth century Chris!", original artwork for Puck Magazine, American, 1901,	1901	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 64.00
85	Bryan de Grineau (British 1883-1957)	Grand Prix de le Sarthe 1912',		GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	GBP 3,200.00
86	Harold Connolly	'Those were the Motoring Days'		GBP 800.00 - 1,000.00	Not Sold
86A		A Ville de Liege Deuxieme Exposition Cycles & Automobilia advertising poster, 13 to 22 February 1897,	1897	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	Not Sold
87	Howard Davie (1868-1943)	"Palmer Cord Tyres", circa 1907,	circa 1907	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 1,152.00
88		A rare 'Dunlop Detachable Tyres' foil printed advertising show-card, 1890s,	1890s	GBP 400.00 - 500.00	GBP 230.40
105		Two embossed tin Powell & Hanmer shop counter 'Cycle and Motor Lamps' signs,		GBP 150.00 - 250.00	GBP 768.00
107		A Brampton 'Chaines' shop advertisement, circa 1910,	circa 1910	GBP 300.00 - 400.00	GBP 640.00
108		A rare Dunlop Detachable Tyres embossed and foil printed adverting shop card, circa 1890,	circa 1890	GBP 350.00 - 450.00	GBP 2,176.00
109		A Midland Tyre Non-Collapsible Tyre embossed and foil printed adverting shop card, dated 1897,	1897	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 422.40
110		A 'Salon du Cycle et de L'Automobile' poster after PAL,		GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00	GBP 1,536.00
111		A Rouxel & Dubois cycles advertising poster after Misti, circa 1895,	circa 1895	GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 1,280.00
112		A Cycles L'Indienne advertising poster by Anon for Ch.Deveau of Neuville St. Remy,		GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 1,024.00
113		An Omega cycles advertising poster after LB,		GBP 600.00 - 800.00	GBP 512.00
114		A Georges Richard Cycles & Automobiles advertising poster after PAL,		GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	GBP 1,344.00
115		A Terrot 'Col du Tormalet' bicycle advertising poster, after Tamagno, French, 1906,	1906	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 1,280.00

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.
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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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