Bonhams: Islamic and Indian Art, 31075, London, New Bond Street

Auction Details

Auction Date: November 12, 2025 - November 12, 2025

Page Size: 49 items in 2 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
180	Major Alexander Dirom	Major Alexander Dirom (1757-1830), A Narrative of the Campaign in India which terminated the war with Tippoo Sultan in 1792	London,	1793	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 5,120.00
181	by Francesco dal Pedro (1740-1806) after Singleton and Mather Browne	Five coloured engravings depicting the final events of the capture of Seringapatam and the defeat of Tipu Sultan,	Paris	circa 1799	GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	GBP 4,864.00
183		A letter written by a British medical officer in the Madras army of General Harris, including eyewitness descriptions of the siege and eventual breach of Seringapatam and the combat and resulting spoils of war	In Camp 13 miles from Seringapatam, Madras	10th June 1799	GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	GBP 5,120.00
188		The Relief of Lucknow & Triumphant Meeting of Havelock, Outram and Sir Colin Campbell, proof copy	London	1862	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	Not Sold
214	Max Arthur Macauliffe,	The Sikh Religion: its Gurus, Sacred Writings and Authors, 6 volumes bound in three	Oxford	1909	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 6,400.00
216	translated by Dr Gopal Singh	Sri Guru-Granth Sahib [English Version], translated by Dr Gopal Singh, Member of the Indian Parliament, in two volumes	Delhi	1960	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	Not Sold
222	Charles William Bartlett (British, 1860-1940)	The Entrance to Golden Temple. Amritsar	Tokyo	circa 1919	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 2,560.00
223	Charles William Bartlett (British, 1860-1940)	The Golden Temple, Amritsar,	Tokyo	1925	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	Not Sold
226	after A. Soltykoff,	De Rudder after A. Soltykoff, Chir Singh [Sher Singh] Maharaja des Siks, Roi de Panjab avec sa suite/Lahore Avril 1842, from Voyages dans L'Inde	Paris	1850	GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	GBP 3,584.00
229	Lowes Dickinson after Emily Eden,	Portraits of the Princes & Peoples of India	London	1844	GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	GBP 7,040.00
235	Prince Alexis Soltykoff (1806-59),	Voyages dans L'Inde, in two volumes	Paris,	1850-51	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 3,840.00
236		Einzug in Lahore, Entry into Lahore, depicting the British forces approaching the city after the victory over Sikh forces at the Battle of Sobraon in February 1846	Berlin	1853	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	Not Sold
237	Charles Stewart Hardinge (1822-94),	Recollections of India	London,	1847	GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	Not Sold
240		Two folios from an illustrated Persian treatise in Urdu on ragas, depicting fakirs seated in landscapes	North India, probably Lahore	circa 1830-40	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	Not Sold
258		Lahore: its history, architectural remains and antiquities with an account of its modern institutions, inhabitants, their trade, customs &c., by Syad Muhammad Latif Khan Bahadur, with 105 illustrations	Lahore,	1892	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 12,800.00
262	the Raja-i-Rajgan Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala	My Travels in Europe and America, 1893, by His Highness the Raja-i-Rajgan Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala	London,	1895	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 1,792.00
263	Brinda Devi, Maharani of Kapurthala,	Maharani: the Story of an Indian Princess, signed by the author	New York	1954	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	Not Sold
265		A rare group portrait photograph of Ranbir Singh, the Maharajah of Jind (reg. 1887-1948), and members of the Jind Court	North India, Jind	circa 1899	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 1,152.00
266		A group of three books and pamphlets relating to Patiala, Jind and Nabha, and a letter signed by Bhupinder Singh, Maharajah of Patiala	Printed variously in London, Lahore, Jind and Patiala,	approximately 1923-41	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	Not Sold
267	Captain Clarence Comyn Taylor (1830--1879)	A photograph of the main participants in the Umballah Durbar, held in March 1869, including the Viceroy of India, the 6th Earl of Mayo, several Sikh rulers, and Sher Ali Khan, Amir of Afghanistan,	Ambala, Punjab	27th March 1869	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 1,792.00
270		An illuminated official letter addressed to Queen Victoria, perhaps from the Dogra rulers, praising the British Government and thanking her for her gifts	North India, probably Jammu or Kashmir,	second half of the 19th Century	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	Not Sold
277	Gerald Spencer Pryse (British 1882-1956)	Two prints depicting Sikh troops on the Western Front during the First World War: troops in bivouac at night, and Indians and motor buses near Poperinge		circa 1914	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 3,200.00
282		An illustrated leaf from a manuscript in praise of the Shia Imams, depicting the Tenth Imam, 'Ali al-Naqi al-Hadi, with angels above heralding his coming	Deccan,	late 16th/early 17th Century	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 2,560.00
300		An unusual lithograph copy of Abul Fazl's Ai'n-e-Akbari, The Administration of Akbar, published by Sayyid Ahmad Khan, with 42 illustrated pages	India, perhaps Bombay,	AH 1272/AD 1855-56	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 3,328.00

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.