Sothebys: Books, Manuscripts and Music, L25401, London
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- December 11, 2025 - December 11, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | Charles Darwin | On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life |
London | 1859 | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 76,200.00 |
| 78 | Charles Darwin | Two works, comprising: |
GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 8,889.00 | ||
| 79 | Albert Einstein | Autograph letter signed, to Alfred Bucherer, ON HIS CONFIRMATION OF EINSTEIN'S THEORY OF SPECIAL RELATIVITY |
Bern | 12 September 1908, former folds and slight creasing, remains of mount | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 27,939.00 |
| 80 | Albert Einstein | Autograph letter signed ("A. Einstein"), to Alfred Bucherer |
Bern, | 25 November 1908, slight splitting at folds, fraying at outer edge, light creasing, remains of mount | GBP 18,000.00 - 26,000.00 | GBP 27,939.00 |
| 81 | Albert Einstein | Autograph postcard signed, to Professor Alfred Bucherer |
Berlin | 24 October 1917, | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 5,079.00 |
| 82 | Albert Einstein | Autograph letter signed ("A. Einstein"), to Alfred Bucherer |
Berlin, | 29 October 1917, splitting at folds, small tear in upper corner, some creasing, remains of mount | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 20,319.00 |
| 83 | Albert Einstein. | Autograph letter signed ("A. Einstein"), to Margarete Lebach ("Frau Lebach") |
Berlin, | 28 June 1928, framed and glazed 395 x 305, minor nicks and tears neatly repaired, light soiling, second and third pages sunned | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 6,349.00 |
| 84 | Albert Einstein | Autograph letter signed, to Attilio Palatini, |
Berlin | 12 May 1929, with envelope, small nicks at folds | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 7,620.00 |
| 85 | Sangorski & Sutcliffe Binding---Edward Fitzgerald, translator | Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam translated into English verse by Edward Fitzgerald with an introduction by A.C. Benson... |
1911 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 86 | Ian Fleming (and others) | A James Bond collection, comprising: |
GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 7,620.00 | ||
| 87 | Robert Fortune | Contract signed, also signed in Chinese by nine tea growers from Jiangxi with transliterations of their names into the roman alphabet, |
1855 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 88 | A silver teaspoon owned by Captain F.R.M. Crozier |
GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 35,559.00 | |||
| 89 | William Lewin | The Birds of Great Britain, systematically arranged, accurately engraved, and painted from nature; |
London | 1795-1801 but c. 1812 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 3,810.00 |
| 90 | Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace | Autograph letter, in the third person, to Alfred Bunn, |
25 February 1841 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 7,620.00 | |
| 91 | John Tilton McClintock | Chart of West Coast of North America from Mt. St. Elias to Columbia River. Concord, New Hampshore or Dorchester, Massachusetts |
1889 | GBP 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 92 | Louis Pasteur | Two autograph letters signed ("L. Pasteur"), CONCERNING HIS WORK ON THE RABIES VACCINE |
GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 6,984.00 | ||
| 93 | Joseph Pennell | An archive of original pen-and-ink drawings used as illustrations in his book Charing Cross to Saint Paul's |
London | circa 1890 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 4,825.00 |
| 94 | Photographs of India and the Himalayas titled 'Simla and Kashmir 1879'. [negatives c.1863-1870s] |
1879 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 95 | J.K. Rowling | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. London |
Bloomsbury | 1997 | GBP 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | GBP 253,999.00 |
| 96 | J.K. Rowling | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone |
London | 1997 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 6,349.00 |
| 97 | J.K. Rowling | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone |
London | 1997 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 21,589.00 |
| 98 | J.K. Rowling | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |
London | 1998 | GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 6,349.00 |
| 99 | E.H. Shepard and A.A. Milne | Six Drawings by E.H. Shepard, Illustrating Poems from When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne |
London | 1925 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 100 | E.H. Shepard | Suite of three original illustrations for Now We Are Six, pen and ink drawings on paper, comprising: |
1927 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 22,860.00 | |
| 101 | Bible, Old Testament, Mongolian. Translated by Edward Stallybrass, William Swan, and Robert Yuille. Siberia (Selenginsk and Khodon) |
1834--1840 | 1834--1840 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 10,794.00 |
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![<b>Chiswick, Mar. 12:</b> Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/004c032b-da4d-428e-811b-e5a8e80376a2.jpg "<b>Chiswick, Mar. 12:</b> Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.")
Chiswick Auctions
Books & Works on Paper
12th March 2026Chiswick, Mar. 12: Churchill: The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £18,000 - £22,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inscribed. £6,000 to £8,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Ponting. Polar Photographs (2) 1910-11. £3,000 - £4,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800. -
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![<b>Forum, Mar. 25:</b> Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. <i>Histoire des Plantes, nouv...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9a2a2dbe-8edf-4091-9a08-800f7aba747e.jpg "<b>Forum, Mar. 25:</b> Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. <i>Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,</i>, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier <i>L'Histoire des plantes,</i> second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.")
Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000. -
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. <i>[Le] Docteur en malice, mai...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/ddd3b34c-8abc-4eae-8474-6ea05406ccd0.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. <i>[Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes…</i> Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [ver...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dc734df9-0811-477f-919a-2563b8452855.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. <i>Les Rêves et les ...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/7e769889-43a5-495e-a931-c511da576c2b.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. <i>Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques.</i> Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). <i>Le Juré. Monodram...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b325eb41-450b-4bd6-851c-4125e04dfbe7.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). <i>Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes…</i> Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. M...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6588f3a0-90f2-464c-8125-a76866eabe85.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). <i>Le Café-concert.</i> Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TERRY (EMILIO)]. <i>Projet de fontaine.</i> Dessin ori...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0840c8e4-4f35-4c95-b2d3-3d5addd6fd51.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TERRY (EMILIO)]. <i>Projet de fontaine.</i> Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.")
ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.