Bonhams: Fine Books and Manuscripts, 30942, Marlborough

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
November 13, 2025 - November 13, 2025
Page Size: 222 items in 9 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
76 CUNNINGHAM, PETER.

The Story of Nell Gwyn and the Sayings of Charles the Second.

London 1852 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
77 ROSTAND, EDMOND. 1868-1918.

Cyrano de Bergerac.

Paris 1899 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 2,816.00
78 LOUYS, PIERRE. 1870-1925.

Byblis. Preface by Gilbert de Voisins.

Paris 1901 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
79 WELLS, H.G. 1866-1946; COBURN, ALVIN LANGDON, photographer. 1882-1966.

The Door in the Wall, and Other Stories.

New York and London 1911 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
80 COCKERELL, DOUGLAS, DESIGNER. 1870-1945.

Guest Book Bound for W. H. Smith & Son.

Letchworth ca. 1905. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 Not Sold
81 COLERIDGE, SAMUEL TAYLOR. 1772-1834; and WILLY POGANY, illustrator.

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.

New York [1910]. USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 204.80
82 COPLEY, WILLIAM (aka "CPLY"). 1919-1996

S.M.S., [Shit Must Stop] volumes 1-6.

New York 1968 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,816.00
83 CRUIKSHANK, ISAAC. 1764-1811; AND GEORGE CRUIKSHANK. 1792-1878.

23 ORIGINAL SKETCHES BY ISAAC AND GEORGE CRUIKSHANK.

CRUIKSHANK, ISAAC. 1764-1811; AND GEORGE CRUIKSHANK. 1792-1878

USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 Not Sold
84 MCCARTHY, JUSTIN HUNTLY, translator. 1859-1936.

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.

London 1899 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,024.00
85 DOUGLAS, LORD ALFRED. 1870-1945.

Sonnets by Lord Alfred Douglas.

London 1909 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,536.00
86 ELIOT, T.S. 1888- 1965.

Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats.

London 1939 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,432.00
87 ELIOT, T.S. 1888-1965.

Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats.

London 1939 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 1,536.00
88 EVELYN, JOHN. 1620-1706.

Numismata. A Discourse of Medals.

London 1697 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 614.40
89 FITZGERALD, F. SCOTT. 1896-1940.

Tender is the Night.

New York 1934 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,608.00
90 FOX, JOHN. 1862-1919.

Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come.

New York 1931 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 614.40
91 FRANK, ANNE 1929--1945.

Het Achterhuis, Dagboekbrievan van 12 Juni 1942-1 Augustus 1944.

Amsterdam 1947 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 896.00
92 SWINBURNE, ALGERNON CHARLES. 1837-1909.

Poems and Ballads.

London 1866 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,664.00
93 SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. 1564-1616; and JOHN BUCKLAND WRIGHT, Illustrator.

The Poems & Sonnets....

London 1960 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 588.80
94

An Original Leaf from the Polycronicon Printed by William Caxton at Westminster in the Year 1482.

San Francisco 1938 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,536.00
95 GRASSET, EUGENE. 1845-1917.

Les Douze Mois de 1889.

Paris 1889 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,024.00
96 FRANCOIS D'ASSISE, Saint. 1181-1226. DENIS, MAURICE. 1870-1943. Illustrator.

Petits Fleurs.

Paris 1913 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 Not Sold
97 CICERO, MARCUS TULLIUS.

De Senectute.

Norwood 1931 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 Not Sold
98 GUILBERT, YVETTE. 1865-1944.

A collection of approximately 100 letters signed

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,048.00
99 PHILLIPS, STEPHEN. 1864-1916.

Paolo & Francesca.

London 1900 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 768.00
100 HARDY, THOMAS.

Return of the Native.

London 1878 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 Not Sold
  • 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.