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Auction Report
Auction Date
January 22, 2026 - January 22, 2026
Page Size: 306 items in 13 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 St. Denis (Antoine)

Les Comptes du Monde Adventureux,

Paris, 1555 GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 406.40
2 Nauclerus (Johannes)

Chronica...succinctim compraehendentia res memorabiles seculorum omnium ac gentium...,

Cologne, 1579 GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 152.40
3 Bonaventura da Bagnorea (Santo)

Vita del serafico S. Francesco tradotta in volgare et di nuovo aggiuntovi le figure...,

Venice, 1608 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 101.60
4 Malfi (Tiberio)

Il barbiere. Libri tre ne'quali si ragiona dell'eccellenza dell'arte e de' suoi precetti,

Naples, 1626 GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 406.40
5 Hermannides (Rutgerus)

Britannia Magna, sive Anglia, Scotiae, Hiberniae et Adjecentium insulam geographico-historica descriptio,

1661 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 203.20
6 Le Muet (Pierre)

Maniere de Bastir, pour touttes sortes de personnes,

Paris, [1664] GBP 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
7 Bartholin (Thomas)

De armillis veterum schedion,

Amsterdam, 1676 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 304.80
8 Petit (Pierre)

De Amazonibus Dissertatio,

Amsterdam, 1687 GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 63.50
9 Landi (Giulio)

Delle Azioni Morali Dell'Illust. Sig. Conte Giulio Landi Piacentino, Nelle quali,

Piacenza, 1695 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
10 Hooft (P. C.)

Nederlandsche Historien,

Amsterdam and Leiden, 1703 GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 406.40
11 Pozzo (Andrea)

Perspectivae pictorum atque architectorum... Der Mahler und Baumeister Perspectiv,

Augsburg, [1706-09] GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 431.80
12 Abraham van St. Clara (Peter)

De Kapelle der Dooden,

Amsterdam, 1741 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 254.00
13 [Giulianelli (Andrea Pietro)]

Memorie degli Intagliatori Moderni in Pietre Dure,

Livorno, 1753 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 241.30
14 Mibes (P. Friderico, of the Cistercians)

Himmlisches Jerusalem,

Sulzbach, 1762 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 457.20
15 Bertin (Theodore Pierre)

E?cole des arts et me?tiers,

Paris, 1813. GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 57.15
16 [Candolle (Augustin Pyramus de, Swiss botanist, 1778-1841)]

Cassia linearis...

n.d. [early 19 century] GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 82.55
17 Ferdinand II de' Medici (Grand Duke of Tuscany, 1610-70)

Charter awarding Carolo Cesio Geraldinio to the Sacred Military Order of Saint Stephen Pope and Martyr, D.s.,

Florence, 1650 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 203.20
18 Charles II (King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, 1630-85)

Petition of William Samwell to Charles II relating to Sir Henry Fane's lease on the monastery of Burnham Buckinghamshire and unpaid wages of PS270,

1673 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 69.85
19 Charles II.-

Exemplification of Common Recovery concerning John Wheeler and land in Modbury, Devon, D.s.,

1676 GBP 120.00 - 180.00 GBP 139.70
20 Radcliffe (Cuthbert, of Keswick)

memorandum initialled "FR", That I doe by these Authorise & appoint Mr. Cuthbert Radclyffe of Kessewick to be my Bailiffe there he ffarmeing my Fowles...,

1681 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 120.65
21

Buckinghamshire, Chepping Wycombe.- Burgus de Chepping Wycombe in Com Bucks - A Coppy of the Charter Granted to the said Borough by [Elizabeth I,

[late17th century] GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 95.25
22

Suffolk.- Court Roll of the Manor of Old Hall, East Bergholt,

1690-94 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 165.10
23

Naval, Plymouth Dockyard.- Greenhill (Henry, Commissioner of the Navy & MP for Newport, Isle of Wight, 1646-1708)

Portsmouth, 1699. GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 165.10
24

Privy Council.- Lord President of the Council.- King (Gregory, herald and political economist, 1648-1712)

1700 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
25

Herefordshire, Wormelow.- An Extreate in Wormelow...1703... 1704,

1704 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 57.15
  • Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.
  • Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 36. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 49. One of the First Lunar Globes to Show the Far Side of the Moon (1963) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 5. The First World Map with Lavish Allegorical Vignettes of the Continents (1594) Est. $15,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 55. Anti-British Propaganda Map with Churchill as an Octopus (1942) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 197. One of the Most Influential Maps of Westward Expansion (1846) Est. $9,500 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 10. Scarce Pitt Edition of Carte-a-Figures Map of the World (1680) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 220. A Fine, Early Rendering of San Francisco (1874) Est. $2,200 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 707. Hand-Colored Image of the Presentation of Jesus with Gilt Highlights (1450) Est. $1,600 - $1,900
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 80. One of the Most Important Maps Perpetuating the Myth of the Island of California (1680) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 725. Homann's Atlas Featuring 26 Folio-Sized Maps in Original Color (1715) Est. $4,500 - $5,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 169. One of the Earliest Maps to Show Philadelphia (1695) Est. $4,750 - $6,000
  • Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T). The Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T)]. CLARK. The Military Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: HOMMAIRE DE HELL, Ignace-Xavier. LAURENS, Jules. Voyage en Turquie et en Perse
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: POSTEL, Guillaume. De la République des Turc
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PREZIOSI, Amadeo. Stamboul. Souvenir d’Orient.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES. EMPIRE OTTOMAN.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant T. Emile. L'Art Arabe
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES. Histoire de l'art Egyptie
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: BESANCENOT, Jean. Costumes et types du Maroc.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES OTTOMANS. Suite de figures ottomanes à l’aquarelle
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: LES MILLE ET UNE NUIT, contes arabes
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: SCHLEGEL, Hermann et A. H. VERSTER van WULVERHORST. Traité de Fauconnerie - Planches
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: THEVENOT, Melchisédec. Relation de divers voyages curieux
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:
  • Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 40
    Ramasvami (Kavali Venkata). A Digest of the Different Castes of India, 83 charming hand-coloured lithographed plates, Madras, 1837. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 50
    Watson (John Forbes) & John William Kaye. The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations...of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan, 8 vol., 480 mounted albumen prints, 1868-75. £4,000-6,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 53
    Afghanistan.- Elphinstone (Hon. Mountstuart). An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, first edition, hand-coloured aquatint plates, a fine copy, 1815. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 57
    [Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). Views in the Mysore Country, [1794]. £2,000-3,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 76
    Bird (James). Historical Researches on the Origin and Principles of the Bauddha and Jaina Religions..., first edition, lithographed plates, Bombay, American Mission Press, 1847. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 100
    Ceylon.- Daniell (Samuel). A Picturesque Illustration of the scenery, animals, and native inhabitants, of the Island of Ceylon: in twelve plates, 1808. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 123
    D'Oyly (Charles). Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book, lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 139
    Gandhi (known as Mahatma Gandhi,) Fine Autograph Letter signed to Jawaharlal Nehru, Sevagram, Wardha, 1942, emphasising the importance of education in rural communities. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 140
    Gantz (John). Indian Microcosm, first edition, Madras, John Gantz & Son, 1827. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 146
    Grierson (Sir George Abraham). Linguistic Survey of India, 11 vol. in 20, folding maps, original cloth, Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, 1903-28. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 195
    Madras.- Fort St. George Gazette (The), No.276-331, pp.493-936 and Index to all of 1834 at end, modern half calf, Madras, 2nd July - 31st December 1834. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 205
    Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. The Monuments of Sanchi, 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000
  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000