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Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
51		Fazakerley Binding.- [Blank Visitor's Book],		c.1890.	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 406.40
52		Cookery.- [Recipes],			GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 38.10
53		Litchfield Election Petition.- Minutes of Evidence on the Trial of the Lichfield Election Petition,		1895	GBP 150.00 - 200.00	GBP 95.25
54	Asquith (H. H., Lord)	Autograph Letter signed by Lord H.H. Asquith to Sir George Murray, First Lord of the Treasury,		1909	GBP 150.00 - 200.00	GBP 127.00
55		Titanic.- Autograph Postcard initialed "C.H.N.", discussing the dramatic news of the Titanic disaster,	Fairford Lodge, Southampton,	16 April, 1912	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 825.50
56	Williamson (Henry)	[Collection of galley and page proofs], including: The Power of the Head, The Phoenix Generation, ...	v.s.	v.d., [c.1930s]	GBP 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
57		Autographs.- A collection of c.50 photographs signed by opera and ballet stars,	v.s.	1960s-80s	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 76.20
58	Bacon (Sir Francis)	[Sylva Sylvarum: or A Naturall Historie],		[?1627]	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 177.80
59	Braithwait (Richard)	A Survey of History: or, a Nursery for Gentry,		1638	GBP 150.00 - 200.00	GBP 76.20
60	Heylyn (Peter)	Cosmographie in foure Books Contayning the Chorographie & Historie of the whole World, and all the Principall Kingdomes,		1652	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 279.40
61	Aristotle.	The problemes of Aristotle, with other philosophers and physicians. Wherein are contained divers questions,		1654.	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 190.50
62	P[hillips] (E[dward])	The New World of English Words: or, a General Dictionary,		1658.	GBP 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
63	Blount (Thomas)	Glossographia: or a Dictionary interpreting the Hard Words of Whatsoever Language, now used in our refined English Tongue,		1658	GBP 150.00 - 200.00	GBP 381.00
64	Howell (William)	An Institution of General History, or the History of the World,		1680	GBP 150.00 - 200.00	GBP 101.60
65	Charles I (King). Nalson (John)	A True Copy of the Journal of the High Court of Justice for the Tryal of K. Charles I,		1684	GBP 600.00 - 800.00	GBP 635.00
66		Restoration binding.- Book of Common Prayer (The), and Administration of the Sacraments,		1687	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 1,270.00
67	Laud (William)	The History of the Troubles and Tryal of ... William Laud, Lord Arch-Bishop of Canterbury,		1695	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 558.80
68	Milton (John)	The Works of John Milton,		1697	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 1,079.50
69	Bathomolew Shower	Reports of Sir Bathomolew Shower, Knt (The) of cases adjudg'd in the Court of King's Bench, in the Reign of His Late Majesty King William III,		1708	GBP 300.00 - 400.00	GBP 355.60
70	More (Hannah) Kennett (Basil)	Romae Antiquae Notitia: Or, The Antiquities of Rome,		1713.	GBP 150.00 - 200.00	GBP 190.50
71	Locke (John)	The Works,		1722-7.	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 381.00
72		Select Trials, for Murders, Robberies, Rapes, Sodomy, Coining, Frauds, and other Offences: at the Sessions-House in the Old-Bailey,		1734-35.	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 406.40
73		Authentick Coppie of the Tryal of Scot and Mackpherson Anno 1712,			GBP 150.00 - 200.00	GBP 165.10
74		Trials (The) of Samuel Goodere Esq; Matthew Mahony, and Charles White, for the Murder of Sir John Dineley Goodere,		1741	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 889.00
75		Trial (The) of Richard Vining Perry Esq. for Forcible Abduction, or stealing an Heiress, from the Boarding School of Miss Mills,	Bristol,	[1794].	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 406.40

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:
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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

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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

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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

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

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