Forum Auctions: Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper, 1193, London
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- January 29, 2026 - January 29, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127 | Woolf (Virginia) | The Waves, |
1931 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 2,636.52 | |
| 128 | Aesop. | The Fables, |
1909 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,318.26 | |
| 129 | Kipling (Rudyard) | The Jungle Book; The Second Jungle Book |
1894; 1895 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,757.68 | |
| 130 | Meggendorfer (Lothar) | Travels of Little Lord Thumb and his man Damian, |
1890 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 131 | Potter (Beatrix) | The Tale of Peter Rabbit, |
[1902]. | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 2,636.52 | |
| 132 | Silvestre (Israel) | and others. Bound collection of over 100 old master prints, |
[mainly 17th century] | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,757.68 | |
| 133 | Various artists (18th and 19th century) | Collection of eleven Victorian scrap albums, |
18th and 19th century | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,932.94 | |
| 134 | Herdman (William Gawin) | [Watercolour Album], |
c. 1828-31. | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 2,811.78 | |
| 135 | Campbell (Fiona, binder).- Reau (Louis) | Histoire de la Peinture au Moyen-Age. La Miniature, |
Melun | 1946 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 3,865.88 |
| 136 | Shakespeare (William).- | The Poems...including the Lyrics, Songs, and Snatches found in his Dramas, |
1899 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 2,459.99 | |
| 137 | Yardley (H. Desmond, binder).- Speyer (Edward) | My Life and Friends, |
1934 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,054.10 | |
| 138 | Alexeieff (Alexandre).- Baudelaire (Charles) | Petits Poemes en Prose, |
Paris | 1934 | GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 139 | Alexeieff (Alexandre).- Giraudoux (Jean) | Siegfried et le Limousin, |
Paris, | [1927]. | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,054.10 |
| 140 | Ardizzone (Edward).- | Nicholas and the Fast Moving Diesel; Titus in Trouble |
1947; 1959 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 966.47 | |
| 141 | Barbier (George).- | Falbalas & Fanfreluches. Almanach des Modes...pour 1922 [& 1923, 1924, 1925 & 1926], |
Paris | 1921-[25]. | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 4,569.46 |
| 142 | Barbier (George).- Le Roux (Hugues) | Makeda Reine de Saba. Chronique Ethiopienne, |
Paris | 1914 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 3,865.88 |
| 143 | Barbier (George).- Rostand (Maurice) | Panorama Dramatique. Casanova, |
Paris, | [1921]. | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 2,108.20 |
| 144 | Barbier (George).- Boylesve (Rene) | Le Carrosse aux deux lezards verts, |
Paris | 1921 | GBP 700.00 - 900.00 | GBP 1,932.94 |
| 145 | Barbier (George).- Verlaine (Paul) | Fetes Galantes, |
Paris | 1928 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 2,108.20 |
| 146 | Barbier (George).- Choderlos de Laclos (Pierre-Ambroise-Francois) | Les Liaisons Dangereuses, |
Paris | 1934 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,811.78 |
| 147 | Beardsley (Aubrey).- Wilde (Oscar) | Salome: A Tragedy in One Act, |
London & Boston | 1894 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 878.84 |
| 148 | Berque (Jean).- | Retour de 'Enfant Prodigue, |
Paris | 1919 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 878.84 |
| 149 | Fonteyn (Margot).- Beaton (Cecil) | Ballet, |
1951 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,581.15 | |
| 150 | Fonteyn (Margot).- Lee-Elliott (Theyre) | And for Margot, |
[mid 20th century]. | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 527.05 | |
| 151 | Hardy (Thomas).- Ricketts (Charles de Sousy) | The Dynasts, lithograph, |
[1914] | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,757.68 |
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