Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers: Two-Day Books, Maps, Ephemera and Works on Paper, 11426, Norwich
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- January 14, 2026 - January 15, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 825 | rederick Forsyth, Patricia Highsmith, Dick Francis, Colin Dexter and others. | MODERN CRIME THRILLERS. Authors include' Frederick Forsyth, Patricia Highsmith, Dick Francis, Colin Dexter and others. |
N/A | Not Available | GBP 6.32 | |
| 826 | Henry Williamson. | ONE BOX By and about Henry Williamson. |
N/A | GBP 10.00 - 25.00 | GBP 18.96 | |
| 827 | ANTHONY TROLLOPE | FOLIO SOCIETY ANTHONY TROLLOPE, Complete set of 44 volumes, in original slipcase (44) |
N/A | GBP 210.00 - 280.00 | Not Sold | |
| 828 | WILBUR SMITH, COLIN FORBES, MORRIS WEST, BERNARD CORNWELL etc | ONE BOX Various hardback firsts |
WILBUR SMITH, COLIN FORBES, MORRIS WEST, BERNARD CORNWELL etc | N/A | GBP 20.00 - 40.00 | GBP 15.17 |
| 829 | , including SUE GRAFTON, KATHY REICHS AND JOHN GRISHAM | ONE BOX Hardback crime fiction firsts |
N/A | GBP 20.00 - 35.00 | GBP 12.64 | |
| 830 | Anthony Trollope | FOLIO SOCIETY Three boxes of Anthony Trollope volumes, all held within original slipcases (qty) |
N/A | GBP 70.00 - 140.00 | GBP 69.52 | |
| 831 | JOHN FRANCOME | ONE BOX JOHN FRANCOME hardback novels |
N/A | GBP 15.00 - 20.00 | GBP 12.64 | |
| 832 | Alan Hollinghurst, Ken Follett, Richard Flanagan, Elizabeth Kostova, Emma Healey etc | ONE BOX Various modern fiction titles, to include |
N/A | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 18.96 | |
| 833 | ONE BOX Modern History novel hardbacks |
N/A | GBP 10.00 - 20.00 | GBP 10.11 | ||
| 834 | ONE BOX NEVIL SHUTE, Pan paperback editions (16) |
N/A | Not Available | GBP 12.64 | ||
| 835 | TWO BOXES Mixed adult fiction and literature |
N/A | GBP 10.00 - 20.00 | GBP 6.32 | ||
| 836 | Martin Amis, Michael Dibdin, William Boyd, Ellis Peters etc | ONE BOX Modern hardback first editions, to include |
N/A | GBP 20.00 - 40.00 | GBP 22.75 | |
| 837 | DICK FRANCIS | ONE BOX Various DICK FRANCIS hardbacks in original dustjackets |
N/A | GBP 10.00 - 20.00 | GBP 69.52 | |
| 838 | ONE BOX Various historical fiction hardbacks |
N/A | GBP 10.00 - 20.00 | GBP 6.32 | ||
| 839 | CLIVE CUSSLER | ONE BOX CLIVE CUSSLER Various hardbacks |
N/A | GBP 10.00 - 20.00 | Not Sold | |
| 840 | ONE BOX General literature and children's |
N/A | Not Available | GBP 6.32 | ||
| 841 | One box of Children and Illustrated books. Including Goethe's Faust in two parts translated by Anna Swanwick with steel engraved plates. |
London | 1879 | Not Available | GBP 6.32 | |
| 842 | ILLUSTRATED BOOKS. One box. Including RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM Translated by Edward Fitzgerald 1909. |
1909 | GBP 5.00 - 50.00 | GBP 22.75 | ||
| 843 | ONE BOX Large format Lewis Carroll / Alice in Wonderland variants |
N/A | GBP 15.00 - 20.00 | GBP 164.32 | ||
| 844 | ONE BOX Mixed childrens literature and stories |
N/A | GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | GBP 18.96 | ||
| 845 | LEWIS CARROLL | ONE BOX LEWIS CARROLL / ALICE IN WONDERLAND various editions and stories |
N/A | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 290.72 | |
| 846 | LEWIS CARROLL | ONE BOX Lewis Carroll / Alice in Wonderland various editions |
N/A | GBP 20.00 - 50.00 | GBP 240.16 | |
| 846a | BEATRIX POTTER | A collection of BEATRIX POTTER BOOKS. 26 in total, |
Mid 20th century[?] | GBP 10.00 - 50.00 | GBP 113.76 | |
| 847 | ONE BOX Time-Life - The Enchanted World, various volumes |
N/A | GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | GBP 22.75 | ||
| 847a | FOUR BOXES Mixed vintage girl's annuals and storybooks |
N/A | GBP 10.00 - 20.00 | GBP 6.32 |
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ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000.
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Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.