PBA Galleries: Rare and Antiquarian Books with Illustrated & Children's Books, and the Dr. Richard R. Rutter Collection of Oz , 855, Berkeley

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
January 22, 2026 - January 22, 2026
Page Size: 391 items in 16 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
301 Grahame, Kenneth

The Wind in the Willows With an Introduction by A.A. Milne & Illustrations by Arthur Rackham

New York 1940 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 687.50
302 Thaxter, Celia

An Island Garden

Boston and New York 1895 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 312.50
303

Two illustrated classics: The Arabian Nights [with] Robinson Crusoe

Chicago and New York; [1927]; No date USD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
304 Crawford, Will

Mixed media birthday greeting, original art by Will Crawford

1940 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
305 Kent, Rockwell

N by E

New York 1930 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 343.75
306

L'Image. 1896-1897: Revue Litteraire et Artistique.

Paris 1896-97 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 437.50
307 La Fontaine, [Jean de]

Fables de La Fontaine

Paris [c.1865] USD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
308 La Fontaine, Jean de

Fables Choisies. Mises en vers par Monsieur de La Fontaine, et par luy reveues, corrigees & augmentees de nouveau...

Antwerp 1688 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 437.50
309 Leaf, Munro

The Story of Ferdinand

New York 1938 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 437.50
310 Piper, Watty

The Little Engine That Could

New York [1930] USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,375.00
311 Rey, H.A.

Curious George Learns the Alphabet

Boston 1963 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 562.50
312 Krauss, Ruth

A Hole is to Dig: A First Book of First Definitions

[New York] [1952] USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 200.00
313 Udry, Janice May

Let's Be Enemies

New York [1961] USD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
314 Sendak, Maurice

Where the Wild Things Are

[New York] 1963 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,625.00
315 Sendak, Maurice

Where the Wild Things Are lithograph

New York 1971 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,500.00
316 Seuss, Dr.

The Butter Battle Book

New York [1984] USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 531.25
317 Seuss, Dr.

The Cat in the Hat

New York [c.1958] USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 125.00
318 Seuss, Dr.

The Cat in the Hat

New York [1957] USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 937.50
319 Seuss, Dr.

Hop on Pop

New York 1963 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 162.50
320 Seuss, Dr.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

New York [1957] USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 500.00
321 Seuss, Dr.

McElligot's Pool

New York [1947] USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 687.50
322 Seuss, Dr.

One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish

New York 1960 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 212.50
323 Thorbecke, Ellen

Shanghai

Shanghai c.1940 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 343.75
324 Trimmer, Mrs. [Sarah]

Two editions of Fabulous Histories, designed for the Instruction of Children, respecting their Treatment of Animals

London 1791; 1793 USD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
325 Twain, Mark

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

New York 1889 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 812.50
  • 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.
  • 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