Forum Auctions: Online: Modern Literature, 1073, London
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- February 12, 2026 - February 12, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newby (P. H.) | Something to Answer For |
1968 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 228.60 | |
| 2 | Rubens (Bernice) | The Elected Member |
1969 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 304.80 | |
| 3 | Farrell (J.G.) | Troubles |
1970 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 698.50 | |
| 4 | Berger (John) | G. |
1972 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 762.00 | |
| 5 | Middleton (Stanley) | Holiday |
1974 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 330.20 | |
| 6 | Fitzgerald (Penelope) | Offshore |
1979 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 698.50 | |
| 7 | Rushdie (Salman) | Midnight's Children |
1981 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 431.80 | |
| 8 | Brookner (Anita) | Hotel du Lac |
1984 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 635.00 | |
| 9 | Amis (Kingsley) | The Old Devils |
1986 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 139.70 | |
| 10 | Ishiguro (Kazuo) | The Remains of the Day |
1989 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 609.60 | |
| 11 | Okri (Ben) | The Famished Road |
N/A | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 431.80 | |
| 12 | Roy (Arundhati) | The God of Small Things |
1997 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 279.40 | |
| 13 | McEwan (Ian) | Amsterdam |
1998 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 381.00 | |
| 14 | Coetzee (J.M.) | Disgrace |
1999 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 241.30 | |
| 15 | Atwood (Margaret) | The Blind Assassin |
2000 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 406.40 | |
| 16 | Carey (Peter) | True History of the Kelly Gang |
2001 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 139.70 | |
| 17 | Mantel (Hilary) | Wolf Hall |
2009 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 952.50 | |
| 18 | Saunders (George) | Lincoln in the Bardo |
2017 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 139.70 | |
| 19 | Lynch (Paul) | Prophet Song |
2023 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 254.00 | |
| 20 | Goff (Martyn, editor) | Prize Writing |
N/A | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 279.40 | |
| 21 | Aaronovitch (Ben) | Rivers of London |
N/A | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 431.80 | |
| 22 | Adams (Herbert) | The Bluff! |
N/A | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 254.00 | |
| 23 | Adams (Richard) | Watership Down |
N/A | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 330.20 | |
| 24 | Adichie (Chimamanda Ngozi) | Purple Hibiscus |
2004 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 304.80 | |
| 25 | Allende (Isabel) | The House of the Spirits |
1985 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 165.10 |
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Swann
Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
April 23, 2026Swann, Apr. 23: Thomas Heywood. An Apology for Actors. London: Printed by Nicholas Okes, 1612. $3,000 to $5,000.Swann, Apr. 23: Illuminated Islamic Devotional Manuscript. 19th century. Octavo-format manuscript on laid paper, approx. 90 leaves with gilt-decorated title and 2 full page miniatures of Mecca and Medina. $800 to $1,200.Swann, Apr. 23: Antiphonal in Latin. Manuscript on Parchment. Cologne, early 16th century. $7,000 to $9,000.Swann
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April 23, 2026Swann, Apr. 23: Mohammed ibn Jafir Albategnius. De Scientia Stellarum Liber. Bologna: Victor Benati, 1645. $8,000 to $12,000.Swann, Apr. 23: Frank Herbert. Dune. Fine First Edition. Philadelphia: Chilton Books, 1965. $5,000 to $7,000.Swann, Apr. 23: William Shakespeare. Five Plays from the Second Folio including The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight; The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida; The Tragedy of Coriolanus; [and others]. $6,000 to $8,000.Swann
Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
April 23, 2026Swann, Apr. 23: John Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men. New York: Covici-Friede, 1937. First edition, first issue. $800 to $1,200.Swann, Apr. 23: Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities. With an A.L.S. London: Chapman and Hall, 1859. First edition, first issue. $1,200 to $1,800.Swann, Apr. 23: Ursula K. LeGuin. The Left Hand of Darkness. Inscribed First Edition. New York: Walker and Company, 1969. $800 to $1,200.Swann
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April 23, 2026Swann, Apr. 23: L. Frank Baum & Ruth Plumly Thompson. Five First Canadian editions including Ozma of Oz; The Emerald City of Oz; Glinda of Oz; [and others]. $1,000 to $1,500.Swann, Apr. 23: Corita Kent. Different Drummer. 1967. Color screenprint; signed "Corita" in pencil on the lower edge. $1,000 to $1,500.Swann, Apr. 23: Bible in English. Tyndale-Taverner Translation. The Bugge Bible. The Holye Bible. London: Imprinted by John Daye and Willyam Seres, 1549. $1,500 to $2,000. -
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.