Forum Auctions: Online: Children's & Illustrated Books & Original Artwork, 1077, London
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- March 18, 2026 - March 18, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | Palmer (Samuel) | The Cypress Grove |
circa 1880-1883, but printed 1924 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 203.20 | |
| 252 | Pear Tree Press Guthrie (James) | and Betty Bunn. Collection of original watercolours |
circa 1948-1952 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 406.40 | |
| 253 | Piper (John) Girouard (Mark) | John Piper's Stowe |
1983 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 381.00 | |
| 254 | Pogany (Willy) Goethe (Johann Wolfgang von) | Faust |
1908 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 381.00 | |
| 255 | Pogany (Willy) Wagner (Richard) | Tannhauser |
1911 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 406.40 | |
| 256 | Pogany (Willy) Louys (Pierre) | The Songs of Bilitis |
1926 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 381.00 | |
| 257 | Postgate (Oliver) | and Peter Firmin. [The Saga of Noggin the Nog] |
1968-72 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 381.00 | |
| 258 | Potter (Beatrix) | The Tale of Peter Rabbit |
November or December 1902. | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,016.00 | |
| 259 | Potter (Beatrix) | The Tale of Mrs. Tiddly-Winkle |
1903 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 584.20 | |
| 260 | Potter (Beatrix) | The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes |
1911 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 165.10 | |
| 261 | Potter (Beatrix) | The Fairy Caravan |
1929 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,286.00 | |
| 262 | Rackham (Arthur) | [A group of 9 mostly early Rackham illustrated works] |
1894 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 203.20 | |
| 263 | Rackham (Arthur) Irving (Washington) | Rip Van Winkle...Illustriert durch funfzig Aquarelle von Arthur Rackham |
1905 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 190.50 | |
| 264 | Rackham (Arthur) Barrie (J.M.) | Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens |
1906 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 2,413.00 | |
| 265 | Rackham (Arthur) | [Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge)] |
1907 | GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,397.00 | |
| 266 | Rackham (Arthur) | [Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge)] |
1907 | GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 3,810.00 | |
| 267 | Rackham (Arthur, illustrator) | The Land of Enchantment |
1907 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 698.50 | |
| 268 | Rackham (Arthur) | The Land of Enchantment |
1907 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 457.20 | |
| 269 | Rackham (Arthur) Ingoldsby (Thomas) | The Ingoldsby Legends |
1907 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 698.50 | |
| 270 | Rackham (Arthur) Shakespeare (William) | A Midsummer-Night's Dream |
1908 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,079.50 | |
| 271 | Rackham (Arthur) Swift (Jonathan) | Gulliver's Travels |
1909 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 762.00 | |
| 272 | Rackham (Arthur) Lamb (Charles & Mary) | Tales from Shakespeare |
1909 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 381.00 | |
| 273 | Rackham (Arthur) Fouque (Friedrich de la Motte) | Undine |
1909 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 825.50 | |
| 274 | Rackham (Arthur) Wagner (Richard) | Siegried & the Twilight of the Gods |
1911 | GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 762.00 | |
| 275 | Rackham (Arthur, illustrator) | Aesop's Fables |
1912 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 406.40 |
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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. -
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.