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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Robinson (William Heath) | He arrived late for the train |
1931 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 254.00 | |
| 302 | Saint-Exupery (Antoine de) | The Little Prince |
1944 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 762.00 | |
| 303 | Salten (Felix) | Bambi. A Life In The Woods |
1928 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | Not Sold | |
| 304 | Schmied (Francois-Louis) | Illustrations for Victor Berard's translation of 'L'Odyssee' |
circa 1930 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 2,032.00 | |
| 305 | Searle (Ronald) | Collection of the Complete Works of Ronald Searle |
1982 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 306 | Searle (Ronald) | Flying Catburger |
1972 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 127.00 | |
| 307 | Shepard (E.H.) Agnew (H.C.) | Let's Pretend |
1927 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 279.40 | |
| 308 | Attributed to Shepard (Ernest Howard), | Rabbit |
circa 1936 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 508.00 | |
| 309 | Shepard (Ernest Howard) | The Popular Voice |
1943 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 241.30 | |
| 310 | Simmons (Anthony) | The Optimists of Nine Elms |
1964 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 311 | Steadman (Ralph) | The Grapes of Ralph. Wine According to Ralph Steadman |
1992 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 165.10 | |
| 312 | Steed (Cicely) | Original artwork for the dust-jacket of Enid Blyton's 'Ninth Holiday Book' |
circa 1954 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 313 | Theatre | 4 original Russian theatrical costume designs |
c.1920s | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 314 | Thomson (Hugh) Shakespeare (William) | As You Like It |
1909 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 825.50 | |
| 315 | Thomson (Hugh) Sheridan (Richard Brinsley) | The School for Scandal |
1911 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 889.00 | |
| 316 | Tourtel (Mary) | The Adventures of the Little Lost Bear |
1921 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 381.00 | |
| 317 | Townend (Jack) | A Railway ABC |
1942 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,524.00 | |
| 318 | Twain (Mark) "A.S." (anonymous illustrator) | Nine original book illustrations for an edition of Twain's 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' |
circa 1900 (9) | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 95.25 | |
| 319 | Upton (Florence K.) | The Golliwogg's Circus |
1903 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | |
| 320 | Voigt (Hans Henning, Baron von), "Alastair" Wilde (Oscar) | The Sphinx |
1920 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 635.00 | |
| 321 | Wain (Louis) | Puss in Boots. The Stump Books |
1904 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 279.40 | |
| 322 | Wainwright (Albert) Matthewman (Sydney) | Poems |
1927 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 558.80 | |
| 323 | Wainwright (Albert) | The Boy-Bishop [manuscript play] |
1931 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 558.80 | |
| 324 | Walker (William Henry) | Collection of seven ink and watercolour illustrations |
N/A | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 406.40 | |
| 325 | Wells (H.G.) | De Strijd der Werelden |
1899 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold |
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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.