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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Adventures (The) of Old Dame Trot and her Comical Cat |
?1840s | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 241.30 | ||
| 52 | Toba-e Sangokushi |
c.1770. | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 127.00 | ||
| 53 | Picture Book of Flowers |
c.1880. | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 127.00 | ||
| 54 | [Kilner (Dorothy)], "M.P.". | The Life and Perambulations of a Mouse |
1819 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 431.80 | |
| 55 | Kingsley (Charles) | The Water-Babies |
1863 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 889.00 | |
| 56 | Lamb (Charles) | The New Year's Feast on his Coming of Age |
1824 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,016.00 | |
| 57 | Lear (Edward) | A Book of Nonsense |
1855 | GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 762.00 | |
| 58 | Leslie (John) | Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in the Polar Seas and Regions... and an Account of the Whale-Fishery |
1835 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 59 | Lievre (Edouard) | Le Douze Mois |
1865 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 127.00 | |
| 60 | London | Mr Paul Province's Week in London |
1830s | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 762.00 | |
| 61 | Macdonald (George) | Dealings with the Fairies |
1867 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,206.50 | |
| 62 | Macdonald (George) | Dealings with the Fairies |
1867 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 825.50 | |
| 63 | Marryat (Captain Frederick) | Masterman Ready; or |
1841-42 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 203.20 | |
| 64 | [Kilner (Mary Ann)] The Adventures of a Pincushion |
c.1780-89 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 952.50 | ||
| 65 | [Kilner (Dorothy)] Little Stories for Little Folks in Easy Lessons of One |
c.1781-89 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 4,064.00 | ||
| 66 | May day; or |
1797 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 762.00 | ||
| 67 | [Fenn (Lady Ellenor)] The Rational Dame; or |
1806 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,079.50 | ||
| 68 | [Fenn (Lady Ellenor)] Cobwebs to Catch Flies. Or |
c.1813 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 304.80 | ||
| 69 | Brewer (George) |
1812 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 177.80 | ||
| 70 | Natural History (A) of Water Birds |
c.1815 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 457.20 | ||
| 71 | Natural history | Insect Changes. An Illuminated Present for Youth: forming a first Lesson in Entomology |
1857 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 165.10 | |
| 72 | Royal Primer (The); Or an easy and pleasant Guide to the Art of Reading. Authoriz'd by His Majesty King George II |
?1767 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 762.00 | ||
| 73 | Winlove (Solomon) | A collection of the most approved entertaining stories |
?1790 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 165.10 | |
| 74 | Nursery Ditties from the Lips of Mrs. Lullaby |
1844 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 127.00 | ||
| 75 | Order of the Examination of the Children in the Methodist Sunday School |
1799 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 127.00 |
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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.