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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Parkyns, of Bunny Park (Sir Thomas) | A Practical and Grammatical Introduction to the Latin Tongue |
1716 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 203.20 | |
| 77 | Pedagogic aid - Printed teaching aid |
1810 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 2,286.00 | ||
| 78 | Phiz Browne (Hablot Knight) | Six original drawings of putti |
circa 1840-1880 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 457.20 | |
| 79 | [Ritson (Joseph)] | Gammer Gurton s Garland of Nursery Songs |
c.1816 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 457.20 | |
| 80 | Rossetti (Christina) | Poems |
1910 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 609.60 | |
| 81 | Rossetti (Dante Gabriel) Allingham (William) | The Music Master |
1855 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 330.20 | |
| 82 | Rusher of Banbury, publisher | A collection of 14 chapbooks for children |
1820s-30s. | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 381.00 | |
| 83 | Sullivan (W.E.) | Juvenile sketches; or |
1816 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 177.80 | |
| 84 | Tabart, publisher [Kilner (Dorothy)], "S.W.". | A Visit to London |
1805 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 381.00 | |
| 85 | Taylor (Jefferys) | Ralph Richards |
1821 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 457.20 | |
| 86 | Trimmer (Sarah) | The Sunday-scholar's manual. Part I [all published] |
1788 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 889.00 | |
| 87 | Trimmer (Sarah) | A Geographical Companion to Mrs. Trimmer's Scripture |
1802 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 31.75 | |
| 88 | Twain (Mark) | Tom Sawyer |
1876 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 254.00 | |
| 89 | Good Childs (The) Cabinet of Natural History |
1801-13 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 90 | Geography and Astronomy Familiarized for Youth of Both Sexes |
1801 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 190.50 | ||
| 91 | Walter Crane's | Walter Crane's Toy Books. Shilling Series |
c.1875 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,079.50 | |
| 92 | Watts (Isaac) | Divine Songs Attempted in Easy Language for the use of Children |
1803-5 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 101.60 | |
| 93 | Webb (William, publisher) | Webb's Juvenile Drama. Harlequin Dame Crump |
c.1890 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 44.45 | |
| 94 | Whittington and his Cat |
c.1850 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 279.40 | ||
| 95 | Wilkinson (Sarah) | Visits to the Parsonage; or |
?1801 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 698.50 | |
| 96 | Wollstonecraft (Mary) Salzmann (C. G.) | Elements of Morality |
1799 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 69.85 | |
| 97 | Wyss (Johann) | The Family Robinson Crusoe... |
1814 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 279.40 | |
| 98 | Abdy (Theodosia) | Twinkling Stars. Being the True Account of a Journey Through Starland |
1901 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 381.00 | |
| 99 | Ardizzone (Edward) | Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain |
1936 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 406.40 | |
| 100 | Ardizzone (Edward) Kenward (James) | The Suburban Child |
1955 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 381.00 |
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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.