Forum Auctions: Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper, 1197, London
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- March 26, 2026 - March 26, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Italy, Malta & elsewhere..- Charters, Bulls, Letters, Petitions, Indulgences, Doctorates etc., from Kings, Popes, Saints, Cardinals, Bishops etc.... |
N/A | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 16,380.00 | ||
| 28 | West Africa.- Three Quranic boards |
[early twentieth century] | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 254.00 | ||
| 29 | England.- Two leaves from a manuscript of the works of Arator |
probably England | [thirteenth century] | GBP 700.00 - 900.00 | GBP 1,905.00 | |
| 30 | France.- Leaf from an early Choirbook |
France | [thirteenth century] | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 508.00 | |
| 31 | England.- Leaf from a bilingual Psalter |
England | [late fourteenth or early fifteenth century] | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 7,812.00 | |
| 32 | England.- Opening leaf from a copy of the Memoriale Presbiterorum Parochialium, an English penitential manual |
England | [fifteenth century (most probably first half)] | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,143.00 | |
| 33 | Ten leaves from illuminated Books of Hours |
[Fifteenth century] | GBP 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 34 | Low Countries.- Five leaves from a collection of the letters of St. Bernard of Clairvaux |
Low Countries (probably the Netherlands) | [fifteenth century] | GBP 700.00 - 900.00 | GBP 889.00 | |
| 35 | Naples.- Two leaves from the well-known Psalter with Passion Sequences copied by Pietro Ursuleo of Capuo |
southern Italy (Naples) | [c. 1460] | GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | GBP 1,524.00 | |
| 36 | Leaf from a lavishly illuminated Psalter, in Latin |
[northern England] | [c. 1260-70] | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 4,064.00 | |
| 37 | Flanders.- Leaf from a Dominican Lectionary, decorated manuscript on vellum, text in Latin |
[first half of the fourteenth century] | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 254.00 | ||
| 38 | France.- Book of Hours, perhaps Use of the Abbey of Saint-Gildas de Rhuys |
France | [c. 1430] | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 39 | Edward IV (King of England and Lord of Ireland, 1442-83) | - Kent, St. Laurence, Thanet.- Charter, grantors William Manston, William Harlewyne, John Horne, Simon Lambyn... |
20th April 1431 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 5,715.00 | |
| 40 | Heraldry & Genealogy.- Essex.- Families in Essex 1634 [Arms and pedigrees of Essex families from the Visitation of Essex, 1634] |
1634 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 1,651.00 | ||
| 41 | Naunton (Sir Robert, politician, 1563-1635) | A codicell to be annexed to my last will... [Confirmation of a grant of two Suffolk Manor to his brother William Naunton] |
5th May 1634 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 952.50 | |
| 42 | Medical & Cookery.- [Collection of Recipes] |
[17th century] | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 5,715.00 | ||
| 43 | Religious- [Scriptarum] Dominica ida Advent, habita ad S Lambertu, manuscript in Latin |
1674 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 44 | Hampton Court Palace.- An a count of the Royal Staircase at Hampton Court [& Account of 24 rooms in Hampton Court] |
[18th century] | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 45 | Religious.- [Register of ecclesiastical offices in England and Wales] |
[18th century] | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 46 | Chess.- Manuscript compilation of 18th century chess gambits, text in Italian, French and English bound dos-a-dos |
[?Italy and England] | [c. 1780] | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 47 | Sutton (Samuel, Captain, officer in the Royal Navy, 1760-1832) | Royal Navy.- Group of documents relating to Captain Samuel Sutton's service in the Royal Navy |
25 January 1815 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 2,032.00 | |
| 48 | [Clerke (Sir William Henry, eighth baronet, Church of England clergyman, rector of Bury, Lancashire, living sequestered for the benefit of his creditors and later curate of Souldern and Rousham for Rev Robert Jones, friend of William Wordsworth, 1751-1818 | Curate for a friend of William Wordsworth.- [Account Bookof Clerke's tenure as curate at Souldern, Oxfordshire, on behalf of Rev Robert Jones] |
1804-10 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 635.00 | |
| 49 | Napoleon I (Emperor of France, 1769-1821) | Cut signature |
n.d. | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,905.00 | |
| 50 | Thomas (Henry) | Napoleon I & Elba.- Island of Elba - Written at Elba in July 1814 |
1814 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 825.50 | |
| 51 | Howlett (Samuel Burt, surveyor and inventor of scientific instruments, 1794-1874) | Victorian Scientist.- Penny (C., artist) 2 watercolour portraits of the inventor Samuel Burt Howlett and his wife Martha |
1819 & 1826 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold |
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Sotheby's Book Week
2 June - 9 JulySotheby’s, June 25: Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations, on its 250th anniversary. $180,000 to $250,000.Sotheby’s, June 17: Fontana, Lucio. Concetto Spaziale. 1967. Leporello en papier doré. Bel exemplaire signé. €4,000 to $€,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”. $150,000 to $200,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: Washington, George (as First President). Washington decries “an ostentatious imitation, or mimickry of Royalty” in his Presidency. $250,000 to $500,000.Sotheby’s, June 17: Lope de Vega. Rare manuscrit autographe signé de la préface dédicatoire de "El Cardenal de Belen" (le cardinal de Bethléem), pièce composée en 1610. €40,000 to €60,000. -
June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026 Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Medical Incunabula: Petit (Jean)publisher & Kerver (Thielman)printer. Regimen Sanitatis Salernitanum, sm. 8vo, Paris [1498]Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Hugo (Victor) [Wraxall (Lascelles)]. Les Miserable, 3 vols., 8vo, L. (Hurst & Blackett) 1862, First Authorized English Translation (copyright).Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Shelley (Mary Wollstonecraft). Frankenstein: or The Modern Prometheus, 8vo, 2 vols. in one, L. (G. & W.B. Whittaker, Ave-Maria-Lane) 1823.June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026 Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Cuisine: Anon. Cookery, Pastry, and Sweet Meats in three Books, Alphabetically Digested, 8vo 1710.Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Lambert (Aylmer Bourke). A Description of the Genus Pinus, with Directions Relative to the Cultivation…, 2 vols. Sm. folio L. (Messrs. Weddell) 1832.Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Botany: Curtis (William). Flora Londinensis: or Plates and Descriptions of such Plants as Grow Wild in the Environs of London, 2 vols. folio, London (B. White) 1777 – 1798.June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026 Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Le Moire (J.M.) Maple Leaves, Canadian History and Quebec Scenery (Third Series) 8vo Quebec (Hunter, Rose & Co.) 1865. First Edn.Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: The Earliest Extant Printed House Contents Sale Catalogue in Ireland: Baillie, Auctioneer, Abby Street. A Catalogue of the Goods and Stock of the late Edward Wingfield…Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: William III King of England. Autograph Letter Signed ("William R") to an unnamed correspondent [possibly Charles-Henri de Lorraine] discussing his strategy against the French forces during the siege of Namur.June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026 Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: [Austen (Jane) (1785-1817]. Pride and Prejudice, 3 vols. sm. 8vo, L. (T. Egerton) 1813.Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Heaney (Seamus). Ugolino, sm. folio D. (Dolmen) 1979, Limited Edn. No. 78/125 Copies, Signed by Seamus Heaney, Louis le Brocquy, Liam Miller and Andrew Carpenter.Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Voltaire (F.M. Avouet de). Petits Ouvrages, attribues a M. de Voltaire, sm. folio manuscript, dated 1776, containing 9 works. -
Bonhams, June 14-23: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presentation Gold Pocket Watch. Estimate: $20,000 - 30,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Presentation Copy of the First Issue of the Lincoln Douglas Debates Signed by Abraham Lincoln in Pencil to a Sangamon County Illinois Republican. Estimate: $150,000 - 250,000Bonhams, June 14-23: A Senate Resolution Signed in the Tense Days After the Union's Humiliating Defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run. Estimate: $80,000 - $120,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Seven Passages to a Flight, an Artists Book with a Story Quilt by Faith Ringgold, the Publisher's Own Copy. Estimate: $80,000 - 120,000Bonhams, June 14-23: A New Charter for Virginia, A Response to the First Armed Rebellion in the American Colonies. Estimate: $15,000 - 25,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Earliest obtainable printing of the Bill of Rights. Estimate: $8,000 - 12,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Edward Curtis Orotone. Estimate: $7,000 - 9,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Owned by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: A Butter or Dessert Plate from FDR's State Dinner Service. Estimate: $3,000 - 5,000Bonhams, June 14-23: An Early Large-Format Plan of the City of Washington. Estimate: $1,500 - 2,500Bonhams, June 14-23: Containing the First Map to Name the Hudson River. Estimate: $20,000 - 30,000Bonhams, June 14-23: America's First Major Novelist, a Complete Chapter in Autograph Manuscript by James Fenimore Cooper. Estimate: $15,000 - 20,000Bonhams, June 14-23: The Only Full-Length Book by Jefferson, with the Justly Famous Map. Estimate: $12,000 - 18,000 -
June 25, 2026 Doyle, June 25: Houdini's biography, boldly signed. $3,000 to $5,000.Doyle, June 25: A volume from Abraham Lincoln's library, signed just before heading to Washington for his inauguration. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, June 25: A very early Confederate recruiting manual belonging to the chief commissary in Lee's Army. $600 to $800.Doyle, June 25: Rare hand-colored lithographs of the life of Napoleon. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, June 25: The "Holster Atlas" of the American Revolution. $5,000 to $8,000.Doyle, June 25: Jewish ceremonies in fine hand-colored engravings. $7,000 to $10,000.Doyle, June 25: A very rare work on Turkish military costume. $1,000 to $1,500.June 25, 2026 Doyle, June 25: The most important illustrated work on the Mexican-American War. $10,000 to $15,000.Doyle, June 25: The finest illustrated book on Afghanistan. $10,000 to $15,000.Doyle, June 25: Henry Justice Ford St. George rescues the Princess from the horrible Dragon. $2,000 to $3,000.Doyle, June 25: A rare work of Prussian Army uniforms under Frederick William II, with exquisite hand-colored engravings. $800 to $1,200.Doyle, June 25: Lenny Bruce typed letter signed to a Village bohemian during his obscenity trials, with a manuscript note and drawing. $300 to $500.Doyle, June 25: Schiff's scarce Shanghai Sketchbook. $300 to $500.Doyle, June 25: The first accurate published representation of the American flag. $2,000 to $4,000. -
Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 123. Celebrate 250 Years of Independence with Original Stars and Stripes (1790) Est. $1,400 - $1,700Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 20. Keulen's Spectacular Chart of the World Featuring California as an Island (1728) Est. $12,000 - $15,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 42. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 591. Matching Set of 3 Stunning Globe Gores of Eastern Asia from Coronelli's 3.5 Foot Globe (1688) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 9. Speed's Popular World Map with Allegorical Representations of the Elements (1651) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 168. First Separate Map of Kansas & Nebraska Territories (1854) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 43. Only Macrobius Map with Britain Attached to Europe (1515) Est. $800 - $950Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 250. Rare Map of Boston and One of the Earliest Maps of the Revolutionary War (1775) Est. $2,000 - $2,300Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 79. Schenk's Uncommon Map Featuring Two Figurative Title Cartouches (1696) Est. $1,200 - $1,500Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 681. Hand-Colored Image of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950