Hansons: The Library Sale (Presented By Rare Book Auctions), 21826, Etwall, Derbyshire

Auction Details

Auction Date: February 18, 2026 - February 18, 2026

Page Size: 305 items in 13 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
51		[PHOTOGRAPHY]. A miscellaneous collection of approximately 200 b&w photographs		[c. 1965-75]	GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 118.75
52		[PHOTOGRAPHY]. A miscellaneous collection of photographs comprising approximately 30 albumen prints [c. 1860-90]		[c. 1860-90]	GBP 70.00 - 100.00	GBP 243.75
53	Thomas Watson [Photographer, Whitby]	Mementoes of a holiday tour in Switzerland photographed by T. Watson of Lythe, June 1898		[c. 1910]	GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 47.50
54		[PHOTOGRAPHY]. A collection of 11 ambrotype and 22 tintype photographs, people & portraits		[c. 1850-70]	GBP 300.00 - 400.00	GBP 500.00
55		Original 19th/early 20th century photographs, social history...		c.1900	GBP 60.00 - 120.00	GBP 100.00
56	[William Henry Jackson (1843-1942), American photographer]	A collection of 24 mounted photochrom prints of scenery in Colorado		1901-08	GBP 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
57		[PHOTOGRAPHY]. A collection of 129 loose/unmounted Photoglob Zurich [photochrom] prints depicting architectural scenery & topographical views in France, Belgium and the Netherlands, captioned in gilt lettering, most measuring approx		[c. 1890-1910]	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	Not Sold
58		[PHOTOGRAPHY]. A collection of 110 loose/unmounted Photoglob Zurich [photochrom] prints depicting architectural scenery...		[c. 1890-1910]	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 475.00
59		[PHOTOGRAPHY]. A collection of 79 loose/unmounted Photochrom & Photoglob Zurich prints depicting architectural scenery & topographical views in the UK & Ireland, plus 26 of Switzerland, captioned in gilt lettering, most measuring approx		[c. 1890-1910]	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	Not Sold
60		[PHOTOGRAPHY]. A collection of 110 loose/unmounted Photoglob Zurich [photochrom] prints depicting architectural scenery & topographical views in the German Empire...		[c. 1890-1910]	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	Not Sold
61		[PHOTOGRAPHY]. A collection of 133 loose/unmounted Photoglob Zurich [photochrom] prints depicting architectural scenery & topographical views in Turkey, Greece, and Austria-Hungary		[c. 1890-1910]	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 375.00
62		Original 19th/early 20th century photographs, social history...		1923-02-01	GBP 60.00 - 120.00	Not Sold
63	ROWLING, (J. K.)	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone	London	1997	GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	GBP 4,500.00
64	ROWLING, J. K.	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone	London	1997	GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 1,125.00
65	ROWLING, (J. K.)	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone	London	1997	GBP 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
66	ROWLING, (J. K.)	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone	London	1997	GBP 60.00 - 80.00	Not Sold
67	ROWLING, (J. K.)	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone	London	1997	GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00	GBP 625.00
68	ROWLING, (J. K.)	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone	London	1998	GBP 600.00 - 800.00	Not Sold
69	ROWLING, (J. K.)	Harry Potter. CAST-SIGNED	London	[2000-2007]	GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00	Not Sold
70	ROWLING, (J. K.)	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	London	1998	GBP 500.00 - 800.00	GBP 550.00
71	ROWLING, (J. K.)	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows	New York	2007	GBP 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	Not Sold
72	ROWLING, (J. K.)	Harry Potter, Adult Editions	[London]	[2007]	GBP 60.00 - 80.00	GBP 62.50
73	TOLKIEN, (J. R. R.)	[The Lord of the Rings]. The Fellowship of the Ring	London	1959	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 550.00
74	TOLKIEN, (J. R. R.)	The Hobbit	London	1974	GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 143.75
75	ASIMOV, (Isaac)	I, Robot	London	1952	GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 1,250.00

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 April

Sotheby’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.