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
76 CLARKE, (Arthur C.)

Childhood's End

London 1954 GBP 150.00 - 250.00 Unknown
77 DAHL, (Roald)

Danny the Champion of the World

London 1977 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 Unknown
78 BLAKE, Quentin (Illust.) & DAHL, Roald

A collection of SIGNED & INSCRIBED FIRST EDITIONS comprising: The BFG, "To Little Dominic, prettier than ever! Quentin Blake"...

London 1982 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 Unknown
79 MURAKAMI, (Haruki)

1Q84

London 2011 GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 Unknown
80 VASARELY, (Victor)

Naissances

Koln 1968 GBP 500.00 - 700.00 Unknown
81 RAVILIOUS, (Tirzah)

The Wood-Engravings of Tirzah Ravilious

London 1987 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 Unknown
82

[MODERN FIRSTS]. A collection of modern fiction

London 1973 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 Unknown
83 TOLKIEN, (J. R. R.)

The Silmarillion

London 1977 GBP 50.00 - 80.00 Unknown
84 FULLER, (Peter)

A collection of art criticism publications to include four presentation copies

1975 GBP 50.00 - 80.00 Unknown
85

FOLIO SOCIETY

GBP 100.00 - 150.00 Unknown
86 ZOLA, (Emile)

A collection of first UK editions published by Chatto & Windus

1898 GBP 70.00 - 100.00 Unknown
87

GRANTA. An unbroken run of Granta magazines from No. 20 to 170 inclusive, plus loose copies of nos. 5, 9, 10, 11, 17, 18, and 19

GBP 50.00 - 70.00 Unknown
88 BECKWITH, (Carol) & FISHER, (Angela)

African Ceremonies

New York 1999 GBP 50.00 - 70.00 Unknown
89

F1 Opus, Classic Edition of The Official Formula One Opus

2011 GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 Unknown
90

Tractatus de Herbis

London 2002 GBP 100.00 - 200.00 Unknown
91 RUSSELL, (Bertrand)

The Good Citizen's Alphabet

London 1953 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 Unknown
92 ELIOT, (T. S.)

[Four Quartets]. Dry Salvages...

London 1941-42 GBP 40.00 - 60.00 Unknown
93 JACCOTTET, (Philippe)

La Promenade sous le Arbres

Mermod 1957 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 Unknown
94 STARK, (Freya)

A collection of 13 works

1942-1970 GBP 30.00 - 60.00 Unknown
95 BROWNING, (Robert)

Five Poems

London 1951 GBP 30.00 - 50.00 Unknown
96 CRAXTON, John (Illust.)

The Poet's Eye

London 1944 GBP 40.00 - 60.00 Unknown
97 WOOLF, (Virginia)

A Room of One's Own

London 1929 GBP 30.00 - 60.00 Unknown
98 HASSALL, Joan (Illust.)

A collection of 23 illustrated works

1983 GBP 40.00 - 80.00 Unknown
99

A collection of six works illustrated by Claire Oldham, to include: The Backwood Book...

1948 GBP 40.00 - 60.00 Unknown
100 JEFFERIES, Richard

[ILLUSTRATED BOOKS: WOOD ENGRAVINGS]

London 1948 GBP 40.00 - 60.00 Unknown
  • Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.
  • Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 40
    Ramasvami (Kavali Venkata). A Digest of the Different Castes of India, 83 charming hand-coloured lithographed plates, Madras, 1837. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 50
    Watson (John Forbes) & John William Kaye. The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations...of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan, 8 vol., 480 mounted albumen prints, 1868-75. £4,000-6,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 53
    Afghanistan.- Elphinstone (Hon. Mountstuart). An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, first edition, hand-coloured aquatint plates, a fine copy, 1815. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 57
    [Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). Views in the Mysore Country, [1794]. £2,000-3,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 76
    Bird (James). Historical Researches on the Origin and Principles of the Bauddha and Jaina Religions..., first edition, lithographed plates, Bombay, American Mission Press, 1847. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 100
    Ceylon.- Daniell (Samuel). A Picturesque Illustration of the scenery, animals, and native inhabitants, of the Island of Ceylon: in twelve plates, 1808. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 123
    D'Oyly (Charles). Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book, lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 139
    Gandhi (known as Mahatma Gandhi,) Fine Autograph Letter signed to Jawaharlal Nehru, Sevagram, Wardha, 1942, emphasising the importance of education in rural communities. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 140
    Gantz (John). Indian Microcosm, first edition, Madras, John Gantz & Son, 1827. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 146
    Grierson (Sir George Abraham). Linguistic Survey of India, 11 vol. in 20, folding maps, original cloth, Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, 1903-28. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 195
    Madras.- Fort St. George Gazette (The), No.276-331, pp.493-936 and Index to all of 1834 at end, modern half calf, Madras, 2nd July - 31st December 1834. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 205
    Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. The Monuments of Sanchi, 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000
  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000