Hansons: The Library Sale (Presented By Rare Book Auctions), 21826, Etwall, Derbyshire
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- February 18, 2026 - February 18, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | THOMAS, (R. S.) | A collection of poetical works to include: Pieta, SIGNED by the author at title page... |
London | 1966 | GBP 150.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 102 | PATTERSON, KENNEDY, HERRING | American History: Freedom from Fear |
N/A | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 22.50 | |
| 103 | ROTHSCHILD. [Association Copies] |
N/A | GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 104 | TOLKIEN, (J. R. R.) | [MIXED LITERATURE]. TOLKIEN, (J. R. R.). The Silmarillion |
London | 1977 | GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | GBP 106.25 |
| 105 | BURROUGHS, (Edgar Rice) | [MIXED LITERATURE]. BURROUGHS, (Edgar Rice). Tarzan and the City of Gold, and Tarzan and the Forbidden City |
London | n.d. [c.1950] | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 12.50 |
| 106 | HOLDSTOCK, (Robert) and EDWARDS, (Malcolm) | Alien Landscapes |
London | 1979 | GBP 20.00 - 40.00 | GBP 30.00 |
| 107 | MILLER, (Henry) & FRAENKEL, (Michael) | Hamlet |
Puerto Rico & New York | 1939-41 | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 22.50 |
| 108 | MILLER, (Henry) | The Rosy Crucifixion Book One: Sexus |
Paris | 1949 | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 68.75 |
| 109 | MILLER, (Henry) | The Smile at the Foot of the Ladder |
New York | 1948 | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 22.50 |
| 110 | MILLER, (Henry) | The World of Sex |
1940 | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 47.50 | |
| 111 | MILLER, (Henry) | The Cosmological Eye |
Norfolk, Connecticut | 1939 | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 22.50 |
| 112 | DURRELL, (Lawrence) | Pied Piper of Lovers |
London | 1935 | GBP 70.00 - 100.00 | GBP 168.75 |
| 113 | NORDEN, (Charles) [pseud.] | [DURRELL, (Lawrence)]. Panic Spring |
London | 1937-04-01 | GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | GBP 231.25 |
| 114 | DURRELL, (Lawrence) | Faustus |
[1969] | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 131.25 | |
| 115 | DURRELL, (Lawrence) | Nunquam |
London | 1970 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 23.75 |
| 116 | BARFIELD, (Owen) | [THE INKLINGS]. The Silver Trumpet |
London | 1925 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 117 | Jimmy Cauty (1956-) | Lord of the Rings: The Hobbit |
1980 | GBP 60.00 - 90.00 | GBP 137.50 | |
| 118 | Jimmy Cauty (1956-) | Lord of the Rings: Gandalf |
1976 | GBP 60.00 - 90.00 | GBP 137.50 | |
| 119 | [TOLKIENIANA]. A Tolkien Bestiary, by David Day... |
London | 1979 | GBP 70.00 - 100.00 | GBP 187.50 | |
| 120 | WILLIAMS, (Charles) | WILLIAMS, (Charles). Selected Poems 1886-1945 |
Oxford | 1986 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold |
| 121 | BARFIELD, (Owen) | Poetic Diction |
London | 1928 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold |
| 122 | STEINBECK, (John) | [American Fiction]. Travels with Charley |
London | 1962 | GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | GBP 40.00 |
| 123 | FITZGERALD, (F. Scott) | FITZGERALD, (F. Scott). [The Works] |
London | 1971-75 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 175.00 |
| 124 | DURRELL, (Lawrence) | [The Alexandria Quartet]. Balthazar, Mountolive, and Clea |
London | 1957-60 | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 62.50 |
| 125 | LEWIS, (Norman) | Naples '44 |
London | 1978 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 32.50 |
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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.