Lay's Auctioneers: Rare Books and Works on Paper, 22626, Cornwall
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- February 26, 2026 - February 26, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 124 | George Emslie | F. Lewis Publishing and Frank Brangwyn |
Leigh-on-Sea | 1944 | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 25.04 |
| 125 | E'acox R.B.A. (illustrations) | F. Lewis publishers and E. A. Cox illustrations Two works |
London, Leigh-on-Sea | 1946 | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 18.78 |
| 126 | Edith & Rowland Hilder and Geoffrey Grigson | (Signed) The Shell Guide to Flowers of the Countryside |
London | 1955 | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 87.64 |
| 127 | Thomas Moore | Letters and Journals of Lord Byron: With Notices of His Life |
London | 1830 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 75.12 |
| 128 | Samuel Lewis | A Topographical Dictionay of England |
London | 1833 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | Not Sold |
| 129 | John Britton | The Architectural Antiquities of Great Britain |
London | 1835 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 125.20 |
| 130 | C. H. Josten (ed) Elias Ashmole (1617-1692). | His Autobiographical and Historical Nores, his Correspondence, and Other Contemporary Sources..... |
1966 | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 62.60 | |
| 131 | John Pinkerton | A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in All Parts of the World |
London | 1809 | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 50.08 |
| 132 | Nathaniel Wanley | Thirteen 17th and 18th century works |
London | 1678 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 175.28 |
| 133 | John Ray | Travels Through the Low-Countriew, Germany, Italy and France.... |
London | 1738 | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 100.16 |
| 134 | The Classics of Medicine Library Sixteen works |
N/A | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 125.20 | ||
| 135 | Sir Kenelm Digby | (Bindings) Nineteen works |
London | 1684 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 137.72 |
| 136 | W. Westall illustrations | (Scarce 19th century engravings) Three works |
London | [1846] | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold |
| 137 | I. W. North | (Islands of Scilly) A Week in the Isles of Scilly |
Penzance | 1850 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 187.80 |
| 138 | Tom ECKERSLEY (1914-1997) | You Bought Him a Bicycle - Be Sure He's Taught To Ride (1944) |
N/A | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 56.34 | |
| 139 | Tom ECKERSLEY (1914-1997) and Eric LOMBERS(1914-1978) | Pedestrians Use the Proper Crossings (c.WWII) |
N/A | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 140 | Tom ECKERSLEY (1914-1997) | London Underground -War Effort (1945) |
London | N/A | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 225.36 |
| 141 | Tom ECKERSLEY (1914-1997) | London Underground -War Effort (1945) |
London | N/A | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 225.36 |
| 142 | Pat KEELY (1901-1970) | Your First Accident May Be Your Last (1944) |
N/A | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | Not Sold | |
| 143 | Tom ECKERSLEY (1914-1997) | Replace Covers - Prevent Falls (WWII) |
N/A | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 50.08 | |
| 144 | Tom ECKERSLEY (1914-1997) | Stamp It Out - Prevent Fire (WWII) |
N/A | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 50.08 | |
| 145 | Tom ECKERSLEY (1914-1997) and Eric LOMBERS (1914-1978) | Peace By Discussion (WWII) |
London | N/A | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 146 | Jan LE WITT (1907-1991) & Jerzy HIM (1900-1981) | The Vegetabull (1943) |
Nottingham | N/A | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 375.60 |
| 147 | Tom ECKERSLEY (1914-1997) | Don't Gamble With Life - Be Sure of Their Road Safety (1944) |
N/A | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 25.04 | |
| 148 | Belgium - The Cities of Art |
Brussels | [c.1935] | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 25.04 |
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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.