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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 149 | Tom ECKERSLEY (1914-1997) and Eric LOMBERS(1914-1978) | Christmas Boy |
[c.1936] | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 212.84 | |
| 150 | WALTER PECK (1898-1973) | Mountaineering in the German Alps |
Berlin | c.1938 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 151 | Paul KIRNIG (1891-1955) | Austria |
[c.1935] | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 152 | Gyorgy KONECSNI (1908-1970) | Hungary |
Budapest | [c.1960] | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 87.64 |
| 153 | Tasha McCready TUDOR (1915-2008) | 'A Book of Christmas' illustration (c.1980) |
November 29th, 1980 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 375.60 | |
| 154 | Esme EVE, ARCA (1920-2001) | Three Illustrations |
N/A | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold | |
| 155 | John Archibald AUSTEN (1886--1948) | Thoughtful Female Illustration |
N/A | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 75.12 | |
| 156 | Gordon Frederick BROWNE (1858-1932) | Illustration of Knights |
N/A | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 62.60 | |
| 158 | after Albrecht Durer | The Annunciation from The Life of the Virgin |
mid to late 17th to 18th century | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | Not Sold | |
| 159 | John I CROME (1768-1821) | Mousehold Heath Norwich |
(c.1810) | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 25.04 | |
| 160 | Nuremberg Chronicles Popes |
[possibly late 18th/early 19th century] | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 161 | Anthonie WATERLOO (c.1610-1690) | The Mill |
N/A | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 25.04 | |
| 162 | (Original Artwork) Pat Hutchins A sketch of Rosie the Hen from 'Rosie's Walk' |
N/A | GBP 40.00 - 80.00 | GBP 62.60 | ||
| 163 | Frank CRAIG (1874-1918) | The Gordon Memorial Ball At The Hotel Cecil: Between The Dances |
N/A | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 25.04 | |
| 164 | John James STEUART (1779-1849) | Eleven Etchings |
1821 | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | Not Sold | |
| 165 | A large collection of maps and plates |
N/A | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 87.64 | ||
| 166 | Montague Black | `Dunoon. On the Firth of Clyde |
[c.1955] | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | Not Sold | |
| 167 | C. & J. Greenwood (publishers) Map of the County of Cornwall, from an Actual Survey, made in the years 1826 and 1827 |
London | 1829 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 200.32 | |
| 168 | C. & J. Greenwood (publishers) Map of the County of Cornwall, from an Actual Survey, made in the years 1826 and 1827 |
London | 1829 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold | |
| 169 | (Artic and Antarctic Exploration) A large collection of publications |
c.1897-1920 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 170 | after F. A. Brockhaus | Plates and Illustrations |
Leipzig | [1895] | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 25.04 |
| 171 | (Colditz) (Coded?) Manuscript Postcard |
dated 23 March 1943 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 137.72 | ||
| 172 | George Bernard | Shaw T.L.S. Correspondence |
1929-09-14 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | Not Sold | |
| 173 | Watercolour wash. Henry Irving as Thomas Beckett, signed MFS |
1894 | GBP 40.00 - 80.00 | GBP 62.60 | ||
| 174 | Joseph KNIGHT (1837-1909) | Portrait Study |
N/A | GBP 40.00 - 80.00 | GBP 75.12 |
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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.