Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 16. Blaeu's world map on a polar projection in contemporary color (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000

Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 55. Illuminated lunar globe produced in East Germany (1977) Est. $750 - $900

Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 594. Rare and decorative De Jode map of Africa (1593) Est. $7,500 - $9,000

Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 127. The first printed map to focus on New England and New France (1565) Est. $4,500 - $5,500

Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 298. Rare Texas oilfield map (1920) Est. $3,000 - $3,750

Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 656. Bible leaf with hand-colored image of Adoration of the Magi (1450) Est. $1,800 - $2,100

Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 9. Blaeu's magnificent carte-a-figures world map (1641) Est. $12,000 - $15,000

Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 214. Rare edition of view of the world from Silicon Valley (1984) Est. $600 - $750

Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 34. Fascinating Japanese satirical map published just prior to WWII (1938) Est. $1,400 - $1,700

Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 181. German edition of Catesby's scarce and important map of the Southeastern US (1755) Est. $3,750 - $4,500

Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 625. Complete set of Covarrubias's "Pageant of the Pacific" (1940-39) Est. $1,200 - $1,500
Jeschke Jádi
Rare Book Auction 159
Saturday April 25

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1153 Gerhard Mercator u. Jodocus Hondius. Atlas sive cosmographicae. Amsterdam, Hondius, 1606.

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1378 Martin Höhlig, Collection of 100 photographs Berlin im Licht, 1928.

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 192. Fragment of a late medieval liturgical music manuscript. 14th century

Jeschke Jádi
Rare Book Auction 159
Saturday April 25

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1394 Auguste Salzmann. Jérusalem. 40 salt paper prints. Paris, Baudry, 1856.

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1143 Deluxe edition of Prince Waldemar of Prussia's travelogue about Sri Lanka, India and Nepal. Berlin, 1853.

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1225. Koch-Gruenberg. Indianertypen (Indiantypesin the Amazon). Berlin 1906.

Jeschke Jádi
Rare Book Auction 159
Saturday April 25

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 862. Cornelis Ploos van Amstel. Viro Amplissimo Nobilissimo. Amsterdam 1765.

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 549. Francisco de Goya. Los desastres de la guerra. 80 Etchings. Madrid, 1923.

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1033. Rösel von Rosenhof. Natural History of Frogs. Nuremberg, 1815.

Jeschke Jádi
Rare Book Auction 159
Saturday April 25

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 13 Pomponius Mela. Cosmographi. Venice, Renner 1478.

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 526 William Shakespeare. Hamlet. Cranach Press, 1928.

Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1022. Eugen Johann Christoph Esper. Butterflies Leipzig, 1829-1839.
Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
April 16, 2026

Doyle, Apr. 16: Twelve miscellaneous volumes on Italian history and literature. $100 to $200.

Doyle, Apr. 16: A fine collection of Company school paintings of Mughal monuments. $4,000 to $6,000.

Doyle, Apr. 16: A Book of Hours of Rouen with eight miniatures. $30,000 to $45,000.

Doyle, Apr. 16: Einstein discusses General Relativity and the Unified Field Theory. $20,000 to $30,000.

Doyle, Apr. 16: An extraordinary letter from Thomas Jefferson to Charles Willson Peale. $12,000 to $18,000.

Doyle, Apr. 16: Extraordinary color plates of the geology of St. Helena. $800 to $1,200.

Doyle, Apr. 16: The deluxe issue of Rorer's Mimpish Squinnies. $800 to $1,200.
Swann
Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
April 23, 2026

Swann, Apr. 23: Thomas Heywood. An Apology for Actors. London: Printed by Nicholas Okes, 1612. $3,000 to $5,000.

Swann, Apr. 23: Illuminated Islamic Devotional Manuscript. 19th century. Approx. 90 leaves with gilt-decorated title and 2 full page miniatures of Mecca and Medina. $800 to $1,200.

Swann, Apr. 23: Antiphonal in Latin. Manuscript on Parchment. Cologne, early 16th century. $7,000 to $9,000.

Swann
Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
April 23, 2026

Swann, Apr. 23: Mohammed ibn Jafir Albategnius. De Scientia Stellarum Liber. Bologna: Victor Benati, 1645. $8,000 to $12,000.

Swann, Apr. 23: Frank Herbert. Dune. Fine First Edition. Philadelphia: Chilton Books, 1965. $5,000 to $7,000.

Swann, Apr. 23: William Shakespeare. Five Plays from the Second Folio. London: Thomas Cotes for Robert Allot, 1632. $6,000 to $8,000.

Swann
Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
April 23, 2026

Swann, Apr. 23: John Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men. New York: Covici-Friede, 1937. First edition, first issue. $800 to $1,200.

Swann, Apr. 23: Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities. With an A.L.S. London: Chapman and Hall, 1859. First edition, first issue. $1,200 to $1,800.

Swann, Apr. 23: Ursula K. LeGuin. The Left Hand of Darkness. Inscribed First Edition. New York: Walker and Company, 1969. $800 to $1,200.

Swann
Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
April 23, 2026

Swann, Apr. 23: L. Frank Baum & Ruth Plumly Thompson. Five First Canadian editions including Ozma of Oz; The Emerald City of Oz; Glinda of Oz; [and others]. $1,000 to $1,500.

Swann, Apr. 23: Corita Kent. Different Drummer. 1967. Color screenprint; signed "Corita" in pencil on the lower edge. $1,000 to $1,500.

Swann, Apr. 23: Bible in English. Tyndale-Taverner Translation. The Bugge Bible. The Holye Bible. London: Imprinted by John Daye and Willyam Seres, 1549. $1,500 to $2,000.

Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers: Antiquarian & Collectable Books & Related Items, 20526a, Carlisle

Auction Details

Auction Date: February 05, 2026 - February 05, 2026

Page Size: 230 items in 10 pages

Auction Lot Books
Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
1	FOSTER JOSEPH.	The Pedigree of Wilson of High Wray & Kendal and the Families Connected With Them.	Printed for Private Circulation	1871	GBP 30.00 - 50.00	GBP 42.00
2		NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY HISTORY COMMITTEE. A History of Northumberland. 15 vols.		1893-1940.	GBP 150.00 - 250.00	GBP 216.00
3		Northumberland - Farne Islands. Six large scale maps printed by M. & M. W. Lamberts, Lithographers, of Newcastle, c.1870-80.		N/A	GBP 25.00 - 50.00	GBP 24.00
4		Ephemera - Prints. Collectors accumulation of old legal documents, receipts, etc.		18th & 19th century	GBP 30.00 - 60.00	GBP 108.00
5		Ephemera - Circus Prints. Collectors accumulation of old prints & cuttings re.		Mainly 19th century.	GBP 20.00 - 40.00	GBP 42.00
6		Clocks & Watches. 4 various vols.		N/A	GBP 10.00 - 20.00	Not Sold
7		Documents - Ephemera - Cheshire. Two large boxes containing old legal documents cleared from old law firm attics in the 1980's.		N/A	GBP 50.00 - 100.00	GBP 72.00
8		Documents - Cheshire. Large box file containing a legal collection of the Forrest of Macclesfield submissions, admissions, lists of fines due upon the surrenders, etc.		N/A	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 108.00
9		Stamps - British Colonial & World. Covers, etc.		1973 & 1965	GBP 50.00 - 100.00	GBP 36.00
10	RHODES C. G.	Mid 19th century manuscript quarto vol.		N/A	GBP 50.00 - 100.00	GBP 48.00
11	THE YORK HERALD.	Bound vols. of this newspaper for January to March 1888 & January to March 1889.		N/A	GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 72.00
12	HUNT LEIGH.	The Months Descriptive of the Successive Beauties of the Year ... With Drawings by Horace J. Knowles.		1936	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 38.40
13	NISTER ERNEST (Pubs).	Nister's Holiday Annual for 1898.		N/A	GBP 30.00 - 50.00	GBP 36.00
14	Anthony Stirling,	The Story of the Highland Brigade in the Crimea, 1897 & 2 other vols.		1940's.	GBP 30.00 - 50.00	GBP 66.00
15	(BARTLETT W. H.).	Pictures From Sicily by the Author of Forty Days in the Desert.		1853, 1868.	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 90.00
16	HUMPHREYS HENRY NOEL.	The Origin & Progress of the Art of Writing.		1855	GBP 60.00 - 100.00	GBP 180.00
17	SIBLY E.	A New & Complete Illustration of the Celestial Science of Astrology or The Art of Foretelling Future Events & Contingencies.		1812	GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 420.00
18	JUVENAL.	Satyrae cum Scholiis Veterum, & Commentariis.	Leyden	1695	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 78.00
19	SHAKESPEARE HEAD PRESS.	The Whole Works of Homer ...	Oxford	1930	GBP 60.00 - 100.00	GBP 78.00
20	GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS.	Somerset de Chair, the Golden Carpet.		1943	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 45.60
21	LONGMAN, HURST (Pubs).	Excursions in the County of Suffolk.		1819	GBP 30.00 - 50.00	GBP 72.00
22	ROYAL COMM. ON HISTORICAL MONUMENTS.	Vols. re. Westmorland & Middlesex, the latter ex lib.		1936 & 1937.	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 38.40
23	BOND F. B. & CAMM BEDE.	Roodscreens & Roodlofts.		1909	GBP 50.00 - 100.00	GBP 45.60
24	NICHOLSON PETER & TREDGOLD THOMAS.	Practical Carpentry, Joinery & Cabinet-Making, concludes with separate part on Cabinet-Making.		1846	GBP 30.00 - 50.00	GBP 72.00
25	H.M.S.O.	Patents for Inventions - Abridgements of Specifications re. Cooking & Kitchen Appliances, Bread-Making & Confectionary.		1899-1981.	GBP 30.00 - 50.00	GBP 18.00

Heritage, May 13: Isaac Asimov. I, Robot. The dedication copy, inscribed to John W. Campbell, Jr.

Heritage, May 13: Aldous Huxley. Brave New World. A fine copy, in a brilliant dust jacket.

Heritage, May 13: Ray Bradbury. Fahrenheit 451. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author.

Heritage, May 13: Robert A. Heinlein. Stranger in a Strange Land. A fine copy, signed by the author.

Heritage, May 13: Jules Verne. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas. Exceedingly rare true first American edition, first issue.
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.
S&D Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
Rare Maps, Prints & Art 1478-1882
April 16, 2026

SD Auctions, Apr. 16: Ptolemy. North Africa from Ulm edition. Unique copy. 1482-86.

SD Auctions, Apr. 16: Blaeu. Masterpiece world map. c.1659.

SD Auctions, Apr. 16: Unknown. Sea Flags printed on silk. Rare. c.1840.

SD Auctions, Apr. 16: Fredrik Kolstø. Aftenstemning ved Kysten. c.1890-t.

SD Auctions, Apr. 16: Knut Yran. OL-plakaten Oslo 1952.