Lay's Auctioneers: The Contents of a Gentleman's Town house, 12926, Cornwall
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- January 29, 2026 - January 29, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Elizabeth FORBES (1859-1912) | Old Woman with Stick |
GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown | ||
| 4 | Elizabeth FORBES (1859-1912) | Boy with Stick |
GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown | ||
| 5 | Elizabeth FORBES (1859-1912) | An Old Lady of Pont Aven (1882) |
1882 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown | |
| 6 | Thomas Cooper GOTCH (1854-1931) | Parasol Pines |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | ||
| 7 | Geoffrey Sneyd GARNIER (1889-1971) | Newlyn Harbour |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | ||
| 8 | Geoffrey Sneyd GARNIER (1889-c.1971) | St Michael's Mount |
GBP 40.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | ||
| 9 | Norman GARSTIN (1847-1926) | Breton Girl |
GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | Unknown | ||
| 12 | Henry Scott TUKE (1858-1929) | La Belle Dame sans Merci (1899) |
1899 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | |
| 163 | Richard Carew | The Survey of Cornwall |
GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | Unknown | ||
| 164 | John Troutbeck | A Survey of the Ancient and Present State of the Scilly Islands: |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | Unknown | ||
| 165 | Sir John Dodridge | An Historical Account of the Ancient and Modern State of the Principality of Wales |
GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | Unknown | ||
| 166 | (George Prince of Wales Bookplate) Bishop Parker's History: Or, The Tories Chronicle, from The Resta |
GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |||
| 167 | [John Ayrton Paris] A Guide to the Mount's Bay and the Land's End |
London | 1824 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 168 | Roaslynde Beckett compiler | The Parish of Falmouth |
GBP 40.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | ||
| 169 | (Cornwall) Outline or Skeleton Maps of the Diocese if Exeter |
Bodmin | 1825 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 170 | William Borlase | Observations on the Ancient and Present State of the Islands of Scilly..... |
GBP 180.00 - 220.00 | Unknown | ||
| 171 | (William Penaluna Publisher) | Elhanan Winchester A Course of Lectures on the Prophecies That Remain t |
Helston | 1813 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown |
| 172 | J. T. Blight | Ancient Crosses and Other Antiquities, In the West of Cornwall |
1858 | GBP 40.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 173 | (William Penaluna Publisher) | An Historical Survey of the County of Cornwall |
Helston | 1838 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown |
| 174 | Arthur J. Jewers | Heraldic Church Notes from Cornwall', 'Local Heraldry' & 'Parish Registers' |
1888 & 1884. | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 175 | (Cornwall) Fifteen works |
Camborne | 1913 | GBP 40.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 176 | (William Penaluna Publisher) | The Circle, or Historical Survey of Sixty Parishes and Towns in Cornwal |
Helston | 1819 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown |
| 177 | Thirteen works including 'The Vicar of Wakefield' by Oliver Goldsmith, 'The Sporting Magazine' 1827, |
GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | Unknown | |||
| 178 | (Cornwall) Fifteen Works |
Truro | 1875 | GBP 40.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 179 | (Charles I) Five works |
London | 1724 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
![<b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> [World War II]. An archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to Germany’s surrender. $200,000 to $300,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9d2762bc-9f26-47ef-96de-1c28070e19f6.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> [World War II]. An archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to Germany’s surrender. $200,000 to $300,000.")
![<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Plato. [<i>Apanta ta tou Platonos. Omnia Platonis opera</i>], 2 parts in 2 vol., editio princeps of Plato's works in the original Greek, Venice, House of Aldus, 1513. £8,000-12,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/df7dd9ac-f0d0-4cb3-a44d-2731758530e4.png "<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Plato. [<i>Apanta ta tou Platonos. Omnia Platonis opera</i>], 2 parts in 2 vol., editio princeps of Plato's works in the original Greek, Venice, House of Aldus, 1513. £8,000-12,000")
![<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Book of Hours, Use of Rome, In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [Southern Netherlands (probably Bruges), c.1460]. £6,000-8,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/c40bad29-8cb5-4347-a0fd-5361d39e84a5.png "<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Book of Hours, Use of Rome, In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [Southern Netherlands (probably Bruges), c.1460]. £6,000-8,000")
![<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Powell (Anthony). [<i>A Dance to the Music of Time</i>], 12 vol., first editions, each with a signed presentation inscription from the author to Osbert Lancaster, 1951-75. £6,000-8,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b7fdee12-4803-4d32-9330-a5729091cb92.png "<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Powell (Anthony). [<i>A Dance to the Music of Time</i>], 12 vol., first editions, each with a signed presentation inscription from the author to Osbert Lancaster, 1951-75. £6,000-8,000")
![<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Herschel (Sir John F. W.) Collection of 69 offprints, extracts and separate publications by Herschel, bound for his son, William James Herschel, 3 vol., [1813-50]. £15,000-20,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a06cc0dd-7619-45e9-b155-5ad75ed7b2e5.png "<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Herschel (Sir John F. W.) Collection of 69 offprints, extracts and separate publications by Herschel, bound for his son, William James Herschel, 3 vol., [1813-50]. £15,000-20,000")
![<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 72. Edwards (George). <i>A Natural History of Uncommon Birds…</i> [and] <i>Gleanings of Natural History,</i> 7 volumes, 1st edition, 1743-64. £7,000-10,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/7f9e9df2-b83a-40aa-a1b7-a535a02705d5.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 72. Edwards (George). <i>A Natural History of Uncommon Birds…</i> [and] <i>Gleanings of Natural History,</i> 7 volumes, 1st edition, 1743-64. £7,000-10,000")
![<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 236. <i>A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew…,</i> By B. E. Gent., 1st edition, [1699]. £3,000-4,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/1832c377-f148-4e66-ba22-33bef01d81a7.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 236. <i>A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew…,</i> By B. E. Gent., 1st edition, [1699]. £3,000-4,000")
![<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 280. Elgar (Edward). <i>Concerto for Violin and Orchestra,</i> [1910], signed presentation copy. £500-800](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/df958814-0689-4876-8b73-cfe5c0c6ad24.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 280. Elgar (Edward). <i>Concerto for Violin and Orchestra,</i> [1910], signed presentation copy. £500-800")
![<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 286 - Walton (William, 1902-1983). Autograph manuscript full score for <i>Belshazzar’s Feast,</i> [1930-31]. £20,000-30,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5ac2876b-2794-47d3-9df7-c4a002016bd6.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 286 - Walton (William, 1902-1983). Autograph manuscript full score for <i>Belshazzar’s Feast,</i> [1930-31]. £20,000-30,000")
