• 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.

Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers: The Making Room Spring Sale. Antiques, Fine Art & Collectibles at Castlecomer. , 20426, Kilkenny

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
February 04, 2026 - February 05, 2026
Page Size: 36 items in 2 pages
Auction Lot Books
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
8

Racing Prints: The Instructions and The Excuses

N/A EUR 100.00 - 150.00 EUR 62.50
12 [Payne (C.J.)]

Snaffles, A Sight to take Home and Dream

N/A EUR 80.00 - 120.00 EUR 100.00
32

A large collection of varied modern framed Prints and Engravings

N/A EUR 100.00 - 120.00 EUR 137.50
95 After Louis Boilly

La Punition, Les Petis Ramoneurs La Famille African,

N/A EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 125.00
103

Poster, Blackberries.. unlimited Quantities Required.. Highest Prices Paid..

N/A EUR 70.00 - 90.00 EUR 425.00
104

County Waterford: An original black and white Group Photograph, by Poole of the Faithlegg Hunting group of Faithlegg, Co. Waterford,

N/A EUR 120.00 - 140.00 EUR 100.00
199 after W. Stephenson,

Engravings: Rt. Hon. Charles Kendal Bushe,

Dublin 1840 EUR 100.00 - 120.00 EUR 187.50
206 Vincent Brooks,

Equestrian Print: A coloured lithographic Print of Mr. Tattersall, The Founder of Tattersall's,

N/A EUR 100.00 - 150.00 EUR 62.50
208

Racing Prints: A pair of Limited Edition coloured Prints, depicting jockeys and trainers The Instructions and The Excuses,

N/A EUR 100.00 - 150.00 EUR 150.00
209 After H. W. Standing

A pair of coloured Coaching Scenes, An Afternoon Drive, and its companion,

London, N/A EUR 150.00 - 250.00 EUR 87.50
211 Lionel Edwards

The Lauderdale Hunt

N/A EUR 100.00 - 120.00 Not Sold
218 G. Sydney Hunt

A pair of oval coloured Stipple Engravings, one depicting a Lady Watering Flowers, the other Lady Feeding Hens,

N/A EUR 70.00 - 100.00 EUR 87.50
271 Chancellor, Photographer

Photographic Group Scene Photographs: Masonic Bazaar. Ye Old Streete,

1882 EUR 100.00 - 150.00 EUR 125.00
295 after A.B. Frost,

Prints: A collection of 5 coloured character Golf Prints,

N/A EUR 80.00 - 120.00 Not Sold
298

A set of 4 Equestrian Prints, after Sidney Alken on stag hare fox hunting and coursing

N/A EUR 80.00 - 120.00 EUR 75.00
301 After J.F. Herring Snr.

A set of 4 Fox Hunting Engravings,

19th Century EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 125.00
304 After Frederic Sackrider Remington (1861-1909)

A set of 6 artist's Proof coloured Lithographs

N/A EUR 400.00 - 600.00 EUR 750.00
305 After George Mason

The Harvest Moon

N/A EUR 80.00 - 100.00 EUR 37.50
416 J. D'Alembert

A collection of black and white Engravings,; Les Tableaux Tisses de La Fabrique

N/A EUR 60.00 - 80.00 Not Sold
418 After James Malton

Arms of the City of Dublin, hand coloured print,

London, July 1792 EUR 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
421 After J.F. Herring, Snr.

A set of four coloured lithographic Equestrian Prints: Hunter Going to Hunter Going to Cover; Before; The Beginning; After

N/A EUR 120.00 - 140.00 EUR 175.00
454 After Henry Barraurd (1811-1874)

The Irish House of Commons,

c. 1790 EUR 150.00 - 220.00 EUR 275.00
457 After A.C. Havell, (1855-1928)

Dark Ronald, large coloured engraving,

London 1910 EUR 100.00 - 150.00 EUR 112.50
459 Peter Curling, Irish ( b. 1955)

The County Limerick Foxhounds from Castletown Conyers

N/A EUR 180.00 - 220.00 EUR 500.00
460 After T.S. Roberts (1760-1826)

Blackrock Castle,

London 1790 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 87.50
  • 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.