Sothebys: RM Sothebys The February Memorabilia Sale: Featuring the Rob Walker Collection, rw26, London
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- February 25, 2026 - February 25, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 317 | Goodwood Revival and Festival of Speed Ephemera |
N/A | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 150.00 | ||
| 319 | Stirling Moss, Jack Brabham and John Cooper Signed Photograph |
N/A | GBP 250.00 - 400.00 | GBP 780.00 | ||
| 320 | 1958 Formula 1 Grand Prix Racing Programmes |
1958 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 2,640.00 | ||
| 321 | Photographs and Documents of Rob Walker's Personal Cars |
N/A | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 420.00 | ||
| 322 | 1970-1979 Documents and Ephemera |
1970-1979 | GBP 250.00 - 400.00 | GBP 600.00 | ||
| 323 | Assorted Car Calendars |
N/A | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 12.00 | ||
| 324 | Eight Racing Circuit Books |
N/A | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 126.00 | ||
| 325 | 1958 Scrapbooks |
1958 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 1,740.00 | ||
| 326 | 14 Biographes of Motor Racing Drivers and Personalities |
N/A | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 246.00 | ||
| 327 | 1953-1954 Speed Trial Trophies |
1953-1954 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 186.00 | ||
| 331 | Aston Martin DB2 'VMF 65' Documents and Photos |
N/A | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 480.00 | ||
| 332 | 1970 Lotus 72 Carnet |
1970 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 300.00 | ||
| 333 | Jackie Stewart Signed Photograph |
N/A | GBP 250.00 - 400.00 | GBP 300.00 | ||
| 334 | 1960s Letters From Various Formula 1 Drivers |
1960s | GBP 250.00 - 400.00 | GBP 156.00 | ||
| 335 | 1960-1965 Goodwood Racing Programmes |
1960-1965 | GBP 200.00 - 350.00 | GBP 240.00 | ||
| 336 | 14 Formula 1 Books |
N/A | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 18.00 | ||
| 339 | Jack Brabham and Stirling Moss Signed Photograph |
N/A | GBP 250.00 - 400.00 | GBP 360.00 | ||
| 340 | 1959 Scrapbooks |
1959 | GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,380.00 | ||
| 341 | Negatives taken by Rob Walker of the 1958 Formula 1 Season |
1958 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 3,480.00 | ||
| 342 | 1962 Formula 1 Grand Prix Racing Programmes |
1962 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 294.00 | ||
| 343 | Photographs of Rob Walker and Friends |
N/A | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 480.00 | ||
| 345 | World Champion by Jackie Stewart, Signed |
N/A | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 384.00 | ||
| 348 | Wolf Racing Memorabilia |
N/A | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 198.00 | ||
| 349 | 1960 Formula 1 Grand Prix Racing Programmes |
1960 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 210.00 | ||
| 350 | 1960 Scrapbooks |
1960 | GBP 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 21,600.00 |
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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. -
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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.