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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 460 | 11 Signed Books |
N/A | GBP 250.00 - 400.00 | GBP 156.00 | ||
| 461 | Mon Ami Mate by Chris Nixon, Signed by Personalities |
N/A | GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | GBP 408.00 | ||
| 462 | Grand Prix Cars 1945-65 by Mike Lawrence, Signed by Personalities |
1945-65 | GBP 250.00 - 400.00 | GBP 246.00 | ||
| 463 | 1980-1984 Formula 1 Racing Programmes |
1980-1984 | GBP 250.00 - 400.00 | GBP 162.00 | ||
| 464 | 1980s Race Armbands and Passes |
1980s | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 312.00 | ||
| 465 | 1950s-1990s Formula 1 Photographs Taken by Rob Walker |
1950s-1990s | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 750.00 | ||
| 466 | 1962 German Grand Prix Folder, Scrutineering Card, Armband and Documents |
1962 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 132.00 | ||
| 467 | Negatives taken by Rob Walker of the 1959 Formula 1 Season |
1959 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 660.00 | ||
| 468 | 1939-1955 Crystal Palace Racing Programmes |
1939-1955 | GBP 250.00 - 400.00 | GBP 126.00 | ||
| 469 | VSCC, Brooklands Society, and Les Amis de Delage Bulletins |
N/A | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 36.00 | ||
| 470 | 1969 Scrapbooks |
1969 | GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 2,160.00 | ||
| 471 | Rob and Betty Walker's Grand Prix Passes 1980s-2000s |
1980s-2000s | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 432.00 | ||
| 472 | Assorted Racing Car Photographs |
N/A | GBP 250.00 - 500.00 | GBP 222.00 | ||
| 474 | A Box of Touring Maps, Documents and Travel Guides |
N/A | GBP 250.00 - 500.00 | GBP 66.00 | ||
| 475 | Negatives of Sportscar Racing and Historic Racing |
N/A | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 216.00 | ||
| 476 | Pre-War and Early Post-War Correspendance and Photographs |
N/A | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 96.00 | ||
| 477 | John Surtees and Team Surtees Letters |
N/A | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 66.00 | ||
| 478 | Connaught A-Type and B-Type Documents and Photographs |
N/A | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 186.00 | ||
| 479 | Jochen Mass Signed Photograph |
N/A | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 60.00 | ||
| 480 | 1955-1959 Goodwood Racing Programmes |
1955-1959 | GBP 200.00 - 350.00 | GBP 630.00 | ||
| 481 | 15 Formula 1 Books |
N/A | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 42.00 | ||
| 482 | 1961 Formula 1 Grand Prix Racing Programmes |
1961 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 384.00 | ||
| 483 | 1935-1978 Various Racing Achievements Brochures |
1935-1978 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 42.00 | ||
| 484 | 1949 24 Hours of Le Mans Racing Programmes |
1949 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 372.00 | ||
| 485 | 1970 Scrapbooks |
1970 | GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 2,040.00 |
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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. -
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.