Olympia Auctions: The Estate of John Russell Taylor: Author, Critic, Collector, 21126, London
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- February 11, 2026 - February 11, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | GEORGES DE FEURE (BELGIAN 1868-1943) | DESIGN FOR A RUG WITH RATS AND HENS |
N/A | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 169.00 | |
| 44 | ANNIE FRENCH (BRITISH 1872-1965) | ROSE MAIDENS |
N/A | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,430.00 | |
| 87 | WILLIAM BARRIBAL (BRITISH 1873-1952) | DESIGN FOR THE PROGRAM COVER OF THE ALHAMBRA THEATRE, LONDON |
N/A | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 780.00 | |
| 205 | SIR FRANK SHORT RA (BRITISH 1857-1945) | HIGH TIDE ON THE SOLWAY |
N/A | GBP 70.00 - 100.00 | GBP 91.00 | |
| 212 | AFTER NICHOLAS DE STAEL (FRENCH 1914-1955) | LE PHARE (1952) |
N/A | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 845.00 | |
| 231 | WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY (BRITISH 1811-1863) | ILLUSTRATION FOR THE VIRGINIANS TOGETHER WITH THE ENGRAVING |
N/A | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 247.00 | |
| 235 | ROBERT STEWART SHERRIFFS (BRITISH 1906-1960) | FOR SHE IS DEAD! THE WORDS DO PIERCE MY SOUL! DEATH AND THE VIRGINS - A PAIR |
N/A | GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | GBP 845.00 | |
| 251 | CHARLES DE SOUZY RICKETTS RA (BRITISH 1866-1931) | APOLLO AND MARSYAS |
N/A | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 780.00 | |
| 254 | JOAN WARBURTON (BRITISH 1920-1996) | BOOK JACKET DESIGN FOR EIGHTEENTH CENTURY CHINA BY STELLA HAMILTON |
N/A | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 845.00 | |
| 255 | STEVEN SPURRIER RA (BRITISH 1878-1961) | COME TO THE FAIR LAUGH AND LIVE |
N/A | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 390.00 | |
| 257 | THOMAS SIMPSON (BRITISH 1847-1929) | A SKETCHBOOK OF SEASIDE SCENES, FISHING BOATS, FARMING SCENES AND LONDON |
circa 1900 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 624.00 | |
| 258 | CHRISTOPHER RICHARD WYNNE NEVINSON (BRITISH 1889-1946) | RETURNING TO THE TRENCHES |
1916 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 36,400.00 | |
| 259 | FRANK GIBSON | CHARLES CONDER, HIS LIFE AND WORKS, |
London | MCMXIV 1914 | GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | GBP 169.00 |
| 260 | WILLIAM MICHAEL ROSSETTI | RUSKIN: ROSSETTI: PRE-RAPHAELISTISM, PAPERS 1854 TO 1862, |
First Edition | 1899 | GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | GBP 182.00 |
| 261 | EDWARD CALVERT | ELEVEN ENGRAVINGS, |
Cambridge | 1966 | GBP 40.00 - 50.00 | GBP 169.00 |
| 262 | SAMUEL PALMER | SKETCHBOOK, 1824 (FACSIMILE), 2 volumes, |
1962 | GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | GBP 247.00 | |
| 263 | REGINALD HALLWARD | THE RELIGION OF ART, |
London | 1899 | GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | GBP 247.00 |
| 264 | KELMSCOTT. DOVES AND ASHENDENE, | KELMSCOTT. DOVES AND ASHENDENE, THE PRIVATE PRESS CREDOS, |
USA | 1952 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 39.00 |
| 265 | SIR WILLIAM NICHOLSON | THE BOOK OF BLOKES, |
London | 1929 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 390.00 |
| 266 | WILLIAM HEATH ROBINSON AND K.R.G. BROWNE | HOW TO LIVE IN A FLAT, |
London | 1936 | GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | GBP 117.00 |
| 267 | DAVID LOCKART | WARBLIN' WEANS OR CHILDREN'S CHANTS, |
1944 | GBP 15.00 - 20.00 | GBP 13.00 | |
| 268 | ALFRED CROWQUILL | A GUIDE TO WATERING PLACES, with illustrations by Alfred Crowquill, |
London | 1839 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 52.00 |
| 269 | MARTIN ARMSTRONG | FIFTY-FOUR CONCEITS, A COLLECTION OF EPIGRAMS AND EPITAPHS SERIOUS AND COMIC |
UK | 1933 | GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | GBP 156.00 |
| 270 | CURWEN PRESS 1928 | CURWEN PRESS 1928 A SPECIMEN BOOK OF PATTERN PAPERS designed for and in use at the Curwen Press with an introduction by Paul Nash, |
London | 1928 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 3,900.00 |
| 271 | CURWEN PRESS MISCELLANY 1928-1930 | CURWEN PRESS MISCELLANY 1928-1930 With a "Catalogue Raisonne of Books printed at the Curwen Press, 1928-1930.", |
Plaistow, London | 1931 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 286.00 |
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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.