New England Book Auctions: Fine Bindings Literaure Illustrated, Including Selections from Austin Abey Rare Books, 548, South Deerfield
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- February 24, 2026 - February 24, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | Penn, William | (Essex House Press). Some Fruits of Solitude in Reflections and Maxims Relating to the Conduct of Human Life |
[London] | 1901 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 270.00 |
| 78 | [Ferguson, Samuel] | Extra-Illustrated. Father Tom and the Pope; or A Night at the Vatican |
Philadelphia | 1861 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 780.00 |
| 79 | Hutton, Lawrence | Extra-Illustrated. Literary Landmarks of London |
London | 1882 [but circa 1892] | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 300.00 |
| 80 | Fine Print. The Review for the Arts of the Book |
San Francisco | 197583 | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 180.00 | |
| 81 | Tibbits, Randolph K. | Fine Printing. By A Vote of Congress Being The text of a letter dated June 18, 1775, from John Adams to Elbridge Gerry |
Kirkwood | 1976 | USD 75.00 - 100.00 | USD 60.00 |
| 82 | Fine Printing. Group of 11 volumes |
Vp | vd | USD 100.00 - 150.00 | USD 450.00 | |
| 83 | Fitzgerald, F. Scott | The Beautiful and Damned |
New York | 1922 | USD 100.00 - 150.00 | USD 192.00 |
| 84 | (Flint, Russell) | Le Morte Darthur |
London | 1911 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 270.00 |
| 85 | Fothergill, Jessie | The First Violin |
New York | 1892 | USD 125.00 - 175.00 | USD 270.00 |
| 86 | French Bindings. Group of 7 volumes |
Vp | 1820s-60s | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 96.00 | |
| 87 | Frost, Robert | Group of 4 volumes as listed below |
Vp | vd | USD 75.00 - 100.00 | USD 96.00 |
| 88 | Gale, Zona | Christmas. A Story |
New York | 1912 | USD 75.00 - 100.00 | USD 96.00 |
| 89 | Goldberg, Ira | (Gerswin). George Gershwin: A Study in American Music |
New York | 1931 | USD 75.00 - 100.00 | USD 48.00 |
| 90 | (Gibran, Kahlil) | Group of 3 volumes, as listed below |
Vp | vd | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 48.00 |
| 91 | Gilder, Richard Watson | Two Worlds and Other Poems |
New York | 1891 | USD 75.00 - 100.00 | USD 84.00 |
| 92 | Gilder, Richard Watson | Two Worlds and Other Poems |
New York | 1891 | USD 75.00 - 100.00 | USD 36.00 |
| 93 | Edited by F. Schuyler Mathews | The Golden Flower. Chrysanthemum |
Boston | Circa 1890 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold |
| 94 | Goldsmith, Oliver | The Vicar of Wakefield |
London & New York | 1890 | USD 100.00 - 150.00 | USD 270.00 |
| 95 | Gorey, Edward | Dracula: A Toy Theatre |
New York | 1979 | USD 75.00 - 100.00 | USD 204.00 |
| 96 | (Gorey, Edward) | Theroux, Alexander |
Naperville, IL | 1992 | USD 75.00 - 100.00 | USD 180.00 |
| 97 | Greene, Graham | Doctor Fischer of Geneva or the Bomb Party |
New York | 1980 | USD 75.00 - 100.00 | USD 132.00 |
| 98 | (Grover, Beatrice) | Collins, Wilkie |
American | 20th-century | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 156.00 |
| 99 | Guild of Women Binders. The Book of Common Prayer |
Oxford | Circa 1900 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,160.00 | |
| 100 | Haberly, Loyd | The City of the Sainted King and Other Poems |
[Cambridge] | 1939 | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 360.00 |
| 101 | Haberly, Loyd | John Apostate an Idyl of the Quays |
Hamshire | 1927 | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 360.00 |
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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.