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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102 | Haberly, Loyd | The Keeper of the Doves A Tale of Notley Abbey |
Long Crendon | 1932 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,200.00 |
| 103 | Hall, George Eli | A Balloon Ascension at Midnight |
San Francisco | 1902 | USD 75.00 - 100.00 | USD 270.00 |
| 104 | Hearn, Lafcadio | Shadowings |
Boston | 1900 | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 300.00 |
| 105 | Hearn, Lafcadio | Kwaidan |
Boston and New York | 1904 | USD 75.00 - 100.00 | USD 192.00 |
| 106 | Hearn, Lafcadio | Shadowings |
Boston | 1900 | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 300.00 |
| 107 | Hearn, Lafcadio | In Ghostly Japan |
Boston | 1899 | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 270.00 |
| 108 | Herrick, Robert | Selections from the Poetry |
New York | 1882 | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 300.00 |
| 109 | Holmes, Oliver Wendell | The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table |
Cambridge | 1894 | USD 75.00 - 100.00 | USD 450.00 |
| 110 | Hoover, Herbert | America's First Crusade |
New York | 1942 | USD 75.00 - 100.00 | USD 168.00 |
| 111 | Illustrated. Group of 6 volumes as listed below |
Vp | vd | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 72.00 | |
| 112 | Illustrated. Group of 8 volumes |
Vp | vd | USD 125.00 - 175.00 | USD 60.00 | |
| 113 | Illustrated. Group of 5 volumes, as listed below |
Vp | vd | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 330.00 | |
| 114 | Illustrated. Group of 9 volumes |
Vp | vd | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 192.00 | |
| 115 | Illustrated. Group of 4 volumes as listed below |
Vp | vd | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 120.00 | |
| 116 | Illustrated. Group of 4 volumes as listed below |
Vp | vd | USD 125.00 - 175.00 | USD 144.00 | |
| 117 | Shepherd, C. B. | Illustration. Original pen and ink drawing |
Np | 1923 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 118 | Irving, Washington | The Adventures of Captain Bonnevile, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West |
New York and London | 1898 | USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 390.00 |
| 119 | Jackson, Helen Hunt | Ramona |
Boston | 1900 | USD 75.00 - 100.00 | USD 204.00 |
| 120 | Japan. Group of 9 volumes |
Vp | vd | USD 100.00 - 150.00 | USD 330.00 | |
| 121 | Houser, Julia Crouse | Japan. Letters from Japan |
New York | (circa 1920s) | USD 75.00 - 100.00 | USD 84.00 |
| 122 | Japan. Group of 5 volumes as listed below |
Vp | vd | USD 75.00 - 100.00 | USD 72.00 | |
| 123 | Jewett, Sarah Orne | The Queen's Twin |
Boston and New York | 1899 | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 330.00 |
| 124 | (Jones, A. Garth) | The Minor Poems of John Milton |
London | 1898 | USD 75.00 - 100.00 | USD 156.00 |
| 125 | (Kent, Rockwell) | [Squires, Frederick]. Architec-Tonics: The Tales of Tom Thumtack Architect |
New York | 1914 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 600.00 |
| 126 | (King, Jessie M.) | Arcambeau, Edme. The Book of Bridges |
London and Glasgow | 1911 | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 270.00 |
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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.