• Heritage, May 13: Isaac Asimov. I, Robot. The dedication copy, inscribed to John W. Campbell, Jr.
    Heritage, May 13: Aldous Huxley. Brave New World. A fine copy, in a brilliant dust jacket.
    Heritage, May 13: Ray Bradbury. Fahrenheit 451. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author.
    Heritage, May 13: Robert A. Heinlein. Stranger in a Strange Land. A fine copy, signed by the author.
    Heritage, May 13: Jules Verne. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas. Exceedingly rare true first American edition, first issue.
  • Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 16. Blaeu's world map on a polar projection in contemporary color (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 55. Illuminated lunar globe produced in East Germany (1977) Est. $750 - $900
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 594. Rare and decorative De Jode map of Africa (1593) Est. $7,500 - $9,000
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 127. The first printed map to focus on New England and New France (1565) Est. $4,500 - $5,500
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 298. Rare Texas oilfield map (1920) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 656. Bible leaf with hand-colored image of Adoration of the Magi (1450) Est. $1,800 - $2,100
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 9. Blaeu's magnificent carte-a-figures world map (1641) Est. $12,000 - $15,000
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 214. Rare edition of view of the world from Silicon Valley (1984) Est. $600 - $750
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 34. Fascinating Japanese satirical map published just prior to WWII (1938) Est. $1,400 - $1,700
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 181. German edition of Catesby's scarce and important map of the Southeastern US (1755) Est. $3,750 - $4,500
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 625. Complete set of Covarrubias's "Pageant of the Pacific" (1940-39) Est. $1,200 - $1,500
  • Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 159
    Saturday April 25
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1153 Gerhard Mercator u. Jodocus Hondius. Atlas sive cosmographicae. Amsterdam, Hondius, 1606.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1378 Martin Höhlig, Collection of 100 photographs Berlin im Licht, 1928.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 192. Fragment of a late medieval liturgical music manuscript. 14th century
    Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 159
    Saturday April 25
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1394 Auguste Salzmann. Jérusalem. 40 salt paper prints. Paris, Baudry, 1856.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1143 Deluxe edition of Prince Waldemar of Prussia's travelogue about Sri Lanka, India and Nepal. Berlin, 1853.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1225. Koch-Gruenberg. Indianertypen (Indiantypesin the Amazon). Berlin 1906.
    Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 159
    Saturday April 25
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 862. Cornelis Ploos van Amstel. Viro Amplissimo Nobilissimo. Amsterdam 1765.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 549. Francisco de Goya. Los desastres de la guerra. 80 Etchings. Madrid, 1923.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1033. Rösel von Rosenhof. Natural History of Frogs. Nuremberg, 1815.
    Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 159
    Saturday April 25
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 13 Pomponius Mela. Cosmographi. Venice, Renner 1478.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 526 William Shakespeare. Hamlet. Cranach Press, 1928.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1022. Eugen Johann Christoph Esper. Butterflies Leipzig, 1829-1839.
  • Doyle
    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
    April 16, 2026
    Doyle, Apr. 16: Twelve miscellaneous volumes on Italian history and literature. $100 to $200.
    Doyle, Apr. 16: A fine collection of Company school paintings of Mughal monuments. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Doyle, Apr. 16: A Book of Hours of Rouen with eight miniatures. $30,000 to $45,000.
    Doyle, Apr. 16: Einstein discusses General Relativity and the Unified Field Theory. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, Apr. 16: An extraordinary letter from Thomas Jefferson to Charles Willson Peale. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Doyle, Apr. 16: Extraordinary color plates of the geology of St. Helena. $800 to $1,200.
    Doyle, Apr. 16: The deluxe issue of Rorer's Mimpish Squinnies. $800 to $1,200.

Hansons: Bishton Hall February Silver, Jewellery, Antiques, Toys & Textiles Auction. , 22226, Etwall, Derbyshire

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
February 22, 2026 - February 22, 2026
Page Size: 24 items in 1 pages
Auction Lot Books
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
245 After Giovani Battista Piranesi - (1758 - 1810) -

'A sua eccellenza monzig giovanni potenziani

N/A GBP 50.00 - 80.00 GBP 65.90
258

A vintage brewery interest enamel sign advertising Banks's traditional draught beers

N/A GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 131.80
259

A late 19th/ early 20th century advertising plaque for John Thompson water tube boilers ltd. of

late 19th/ early 20th century GBP 30.00 - 50.00 GBP 36.90
260

A 19th century double sided enamel sign - 'Agent for P&P. Campbell dyers Perth / Agent for the Perth

19th century GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 92.26
261

An antique double sided enamel 'FLAT TO LET' sign for John Layton & son auctioneers and estate agents of Wolverhampton

N/A GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 144.98
262

'Newhampton Road West post office.' and 'post office for money order, savings bank, parcel post, telegraph insurance and annuity

N/A GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 276.78
263

A Vintage Enamel sign - 'Bilston Basic Slag' orange ground with green lettering

N/A GBP 50.00 - 80.00 GBP 329.50
342

Mining interest - A late 19th century photograph album relating to mining.

late 19th century GBP 30.00 - 50.00 GBP 144.98
343

A collection of WWI, WWII and other Military related ephemera. To include a quantity of 'The war

N/A GBP 50.00 - 80.00 GBP 26.36
344 Hitler (Adolf) -

Hitler's Mein Kampf

N/A GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 65.90
345 Hitler (Adolf) -

Hitler's Mein Kampf

N/A GBP 40.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
348

A selection on Antiquarian and Vintage books; to include a pair of leather spined examples entitled

N/A GBP 30.00 - 50.00 GBP 23.72
350

Three boxed framed and glazed Japanese scenic prints; to include a mountainous scene, marked

N/A GBP 30.00 - 50.00 GBP 29.00
356A to include Henry G Walker (British 1876-1932)

A selection of signed prints and prints etc;

N/A GBP 30.00 - 50.00 Not Sold
380

Four albums of 1920's and 1930's era cigarette cards. to include footballers, boxing interest,

1920's and 1930's GBP 30.00 - 50.00 GBP 52.72
382

A collection of vintage scouting ephemera. to include various postcards and letters - one signed

N/A GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 19.77
405

3x prints of gundogs, slight damage to frames & backs.

N/A GBP 30.00 - 50.00 Not Sold
422 Elyse Ashe Lord (1900-1971)

A hand coloured etching signed by Elyse Ashe Lord (1900-1971)

N/A GBP 30.00 - 50.00 Not Sold
438

Country music interest - Two autograph books and a signed photograph album relating to country music

N/A GBP 30.00 - 50.00 Not Sold
440

Postcard album & autograph book

N/A GBP 30.00 - 50.00 GBP 32.95
454

A set of eight oak framed and glazed Hogarth plates- The Rakes Progress with relevant

N/A GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 72.49
479

A selection of framed cigarette cards and sweet cards;

N/A GBP 30.00 - 50.00 GBP 19.77
480

A collection of 1970s era football related comics and magazines. mostly 'shoot!' comics, other

1970s GBP 30.00 - 50.00 GBP 59.31
480A

A collection of 1970s era comics To include a DC comics house of secrets no107, Mickey mouse 140,

1970s GBP 40.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
  • S&D Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    Rare Maps, Prints & Art 1478-1882
    April 16, 2026
    SD Auctions, Apr. 16: Ptolemy. North Africa from Ulm edition. Unique copy. 1482-86.
    SD Auctions, Apr. 16: Blaeu. Masterpiece world map. c.1659.
    SD Auctions, Apr. 16: Unknown. Sea Flags printed on silk. Rare. c.1840.
    SD Auctions, Apr. 16: Fredrik Kolstø. Aftenstemning ved Kysten. c.1890-t.
    SD Auctions, Apr. 16: Knut Yran. OL-plakaten Oslo 1952.
  • Swann
    Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
    April 23, 2026
    Swann, Apr. 23: Thomas Heywood. An Apology for Actors. London: Printed by Nicholas Okes, 1612. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Swann, Apr. 23: Illuminated Islamic Devotional Manuscript. 19th century. Approx. 90 leaves with gilt-decorated title and 2 full page miniatures of Mecca and Medina. $800 to $1,200.
    Swann, Apr. 23: Antiphonal in Latin. Manuscript on Parchment. Cologne, early 16th century. $7,000 to $9,000.
    Swann
    Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
    April 23, 2026
    Swann, Apr. 23: Mohammed ibn Jafir Albategnius. De Scientia Stellarum Liber. Bologna: Victor Benati, 1645. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Swann, Apr. 23: Frank Herbert. Dune. Fine First Edition. Philadelphia: Chilton Books, 1965. $5,000 to $7,000.
    Swann, Apr. 23: William Shakespeare. Five Plays from the Second Folio. London: Thomas Cotes for Robert Allot, 1632. $6,000 to $8,000.
    Swann
    Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
    April 23, 2026
    Swann, Apr. 23: John Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men. New York: Covici-Friede, 1937. First edition, first issue. $800 to $1,200.
    Swann, Apr. 23: Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities. With an A.L.S. London: Chapman and Hall, 1859. First edition, first issue. $1,200 to $1,800.
    Swann, Apr. 23: Ursula K. LeGuin. The Left Hand of Darkness. Inscribed First Edition. New York: Walker and Company, 1969. $800 to $1,200.
    Swann
    Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
    April 23, 2026
    Swann, Apr. 23: L. Frank Baum & Ruth Plumly Thompson. Five First Canadian editions including Ozma of Oz; The Emerald City of Oz; Glinda of Oz; [and others]. $1,000 to $1,500.
    Swann, Apr. 23: Corita Kent. Different Drummer. 1967. Color screenprint; signed "Corita" in pencil on the lower edge. $1,000 to $1,500.
    Swann, Apr. 23: Bible in English. Tyndale-Taverner Translation. The Bugge Bible. The Holye Bible. London: Imprinted by John Daye and Willyam Seres, 1549. $1,500 to $2,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
    Open for Bidding 2-17 April
    Sotheby’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.