Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books: Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper, 50926, Franklin

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
May 09, 2026 - May 09, 2026
Page Size: 147 items in 6 pages
Auction Lot Books
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
10129 Weinmann

Weinmann - Marijuana, Cannabis. 299

Amsterdam 1739-1748 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 321.00
10130 Weinmann

Weinmann - 5 Palm Tree & Fruit Engravings

Amsterdam 1739-1748 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 642.00
10131 Weinmann

Weinmann - 5 Pineapple Engravings

Amsterdam 1739-1748 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,444.50
10132 Brookshaw

Brookshaw, Folio - Pair of Grape Engravings

London 1804-1812 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 588.50
10133 Brookshaw

Brookshaw, Folio - Melon. 72

London 1804-1812 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 909.50
10134 Thornton

Thornton, Folio - The Quadrangular Passion-Flower

London 1787-1812 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 722.25
10135 Thornton

Thornton, Folio - The White Lily

London 1787-1812 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 1,926.00
10136 Rabel

Rabel - Pair of Tulip Engravings

Paris 1771 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 454.75
10137 Redoute

Redoute, Choix, Rare Folio - Tulip [Tulipa culta]

Paris 1827-1833 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 963.00
10138 Redoute

Redoute, Choix, Rare Folio - Rose [Rosa sulfurea]

Paris 1827-1833 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 561.75
10139 Redoute

Redoute, Choix, Rare Folio - Bouquet of Roses [Rosa lutea & Indica]

Paris 1827-1833 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,284.00
10140 Redoute

Redoute, Choix, Rare Folio - Bouquet of Rose, Anemone, Clematis

Paris 1827-1833 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,177.00
10141 Seba

Seba - Pair of Snake Engravings

Amsterdam 1734-1765 USD 800.00 - 1,600.00 USD 374.50
10142 Seba

Seba - 4 Shell Engravings

Amsterdam 1734-1765 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 642.00
10143 Seba

Seba - Pair of Sea Life Engravings: Starfish & Sea Urchin

Amsterdam 1734-1765 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 454.75
10144 Seba

Seba - Crabs, Lobster. 3-21

Amsterdam 1734-1765 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 615.25
10145 Catesby

Catesby, Folio - Nuthatch & Small Nuthatch with Highland Willow Oak. 1-22

London 1754 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 Not Sold
10146 Catesby

Catesby, Folio - Ichneumon fly with Smooth Sumac. Sup-4

London 1754 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 909.50
10147 Catesby

Catesby, Folio - Cacao Tree (Chocolate). Sup-6

London 1754 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 Not Sold
10148 Catesby

Catesby, Folio - Turtle (Turtledove) of Carolina with May Apple. 1-24

London 1754 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,123.50
10149 Catesby

Catesby, Folio - Baltimore Bird (Baltimore Oriole) with Tulip Tree. 1-48

London 1754 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,230.50
10150 Catesby

Catesby, Folio - Larger Red crested Woodpecker with Live Oak. 1-17

London 1754 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 1,498.00
  • Sotheby’s
    Shelf Life: Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper from the Library of Stanley J. Seeger and Christopher Cone
    25 June – July 7
    Sotheby’s, July 7: Ludwig van Beethoven. Autograph sketches for the overture "Die Weihe des Hauses", op.124, [1822], UNPUBLISHED. £150,000 to £200,000.
    Sotheby’s, July 7: Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice, 1813, first edition, 3 volumes, contemporary half calf. £50,000 to £70,000.
    Sotheby’s, July 7: Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass, Brooklyn, 1855, first edition, first issue, original green cloth, the Doheny copy. £50,000 to £70,000.
    Sotheby’s, July 7: Binding—Sangorski & Sutcliffe—Omar Khayyam. Rubaiyat, London, 1872, third edition, in a magnificent jewelled Peacock binding. £15,000 to £20,000.
    Sotheby’s, July 7: George Eliot. Middlemarch, Edinburgh and London, 1871, first edition in the original parts. £20,000 to £30,000.
  • Forum Auctions
    The Private Library:
    Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
    July 9, 2026
    Forum, July 9: Hassall (Joan) A large collection of over 300 original woodblocks of engravings for various books, v.d., with Hassall's engraver's glass water-globe (Qty) - Est. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, July 9: Eragny Press.- [Bradley (Katherine Harris) & Edith Emma Cooper], "Michael Field." Whym Chow, Flame of Love, one of only 27 copies, inscribed by Bradley, the rarest book from the press, 1914. - Est. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, July 9: [Moore (Thomas Sturge)] [Wood Engravings], 71 wood-engravings printed by David Chambers from the original blocks, the only set on Japanese Hosho paper, from an edition of 5 sets, [1970]. - Est. £3,000-4,000
    Forum Auctions
    The Private Library:
    Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
    July 9, 2026
    Forum, July 9: La Fontaine (Jean de) Contes et Nouvelles en vers, 2 vol., engraved plates after Eisen, fine early 19th century blue morocco, gilt, by Bradel l'ainé, Amsterdam [Paris], 1762. - Est. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, July 9: Erotica.- Prostitution.- Pretty Women of Paris (The); Their Names and Addresses, Qualities and Faults..., [Paris], privately printed at the Press of the Prefecture de Police, 1883. - Est. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, July 9: Vale Press.- Ricketts (Charles) & Lucien Pissarro. De la Typographie et de l'Harmonie de la Page Imprimée…, [one of 216 copies], bound in dark blue morocco tooled in gilt, by Sarah T.Prideaux, 1898. - Est. £1,000-1,500
    Forum Auctions
    The Private Library:
    Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
    July 9, 2026
    Forum, July 9: Martin (John) Illustrations of the Bible, complete set of 20 mezzotints, good impressions, rarely found in early states, [c.1831-1835]. - Est. £1,000-1,500
    Forum, July 9: Golden Cockerel Press.- Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ (The), one of 500 copies, Mary Gill's copy, Waltham St. Lawrence, 1931 with a signed proof of engraving on japon numbered 10/10 (2) - Est. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, July 9: Boccaccio (Giovanni) The Decameron, 3 vol., vol.1 extra-illustrated by John Buckland Wright with c.150 erotic original drawings in pen & ink and pencil, 1886 [extra-illustrated c.1940]. - Est. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
    The Private Library:
    Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
    July 9, 2026
    Forum, July 9: Cox (Morris) Collection of Gogmagog Press Books, 35 vol., rare complete collection of printed books issued by the press, limited editions, most signed by Cox, 1957-83. - Est. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, July 9: Wynkyn de Worde.- [Terentius Afer (Publius)] [Comedie...], [Paris, Josse Badius: sold in London by Wynkyn de Worde, & others], [15 July 1504]. - Est. £4,000-6,000
    Forum, July 9: Mosley (James) Ornamented Types. Twenty-Three Alphabets from the Foundry of Louis John Pouchée, 2 vol., one of 10 copies for presentation, from an edition of 210, 1992-93. - Est. £1,000-2,000
  • Forum Auctions
    The 10th Anniversary Sale
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    July 16, 2026
    Forum, July 16: Inundation papyrus. P.Michael 4, the ‘Inundation papyrus’, a geographical account of the Nile near Canopus, in Greek, remains of two columns from a manuscript scroll on papyrus, Egypt, second century CE. £12,000-18,000
    Forum, July 16: Book of Hours, use of Sarum, manuscript on vellum, 6 full-page miniatures, with famous Middle English inscriptions, Southern Netherlands for the English market, [c.1430]. £30,000-50,000
    Forum, July 16: Qu'ran, Arabic manuscript on burnished, stencilled, and gold-flecked paper, 447ff., Sultanate Gujarat, Ahmadabad, [after 1411 but no later than 1442]. £15,000-20,000
    Forum Auctions
    The 10th Anniversary Sale
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    July 16, 2026
    Forum, July 16: Turner (William). A New boke of the natures and properties of all wines that are commonly vsed here in England, rare first edition of the first English book on wine, By William Seres, 1568. £20,000-£30,000
    Forum, July 16: Spenser (Edmund). The Faerie Queene. first edition, Printed [by John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, 1590. £30,000-40,000
    Forum, July 16: Shakespeare (William). The Comedie of Errors, extracted from the first folio, Isaac Jaggard and Edward Blount, 1623. £15,000-20,000
    Forum Auctions
    The 10th Anniversary Sale
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    July 16, 2026
    Forum, July 16: Fleming (Ian). Casino Royale, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1953. £40,000-60,000
    Forum, July 16: d'Agoty (Jacques-Fabien Gautier). Anatomie de la Tête, first edition, Paris, chez le Sieur Gautier, 1748. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, July 16: Martial Arts.- Lee (Bruce). 'Praying Mantis style' Kung Fu book, containing numerous annotations, diagrams and graphs in Bruce Lee's hand, c. 1960. £50,000-70,000
    Forum Auctions
    The 10th Anniversary Sale
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    July 16, 2026
    Forum, July 16: Warre (Capt. Henry James). Sketches in North America and the Oregon Territory, first edition, rare hand-coloured issue, 1848. £30,000-40,000
    Forum, July 16: Norie (John William). The Marine Atlas, or Seaman's Complete Pilot for all the principal places in the known world..., 1826. £30,000-50,000
    Forum, July 16: Mao Tse-tung.- Kim Il-sung.-[Note book for visitors from China to Korea], signed by Mao and Kim, [Beijing, 1954]. £10,000-15,000