Turner Auctions & Appraisals: Libraries, Art, and Ephemera, 41226, South San Francisco

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Auction Report
Auction Date
April 12, 2026 - April 12, 2026
Page Size: 188 items in 8 pages
Auction Lot Books
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

THE PLAYS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, Accurately printed from the Text of the corrected Copy left by the late George Steevens, Esq., With a Selection of Explanatory and Historical Notes, from the most eminent Commentators; A History of the Stage, a Life of Sh

London 1805 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 580.50
2 BEN JONSON

THE WORKS OF BEN JONSON, In Nine Volumes. With Notes Critical and Explanatory, and a Biographical Memoir, by W. Gifford, Esq.

London 1816 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 129.00
3

1.) BURNS, ROBERT. The Poetry of Robert Burns, Vols. I-III (of 4). Edited by William Ernest Henley and Thomas F. Henderson.

Edinburgh 1896 USD 80.00 - 120.00 USD 116.10
4 by David Hume

THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND. , From The Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688 (Vols. I-VIII); and T. Smollett, From the Revolution to the Death of George II (Vols. I-V). A New Edition.

London 1790-1793. USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 419.25
5 ROBERTSON, WILLIAM.

The History of America. In Three Volumes.

London 1792 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 161.25
6 BEAUFORT, 8TH DUKE OF (HENRY SOMERSET), ET AL. K. G. and A. E. T. Watson, Editors.

 The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes, 6 Vols. (of 33).

N/A USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 90.30
7

1.) [BOOKPLATES.] STURM, CHRISTOPHER CHRISTIAN. Reflections on the Works of God... Vols. I and II (of 4).

London 1810 USD 150.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
8 BRITISH BLOODSTOCK AGENCY.

Bloodstock Breeders Review, 24 assorted editions.

London 1928-1953. USD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
9 [RACKHAM, ARTHUR.] WALTON, IZAAK.

The Compleat Angler.

Philadelphia n.d. [1931]. USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 258.00
10 HIGGINSON, A. HENRY, and JULIAN INGERSOLL CHAMBERLAIN.

Hunting in the United States and Canada, Being an illustrated history of each of the Hunt Clubs and individual packs on the North American Continent, and presenting first-hand information of early Colonial Foxhunting, hitherto unpublished, as well as rep

 Garden City; New York N/A USD 80.00 - 120.00 USD 77.40
11 SHELLEY, G. E. [GEORGE ERNEST SHELLEY, 1840-1910].

 Handbook of the Birds of Egypt.

London 1872 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 161.25
12 BEWICK, THOMAS.

A General History of Quadrupeds.

Newcastle Upon Tyne 1811 USD 80.00 - 120.00 USD 90.30
15

Engraved plate: "The South Prospect of Somerset House in the Strand." From: A Survey of the Cities of London & Westminster, by John Stow,

circa 1720. USD 80.00 - 120.00 Not Sold
16 After James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903).

Rotherhithe (Wapping).

N/A USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 64.50
17 AUSTEN, JANE.

Works of Jane Austen, Georgian Edition, Vols. I-V. 

London 1927 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 1,806.00
18 DICKENS, CHARLES.

DICKENS, CHARLES. Works, 13 Volumes;

1865,  1871-1872; n.d./circa early 1870s.  USD 700.00 - 900.00 USD 903.00
19 DICKENS, CHARLES.

A Christmas Carol In Prose, Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. A Facsimile of the Original Edition.

Boston n.d. [c.1922]. USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 116.10
20 [CHARLES DICKENS.]

An original late 19th century "Oliver Twist" theater poster depicting the character Nancy Sikes.

Hartford, Conn. N/A USD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
21

1.) AINSWORTH, WILLIAM HARRISON. The Spendthrift, A Tale.

London N/A USD 50.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
22 HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK.

Dr. Johnson: His Friends and Critics; a sammalband of the title assembled by Hill.

N/A USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 129.00
24

1.) CUNNINGHAM, PETER [ED.]. The Works of Oliver Goldsmith. Volumes. I-III (of 4).

London 1854 USD 80.00 - 120.00 USD 387.00
25 KIPLING, RUDYARD.

KIPLING, RUDYARD. Works, 25 volume set, some illustrated. A few first editions (as noted), but most are later printings/reprints of the First Edition, the Uniform Edition, and the Pocket Edition. 

London 1904-1926. USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,032.00
26 LYTTON, EDWARD BULWER, LORD.

Set of seven volumes.

London n.d. [circa 1890s-1910s]. USD 80.00 - 120.00 USD 64.50
27 CHARLES LEVER

THE NOVELS OF CHARLES LEVER, With an Introduction by Andrew Lang. 24 Volumes.

Boston 1894 USD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
28 CHURCHILL, WINSTON S.

The Great War. Special publication of 26 monthly editions/parts in magazine format (complete set).

London n.d. [1933-1934]. USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 451.50
  • 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