Schilb Antiquarian: Rare Books with No Reserve No Buyers Premium!, 415952, Columbia
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- May 24, 2026 - May 24, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | William Hone | The every-day book, or, Everlasting calendar of popular amusements |
London | 1826-1827 | USD 599.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 125.00 |
| 27 | Alexander Scott Withers | Chronicles of border warfare, or A history of the settlement by the whites of north-western Virginia: and of the Indian wars and massacres |
Clarksburg, Va. | 1831 | USD 599.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 125.00 |
| 28 | Edward Jesse | Gleanings in Natural History |
London | 1834 | USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 100.00 |
| 29 | George Combe | The constitution of man considered in relation to external objects |
Boston | ca. 1850 | USD 399.00 - 800.00 | USD 64.00 |
| 30 | William Beattie | Switzerland… illustrated in a series of views |
London | 1836 | USD 750.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 240.00 |
| 31 | B.J. Lossing | 5 Books, including: Painters and Sculptors, nos. 17-19 |
New York | 1844-1846 | USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 52.00 |
| 32 | 5 Books, including: Painters and Sculptors, nos. 17-19, 66-67 |
New York | 1844-1846 | USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 64.00 | |
| 33 | James Fenimore Cooper | History of the Navy of the United States of America. abridged in one volume |
Richmond, VA. | 1846 | USD 399.00 - 800.00 | USD 140.00 |
| 34 | Darius Meed | The Christian Parlor Magazine |
New York | 1846-47 | USD 399.00 - 800.00 | USD 74.00 |
| 35 | James Henry Carleton | The Battle of Buena Vista, with the operations of the "Army of Occupation" for one month |
New York | 1848 | USD 599.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 205.00 |
| 36 | Charles Dickens | Dombey and Son |
London | 1848 | USD 599.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 94.00 |
| 37 | Theodore Parker; Stephen A. Douglas; William H. Seward | Miscellaneous works |
1850s-1860s | USD 399.00 - 800.00 | USD 115.00 | |
| 38 | Samuel G. Goodrich | A History of All Nations, from the Earliest Periods to the Present Time, or, Universal History |
Auburn; Cincinnati | 1852 | USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 340.00 |
| 39 | The Self-explanatory reference Bible. The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments: translated out of the original tongues |
London | 1852 | USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 220.00 | |
| 40 | Jonah Barrington | Rise and Fall of the Irish Nation |
New York | 1854 | USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 105.00 |
| 41 | Edward William Pritchard | A complete report of the trial of Dr. E.W. Pritchard for the alleged poisoning of his wife and mother-in-law |
Edinburgh | 1865 | USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 66.00 |
| 42 | Bayard Taylor; G.A. Henty; Denton J. Snider; James A. Harrison | Travels in Greece and Russia; In Greek Waters; A Walk in Hellas; Greek Vignettes |
1859; 1892; 1881; 1878 | USD 399.00 - 800.00 | USD 76.00 | |
| 43 | David Livingstone | Livingstones travels and researches in South Africa including a sketch of sixteen years residence in the interior of Africa |
Philadelphia | 1859 | USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 285.00 |
| 44 | Frederick C. Bakewell | Great facts a popular history and description of the most remarkable inventions during the present century |
New York | 1860 | USD 399.00 - 800.00 | USD 135.00 |
| 45 | Francis Leopold MClintock | A narrative of the discovery of the fate of Sir John Franklin and his companions |
Philadelphia | 1860 | USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 54.00 |
| 46 | Josiah Gilbert Holland | The Life of Abraham Lincoln |
Springfield, Mass. | 1866 | USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 205.00 |
| 47 | Condition of the Indian Tribes: Report of the Joint Special Committee, Appointed under Joint Resolution of March 3, 1865 |
Washington | 1867 | USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 205.00 | |
| 48 | May Wentworth | Fairy tales from gold lands |
New York | 1867 | USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 120.00 |
| 49 | Queen Victoria | Leaves from the Journal of Our Life in the Highlands from 1848 to 1861 |
New York | 1868 | USD 399.00 - 800.00 | USD 160.00 |
| 50 | Stephanos Xenos | Depredations; or, Overend, Gurney & Co., and the Greek and Oriental Steam Navigation Company |
London | 1869 | USD 399.00 - 800.00 | USD 74.00 |
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Sotheby’s
Shelf Life: Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper from the Library of Stanley J. Seeger and Christopher Cone
25 June – July 7Sotheby’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. -
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The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, 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. £10,000-15,000Forum, 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. £3,000-4,000Forum, 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. £3,000-4,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, 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. £2,000-3,000Forum, 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. £3,000-4,000Forum, 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. £1,000-1,500Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Martin (John) Illustrations of the Bible, complete set of 20 mezzotints, good impressions, rarely found in early states, [c.1831-1835]. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum, 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. £5,000-7,000Forum, 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. £10,000-15,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, 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. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Wynkyn de Worde.- [Terentius Afer (Publius)] [Comedie...], [Paris, Josse Badius: sold in London by Wynkyn de Worde, & others], [15 July 1504]. - Est. £4,000-6,000Forum, 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 -
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The 10th Anniversary Sale
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
July 16, 2026Forum, 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. £12,000-18,000Forum, 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]. £30,000-50,000Forum, July 16: Qu'ran, Arabic manuscript on burnished, stencilled, and gold-flecked paper, 447ff., Sultanate Gujarat, Ahmadabad, [after 1411 but no later than 1442]. £15,000-20,000Forum Auctions
The 10th Anniversary Sale
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
July 16, 2026Forum, 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-£30,000Forum, July 16: Spenser (Edmund). The Faerie Queene. first edition, Printed [by John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, 1590. £30,000-40,000Forum, July 16: Shakespeare (William). The Comedie of Errors, extracted from the first folio, Isaac Jaggard and Edward Blount, 1623. £15,000-20,000Forum Auctions
The 10th Anniversary Sale
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Fleming (Ian). Casino Royale, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1953. £40,000-60,000Forum, July 16: d'Agoty (Jacques-Fabien Gautier). Anatomie de la Tête, first edition, Paris, chez le Sieur Gautier, 1748. £10,000-15,000Forum, 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. £50,000-70,000Forum Auctions
The 10th Anniversary Sale
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Warre (Capt. Henry James). Sketches in North America and the Oregon Territory, first edition, rare hand-coloured issue, 1848. £30,000-40,000Forum, July 16: Norie (John William). The Marine Atlas, or Seaman's Complete Pilot for all the principal places in the known world..., 1826. £30,000-50,000Forum, 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