Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood: Antiquarian Book Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Antiquarian Book Auction | Total Sales (GBP) | 70,200.90 |
| Auction Date | October 28, 2025 - October 28, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 36,745.00 |
| Sale Number | #BK33 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 57,475.00 |
| Total Lots | 478 | ||
| Sold Lots | 358.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 57,055.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 74.90% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 88,390.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 120 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 79.42% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 441 | PITT (CHATHAM), ELIOT, PRINGLE, HARRISON, and related | An archive of documents and correspondence |
late C18th to early C20th | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 4,788.00 |
| 195 | [SEBILLET, Thomas] | FREGOSO, Battista. PLATINA, Bartolomeo Sacchi, called Platina |
1581 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,646.00 |
| 440 | PERSIAN AND MUGHAL SCHOOLS |
late C16th to C19th | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 2,394.00 | |
| 303 | JAFFREY, Mrs P (compiler) | FERN ALBUM, INDIA, late 19th Century. 'Darjeeling Ferns' |
late 19th Century | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 2,016.00 |
| 473 | WILLIAMSON, Henry | Tarka The Otter, His Joyful Water-Life & Death in the Country of the Two Rivers |
1927 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,016.00 |
| 300 | DARWIN, Charles | On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection |
1861 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,764.00 |
| 398 | ORDNANCE SURVEY, including STANFORD, Edward (pub.) |
C19th-C20th | GBP 300.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,764.00 | |
| 88 | BIBLE [English, King James', with Geneva notes]. The Holy Bible Containing the Old Testament And the New... |
1683 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,512.00 | |
| 177 | MILTON, John | Paradise Lost. A Poem in Twelve Books |
1678 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,512.00 |
| 334 | HARRIS, Nigel M. W. | "Sampan Pidgin" |
1938 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 1,197.00 |
| 418 | BLYTON, Enid | A collection of correspondence from Enid Blyton to Miss Joan Clibbon of Batchworth Press (with one to 'Mr Clark') |
1961-1966 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,134.00 |
| 446 | TERRY, Astley Fellowes | 'To South Africa & The Campaign in Zululand |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,134.00 | |
| 58 | MACDONALD, George | Dealings with the Fairies |
1867 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,008.00 |
| 427 | HEARST, William Randolph | Typescript letter, signed, giving power of attorney in the United Kingdom to Brendan Young McPeake of London |
16th Jan. 1941 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 1,008.00 |
| 69 | ROSSETTI, Christina | Goblin Market and other poems |
1862 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 945.00 |
| 87 | BIBLE [English, Geneva ('Breeches')]. The Bible: Translated according to the Ebrew and Greeke, and conferred with the best Translations in divers Languages ... |
1614/13 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 945.00 | |
| 348 | BLAEU, Willem Janszoon | AFRICA. Africae nova descriptio. Auct: Guiljelmo Blaeuw |
circa 1640 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 945.00 |
| 203 | STOKER, Bram | Dracula |
1904 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 819.00 |
| 465 | PRATCHETT, Terry | A group of eleven 1st editions |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 756.00 | |
| 472 | TOLKIEN, J. R. R. | The Lord of the Rings |
GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 756.00 | |
| 373 | FIRST WORLD WAR, MAPS, including Trench Maps |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 693.00 | ||
| 384 | BARTHOLOMEW, J. G. (ed.) | INDIA. Constable's Hand Atlas of India |
1893 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 693.00 |
| 401 | PEEPSHOW. View of the Mall in St. James's Park |
1829 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 693.00 | |
| 201 | [RAWSON, Mary Anne (ed.)] | SLAVERY AND ABOLITION. The Bow in the Cloud; or, The Negro's Memorial |
1834 | GBP 60.00 - 100.00 | GBP 604.80 |
| 28 | CHILDREN'S AND ILLUSTRATED. A collection of 24 vols., incl: MILNE, A. A. |
1926 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 567.00 |
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0a99416d-9c0f-4fa3-afdd-7532ca8a2b2c.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a077b4a5-0477-4c47-9847-0158cf045843.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6363a735-e622-4d0a-852e-07cef58eccbe.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/3ee16d5b-a2ec-4c03-aeb6-aa3fcfec3a5e.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d5f50485-7faa-423f-af0c-803b964dd2ba.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/fb024365-7d7a-4510-9859-9d26b5c266cf.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a7c0eda0-9d8b-43ac-a504-58923308d5a4.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00d5fd41-2542-4a80-b119-4886d4b9925f.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.")
