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Auction Name	Better by Design \| The Principal Contents of Boden Hall	Total Sales (GBP)	11,251.20
Auction Date	March 04, 2025 - March 04, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	5,480.00
Sale Number	#A1197	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	8,590.00
Total Lots	35
Sold Lots	31.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	6,070.00
% of Lots Sold	88.57%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	9,600.00
Unsold Lots	4	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	117.20%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
85	William Greatbach (1802-1885), after William Salter	'The Waterloo Banquet at Aspley House, June 18 1836'	18 June 1846	GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 1,920.00
424		An advertising poster for Peugeot bicycles,	c.1908	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 896.00
47	Cecil Aldin (1870-1935)	The Bluemarket Races: 'The Arrival on the Course' (two); 'Between the Races'; 'The Finish'; 'On the Road'; 'Homewards'	1902	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 832.00
404	After A Molynk	Poursuite'; 'Proces-Verbal'		GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 704.00
294	Joseph Bishop Pratt (1854-1910), after Peter Graham RA	Highland cattle and seabirds		GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 537.60
393		A Victorian silhouette, of a mother, two children and a dog,		GBP 150.00 - 300.00	GBP 512.00
406		A set of six 'Berliet' advertising prints, after Rene Vincent, Bombay, Paris, London, Chicago, Sevilla, Nurnberg, marked 'Automobil Berliet, Lyon',		GBP 70.00 - 100.00	GBP 512.00
402		An educational poster, 20th century, of the car show at the Grand Palais, Paris,	20th century	GBP 70.00 - 100.00	GBP 486.40
397		A 1950s 'Dunlop' enamel sign,		GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 448.00
400		Two enamel advertising signs, a 'Sunflower Petrole Raffine Vacuum Oil Company' sign, a 'Bougies Eyquem'		GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 448.00
437	Cecil Aldin (1870-1935)	'The Liverpool Coach' and 'The Glasgow Coach'		GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 358.40
4	William Henry Boucher (1842-1906), after Walter Dendy Sadler	'Home Sweet Home'	1900-09-01	GBP 150.00 - 250.00	GBP 332.80
241	Etienne Laporte (French, 19th century)	'Carte Astronomique de l'Univers'	c.1875	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 307.20
368	Paul Fourdrinier (1698-1758), after W Chambers,	two engravings of classical pavilions,		GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 281.60
367	After Francesco Piranesi and after Tommaso Piroli	The Callipygian Venus; 'Antinous'		GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 256.00
394		A Victorian silhouette,	19th century	GBP 80.00 - 150.00	GBP 256.00
407	Victor Venner (1869-1913)	'Past' and 'Present'	1903	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 256.00
160	Cecil Aldin (1870-1935)	A Hunting Morning'; 'Drawn Blank'; Dog chasing a chicken		GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 230.40
376	After Francis Wheatley	'Cries of London'		GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 230.40
425		A 'Royal Champion Cycles' advertising poster,	c.1910	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 204.80
398		An 'NCU' advertising two-colour enamel sign,		GBP 150.00 - 200.00	GBP 179.20
405	After Ettore Tito	Aide-Toi le Ciel Taidera'; Qui Trop Embrasse...'		GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 179.20
408		A 'Michelin' advertising sign,		GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 153.60
399		A 'Huiles Labo' advertising sign,		GBP 150.00 - 250.00	GBP 128.00
401		An 'Huile D.F.' advertising poster, 'engine oil for motors',		GBP 150.00 - 200.00	GBP 128.00

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Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.

Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.