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Auction Name Avenue Auctions Total Sales (GBP) 9,652.50
Auction Date April 08, 2025 - April 08, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 5,280.00
Sale Number #40825 High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 8,970.00
Total Lots 125
Sold Lots 83.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 8,020.00
% of Lots Sold 66.40% High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 13,990.00
Unsold Lots 42 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 69.00%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
505 PRINCE CHARLES AND PRINCESS DIANA

PRINCE CHARLES AND PRINCESS DIANA; A LETTER OF THANKS

GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 624.00
569 J.R.R. TOLKIEN:

THE LORD OF THE RINGS

GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 468.00
543 JACK B YEATS:

THE TREASURE OF THE GARDEN

1902 GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 442.00
510 PRINCE CHARLES AND PRINCESS DIANA

A PRINCE CHARLES AND PRINCESS DIANA CHRISTMAS CARD, 1985

1985 GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 416.00
536 MARY SHELLEY,

FRANKENSTEIN

1888 GBP 50.00 - 80.00 GBP 416.00
509 PRINCE CHARLES AND PRINCESS DIANA

A PRINCE CHARLES AND PRINCESS DIANA CHARLES CHRISTMAS CARD, 1989

1989 GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 338.00
539 ALDOUS HUXLEY,

THE DOORS OF PERCEPTION

1954 GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 286.00
554 CHARLES DICKENS:

A TALE OF TWO CITIES

1859 GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 286.00
559

POETAE HEROICI GRAECI'

1606 GBP 150.00 - 250.00 GBP 286.00
508 PRINCE CHARLES AND PRINCESS DIANA

A PRINCE CHARLES AND PRINCESS DIANA CHRISTMAS CARD, 1992

1992 GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 260.00
531

THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY PICTURES SERIES

1885-1890 GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 260.00
550

THE HOLY BIBLE'

1688 GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 247.00
503

ALEISTER CROWLEY, THOTH TAROT CARDS

1969 GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 195.00
529 CHURCHILL, SIR W.S. -

TWO TITLES - 'THE SECOND WORLD WAR' AND 'A HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH SPEAKING PEO

1954 and 1956 GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 195.00
560 STRABONIS (STRABO b 63 B.C.):

'RERUM GEOGRAPHICARUM'

1707 GBP 150.00 - 250.00 GBP 195.00
651

19th CENTURY SCHOOL, A STUDY OF TROPICAL BIRDS: 'HESPERIPHONA LATERIOIDES'

GBP 70.00 - 100.00 GBP 195.00
502

A 19th CENTURY SCRAP BOOK CONTAINING OLD ENGRAVINGS

19th CENTURY GBP 80.00 - 150.00 GBP 156.00
542 JEAN CALVIN:

LE PSAULTIER, Qui est LE LIVRE DES PSEAUMES de DAVID

1558 GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 156.00
555

THREE MUSIC BOOKS; 'A POCKET BOOK ROR THE GUITAR'

GBP 30.00 - 50.00 GBP 156.00
650 J. BASIRE AFTER G. LEMPRIERE

'A Young Alligator'

GBP 30.00 - 50.00 GBP 156.00
511

TWO 19th CENTURY SKETCHBOOKS 1817-1819

1817-1819 GBP 40.00 - 80.00 GBP 143.00
512

A COLLECTION OF EPHEMERA

GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 143.00
566

A COLLECTION OF LEATHER BOUND BOOKS

GBP 40.00 - 80.00 GBP 143.00
581

A LARGE QUANTITY OF MIXED BOOKS

GBP 50.00 - 100.00 GBP 143.00
561 WYNDHAM LEWIS -

'THE APES OF GOD'

GBP 80.00 - 100.00 GBP 130.00
  • Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T). The Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T)]. CLARK. The Military Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: HOMMAIRE DE HELL, Ignace-Xavier. LAURENS, Jules. Voyage en Turquie et en Perse
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: POSTEL, Guillaume. De la République des Turc
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PREZIOSI, Amadeo. Stamboul. Souvenir d’Orient.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES. EMPIRE OTTOMAN.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant T. Emile. L'Art Arabe
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES. Histoire de l'art Egyptie
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: BESANCENOT, Jean. Costumes et types du Maroc.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES OTTOMANS. Suite de figures ottomanes à l’aquarelle
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: LES MILLE ET UNE NUIT, contes arabes
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: SCHLEGEL, Hermann et A. H. VERSTER van WULVERHORST. Traité de Fauconnerie - Planches
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: THEVENOT, Melchisédec. Relation de divers voyages curieux
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:
  • Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 40
    Ramasvami (Kavali Venkata). A Digest of the Different Castes of India, 83 charming hand-coloured lithographed plates, Madras, 1837. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 50
    Watson (John Forbes) & John William Kaye. The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations...of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan, 8 vol., 480 mounted albumen prints, 1868-75. £4,000-6,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 53
    Afghanistan.- Elphinstone (Hon. Mountstuart). An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, first edition, hand-coloured aquatint plates, a fine copy, 1815. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 57
    [Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). Views in the Mysore Country, [1794]. £2,000-3,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 76
    Bird (James). Historical Researches on the Origin and Principles of the Bauddha and Jaina Religions..., first edition, lithographed plates, Bombay, American Mission Press, 1847. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 100
    Ceylon.- Daniell (Samuel). A Picturesque Illustration of the scenery, animals, and native inhabitants, of the Island of Ceylon: in twelve plates, 1808. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 123
    D'Oyly (Charles). Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book, lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 139
    Gandhi (known as Mahatma Gandhi,) Fine Autograph Letter signed to Jawaharlal Nehru, Sevagram, Wardha, 1942, emphasising the importance of education in rural communities. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 140
    Gantz (John). Indian Microcosm, first edition, Madras, John Gantz & Son, 1827. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 146
    Grierson (Sir George Abraham). Linguistic Survey of India, 11 vol. in 20, folding maps, original cloth, Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, 1903-28. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 195
    Madras.- Fort St. George Gazette (The), No.276-331, pp.493-936 and Index to all of 1834 at end, modern half calf, Madras, 2nd July - 31st December 1834. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 205
    Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. The Monuments of Sanchi, 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000
  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000
  • Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.
  • Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 36. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 49. One of the First Lunar Globes to Show the Far Side of the Moon (1963) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 5. The First World Map with Lavish Allegorical Vignettes of the Continents (1594) Est. $15,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 55. Anti-British Propaganda Map with Churchill as an Octopus (1942) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 197. One of the Most Influential Maps of Westward Expansion (1846) Est. $9,500 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 10. Scarce Pitt Edition of Carte-a-Figures Map of the World (1680) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 220. A Fine, Early Rendering of San Francisco (1874) Est. $2,200 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 707. Hand-Colored Image of the Presentation of Jesus with Gilt Highlights (1450) Est. $1,600 - $1,900
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 80. One of the Most Important Maps Perpetuating the Myth of the Island of California (1680) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 725. Homann's Atlas Featuring 26 Folio-Sized Maps in Original Color (1715) Est. $4,500 - $5,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 169. One of the Earliest Maps to Show Philadelphia (1695) Est. $4,750 - $6,000