Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers: Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts | Total Sales (GBP) | 43,050.00 |
| Auction Date | December 03, 2025 - December 03, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 34,340.00 |
| Sale Number | #120325 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 53,870.00 |
| Total Lots | 116 | ||
| Sold Lots | 74.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 46,490.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 63.79% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 72,480.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 42 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 59.40% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 512 | WILLIAMS, Margery (1881-1944). | The Velveteen Rabbit, |
1922 | GBP 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 6,250.00 |
| 431 | DICKENS, Charles (1812-70). | A Christmas Carol, |
1843 | GBP 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 5,625.00 |
| 451 | JOHNSON, Samuel (1709-84). | A Dictionary of the English Language, |
1755 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,750.00 |
| 434 | DONNE, John (1572-1631). | The Holy Sonnets, |
1938 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 2,375.00 |
| 452 | KELMSCOTT PRESS - William MORRIS (1834-96). | A Note by William Morris on his Aims in Founding the Kelmscott Press, |
1898 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 1,625.00 |
| 453 | KNOLLES, Richard (1545-1610). | The Generall Historie of the Turkes ... The Third Edition, |
1621 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,250.00 |
| 458 | LOVECRAFT, H. P. (1890-1937). | The Shunned House, |
1928 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 1,250.00 |
| 470 | MACHIAVELLI, Niccolo (1469-1527). | The Arte of Warre, translated by Peter Whitehorne, |
1562 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,250.00 |
| 497 | RYCAUT, Paul (1629-1700). | The Present State of the Ottoman Empire ... The Third Edition, |
1670 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,250.00 |
| 418 | BLUNDEN, Edmund (1896-1974) & Wilfred OWEN (1893-1918). | A one-page autograph letter from Edmund Blunden, and his PROOF COPY of an edition of Wilfred Owen's poems from 1931, and another later edition. (3) |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,125.00 | |
| 487 | [POUND, Ezra (1885-1972), editor] - Guido CAVALCANTI (1255-1300). | Rime ... Edizione Rappezzata fra le Rovine, |
1931 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,000.00 |
| 485a | ORWELL, George (1903-50). | Down and Out in Paris and London, |
1933 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 937.50 |
| 467 | LOVECRAFT, H. P. (1890-1937). | The Outsider and Others, |
1939 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 875.00 |
| 414 | BINDING - Julia FRANKAU (1859-1916). | An Eighteenth Century Artist and Engraver. John Raphael Smith. His Life and Works, |
1902 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 750.00 |
| 462 | LOVECRAFT, H. P. (1890-1937). | Beyond the Wall of Sleep, |
1943 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 750.00 |
| 423 | [CHURCHILL, Lady Gwendoline 'Goonie' (1885-1941)]. | The Seventh of July 1941, |
1941] | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 625.00 |
| 441 | [HANWAY, Jonas (1712-86)]. | A Journal of Eight Days Journey from Portsmouth to Kingston upon Thames, |
1756-58 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 625.00 |
| 503 | SMALLEGANGE, Matthaeus (1624-1710, editor and contributor). | Nieuwe Cronyk Van Zeeland, |
[1700] | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 625.00 |
| 425 | COOKERY & HUSBANDRY - [G. MARKHAM (c.1568-1637)]. | The English House-Wife, |
1668 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 600.00 |
| 456 | [Matthaus MERIAN (1593-1650), the Elder], attributed. | LONDON PANORAMAS - |
c.1638]. | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 562.50 |
| 492 | ROWLING, J. K. (b.1965). | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, |
1997 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 525.00 |
| 507 | [STAFFORD, Thomas (?1576-1655)]. | Pacata Hibernia. Ireland Appeased and Reduced, |
1633 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 525.00 |
| 483 | NABOKOV, Vladimir (1899-1977). | Lolita, |
1959 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 500.00 |
| 420 | CANTERBURY - Georg BRAUN (1541-1622) & Franz HOGENBERG (1536-88). | Cantuarbury. Cantuaria urbs fertilissimae Angliae celebris, |
c.1588] | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 475.00 |
| 449 | ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT - A fine illuminated manuscript on a single bifolium vellum leaf extracted from a prayer book, with exceptional decorative coloured borders heightened in gold, |
[?]mid- to late-15th-century | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 437.50 |
![<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.")
