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Auction Name	Timeless Torque - Cars and Automobilia	Total Sales (GBP)	5,549.60
Auction Date	May 16, 2025 - May 16, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	3,040.00
Sale Number	#51625	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	4,780.00
Total Lots	33
Sold Lots	23.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	4,820.00
% of Lots Sold	69.70%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	7,510.00
Unsold Lots	10	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	73.90%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
1683	PETER HEARSEY	FOUR PETER HEARSEY ADVERTISING POSTERS FOR GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED (4)	1998, 1993, 1995, 1990	GBP 150.00 - 200.00	GBP 1,120.00
1680	GEORGES HAMEL	GEORGES HAMEL 1900-1972: A COUREUR AUTOMOBILE POSTER		GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 728.00
1631		A FRAMED ILLUSTRATION OF A 1937 2.9 MASERATI SIGNED DERICK PAYNE	1937	GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 560.00
1612		A MICHEL BELLIGOND 24HOUR DU MANS 1959 POSTER	1959	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 537.60
1676		A FRENCH RACING POSTER 24 HEURES DU MANS BY GEO HAM (3)		GBP 200.00 - 400.00	GBP 358.40
1615		A 1953 LE MANS 24 HOURS DUNLOP ADVERTISING POSTER	1953	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 291.20
1627		THREE VINTAGE TIN SIGNS (3)		GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 268.80
1635		A RARE SS CARS 1934 SALES BROCHURE	1934	GBP 250.00 - 350.00	GBP 268.80
1609		A LARGE PRATTS ORANGE ENAMEL ADVERTISING SIGN		GBP 150.00 - 250.00	GBP 246.40
1610		A 1954 FRENCH MOTOR RACING POSTER -- RALLYE AUTOMOBILE NATIONAL, LE VIGAN--MONT AIGOUAL	1954	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 201.60
1633		AN INDIA TYRES DOUBLE SIDED ENAMEL SIGN		GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 179.20
1636		A HENRI CAMY 1953 YACCO OIL POSTER FOR THE 1954 MONTE CARLO RALLY RESULTS	1953	GBP 60.00 - 100.00	GBP 168.00
1637		A PLAYERS CIRCULAR ADVERTISING SIGN		GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 112.00
1608		THE JAGUAR MARK 2 SALOON ORIGINAL FACTORY POSTER		GBP 60.00 - 100.00	GBP 89.60
1693		THIRTEEN 2009-2024 GOODWOOD ROAD RACING YEAR BOOKS (13)	2009-2024	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 78.40
1640		TEN RACE MEETING BOOKLETS (10)		GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 67.20
1639		TEN VINTAGE CAR MANUALS AND PRICE LISTS (10)	1925	GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 56.00
1643		A REPRODUCTION STEVE MCQUEEN PORSCHE POSTER		GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 56.00
1670		YOU CAN DO IT IN AN MG, FIFTY YEARS OF MAGIC POSTER		GBP 30.00 - 50.00	GBP 39.20
1630	STEVE FURMER	A STEVE FURMER 1980 AUSTIN 10 POSTER (2)	1980	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 33.60
1654		A NIGEL MANSELL LOTUS 91 AT THE SILVERSTONE GRAND PRIX 1982 POSTER FRAMED (2)	1982	GBP 30.00 - 50.00	GBP 33.60
1668		THREE EARLY JAGUAR XJ PROMOTIONAL POSTERS (3)		GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 33.60
1662		SIX VINTAGE CAR PRINTS FOR THE BOSCH BOOK OF THE MOTOR CAR (QTY)		GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 22.40

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.
Heritage Auctions
Rare Books Signature Auction
December 15, 2025

Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.

Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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