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Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25 -
Sotheby’s
Book Week
November & DecemberSotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: Tory, Geoffroy. L'Art et science de la vraye proportion des Lettres. Paris 1549. Seconde édition. In-8. Reliure de P.L. Martin. €7,000 to €9,000.Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: Gauguin, Paul. Lettre autographe signée à son ami Émile Bernard. [Le Pouldu août 1889]. Illustrée d'un croquis original. €10,000 to €15,000.Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: [Portulan — Joan Martines, attribué à]. Carte portulan de la côte atlantique de l'Amérique du Sud. [Messine, vers 1570-1591.] €15,000 to €20,000.Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: Zamora, Alonso de. Historia de la provincia de San Antonio del nuevo reyno de Granada... Barcelone, 1701. €10,000 to €15,000.Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: [Chastenet de Puységur, Antoine]. Détail sur la navigation aux côtes de Saint-Domingue... Paris, 1787. €5,000 to €7,000. -
Freeman’s, Nov. 13: HEMINGWAY, Ernest. Three Stories and Ten Poems. First edition, inscribed to his cousin, Ruth White Lowry. $60,000-80,000Freeman’s, Nov. 13: CURTIS, Edward S. The North American Indian... Portfolio and two text volumes. $20,000-30,000Freeman’s, Nov. 13: A Superb Illuminated Manuscript of Tennyson’s Le Morte d'Arthur, ca. 1910, by Alberto Sangorksi and in an exceptional Riviere binding. $40,000-50,000Freeman’s, Nov. 13: A Remarkable Epistle from Robert Burns to Frances Dunlop, containing all lines of the first version of "Written in Friars Carse Hermitage" and 12 lines of the first version of "First Epistle to Robert Graham Esq." $20,000-30,000Freeman’s, Nov. 13: FAULKNER, William. Go Down, Moses. First edition, limited issue, one of 100 copies signed by Faulkner. $10,000-15,000Freeman’s, Nov. 13: MAUGHAM, W. Somerset. Of Human Bondage. First English edition, presentation copy, inscribed by Maugham, in the rare suppressed dust-jacket. $40,000-50,000Freeman’s, Nov. 13: An Excessively Rare First Issue and Previously Unrecorded Copy of Shakespeare’s Third Folio. $40,000-60,000Freeman’s, Nov. 13: AUDUBON, John James. Louisiana Heron, Ardea Ludoviciana. (Plate CCXVII). $30,000-40,000Freeman’s, Nov. 13: HERBERT, Frank. Dune, 1965. First edition, inscribed by Herbert. $8,000-12,000
Bonhams: Goodwood Revival, Collectors' Motor Cars and Automobilia
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Goodwood Revival, Collectors' Motor Cars and Automobilia | Total Sales (GBP) | 23,219.20 |
| Auction Date | September 13, 2025 - September 13, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 22,300.00 |
| Sale Number | #30544 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 33,800.00 |
| Total Lots | 22 | ||
| Sold Lots | 16 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 36,900.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 72.73% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 54,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 6 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 43.00% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Archer & Richard A.Candee | The Aston Martin DB4GT |
2016 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 2,944.00 |
| 21 | Dexter Brown (British, 1942-), | 'Lewis Hamilton - Ferrari - Australian Grand Prix', |
1925 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 2,816.00 |
| 23 | Tim Layzell (British 1981-), | 'Aston Martins at Le Mans', an original front cover artwork for Vantage Magazine, |
GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 2,432.00 | |
| 2 | Simon Kidston | The Lamborghini Miura |
2020 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 2,048.00 |
| 20 | Jonathan Truss (British, 1960-), | 'Ferrari 250 GTO', |
GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 1,561.60 | |
| 3 | Christian Hueber & David A Sulzberger | Bentley Continental Sports Saloon |
2003 | GBP 1,200.00 - 1,600.00 | GBP 1,536.00 |
| 10 | A collection of ephemera relating to Major Sir Henry Segrave from the papers of Mr W Johnston of Sunbeam, |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,408.00 | ||
| 25 | after Keith Broomfield | A 'Supermarine Spitfire' print after Keith Broomfield signed by RAF Battle of Britain pilots, |
GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 1,408.00 | |
| 27 | after Keith Broomfield | A 'Dam Busters of 617 Squadron' commemorative print after Keith Broomfield, signed by RAF pilots and personnel, |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,408.00 | |
| 15 | A 1955 Goodwood International Nine-Hour Car Race poster, |
1955 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,400.00 | GBP 1,177.60 | |
| 6 | Michael Hay | Bentley - The Vintage Years |
1986 | GBP 800.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,024.00 |
| 16 | An original 'Steve McQueen - Le Mans' US 30x40 film poster, |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 960.00 | ||
| 19 | Michael Turner (British, 1934-), | 'Bentley Old No.1', |
1988 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 768.00 |
| 4 | The Bentley Centenary Opus, a Limited 'Centenary' Edition |
2019 | GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 640.00 | |
| 9 | A rare 8 litre Bentley instruction book, circa 1930 |
circa 1930 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,400.00 | GBP 640.00 | |
| 7 | Friedman, Dave- | "The Legends of Motorsport", 1992 |
1992 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 448.00 |