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Auction Name Antiques and Interiors Total Sales (GBP) 4,306.60
Auction Date September 05, 2025 - September 05, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 1,500.00
Sale Number #90525 High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 2,340.00
Total Lots 27
Sold Lots 25.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 1,700.00
% of Lots Sold 92.59% High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 2,640.00
Unsold Lots 2 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 163.13%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1065 After Laurence Stephen Lowry RBA, RA (1887-1976)

"The Pond"

GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 793.00
1186

Large Collection of Modern Literature, including Ackroyd (Peter), Hawksmoor, 1985, first edition,

Not Available GBP 390.40
1056 After Mackenzie Thorpe (b.1956)

"The Long Days"

GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 305.00
1049 After Mackenzie Thorpe (b.1956)

"Whispering Waters"

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 268.40
1184

Large Collection of History Books, including Holland (Tom), Pax: War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age,

Not Available GBP 268.40
1183

Michael Jackson Opus Book, with white handling gloves and original packaging

GBP 70.00 - 100.00 GBP 244.00
1051 After Mackenzie Thorpe (b.1956)

"After the Storm"

GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 231.80
1187

Assorted Books, including The Works of Shakspere [Shakespeare]

Not Available GBP 231.80
1052 After Mackenzie Thorpe (b.1956)

"Walking the Dog"

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 219.60
1058 After Mackenzie Thorpe (b.1956)

"A Dusting" Signed

GBP 150.00 - 250.00 GBP 170.80
1182 Fleder (Rob and Michael MacCambridge, editors).

XL: Super Bowl, The Opus. Kraken Sport &

GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 146.40
1176

Merivale Editions. The British Artist/Illustrator.

GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 134.20
1174 David Hockney

Collection of Art Books, including David Hockney: A Bigger Picture,

2012 Not Available GBP 122.00
1175 Bewick (Thomas),

A History of British Birds, Newcastle:

Not Available GBP 109.80
1078 Alan M Hunt (b.1947)

Study of a Garden Dormouse; together with two prints

Not Available GBP 97.60
1057 After Mackenzie Thorpe (b.1956)

"High on the Land"

GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 85.40
1188 Rackham (Arthur),

Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures,

1913 Not Available GBP 85.40
1177 Rowling (J.K.),

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone,

1999 Not Available GBP 73.20
1185

Four Boxes of Various Antiques Reference and Mountaineering Books, including Nansen (Fridtjof),

Not Available GBP 73.20
1045 British School (20th Century)

"Baytown", North Yorkshire Limited edition print

Not Available GBP 61.00
219

Postcards and Photographs, loose and in albums, including early speedway photographs

Not Available GBP 48.80
1050

A Studio Pottery Platter

GBP 70.00 - 100.00 GBP 36.60
1064 Pamela Izzard (20th Century)

"Days of the Year, 4th April 1986"

Not Available GBP 36.60
1067

A Collection of Drawings and Prints, primarily of a figurative nature, by various artists

Not Available GBP 36.60
1181

Three Boxes of Football and Horse Racing Programmes

Not Available GBP 36.60
  • SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.
    SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: 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.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
  • Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.
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  • Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt, 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.