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Auction Reports

Auction Name Books, Autographs, Photographs, Cigarette & Trade Cards, Postcards, and Postage Stamps. Total Sales (GBP) 10,785.85
Auction Date September 24, 2025 - September 24, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 7,456.00
Sale Number #437 High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 10,316.00
Total Lots 161
Sold Lots 104.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 10,166.00
% of Lots Sold 64.60% High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 14,156.00
Unsold Lots 57 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 76.19%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
25 Alan Garner

"The Weirdstone of Brisingamen"

1960 GBP 250.00 - 350.00 GBP 874.00
22

An album of Autographs, mostly signed pages, some complete letters, mainly politicians, clergy & peers

1880s to 1980s, GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 540.50
24 Alan Garner

"The Moon of Gomrath"

1963 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 437.00
113

Lambert & Butler "Who's Who in Sport (1926)", the set of 50, mostly excellent condition including R.T. (Bobby) Jones and the other four golfers,

1926 GBP 250.00 - 300.00 GBP 425.50
146

Film Stars a dealer's stock in postcard case, with numerous RPs, various series with emphasis on Picturegoer

1920s/1950s GBP 400.00 - 500.00 GBP 322.00
147

Film Stars , a dealer's stock in postcard case, all Picturegoer RPs, mainly

1920s/1950s GBP 400.00 - 500.00 GBP 322.00
21 Winston S. Churchill

Winston S. Churchill (as Chancellor of the Exchequer): an autographed page from Treasury Chambers on embossed notepaper.

GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 264.50
61

Entertainers' Autographs, an album of signed photos, including Eugene Goosens, Max Miller, Tallulah Bankhead, Anne Ziegler,

1930s GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 264.50
143

Edwardian actresses, plus some 1920s and later, a dealer's stock in postcard case, many in plastic sleeves, RPs and printed types, a few sets noted.

GBP 250.00 - 350.00 GBP 264.50
183

Great Britain 19th Century covers, plus some PCs and few pieces, most with 1d Red imperfs and 1d Stars. Cancels include MX with Nos.6 and 10 in cross

19th Century GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 253.00
15

Armed Forces autographs

19th Century to modern GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 241.50
74

Railway Locomotives photographs, a collection , all professional, large format, British and Foreign,

late-19th to mid-20th Century GBP 300.00 - 350.00 GBP 230.00
103

Album of 16 mostly Trade card sets, largely very fine, including D.C.Thomson "Stars of Sport & Entertainment" (incl. Elvis Presley and Floyd Patterson

GBP 170.00 - 200.00 GBP 224.25
151

The 'Titanic' leaving Southampton on her Maiden Voyage April 10, 1912. RP. Postally used Dec.31st

1912 GBP 70.00 - 100.00 GBP 218.50
137

Marple topography & social history including canal scenes, street scenes (18, two showing Whit Walks), many rural scenes etc. 62 RPs.

GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 178.25
19 Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt: an autographed compliments card from the White House.

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 172.50
28 Philip Pullman

"His Dark Materials: Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass",

2005 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 166.75
110

Cigaretten-Bilderdienst "Olympia 1936" complete set of 374 b/w and coloured cards laid down in the two special albums.

1936 GBP 50.00 - 70.00 GBP 166.75
111

Cigaretten-Bilderdienst "Olympia 1936" complete set of 374 b/w and coloured cards laid down in the two special albums.

1936 GBP 50.00 - 70.00 GBP 166.75
131

UK topography including over 60 street scenes, chiefly South of England, mainly villages and small towns, plus schools,

Mostly pre-1940 GBP 160.00 - 200.00 GBP 161.00
1

Carton of Photographs, Victorian to modern

GBP 50.00 - 70.00 GBP 132.25
9

Collection of Signed Commemorative Covers in album & loose, including autographs of Max von Sydow, Field Marshall Geoffrey Baker, Charles Saatchi,

GBP 60.00 - 80.00 GBP 132.25
132

Collection of UK views, greetings, comic, pretty ladies and family photos,

1900s/1930s GBP 50.00 - 70.00 GBP 126.50
96

Assortment in carton with much football interest including Topical Times sets in albums comprising "Footballers, Panel Portraits"

1938/39 GBP 70.00 - 100.00 GBP 120.75
127

All-period accumulation, mainly UK & Foreign topography, the earlier with main interest in Manchester area notably Chorlton-cum-Hardy

GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 120.75
  • 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.