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Christies: Valuable Books and Manuscripts
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Valuable Books and Manuscripts | Total Sales (GBP) | 6,514,084.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | December 10, 2025 - December 10, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 3,854,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #23880 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 5,562,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 212 | ||
| Sold Lots | 190.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 4,223,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 89.62% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 6,144,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 22 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 106.02% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 176 | HARVEY, William (1578-1657) | Exercitatio anatomica de motu cordis et sanguinis in animalibus. |
1628 | GBP 800,000.00 - 1,200,000.00 | GBP 1,016,000.00 |
| 45 | 10th-century Gospels | Gospels |
circa 900 | GBP 700,000.00 - 1,000,000.00 | GBP 889,000.00 |
| 5 | Ranulf Higden (d. 1364) | Polychronicon |
late 14th century | GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | GBP 241,300.00 |
| 192 | Edward Jenner (1749-1823) | Series of 18 autograph letters signed ('E. Jenner' |
23 February 1803 - 25 March 1817 and nd | GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | GBP 165,100.00 |
| 52 | Guillaume II Leroy (fl. 1493-1528) | Book of Hours |
circa 1510 | GBP 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | GBP 139,700.00 |
| 150 | RAZI, Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakariya (c.854-925) | Ob usum experientiamque multiplicem |
March 1544 | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 139,700.00 |
| 53 | Style of the Master of Dreux Bude; Etienne Colaud | The Cromer Book of Hours |
circa 1465 and circa 1526 | GBP 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | GBP 127,000.00 |
| 95 | GOULD, John (1804-1881) and Richard Bowdler SHARPE (1847-1909) | The Birds of New Guinea and the adjacent Papuan Islands |
1875-1888 | GBP 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 | GBP 127,000.00 |
| 26 | Theodorus Gaza (c.1400 - c.1475) | Introduction to Grammar |
second half 15th century | GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 107,950.00 |
| 194 | PARKINSON, James (1755-1824) | An Essay on the Shaking Palsy. |
1817 | GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | GBP 101,600.00 |
| 90 | GOULD, John (1804-1881) | The Birds of Great Britain. |
1862-1873 | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 88,900.00 |
| 148 | VESALIUS, Andreas (1514-1564) | De humani corporis fabrica libri septem. |
August 1555 | GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | GBP 82,550.00 |
| 140 | BRUNFELS, Otto (c. 1489-1534) | Herbarum vivae eiconebsic ad naturae imitationem... -- Novi Herbarii tomus II. -- Tomus herbaria III. |
1530-1532-1536 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 76,200.00 |
| 20 | Plato, Ps-Plato, Leonardo Bruni (1369-1444) | Epistolae |
mid-15th century | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 69,850.00 |
| 120 | CELSUS, A. Cornelius (c.25 B.C.-c. A.D. 50) | De medicina. Edited by Bartholomaeus Fontius (1445-1513). |
1478 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 63,500.00 |
| 79 | ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-1598) | Theatro del Mondo. |
1612 | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 60,960.00 |
| 80 | BLAEU, Willem (1571-1638) and Johannes BLAEU (1596-1673) | Theatrum orbis terrarum |
1635 | GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | GBP 60,960.00 |
| 152 | BOCK, Hieronymus (1489?-1554) | Kreuterbuch |
1 April 1546 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 60,960.00 |
| 211 | RANADIVE, D.J. (artist) -- HATCH, Lt.-Col. William Keith F.R.C.S, I.M.S. (1854-1935) | 56 large original watercolours of patients with various diseases. Mumbai |
1897-1901 | GBP 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | GBP 60,960.00 |
| 48 | Workshop of Willem Vrelant (d.1481) | Book of Hours |
circa 1470s | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 57,150.00 |
| 93 | ELLIOT, Daniel Giraud (1835-1915) | A Monograph of the Phasianidae or Family of the Pheasants. |
1870-1872 | GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | GBP 57,150.00 |
| 15 | Anonymous Dominican author | Speculum humanae salvationis |
mid-15th century] | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 50,800.00 |
| 51 | Robert Boyvin (active 1487-1536) or associate | Book of Hours |
circa 1485-90 | GBP 25,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 50,800.00 |
| 66 | BOCCACCIO, Giovanni (1313-1375) | Decamerone |
1476 | GBP 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | GBP 50,800.00 |
| 88 | AUDUBON, John James (1785-1851) | The Birds of America |
1839-1840-1844 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 50,800.00 |
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![<b>Forum, Mar. 25:</b> Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. <i>Histoire des Plantes, nouv...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9a2a2dbe-8edf-4091-9a08-800f7aba747e.jpg "<b>Forum, Mar. 25:</b> Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. <i>Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,</i>, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier <i>L'Histoire des plantes,</i> second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.")
Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000. -
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. <i>[Le] Docteur en malice, mai...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/ddd3b34c-8abc-4eae-8474-6ea05406ccd0.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. <i>[Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes…</i> Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [ver...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dc734df9-0811-477f-919a-2563b8452855.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. <i>Les Rêves et les ...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/7e769889-43a5-495e-a931-c511da576c2b.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. <i>Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques.</i> Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). <i>Le Juré. Monodram...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b325eb41-450b-4bd6-851c-4125e04dfbe7.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). <i>Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes…</i> Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. M...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6588f3a0-90f2-464c-8125-a76866eabe85.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). <i>Le Café-concert.</i> Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TERRY (EMILIO)]. <i>Projet de fontaine.</i> Dessin ori...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0840c8e4-4f35-4c95-b2d3-3d5addd6fd51.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TERRY (EMILIO)]. <i>Projet de fontaine.</i> Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.")
ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000. -
![<b>Chiswick, Mar. 12:</b> Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/004c032b-da4d-428e-811b-e5a8e80376a2.jpg "<b>Chiswick, Mar. 12:</b> Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.")
Chiswick Auctions
Books & Works on Paper
12th March 2026Chiswick, Mar. 12: Churchill: The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £18,000 - £22,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inscribed. £6,000 to £8,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Ponting. Polar Photographs (2) 1910-11. £3,000 - £4,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800. -
