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Auction Name	The Arthur Askey Collection	Total Sales (GBP)	26,313.87
Auction Date	November 13, 2025 - November 13, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	10,425.00
Sale Number	#111325	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	16,315.00
Total Lots	114
Sold Lots	112.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	10,605.00
% of Lots Sold	98.25%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	16,635.00
Unsold Lots	2	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	158.18%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
113		NYT 2 Registration Number originally from Arthur Askey's Morris Minor de-luxe saloon purchased		GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	GBP 4,349.40
205		ARTHUR ASKEY O.B.E - THIS IS YOUR LIFE (broadcast 25th December 1974, 2nd appearance) hosted by	1974	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 1,449.80
153		ARTHUR ASKEY - THIS IS YOUR LIFE 28th September 1959 (1st appearance) hosted by Eamonn Andrews	1959	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 1,318.00
190		The Askey's Visitor book with autographs dating from 1965 to 1970 actors, famous personalities and		GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 1,186.20
188	Sir Paul McCartney/Wings	Sir Paul McCartney/Wings: a telegraph from Paul and Linda McCartney to Arthur Askey which reads:		GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 1,054.40
168		Arthur Askey's O.B.E or Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire Civilian miniature		GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 579.92
35	[BRONTE SISTERS].	[BRONTE SISTERS]. The Works, in six volumes, comprising Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, The Tenant		GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 553.56
125		Laurel, Stan (1890-1965), typed letter in blue and signed in black ink., addressed Hotel D'Iena		GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 553.56
126		Laurel, Stan (1890-1965), typed letter in blue and signed in black ink, Laurel and Hardy Feature		GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 553.56
218		Arthur Bowden Askey CBE - Commander of the Order of the British Empire, his Royal Warrant signed		GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 553.56
78		Arthur Askey and other composers: an archive of sheet music comprising fourteen manuscript scores in		GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 540.38
100		An early 20th Century framed London Palladium typed Dressing Rooms allocation sheet during BBC Radio		GBP 50.00 - 70.00	GBP 342.68
216	Thatcher, Margaret	Thatcher, Margaret (1925-2014) Prime Minister 1979-1990, T.L.S, 10 Downing Street The Prime Minister		GBP 50.00 - 100.00	GBP 289.96
219		A collection of various typed working scripts for 1981/2 BBC Radio 2 show "The Arthur Askey Show -	1981/2	GBP 30.00 - 50.00	GBP 289.96
146		Anthea Askey the perfect "Violet Elizabeth" Crompton, Richmal Still William, 24th Impression,		GBP 50.00 - 70.00	GBP 276.78
187		Pantomime: Babes in the Wood., original typed script for Hippodrome Theatre, Bristol 1975/6	1975/6	GBP 50.00 - 70.00	GBP 263.60
210		Assorted books from Arthur Askey's library mainly hardbacks including Autobiographies, TV, Radio,		GBP 50.00 - 70.00	GBP 263.60
130		A collection of five typed scripts, 1951, for the BBC Radio production "Calling All Forces", a	1951	GBP 30.00 - 50.00	GBP 250.42
185	Sabrina [Norma Ann Sykes,	Sabrina [Norma Ann Sykes, 1936-2016], handwritten letter to Arthur, 3 pages, Hilton San Juan		GBP 30.00 - 50.00	GBP 250.42
144		A 1956 UK Quad Film poster for the Arthur Askey film "Ramsbottom Rides Again" directed by John	1956	GBP 60.00 - 80.00	GBP 237.24
173		Pantomime: a collection of black and white photographs of Arthur Askey in various Pantomime		GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 237.24
116		Royal Performance in the presence of TM The King & Queen (George VI and Queen Elizabeth), Royal		GBP 50.00 - 100.00	GBP 224.06
69		A collection of early 20th Century photographs including Arthur as a child with his parents, as a		GBP 60.00 - 100.00	GBP 210.88
74		Pantomime: Dick Whittington and His Cat, A Panto. in Parvo by Arthur Askey, original typed 1937		GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 210.88
128		Australia: a collection of ephemera, scrapbooks and photographs relating to Arthur and Anthea		GBP 150.00 - 200.00	GBP 210.88

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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.
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.